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Ask Amy: Now she’s back, like I’ll just get over my resentment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

Dear Amy: I have a very good friend from college who contacted me online after more than 12 years of silence.I gave up trying to be friends a long time ago because I was always the one asking her to do things, and she never reciprocated.At the time, she had two small children, and I was not part of the “Mommy Club.”I can’t help but feel slighted that she’s reaching out after all this time now that the kids are grown.She wasn’t there for me when I needed a friend.Should I get over it and respond to her, or click Ignore? Long Lost FriendDear Long Lost Friend: There is an oft-used quote about relationships that might help you to put your own experience into context: “People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.”You and your college friend formed a relationship during a season of your lives where your shared experiences helped to draw and keep you together.Then the season changed, as she moved into motherhood. She either wasn’t able or interested in maintaining the ...

Trial-setting scheduled for San Pablo woman accused of fatal 2021 shooting of 19-year-old

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

After a two-day preliminary hearing in April, a 26-year-old San Pablo woman accused of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal November 2021 shooting in Fairfield may learn of her trial date in July.Court records show that Kamaria Isis Davison Strange appeared Thursday for a held-to-answer arraignment in Department 9, where Judge Carlos R. Gutierrez scheduled a trial-setting 8:30 a.m. July 10  in the Justice Center in Fairfield.Strange, who is represented by Deputy Public Defender Sara Johnson, had earlier pleaded not guilty in Gutierrez’s courtroom.She was arrested Nov. 5, 2021, and booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of killing a 19-year-old Benicia man in the 1000 block of Tyler Street. The Fairfield Police Department identified the victim as Michael Vincent Lopretta.The Solano County District Attorney’s Office filed its complaint against Strange on Nov. 9, and Deputy District Attorney Bill Ainsworth leads the prosecution.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | ...

Bay Area woman killed in rollover crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

A young Vacaville woman was killed early Thursday following a rollover crash in Fairfield.Her name was unavailable at press time.The crash occurred just before 5:05 a.m. on northbound Peabody Road north of Chuck Hammond Drive, a California Highway Patrol official said.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs pleads guilty to driving drunk at 156 mph, causing fatal crash California News | Two-car crash marks fifth fatality of 2023 on Highway 4 California News | Trial begins for California man accused of killing woman, 5 dogs during police chase California News | Speed cameras in San Jose and Oakland? Lawmakers try for the fourth time to get tech on roads. California News | San Jose: Pedestrian killed in I-880 hit-and-run collision Details were slim, but a preliminary investigation revealed that the twentysomething woman’s vehicle left the roadway, she overcorrected, and the vehicle flipped ...

130 mph Sonoma County high-speed police chase ends in Marin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

A motorcyclist led authorities on a chase from Sonoma County to San Rafael early Thursday morning.The incident unfolded around 2:15 a.m. in Healdsburg, where police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcyclist driving without license plates.The motorcyclist took off. Police, county deputies and a California Highway Patrol helicopter gave chase, following the suspect southbound on Highway 101, police said. Speeds topped 115 to 130 mph during the pursuit, police said.Police said the suspect dropped a backpack near the Marin/Sonoma county line containing a loaded firearm and narcotics.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Trial-setting scheduled for East Bay woman accused of fatal 2021 shooting of 19-year-old Crime and Public Safety | Santa Cruz hotel mass shooting call deemed a ‘hoax’ Crime and Public Safety | Attempted gas theft at East Bay BART parking lot ignites fire destroying 6 vehicles Crime and Public Safety | ...

Santa Cruz hotel mass shooting call deemed a ‘hoax’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — Local emergency officials quickly spotted a hoax this week when they heard a 911 call reporting a mass shooting at a city beach area hotel.The report came in at about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday from a caller saying that a 40-year-old Hispanic man wearing black shorts and carrying a machine gun had shot 26 people, according to dispatch recordings.The caller, able to “clone” the phone number he used, appeared to be calling from the hotel’s front lobby, said Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Jon Bush. The emergency dispatcher, while taking the call seriously, was able to notice some irregularities with the call that Bush asked not be disclosed so as to avoid copycats.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Trial-setting scheduled for East Bay woman accused of fatal 2021 shooting of 19-year-old Crime and Public Safety | 130 mph Sonoma County high-speed police chase ends in Marin Crime and Public Safety | Attempted gas theft at East Bay BAR...

