Los Angeles

Caltrans resumes convoys through Big Sur at Rocky Creek slipout

Convoys through a closed section of Highway 1 in Big Sur resumed Saturday morning for residents and essential employees. Over Easter weekend, a section of the southbound lane near Rocky Creek Bridge, about 17 miles south of Monterey, collapsed into the ocean below the highway. Caltrans says engineers and maintenance crews are continuing to monitor the site for any significant changes. Meanwhile, crews have added gravel to the drainage ditch along the shoulder of the northbound lane and pavement was added to part of the northbound shoulder to provide extra room in the travel lane. This weekend, Caltrans also plans to install a barrier to protect highway workers.

Sacramento

What do the Sharks want to see in Collin Graf’s NHL debut?

SAN JOSE — Collin Graf will make his NHL debut Saturday when the San Jose Sharks host the St. Louis Blues at SAP Center. The undrafted Graf, considered one the top college free agents available this year, signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Sharks on Thursday and arrived in San Jose later that day. Graf took part in his first practice with the Sharks on Friday and skated on a line with Luke Kunin and William Eklund. He’ll play on that line Saturday as the Sharks look for their 11th win in 38 home games this season. “I liked how comfortable he looked,” Sharks coach David Quinn said Saturday of Graf’s first practice. “He didn’t look overwhelmed by the situation. Your first NHL practice can be a little nerve-wracking and I thought he felt comfortable with the puck, I thought he was confident and acted like he belonged, which is a big piece of being a successful player in this league.” Quinn was asked what he wanted to see in Graf’s first few shifts. “Just don’t try to do too much,” Quinn said. “Don’t

Bay Area

Daniel C. Lynch dies; founder of Interop computer expo

Daniel C. Lynch, a computer network engineer whose exhibitions on networking equipment helped accelerate the commercialization of the internet in the 1980s and ’90s, died March 30 at his home in St. Helena, California. He was 82. His death was confirmed by his daughter Julie Lynch-Sasson, who said he had been suffering from kidney failure. In the mid-1980s, when the internet was still the domain of academia and the government, Lynch was a computer facility manager who played a key role in the early years of data networking. Although the internet was very small and restricted to noncommercial use, Lynch was convinced of its ultimate commercial potential. Friends of his had recently started companies including Cisco Systems and Sun Microsystems. “And I’m going, ‘Wait a minute, I can do this, too,’” he said in a video recorded for his induction into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019. In 1986, Lynch decided to hold a workshop to train vendors and developers to configure equipment for routing traffic through the internet. The point was to make different manufacturers’ equipment work together and demonstrate the uses that

Bay Area

Earthquake jolts Berkeley, Oakland; epicenter near Claremont Canyon

An earthquake rattled homes and buildings in the East Bay around 11:14 a.m. Saturday. The quake was measured at 3.4 magnitude, according the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was at John Garber Park, near the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve in South Berkeley. The earthquake is along the Hayward fault line, which runs from San Jose to the San Pablo Bay. Major earthquakes along the fault line take place every 100 to 200 years, with the last one occurring 150 years ago — scientists say that the next “Big One” could come any time. Residents around South Berkeley and North Oakland said they felt their homes shaking. No damage or injuries have been reported. No other details were immediately available. The earthquake is weaker than the one that shook New York City and parts of the northeast on Friday morning, which was a magnitude 4.8. That one also caused no major damage, but the tremors were a surprise to the East Coast, where earthquakes are far less common.

Bay Area

Fire breaks out at abandoned CVS in Oakland uptown where squatters lived

Around 20 firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze that erupted at a former CVS on 30th and Broadway in Oakland’s uptown neighborhood on Friday afternoon. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Oakland Fire officials said, but there were signs that squatters had broken into the building and were illegally occupying the former pharmacy’s basement. Officers arrived at the scene just before 3 p.m. and were able to contain the fire within 15 minutes. Shortly after, they began clearing out the occupied area, carrying out wooden palettes and other charred furniture. No one was injured in the fire, said Oakland Fire spokesperson Michael Hunt. Oakland firefighters responded to a fire that broke out in the basement of a former CVS on 30th and Broadway in uptown.  That CVS, located at 2964 Broadway, closed on Jan. 9, 2023, just months after the Walgreens at 3400 Telegraph Ave. closed just a half-mile away. More recently in the uptown neighborhood, Target shuttered its location at 2650 Broadway in November, following what Target CEO called “an unacceptable amount of retail theft and organized retail crime.”

