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71-acre South Bay brush fire impacts traffic on US-101

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

(KRON) -- A brush fire burning in the South Bay Wednesday afternoon is impacting traffic, according to a 511 alert. Cal Fire's Santa Clara Unit said the fire has torched 71 acres and is 40% contained. The fire is near northbound US-101, north of Cochrane Road in Morgan Hill. California Highway Patrol issued a severe traffic alert, and the right lane of northbound US-101 is blocked. "Firefighters are making good progress and continue to build and strengthen control lines," Cal Fire said. It has been named the Cochrane Fire. Drivers are told to expect delays and avoid the area. There is no estimated time for the roadway to reopen. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

4-year-old girl killed, parents injured in crash near Oracle Park, driver identified

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A driver who allegedly killed a 4-year-old girl and injured her parents in a crash in San Francisco on Tuesday has been arrested, the San Francisco Police Department said Wednesday. She was identified as 71-year-old Karen Cartagena. SFPD responded to 4th Street and King Street at about 5:15 p.m. regarding a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrians. The victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The girl was pronounced dead at the hospital. Teen girls nabbed after San Francisco business ransacked Each of the victims was a pedestrian. The girl who was killed was in a stroller. Her father has life-threatening injuries. SFPD said the family was in from out of town. The involved car was pinned against a pole after the crash. The driver remained at the scene, police said. Drugs and alcohol are not expected to be a factor. The driver was subsequently arrested for three counts of failure to yield to pedestrians and vehicular manslaughter, SFPD confi...

Colorado coach Deion Sanders gets hackles up over some of his players not joining in fight at camp

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Most football coaches preach about players keeping their cool in the dog days of August when temperatures and tempers both tend to flare.Not Deion Sanders.The University of Colorado’s new head coach upbraided some of his players Wednesdsay — not for fighting, but for not fighting.A brief fracas followed Anthony Hankers’ touchdown run up the middle in a goal-line drill when safety Jaden Milliner-Jones grabbed the running back by his jersey and tossed him to the ground well after he’d scored.Massive offensive tackle Gerad Christian-Lichentan, who packs 310 pounds onto his 6-foot-10 frame, didn’t appreciate the late-in-the-play aggression and let Milliner-Jones know it.A lot of pushing and shoving and hollering ensued as several teammates joined in, although many seemed to be simply trying to keep the peace. Some assistants ran into the fray and separated the players in the middle of the fight.Moments later, as the offense huddled, Coach Pr...

Hernandez hits sacrifice fly in the eighth to break a tie, Mariners edge Royals 6-5

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Teoscar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night. Julio Rodriguez had four hits for Seattle, including a ninth-inning single that provided an insurance run the Mariners ended up needing. Cal Raleigh added a home run and a double.Dylan Moore opened the eighth by reaching on an error and came around to score on Hernandez’s fly to make it 5-4. Luis Castillo (9-7) allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out three.Matt Brash picked up his third save despite allowing Nelson Velazquez’s homer in the ninth. Dylan Coleman (0-1) took the loss for Kansas City. James McArthur, who made his first major league start as the opener for the Royals, allowed three runs on three hits in one inning.The Mariners wasted no time in foiling the Royals’ opener plan. Rodriguez led off with a double to the gap in right-center. He scored on...

Christopher Morel hits game-ending homer as Chicago Cubs rally past White Sox 4-3

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel hit a dramatic three-run homer off Gregory Santos in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Wednesday night.Cody Bellinger sparked the winning rally with a leadoff double. Dansby Swanson then walked before Morel drove a 1-2 pitch from Santos (2-1) over the wall in right-center for his 19th homer.The Wrigley Field crowd of 40,869 cheered wildly as Morel sprinted around the bases with his arms out. He ripped off his jersey as he rounded third before he was surrounded by his teammates in a delirious mob at home plate.Morel’s first career game-ending homer was the Cubs’ first hit with runners in scoring position all night. They were looking at a frustrating shutout loss before Nick Madrigal’s pinch-hit homer against Aaron Bummer in the eighth set the stage for Morel’s big swing in the ninth.Drew Smyly (9-8) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.The White Sox wasted a terrific performance by Mike ...

