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5 arrested after North Bay police chase, dispensary burglary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

(KRON) -- Five people were arrested in the North Bay after a police pursuit on Tuesday night, the Santa Rosa Police Department (SRPD) said. The vehicle involved in the chase was also connected to a burglary of a dispensary in Cotati on Monday, police said. The burglary happened at about 4:30 a.m. The suspects wore masks, entered the dispensary for about one minute and fled before police could arrive, according to the Cotati Police Department.At about 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, an SRPD officer spotted the vehicle used in the dispensary burglary near Maple Avenue and South E Street. Police said the car was stolen. Car-to-car shooting on Highway 24 near Lafayette being investigated by CHP The officer followed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Dutton Avenue and Sebastopol Road. After briefly slowing down, the car sped away going north on Dutton Avenue, per SRPD.The car crashed at the intersection of North Dutton Avenue and Guerneville Road. Five people got out of the car and scatt...

2 officers, 2 others injured after Oakland carjacking, crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

(KRON) -- Four people were hospitalized after a carjacking led to a crash in Oakland on Wednesday, the Oakland Police Department said. Two of those with injuries were OPD officers.Undercover officers watched the carjacking happen just after 5 p.m. at 32nd Street and West Street in West Oakland, police said. After a short pursuit, an OPD helicopter was deployed. 2 arrested in San Francisco Sanchez Stairs crash, carjacking The people who stole the vehicle were part of a large group driving in multiple cars. One suspect vehicle crashed into a marked OPD car, police said. Multiple people were arrested. Police also recovered a gun at the scene. The four people that were injured included two officers, one victim and one suspect. Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call OPD's robbery section at (510) 238-3482.

Alameda seeing a spike in carjackings: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- Alameda police are reporting an increase in auto-related crimes.Burglaries, catalytic thefts and carjackings are on the rise, according to the Alameda Police Department.Alameda police say that while you are in your car -- either parked or driving -- keeping your eyes up, paying attention to who is nearby, and what is going on around you can keep the thieves away. 2 arrested in San Francisco Sanchez Stairs crash, carjacking "We find that people who are either stopped at an intersection, or perhaps parked in their vehicle and watching movies on their phone tend to be looked at as potential victims," said Alameda PD Lieutenant Alan Kuboyama.Lt. Kuboyama said crooks are carjacking people in cars with the keys in the ignition. Locking all of the doors and not being distracted by your phone will make you less attractive to thieves, he added."We're finding the trend happening around the region," he explained. "Certainly, we have seen it happen here. But we know ...

Lindsey Horan scores as US ekes out 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Lindsey Horan, angry over being knocked down minutes earlier by Danielle Van de Donk, scored a revenge goal minutes later in the second half Thursday to help the United States squeeze out a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup.The Dutch struck first with a goal from Jill Roord in the first-half to surprise the Americans, who remained unbeaten in 19 consecutive matches with Horan’s second-half score. Horan’s goal on a header off a corner kick from Rose Lavelle in the 62nd minute followed several minutes of jawing between the two teams: Horan was angry after she was knocked off her feet and even cursed in the direction of Van de Donk — her teammate for club team Lyon. “Honestly, me and Dan always go up against each other and it’s a physical battle. I respect her so much because that’s how it should be, it should be competitive at all times,” Horan said. “Once we got through that tackle, all I wanted to do was score.”The Amer...

Christopher Morel helps Chicago Cubs rally for a wild 10-7 victory over crosstown White Sox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel drove in two runs during a six-run fifth inning that featured only three hits, and the streaking Chicago Cubs beat the crosstown White Sox 10-7 on Wednesday night.Ian Happ and Cody Bellinger hit back-to-back homers in the eighth for the Cubs (50-51), who erased a five-run deficit on the way to their fifth straight win and seventh in eight games overall. They also moved within 4 1/2 games of an NL wild card, continuing their bid to stay together through Tuesday’s trade deadline.After Marcus Stroman struggled again, four Cubs relievers combined for 5 2/3 innings of one-hit ball. Javier Assad (1-2) got five outs for the win, and Adbert Alzolay worked the ninth for his 11th save.Eloy Jiménez had four RBIs and Jake Burger homered for the White Sox (41-62), who are 5-14 in July after dropping their fifth straight game. Taking the mound amid trade rumors, Lance Lynn was charged with seven runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.Jiménez and Burger helped ...

