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Day Around the Bay: Santa Cruz Officials Close Beaches Over Threat of Giant Waves

Day Around the Bay: Santa Cruz Officials Close Beaches Over Threat of Giant Waves
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Local:

  • Motorists relying on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge will need to make alternative plans to get where they're going tomorrow night. Expect the bridge to be closed from 11 pm Saturday through 8 am Sunday as crews install a new toll system. [KQED]
  • Officials in Santa Cruz are closing all beaches in the city following forecasts of storm-powered waves reaching as high as 35 feet over the weekend. The closures begin tonight at 10 pm and are currently set to expire on Sunday at 5 am. [KRON4]
  • Longtime Alice 97.3 radio host Sarah Clark of The Sarah & Vinnie Show announced to listeners on Friday that she plans to retire early next year after more than 30 years on the job. [Chronicle]

National:

  • More than 30 people were injured after an oil tanker collided with a riverboat in New Orleans this afternoon. All 129 passengers and additional crew members were either able to swim to safety or successfully rescued from the damaged vessel. [KTVU]
  • Government officials remain unable to provide a timeline with regards to when flights across the nation will be able to resume after the FAA grounded all domestic departures earlier this afternoon over what's been termed a "telecommunications outage." [CNN]
  • Democrat Eileen Laubacher has officially defeated Republican Lauren Boebert, claiming victory in Colorado's 4th Congressional District race over the three-term incumbent and conservative media staple. [ABC7]

Video:

  • The news for the Golden State Warriors isn't great, with superstar guard Stephen Curry now expected to miss a month after sustaining an oblique tear during a game against the Rockets in Houston earlier this week. Acknowledging the added load Curry's absence will place on rookie Yaxel Lendeborg, Warriors veteran Draymond Green heaped praise on his newest teammate while expressing confidence in Yaxel to guide them through the difficult stretch to come. [NBC Sports Bay Area]
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