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San Jose man who died on Hawaiian honeymoon was 'super strong' swimmer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Steven Phan, a San Jose man who died in Hawaii on his honeymoon from an apparent snorkeling accident, was a "super strong" ocean swimmer, his best friend told KRON4.Phan, 49, and his bride were celebrating their new life together on a trip to Honolulu when their dream honeymoon turned into a nightmare. The bride and groom were snorkeling off Electric Beach in Nānākuli on June 1 when Phan suddenly disappeared underwater. The newlywed bride, Brittany Myers Phan, "was ahead of him. And at some point, she looked back, and he wasn't there," Phan's best friend, Sean Rankin, told KRON4.Brittany Myers Phan and Steven Phan were married in Mexico earlier this year. Phan was found 10 minutes later unresponsive in the water. Good Samaritans on the beach spotted Phan floating in the water, pulled him out of the ocean, and performed CPR. But it was too late -- Phan had already drowned, Rankin said. He was later pronounced dead in a Hawaiian hospital. Rankin said, "For s...

Sebastopol woman who crashed with 2-year-old in car was DUI: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

(KRON) -- A Sebastopol woman who crashed head-on into a light pole with her two-year-old son in the backseat Tuesday was under the influence of prescription medication, police said. Officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department were dispatched to a solo vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 12 and South Wright Road in Santa Rosa at 2:30 p.m. Enough fentanyl to kill 900K people seized in Bay Bridge traffic stop Santa Rosa PD recounted witness reports about a white Audi SUV heading east on Highway 12 that crashed head-on into a light pole at a high rate of speed. The light pole was at the corner of South Wright Road.Officers and medical personnel arrived on the scene and confirmed it was a solo vehicle crash. The driver, 40-year-old Melanie Dellard of Sebastopol, was behind the wheel. Her two-year-old son was in the car's backseat. Both were immediately transported to the hospital with significant injuries, police said. San Jose man who died on Hawaiian honeymoon was ‘sup...

SF mayor defends controversial program that allows for arresting people who use drugs in public

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed is defending her pilot program that includes arresting people for public drug use. She answered questions about the city's ongoing drug crisis at today's Board of Supervisors meeting.At Tuesday's meeting, Supervisor Dean Preston asked Mayor Breed questions relating to drug overdose prevention. "Will your department of public health issue an RFP (request for proposal) for a Tenderloin wellness hub by June 30, 2023," asked Preston, referring to last year's closure of the safe drug consumption site called "The Tenderloin Center." Enough fentanyl to kill 900K people seized in Bay Bridge traffic stop "The linkage center wasn't doing what it was supposed to be doing," Mayor Breed replied. "In fact, the challenges we had to deal with the federal government and other issues around legalities that could not only cost the people that we work with their license, but could also create an impact for us as a city."Last month, Board Pr...

Vegas Golden Knights win their first Stanley Cup title in sixth season, beating Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights win their first Stanley Cup title in sixth season, beating Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5.Source

Correa’s 2-run HR for Twins caps 4-run 9th vs. Brewers closer Williams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer for Minnesota to cap a four-run ninth inning off closer Devin Williams, giving the Twins a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.Correa crushed a 1-1 changeup from Williams (3-1) into the left-field seats, dropping his bat as he turned to his dugout and tapped his wrist to signal it’s his time, like he did for Houston in the 2021 postseason.Williams, who took his first blown save in 11 attempts, didn’t record an out and had his sparkling 0.42 ERA spike to 2.08. Michael A. Taylor greeted him with a home run, and Eduoard Julien walked. Then pinch-runner Willi Castro stole second and raced home — ignoring the stop sign from third base coach Tommy Watkins — on Donovan Solano’s tying single before Correa delivered the walk-off drama.Williams, who gave up just two homers in 60 2/3 innings last season, brought an opponent batting average of .110 into the game. The Brewers lost for the first time in 29 games ...