García’s grand slam highlights 4-homer game as AL West-leading Rangers beat Astros 13-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García hit a grand slam to highlight a seven-run fifth inning and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers slugged four homers in a 13-5 win over the Houston Astros in a tense game Wednesday night.Following his grand slam, García and Marcus Semien exchanged words with Martín Maldonado. That led to the benches and bullpens emptying. No punches were thrown in the scrum around home plate, but Maldonado and Semien were ejected.Tempers were hot earlier in the game. Both benches were warned in the third inning after Houston’s Framber Valdez hit Semien in the left shoulder with the first pitch of his at-bat. The Rangers’ Andrew Heaney had hit Yordan Alvarez in the right shoulder with a pitch in the first inning.Semien, Nathaniel Lowe and Sam Huff also homered for Texas, which avoided a three-game sweep and held on to its two-game lead over the Astos in the division.Lowe hit a two-run homer in the third.Texas got to Valdez (8-7) for four more runs in the fourth. L...

Md. congressmen file bill honoring Henrietta Lacks, whose ‘immortal’ HeLa cells have led to medical breakthroughs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: General atmosphere at HBO's The HeLa Project Exhibit For "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" on April 6, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for HBO)(Getty Images for HBO/Nicholas Hunt) NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 06: General atmosphere at HBO's The HeLa Project Exhibit For "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" on April 6, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for HBO)(Getty Images for HBO/Nicholas Hunt) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Three Maryland lawmakers want to posthumously recognize Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whos...

Buscan dar soluciones humanas y legales a la migración entre México y EEUU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, México- Autoridades de México y Estados Unidos se reunieron este miércoles en la mexicana Ciudad Juárez para abordar el tema migratorio y buscar soluciones humanas y legales a esta problemática.La reunión fue encabezada por Richard Verma, subsecretario de Estado de Gestión y Recursos de EEUU, el embajador de ese país en México, Ken Salazar, el cónsul Eric Cohan, la gobernadora de Chihuahua, María Eugenia Campos Galván, el alcalde de El Paso, Texas, Oscar Leeser entre otros funcionarios y activistas.En el encuentro, Verma recordó que en el mundo hay cerca de 100 millones de personas en movilidad y, de ellos, 20 millones están intentando entrar a EEUU a lo largo de la frontera con México, por lo que, dijo, “es necesario buscar soluciones humanas y legales” a esta problemática.Verma señaló que la relación con México es una de las “más importantes en el mundo” y afirmó que por ello “suceden muchas cosas buenas entre ambos países”. Legisladores urgen a Biden ...

Netherlands 1, United States 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

Netherlands10—1United States01—1First Half_1, Netherlands, Roord, (Pelova), 17th minute.Second Half_2, United States, Horan, (Lavelle), 62nd.Goalies_Netherlands, Daphne Van Domselaar, Lize Kop, Jacintha Weimar; United States, Alyssa Naeher, Casey Murphy, Aubrey Kingsbury.Yellow Cards_Lavelle, United States, 51st.Referee_Yoshimi Yamashita. Assistant Referees_Makoto Bozono, Naomi Teshirogi, Juan Ernesto Soto. 4th Official_Kim Yujeong.___Source

Lowline Fire burning near Crested Butte

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A wildfire named the Lowline Fire is burning approximately 14 miles north northeast of Gunnison and 11 miles southwest of Crested Butte, the U.S. Forest Service said. The fire sparked on Wednesday morning and the USFS said the cause is lightning. Reports of the fire were on the ridge between Squirrel and Mill Creeks in Gunnison County.As of 9:30 p.m., it was burning between 620-720 acres and is 0% contained. Officials said it is a threat to structures and evacuation notices and pre-evacuation notices were sent out to residents affected.   How Boulder is using mushrooms to fight wildfires A mandatory evacuation order was sent to residents in the Mill Creek Drainage area west of the intersection of County Road 730 and 727. A pre-evacuation notice for residents along CR 818 to the intersection with CR 730 (Ohio Creek) was issued just before 7 p.m."Three engines and one hand crew are on scene working to suppress the fire with additional resources on the way. A T...