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More big waves expected to pound California coast, high surf warnings in effect until 2 p.m.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

Powerful waves were again expected to thrash the Northern California coastline Saturday, with high surf and coastal flood warnings in effect until at least 2 p.m.Santa Cruz County beaches were forecast to see the biggest waves — potentially as high as 40 feet at some spots — though the swell was not expected to be as intense as the storm surge that slammed the area earlier this week, damaging some oceanfront businesses.The National Weather Service advised people to stay away from beaches during the warnings, which cover the entire Bay Area, Santa Cruz County and Monterey coastlines. West-facing beaches were expected to be the hardest hit.“These larger waves can come out of nowhere and be a lot bigger than you think they are,” said weather service meteorologist,” Dalton Behringer.The swell was forecast to gradually increase through the morning before tapering off in the afternoon. Moderate rain showers were expected throughout the day across the region.&...

High Surf Advisory and coastal flood warning issued, NWS

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

(KRON) – The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Advisory and a coastal flood warning for Saturday until 2 p.m.The NWS forecasts a very high swell from the west and northwest that will create hazardous beach conditions. Bay Area Storm: Live Updates Beach waves are expected to be 26-20 feet on west-facing beaches on Central and Northern California coastline. Coastal flooding is a result of the high waves.  The NWS emphasizes the severity of high beach waves, calling the waves "deadly." For your safety, stay off of jetties, stay out of and away from the water, never turn your back on the ocean, and keep pets on a leash and away from the water.

Maritime National Historical Park changes open hours

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

(BCN) -- Beginning Jan. 2, 2024, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park will be open at a different time for visitors, its officials said Thursday.According to the park's officials, Hyde Street Pier will be open on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to ongoing vessel maintenance and extreme tide events. Oakland PD officer killed in line of duty identified Its visitor center at the west end of Fisherman's Wharf at 499 Jefferson Street will also be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Meanwhile, the Maritime Museum's operating hours will still be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sundays. The maritime park, which offers visitors an experience of Pacific Coast maritime history, uses a fleet of National Historic Landmark vessels, over 100 historic small craft, a six million item museum collection, a visitor center, and a public research center to preserve and chronicle the lives of people who made their living on Ameri...

A British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela.The HMS Trent’s visit led Venezuela to begin military exercises a day earlier in the eastern Caribbean near its border with Guyana as the Venezuelan government presses its claim to a huge swath of its smaller neighbor.Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern Friday about the situation and urged the two South American countries to return to dialogue. It said other nations should avoid “military activities” that support either side.Brazil’s statement called on Guyana and Venezuela to stay true to the Argyle Declaration, an agreement signed earlier this month in which their leaders said they would solve the border dispute through nonviolent means.The dispute is over Essequibo, a sparsely populated region that is the size of Florida and rich in oil and minerals. Venezuela has long claime...

Shelling kills 14 in Russia’s city of Belgorod following Moscow’s aerial attacks across Ukraine

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod killed 14 people, including two children, and injured 108 others Saturday, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said.Russian officials accused Kyiv of carrying out the attack, which took place the day after an 18-hour aerial bombardment across Ukraine killed at least 39 civilians.Images of Belgorod on social media showed burning cars and plumes of black smoke rising among damaged buildings as air raid sirens sounded. One strike hit close to a public ice rink in the very heart of the city.Russia’s Defense Ministry said it identified the ammunition used in the strike as Czech-made Vampire rockets and Olkha cluster munitions. It provided no additional information, and The Associated Press was unable to verify its claims.“This crime will not go unpunished,” the ministry said in a statement on social media. The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin had been briefed on the situation, and that the country’s...

Indianapolis Colts TE Drew Ogletree faces domestic violence charges, allegedly `body slammed’ victim

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts tight end Drew Ogletree was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges after he allegedly “body slammed” a female victim earlier in the week, according to court records.The 25-year-old Ogletree was charged with domestic battery committed in the physical presence of a child less than 16 years old and domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, according to Indiana state court records. Both are felonies.The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday in Hendricks County, just west of Indianapolis, according to the records.Officers with the Avon Police Department who responded Tuesday to the reported domestic disturbance found a female victim in pain and unable to move and she was taken to a local hospital to have her injuries assessed, according to a probable cause affidavit, The Indianapolis Star reported.The victim said a fight began when she looked at Ogletree’s phone and discovered that he was cheating on her, according to the affidavit....

14 killed in Ukrainian strikes on border regions, Russia says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

Ukraine launched a series of drone and missile attacks on Russia, killing 14 people, including two children, in what Moscow described as “indiscriminate attacks” on Saturday. The Ukrainian strikes came after large-scale Russian air attacks on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that the death toll from Friday’s airstrikes had risen to 39. Saturday’s Ukrainian attack on Belgorod, a city less than 50 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, included two Olkha missiles with cluster munitions, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement. “Several projectiles and cluster submunitions hit Belgorod. As a result, 12 adults and two children died, [and] 108 people were injured,” the ministry said.“This crime will not go unpunished,” it added.On Saturday morning, the defense ministry said it had shot down 32 Ukrainian drones over border areas as well as the regions of Oryol and Moscow further north. Russian lo...

Suspect arrested in Worcester stabbing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

A man is facing an armed assault to murder charge in connection with a stabbing in Worcester late Friday night that left a person hospitalized with serious injuries, officials said.Officers responding to a reported stabbing in the area of 765 Main St. around 9:45 p.m. found a 43-year-old man suffering from stab wounds, according to Worcester police. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.During a follow-up investigation, police identified a man and woman who may have been involved and distributed their picture across the department.An officer working a detail in the area of Austin and Irving street saw two people who matched the description and took the male into custody, according to police. A pat frisk allegedly revealed a knife with dried blood on it and other evidence linking him to the stabbing. The man, later identified as 35-year-old Jose Rivera, of Main Street, was arrested on a charge of armed assault to murder.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and ...

Police: Boston SWAT at the scene of active shooter at building fire in Mattapan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

Boston police responded to a report of gunshots in Mattapan Saturday shortly after firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish a fire, authorities said.Members of the city’s SWAT team were brought in after a suspect opened fire on first responders, who were called to 50 Fairlawn Ave at about 11:35 a.m., according to police.City data shows there have been 107 shooting incidents in Boston in 2023 with 141 victims through Dec. 24. That is down from the 145 fatal and non-fatal incidents in 2022, according to Boston police data.The address where the shooting occurred Saturday is just off Cummins Highway.This is a developing story.

Bruins notebook: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle hoping to mesh

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:02 GMT

Jim Montgomery’s forward lines this season have been an awful lot like the old adage about New England weather. If you don’t like them, just wait a minute, they’ll change.So just how long he sticks with the new union of Brad Marchand and center Charlie Coyle with Jake DeBrusk on the right wing remains to be been. It will most likely depend on how the other lines – especially the new top of line of Morgan Geekie between Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak – perform.But the Bruins’ coach sounded upbeat and intrigued about what the line can do for the team after the B’s 4-1 win in Buffalo. He felt the Coyle unit was the team’s best line in the game,“It really gives me a shutdown line,” said Montgomery earlier in the week.If the new line can get Marchand’s game to where it’s been in the past, it would be a huge boost to the B’s. He’s still been producing. He’s second on the team in scoring with 13-17-30 in 33 games, but at tim...