California Coastal Commission backs Santa Cruz overnight large-vehicle parking ban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — A regional coastal protection oversite agency voted Thursday night to permit a large-vehicle overnight parking ban in the city of Santa Cruz for one year.The 9-2 Coastal Commission vote occurred after nearly a two-and-a-half-hour discussion and included a “reluctant” approval from newly seated Commissioner Justin Cummings. Cummings, elected as a Santa Cruz County supervisor in November, served on the Santa Cruz City Council when its Oversized Vehicle Ordinance came before the body — and voted no on approving the new law, at the time. During Thursday’s discussion, Cummings disclosed his earlier vote and clarified that, in his latest role, he would be analyzing the ordinance through the lens of the state Coastal Act.At the permit’s expiration, Santa Cruz officials would need to start at square one in obtaining approval for the coastal permit, but would no longer be under the oversite of the Coastal Commission unless the issue was appealed back up to that body, Central Coa...

5.5 magnitude earthquake in Northern California knocks out CHP 911 dispatch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

CHESTER — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit the east shore of Lake Almanor on Thursday and its impact was felt in Butte County and beyond.The U.S. Geological Survey reported on its earthquake site that the earthquake was 5.9 km deep and shook at 4:19 p.m. The epicenter was located about 2 kilometers south-southwest of East Shore on the lake.Following the first earthquake, nine aftershocks were reported between 2.5 and 3 magnitude by 7:18 p.m.The USGS data can be found at https://on.doi.gov/3LTnuUB.CHP Yuba-Sutter said the earthquake caused a disruption in CHP Chico Dispatch. Cell phone 911 lines were reported down at 4:38 p.m.Residents unable to get through 911 with their cell phone may call 530-332-1200.The 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Plumas County has caused a disruption in CHP Chico Dispatch cell phone 911 lines and are currently ARE DOWN. If you are unable to get through to 911 via cell, call 530-332-1200. They are working to fix the issue.— CHP Yuba-Sutter (@ChpYuba) May 11...

UK economy grows sluggishly in 1st quarter as double-digit inflation curbs consumers spending

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. economy grew sluggishly during the first three months of the year as double-digit inflation curbed consumer spending and labor unrest curtailed output in industries ranging from transportation to healthcare and education.Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, increased 0.1% in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. The figure matched the growth rate during the fourth quarter of last year and was in line with economic forecasts.The figures come a day after the Bank of England approved a 12th consecutive interest rate increase as it struggles to curb inflation that has remained at around 10% since July. The bank also upgraded its economic outlook, saying the “underlying picture is more positive” than it was earlier this year.“Let’s be clear, whilst the Bank of England may believe the U.K. economy will now avoid the predicted recession entirely, the country is not in g...

DeSantis firma un proyecto de ley que bloquea los registros de viajes estatales de la divulgación pública

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

(CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, el republicano Ron DeSantis, promulgó este jueves un proyecto de ley que exime los registros relacionados con sus viajes de la sólida ley de divulgación pública del estado.Según la nueva ley, las agencias de aplicación de la ley tendrían prohibido compartir cualquier registro relacionado con la seguridad y los viajes del gobernador, así como los de “las personas para quienes el gobernador solicita dichos servicios”. El lenguaje expansivo podría permitir que la administración DeSantis mantenga en secreto los viajes organizados por la oficina del gobernador, incluso cuando él no estuviera involucrado.La ley surge inmediatamente después de los recientes viajes del gobernador a estados clave de las primarias republicanas e Israel, y los críticos han denunciado la legislación como un intento de evitar que salga información perjudicial sobre los viajes de DeSantis justo cuando se espera que anuncie una campaña para presidente.Las leyes más controver...

Rolling with Jokic-Murray combo, Nuggets prepare for Western Conference finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said it was around December when he thought this could be a championship-caliber team.Jamal Murray was a believer even sooner. Like in 2019.“When we’re healthy, we know what we can do,” Denver’s point guard said. “We just need everyone on the court. We’ve always had the potential.”After watching the Nuggets steamroll the Suns in Game 6 to clinch the Western Conference semifinals, it’s hard to argue with him. Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and finished with a triple-double, Murray added 26 and the Nuggets are off to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 after beating the Phoenix Suns 125-100 in Game 6 to clinch the series. Denver has never made the NBA Finals.The top-seeded Nuggets will play the winner of the Lakers-Warriors series. The Lakers have a 3-2 lead.No matter who advances in the other series, the Nuggets will likely get less press than their opponent. The Lakers have LeBron James...