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Oakland Cane's dining room closed due to car break-ins in parking lot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Diners at Raising Cane's in Oakland are unable to use the dining room due to crime around the business, the restaurant confirmed. The beloved fast-food chicken shop opened on July 14, drawing people from across the Bay Area to Oakland. By October, its dining room was closed. Oakland A’s ballpark ranked worst in U.S. "Customer and Crewmember safety is always our top priority. After several car break-ins in our parking lot, as well as numerous other robberies in the neighborhood, we proactively made the decision to close our dining room and operate our business through the drive thru only," Cane's said in a statement to KRON4.The outdoor dining area of the restaurant is also closed. The drive-thru remains open, and it sports long lines for much of the day. More than 400 people lined up for the restaurant's grand opening in July. It is the only Raising Cane's location in the Bay Area. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; p...

Missing Alameda man's body found in water near harbor: police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- An Alameda man was reported missing on March 23, KRON4 reported earlier this week. Angel Ambriz, 56, was found dead in the water Wednesday near the Marina Village Yacht Habor, the Alameda Police Department announced on Twitter.Police said they obtained video footage of Ambriz walking on the Marina Village Yacht Harbor on March 18 around 1:55 a.m."This passing is devastating for our community. Please keep his grieving loved ones in your thoughts during this difficult time," Alameda police tweeted. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Marina Village Yacht Harbor is located at 1030 Marina Village Pkwy. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau and Alameda Police Department detectives will continue to inves...

Federal judge OKs $185M deal in minor leaguers’ suit vs MLB

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

A $185 million settlement in a lawsuit by minor leaguers against Major League Baseball for violating federal minimum wage laws was approved Wednesday by a federal judge.U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero issued his approval in a 36-page order in federal court in San Francisco, finding objections to the settlement were without merit. The approval will not be effective for 30 days, allowing time for appeals.Notification of the settlement was sent ahead of approval to about 24,000 players potentially eligible to share the money, with estimated payments to players in the $5,000 to $5,500 range.“After nine years of litigation, we are extremely pleased that the court has approved this historic settlement,” Korein Tillery, a law firm representing players, said in a statement. “The settlement is a landmark result that will provide much-needed back pay to thousands of minor league players, and will cause important changes to their contracts.”The Major League Baseball Players Association t...

El Senado de Estados Unidos vota para terminar la emergencia por covid-19, tres años después de su declaración inicial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

(CNN) — El Senado aprobó este miércoles un proyecto de ley que pondrá fin a la emergencia nacional por covid-19 declarada por el entonces presidente Donald Trump el 13 de marzo de 2020.La votación final fue abrumadoramente bipartidista, 68-23. La resolución conjunta, que había sido aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes a principios de este año, ahora está camino al escritorio del presidente Joe Biden.La votación se produce inmediatamente después de otros dos movimiento exitosos liderados por los republicanos para aprobar una legislación que rescinde las políticas del Gobierno de Biden.Un funcionario de la Casa Blanca dijo en un comunicado a CNN que si bien el presidente “se opone firmemente” a este proyecto de ley, el gobierno tenía previsto terminar con la emergencia para el próximo 11 de mayo, una fecha que ya había sido anunciada previamente.El Gobierno de Biden dice que el Título 42 terminará cuando expire la emergencia de salud pública por covid-19Aún así, dijo el func...

Maryland lawmaker proposes teaching swim lessons in public schools

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

A Maryland delegate never learned to swim, but she wants future generations to have the chance to learn the skill in school.Del. Karen Toles represents Prince George’s County, and is one of the sponsors of a bill that would require the state’s Department of Education to develop a curriculum that would teach swimming and water safety to students in grades 8 through 12.“We still went to beaches, we still went to parks,” Toles said. But she “never knew how to swim, so I just had to kind of wing it.”More Local NewsMore Maryland NewsHB 1105 is enthusiastically supported by Nick Askew, the director of swimming and diving at Howard University in D.C. The men’s swimming and diving team won the Northeast Conference Championship last month, a historic win for the historically Black university in a sport that’s traditionally been predominantly white.“This bill is a huge step in a direction of being able to have a solution to this public health crisis,” he sa...

