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7 days of rain: How much did your city get during new year’s storms?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

About 5 inches of rain was recorded in the wettest areas of the Bay Area during a week of on-and-off precipitation.The seven days starting on the morning of Friday, Dec. 29, saw a few waves of light to moderate rain. The chart shows National Weather Service totals, in inches, for that period. They are raw numbers, meaning they haven’t been quality-checked for accuracy.The Bay Area forecast for the weekend of Jan. 6-7 calls for light rain on Saturday afternoon. In the Sierra Nevada, the heaviest snow, accompanied by strong winds, will be Saturday.LocationInchesPeninsula & South BaySpring Valley2.95La Honda2.8Foothills park2.63Woodside (Wunderlich)2.51Mount Hamilton2.4I-280/Edgewood2.28Stevens Canyon2.09Rancho San Antonio1.97Colma1.77Belmont1.74Redwood City1.68San Jose Berryessa1.62San Francisco airport1.61San Bruno Mountain1.57Anderson Dam1.54Atherton1.53Morgan Hill1.5San Jose airport1.45Calero Reservoir1.45San Francisco Duboce Triangle1.37Mountain View1.34San Jose downtown...

Empty and neglected San Jose office building faces foreclosure as property woes widen

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

SAN JOSE — A big and empty San Jose office building that has tumbled into neglect — including a defunct fire alarm system — faces receivership and a loan foreclosure as the Bay Area’s commercial property woes worsen.The office building, located at 3100 North First Street, is in default on its loan and could be seized by its lender, according to documents filed on Jan. 4 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The default problems that confront the building, which totals 99,400 square feet, provide fresh evidence that financial woes continue to jolt the Bay Area office market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.Santa Monica-based Vista Investment Group owns the building, which at one point was leased to Nio USA, a unit of a China-based maker of electric vehicles. The building is currently empty. Nio vacated the building in October 2023, according to documents on file at the San Francisco County Superior CourtNio USA at one point also occupied a...

Wife of billionaire Bill Ackman is accused of plagiarizing part of her doctoral dissertation

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

By Allison Morrow | CNNNew York  — Neri Oxman, an academic and wife of billionaire investor Bill Ackman, plagiarized parts of her doctoral dissertation at MIT, according to a report from Business Insider.Ackman has become one of the most prominent critics amplifying a series of accusations, including plagiarism, against Harvard’s leader, who resigned this week.RELATED: Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president Claudine Gay. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrageThe Business Insider report, which CNN could not independently verify, said Oxman “plagiarized multiple paragraphs of her 2010 doctoral dissertation.” The report “found at least one passage directly lifted from other writers without citation.”Oxman, an American–Israeli designer, wrote a more than 800-word response to Business Insider on social media Thursday. Oxman acknowledged that there were four paragraphs in her 330-page dissertation in which she correctly cited her sources but “did not place the subject lang...

Pacifica traffic stop led to fentanyl and gun arrest

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

(KRON) – An Antioch resident was arrested after a traffic stop for possession of fentanyl and a gun, the Pacifica Police Department announced Thursday. Around 9 p.m. on Dec. 29, a Pacifica officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for reportedly “several vehicle code violations.”   Suspected Highway 1 road rage driver who shot child identified The driver was identified as 31-year-old  Antioch resident Patrick Lefao. According to the police investigation, Lefao was found to have several outstanding arrest warrants and a suspended driver’s license. The officer located a loaded handgun with an extended magazine and two grams of suspected Fentanyl in a backpack. Lefao was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail for multiple charges. Felon possessing a firearmCarrying an unregistered handgunConcealed firearm in a vehicleFelon possessing ammunitionPossessing a controlled substance and loaded firearmPossessing a narcotic controlled substanceDriving...

