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49ers’ Brock Purdy reflects on lessons from four-interception fiasco

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Brock Purdy says repeated nerve-stingers to his left shoulder won’t hinder him from playing in the 49ers’ game Sunday at the Washington Commanders.As for his mental state, he’s found learning experiences in the career-high four interceptions he threw in Monday night’s 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.Here are the quick, rough-draft quotes from Purdy’s media availability Thursday:On his shoulder after nerve stingers shot pain and numbed his left arm:“It’s been good. I got a lot of treatment done on it. I worked out soreness in the whole shoulder and trap area. But it feels good. So, I’ll be good for this game.”On the risk of repeated stingers, having experienced his first the previous game at Arizona:“No one really said anything to me. I didn’t know it was a thing until I got it against Ravens again. It got explained that guess the nerve is more susceptible to stinging again. But with treatment, time an...

Photos: Tides surge, 30-foot waves barrel on California coast

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- Winds generated by winter storms and high tides combined to create ocean tidal surges, as well as waves breaking between 20-30 feet along the coast of central and northern California on Thursday.The Bodega Bay buoy recorded waves towering up to 28 feet, the second-highest waves recorded at the buoy within the past decade. The National Weather Service Bay Area issued a High Surf Warning for all Pacific coastlines between 3 a.m. Thursday until 3 a.m. Friday. Surfers with expert-level paddling abilities and daredevil tendencies caught barreling waves in Moss Landing. Professional big wave surfers paddled into monstrously huge waves at Mavericks, California's famous winter wave magnet. Fishermen wait for a bite while surfers catch waves at Moss Landing on Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Dan Sedenquist) Barreling waves break at Moss Landing on Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Dan Sedenquist) Surfline.com swell forecasters wrote, "Powerful, extra long-period (west) swell max...

Where to watch SF's New Year's Eve fireworks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Looking to ring in the new year with some sparkles in the sky? Look no further than the annual Embarcadero firework show happening at midnight on Jan. 1, 2024.But where is the best view?The EmbarcaderoWhether you gather around the Ferry Building for an up-close-and-personal view of the show or choose to walk along the water to watch, the Embarcadero is the closest you can get to this year's fireworks. Make a reservation at one of the many restaurants with a Bay View to watch over cocktails or food.Twin PeaksTwin Peaks gives you a view of the show from above as well as all of downtown San Francisco.Treasure IslandSee the fireworks from across the water at Treasure Island.East BayHead to the Berkeley Marina, sit on a Bayside bench on the Marina Park Pathway or drive up Grizzly Peak for unobstructed views of the Bay Bridge and San Francisco.Go to Crown Beach in Alameda and picnic with friends or family as you watch the fireworks from across the water.North BayOr make a reserv...

How to stream the San Francisco New Years Eve fireworks show

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Nothing says New Year's Eve like fireworks, and in the Bay Area, the annual New Year's Eve fireworks display over the waterfront is the place to be. If you're planning on braving the weather and heading out to watch the fireworks, we've got you covered with the best places to watch the SF New Year's Eve fireworks.But if you'd prefer to ring in 2024 from the comfort of your couch, we've got you covered there to. KRON4 to broadcast ‘Las Vegas Countdown to 2024’ and ‘KRON4 New Years Live’ Starting at 11:30 p.m., KRON4 will begin its broadcast of “KRON4 New Years Live,” with hosts Grant Lodes and Justine Waldman. The show will feature the spectacular fireworks display over the San Francisco Bay at midnight. It will also feature magician Andrew Evans from the Magic Patio in San Francisco and a special performance from the cast of “Dear San Francisco” from Club Fugazi. “KRON4 New Years Live” will also be available to stream on kron4.com.

Tree drops on vehicle in Marin County, driver sustains minor injuries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

(KRON) -- A person sustained minor injuries after a tree fell down onto their vehicle in Marin County Thursday morning, according to the Central Marin Fire Department. Photos shared by responders show a partially collapsed roof of the Honda SUV and a shattered windshield.A report of a tree down on a car on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard was received by 911 dispatchers on Thursday morning. Responding Central Marin Fire units located a damaged vehicle in the eastbound lanes with its hazard lights on.The driver received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital, fire officials said.(Photo: Central Marin Fire Department)(Photo: Central Marin Fire Department)A high surf warning is impacting Northern California coastal communities Thursday as unsettled weather and high tides move through the Bay Area. A heavy downpour is expected to arrive on Friday into Saturday after a brief pause from Wednesday's rain, according to KRON4 Meteorologist John Shrable.

