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‘Age is just a number’ says 104-year-old skydiver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

Associated PressOTTAWA, Ill. — A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the ground and making a tandem jump in northern Illinois.“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported.The Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden. But Skydive Chicago is working to have Guinness World Records certify Hoffner’s jump as a record, WLS-TV reported.Hoffner first skydived when she was 100. On Sunday, she left her walker behind just short of the plane — a Skyvan — and was helped up the steps to join the others waiting inside to skydive.“Let’s go, let’s go, Geronimo!” Hoffner said after she was finally seated.When she first skydived, she said s...

The top eight most expensive home sales in Oakland, reported the week of Sep. 18

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

A house that sold for $2.3 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, eight residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.5 million. The average price per square foot was $745.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 18 even if the property may have been sold earlier.8. $1.1 million, single-family house in the 300 block of Taurus Ave.The 1,186 square-foot single-family residence in the 300 block of Taurus Ave., Oakland, has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in August and the total purchase price was $1,070,000, $902 per square foot. The house was built in 1938. The house features three bedrooms and one bathrooms.7. $1.3 million, single-family residence in the 500 block of Kenwyn RoadThe property in the 500 block of Kenwyn Road in Oakland has new owners. The price was $1,250,0...

Large indoor sports complex breaks ground in this East Bay city

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

Basketball and volleyball enthusiasts will likely be happy to know that Pittsburg has broken ground on what is being billed as the largest indoor recreational gymnasium in the region.The city, in partnership with Discovery Homes, marked the event with a celebration last week at John Henry Johnson Park on West Leland Road where the new 45,000-square-foot multi-court sports complex will be constructed. Dubbed “Dream Courts,” it’s the first public facility of its kind to be built in many decades in the city.“I am thrilled to see the construction of the Dream Courts begin,” Pittsburg Mayor Shanelle Scales-Preston. “This project headlines the immense efforts of my colleagues on the City Council and I to bring new opportunities to the youth and young adults in our Pittsburg community.”The mayor said the center will be “capable of serving the recreation needs of all of Pittsburg, with the ability to host basketball leagues and tournaments, volleyball, dance, cheer, pickleball, camps, clini...

Shoplifter who allegedly lit Bay Area store clerk on fire charged with mayhem

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A Contra Costa County man accused of pouring lighter fluid on a store clerk and setting the victim on fire has been charged with mayhem.Kendall Lavanon Burton, 38, is facing a slew of felonies in connection to the September 22 attack. According to court documents obtained by KRON4 Monday, prosecutors charged Burton with aggravated mayhem, assault with caustic chemicals, arson causing great bodily injury, and robbery.The incident began in El Sobrante at Appian Food & Liquor when the clerk tried to stop Burton and a second man from shoplifting inside the store. In the middle of the scuffle, Burton threw flammable chemicals on the victim and ignited it using a lighter, according to a criminal complaint.Surveillance video from inside the convenience store shows flames suddenly igniting and burning the victim's head. The victim's co-worker can be seen in the surveillance video grabbing a baseball bat from behind the counter and attempting to fend off the two assailants. The...

Another Oakland business to close, citing 'rising crime'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

(KRON) -- An Irish pub located in Oakland's Jack London Square has announced it will be closing at the end of the month, citing "rising crime in the area" as a factor. Slainte Oakland will be shutting its doors for good on Oct. 31, the pub announced in a Facebook post Monday."Summer was very slow and between decreasing business and increasing costs of supplies and labor, along with rising crime in the area, we just can't make the numbers work anymore," the post read. "This means that we, like so many others, have made the heartbreaking decision to close on October 31st, 2023." SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know Slainte opened in 2017 and boasted "home cooked cuisine," an "impressive whiskey selection," and a "tradition of music, storytelling and celebrating," according to its Yelp page. The pub was founded by Ireland native Jackie Gallanagh who created the menu using family recipes, according to the Slainte website.During its nearly seven years in business...

