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Six months after Monterey Park mass shooting, a survivor reflects on recovery

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

On the eve of Lunar New Year on Jan. 21, Lloyd Gock was 10 feet away as a gunman entered the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.The sound of 42 gunshots rang in his ears as he saw friends fall around him.The shooter wielded a modified semi-automatic weapon, and the attack left 11 dead and nine injured.Today, Gock works to help his community recover, but those memories are still fresh. He attributes his survival to both his dance partner and an acquaintance visiting the studio for the first time.“When the shooting started happening, we were all stuck on the floor and this guy next to me used a table next to him to break up the bullets, and of course, the people in front of us got killed,” he recalls. “I was in the middle, and on the other side, it’s my dance partner, and she used a coat to put over my head and just kept saying ‘calm down, don’t make any noise.’ She keeps saying even today that she was my angel, and I really do think that.”One day later, police surrounded a w...

West Oakland community leaders rally against renewed threat of proposed coal terminal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

OAKLAND — At the West Side Missionary Baptist Church, a few dozen community members gathered Saturday to renew a decade-long fight to prevent the city from becoming the coal shipping capital of the East Bay.Surrounded by banners picturing coal carts emblazoned with a skull and crossbones, speakers outlined their case against a terminal that would ship coal overseas. Residents have expressed concern over coal dust adding to pollution in the area, which already copes with environmental issues brought by heavy truck and ship traffic around the Port of Oakland.“No longer can communities be used as toxic waste dumps so people can make a whole lot of money and not care about our health,” said Reverend Ken Chambers, the founder and president of the Interfaith Council of Alameda County, which hosted the event.Oakland councilwoman for District 3, Carroll Fife, center, and members of the community attend the No Coal in Oakland rally at West Side Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., o...

Anchor Brewing would consider sale to union employees, company confirms

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

(KRON) -- Anchor Brewing Company would "gladly consider" a "bona-fide" offer to from its union members to purchase the brewery and save it from closure, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to KRON4.  How much do 'one percenters' earn in California? The Anchor's Union spokesperson emailed the company and stated that union members met and discussed plans before deciding the launch the effort to buy out the San Francisco staple. The union also clarified that an "unidentified" group of Anchor employees are considering the purchase, but the union itself is not.  Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Daily News SIGN UP NOW Leadership at Anchor Brewing shared a positive note about the potential sale: “Given our deep respect for the Anchor Union and our team...

Bay Area animal rescue asks for community support

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

(KRON) -- A Bay Area animal rescue is in serious need of support.  How much do 'one percenters' earn in California? Martina Animal Rescue in Benicia is a non-profit group rescuing dogs at high risk of being euthanized from local shelters. But the rescue is running out of funds, and now, one of its facilities is closing.The dogs they care for need to be adopted, or they are all at risk of getting put down. Maria Artle, Laura Plunkett and Matthew Daughters joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to share more.

Reds hit back-to-back-to-back homers in 6th in 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl, Matt McLain and Jake Fraley hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.Diamondbacks rookie right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (0-4), just recalled from Triple-A Reno, retired 16 in a row after Spencer Steer led off the first with a single before Friedl started the power spree.With one out in the sixth, Friedl launched an 0-2 pitch into the visitor’s bullpen in right. McLain followed with a long home run to left, and Fraley completed the trifecta with a shot to right to give Cincinnati a 3-1 lead. The Reds last hit three consecutive homers on July 13, 2022, when Kyle Farmer, Mike Moustakas, and Stuart Fairchild went deep at Yankee Stadium.From nearby Louisville, Kentucky, Pfaddt had a large cheering section at the ballpark.Reds rookie left-hander Brandon Williamson (2-2) had another strong outing, allowing one run and three hits. Williamson has allowed just...

Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff to enter Baseball Hall of Fame

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Scott Rolen is an old-school baseball guy, but he’s grateful for the analytics of today’s game. They may have helped him get voted into the Hall of Fame.Rolen, making it on his sixth try, and Fred McGriff, elected unanimously by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee, will be inducted Sunday into the Hall of Fame.“I learned a lot more about the process the last two years. I’m not into all the metrics and the numbers, advanced stats and stuff, but apparently, they helped me, so I love them,” Rolen joked Saturday.Rolen, a seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner, was selected on 297 of 389 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America — or 76.3%. In his first year of eligibility, Rolen received just 10.2%, the lowest first-ballot percentage of a player later elected. His Hall vote rose steadily. It wasn’t until the past year that Rolen felt he had a great shot to get in. Along with that realization came some stress.“The firs...

