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The cause was not immediately known, but the two helicopters might have collided with each other before crashing into the water, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said.

Saturday marks 25 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, in which two gunmen killed 12 students and a teacher. One of those victims was 15-year-old Daniel Mauser. His father spoke to Karen Morfitt about the far-reaching legacy his son left behind.

SAN JOSE – The 2023-2024 San Jose Sharks reconvened for one last time Saturday, hoping they would never have to experience another season like the one they just endured. “If this isn’t (rock bottom),” Sharks general manager Mike Grier said, “I don’t know what is.” After missing the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season, minor and possibly major changes will be in store for a Sharks team that won less than 20 games and finished last in the NHL standings with a paltry 47 points. Along with the expected adjustments in personnel, with a handful of unrestricted free agents allowed to walk, Grier would not completely rule out a coaching change, saying he and owner Hasso Plattner would review everything after the Sharks finished the season at 19-54-9. Asked if Sharks coach David Quinn will be back for a third season, Grier said, “I’m still kind of getting all the information I can and we’ll kind of go from there.” Expectations were modest for the Sharks this season as they were not believed to be anywhere near a playoff team, especially after they traded high-scoring

SAN FRANCISCO — With Alex Cobb suffering a second setback in his recovery from offseason surgery, the Giants began shifting the eggs in their starting rotation to another basket. On Saturday, they struck a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays to acquire Mitch White and transferred Cobb to the 60-day injured list. White, 29, gives the Giants additional depth in their bullpen and rotation. He has appeared in 62 career games between the Blue Jays and Dodgers, starting 22 of them, with a 4.99 ERA, but was designated for assignment by Toronto this week when the Blue Jays activated two pitchers from the IL. Related Articles San Francisco Giants | Patrick Bailey’s big bobblehead day helps SF Giants over D’backs San Francisco Giants | Watch: Jung Hoo Lee slugs first home run at Oracle Park San Francisco Giants | Kai-Wei Teng to return to starting rotation in Triple-A; Sean Hjelle takes his spot in SF Giants bullpen San Francisco Giants | What’s happening with Blake Snell? Reigning Cy Young winner clobbered again as Giants lose, 17-1, to Arizona San Francisco Giants | Investigation underway after

A young brother and sister died and more than a dozen people were injured, authorities said.

Pinecrest, Florida, was overrun by peacocks. So the village came together and came up with a novel idea for a pesky predicament: peacock vasectomies. Cristian Benavides reports.

The Wilmington rally was expected to be former President Donald Trump’s first campaign rally since his “hush money” trial began.

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture is hopeful he’ll be able to play again this fall but admitted he still has some lingering concerns that his nagging groin injury will never completely go away. “With injuries, that’s the way it always goes,” said Couture, who played in just six of 82 games this season. “The mind is always going to doubt that things are going to be back to normal or feel good. But myself, the doctors, we all believe that I can get back to playing and not being in pain, which is where I’m at right now. “My day-to-day life has been back to normal, so I’m thankful for that. But we’ll see.” Couture missed all of training camp and the first 45 games of the regular season with an often painful and debilitating condition called osteitis pubis, described as inflammation in the joint between a person’s left and right pubic bones. After some setbacks earlier in the season, Couture began working with a San Francisco-based physiotherapist in December and started to see some improvement. He rejoined the Sharks’ lineup

SAN FRANCISCO — It took the Giants eight games before Jorge Soler slugged their first home run of the season at Oracle Park in Friday night’s loss. Not 24 hours later, Jung Hoo Lee raised the count to two in the first inning of their Saturday matinee against the Diamondbacks. Swinging at the second pitch of the game from Zac Gallen, Lee sent a letter-high fastball over the Levi’s Landing sign in right field. The home run was the second of Lee’s career but the first time he was able to round the bases in front of the home fans, his first coming in the opening series of the year at Petco Park. Landing an estimated 364 feet away, Lee came just short of a Splash Hit, tying the score at 1 before the Giants opened 2-1 advantage later in the inning. The home run extended Lee’s hitting streak to 11 games, over which he was batting .349/.378/.395 with two doubles, an RBI, eight runs, two walks and two steals entering Saturday’s contest. Only Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna (17), the Cardinals’ Willson Contreras (13) and the

At least three people were hurt Saturday in a stabbing at Brooklyn Army Terminal, authorities said.

