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Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Lake Merrittneeds a bailout, tooConsidering the impact of our downtown lake on Oakland, Lake Merritt is too big to fail. By that, I mean that thousands of people, uncountable numbers of wildlife, hundreds of businesses and the real estate value of thousands of mortgages would all suffer if Lake Merritt goes under, and succumbs to rotten algae, dead fish and odors associated with foul water.This could happen. A warming global climate and developing El Niño could bring late summer temperatures to levels conducive to harmful algal blooms, leading to zero oxygen again and more dead fish. Nutrient levels are already there, and tidal flows remain lower than historic. Add urban runoff, and the fact that most storm drains and inlets are unfiltered, and you can have quite a mess.The Lake’s water quality account is overdrawn. We bail out banks, automobile companies and insurance companies: one wonders why not a la...

Union City police ask for help locating ‘person of interest’ in homicide

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

UNION CITY — Police are asking the public for help locating a person of interest in a homicide investigation that started with the discovery of a body next to the railroad tracks.The person of interest, identified as Brandon Kong, is wanted for questioning in the death of a man whose body was discovered Monday morning. Kong is described as a White man with black hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 230 pounds. Police didn’t release his age.The victim was discovered at around 11 a.m. Monday, unconscious, near the train tracks off the 33300 block of Central Avenue. He later died from his injuries. Police haven’t disclosed the nature of the injuries and say they’re still working to identify him.Anyone with information can contact the Union City Police Department at 510-471-1365, leave a voicemail at 510-675-5207, or email [email protected].

Suspect arrested after armed robberies of day laborers in San Rafael

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) -- A man has been arrested in connection to several armed robberies of day laborers across the Bay Area, according to the San Rafael Police Department. Stanford employee arrested after allegedly making two false claims of rape on campus Edward Joseph Martinez, 37, of El Sobrante was arrested in Orinda on a traffic warrant. He will be extradited to San Rafael on two charges of armed robbery. On Feb. 22, two people looking for work near Bellam Boulevard and Anderson Drive were robbed by a suspect at gunpoint after he told them he was hiring them for work, according to SRPD. Martinez drove both victims to a remote area before using a gun to rob them of their belongings, police say. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW ...

Bolivian referees get suspended after 132-minute match

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s soccer federation suspended six match officials after they added 42 minutes in a professional national league match.Palmaflor beat Blooming 3-2 on Monday in a match that was later revised by the country’s refereeing commission. The 132-minute clash took place under heavy rains in the city of Chapare, in the South American country’s heartland.Referee Julio Gutierrez added the time due to a prolonged video review of Palmaflor’s second goal and a brawl that followed two red cards for the visitors.The commission made the decision to suspend the officials late on Tuesday.Blooming said on Twitter that the match officials put its players under heavy risk of injury due to “excessive added time.”Palmaflor’s top sports executive is Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales, who said on social media his team had won the match despite “suspicious officials.”Morales governed Bolivia between 2006-2019. The club rose to the country’s top flight division this year. ___...

JOYY: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

SINGAPORE (AP) — SINGAPORE (AP) — JOYY Inc. (YY) on Wednesday reported a loss of $377.5 million in its fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Singapore-based company said it had a loss of $5.38. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, came to 65 cents per share.The social media company posted revenue of $604.9 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $128.9 million, or $1.59 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.41 billion.For the current quarter ending in March, JOYY said it expects revenue in the range of $552 million to $570 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on YY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/YYSource

Park-Ohio: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — CLEVELAND (AP) — Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (PKOH) on Wednesday reported a loss of $23.9 million in its fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Cleveland-based company said it had a loss of $1.98. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 9 cents per share.The industrial supply-chain logistics company posted revenue of $381.6 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $14.2 million, or $1.16 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.49 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PKOH at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PKOHSource

US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver were transferred Wednesday to several tribes from across the Great Plains, in the latest example of Native Americans reclaiming stewardship over animals their ancestors lived alongside for millennia.Following ceremonial drumming and singing and an acknowledgement of the tribes that once occupied the surrounding landscape, the bison were loaded onto trucks for relocation to tribal lands.About a half-dozen of the animals from Colorado will form the nucleus of a new herd for the Yuchi people south of Tulsa, Oklahoma, said Richard Grounds with the Yuchi Language Project. The herd will be expanded over time, to reestablish a spiritual and physical bond broken two centuries ago when bison were nearly wiped out and the Yuchi were forced from their homeland, Grounds said.He compared the burly animals’ return to reviving the Yuchi’s language — and said both language and bison were inseparable from the land. ...

St. Patrick’s Day street parties set to return to Kingston’s downtown

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

Police and bylaw officers are once again expecting a huge crowd in Kingston’s University District this weekend. City of Kingston Licensing and Enforcement Manager Kyle Compeau says based on what’s been seen on social media the bigger party is expected to be on Saturday but that bylaw and Kingston Police will still be “bolstering up enforcement complements” for Friday as well. In the meantime, bylaw officers have been working alongside officials from Queen’s University to engage students and encourage them to be respectful in their celebration, or risk some relatively significant fines. Students can receive Administrative Monetary Penalties $100 for yelling or shouting, $200 for amplification of sound, and $2000 for hosting what’s considered to be a nuisance party.Compeau says this year however, bylaw is trying to listen a bit more to students on things that officers can do to build a better relationship with the student body.“I think the big...

1 shot in Brighton, juvenile suspects detained at Prairie View High School

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Two juveniles were taken into custody at Prairie View High School on Wednesday after one person was shot in Brighton, and police were investigating whether more young people were involved, police said. The Brighton Police Department said in a release that two juvenile suspects were taken into custody after a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle's description entered the Prairie View High School parking lot."As leads developed, additional juveniles believed to be involved were contacted and detained," according to the release.Police respond to shooting near schoolPolice responded near South 9th Avenue and Bush Street after receiving reports of shots fired around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. 2 dogs die after wolf attacks in Jackson County In a news conference, Brighton Police Chief Matt Domenico said student resource officers were on the scene within seconds and responding officers showed up quickly after. Officers found shell casings at the intersection but no vi...

Finding workers with Colorado's low unemployment rate can challenge businesses

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:01:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Some of the latest unemployment numbers show Colorado is doing great when it comes to people returning to work. The state has some of the lowest unemployment levels in the country.The unemployment rate in Colorado is 2.8%. That is much lower than the national unemployment rate, which is currently 3.4% These cars have the most catalytic converters stolen in Boulder That is good news for Colorado in some cases, but there are still challenges.Finding workers affects some businessesThe low unemployment rates in Colorado, some say, help prove the economy continues to bounce back strong in the state after the height of the pandemic.That strength shows at Guard and Grace restaurant in downtown Denver, where there are lots of customers and plenty of workers. Ja Morant suspended over gun incident at Colorado strip club "At Guard and Grace, we are pretty fortunate that we have robust clientele, so we are busy all the time, just about,” general manager Nikki Guard said.Some...