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Jacob Willcutt Arrested after DUI Crash on Miller Road [Buckeye, AZ]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

4-Month-Old Baby Injured in DUI Crash near Baseline RoadBUCKEYE, AZ (March 22, 2023) – Thursday night, Jacob Willcutt was arrested following a DUI crash with a telephone pole that left him and a 4-month-old baby injured.The incident happened on March 9th, near the intersection of Miller Road and Baseline Road.According to reports, Willcutt was driving with his 4-month-old daughter strapped in front of him. Willcutt lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a telephone pole, seriously injuring his child.After the crash, Willcutt and a bystander pushed the car out of the road and he dropped the baby off with a relative. Phoenix Children’s Hospital reported that the baby sustained a fractured skull as a result of the crash.Officers responded to the crash and administered a breathalyzer test. Willcutt blew a 0.128 and admitted to drinking a 24 oz. beer before the incident.Police took 23-year-old Jacob Willcutt into custody. They charged him with reckless driving, aggra...

Judge halts newly enacted Wyoming abortion ban

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

By Mead Gruver | Associated PressCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Abortion will again be legal in Wyoming — at least for now — after a judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a ban that took effect a few days earlier.Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens’ decision halts the ban amid a challenge in her court to a law that took effect Sunday. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the law despite earlier rulings by Owens that had blocked a previous ban since shortly after it took effect last summer.Owens put the new ban on hold after a hearing Wednesday in which abortion-rights supporters said the law harms pregnant women and their doctors. Owens suspended the ban for at least two weeks.The law prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy except in cases of rape or incest that’s reported to police, or to save a woman’s life.The judge did not weigh in on another new abortion law that’s also being challenged in her court: Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban...

Bay Area arts: 8 cool live shows to see this weekend and beyond

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

There are a lot of great live concerts and shows to catch this weekend and beyond in the Bay Area. Here’s are partial rundown.‘Like a Woman’ roars into BerkeleyAfter a decade, Rhonda Benin’s formula for her annual Just Like a Woman revue keeps delivering the goods.The program moves quickly, with each performer getting 10-15 minutes to make an impression. The multi-generational cast represents an array of styles and traditions, and the show often ends up hitting like a series of exclamation points, with one emphatic number after another.This year’s lineup includes Venezuelan cuatro and percussion master Jackeline Rago, who’s been performing lately with Jon Batiste in New York City. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Vicki Randle has served as a sparkplug for numerous artists, including soul legend Mavis Staples.Among the show’s wildcards is the mother-daughter vocal team of Zoe and Lily Ellis, who can croon sleek pop or belt scorching R&B. The jewel in the crown...

Lindsay Lohan, other celebs charged over crypto promotion

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

By David Goldman | CNNThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and several other celebrities with failing to disclose that they were paid to promote crypto.The celebrities agreed to pay $400,000, including fines, and return what they were paid for the promotion.Lohan was paid $10,000 to promote Tronix tokens offered by Justin Sun’s company Tron.“Exploring #DeFi and already liking $JST, $SUN on $TRX. Super fast and 0 fee. Good job @justinsuntron,” Lohan tweeted on February 11, 2021. The SEC said Lohan failed to disclose that the tweet was a paid endorsement.A spokesperson for Lohan said the celebrity “was contacted in March 2022 and was unaware of the disclosure requirement. She agreed to pay a fine to resolve the matter.”Similarly, Paul was paid $25,000 for an endorsement of Tronix, which he tweeted a day after Lohan.Other celebrities that agreed to settle their charges include Michele Mason (also known as Ken...

Is Gwyneth Paltrow turning her trial into a Goop fashion ad?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow once boasted to a class at Harvard Business School about her ability transform her biggest controversies into opportunities to drive traffic to her Goop lifestyle website.“I can monetize those eyeballs,” the Oscar-winning actor-turned-lifestyle-CEO said about corralling the vitriol of the internet and the public’s mixed feelings about her into cash, according to a 2018 New York Times magazine cover story.So, it should be no surprise that Paltrow may have a certain purpose in selecting the eye-catching, business-casual outfits she’s been wearing to her civil trial in Utah. Sure, Paltrow wants to look her dignified best for the televised court proceedings as she faces what must be a stressful situation.But she may figure that she can also use all that public attention to get some free advertising for tops, pants and accessories in Goop’s fashion line. Reporters covering the trial have made note of her sartorial choices, while some online have been tal...

