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Who is pilot Joseph Emerson? Pleasant Hill neighbors say he's 'very friendly'

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. (KRON) -- A pilot who lives in Pleasant Hill, Joseph David Emerson, is facing 167 charges after he allegedly tried to shut down the engines of a plane bound for San Francisco while he was off-duty and in the cockpit. Emerson, 44, is an FAA licensed pilot. He is now accused of attempting to murder 83 people who were onboard the passenger flight Sunday evening, according to jail booking records. Neighbors described Emerson as a "positive, very friendly, upbeat," father of two.On a quiet street in Pleasant Hill, Emerson, his wife, and two young sons live in a one-story house decorated with Halloween ghost, tombstone, and skeleton displays on the front lawn.One neighbor, Karen Yee, told KRON4 that the pilot's children sometimes go over to her house to play. "We still can't believe it. We are still shocked. It doesn't sound like Joe at all. I don't know what happened to him mentally that he would do something like that," Yee said Monday.Pilot Joseph David Emerson's ...

Eastbound Dumbarton Bridge to be closed for 4 days

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

(KRON) – Caltrans has scheduled to close the Dumbarton Bridge (State Route 84) in the eastbound direction for four nights in October and November for repaving.The Dumbarton Bridge is to be completely closed in the eastbound direction between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. for four nights, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 through Nov. 3. The westbound direction will remain open. The bridge will be repaved during the closure, Caltrans said. Livermore gun store owner fatally shot would-be robber, police say Detours:Motorists headed to the East Bay from San Francisco and San Mateo can take the San Mateo Bridge (State Route 92) from the City of San Mateo to Hayward.Motorists headed to Milpitas or Fremont from the South Bay can take Calaveras Boulevard (State Route 237).The bridge stretches between the City of Menlo Park in San Mateo County and the City of Fremont in Alameda County. 

Oakland woman found safely after reported missing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department said it has safely located a woman reported missing. The missing woman was last seen on Oct. 20 in the 9800 block of Plymouth Street. 16-year-old killed, 3 injured at Oakley house party shooting killed She was described as a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was around 350 pounds and is 5 feet 6 inches tall.The family reported the woman was in good physical condition and had mental health challenges. Anyone with information regarding missing persons cases is asked to contact the OPD Missing Persons Unit at (510) 238-3641.

Pentagon rushes defenses and advisers to Middle East as Israel’s ground assault in Gaza looms

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has sent military advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to aid in its war planning and is speeding multiple sophisticated air defense systems to the Middle East days ahead of an anticipated ground assault into Gaza. One of the officers leading the assistance is Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn, who previously helped lead special operations forces against the Islamic State and served in Fallujah, Iraq, during some of the most heated urban combat there, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss Glynn’s role and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Glynn will also be advising on how to mitigate civilian casualties in urban warfare, the official said. Israel is preparing a large-scale ground operation in an environment in which Hamas militants have had years to prepare tunnel networks and set traps throughout northern Gaza’s dense urban blocks. Glynn and the other military officers who are...

Don Laughlin, resort-casino owner and architect behind Nevada town, is dead at 92

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — Donald “Don” J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92.Laughlin died Sunday at his penthouse home at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Diana Fuchs, the resort’s marketing director, said Monday. He died of natural causes.Family and other relatives had been with Laughlin for several days before his death. “Don … in true Don Laughlin spirit, was still trying to make them laugh with his jokes,” Fuchs said in an email to The Associated Press. Laughlin is credited as the architect behind the transformation of an area of dirt and weeds 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Las Vegas into a thriving alternative to Sin City.“When we came here there was a dirt road in here and you had to come in by way of the dam,” Laughlin told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2016 while celebrating the resort’s 50th anniversary. “If it rained, you couldn’t get h...

Cathay: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $82.4 million.The bank, based in Los Angeles, said it had earnings of $1.13 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.12 per share.The holding company for Cathay Bank posted revenue of $331.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $193.5 million, which missed Street forecasts.Cathay shares have decreased 18% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $33.31, a drop of 20% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CATY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CATYSource

Back in Top 25, James Madison hopes to avoid another skid that takes them right back out

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

James Madison is back in the Top 25 after a 7-0 start to the season, and coach Curt Cignetti is confident the Dukes are better prepared for continued success this time.A year ago, after starting 5-0 and being ranked No. 25 for the first time as a Bowl Subdivision program, they promptly lost three straight.“I think last season we were ranked and then went down to Georgia Southern, there was a lot of hoopla around here,” Cignetti said Monday, the day after the Dukes appeared in both the AP Top 25 and the coach’s poll for the first time.“We crossed that bridge a little bit when we played them last time because we were 5-0 again, the same match up, and I thought we handled it much better.”On Oct. 14, this time at JMU’s Bridgeforth Stadium, the Dukes rolled, 41-13.“This team has learned the lessons from the past,” Cignetti said. “It’s very mature. One thing I’ll say about this team is they have been extremely focused day in, day out and played with great effort and energy eve...

Nobody stepped up to make a difference while the star-deficient Rams blew a lead, lost to Steelers

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ most disappointing loss of the season came with some painful reminders of this team’s self-inflicted shortcomings.Los Angeles (3-4) was beaten in crunch time again Sunday, getting outscored 21-8 in the second half of a 24-17 loss to Pittsburgh. The Rams had a strong second quarter and built a lead heading to the fourth, but the Steelers outplayed Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and their supporting cast when it counted.“We didn’t help ourselves,” coach Sean McVay said. “There were a lot of plays that we could have been able to make. There’s always things. Any time that we don’t get it done, it’s a collective effort as a team, but there were a lot of things that we didn’t do to be able to finish this game.”It’s increasingly clear the Rams don’t have the talent to do many of those things.When the Rams gutted their roster in the offseason, they removed several difference-making veterans and elected to play this year with y...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 10/23/2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close, continuing a monthslong run where it’s slavishly followed the cue of the bond market. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Monday. The Dow fell 190 points, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.3%. All three indexes slumped at the start of trading, hurt by a continued rise for Treasury yields. The 10-year yield again touched its highest level since 2007. But yields eventually eased back after crude oil prices tumbled to take some pressure off inflation. That helped to relax conditions for the stock market, particularly for Big Tech and other high-growth companies. On Monday:The S&P 500 fell 7.12 points, or 0.2%, to 4,217.04.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 190.87 points, or 0.6%, to 32,936.41.The Nasdaq composite rose 34.52 points, or 0.3%, to 13,018.33.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 14.91 points, or 0.9% to 1,665.88.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 377.54 points, or 9.8%.The Dow is down 210.84 points, or 0.6%.The Nasdaq is up...

Nucor: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:26 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nucor Corp. (NUE) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $1.14 billion.The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $4.57 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.26 per share.The steel company posted revenue of $8.78 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.53 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NUE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NUESource