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‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

In what some view to be the greatest revenge story to ever play out on reality television, “Vanderpump Rules” castmember Ariana Madix has joined the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.”She is the first contestant announced for Season 32 of the competition show. The news was announced Friday on “Good Morning America.”On Wednesday, Madix had lunch with “DWTS” judge Derek Hough at Something About Her, the sandwich shop she co-owns with fellow “Vanderpump Rules” castmember Katie Maloney.Hough shared a clip from inside the shop on the “GMA” Twitter account.Madix made headlines and stirred interest in the show the last few months after her boyfriend of nine years Tom Sandoval was caught carrying on an eight-month long affair with Madix’s good friend and castmate Raquel Leviss.Related ArticlesTV Streaming | HGTV star Christina Hall’s former California house lists at $8 million TV Streaming | Founding member of Bay Area rock act Journey dies at age 76 ...

Hiker discovers Oakland man dead on remote California peak

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

A hiker found dead on a Modoc County peak has been identified as an Oakland man, the sheriff’s office said.The body was discovered by another hiker on Sunday, July 2, on Eagle Peak, and was recovered the next day by a rescue crew.On Thursday, the Modoc County sheriff’s office said the man was Ben Kiyoshi Nomura-Weingrow, 44, of Oakland. The announcement described him as an experienced hiker who was familiar with the area.The cause of death is not known, pending autopsy results, but the sheriff’s office said foul play is not suspected.Eagle Peak is in the Warner Mountains about 25 miles southeast of Alturas; at 9,892 feet, it is the highest point in Modoc County. The hike requires no technical gear but is strenuous, with elevation gain of 4,200 feet. Nomura-Weingrow’s body was found about 1,000 feet below the summit.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Officials continue search for Bay Area native who went missing in Yosemite National Park last w...

Santa Rosa structure fire causes $50K in damages

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

(BCN) -- Firefighters in Santa Rosa on Thursday responded to a structure fire. The Santa Rosa Fire Department responded at 5:37 a.m. to a report of a structure fire at 815 Leo Drive. Responding firefighters found a detached outbuilding engulfed in flames and with flames spreading up a redwood grove and threatening a nearby house and additional outbuildings. Police looking for alleged serial arsonist in Gilroy Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control in approximately 20 minutes and remained at the scene for about two hours to fully extinguish the blaze. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The building and its contents were considered a total loss. The damage caused by the fire was estimated at $50,000. Investigato...

Homeless people can remain on streets, appeals court rules

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently voted not to rehear a case that ruled cities and towns have no right to remove unhoused people from the streets. There is an estimated 38,000 unhoused people in the Bay Area, a number that has increased since 2019. Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads: Report The case was originally voted on by a smaller court in September 2022. The ruling stated that until cities address the homelessness problem, they have no right to send police officers or other authorities to remove the unhoused population from city streets. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The vote by judges went down party lines with conservative judges, many of whom were appointed by former President Tr...

Wembanyama set to make his summer league debut with Spurs on Day 1 in Las Vegas

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — For the first time, it’s an NBA game day for Victor Wembanyama.The San Antonio rookie is expected to be a Spurs lineup for the first time Friday night, when he makes his NBA Summer League debut against the Charlotte Hornets.It’s a matchup of the top two picks in last month’s draft: Wembanyama went No. 1 overall to the Spurs, while Brandon Miller went No. 2 overall to the Hornets.Summer league tickets are sold out for Friday, with all 17,500 claimed, the NBA said. The league was approaching sellouts for Saturday and Sunday as well; Wembanyama is expected to play for the Spurs on Sunday against Portland.Wembanyama — the 7-foot-3 French teen whose debut has been hotly awaited — made headlines Thursday when Britney Spears filed a police report saying a saying a Spurs security struck her. Despite the incident, Wembanyama seemed excited when told that Friday night’s game was a sellout.“I think I’m a good person and I think I can influence people in a good way,” Wemb...

