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Golden Gate Ferry announces schedule changes, fare increase

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

(KRON) -- The Golden Gate Ferry announced schedule changes set to take effect next week. Starting June 26, the schedule changes will "enhance ferry service," and there will be no service reductions. SF Pride street closures, schedule, parade route Fares will also increase starting July 1. See below for the Golden Gate Ferry's new fare prices. Golden Gate FerrySome of the schedule changes include an additional weekend trip between Tiburon and San Francisco. Golden Gate Ferry posted the new schedule that is set to begin Monday (below).Golden Gate Ferry's fare increase starts on the same day Golden Gate Bridge tolls are set to rise. The tolls are set to increase as high as 35 cents. Golden Gate Ferry's entire announcement of the schedule changes can be viewed HERE.

Dahrran Diedrick, the former Nebraska and CFL running back, dies of cancer at 44

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Dahrran Diedrick, the Canadian running back who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday after fighting cancer. He was 44.The Montreal Alouettes, the team Diedrick helped win two Grey Cups, confirmed the death through his family. Quarterback Anthony Calvillo, currently the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, was a teammate of Diedrick’s for eight seasons in Montreal.“I won two championships with Dahrran and he was a very important piece of our team,” Calvillo said in a statement. “He was always in a good mood and got along with everyone in our dressing room. He leaves us far too young.”Born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, the 6-foot, 225-pound Diedrick was the first Canadian-born scholarship recruit to play for Nebraska. In 2001, he started for the Cornhuskers, rushing for a Big 12-leading 1,299 yards and 15 touchdowns.Diedrick helped Nebraska reach the national championship...

McKenna’s 10th-inning homer gives the Orioles a 6-4 win over the Mariners

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan McKenna entered the game as a defensive replacement in a routine ninth-inning substitution.Then plans quickly changed — and it turned out the Baltimore Orioles would need his bat.McKenna hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Orioles a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.When McKenna replaced Anthony Santander in right field, Baltimore was trying to protect a one-run lead, but he could only watch as Mike Ford’s tying homer off closer Félix Bautista sailed past.So the game went to extra innings. The Mariners weren’t able to advance their automatic runner at all in their half of the 10th. Mike Baumann (5-0) retired J.P. Crawford on a grounder to the pitcher and then struck out Julio Rodríguez and Ty France.With one out in the 10th, McKenna hit a drive to right-center off Justin Topa (1-3) for his second homer of the year.“It’s awesome,” McKenna said. “It’s stuff you try to visualize, try to be prepared for ...

SUV lands upside down in sinkhole

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado State Patrol Limon said a vehicle was discovered upside down in a sinkhole on Saturday afternoon.Trooper Brett Corbin responded to Weld County Road 2 in Brighton after a local resident called 911 about the vehicle being in the sinkhole. That resident happened to have been flying a drone around the area to check out the water levels on the roads. 4 juveniles in stolen vehicle attempt runover, crash after short pursuit, police said CSP Trooper Troy Kessler said the emergency call was received around 9:30 a.m. and it's estimated that the incident happened about 15 minutes earlier. A Jeep Cherokee ended up upside down in a sinkhole about 6 feet deep around the intersection of Watkins Road and Weld CR2 and East 168th Avenue. A Jeep Cherokee was removed from a sinkhole after is ended upside down in it on Weld County Road 2 (Photo credit: Colorado State Patrol)A Jeep Cherokee ended upside down in a sinkhole on Weld County Road 2 (Photo credit: Colorado State Pat...

What's changed and what's next: Year after Roe v. Wade overturned

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It has been one year since the Supreme Court issued a monumental decision to overturn Roe v. Wade."Colorado Point of View" dug into what’s changed and what’s next.According to state data, Colorado has seen an uptick in out-of-state patients traveling here to get an abortion. Poll shows more Americans support legal abortions In 2022, a quarter of all abortions performed in Colorado were for patients who did not live in the state. And more than half of those people, 60% came from Texas. The number of Texans getting an abortion in Colorado jumped more than 500%.Groups on both sides of the issue discussed their points of view with host Ashley Michels. "We are seeing a real backlog in access to regular reproductive health care, other aspects of reproductive health care because there has just been such a precipitous change," Karen Middleton with Cobalt Advocates said."We’re very disappointed that Colorado would become a travel destination for abortion tourism but unfort...

