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Oakland fire chief to retire, leaving city without another department head

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland Fire Chief Dr. Reginal D. Freeman is resigning from his job next month to retire, KRON4 has confirmed. In an email obtained by KRON4, Freeman said he was retiring from the fire service on June 22 and has accepted a "C-Suite position in the private sector.""This has been a painful and very difficult decision but one that was made collectively as a family," Freeman said. "I am so proud of each and every one of you and all that you do. It has been my absolute honor to serve alongside you and thank you for making me better." Oakland man charged with murdering woman over traffic noise Freeman's retirement will leave Oakland short of another major department head following Mayor Sheng Thao's firing of Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong earlier this year.Freeman was first appointed as fire chief by the City of Oakland in April of 2021. Prior to that, he served as Fire Chief for the City of Hartford, Connecticut and as a civilian Fire Chief in Iraq for the U.S. Depar...

Victim in 580 shooting in Oakland identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

A 34-year-old Oakland man was identified Wednesday as the victim of a shooting last month on Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau. Claudio Martinez was shot late at night April 12 on Highway 580 near Lakeshore and Lake Park avenues. The shooting was reported at 11:55 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Oakland man charged with murdering woman over traffic noise Martinez exited the freeway and was located nearby and pronounced dead, CHP officials said. The freeway was closed for about three hours as CHP officers investigated the shooting. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Bay Area city ranked among top 10 ‘best’ cities for a good night's sleep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

The city you live in could be the reason behind your good night's sleep or lack thereof.A study from the U.S. News & World Report’s 360 reviews ranked two California cities among the "best" places for sleep health, while other cities in the Golden State ranked low on the list.San Diego and San Jose ranked fourth and ninth for the “best” places for a good night's sleep, researchers found. Fresno and Long Beach were considered the “worst” places for sleep health. The cities ranked in the 39th and 40th positions, respectively. Eighties rock anthem dropped as SF Pride’s theme after singer’s controversial tweet California cities named on the list:4th: San Diego9th: San Jose13th: Bakersfield25th: San Francisco31st: Oakland33rd: Sacramento34th: Los Angeles39th: Fresno40th: Long BeachResearchers compared 50 of the top cities in the U.S. across five key factors sleep health-based metrics, including air quality, noise pollution, light pollution, physical activity and sleep duration.&nbs...

Records Reveal Extent of CIA’s Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

A CIA officer lied to a female employee about opening an investigation into a male co-worker she said was sexually harassing her — and then rejected her complaint for being untimely. Another agency employee was retaliated and discriminated against after reporting an instance of sexual assault. A third woman resigned from her contract position with the intelligence agency because she felt she had no recourse against a male colleague who was harassing her.These are just some of the allegations made in dozens of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission appeals filed by CIA employees and contractors over the last decade. The previously unreported legal documents lend credence to recent reports of a widespread breakdown in the CIA office charged with responding to allegations of misconduct, describing often invisible aspects of the CIA’s process for dealing with such reports and detailing the barriers people face when appealing to internal agency mechanisms for protection and adjudication...

Ruling might cancel Alaska commercial king salmon season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to endangered killer whales that eat the fish.Wild Fish Conservancy, the organization that brought the lawsuit, heralded the decision as the most significant government action in decades to provide more food for starving orcas. The group said it would also help recover struggling king salmon populations along the West Coast, as nearly all the salmon caught in Southeast Alaska spawn in rivers to the south. But fishing organizations condemned the ruling, saying it threatens the region with economic disaster and would do little or nothing to benefit orcas. The state of Alaska quickly announced an appeal.“If they can’t fish 10 months of the year — the two most productive seasons of the year — it’s going to be devastating,” Am...

Chesapeake Utilities: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK) on Wednesday reported profit of $36.3 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Dover, Delaware-based company said it had profit of $2.04.The energy and utility company posted revenue of $218.1 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CPK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CPKSource

TPI Composites: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TPI Composites Inc. (TPIC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $22.1 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company said it had a loss of 88 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were 72 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 41 cents per share.The maker of composite wind blades posted revenue of $404.1 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $383.2 million.TPI Composites expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TPIC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TPICSource

SiTime: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SiTime Corporation (SITM) on Wednesday reported a loss of $16.5 million in its first quarter.The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had a loss of 76 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, were 9 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was breakeven on a per-share basis.The company posted revenue of $38.3 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $38 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SITM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SITMSource

Ghana national pleads not guilty to defrauding Wisconsin GOP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Ghana national pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing about $2.4 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party in a wire fraud scheme. Paul Williams Anti, 59, was charged in February with embezzlement, online court records show. According to court documents, scammers manipulated state GOP employees’ email accounts in October 202 to divert funds meant for vendors into the scammers’ bank accounts. Williams Anti allegedly controlled two of those accounts. A cybersecurity firm that the state GOP hired to investigate found that an employee’s email account had been altered so that any message with the words “invoice,” “wire transfer” or “bank” would automatically move to an email folder the scammers could access. The scammers then increased the amount charged as well as the payee account information, then sent the messages to another GOP employee. That worker unknowingly sent the money to fraudulent accounts, according to court records. Court ...

PDC Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:29:50 GMT

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — PDC Energy Inc. (PDCE) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $414.1 million.The Denver-based company said it had profit of $4.64 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.61 per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.91 per share.The independent oil and gas company posted revenue of $957.7 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $776.9 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PDCE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PDCESource