Philipsen secures hat trick of Tour de France stage wins, Vingegaard stays in yellow

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen secured a hat trick of Tour de France stages by winning a mass sprint in Bordeaux and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey on Friday.Philipsen was expertly led to the front by his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel then comfortably countered a move by veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish.Biniam Girmay completed the podium.Philipsen has won all of the sprints so far and took his career tally to five Tour stages. He also won two stages last year.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

With Griffey’s help, MLB hosts HBCU All-Star Game hoping to create opportunity for Black players

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. holds a plethora of titles, especially in this part of the country. Hall of Famer. Cultural icon. The guy who made baseball in the Pacific Northwest relevant. Arguably, the greatest of his generation.He even holds a title in association with Major League Baseball as a special adviser to Commissioner Rob Manfred.But what’s most meaningful to Griffey currently is his association with Friday’s HBCU Swingman All-Star Classic that serves as the first major event of All-Star Game festivities, featuring players from 17 Historically Black Colleges and Universities.The event was an idea generated by Griffey, fostered into reality with help from MLB and comes at a time when U.S.-born Black representation in the majors is at its lowest level since tracking began more than 30 years ago.“It’s all about trying to get seen. I mean, if I can give an opportunity for a kid, one kid, two kids, three kids to be seen, how many kids can that be over the next five, 10, 15 ye...

Australia 29-1 at tea to lead England by 55 runs in 3rd Ashes test; Broad gets Warner again

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — Australia reached tea at 29-1 in its second innings to lead England by 55 runs overall in a still competitive third Ashes test after Stuart Broad again dismissed David Warner on Friday.Usman Khawaja is 20 not out and Marnus Labuschagne is on 7 at Headingley.The one-sided nature of the Broad vs. Warner duel continued as the Australia opener was out for 1 run after he squared up and edged to Zak Crawley in the slips — a mirror image of his first-innings dismissal.It was the 17th time Warner was dismissed by Broad and it left Australia on 11-1.England earlier limited the deficit damage as captain Ben Stokes and even pacer Mark Wood went on the attack in its first innings to eventually concede only a 26-run advantage to Australia.The host was all out for 237 in reply to Australia’s 263. Australia captain Pat Cummins took 6-91 in 18 overs and celebrated his first five-wicket test haul in England.England started after lunch on 147-2, still 121 runs behind. That defic...

Coolio’s collaborators and track list announced for rapper’s posthumous album, ‘Long Live Coolio’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio ‘s posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature’s Treach, Da Lench Mob’s J-Dee, and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper’s last.Titled “Long Live Coolio,” the forthcoming LP is a celebration of the Grammy award-winning MC, best known for his ’90s classics “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage.” His representatives on Friday exclusively shared with The Associated Press the 11-song track list and who will be heard on the album when it is released later this year.“A Star Is Born”, the latest track from the release — a collaboration between Naughty By Nature’s Treach, MC Shan, and Coolio’s long time producer/collaborator DJ Wino — premiered on Friday, a track that doubles as a history lesson in Coolio’s path to superstardom. The video was filmed in Las Vegas.“When I heard Coolio’s verse, I’m like, ‘Yo, it feels like the homie is still here,” he said, showing off a large...

Este jueves fue el día más cálido registrado en el planeta, lo que amplía la alarmante racha a cuatro días

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:57 GMT

(CNN) — La temperatura del planeta se disparó de nuevo este jueves hasta niveles nunca vistos en la era moderna de los registros, marcando el cuarto día consecutivo de temperaturas récord. Estos nuevos récords alarmantes son probablemente las temperaturas más altas en “al menos 100.000 años”, dijo un científico a CNN.La temperatura media diaria mundial ascendió este jueves a 17,23 grados Celsius (63,01 grados Fahrenheit), según el Reanalizador Climático de la Universidad de Maine, que utiliza datos de los Centros Nacionales de Predicción Medioambiental de Estados Unidos.Ha sido una semana de temperaturas récord. El lunes, la temperatura media mundial alcanzó los 17,01 grados Celsius (62,62 grados Fahrenheit), la más alta en los datos del NCEP, que se remontan a 1979. El martes subió a 17,18 grados Celsius, donde se mantuvo el miércoles.El planeta registró su día más caluroso esta semana y el récord se romperá una y otra vez, advierten los científicosAntes de esta s...