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Bay Area arts: 9 amazing live shows to see this weekend and beyond

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

There are a lot of great shows to see this weekend and beyond in the Bay Area, from rumbling dinosaurs to a revival of “A Chorus Line.” Here is a partial roundup.Dinos ready to roam in San JoseDinosaurs never seem to go out of of style, which after some 230 million years, is really saying something. But they are really having their moment in the Bay Area.The popular exhibit of beautiful behemoths, “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs,” is on display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco through January (www.calacademy.org). And this weekend, the family-friendly “Jurassic World Live Tour” rumbles into San Jose’s SAP Center for several shows.Based on the popular film series, “Jurassic World Live Tour” transforms the SAP Center into Isla Nublar, where Gyrospheres roll through the grounds while some two dozen dinosaurs roam about, including the beloved Velociraptor Blue and a 40-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex. Even Bump...

Napa grass fire causes evacuation orders, threatens structures

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Evacuations have been ordered for a Napa fire that is threatening structures, the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit (LNU) announced on Twitter. The fire is in the 1100 block of Coombsville Road. The map below shows the evacuation zone. Evacuation zone map from Cal Fire LNU.Cal Fire said the fire has burned 10-15 acres of grass. Cal Fire LNU and the Napa Fire Department are in "unified command" and a full wildland response has been ordered. The fire is about 1.5 miles east of the Oxbox Public Market in Napa. This is a developing story. Stay with KRON4 for details.

SF has already seized more fentanyl from street dealers this year than all of 2022

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- At the mid-way point of the year, the San Francisco Police Department has already seized more fentanyl from street-level dealers than in all of 2022, according to Supervisor Matt Dorsey. In a tweet thread citing narcotics stats from the SFPD Tenderloin Station, Dorsey posted a graphic illustrating that in the first two quarters of 2023, seizures in SFPD's Tenderloin District totaled 68.52 kilos (151 pounds). Suspect arrested in Levi’s Stadium stabbing That's over three kilos more than the entire amount seized in the Tenderloin District last year -- 65.37 kilos (144 pounds). Since 2021, the amount of fentanyl seized in the Tenderloin has more than doubled. The city is on pace to see a 25-fold increase in fentanyl seizures in four years, according to Dorsey.Graphic: Supervisor Matt Dorsey"According to the latest SFPD Tenderloin narcotics stats at the year's midpoint, total fentanyl seizures from just street-level dealers have now surpassed 2022's total for th...

Díaz homers twice to help Houston Astros down Colorado Rockies 6-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Díaz homered in his first two at-bats and Jeremy Peña added a two-run shot in his return from injury to lead the Houston Astros past the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Wednesday.Díaz had a solo home run in the second inning and his two-run homer made it 3-0 in the fourth in his first career two-homer game.“It was right on time,” manager Dusty Baker said. “He drove in all the first three runs with some booming home runs and we needed that.”Peña’s home run came later in that inning to push the lead to 5-0. He returned after missing five games because of a stiff neck.“I’m just glad I’m back out there with the guys,” he said. “Those five games were tough for me watching from the dugout, but the guys put together great games.”The Rockies cut the lead to 1 on a homer by Randal Grichuk in the seventh, but Houston added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning to sweep the two-game series and secure a fourth straight victory.It’s Houston’s seventh ...

Marlins place center fielder Jonathan Davis on IL with right knee sprain

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins placed center fielder Jonathan Davis on the injured list with a right knee sprain a day after he was carted off the field in a win over the St. Louis Cardinals.Davis dived as he attempted to catch Tommy Edman’s deep drive with one out in the fifth inning Tuesday. He briefly had the ball in his glove but lost possession as he rolled on the warning track and immediately started favoring his knee.Davis was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Wednesday. Miami placed him on the 10-day injured list and recalled utility player Garrett Hampson from Triple-A Jacksonville.The 31-year-old Davis, acquired from Detroit on May 22, figured to get extended time in center field after starter Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the injured list Monday because of a left oblique strain. Davis also stepped in for Chisholm while he was sidelined with a turf toe injury last month.Miami continues a seven-game homestand Wednesday with third game of a four-game series against the Cardin...

Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — The combat boots and dog tags that Alan Alda wore to portray the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series “M(asterisk)A(asterisk)S(asterisk)H” meant so much to him that when the show ended 40 years ago, he kept them.But he’s now ready to let the pieces go, in service of another passion: his center dedicated to helping scientists and doctors communicate better. Heritage Auctions is offering up the worn boots and military identification tags on July 28 in Dallas.Alda, 87, said he wore the boots and dog tags for the 11-season run of the show centering on a Korean War medical unit. Alda’s character, Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, was a talented surgeon who helped ease the stress of working in a war zone with quick quips and practical jokes. When the show ended in 1983 with an episode written and directed by Alda, it attracted the largest U.S. audience for any TV show in history.The boots and dog tags, given to him by the co...

Man accused in fatal Washington music festival shooting pleads not guilty

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A 26-year-old member of the U.S. military accused of fatally shooting two women and wounding three other people at a music festival at Washington state’s Gorge Amphitheatre has entered not guilty pleas to multiple charges. The Seattle Times reports James M. Kelly pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree domestic violence assault in the shooting at the Beyond Wonderland electronic dance music festival, according to Grant County Superior Court documents. Seattle couple Brandy Escamilla and Josilyn Ruiz died in the June 17 shooting. A public defender was assigned to Kelly, whose next court appearance is set for July 25. A trial was set for late August, and Kelly could face a sentence of up to life in prison, court documents said. He remains lodged in the county jail without bail. Kelly told detectives he took psychedelic mushrooms June 17 that caused him to hallucinate. A wom...

Denver weather: More storms and below-normal temperatures

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will have below-normal temperatures through the end of the workweek with the chance for thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Weather tonight: Storms ending, clouds lingerThunderstorms will continue to move east Wednesday evening ahead of a mainly cloudy night. Low temperatures will stay below normal and fall to the mid-50s. Weather tomorrow: Severe storm chancesThursday starts with a partly sunny sky. The risk for thunderstorms will increase into the late afternoon as high temperatures climb to around 80 degrees. Thunderstorms could become strong to severe with large hail, damaging wind gusts and lightning, especially east of Denver. Looking ahead: More storms before warm-upThere will be a similar risk for afternoon thunderstorms becoming strong to severe on Friday and Saturday, with temperatures on both days reaching just shy of 80 degrees. A drier and warmer pattern will move in Sunday and into the start of the workweek. Monday, Tues...

US judge recommends settlement over Rio Grande management

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has recommended that the U.S. Supreme Court approve a settlement among three Western states, including Colorado, over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers.U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Melloy, the special master overseeing the case, outlined his recommendation in a report filed Monday. He called the proposal fair, reasonable and consistent with a decadeslong water-sharing agreement that spells out how Colorado, New Mexico and Texas must share the Rio Grande. Tick diseases on the rise in Colorado: What to watch out for It was unclear when the Supreme Court will take up the recommendation. The court just wrapped up a busy term last week, issuing rulings on affirmative action, gay rights and President Joe Biden's $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debt.The states reached the proposed settlement last year. The federal government objected for several reasons, including that the proposal did not mandate spe...

Tick diseases on the rise in Colorado: What to watch out for

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An increase in tick diseases that aren’t typically found in Colorado is concerning doctors at American Family Care.Some call it a triple tick threat that includes a rare illness that just killed a man in Maine.With all this wet weather in the metro area, doctors said that tick diseases that are not typically in Colorado are finding their way here and could be deadly. There are three diseases that experts said you should be looking out for, Lyme disease, Powassan virus and babesiosis. “Now, those three traditionally are not even located here in Colorado. They're located in other parts of the country. However, with as much traveling as everybody does, with pets and other animals coming from other states into Colorado for rescues or for other reasons, these ticks can hitchhike to Colorado,” said Michelle Eason-Delhougne with Amerian Family Care. “We may see that as the local conditions change, the climate changes, these ticks may start finding a home in Colorado." Wh...