Detmers takes no-hitter into 8th inning, Ohtani hits 42nd homer as Angels beat Rangers 2-0

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels left-hander Reid Detmers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 42nd home run as Los Angeles beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-0 on Wednesday night. The Rangers got their first hit when Marcus Semien lined a double into the left-center gap with one out in the eighth on the 108th and final pitch by Detmers (3-9).Reynaldo Lopez and Carlos Estevez then finished off the Angels’ eighth shutout this season. Texas, which entered the game with .273 team batting average and an MLB-high 1,138 hits, was held scoreless for the ninth time.Lopez issued an intentional walk to All-Star shortstop Corey Seager before Adolis Garcia, another All-Star, struck out and Nathaniel Lowe hit an inning-ending flyball. Estevez gave up back-to-back singles to open the ninth, but got his 26th save in 28 chances by striking out two of the last three batters. Ohtani, the designated hitter whose turn in the starting rotation this wee...

E-bike shop owners want fewer corporations in rebate programs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — E-bikes are still a popular commodity across the Front Range. Denver's e-bike program has sold out within minutes. Wednesday morning, the state of Colorado's Energy Office launched its e-bike rebate program. The system crashed initially, but it was back up shortly after that. This vehicle type is the top choice for airport thieves — and it's not Kia or Hyundai Many are excited about the state's income-qualified rebate program, but one e-bike shop owner hopes the state learns from an issue he said Denver has not solved yet.Kenny Fischer of FattE-Bikes knows a lot about electric bicycles and rebate programs to get them."We are actually Denver's first locally born, electric bike company. We've been around since 2017, and we are one of the only e-bike companies to be both woman-owned and to build our bikes here in the USA," said Fischer, who co-founded the business.Denver e-bike company pushes for local salesFattE-Bikes participates in Denver's e-bike program, and now ...

Gov’t Mule returns to the ‘Dark Side’ for Boston tour stop

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

You can’t see Pink Floyd play “Dark Side of the Moon” for its 50th anniversary, since Floyd leaders Roger Waters and David Gilmour still hate each other too much. But you can see it done proud Friday at the Leader Bank Pavilion by Gov’t Mule, whose leader Warren Haynes is both a jam-band icon and a voracious music fan.“My musical taste goes all over the map,” he said this week. “It started with soul music, my earliest influences were James Brown and Otis Redding. But I was lucky to have two older brothers, who were not only music nuts but record collectors as well. The first time I heard Pink Floyd was ‘Dark Side’ in 1973, and I loved it so much that I had to go backward and hear the rest. As with all the music that we choose to be influenced by, it’s timeless.”The first “Dark Side of the Mule” show happened at the Orpheum in Boston: It was Halloween in 2008, and the band honored its annual tradition of a surprise cover set. “We only meant to do it that one time, but there was deman...

Editorial: Fugitive killer’s arrest reminds us why ICE is necessary

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

It’s a good thing Antonio Jose De Abreu Vidal Filho was caught in Rye, NH on Monday. If he had been in one of Massachusetts’ migrant havens such as Amherst, Cambridge, Chelsea, Concord, Newton, Northampton, Somerville or Boston, the ICE arrest of the multiple murderer might not have been such a slam dunk.Filho, one of the world’s most wanted illegal immigrants, had escaped a 275-year prison sentence in his native Brazil before Boston ICE agents busted him.To hear progressives tell it, illegal immigrants are all good people who want a better life for themselves and their families. Most are – but it’s the ones who bring their criminal pasts with them across the border that make vigilance necessary.As the Herald reported, Interpol had a Red Notice on Filho, listing him as wanted for murder, attempted murder, physical torture and mental torture.The former Brazilian military police officer was sentenced for 11 murders after defecting, Brazilian newspaper El Globo ...

Adair: Increased security a must for election workers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

A county election worker in Oregon recently found himself in an unsettling situation during his rounds collecting ballots from drop boxes. A disgruntled woman, driving erratically, had been following him for hours. As the situation escalated, the woman began shouting that she had a gun and would continue filming him doing his job. Unfortunately, this election worker is not alone.One in six local elections officials in America have experienced threats while on the job. The dedicated citizens who keep our elections running smoothly face an increasingly hostile political environment. While they’ve repeatedly sounded the alarm about the need for increased security funding, their calls for help have mostly fallen on deaf ears.Election workers serve on the front lines of our democracy, helping to ensure every American can exercise their freedom to vote. They do the often thankless work while acting as facilitators of our elections — from collecting ballots from drop boxes to opening polli...