Bay Area

Solar eclipse: Will my cell phone service be disrupted?

By John Towfighi | CNN As darkness envelops millions of people during Monday’s total solar eclipse, spectators will hold their cellphones skyward to capture the moment. But could the surge in cell usage cause networks to go dark? Across city centers and rural towns, network providers and public officials say they are preparing for significant increases in traffic on cellular and Wi-Fi networks, as floods of eclipse tourists put pressure on the major providers that keep networks online. The path of totality — where it’s possible to see the moon completely block the sun’s face — will draw thousands of tourists to states from Texas to Maine. Travelers will rely on the network infrastructure in those areas as they use social media, livestreams and video calls to commemorate their experience. The eclipse itself has no effect on wireless networks. But the influx of tourists to cities and towns creates an environment similar to a football game or a concert in a crowded stadium — the larger the crowd, the more difficult it can be to find a cell connection. “Any location that’s in the center

Inland Empire

20 arrested after students occupy administration building at Pomona College in support of Palestinians

Students at Pomona College occupied an administration building on Friday afternoon, refusing to obey college officials’ demands that they leave during a protest in support of Palestinians. Twenty people were arrested, according to the Claremont Police Department. The protest at Alexander Hall was organized by the student-led group Pomona Divest from Apartheid. More than 150 students were participating, as of late afternoon, about 50 of them on the steps of Alexander Hall or clustered around the entry, with the rest on the sidewalk. They chanted and clapped along. Among the chants:  “Stop the killing, stop the slaughter, Gaza has no food or water!” and “Up, up with liberation. Down, down with occupation!” A news release from Pomona Divest from Apartheid said that roughly 18 students entered Alexander Hall around 4:10 p.m. in response to the college’s removal of its Apartheid Wall. A statement from Claremont police said an estimated 30-40 protesters entered the building. “Pomona is taking down the wall,” read an afternoon post on the group’s Instagram account, @pomonadivestapartheid. It called for others to come join the effort. One student on scene during the

Los Angeles

Plaschke: El primer jonrón de Shohei Ohtani con los Dodgers genera polémica entre los aficionados

Era una maravillosa postal de los Dodgers, un hombre con una camiseta de Fernando Valenzuela levantando a una mujer con una gorra de los Dodgers mientras agitaba una histórica pelota de jonrón sobre un mar azul. Esa fue la mágica escena del miércoles por la noche en el pabellón derecho del Dodger Stadium cuando Ambar Román y su marido Alexis Valenzuela celebraron que Román había atrapado el primer jonrón de Shohei Ohtani como Dodger. Era un recuerdo valioso. Fue una escena frenética. Fue un momento impagable. Fue una pesadilla. “Empezó tan bien”, dijo Valenzuela. “Luego acabó en una pelea”. En un rápido y contundente revés de la fortuna, la joven pareja fue inmediatamente rodeada por guardias de seguridad y escoltada bajo las gradas. “Dije: ‘¿He hecho algo mal? “recordó Román. Me dijeron: ‘No, queremos recompensarte’”. “ Vaya recompensa. Se convenció a Román para que entregara la pieza de recuerdo potencialmente lucrativa a cambio de un bate autografiado, una pelota autografiada y dos gorras autografiadas. Román afirma que le dijeron que si quería quedarse con la pelota, que podría valer seis cifras, los Dodgers no la

Los Angeles

Magic Johnson raves about Michael Cooper making it into Hall of Fame

Magic Johnson answered his cell on the first ring and in a nanosecond his excitement was at a fever pitch. “My boy made it! My boy made it! My boy Coop made the Hall of Fame!” Johnson exclaimed. “Damn! I was hollering, man, when I heard it. I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited for him, man.” His “boy” is Michael Cooper, the defensive virtuoso on those dominant Lakers championship teams in the 1980s who indeed has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Saturday, but Johnson had been overjoyed for a few days before it became official, his happiness at a high because Cooper was finally being recognized among the greats in the game of basketball because he was an integral part of five Lakers championships. “This is one of the greatest Laker moments in the history of the franchise because here is a guy who is making it to the Hall of Fame and he didn’t even start,” Johnson said. “That tells you how great he was and also how everybody else knew how great

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Public Health Department reopens Whittier Wellness Community 