Affidavit: 15-year-old shot at officer, had Glock with automatic switch

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's district attorney is charging a 15-year-old with attempting to murder a police officer.Off 30th Avenue between North Gilpin and Williams streets, where traces of a bullet through a car windshield mark the location, an affidavit states that ShotSpotter detected 36 rounds in the alleyway just before 9 p.m. Tuesday.Police responded and say they found armed teens, one of them 15 years old. “It’s not normal for that many rounds in any neighborhood,” Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said. “I think the most concerning statistic is that he was 15, you know, 15 and has done something that will have a significant impact on the rest of his life." Aurora Police Department hits ‘training milestone’ in consent decree The affidavit states that when police found three males nearby, two of them complied with officers’ orders to stop. Documents continue to say the third male, a 15-year-old, continued to walk while reaching into his hoodie pocket with something that looke...

Family with health insurance billed $53,000 for newborn's air ambulance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) -- Mattias Spiegel is a healthy 18-month-old toddler. But on the day he was born, Sept. 17, 2021, breathing issues convinced hospital staff at the Medical Center of the Rockies that he needed to be airlifted by helicopter to Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora."So they just hand a tablet and say, 'Will you sign this?' You know, for Children's (Hospital) to take care of him, and they're like, 'The helicopter's already in the air,'" Matthew Spiegel, Mattias' father, said. Family’s $2,500 hospital charge reduced after Problem Solvers get involved Spiegel told FOX31 he felt like he didn't have much choice in the matter, but he never guessed the bill for the 49-mile air ambulance trip from Loveland to Aurora would be $61,557.His health insurance provider, Anthem, paid Global Medical Response the in-network rate of $8,186 toward the bill. But because the air ambulance company is out-of-network, Spiegel was told he was on the hook for the remaining $53,370. "Pre...

$739 surprise medical bill for family, despite No Surprises Law

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Anita Gulati didn't even know about the No Surprises Act when she contacted the Problem Solvers about a $739 medical bill that was definitely surprising.The Greenwood Village mother had taken her son, Cyrus, to the emergency room at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree on June 15."Feeling like sharp abdominal pain in my lower abs, and it was pretty painful. And it's like it was going on for like three or four days," Cyrus Gulati said. The 19-year-old remembered being evaluated by a surgeon at the hospital and remembered how brief the visit was. $1,525 facility fee highlights medical measure at Capitol to limit facility fees "He just felt around my stomach and said, 'You're good,' and walked away. And I was, 'Huh, sweet,'" he said.What wasn't so sweet was the $739 medical bill from the surgeon after his parent's insurance, UnitedHealthcare, paid the in-network hospital."'You are responsible for this, and it's going to go to collections if you don...

Knicks pull away late without Randle to beat Heat 101-92

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Immanuel Quickly scored 24 points, Quentin Grimes had 23 and the New York Knicks moved closer to a postseason berth with a 101-92 victory Wednesday night that sent the Miami Heat closer to the play-in tournament.Josh Hart added 13 for the Knicks, who overcame the loss of Julius Randle to a sprained left ankle to win their second straight and remained firmly in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. They are 2 1/2 games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets and opened a four-game gap over the seventh-place Heat.The top six teams are guaranteed postseason spots. The Heat’s third straight loss dropped them 1 1/2 games behind the Nets.Jalen Brunson returned from a two-game absence with a sprained left hand with 12 points, and RJ Barrett also finished with 12 after shaking off a 0-for-8 start. New York visits Cleveland on Friday in what could be the preview of the 4-5 matchup in the East.Gabe Vincent scored 21 points and Tyler Herro had 16 for the Heat, who faded down the stre...

Montour scores in OT, Panthers beat Maple Leafs to snap skid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:02:36 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 1:41 into overtime and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game skid.Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart also scored to help the Panthers get their first win since snapping a 6-0-1 stretch in a loss at Philadelphia on March 21st. Alex Lyon stopped 38 shots as Florida pulled one point behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.Zach Aston-Reese and Auston Matthews scored for the playoff-bound Maple Leafs, and Ilya Samsonov had 26 saves.In overtime, Aleksander Barkov brought the puck up the left side on a 2-on-2 rush and sent a cross-ice pass to Montour who quickly fired it past Samsonov for his 14th.The Panthers trailed 2-1 until Reinhart tied it with 1 minute left in regulation on a power play as he got a pass from Aaron Ekblad and fired a one-timer from above the left circle through traffic and past Samsonov. It was his 28th.Matthews had given Toronto the lead ...