ANÁLISIS: ¿Por qué el auge de los partidos de ultraderecha en toda Europa?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

(CNN) — Si bien la “anglosfera” se vio sacudida por un estallido de populismo en 2016, la mayoría de los países europeos demostraron ser notablemente resistentes. Las quejas de larga data en el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos impulsaron el Brexit y llevaron a Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca, pero Europa, que a veces parecía horrorizada al otro lado del Canal y el Atlántico, parecía en gran medida inmune. Bruselas se preocupó por un “efecto dominó Brexit”. En realidad, sucedió lo contrario.En los cinco años a partir de 2016, el centrismo francés hizo brotar un nuevo partido político liderado por Emmanuel Macron que sofocó al Frente Nacional. La renuncia de Angela Merkel se aprobó sin fanfarrias populistas y entregó un sucesor moderado. Mario Draghi, el tecnócrata por excelencia, se deslizó sin problemas del Banco Central Europeo al cargo de primer ministro de Italia. España incluso se fue a la izquierda.Hubo valores atípicos: Jaroslaw Kaczynski en Polonia y Viktor Orban en Hungría c...

Aces win 5th straight by at least 15 points in 98-81 rout of Lynx

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 35 points on 14-of-17 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Las Vegas beat the Minnesota Lynx 98-81 Saturday, the Aces’ WNBA record-tying fifth straight win by at least 15 points.The Phoenix Mercury won five consecutive games by 15-plus points in 2014 and 2021 and the Seattle Storm accomplished the feat in 2020. The 2021 Mercury team lost in the Finals, the only team of the group that didn’t win the championship that season.Wilson became just the third player in WNBA history to score at least 35 points, grab 10-plus rebounds and shoot 80% or better from the field.Jackie Young had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists for Las Vegas (21-2). Diamond Miller led Minnesota (10-13) with 17 points and Napheesa Collier had 16 and eight rebounds. Kayla McBride scored 10. SUN 86, DREAM 78COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas almost had another triple-double and Connecticut nearly blew a 20-...

Teenager Alex Michelsen beats 4-time champ Isner in Newport semis, will face Mannarino in final

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Teenager Alex Michelsen beat four-time tournament champion John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-4 in an all-American semifinal at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday.The 18-year-old Michelsen, playing in his second career ATP tournament after winning a challenger tour event in Chicago last week, advanced to the final and will face No. 2 seed Adrian Mannarino, who beat fellow-Frenchman and third-seeded Ugo Humbert, 6-4, 6-3, in the other semi.The final will be held Sunday on Newport’s grass courts, just outside the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The tournament is held in conjunction with enshrinement ceremonies into the Hall of Fame.Esther Vergeer, 42, a dominant wheelchair player who captured 21-time Grand Slam singles titles and who is a seven-time Paralympic gold medalist, led the class of 2023. She was inducted with American Rick Draney, 61, who won 12 singles titles and six in doubles before the Grand Slam era of wheelchair tennis.In an interest...

LeMahieu and Stanton homer as the Yankees beat the Royals 5-2. Cole strikes out 10

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The adjustments finally are starting to pay off for New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu.LeMahieu hit the go-ahead home run in the 7th inning, Gerrit Cole struck out 10 and the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday.“Just trying to simplify,” LeMahieu said. “Some stuff I was working on right before the break. I feel like I am on the right track.”After hitting .336 over his first two seasons in New York, LeMahieu entered Saturday batting a career-worst .232, but he has turned it around of late, hitting safely in 10 of his last 11 games.When asked about the nature of the adjustments he’d been working on, LeMahieu joked “a little bit of everything.”With the scored tied at two, LeMahieu drove a 98 mph fastball from Royals reliever Carlos Hernandez (0-6) 402 feet into the right-center field bleachers for his first homer since June 13.“That’s classic DJ right there – smoking a ball to right center,” New York manager Aaron Boone said. “Obviously a huge hi...