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Leading medical examiners discredit ‘excited delirium’ as cause of death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

A leading group of medical experts says the term “excited delirium” should not be listed as a cause of death. Critics have said the term has been used to justify excessive force by police.The National Association of Medical Examiners had been one of the last to take a stand against the commonly used but controversial term. In a statement posted on its site March 23, the association said “excited delirium” or “excited delirium syndrome” should not be used as a cause of death. The statement has no legal weight, but will be influential among medical examiners.Critics have called the terms unscientific, rooted in racism — and a way to hide police officers’ culpability in deaths. The American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association do not recognize excited delirium as a diagnosis. Yet some police training materials have described it as a potentially fatal collection of symptoms including elevated temperature, unexpected strength, hallucinations and extreme agit...

Glens Falls City School District unveils new school mascot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y.(NEWS10) – After weeks of gathering ideas from students across the Glens Falls City School District, the student cabinet unveiled their new mascot….the Black Bears.Only one word could describe how Superintendent Dr. Krislynn Dengler felt about the decision.“Great! The students have been an awesome partner in all of this, and I’m just relieved,” she said. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The student cabinet received over 400 ideas and 29,000 votes for the new mascot. Alivea Nelson is a senior at the high school and says that the student cabinet wanted to make sure the community was involved.“We sent out multiple surveys asking for their opinion because, at the end of the day, whatever we picked represents all of us,” she said. “And we want to ensure everybody felt like they loved the icon.”The cabinet already agreed to keep the school slogan, “GF Nation,” but still had to choose the elements to go with ...

Where lawmakers stand on the governor's plan to improve Interstate 70 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The biggest project in Gov. Mike Parson's budget request to lawmakers this year was to widen parts of Interstate 70, but that funding could be at risk. The governor wants to spend nearly $900 million to add an extra lane on I-70 in the suburban areas of Kansas City, St. Louis and Columbia, but some representatives have other plans, like diverting that money to improve Interstate 44. Back in January during his annual State of the State Address, Parson revealed his support of a major project, that comes with a hefty price tag. "For years, congestion, traffic accidents and delays have become serious issues for commuters on I-70," Parson said during his address. "We are requesting $859 million, the largest investment in decades, to wide and rebuild the I-70 corridor and take the first steps in adding a third lane across our state." Top story: Timeline of severe weather near St. Louis Tuesday Many lawmakers, on both sides of the aisle, followed that sta...

Angels 3rd baseman Rendon suspended for fan altercation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been suspended by Major League Baseball for an altercation involving him and a fan during the Angels' opening day loss against the Oakland Athletics.Video of the altercation shared on social media showed Rendon grabbing a fan by the shirt and accusing him of calling him an obscene word. The man denies the accusation before Rendon swipes at him, missing him, the video shows.Rendon, 32, declined to comment on the altercation in the days following the altercation. On Monday, Michael Hill, MLB Senior Vice President of On-Field Operations, announced that Rendon was suspended five games and ordered to pay an undisclosed fine. The MLB announcement said Rendon's suspension would start Monday night as the team faced the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, unless Rendon and the team appealed the suspension.About 30 minutes before the game was slated to start at 6:40 p.m., Rendon was not listed in the team's starting lineup. Rendon ...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, reported the week of March 27

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

A house in Danville that sold for $3.3 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton in the past week.In total, 27 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.1 million. The average price per square foot was $765.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of March 27 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.1 million, detached house in the 7000 block of Hyacinthus LaneThe sale of the single family residence in the 7000 block of Hyacinthus Lane in San Ramon has been finalized. The price was $2,144,000, and the new owners took over the house in March. The house was built in 2017 and has a living area of 2,967 square feet. The price per square foot was $723. The house features 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.Hyacinthus Lane9. $2.3 million, single-family residence in the 600 block of Blue Spruce DriveThe property i...