Waymo robot-car trainer claims boss called her ‘fat elephant’ and threw peanuts, phone-snooped on bathroom break

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

A former trainer for Google-linked Waymo autonomous cars claims in a new lawsuit that a boss and co-worker called her a “fat elephant” and threw peanuts at her, and listened in on her cell phone while she was in the bathroom.Amanda Watson also alleges in her lawsuit against Waymo contractor Transdev Alternative Services that Transdev disclosed her confidential medical information related to a violent kidnapping. Waymo is a subsidiary of Google’s parent firm Alphabet.Watson’s lawsuit filed Tuesday claims she suffered “cruel and appalling treatment” working for Waymo via Transdev in San Francisco, where Waymo offers limited robot-car rides. Watson worked on board the company’s autonomous cars as Waymo tested and refined their software on city roads, according to the lawsuit.Alphabet and Mountain View-headquartered Waymo are not named as defendants in the lawsuit. Neither company responded to questions about the lawsuit, nor did Transdev.Accord...

Sotheby’s shoots for record sale with ancient Hebrew Bible

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

By Ilan Ben Zion | Associated PressJERUSALEM — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million.The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment tome containing almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible, is set to go on the block at Sotheby’s in New York in May. Its anticipated sale speaks to the still bullish market for art, antiquities and ancient manuscripts even in a worldwide bear economy.Sotheby’s is drumming up interest in hopes of enticing institutions and collectors to bite. It has put the price tag at an eye-watering $30 million to $50 million.On Wednesday, Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum of the Jewish People opened a week-long exhibition of the manuscript, part of a whirlwind worldwide tour of the artifact in the United Kingdom, Israel and the United States before its expected sale, on Wednesday.“There are three ancient Hebrew Bibles from this period,” s...

SFPD veteran sergeant seriously injured by fallen tree

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a fallen tree on Tuesday, SFPD confirmed to KRON4. The news is another tragedy caused by Tuesday's storm, which was responsible for five deaths across the Bay Area. Video shows couch fly through the San Francisco sky The incident happened on the 800 block of Brotherhood Way, which is near the San Francisco Golf Club in the southwest part of the city. The sergeant was driving a department vehicle when he was struck before 3:38 p.m. San Francisco Fire Department personnel extricated the victim from his vehicle, and he was hospitalized. The sergeant is a 16-year SFPD veteran. Police said his family is asking for privacy and does not want to reveal his identity. 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, .embe...

VIDEO: Mountain lion spotted in Los Gatos, tranquilized at backyard of home

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

LOS GATOS, Calif. (KRON) -- Officials received a call Tuesday that a mountain lion was spotted in a residential area of Los Gatos, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildfire (CDFW). The animal was spotted near Blossom Hill Road and Roberts Road.The mountain lion wandered in the area until Wednesday morning when the animal was spotted on a fence of a home. Before taking action, CDFW crews waited for the animal to leave the area on its own. That did not happen, and the mountain lion was tranquilized in the backyard. Video (above) sent by a KRON4 viewer shows the mountain lion on its side after being tranquilized in the backyard of the Los Gatos home. 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 mountain is being checked by CDFW,...

VIDEO: Bay Area firefighters rescue 2 after tree smashes into truck

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:04:13 GMT

NEWARK, Calif. (KRON) -- An Alameda County Fire Department firefighter's body camera recorded a remarkable rescue in Newark of two victims pinned inside a truck during Tuesday's deadly rainstorm. Whipping winds ripped across the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday afternoon, creating chaos and triggering hundreds of 911 calls for storm-related emergencies. One of the 911 calls reported that a pickup truck was smashed by a large eucalyptus tree in Newark.When emergency crews arrived, they discovered that the driver's legs were pinned. The firefighter's body camera recorded the rescue and successful extrication of the victims.Two victims were pinned by tree in Newark during a windy storm on March 21, 2023. (Image courtesy Alameda County Fire Department) "T28 used a ram to stabilize the tree and cut the steering wheel," the Alameda County Fire Department wrote on Twitter. One victims was transported to a hospital and is expected to be OK. Tuesday's storm tragically turned deadly in other pa...