As part of Public Health Week 2024, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officially reopened the Whittier Wellness Community.  The Whittier Wellness Community (WWC) offers free resources and services to under-resourced communities and focuses on three primary areas: healing and trauma prevention, connecting to opportunities for recovery and overall health and wellness.  “With the Whittier Wellness Community reopening, we are bridging gaps in healthcare and wellness services and listening to residents about what they need to be healthy,” L.A. County Health Department Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said in a media release. “The goal of the Whittier Wellness Community is straightforward: to increase access for residents in underserved communities to the very resources needed for good health and well-being.”  Beloved Los Angeles pastor Rev. Dr. Cecil ‘Chip’ Murray dies at 94 The Whittier Wellness Community, located at 7643 South Painter Avenue, is open Monday through Friday with varying hours:  Monday-Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  As of Dec. 2023, WWC and their community partners served 18,627 community members through produce distribution, mental

Los Angeles

The Uplift: Dapper Wednesdays

The Uplift: Dapper Wednesdays – CBS News Watch CBS News A trendsetting third grader creates a school tradition to don dapper outfits on Wednesdays. A retiree makes it her mission to thank those who may be in thankless jobs. Plus, more heartwarming and inspiring stories. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Inland Empire

19 arrested after students occupy administration building at Pomona College in support of Palestinians

Students at Pomona College occupied an administration building on Friday afternoon, refusing to obey college officials’ demands that they leave during a protest in support of Palestinians. Nineteen people were arrested, according to the Claremont Police Department. The protest at Alexander Hall was organized by the student-led group Pomona Divest from Apartheid. More than 150 students were participating, as of late afternoon, about 50 of them on the steps of Alexander Hall or clustered around the entry, with the rest on the sidewalk. They chanted and clapped along. Among the chants:  “Stop the killing, stop the slaughter, Gaza has no food or water!” and “Up, up with liberation. Down, down with occupation!” A news release from Pomona Divest from Apartheid said that roughly 18 students entered Alexander Hall around 4:10 p.m. in response to the college’s removal of its Apartheid Wall. A statement from Claremont police said an estimated 30-40 protesters entered the building. “Pomona is taking down the wall,” read an afternoon post on the group’s Instagram account, @pomonadivestapartheid. It called for others to come join the effort. One student on scene during the

Los Angeles

Person Rescued From Catwalk Near Paramount Studios

Firefighters rescued a person Saturday who somehow got stuck on a catwalk about 50 feet above the ground near Paramount Studios. Firefighters dispatched at 8:24 a.m. to 5555 W. Melrose Ave. utilized a lowering technique with a rope system that assisted the person to the ground, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The patient was being evaluated by paramedics. No further information was immediately available.

Los Angeles

Michael Cooper, ’80s Lakers Defensive Whiz, Elected to Hall of Fame

Michael Cooper, who helped the Los Angeles Lakers win five NBA championships during the 1980s “Showtime” era and later coached the Los Angeles Sparks to two WNBA titles, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the organization announced Saturday. A Los Angeles native, the 67-year-old Cooper played at Pasadena High School and Pasadena City College before attending New Mexico from 1976-78. He was drafted by the Lakers in the third round of 1978’s NBA draft and played his entire 12-year NBA career with the team. The lanky Cooper was known for his tenacious defense, usually drawing the opponent’s toughest scorer. His battles with Boston Celtics’ star Larry Bird during the teams’ three meetings in the NBA Finals were particularly memorable, and Bird once said Cooper was the toughest defender he played against. The 6-foot-7 inch Cooper was named to the NBA’s all-defensive first team five times, and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1987. He was also especially skilled at two features of the modern NBA game — the three-point shot and the alley-oop dunk. After his playing

Los Angeles

Israel finds body of a hostage killed in Gaza; cease-fire talks to resume

April 6, 2024 / 2:31 PM EDT / AP White House: Israel support not guaranteed Biden administration says support for Israel is not guaranteed after strike on aid workers 05:16 Israel’s military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared to begin another round of talks Sunday on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages, six months into the war. Israel’s army said it found the body of Elad Katzir and believed he was killed in January by militants with Islamic Jihad, one of the groups that entered southern Israel in the Oct. 7 attack, killed more than 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages. Katzir was abducted from Nir Oz, a border community that suffered some of the heaviest losses. The discovery renewed pressure on Israel’s government for a deal to get the remaining hostages freed. Families have long feared time is running out. At least 36 hostages in captivity have been confirmed dead. About half of the original number have been released. Relatives and supporters of Israeli

Sacramento

Saturday Sessions: Phosphorescent performs “Wide As Heaven”

Alabama native Matthew Houck began performing under his stage name Phosphorescent in 2001, and soon developed a devoted following with his folk-influenced indie classics. After a six-year wait, the acclaimed musician is out with his eighth studio album “Revelator.” Now making a long-awaited return to Saturday Sessions, here is Phosphorescent with “Wide As Heaven.”

