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Health officials launch unannounced inspection of Martinez Refining Company

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Contra Costa County Health officials launched an unannounced inspection at the Martinez Refining Company Tuesday. The inspection was to request records and observe the facility's operation with a focus on safety programs, reliability of equipment and follow up regarding recent accidents, officials said.The refining company is owned and operated by PBF Energy, Inc."Given the recent history of chemical releases and other incidents at the facility, Contra Costa County's Industrial Safety Ordinance requires PBF to permit inspectors onsite and provide full access to both the site as well as company records," officials said in a statement. Calm before the storm: Officials urge storm prep as wet, unsettled weather returns There have been 121 documented releases or spills of hazardous materials at PBF in 2023, according to CoCo County Health. In addition to these releases and spills, PBF has reported flaring through the county Community Warning System nearly once a week througho...

13-year-old killed in Antioch hit-and-run identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A 13-year-old boy who was one of two juveniles killed in a hit-and-run collision in Antioch on the Friday before Christmas has been identified. Amahjè Emenike, 13, was identified as one of the victims by members of his family.The incident occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday when a black SUV heading north on G Street collided with a blue vehicle headed east on West 6th Street. The SUV then collided with a fire hydrant and the vehicle's occupants fled the scene on foot, police said. Christmas sideshow in Oakland caught on video Two children, ages 12 and 13, who were traveling in the blue vehicle were transported to the hospital. Both succumbed to their injuries.Speed and reckless driving were factors in the fatal crash, according to the Antioch Police Department. Amahjè Emenike was born in January of 2010 and would've celebrated his 14th birthday next month. The other victim in the crash has yet to be identified, but the two victims were brothers, according to the...

Granada man sentenced to life for sexual assaults of 5 victims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

(BCN) -- A 33-year-old El Granada man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of several rape and kidnapping charges involving five separate young victims, San Mateo County prosecutors said Tuesday. Kaylan Freeman received the sentence last Friday after being convicted in August in the sexual assaults of the victims between the ages of 13 and 18, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.Prosecutors said that Freeman knew all of the victims and assaulted them by force and threat while on outings, including one who was taken to San Francisco under the guise of getting dinner but was driven to a secluded area and raped. Freeman was arrested at his home in January 2021 after an investigation by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office that started back in 2012, sheriff's officials said. Calm before the storm: Officials urge storm prep as wet, unsettled weather returns At Friday's sentencing hearing, two victim impac...

Payton’s curious calls again haunt Broncos as they’re all but eliminated from AFC playoff race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Bill Belichick seemed content to take the game into overtime, but Sean Payton wanted another crack in regulation, so he called a pair of timeouts that ultimately helped the New England Patriots all but torpedo the Denver Broncos’ playoff plans with a 26-23 stunner at frigid Empower Field on Christmas Eve.The Broncos had rallied to tie it at 23 earlier in the fourth quarter on a pair of touchdowns and a couple of 2-point conversions. And they got the ball back at their 39 with 1:42 remaining, needing about 25 yards to get into range for Wil Lutz to kick the game-winner.They chewed up neither clock nor yards, however, and punted the ball back to the Patriots after Russell Wilson followed a screen pass to Javonte Williams that lost 3 yards with a pair of incompletions.“We’re not throwing caution into the wind,” Payton said of the play-calling after the Patriots snuffed out the screen. “We kind of had some momentum throwing the ball. We were giving Russ time protecti...

Manchester United stages a rousing second-half comeback to beat Aston Villa 3-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United staged a rousing second-half comeback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday after conceding two goals inside 26 minutes at Old Trafford.In the first game since British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe agreed to buy a stake of up to 25% of the 20-time league champions, Erik ten Hag’s team made a dreadful start and was booed by its own fans in the first half. But it completely changed the atmosphere with two goals from Alejandro Garnacho and a winner from Rasmus Hojlund. In front of the watching Dave Brailsford, who is expected to play a prominent role in the running of United’s soccer department as part of its new structure, Villa went ahead through John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker in the 21st and 26th minutes. Brailsford, who is sporting director of Ratcliffe’s INEOS Sport, sat in the directors’ seats at the stadium and would have heard loud jeers after Dendoncker doubled Villa’s lead, while the away fans s...