Reds hold off Royals 5-4 to give Brandon Williamson first big league win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Reds batted through the lineup during a five-run second inning, and Brandon Williamson did just enough to earn his first big league win as Cincinnati held off the struggling Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Tuesday night.Williamson (1-0) allowed four runs, three of them earned, on seven hits over just five innings. But he left with a one-run lead, and the Reds bullpen survived some shaky moments to hand him the victory and the Royals an eighth consecutive defeat.Daniel Duarte, brought up from Triple-A Louisville, worked the sixth inning in his first appearance for the Reds after missing 143 games to injury a year ago. Ian Gibaut loaded the bases in the seventh before Lucas Sims escaped the jam with strikeouts of Nick Pratto and Salvador Perez. Sims then breezed through the eighth before Alexis Diaz handled the ninth for his 16th save.Jordan Lyles (0-11) allowed all five Cincinnati runs on six hits and three walks over six innings.Bobby Witt hit a two-run homer f...

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical situation, the tour announced Tuesday night.The tour did not disclose the nature of the situation or how serious it was, only that two of his executives would lead the day-to-day operations of the PGA Tour during the most intense time of its 54-year history.The announcement comes a week after Monahan stunned the golf world by announcing the PGA Tour had ended its battle with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and its LIV Golf League by agreeing to a business partnership.Monahan, 53, spent nearly two months working on the deal with two PGA Tour board members, investment banker Jimmy Dunne and New York attorney Ed Herlihy, without any players’ knowledge. Almost all of them said they were shocked. Some said they felt betrayed.The tour said its chief operating officer, Ron Price, and its president, Tyler Dennis, would be in charge while Monahan recovers.Monahan was expected to meet with players and the...

Fever earn first home victory with 87-66 win over Mystics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Aliyah Boston had 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 87-66 on Tuesday night for their first home victory of the season.Indiana snapped a six-game losing streak against Washington — with its first double-digit victory since 2021.Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points and NaLyssa Smith, who scored a career-high 27 points on Sunday, had eight points for Indiana. Boston was 11 of 14 from the field to became the youngest player in WNBA history with a game of 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while shooting 75%, according to ESPN Stats & Info.Elena Delle Donne was the lone double-digit scorer for Washington with 17 points. The Mystics were held to 22-of-66 shooting (33%).DREAM 86, LIBERTY 79NEW YORK (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 16 points, rookie Haley Jones had 13 points and nine rebounds in her second start and Atlanta beat a short-handed New York.AD Durr also scored 13 points for Atlanta. Nia Coffey, Rhyne...

Dream beat short-handed Liberty 86-79

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 16 points, rookie Haley Jones had 13 points and nine rebounds in her second start and the Atlanta Dream beat the short-handed New York Liberty 86-79 on Tuesday night.Gray was fouled far from the basket with 42.2 seconds left and made two free throws to give Atlanta an 84-79 lead. Marine Johannes had a 3-pointer rattle out for New York and Gray sealed it with two free throws at 35.4.AD Durr also scored 13 points for Atlanta (3-5). Nia Coffey, Rhyne Howard and Monique Billings each added 12 points. Cheyenne Parker grabbed 11 rebounds to go with six points.Jones sank a long jumper just before the third-quarter buzzer to tie it at 60-all. She added a three-point play early in the fourth to start a 9-0 run for a 74-63 lead.New York (6-3) was without Sabrina Ionescu, who scored a career-high 37 points on Friday in a 106-83 victory over Atlanta.Johannes scored a season-high 18 points for New York. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Breanna Stewart had 12...

Analysis: My visa was refused. Should I turn to the courts for help?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:19:53 GMT

By: Hamid Moghimi, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterWith an increased number of temporary visa applications, there has also been a high number of refusals. This has led a number of applicants to consider the Federal Court for help, assuming, as perhaps most Canadians would, that courts can override administrative decisions.But that’s not the case with immigration decisions.According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), all the Federal Court can do is order a redetermination, which means a different IRCC officer has to make a new decision on the application by re-reviewing all available documents. The new officer may also request additional information before making a new decision.In some cases, the court may direct IRCC to allow the client to provide further information to support their application.In an email to NCM, IRCC communications advisor Julie Lafortune confirmed the only difference between a reconsideration request made directly to IRCC and a court-ord...