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Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. — A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood.”Abby Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia was shot in the hand and chest on Jan. 6 as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and has had four surgeries since the shooting.The shooting rattled the military shipbuilding community and sent shock waves around the country, with many wondering how a child so young could get access to a gun and shoot his teacher.The lawsuit names as defendants the Newport News School Board, former Superintendent George Parker III, former Richneck principal Briana Foster Newton and former Richneck assistant principal Ebony...

Skier dies after colliding with tree at Eldora ski area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

A skier died at Eldora Mountain ski area after reportedly colliding with a tree on Sunday.According to a release, a 58-year-old from Texas was on the Muleshoe ski run when she fell, slid down the run and then hit a tree.She was found not conscious or breathing, and members of her group called 911 and began to perform CPR. First-responders arrived and took her to the first-aid room, where she was declared dead.Foul play is not suspected, but the investigation remains on-going.The Boulder County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death, as well as the identity of the skier.The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Eldora Mountain Ski Patrol, Nederland Fire Protection District, American Medical Response, MedEvac, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Victims’ Advocates and the Boulder County Coroner’s Office all responded to the incident.Related ArticlesOutdoors | There’s plenty of snow, but some Colorado ski areas are closing anyway Outdoors | ...

Tesla driver who fled scene of fatal Sunset Strip crash in critical condition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

The driver of a Tesla fled the scene of a fiery crash on the Sunset Strip early Monday where one of his passengers died, authorities said.The crash was reported around 2:30 a.m. on the 8200 block of Sunset Boulevard near Roxbury Road, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, who is handling the investigation. The driver was heading west on Sunset when he lost control, struck a lamp post and a tree and the vehicle burst into flames.A woman who was in the front seat was trapped inside the vehicle and died at the scene, while two other women were able to escape.They were taken to a hospital, where one is listed in critical condition and the other is listed as being stable, police said in an update. The driver was also able to get out of the vehicle, but he allegedly fled the scene.He was picked up by another vehicle believed to have been following him before the crash and he was taken to a hospital where he is in critical condition, police said. He has not been interviewed by au...

Carey Rufenacht Killed in School Bus Crash on Mussey Grade Road [Ramona, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

55-Year-Old Driver Dies in Wrong-Way Collision near Foster Truck TrailRAMONA, CA (April 3, 2023) – Friday afternoon, Carey Rufenacht was killed in a school bus crash on Mussey Grade Road.Authorities responded to the scene shortly after 4:00 p.m., near Foster Truck Trail on March 24th.Per reports, Rufenacht was driving a southbound 2003 Chevrolet 2500 when he lost control on a curving stretch and veered into the oncoming lanes. As a result, the Chevy collided with a northbound Ramona Unified School District bus.The impact pushed the Chevy into a small dirt embankment and then back into the eastbound lanes. Emergency crews arrived and extricated Rufenacht from the severely damaged Chevy.Medical personnel airlifted 55-year-old Rufenacht, of Ramona to Palomar Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.In addition, the bus was occupied by a driver and two children. The 48-year-old bus driver suffered minor injuries and was also transported to Palomar Hospital. However, the t...

The Urinals and Friends Remember D Boon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

The Urinals and Friends Remember D Boon: Late Minutemen frontman D. Boon was born on April 1, 1958. This past Saturday, he would have turned 65 had he not been killed in an automobile accident in 1985 at the horribly young age of 27. His hometown of San Pedro simply won’t allow his life to be forgotten, hence the annual D Day celebration.And what a celebration it was. If the Sardine (and we’ll say it again — there are few better places to watch a punk rock show in all of greater Los Angeles) wasn’t sold out, it was pretty fucking close. The Pedro punks turned out en masse to celebrate their local hero, and they did his memory proud.Both Dondo and Rig provided the early entertainment — the latter were particularly impressive with a snotty and simultaneously psych twist on punk. When a trumpet made an appearance, we were all in.We saw Recess Records mainman Todd Congelliere, who also happens to co-own the Sardine, at this same venue recently with Toys Tha...