3 arrested for stabbing Saturday at San Mateo community center

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

(KRON) -- Three people have been arrested in connection to a stabbing that occurred at a San Mateo community center Saturday, the San Mateo Police Department announced Monday. One victim was stabbed in the incident, which was the result of a fight, according to San Mateo PD.Officers responded to a report of a fight at the Martin Luther King Community Center at 10:19 p.m. Saturday. Officers arrived on the scene at 725 Monte Diablo Avenue and located a victim who'd been stabbed. 2 children dead after falling into pool at San Jose day care facility The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.An investigation, police said, revealed that a fight had broken out and escalated, leading to the stabbing. Three suspects were arrested and booked into San Mateo County Jail.They were identified by police as:Jose Guillen Martinez, 19, of San MateoOliver Martinez Mendez, 21, of San MateoSergio Pereira, 24, of San MateoCharges for the three included assault with a deadl...

Rep. Josh Gottheimer Headlines No Labels Call While Eyeing Run for Higher Office

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

Amid the rush to avert a government shutdown last week, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., co-headlined a No Labels Zoom call, just months after denouncing the centrist political organization’s plans to field a third-party presidential ticket in 2024.Gottheimer appeared alongside Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., to offer “an exclusive congressional update” about their efforts to achieve “a commonsense bipartisan framework” to prevent a government shutdown, unlike “partisan actors on both sides of the aisle.”The Friday morning event came as the New Jersey Democrat is reportedly considering a run for state governorship. His name has also been floated as a possibility to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is facing calls to resign, including from Gottheimer, in the wake of his indictment on bribery and corruption charges.“As he did with many groups last week, Rep. Gottheimer spoke to [No Labels] members, many from New Jersey, about a government shutdown and...

Suns finish dizzying wheel-and-deal summer, focus on building around Booker, Durant and Beal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Mat Ishbia has lots of good traits for an NBA owner, including deep pockets and a huge desire to win.Patience doesn’t appear to be his strong suit.The Phoenix Suns — outside of three-time All-Star Devin Booker — are nearly unrecognizable just eight months after Ishbia bought the team for roughly $4 billion from embattled owner Robert Sarver. In fact, Booker is the final player remaining from the franchise’s run to the 2021 Finals, less than three years ago.To outsiders, the changes have been jarring. But 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant — a franchise stalwart at this point after eight months in a Suns uniform — said that’s just part of today’s game.“This is absolutely normal. It’s the NBA,” Durant said on Monday at the team’s media day. “It’s been happening for years and years and years. It’s normal to me.”One thing that makes the roster turnover more palatable? This isn’t a rebuild — far from it.The Suns now have a t...

Mudryk and Broja score as Chelsea beats Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s long wait for another Premier League win came to an end on Monday with a 2-0 victory at Fulham. Two goals in the space of a minute in the first half from Mykhailo Mudryk and Armando Broja secured the points for Mauricio Pochettino’s struggling team at Craven Cottage and moved it up to 11th in the standings.It was Chelsea’s first win in the league since Aug. 25 and only its second in the top flight all season.The victory will give Pochettino something to build on after such a troubled start to the season and comes after his side beat Brighton in the English League Cup last week. It has not been an easy start for Pochettino after he was hired at the end of last season and charged with the responsibility of returning Chelsea to its glory days. Despite his appointment lifting the mood around the club after its worst-ever Premier League season last term, there has been no instant uplift in form. Chelsea’s only win in the league going into M...

Derrick Henry reminds Titans why he matters as offense posts best game of season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:50:36 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have a lot of new players this season. However, Derrick Henry remains the biggest constant for an offense that works best when he runs the ball.The Titans spent the first month trying to click offensively with a new coordinator and a lot of new players. It didn’t help losing their starting left guard to an appendectomy the day before the second game. With Henry turning in his best game this season and passing Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell for second on the franchise rushing list, the Titans put together their best offensive performance yet to climb to 2-2.“A lot of good things to build off of,” Henry said after the Titans’ 27-3 rout of Cincinnati.Henry set the franchise record with his 80th rushing TD in the second quarter. He then passed Campbell (8,574 yards rushing) for second all time early in the third quarter. With 8,620 yards rushing, Henry trails only Eddie George (10,009) for most in team histor...