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Party Tips: Keep your grill clean so your next barbecue doesn’t fizzle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

The chicken kebabs were ready to grill. The salad was made, and the patio table set. But when my husband fired up our outdoor gas grill — nothing happened.I go and push the button. I listen for the clicks. Nothing.“I replaced the propane tank,” he says, “so that’s not it.”“So, what is it?” I ask.He shrugs. We are out of ideas. We would not have survived long in the Stone Age.The Weber cart grill is less than two years old. We don’t use it that much, so how could it be broken? A look under the hood offers a clue. It looks like a tarpit.“Looks like some critter got in,” DC says. He reaches past the petrified pitch and pulls out a handful of frayed and chewed wires.“At least you weren’t hosting a holiday barbecue,” says John DiGioia, owner of Orlando Grill Repair, who came out the next day. “Before summer holidays, we’re booked two or three weeks out. That’s when people start to bribe you.”As DiGioia opens the lid to inspect the grill, he lets out a long slow whistle. Then he get...

‘It’s just completely gone’: Harrowing Maui fire escape for Bay Area vacationer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

Dave Hovis and his friends hardly noticed the advisories for strong wind gusts from Hurricane Dora passing far off shore earlier this week as they enjoyed a relaxing vacation in a friend’s waterfront home at Baby Beach in Maui. The next day, they were ramming through a gate to escape the deadly wildfire that destroyed the nearby resort town of Lahaina.“We were just hanging out in the pool and, like, boom! All this wind hit,” Hovis, 32, a San Francisco technology startup company manager, said Thursday in a telephone interview with the Bay Area News Group as he boarded a plane back to the Bay Area. “But the hurricane was 600 miles south so we thought, no big deal.”On Monday, Hovis, vacationing with four others this week at a friend’s home on the island, said they secured the inflatable pool floats and other loose items and didn’t think much more about it. But by morning, electrical power and cellular service were out.“We just hunkered do...

Mountain View: Man killed in single-car crash on Highway 101; driver arrested on suspicion of DUI

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A man who authorities believe was driving under the influence was arrested early Thursday, after a single-car crash on Highway 101 in Mountain View left a passenger dead, the California Highway Patrol said.CHP Redwood City Officer Arturo Montiel confirmed that officers responded to the collision at 3:43 a.m. Thursday on southbound Highway 101. A 2019 Ford Edge carrying a driver and two additional passengers hit the concrete divider between Highway 101 and the express lane ramp to Highway 85, killing the passenger in the front-right seat.The deceased victim, a man, had not been publicly identified by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner as of Thursday afternoon. An additional passenger sitting in the rear-left seat was transported to a hospital with moderate injuries.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Customer killed at Los Angeles car dealership by out-of-control driver Crashes and Disasters | Man hit and kille...

Supreme Court blocks $6B Purdue Pharma deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

By Devan Cole and Ariana de Vogue | CNNThe Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims.In agreeing to pause the settlement, the court also said it would take up the case and hear arguments this December.The case arose after the reorganization in bankruptcy of OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma – stemming from litigation arising from claims over its role in fueling the opioid addiction crisis.Until recently, Purdue was controlled by the Sackler family, who withdrew billions of dollars from the company before it filed for bankruptcy. The family has now agreed to contribute up to $6 billion to Purdue’s reorganization fund on the condition that the Sacklers receive a release from civil liability.The government, representing the US Trustee, has called the plan “except...

CA police raid ‘heavily fortified’ Brentwood home, seize 1,888 marijuana plants, firearm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

BRENTWOOD — Police with the California Department of Cannabis Control raided a “heavily fortified” home in a quiet suburb here, seizing nearly 2,000 cannabis plants and a gun, authorities said.The Aug. 2 raid yielded 1,888 pot plants, $22,300 in cash and a loaded pistol that was found directly behind the residence, on a sidewalk authorities said is frequented by children. A 36-year-old man, arrested during the raid, admitted to throwing the gun when he saw police arrived, authorities said.The search took place on the 1600 block of Edera Place.The home, a lavish, 3,600-square foot property with six bedrooms and four bathrooms, had been retrofitted for cannabis growth and security, authorities said. The windows, doors and entrances to the garage all had thick steel bars lag bolted onto them, or were protected by large wooden beams.Police say the occupant didn’t immediate exit the residence, but when he did he was taken into custody without resistance. The pisto...

3 bodies found in Danville house; murder-suicide suspected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

(KRON) -- Three people were found dead inside a Danville house and detectives are investigating the incident as a possible murder-suicide.Danville police officers went to the house on Larkwood Circle at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to conduct a welfare check."Officers entered the residence and found three bodies, an adult and two juveniles," the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office told KRON4. The deceased adult was identified Thursday as 44-year-old Nemanja Isailovic, of Danville.The names and ages of the juveniles were not released by law enforcement officials."No details will be provided at this time as it is an active investigation. There is no threat to the public," the Danville Police Department wrote.The Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating this case. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Investigation Division at 925-313-2600. To make an anonymous tip, email [email protected] or call 866-846-3592.

Homeless advocates give list of demands to San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A coalition of homeless advocates and civil rights attorneys released a list of demands for the City of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit that forbids police from forcing homeless residents off public property. The letter sent to City Attorney David Chiu on Thursday offers a proposed settlement to resolve the lawsuit, Coalition on Homelessness v. City of San Francisco. A U.S. District Court judge found in favor of the plaintiffs in the underlying lawsuit last year, and the court issued an injunction against San Francisco."At its heart, San Francisco’s homelessness crisis is an affordable housing crisis," said Cynthia Castillo, Policy Advocate of the Western Center on Law and Poverty. "Instead of ensuring that Californians without housing have universal access to a safe, permanent, and affordable place to live, harassment tactics continue to displace and segregate unhoused people. The city’s homelessness problem will never be solved until there is an affordabl...

DC United parts ways with midfielder Taxi Fountas after allegations of slur use found credible

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

D.C. United forward Taxiarchis Fountas (11) runs to the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Inter Miami, Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Washington. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) D.C. United forward Taxiarchis Fountas (11) runs to the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Inter Miami, Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Washington. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) D.C. United has parted ways with midfielder Taxi Fountas after a league investigation determined that there was credible evidence that he used a racial slur toward another player.In a statement to WTOP, MLS said they determined that there were ̶...

Harte-Hanks: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) — CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) — Harte-Hanks Inc. (HHS) on Thursday reported profit of $580,000 in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 8 cents.The marketing company posted revenue of $47.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HHS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HHSSource

Riley Greene, Reese Olson lead Tigers to series-clinching 3-0 win against Twins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:32 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene broke up a pitcher’s duel with a sixth-inning homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Thursday.Detroit’s third straight victory gave the Tigers a 3-1 win of the work-week series.“We really didn’t have a great game on Monday, but we bounced back and fought hard for these three wins,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “We had timely hits, guys were making good plays all over the defense and we obviously pitched really well.“But we’ll see these guys again in a few days in Minnesota.”Minnesota had won five straight after taking Monday’s opener.“We came in playing good and we played well in the first game,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “After that, we just didn’t give ourselves enough opportunities.”The Twins had two singles, the last in the fifth inning.“We were trying to do a difficult thing — winning a game without scoring,” Baldelli said. “That’s not going to work out.”Reese Olson (2-...