Cool new indie-pop festival set to debut in downtown Napa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

Indie-pop fans have yet another reason to visit Napa Valley.It’s the inaugural Down in the Valley festival led by the Head and the Heart and featuring Waxahatchee, Dawes, Faye Webster and other acts, set for Sept. 2-3 at the Oxbow Riverstage in downtown Napa.The complete lineup is listed below.The Head and the Heart will perform three times during the festival — an acoustic set to open the festivities on Sept. 2 and then closing night sets on both Sept. 2 and 3. The latter two performances will feature a full band and original lineup including Josiah Johnson, who will also kick off the Sunday with a special solo set.Two-day passes start at $129.50 and go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. April 6. There are also some presale opportunities. See apeconcerts.com for details.com.Related ArticlesMusic | Lauren Daigle brings Kaleidoscope concert tour to Northern California Music | Review: Acclaimed rock act relives one of its greatest triumphs ...

Lori Vallow Daybell triple murder trial begins: The victims and the alleged motive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

The trial of Lori Vallow Daybell in three murders — those of two of her children and her husband’s former wife  — got underway Monday with jury selection in Boise, Idaho.The children — Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16 — were last seen in September 2019, within three weeks of moving with their mother from Arizona to Rexburg, Idaho. Their bodies were found months later buried at property owned by Chad Daybell.Daybell’s previous wife, Tammy, was found dead at their home near Rexburg on Oct. 19, 2019. Lori Vallow married Daybell less than three weeks later.After police began looking for the missing children in November 2019, the newlywed couple suddenly moved to Hawaii. They were still living there in February 2020 when Lori Daybell was arrested for defying a court order to reveal where the children were. Chad Daybell was arrested in June 2020 after the discovery of the bodies.Prosecutors say the Daybells espoused extreme doomsday-focused bel...

Mickey Morabito has been Oakland A’s man with the travel plan for 43 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

With another dreary, last-place season in the forecast, the A’s are fortunate to have Mickey Morabito and his dry sense of humor around for the 43rd straight year.Oakland’s quick-thinking, do-everything traveling secretary has long known when it’s time to lighten a mood. When someone bemoans the A’s seemingly hopeless plight, Morabito deftly points out how Oakland can and will distance itself from every other MLB team this season.“We jumped Seattle and the Angels into the No. 1 spot in most air miles traveled for this season. So we are leading Major League Baseball in something,” Morabito wittingly said during a phone conversation while he waited to board a flight to spring training.Mickey Morabito has handled all the A’s travel arrangements since arriving in 1980. Photo by Michael Zagaris Sure, the A’s 51,527 air miles for 2023 puts them safely ahead of the Mariners (49,036) and Giants (46,111), but it obviously still leaves them a long way from where they want to be as a team...

Review: ‘Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe’ lets fans enjoy an overlooked marvel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

It was easy to miss “Kirby’s Return to Dream Land.” Nintendo released the multiplayer platformer on the Wii in 2011 toward the tail end of the console’s lifespan. Its successor, the Wii U, was on its way to being released, and the “Kirby” project’s standard definition visuals paled in comparison to the high-definition graphics of its peers.That’s a shame because the first “Kirby” console game in over a decade was an imaginative marvel. In recent years, Nintendo has given the pink puffball more love on the Switch, and now, it’s giving fans a chance to play this overlooked adventure.IMPROVED GRAPHICS AND MOREWith “Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe,” the developer, HAL Laboratory, gives the project a fresh coat of paint, updating the visuals for HD screens. The 2-D platformer keeps the essence of the original series as the pink puffball and his friends help out Magolor, a cosmic traveler whose spacesh...

9 best new Bay Area coffee and tea houses, from Danville to San Jose to Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:42 GMT

We’re not sure what wave this is — the fourth? — but the Bay Area’s coffee and tea scene is absolutely buzzing.There are fair-trade beans and alluring pastry programs, yes, and also culture and late-night hours. The last two years have given the caffeine-dependent community new spaces inspired by Korean, Brazilian, Filipino and Yemeni cultures. There’s one dedicated to your mental health and another with an all-vinyl soundtrack.There is more to come, too, with the much-anticipated opening of Mr. Espresso’s first-ever stand-and-sip bar in Oakland. And you know we’ll be standing in line for coffee to go with our Oprah-loved English muffins when Model Bakery opens in Walnut Creek.Corner of Brazil, DanvilleOne imagines downtown Danville’s Corner of Brazil is like visiting a typical neighborhood café in Sao Paolo. Owner Nickolas Guido, who opened the doors in October of 2021, offers the full spectrum of sips and eats from his native Brazil....