SAN FRANCISCO — Soft-spoken and cerebral, Patrick Bailey is not one to seek out the spotlight. Time and time again, the moment seems to find him. And again Saturday afternoon, when 15,000 fans went home with his bobblehead, the switch-hitting catcher stole the show. “The baseball gods probably shone down on him a little bit today,” manager Bob Melvin said. A Splash Hit off Bailey’s bat in the fifth inning broke a tied ballgame and gave the Giants a lead they never surrendered in a 7-3 win over the Diamondbacks. It was only one of four hits from the catcher, matching a career-high, who finished only a triple — and a few feet — shy of hitting for the cycle. “It ends up probably being a day he’ll never forget,” Melvin said. Five scoreless innings of relief from Ryan Walker, Erik Miller, Taylor Rogers, Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval ensured that Bailey’s fifth-inning homer stood up as the decisive blow after Kyle Harrison completed only four innings and left the game knotted at 3. “The bullpen really stepped up today,” Bailey said, deflecting questions about

SAN JOSE — Curious when top San Jose Sharks prospect Will Smith might leave Boston College and start his professional career? Sharks general manager Mike Grier is wondering the same thing. Grier said Saturday that he and Smith’s representative have spoken about the centerman’s future and the possibility of becoming a professional this offseason. But he’s also giving Smith his space and letting him take his time to decide whether he wants to join the Sharks or return to Boston College for a sophomore season. “No decision has been made yet,” Grier said Saturday of Smith during the Sharks’ locker cleanout day. “We’re just continuing to talk to him. He’s a 19-year-old kid in college, enjoying life with not too many cares in the world. So we’ll continue to talk to him and see where it goes.” Smith, who the Sharks drafted fourth overall last year, has a remarkable year in Chestnut Hill, leading all NCAA Division I players with 46 assists and 71 points in 41 games. Boston College, ranked as college hockey’s top team for most of the season, advanced to the national

WASHINGTON — The House is pushing swiftly through a series of votes in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats and Republicans joining together after a grueling monthslong fight over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. With overwhelming support, the House approved the Ukraine portion, a $61 billion aid package, in a strong showing of American backing as lawmakers race to deliver a fresh round of U.S. support to the war-torn ally. Some lawmakers cheered, waiving blue-and-yellow flags of Ukraine. The $26 billion package aiding Israel and providing humanitarian relief to citizens of Gaza also easily cleared. Each segment of the aid package faced an up-or-down vote. A national security bill that includes a provision forcing sale of the popular platform TikTok was quickly approved, as was another supporting Indo-Pacific allies. The unusual process is allowing unique coalitions to form around the bills, pushing them forward. The whole package will go to the Senate, where passage in the coming days is nearly assured. President Joe Biden has promised to sign it immediately.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Octapharma Plasma has closed all of its locations nationwide, including in Southeast Fresno and Clovis, citing network issues as the problem. The company pays people to donate their plasma to those in need. Action News spoke to the regional director when the Fresno location opened in April of 2023. “Every single new donor is going to go through a full physical with one of our nurses that are on staff and a full medical screening,” the company’s regional director, Matthew Zaggy said. Plasma, which is in our blood, is used to make medications for rare, chronic conditions and can also be used during medical emergencies. Octapharma’s Clovis location opened in 2019 and Zaggy spoke about its success during an interview with Action News last year. “They are producing anywhere between 200-220 liters of plasma a day. It being right down the road from the new Fresno location, it’s showing a lot of huge potential for the amount of life-saving product we can produce,” Zaggy said. The company provided Action News with a statement about the closure, writing: “On April 17

OAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco is suing its neighbor across the Bay over a plan to change the name of Oakland’s airport. Earlier this month, the Port of Oakland’s commissioners voted unanimously to change the name of Oakland International Airport to “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.” “The feedback we get [from airlines] … is, because there is lack of name recognition … it is hard to sell tickets inbound,” said Danny Wan, executive director for the Port of Oakland. “People do not know that Oakland is by the San Francisco Bay. That has been one of the Achilles’ heels of our marketing.” The new name would not change the airport’s three-letter identifier, OAK. San Francisco filed suit in federal court Thursday, requesting the court prohibit Oakland from using the name, alleging that Oakland plans to “intentionally and knowingly capitalize off of confusion.” The City of San Francisco owns a trademark on “San Francisco International Airport,” commonly referred to by its three-letter code, SFO. SF mayor: Oakland ‘has its own unique identity’ San Francisco Mayor London Breed also weighed in. “[Oakland] is rich in culture