Injury concerns for Nadal after losing in the quarterfinals of his tour comeback at Brisbane

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has concerns over his surgically repaired left hip just two wins and a loss into his comeback from a year-long injury layoff, and just over a week before the Australian Open.The 22-time major winner needed a medical timeout in the third set of his Brisbane International quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday after failing to convert three match points in the second.He miscued an overhead backhand on his first match point in the 10th game of the second set, about two hours into the contest. Then he missed consecutive forehands from 6-4 in the tiebreaker before No. 55-ranked Thompson rallied to win 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3.“Sad in this moment because I had plenty of opportunities,” Nadal said. “I didn’t play bad, but I was just one ball away.”With the Australian Open starting Jan. 14, Nadal’s rehabilitation from the hip injury and surgery that sidelined him for most of 2023 will be tested.Of the injury, Nadal said it felt more like ...

US 287 closed due to major crash in Boulder County

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- U.S. Highway 287 was closed in both directions Friday due to a major crash in Boulder County, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue.The crash happened just north of Yellowstone Road near mile marker 322, between Longmont and Berthoud.MVFR said crews would be on the scene for an extended period and asked the public to avoid the area. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather No information regarding whether anyone was injured in the crash was immediately available.

1-year-old child in critical condition after near drowning in Miami

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

A 1-year-old child is in critical condition after nearly drowning at a home, Miami Fire Rescue said. Miami Fire Rescue and Miami Police arrived at the scene at 62nd Street and North Miami Avenue, Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene, where police cruisers surrounded the area. Yellow tape was also placed at the scene by officers as they continue to investigate. It is unclear if the child was transported to the hospital. No other injuries were reported. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Surveillance video shows 2 suspects swiping elderly woman’s purse at restaurant in South Miami

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

Police are on the search for two suspects accused of stealing an elderly woman’s purse while at a South Florida restaurant, and the act was captured on surveillance video. The incident happened days before Christmas at Casa Cuba Restaurant, located at 5859 SW 73rd St. The restaurant’s surveillance video showed the two men walking into the restaurant and then sitting at the bar as they looked for a potential victim, police said. “The individuals sat at the bar first, they started looking around for victims,” South Miami Police Sgt. Fernando Bosh said.Moments later, they found their mark. The elderly woman was seen walking into the eatery with her friends or family. Once she sat down at the table, she put her purse on the arm of the chair. “They then got up from the bar and sat behind the victim,” Bosh said.Surveillance footage showed one of the suspects placing a jacket over her purse, taking her purse and leaving the restaurant. “Shortly after they too...

Florida man arrested for allegedly driving across several states to pick up minor he met online

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A 31-year-old Florida man allegedly drove across several states to pick up a 16-year-old girl in Lima, Ohio who he met online through video game “World of Warcraft.” Luckily, police stepped in before it was too late.According to an arrest report, Thomas Ebersole drove roughly 14 hours and nearly 1,000 miles to pick up the 16-year-old in Central Ohio. Investigators say Ebersole met the girl online while playing “World of Warcraft.” From there they developed a relationship.“Then through the course of their online relationship, decided that it was a good idea for him to come up and meet her in Ohio. And he ultimately decided to bring her home to his own back here in Florida,” said Public Information Officer of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Zach Moore.The girl’s disappearance forced law enforcement to put out a missing child poster.Investigators were able to track the teen to Ebersole’s home b...

Key West High School marching band returns home after performing in London’s New Year’s Day Parade

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:30 GMT

It was a big, warm welcome for a South Florida high school marching band after putting on a stellar performance in London’s New Year’s Day Parade. The Key West High School marching band has returned home from the once-in-a-lifetime trip.“It was really great experience it was the last parade that as a senior I’ll ever get to be a part of it was very emotional, I started crying near the end of it just it was a great experience, I was happy to have it,” said band member, Parker Curry.The “Marching Conchs” displaying their musical talents by playing hits like The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” Elton John’s “Your Song,” and Blondie’s “One Way or Another” along a two-mile route. Hundreds of thousands gathered to watch the event, which compares to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, with millions more watching on TV.