Brock Purdy’s rare bad game dooms the 49ers in showdown against the Ravens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy’s storybook ride from final pick of the 2022 draft to most efficient quarterback in the NFL has featured very few on-field struggles.That’s what made his four-interception performance in one of the most highly anticipated games of the season so glaring. How Purdy bounces back from the 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night will go a long way in determining how successful this season will ultimately be for the 49ers.“I think it’s unbelievable how he’s played for the past two years,” defensive end Nick Bosa said. “Just being a young rookie last year, it seems like he’s immortal out there. But no one is immortal. He’s responded from not his best performance before and I think he will do that again.”Purdy’s night got off to a bad start when he didn’t see safety Kyle Hamilton and threw an interception in the end zone on the first drive of the game for San Francisco (11-4).A deflected pass off a cornerb...

The Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention in a year that started with high hopes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A season that started with high expectations, visions of an explosive offense and a dominant defense and hopes of another trip to the playoffs has ended for the New York Giants.The Giants (5-10) were eliminated from the postseason with their 33-25 loss at Philadelphia.New York’s 2-8 start certainly didn’t help, even though undrafted free agent quarterback Tommy DeVito gave to the team a flicker of hope by leading it on a late three-game winning streak. The team’s poor play early in the season and injuries to Saquon Barkley, Daniel Jones and Andrew Thomas combined to make Brian Daboll’s second season not what many expected after he took the team to the playoffs in 2022.That was the Giants’ first postseason trip since 2016, and it was more encouraging when New York beat Minnesota in a wild-card game.“Certainly, you’re disappointed,” Daboll said Tuesday. “You put everything you have into it each year to get an opportunity to co...

Washington WR Rome Odunze looks for a final starring chapter in the College Football Playoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Rome Odunze will leave Washington in the discussion as the best wide receiver ever to wear the purple and the gold.He’s made all the big catches asked of him, had one very important and memorable run, played the middle portion of the year with a broken rib and finished the year as a first-team All-American on seemingly every list.All that’s left for is the big stage of the College Football Playoff, where Odunze and the No. 2 Huskies will face No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl on Monday.“I think what people don’t talk about enough is how great of a person he is outside of football, like the most humble guy you could ever meet. Just an awesome guy all around,” Washington running back Dillon Johnson said. “But as a football player, man, he’s just different. He’s the best receiver that I’ve seen.”On the Huskies’ way to the first 13-0 season in school history, the last Pac-12 championship in the current form of the conference and a spot in the playoff, Odunze became a st...

Denver weather: Blizzard warnings overnight on Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Blizzard conditions linger across the Eastern Plains on Tuesday night with blustery winds. A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day is in effect for Tuesday through the night.Snow will taper off, but winds stay brisk into Wednesday morning with low visibility. Blizzard conditions continue this evening from east and southeast of Castle Rock through the Limon, Deer Trail, Akron and Holyoke/Julesburg areas. When do you have to shovel your sidewalk after snow? Weather tonight: Still breezyWinds will begin to slow on Tuesday night but remain brisk across the plains. The snow will wrap up by midnight in the plains with partial clearing into early Wednesday morning.Overnight lows in the metro will dip into the middle 20s.Blizzard warnings and the Pinpoint Weather Alert Day will remain in effect through 5 a.m. Wednesday with reduced visibility due to blowing snow.Weather tomorrow: Gradual clearingSkies will slowly clear on Wednesday, starting along the Front Range and pushing out into...

When do you have to shovel your sidewalk after snow?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:32:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- For homeowners, a fresh dusting of snow on the ground means another chore to add to your growing list: Shoveling your sidewalk.While you may be able to rely on the sun to melt the snow, if your sidewalk falls on the wrong side of the road or it stays cloudy for an extended time, you're going to have to break out that shovel or snow blower. Places to recycle your Christmas tree around the Denver metro area Many municipalities have rules in place that require property owners to shovel the sidewalks in front of their homes or businesses within a certain time after the snow stops falling:Aurora - 24 hours after the end of a storm or 48 hours after a snow emergency is declaredBoulder - 24 hoursBroomfield - 24 hours Denver - 24 hours for homes, but businesses need to start clearing sidewalks immediately after a stormFort Collins - 24 hoursLakewood - 24 hours One important thing to note is that it is against state law to put snow onto the street when shoveling. A violati...