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Martinez residents sue refinery after a year of accidents shakes community

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

The Martinez Refining Company, already facing a series of investigations after a string of industrial accidents, is now being sued by two Martinez residents in a proposed class action lawsuit that demands the company cease operating until it proves it can do so safely.Related ArticlesEnvironment | Letters: Stop glyphosate use | A’s site | Hamas in the way | Not at fault | Trans protections Environment | US boosts protections for endangered wolverines Environment | Despite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind Environment | Jetliner crosses the Atlantic powered by tallow, waste fats Environment | Stray cats will be removed from historic Puerto Rico fortress The suit alleges that the beleaguered refinery, which has been responsible for numerous chemical releases into the community over the past year, has become a public nuisance that is causing severe harm to the residents of Martinez....

Australian officer charged after he tasered woman, 95, in rest home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

By Lianne Kolirin | CNNAn Australian police officer has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia in a nursing home.Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother, died in hospital in May, one week after police were called to the home in Cooma, New South Wales, by care home staff who reported a resident armed with a knife.Kristian White, a 33-year-old senior constable, allegedly tasered Nowland at the home after asking her to drop a steak knife she was holding.Nowland, who had a walking aid, fell and hit her head, fracturing her skull.White, who has since been suspended from his role with pay, was initially charged with multiple offenses including recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and assault.In a statement published online on Wednesday, New South Wales Police said: “Following advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad have today laid an additional charge of Manslaughter against a 33...

Student stabbed at Santa Rosa high school, taken to hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

(KRON) -- A Santa Rosa High School student was stabbed after a fight involving two students on campus Wednesday morning, Santa Rosa High School Principal Dr. Mark Ryan said in a letter. The stabbing happened before classes began.Two students were fighting near the football and baseball fields, and one of them was carrying a large kitchen knife in his waistband, according to the letter. The student stabbed the other student in his side and back. SF residents warned about Vanilla gift card scam amid holiday shopping season The student carrying the knife was seen on school surveillance cameras leaving campus. As of Wednesday afternoon, that student has not been found, according to the principal.The victim called a family member after being stabbed. The family took him to the hospital where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.The parent of the injured student notified school staff about 30 minutes after the stabbing took place, Ryan said. The school was not placed un...

SF officials release sketch in effort to identify dead man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco officials are seeking help in identifying a man who died earlier this month, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) announced in a press release Wednesday. The San Francisco Police Department released a sketch of the man (above). The man died on Nov. 11. He is described to be a white man around 25 years old with red hair, green eyes and a full beard. SF residents warned about Vanilla gift card scam amid holiday shopping season On Nov. 11, the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) responded to a report of a man lying face down on the roof of a parking garage next to 355 Buckingham Way, which is near SF State's campus. The cause of his death is unknown at this time, according to OCME. In an "overwhelming majority" of cases, the OCME says it is able to identify a deceased individual within 24 hours. However, this is a "rare case" in which the agency cannot positively identify a subject -- despite using a fingerprint check, interviewing n...

Two residents sue Martinez Refining Company over chemical releases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

(BCN) -- Two Martinez residents filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Martinez Refining Company, alleging the refinery has created a "public nuisance" by releasing chemicals into the surrounding community. Martinez residents Alena Cruz and Shannon Payne filed the suit Tuesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court against the Martinez Refining Company LLC, PBF Energy Inc., and PBF Energy Western Region LLC. Joe Cotchett, a partner at the law firm representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement, "After years of obfuscation and secrecy surrounding the refinery, finally the federal government, including the FBI is looking into this extremely concerning situation." On Thanksgiving night in 2022, the refinery released an estimated 20 to 24 tons of "spent catalyst" into the surrounding community until the following morning, when residents found their yards and vehicles covered in metallic dust. Oakland City Council meeting speakers accused of ‘supporting Hamas’ The refinery fail...

Tenderloin homicide Saturday being investigated by SFPD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is investigating a shooting in the Tenderloin last Saturday as a homicide. SFPD responded on Nov. 25 at around 4:20 p.m. to a report of a shooting on the 200 block of Golden Gate Avenue, police said.Arriving at the scene, officers found two men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both were transported to the hospital. One of the victims, a 40-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. Suspects who allegedly stole $1,500 in merchandise from Marshalls arrested The other victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.The SFPD homicide detail responded to the scene and took the lead in the investigation, which remains open and active, police said.

US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, in the latest in a string of threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.U.S. Central Command said the USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, downed the drone — an Iranian-made KAS-04 — which was launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen and was heading toward the warship. The ship was operating in the the southern Red Sea and was moving toward the strait. At the time of the morning shootdown, the Carney was escorting the USNS Supply, a Military Sealift Command fast combat supply ship, as well as another U.S. flagged and crewed ship carrying military equipment to the region. There were no injuries to U.S. personnel and no damage to the ships, the command said in a statement.The shootdown came a day after a Iranian drone flew within 1,500 yards of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier as it was conducting flight operations in inter...

16-year-old Shih Tzu reunited with owner after being stolen during carjacking in Prince George’s Co.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

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Arsenal hits 6 and advances in Champions League. Man United again scores 3 yet stays in last place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Arsenal scored six to advance in the Champions League as a group winner on Wednesday and Manchester United stayed last in its group despite again scoring three times away from home.Arsenal’s 6-0 rout of Lens ensured second-place PSV Eindhoven also advanced from Group B to the round of 16. PSV’s second-half rally to win 3-2 at Sevilla was clinched by United States forward Ricardo Pepi in stoppage time.There are now 12 confirmed teams in the round of 16 draw on Dec. 18 and Man United is in serious danger of missing out.The three-time European champion led by two goals after 18 minutes at Galatasaray and 3-2 early in the second half but was pegged back again in a wild 3-3 draw.United only does topsy-turvy road games in Europe this season after 4-3 losses at group winner Bayern Munich and second-place Copenhagen.“As a team, we have to learn from it because we are conceding too many goals and it is unnecessary and avoidable,” United manager Erik ten Hag said.A h...

The Hunt: Israel kills Hamas military leaders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:49 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, speaks with WTOP's J.J. Green $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); if( typeof gtag === "function" ){ gtag('event', 'post_audio', { 'play': audio_filename, 'permalink': window.location.href }); } }); }); Israel announced Sunday that it had “eliminated” four senior Hamas military leaders. In this we...