Family of Sophia Mason sues Alameda County, alleges social workers falsified records to cover up ‘horrifying inaction’ before 8 year-old’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services workers failed at nearly every turn to protect 8-year-old Sophia Mason in the last 14 months of her life — breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks, according to a lawsuit filed by the family against the county Monday.“It’s horrifying — not only did they fail to protect Sophia while she was alive, even in her death they’re failing to admit mistakes that they made,” said Carly Sanchez, an attorney for Sophia’s grandmother, Silvia Johnson.The lawsuit, filed Monday in Alameda County Superior Court, comes just over a year after Sophia’s body was found decomposing in a bathtub inside a house more than 100 miles from her childhood home. It echoes the findings of multiple investigations by the Bay Area News Group in 2022 that uncovered deep deficiencies in the county social workers’ handling of Sophia’s case and revea...

Daily suspected drug overdoses continue on BART

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Suspected drug overdoses are happening inside Bay Area Rapid Transit trains and stations on a daily basis, according to BART's daily crime log.At 2 a.m. Monday, an "unresponsive" man was revived after an officer administered two doses of Narcan at the Millbrae station, the crime log states. Narcan is an opioid overdose-reversing treatment for victims who use drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. He was transported to a hospital.On Sunday at 10:49 a.m., a man in possession of narcotics paraphernalia was found dead on a train at the Daly City station. There were no signs of foul play, police wrote in the crime log. The evening of March 30, a man suffered an overdose while riding on a train. A Crisis Intervention Specialist at the MacArthur Station revived the man with two doses of Narcan, and he was transported to a hospital. The rise of fentanyl in San Francisco Just before 2 p.m. on March 29, a man suffered a drug overdose in the Civic Center station. An office...

UCSF Alzheimer's disease drug trials underway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – There may be a breakthrough in slowing or stopping the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. A drug trial is underway at UCSF and at medical centers across the country to see if giving a drug before symptoms occur is what’s needed to keep people functioning at a steady level as they grow older.“We have been trying to find ways to reverse the disease or to slow down the disease for almost 50 years now,” said Julio Rojas, a neurologist at UCSF.  East Bay police department offering $75K hiring bonus Rojas says the drug Lecanemab has been shown to reduce the amount of amyloid plaque in the brains of dementia patients, and while those who took it in a previous study had less severe cases, they continued to decline. This new trial is for those who do not have Alzheimer’s yet but have significant levels of amyloid plaque.“The question right now is, what if we offer these treatments that we know are effective in people with dementia? What if we offered them before sympto...

East Bay police department offering $75K hiring bonus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) – It is growing more difficult to recruit people into the field of law enforcement. Police departments find themselves competing for the same small pool of candidates. Now, one East Bay police department is offering one of the largest bonuses in the country.The Alameda Police Department says its staffing is down nearly 30% from where it should be. That is why, by a unanimous vote, the Alameda City Council recently adopted a temporary recruitment and hiring incentive.  Rendon suspended for altercation with A’s fan "The bonus right now is $75 thousand dollars for anyone who wants to be a police officer. As far as we can find, this is the largest hiring incentive in the entire country,” said APD Chief Nishant Joshi.The authorized staffing level of 88 officers for the department has not changed, but the number of cops in uniform has decreased from 73 to 64 in 2022. Staffing being at a critically low level impacts public safety, which is a big deal for the d...

Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:17 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Monday. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) earned the victory. Bellinger, who was 0-for-11 to begin his Cubs career, launched a 3-1 pitch from Connor Overton with two runners aboard in the first to make the score 3-0. But it was a rough first inning for Drew Smyly (0-1) too, as the Reds pounded out four straight singles, driving in three runs to tie the score. Eric Hosmer’s two-run double off left-hander Young in the fifth put the Cubs ahead 6-4. He was 0-for-7 coming into the game. Vosler who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the second, hit a go-ahead, three-run home run off Smyly to put the Reds ahead 7-6. Vosler has two h...