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5+ min ago (165+ words) At least three minor to moderate earthquakes struck Thursday morning in the Geysers area of northern Sonoma County, according to the United States Geological Survey. The most recent quake, measured at a 3.9 magnitude, was reported at 9:11 a.m. and centered about 14 miles northeast of Healdsburg, the USGS said. The first two temblors were reported at about 4:21 a.m. Thursday, just seconds apart, and measured 3.6 and 3.7 magnitude, the USGS said. They were centered is the same general area as the latest quake. The Geysers area, near Cobb, California, is known for rampant seismic activity, though much of the earthquakes recorded there typically have magnitudes below 3.0. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. BAY AREA QUAKE CENTRAL You can take steps to plan and prepare for the next big one. Access our Bay Area Quake Tracker, the latest earthquake stories, extensive quake prep checklists, videos and…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago (381+ words) The California Highway Patrol said officers will be focusing on impaired drivers ahead of Blackout Wednesday or Drinksgiving. The announcement came as the community remembers the three teens that were killed in a fiery crash in Piedmont. Gia Vang reports. Thursday marks the anniversary of the Piedmont Tesla Cybertruck crash that killed three college students. Since them, multiple lawsuits have been filed, including claims against Tesla over the Cybertruck's power-lock design, which families said it trapped the students inside once the truck lost power. The CHP said among the causes of why that driver lost control was alcohol. The deaths serve as a reminder on the eve sometimes known as Blackout Wednesday or Drinksgiving, which is when people head to bars to reconnect with hometown friends ahead of the holiday weekend. Now, the CHP said they have added patrols focusing…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago (309+ words) Bay Area-native Erik Arvidsson is hoping to make his Olympic debut in Milan-Cortina. Garvin Thomas reports. This weekend is the first of two World Cup competitions for alpine ski racing. First in Copper Mountain and then Beaver Creek in Colorado. Bay Area-native Erik Arvidsson is hoping to make his Olympic debut in Milan-Cortina. It's been an uphill battle for him to get back on the mountain and competing after back-to-back injuries. "I've only known being able to ski my entire life," Arvidsson said. Born and raised in Woodside, Arvidsson says his family would head up north to the mountains almost every weekend. At the age of 8, he competed in his first race at Bear Valley. "My parents just opened every single door that I wanted to go through," he said. "My dad would commute to the Bay Area Monday through…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago (300+ words) Officers arrested a pair accused of stealing more than $1,700 worth of jackets in Vallejo last week, the police department said. Officers responded to a business in the 100 block of Plaza Drive at around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 after two suspects were reported stealing multiple jackets and leaving the store, according to authorities. Police said a witness in the parking lot told officers that the suspects drove away in a dark Dodge Charger. Authorities reported the witness also provided officers with a license plate number and a picture of the vehicle. Later that afternoon, officers located the Dodge Charger traveling on Sonoma Boulevard near Florida Street, according to authorities. Police added the officers conducted a felony traffic stop on the 200 block of Marin Street and detained the two people inside the car. Officers found 12 jackets with the victimized store's price tags still attached…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago (257+ words) File image of police vehicle lights. Two people were arrested following an over-the-counter medications theft investigation in Vacaville, the police department said on Wednesday. Police reported the suspect was identified as 42-year-old Jamie Charles Maurice Thomas of Suisun City. Officials said the police department learned Thomas was staying at Motel 6 in a nearby city. Officers located the Mazda in Fairfield and conducted a traffic stop, police said. The department informed 40-year-old Ondraya Wroten, also from Suisun City, was the driver and Thomas was in the backseat. The police department reported detectives found a large quantity of OTC medications matching what had been stolen, as well as fentanyl and a radio likely used to monitor supermarket staff communications during the theft. Police said after serving a search warrant at the motel room, detectives discovered many items including a wide range of…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago (740+ words) In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy. Entrepreneur RK Misra, co-founder of a multimillion-dollar start-up, avoids scheduling in-person meetings until nearly noon then squeezes them in before gridlock returns. The "situation is pretty bad. And it hurts by not being able to plan your day", Misra said, describing his gruelling 16-kilometre commute, which can take up to two hours at peak times. "It also discourages people from doing anything other than work, because there's no work-life balance any more." Bengaluru, home to nearly 12 million people and state capital of Karnataka, is the "Silicon Valley" of the world's fifth biggest economy hosting thousands of start-ups, outsourcing firms, and global tech giants from Google to Microsoft. Yet…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago (802+ words) Bengaluru's business district is scarred with potholes and often flooded during the monsoon Rapid development in the city has led to severe pollution from construction and traffic Bengaluru was once know as 'garden city' or 'pensioner paradise' Bengaluru is home to 12 million people and dubbed India's 'Silicon Valley', attracting global tech titans including Google and Microsoft In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy. Entrepreneur RK Misra, co-founder of a multimillion-dollar start-up, avoids scheduling in-person meetings until nearly noon -- then squeezes them in before gridlock returns. The "situation is pretty bad. And it hurts by not being able to plan your day", Misra said, describing his gruelling 16-kilometre (nine mile) commute, which can take up to…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago (286+ words) A 45-year-old man has been charged in connection with a deadly home invasion burglary in San Francisco last weekend, the district attorney's office announced Wednesday. Cassidy Wyatt Allen allegedly broke into a home on the 200 block of Granada Avenue Sunday afternoon and killed 38-year-old Jessica Alejandra Sanchez Landaverde, according to officials. Allen faces one count of murder, with a special circumstance allegation that the killing was committed during a first-degree burglary, and one count of first-degree residential burglary, according to the district attorney's office. Allen was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. The district attorney's office said it would push to have him detained pending trial due to the public safety risk he poses. Citing court documents, the district attorney's office said officers responded to the home at about 2:52 p.m. Sunday to investigate a reported burglary in which the suspect had…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago (230+ words) Thursday marks the anniversary of the Piedmont Tesla Cybertruck crash that killed three college students visiting home last Thanksgiving. Velena Jones reports. The pain of last year's tragedy is still raw and felt deeply across Piedmont -- from family and friends of the three students to complete strangers. "These were great kids who had a really unfortunate accident and it's all something that we hold and we miss," resident Brian Crandall said. The crash site on Hampton Avenue on Wednesday was turned into a temporary memorial marking the anniversary. Flowers and candles with initials of the three Piedmont High School alumni surround the tree where the Cybertruck crashed, honoring the victims. "It's a signal of a strong community of people who really cared about these individuals and want to recognize that it happened, and that their lives are greatly impactful to…...

20+ hour, 9+ min ago (353+ words) Meteorologist Kari Hall tracks the mild weather and a weekend cooldown in the Microclimate Weather forecast. The Bay Area Air District has issued Spare the Air alerts for this Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day, marking the region's first winter bans on wood burning this season. The alerts prohibit the use of all wood-burning devices, including fireplaces, wood stoves, pellet stoves, manufactured fire logs, and fire pits -- both indoors and outdoors -- as pollution levels are expected to rise. The district officials say a combination of increased holiday wood burning, cold overnight temperatures, and light winds will trap smoke close to the ground. High pressure over Northern California will act like a lid, and offshore winds may push additional pollution from the Central Valley into the Bay Area. The district warns that wood smoke contains carcinogens and fine particulate pollution similar to cigarette…...