Denver weather: More sunshine to end the weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather pattern will stay sunny through the weekend and into the start of next week. Weather tonight: Mainly clear, breezyOvernight, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Wind will shift out of the south gusting at times up to 25 mph as lows fall to the 50s. Weather tomorrow: Sunny, breezy, mildSunday's weather will look very similar to Saturday's. High temperatures will climb up to the lower 80s alongside plenty of sunshine. Looking ahead: Sunny and warmer start to the workweekSunshine and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for the start of the workweek. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will hit highs close to 90 degrees, which could be the first day that Denver hits 90 or hotter this year. Thursday and Friday will be a little cooler thanks to the chance for afternoon thunderstorms.

Driver killed after colliding with semi-truck on Turnpike in Davie

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

A driver was killed after, authorities said, he collided with a semi-truck on the Florida Turnpike in Davie.Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the overnight crash about a half-mile north of Griffin Road, at around 4 a.m., Saturday.According to investigators, the driver of a blue Honda Civic was traveling north changed lanes into the outside center lane and into the path of the semi-truck.After the vehicles collided, investigators said, the Civic became attached to the truck and was dragged until they both came to a stop.The truck ended up on its side.Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene and pronounced the driver of the Civic dead. The driver of the overturned truck was not injured.Troopers shut down all northbound lanes while they investigated. The roadway has since reopened to traffic.

3 commercial fishing boats damaged in Marathon fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

Three commercial fishing boats were damaged in a fire that broke out in the Florida Keys.Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies and firefighters responded to the scene of the blaze at Keys Fisheries in Marathon, early Saturday morning.Security video captured a spark believed to have ignited the fire at around 3:30 a.m.No injuries were reported.Foul play is not suspected to be a factor in this incident.

13-year-old boy injured in gator attack near Orlando shares ordeal amid recovery

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

NEAR ORLANDO, Fla. (WSVN) — A Central Florida teen is sharing his story alongside his family as he continues to recover from an encounter with a rowdy reptile that sent him to the hospital.Thirteen-year-old Gabriel Klimis said he was enjoying a swim in Winter Springs, located about 15 miles north of Orlando, until an alligator lunged at him, Tuesday afternoon.“We’ve been in this creek a bunch of times, so no one thought anything of it,” he said. “I was going to get up, and the gator just started, like, pulling me back under and just jumped up and grabbed me.”At this point, Gabriel said, he went into self-defense mode.“I just started, like, hitting it in the head and let go, and then I just ran up on the sand,” he said.Gabriel said the sudden attack freaked out his 10-year-old brother Judah.“My first thought was like, ‘You’re gonna die,’ ’cause I’d never seen a gator bite happen in person,” said...

US evaluating what Wagner Group rebellion means for Ukraine war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:03 GMT

The whiplash-inducing events in Russia on Saturday have U.S. officials scurrying to understand what the Wagner Group’s now-stalled advance on Moscow means for Ukraine’s chances in its war against Russia.Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group mercenaries had taken the command center of Russia’s war in Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don while a column made its way northward toward the Kremlin. But Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko seemingly brokered an agreement that has the contractors heading back to unspecified “field camps” instead of seeking the overthrow of Russia’s military leadership.“The moment has come when blood may spill. That’s why, understanding the responsibility for spilling Russian blood on one of the sides, we are turning back our convoys and going back to field camps according to the plan,” Prigozhin said in a Saturday statement.In the hours before the dramatic turnaround, when it seemed the mercenaries were planning for urban combat in Moscow, U.S. officials engaged i...