Un cráneo encontrado en una carretera de California hace décadas es de una mujer que desapareció en 1970

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

(CNN) –– Unos restos humanos encontrados hace décadas cerca del lago Tahoe se identificaron finalmente como los de la enfermera desaparecida Donna Lass.Lass tenía 25 años cuando la reportaron como desaparecida ante la policía de South Lake Tahoe en 1971, dijo la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Placer en una publicación de Facebook. Lass fue vista por última vez el 7 de septiembre de 1970, caminando con un joven rubio afuera de su apartamento, según un recorte de un periódico local que publicó la oficina del sheriff.Los cuerpos de una adolescente embarazada y su novio desaparecidos en Texas habrían sido hallados en el interior de un auto, dice la Policía“Las pistas para investigar la desaparición de Lass se agotaron y el caso quedó sin resolverse”, explicó la publicación. Sin embargo, años después, en 1986, se encontró un cráneo humano no identificado junto a la autopista 20, cerca de la Interestatal 80, en las proximidades del lago Tahoe.Desde entonces, el cráneo se m...

Wolves send Portuguese striker Fabio Silva on loan to Scottish club Rangers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton sent Fabio Silva on loan to Scottish club Rangers on Thursday to give the Portuguese striker some game time ahead of a possible permanent move away from Molineux in the offseason.It will be the 21-year-old Silva’s third loan spell away from Wolves since joining the club in September 2020. He has previously been at Anderlecht in Belgium and PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.Silva has started three Premier League games this season, and none since September.“This is a simple one — Fabio needs to play,” Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs said. “He’s not getting enough opportunities here, so it’s a chance to go out and score goals and we’ll look at the future in the summer. Rangers don’t have a buying option, but hopefully he plays and scores goals and we’ll see where we’re at in the summer.“He’s a young center forward and because of his move, we sometimes think he’s older than he is. A lot of center forwards take time to unde...

El Falcon Heavy de SpaceX lanzará el avión X-37B, uno de los secretos más fascinantes del Ejército de EE.UU.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

(CNN) — El enorme cohete Falcon Heavy de SpaceX volverá a surcar los cielos el jueves por la noche, y esta vez lanzará una misteriosa nave espacial para el ejército estadounidense que llevará a cabo investigaciones de vanguardia.Está previsto que el cohete despegue del Centro Espacial Kennedy de la NASA en Florida a las 20:07 ET, transportando el avión espacial militar X-37B (sin tripulación y que funciona de forma autónoma) a altitudes sin precedentes. El lanzamiento se transmitirá en vivo en el sitio web de SpaceX.Sin embargo, no está claro el destino exacto del avión espacial.Las actividades del X-37B en el espacio han sido durante mucho tiempo objeto de fascinación y especulación en la comunidad espacial, con aficionados que se apresuran a rastrear su paradero y compartir teorías sobre sus actividades.SpaceX retrasa el lanzamiento del misterioso avión espacial X-37B para el Ejército de EE.UU.Semejante a un transbordador espacial en miniatura de la NASA con las ventanas osc...

Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. following rape charge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September.The school suspended Shannon from “all team activities, effective immediately,” a day after the Douglas (Kansas) County District Attorney issued a warrant for his arrest. The alleged incident happened when he attended the Illini’s football game at Kansas on Sept. 8. He was not part of the school’s traveling party.Illinois said Shannon traveled to Lawrence, Kansas, on Thursday and turned himself in to authorities. He posted bail and was returning to Champaign.“The University and DIA (Division of Intercollegiate Athletics) have shown time and again that we have zero tolerance for sexual misconduct,” athletic director Josh Whitman said in a statement. “At the same time, DIA policy affords student-athletes appropriate levels of due process based on the natur...

House where 4 University of Idaho students were killed is demolished

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:04:10 GMT

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year was demolished Thursday, marking an emotional step for the victims’ families and a close-knit community that was shocked and devastated by the brutal stabbings.The sounds of construction equipment pierced the early morning air as an excavator started tearing down the front part of the house. The former walls formed a large pile of crushed and smashed wood on the ground as debris was picked up and loaded into a dump truck. A few onlookers joined dozens of members of the news media.After about three hours, the home was fully demolished and its concrete foundation had been broken up. Multiple dump trucks continued to remove debris from the site.The owner of the rental home near the university campus in Moscow, Idaho, donated it to the university earlier this year. It has since been boarded up and blocked off by a security fence. Students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kayl...