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'I'm not OK': Moments before off-duty pilot allegedly tried to bring down plane revealed in court docs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An off-duty pilot who allegedly tried to bring down a commercial flight from Everett, Washington to San Francisco Sunday evening engaged in casual conversation prior to "losing it," according to court documents. Documents recount the on-duty pilots who were flying Horizon Airlines Flight 2059 said that during the initial stages of the flight, "there was zero indication of anything wrong" with Joseph Emerson.Emerson, a Pleasant Hill resident and a commercial pilot with Alaska Airlines, is accused of reaching up and grabbing the plane's red fire handles and pulling them down.While sitting in the cockpit's jump seat, Emerson reportedly said, "I'm not okay," before grabbing the handles and pulling them down. Pulling the handles activated the plane's fire suppression system which shuts off fuel to the engine, according to court documents. Cruise driverless taxi and testing permits suspended by DMV It's common for off-duty pilots to ride in the jump seat on their...

Crow Canyon Road reopens following gas line break

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

(KRON) -- Crow Canyon Road in San Ramon is back open in both directions from Barbados Drive to Alcosta Boulevard following to a 2-inch gas line break, according to the City of San Ramon.According to Jenn Starnes, a public information officer, the gas leak is situated just north of Crow Canyon Road on El Capitan. "There is no need for evacuations, but individuals within a few hundred feet of Crow Canyon Road and El Capitan should remain indoors," said Starnes. San Ramon police officers are on the scene, officials said, and the Pacific Gas and Electric company is en route. Authorities are advising motorists to use alternative routes.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

14-year-old dog stolen at gunpoint in DC reunited with owner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

A picture of the 14-year-old West Highland Terrier. (Courtesy DC Police) A picture of the 14-year-old West Highland Terrier. (Courtesy DC Police) A D.C. woman has been reunited with her 14-year-old dog, Max, who was stolen at gunpoint last weekend in Northeast.Zaleena Ahmed of Northeast D.C. told WTOP that Max was found on Tuesday morning.The West Highland Terrier, who suffers from health issues, was stolen while on a walk with Ahmed nearby her Fort Totten home in the 300 block of Galloway Street on Saturday night.A gunman demanded the dog and when Ahmed resisted, D.C. police said she was pistol-whipped by the suspect.The suspect took Max and fled in an “awaiting vehicle,” according to police.It isn...

Surprise starter Alexis Sánchez sets Inter on way to 2-1 victory over Salzburg in Champions League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

Surprise starter Alexis Sánchez set Inter Milan on its way to a 2-1 victory over Salzburg on Tuesday to boost the Nerazzurri’s chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages.Sánchez scored in the 19th minute for the veteran forward’s first goal since returning to the club in the offseason. Oscar Gloukh briefly leveled for Salzburg but Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored what proved to be the winner from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.That sent Inter provisionally atop Group C, three points clear of Real Sociedad, which was playing Benfica later. Salzburg is four points behind Inter.Coach Simone Inzaghi surprisingly dropped Marcus Thuram — who has been a revelation this season — to the bench in favor of Sánchez.It was a rare opportunity for the Chile forward, who had only started one of Inter’s 10 previous matches this season, and he proved it was the right decision when he gave the Nerazzurri the lead.Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s pass was probably meant for Davide Frattesi — who was also...

Bob Melvin is leaving the San Diego Padres to manage the San Francisco Giants, AP sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired manager Bob Melvin away from the division rival San Diego Padres, three people with direct knowledge of the situation said Tuesday.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the move publicly. Melvin will be returning to the Bay Area where he grew up, played for the Giants and then managed the Oakland Athletics from 2011-21. An introductory news conference is expected Wednesday.Melvin had one year left on his contract with San Diego but leaves amid reports of friction with general manager A.J. Preller. Melvin managed the Padres for two seasons, reaching the 2022 NL Championship Series but then missing the playoffs this season with a $258 million payroll, the third-highest in the majors.___AP Sports Writer Bernie Wilson in San Diego contributed to this report.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

Man stopped in August outside Michigan governor’s summer mansion worked for anti-Democrat PAC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man dressed in black who works for a group specializing in opposition research about Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s summer residence in August, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.The man, whose name was redacted in the document, said he worked as a “political tracker” for America Rising, a political action committee that works in support of Republicans. He said he was “climbing the hill to get a ‘view up here’ when he was stopped Aug. 26. When members of the Executive Protection Section advised there was no view to see where he was at, (the man) stated, ‘I guess I’m leaving now,’” state police said.The mansion on Mackinac Island is a summer residence for any Michigan governor in office. It’s located “on a bluff overlooking the Straits of Mackinac,” according to the island’s tourism office. Police followed up with an interview at the man’s apartment on Sept. 12.The...

Powerful Haitian gang leader charged by U.S. with ordering 2022 kidnapping of American couple that left woman dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Powerful Haitian gang leader charged by U.S. with ordering 2022 kidnapping of American couple that left woman dead.Source

Charging papers say off-duty pilot who tried to cut engines told police he was having a breakdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines on a regional jet midflight on Sunday told police after his arrest that he believed he was having a nervous breakdown, thought he was dreaming when he pulled fire handles in the cockpit, and that he had experimented with psychedelic mushrooms recently as his mental health worsened, according to a federal complaint made public Tuesday.It was not immediately clear from the court document if 44-year-old Joseph David Emerson was high on mushrooms when he was on the plane, but an FBI agent wrote in a probable cause affidavit that the pilot spoke with police about the use of psychedelic mushrooms and “said it was his first-time taking mushrooms.” Emerson, of Pleasant Hill, California, was initially arrested in Oregon on Sunday night on state counts of attempted murder after the flight crew reported that he attempted to shut down the engines on a Horizon Air flight from Washington state to California while...

Bob Melvin is leaving the San Diego Padres to become manager of the San Francisco Giants, AP sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Melvin is leaving the San Diego Padres to become manager of the San Francisco Giants, AP sources say.Source

Jeff Capel begins his sixth season at Pittsburgh with something unfamiliar: expectations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:41 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Capel has dealt with plenty since taking over Pittsburgh’s reeling basketball program in the summer of 2018.His sixth season brings something new: expectations. Reaching the NCAA Tournament and winning a couple of games there for the first time in nearly a decade will do that.The Panthers went 24-12 a year ago, finishing a surprising third in the ACC and beating Mississippi State and Iowa State in the tournament before falling to Xavier in the round of 32.The run validated Capel’s vision of what Pitt can be. Sustaining it, however, is another matter. Particularly in an era where the transient nature of college basketball makes carryover from one season to the next so difficult.“I think our guys are up for the challenge,” Capel said. “We’ve been open and honest and transparent with our guys about (facing expectations).”Well, not from everyone. Someone in senior forward Blake Hinson’s inner circle passed along a ranking from an unnamed outlet t...