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Fire crews respond to two-alarm residential fire in Oakland

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Fire crews responded to an early-morning, two-alarm fire in Oakland, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Two detained after Pier 39 shooting that left 6 people injured Crews arrived at the scene on the 2400 block of East 22nd Street around 3 a.m. OFD found a two-story residential fire that was visible from the second floor. More information was not immediately avaialable. This is a developing story. Please check back with KRON for updates.

Inside California Politics to air special show on 2024 Senate race featuring leading candidates

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

(Inside California Politics) — Inside California Politics will air a special program on California's 2024 Senate race on Thursday, June 22, at 7 p.m. on Nexstar's local stations around the state.The special, "Inside California Politics: The Race for the Senate," will feature the three leading candidates running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein after she retires in 2025: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank). Schiff, Porter lead in Senate race, but nearly half of Californians still undecided, poll shows A recent survey by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics found that Schiff and Porter were in a statistical tie for first place among voters with each being the preferred candidate for a little over 14% of respondents. Lee was a distant third with only 6.2% of respondents naming the Oakland representative as their first choice. Here’s what has already qualified for the statewide ballot in California in 2024 How...

Rare corpse flower to bloom within 14 days at San Francisco Conservatory

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Conservatory is expecting the rare bloom of Scarlet the corpse flower within the next two weeks. Mom, 12-year-old daughter die in fiery Tesla crash in Santa Clara The flower's scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum, and it reportedly smells like rotting flesh upon bloom, according to the United States Botanical Garden. (Photo courtesy of San Francisco Conservatory)Seeing the flower in its full glory is rare as it only blooms for two to three days every year or so. It can sometimes bloom as rarely as once every seven to 10 years. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The SF Conservatory explained how the botanical team knows the bloom is on the way:"At the center of the bud is a pale green, folded area peeking through...

Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic Ocean; possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic Ocean; possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands.Source

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Holiday weekend draws big crowds at Captain White’s Seafood

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

Between Father’s Day and the Juneteenth holiday, it has been an extremely busy weekend at Captain White’s Seafood, an iconic business in the D.C. region that is now located in Oxon Hill, Maryland.The business moved to Maryland last year, after being at D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront for about 50 years.Sonny White, who owns the company, said he was pleased to see that the new location was thriving over the holiday weekend.“After 50 years of good service and good crabs, we have a lot of customers,” said White.It was so busy Monday that White had to call in extra employees to help out.Dozens of people were in a line that stretched around the business, and when the line would shrink, more customers would pull into the parking lot.“This is the first time we’ve been open on Juneteenth,” said White. “We weren’t really expecting it to be as strong as it is.”Local customer Steven Benson was there Monday.“When I came and looked I was li...

Exhibirán de forma permanente la Proclamación de Emancipación en el Museo Archivos Nacionales

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

La Proclamación de Emancipación se exhibirá de forma permanente junto a la Constitución, la Declaración de Derechos y la Declaración de Independencia en DC, anunciaron los Archivos Nacionales el sábado.Durante una celebración del 16 de junio, la institución señaló que el documento histórico se uniría a los demás en la rotonda de los Archivos, según un comunicado. La Proclamación de Emancipación y la Orden General 3 se exhibieron temporalmente del 17 al 19 de junio.“Aunque todos los privilegios de la libertad no se otorgaron de inmediato a todos los estadounidenses con la orden de Lincoln, me enorgullece que los Archivos Nacionales consagren este documento fundamental para exhibición pública junto a los documentos fundacionales de nuestra nación”, indió la doctora Colleen Shogan, archivista de Estados Unidos. “Juntos, cuentan una historia más completa de la historia de todos los estadounidenses y documentan el progreso en el crecimiento continuo de nuestra nación hacia una Unión más ...

Colorado vegetation from recent rains could become fire fuel

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Mike Amdur is a firefighter at the Foothills Fire Protection District around Lookout Mountain.He said the grasses in the area are green and several feet high after all of the recent rain."There's good moisture content right now, but we worry when those grasses dry out, they create a very large, heavy fuel load for us and can generate pretty intense and fast-growing fire behavior," he said.Amdur said grasses dry out much faster than trees and it doesn't take long.According to Zach Hiris, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Boulder, the rest of June looks to be pretty dry."For places like the plains where it is predominantly grass, it just takes a couple of weeks of really dry conditions to get those fuels available to burn again," Hiris said. When was Denver’s last 90-degree day? He said there would be reason for concern if the area moved into an extended dry period, after a very wet period."We did that a couple of years ago where th...

Denver weather: Dry Tuesday ahead, storms return Wednesday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warm and dry for one more day before the stormy weather pattern returns. Temperatures will climb to the mid to upper 80s again on Tuesday. Weather tonight: Clear and dry It will be a beautiful evening to spend time outside in Colorado. Temperatures in Denver will fall to the mid-50s overnight with dry conditions and clear skies. Wind will stay light Monday night. Weather tomorrow: Warm and dry Tuesday will be similar to Monday with sunshine, dry conditions and warm temperatures. Denver's afternoon high will climb to the mid-80s, which is normal for this time of year. When was Denver’s last 90-degree day? Looking ahead: Storms returnStorm chances will return on Wednesday afternoon with a 20% chance of rain in metro Denver. Temperatures will cool to the low 80s on Wednesday. Thursday will be the wettest day of the week with scattered storm chances up to 60%. Temperatures will cool into the mid-70s on Thursday with the increase in rain...

Bodycam video shows deputy rescuing unconscious Orlando truck driver

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:18 GMT

A Florida deputy was hailed a “hero” after performing CPR on an unconscious truck driver in Orlando.“Keep breathin’, keep breathin’, keep breathin’, man. C’mon, stay with me.”Volusia County Sergeant Brian Walsh saw a driver run his truck off Interstate-95, into a guard rail.Walsh pulled over and extracted the unconscious driver out and immediately began CPR, until paramedics arrived.The driver was transported to a nearby hospital where he was breathing on his own and receiving treatment.