CONCORD, Calif. — A year before I-Ting Quinn’s son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her husband had the option to enroll him in “transitional kindergarten,” a program offered for free by California elementary schools for some 4-year-olds. Instead, they kept their son, Ethan, in a private day care center in Concord, California, at a cost of $400 a week. Transitional kindergarten’s academic emphasis was appealing, but Ethan would have been in a half-day program, and options for afterschool child care were limited. And for two parents with hectic work schedules in the hospitality industry, there was the convenience of having Ethan and his younger brother at the same day care, with a single stop for morning drop-off and evening pickup. “Ethan is navigating changes at home with a new younger brother and then possibly a new school where he is the youngest,” Quinn said. “That doesn’t even include the concerns around drop-off and pickups, including transportation to and from his class to afterschool care at a different location. It is just a lot to consider.” Investments that California and other states have made

Score big discounts today on fast food, vaporizers, infusers and more during the unofficial 4/20 marijuana holiday.

SAN FRANCISCO — Kai Wei-Teng is learning the tough reality of being the last reliever on the Giants’ 26-man roster. In that, the morning after providing mop-up duties, he no longer was on the roster. Teng, 25, was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento before Saturday’s game, clearing space to reinstate Sean Hjelle from his rehab assignment. He became the expendable option after allowing the Diamondbacks to widen their lead Friday night from 9-1 to 14-1 in the eventual 17-1 loss, using 36 pitches to record three outs while walking three batters and being tagged for four hits. “That’s kind of what happens in games like that,” manager Bob Melvin said. “Somebody of length goes (out).” It was the first time Teng took down fewer than three innings, raising the rookie’s ERA to 9.82 in four appearances. In 11 innings, he has seven strikeouts but eight walks. Called up out of necessity on March 29 when Luke Jackson went on the IL, Teng will return to starting at Triple-A, Melvin said. “He got a taste of the big leagues; I think that’s good experience for him,” Melvin

The following information is compiled from the Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California Highway Patrol logs. Animal Chestnut Avenue: Three dogs were on Berrendos Middle School Property around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. Found Property Everett Freeman Way: A woman reported that someone took her bike around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday. She found the bike at Rolling Hills Casino, but a man who had it refused to give it back to her. Lost Property Antelope Boulevard: A man around 8:23 a.m. Wednesday said he was unable to locate his firearm. Noise Hickory Street: Around 10:47 p.m. Wednesday, a woman’s neighbor banged on and ground things, waking her family. She said the neighbor was near an alleyway in a show and was always revving his motors. Shots Chard Avenue: A man who suffers from reality issues said he was shot somewhere near Gerber Elementary around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. The man did not make sense and would report the incident to the military. Reno Avenue: A man around 10:09 p.m. Wednesday claimed he was shot at.

Action at the 103rd Red Bluff Round-Up kicked off on Friday night, with more than 650 contestants from across the nation competing for prize money and the gold buckle. Bareback rider Bronc Marriott took the lead in his event, topping the other thirteen bareback riders with a score of 87 points. He was on the Rosser Rodeo Co. horse Right on Q, a horse he knew would be “kind of strong and electric.” The horse “came out, took a little stride, bailed right in the air, and I just kept hustling, we both did our jobs and it turned out right.” This year has been good for the Woods Cross, Utah cowboy. He is back to rodeo after taking off six months of last year due to torn ligaments in his riding hand, an injury suffered in June at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo. After surgery, he was out of competition till November. “I’m coming back with some vengeance this year,” he said. Marriott came to the Round-Up as a kid, traveling with his dad, Bobby Marriott, a pickup man who has worked the Round-Up for the

RED BLUFF – It was a boot-stompin’ packed house Thursday night for the annual Cowboy Mixer. Approximately 1,000 people attended the 21-and-older event that took place from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the newly remodeled Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply located at 501 Madison St. in Red Bluff. “We really stepped up our game this year,” Dave Gowan, CEO of Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, said. “This was our biggest and best yet.” Former owner Kit Reynolds was in attendance. She recalled fondly the early days of the event, when it was a street dance. She said the event evolved with time, getting bigger and bigger until it eventually moved indoors to the warehouse. She said preparing for the event was always fun and became a spring cleaning of sorts. Charlotte Arnold and Ann Rosales of Red Bluff enjoyed dancing to the wildly popular Lance Michael Cornwell Band. The dance floor remained packed throughout the evening. The band performed a new song written specifically for and about the Red Bluff Round-Up at the Cowboy Mixer. Brice Sandhagen and Ashley Murdock of Red Bluff have