Sacramento

Preliminary magnitude 3.4 earthquake strikes near Berkeley, USGS says

Saturday, April 6, 2024 6:33PM ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 live stream Stream local breaking news and original programming, live 24/7, from ABC7 Bay Area. BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Did you feel it? A preliminary magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck near Berkeley Saturday morning, according to United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at around 11:12 a.m. It had a depth of 5.8 miles, the USGS said. It was felt in Oakland and San Francisco. There is no word of any injuries or damage. Stay with ABC7 News for the latest details on this developing story. If you’re on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live Click here for the latest stories and videos about earthquakes here in the Bay Area and around the world, and click here for more information on disaster preparedness. RELATED STORIES & VIDEOS: Prepare NorCal: Disaster Preparedness Resources Earthquake scale: How they are measured and what the magnitude and intensity scales mean How to prepare your pets in case of disaster What is an earthquake? This is what happens when the ground starts to shake California’s Shake Alert earthquake warning

Sacramento

New calculations have raised concerns popular eclipse maps might be off, here’s what scientists say

If you’re planning to see the epic total solar eclipse that will dance across the skies of North America on Monday, you should aim to travel as close to the center of the celestial spectacle’s path as possible. New map calculations have raised some concerns that the path of totality – where it’s possible to see the moon completely block out the sun – is slightly narrower than NASA calculated. That means some cities on the edge of the route that were expecting to experience a second or two of total darkness might be left out. NASA has not changed its predictions, but the space agency advises that there is some uncertainty involved in mapping the eclipse’s path. “Calculations that use a slightly larger radius for the size of the Sun yield an eclipse path that is slightly narrower,” said NASA spokesperson Karen Fox in an emailed statement. “This difference would only affect cities on the very edge of the path of totality, where blanket predictions are difficult regardless – a few city blocks one way or the other could mean 20, 10, or 0

Sacramento

Gunfight at south Florida bar leaves 2 dead, 7 injured

Security guard among victims killed Saturday, April 6, 2024 3:57PM ABC7 Chicago 24/7 Stream Live streaming newscasts, breaking news, weather & original, local programming. DORAL, Fla. — A gunfight at a suburban Miami bar has left two people dead and seven injured. Investigators said a fight broke out around 3:30 a.m. Saturday at the Martini Bar at the CityPlace Doral mall in Doral, Florida. When a security guard intervened, an unnamed man took out a gun and shot and killed the security guard, Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said. Two off-duty Doral police officers who were also providing security returned fire, with one of them killing the shooter. One of the officers, a four-year veteran of the force, was shot in the leg and applied a tourniquet to himself, Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez told reporters. Six other bystanders were also hit by gunfire – five men and a woman, Lopez said. The wounded officer has been released from a hospital, WTVJ-TV reported. The six bystanders remain hospitalized, with two in critical condition, Zabaleta said. A resident of a nearby apartment told WPLG-TV that he

Los Angeles

Sondheimer: Grindlinger brothers following in sibling’s footsteps

If there’s one constant about why Southern California keeps producing exceptional high school baseball players, it’s the family tradition of brother following brother and cousin following cousin with each pushing the other toward success. (Nick Koza) At the midway point of the high school season, the Grindlinger brothers from Huntington Beach, Trent and Jared, have made their mark. Trent, a junior catcher, has 10 doubles. Jared, a freshman pitcher, keeps making brief appearances and letting everyone know he could be best of all the brothers. He struck out three in two innings against Mater Dei on Thursday. Their oldest brother, Brad, was a star pitcher at Huntington Beach. Brothers Jared, left, and Trent Grindlinger of Huntington Beach. Jared is a freshman pitcher. Trent is a junior catcher. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) “It’s the most fun ever,” said 14-year-old Jared. “That’s what I was dreaming about coming here throwing the ball to Trent and carrying on the brotherly tradition from Brad. I’m wearing his number.” (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) Young pitchers like Jared have been making an impact. Coaches were raving this