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Mitty softball snaps streak, rallies to defeat No. 1 St. Francis – “This is huge for us”

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

SAN JOSE – Kyleigh Mace expected to spend her first Mitty vs. St. Francis game cheering from the home dugout. But the freshman was ready to go when an injury to senior ace Ava Markert on Tuesday thrust Mace into the starting role, and one could hardly call her unproven.After all, she had already pitched a six-inning perfect game against West Catholic Athletic League opponent in Sacred Heart Cathedral on April 5. Mace wasn’t quite perfect on Wednesday, but she still threw a gem of a complete game to give the Monarchs a 3-2 victory, snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Mountain View school with their first win since 2019.The right hander held the prolific St. Francis offense to six hits in a nail-biter between the WCAL’s best teams.“This is huge for us,” Mace said. “It’s a confidence-booster.”SAN JOSE – Mitty pitcher Kyleigh Mace throws a pitch in the first inning. St. Francis and Archbishop Mitty played in a high school softball game at Archbishop Mitty high school...

Civil rights attorney John Burris to file federal lawsuit against City of Antioch

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Civil rights attorney John Burris will file a federal lawsuit against the City of Antioch and members of the Antioch Police Department, he announced Wednesday. The police department is currently under investigation by the FBI and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office for “crimes of moral turpitude” and criminal offenses. Recently released documents showed officers use racist speech in text messages.Burris will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday morning on the steps of the APD building. "It's criminal that these officers who are supposedly 'serving and protecting' the community have conducted themselves in such an openly outrageous manner that the community should be as afraid of the Antioch Police officers as they are of the criminals in the street," Burris said. 3.8 magnitude earthquake reported in Antioch Forty-five officers are embroiled in the scandal, according to Contra Costa County chief public defender Ellen McDonnell, 16 of which are in ma...

Group fails to stop marijuana dispensary approval in SF

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Some residents are against a marijuana dispensary coming to San Francisco’s Inner Parkside neighborhood because it happens to be within steps of a preschool and other businesses.The new dispensary is expected to be above Gold Mirror, an Italian restaurant on Taraval Street. “We're unhappy. It's right across the street from a daycare. It's surrounded by martial arts schools and dental offices that cater to kids,” said Lefteris Eleftheriou, against the dispensary.Eleftheriou is part of a neighborhood group that has been petitioning to prevent the new cannabis dispensary from getting approval. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors allowed the project to move forward in a 9-2 vote this week. Deputies investigate shots fired at Sacramento International Airport garage; airport ‘fully operational’ “I think it's a bad idea because the 600-foot buffer zone is here to protect the children so they should include the preschool,” said Maurice Wong, owner of Happy Day Pres...

Deputies investigate shots fired at Sacramento International Airport garage; airport 'fully operational'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

(KTXL) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said someone at the Sacramento International Airport fired shots on Wednesday night.The shooter was reportedly found dead inside a car in the garage, and it is believed the shooter died by suicide. No one else is believed to have been injured, the sheriff's office said.  Authorities closed off the overnight parking lot near Terminal A.This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

Family honors life of Mario Gonzalez, killed by police two years ago

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- Wednesday marks two years since the killing of Mario Gonzalez, the 26-year-old who died while being restrained by Alameda police back in 2021.Family and friends of Gonzalez gathered to celebrate his life on Oak Street, where he was killed. "You know just share space with people and get out spirits lifted, commemorate him and remember him. Do things that he liked to do, listen to music, and eat tacos,” said his brother, Jerry Gonzalez. Homicide suspect found when trying to reenter the U.S. from Mexico James Fisher, Cameron Leahy and Eric McKinley were the three police officers involved in his death. Gonzalez’s death was ruled a homicide, however, previous Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said criminal charges on the three officers could not be justified. Just this year, new District Attorney Pamela Price announced she is reopening the case. "I think she should stand firm on her ground on what she believes is right and giving justice to famil...

Indonesia recovers bodies of 4 troops killed in Papua clash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian security forces recovered the bodies of four government soldiers who were killed in a separatist attack while searching for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, officials said Thursday.The four elite army troops were killed on Saturday after attackers from the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, ambushed 36 government soldiers in Nduga district in the mountainous Papua Highlands province.Security forces found the bodies on Wednesday, including that of a soldier who fell into a 15-meter-deep (49-foot) ravine, and evacuated them to a hospital in Timika, a mining city in neighboring Central Papua province, said Papua military spokesperson Col. Herman Taryaman.The troops were ambushed by the rebels while searching for Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot who was abducted by the rebels in February, Taryaman said. The rebels shot a soldier who fell into the ravine...

2 dead as severe storms, tornadoes move through central U.S.

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

COLE, Okla. (AP) — Strong storms including tornadoes, winds and hail moved through parts of the Central U.S. on Wednesday, killing at least two people, causing injuries, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power.The National Weather Service began issuing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings Wednesday evening in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa with forecasters warning people to find shelter. Central Oklahoma saw multiple tornadoes, including one that raced through the communities of Shawnee and Cole Wednesday night. Authorities said at least two people were killed in the small town of Cole in McClain County and there also were injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to some requiring hospitalization, although the numbers weren’t immediately clear as hundreds of people fanned out in search operations.Power lines also were torn down, trees toppled and homes and other buildings badly damaged or destroyed. Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee and an airport received damag...

Hintz hat trick as Stars get even with 7-3 win over Wild

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz scored a short-hander on Dallas’ first shot and added two more goals after that, Evgenii Dadonov scored twice and the Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 7-3 on Wednesday night to even the first-round series at a game each. Dadonov and Hintz each scored their second goals of the game in a 48-second span late in the second period for a 6-3 lead. That was the last of three pairs of quick scoring goals in that middle period — two by the Stars that sandwiched an even-quicker scoring duo by the Wild.Hintz, who also had an assist, secured his first career hat trick with a power-play goal with just under eight minutes left, when Miro Heiskanen got his fourth assist of the game. Hintz is the first player with a short-handed, power-play and even-strength goal in a playoff game since Tyler Johnson did it for Tampa Bay against the New York Rangers in 2015. The Dallas scoring onslaught came against three-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Marc-André Fleury, who got the s...

Bucks make 25 3s, beat Heat 138-122 without Antetokounmpo

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — For at least one night, the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t miss Giannis Antetokounmpo at all.Brook Lopez scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 24 and the hot-shooting Bucks withstood Antetokounmpo’s absence while trouncing the Miami Heat 138-122 on Wednesday, tying their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece.Milwaukee shot 25 of 49 from 3-point range to match an NBA record for 3-pointers in a game as the Bucks showcased their depth by thriving without their two-time MVP. Pat Connaughton, who hadn’t even played in Game 1, scored a playoff career-high 22 points and shot 6 of 10 from beyond the arc.“Everyone’s ready,” Lopez said. “Everyone has the right mentality coming into the game — the mentality it takes to be a Milwaukee Buck. There’s no one above anyone else. We’re just out there trying to win.”Antetokounmpo remained out for Milwaukee after leaving the Bucks’ 130-117 Game 1 loss early in the second quarter with a brui...

La abogada del actor Jonathan Majors refuta las acusaciones de abuso: “Será totalmente exonerado”

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:20 GMT

(CNN) — Una abogada del actor Jonathan Majors refutó un nuevo informe de acusaciones de abuso por parte de la estrella de Marvel.Citando fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto, Variety informó este miércoles que otras presuntas víctimas de abusos se presentaron y están cooperando con la Oficina del Fiscal del Distrito de Manhattan después de que Majors fuera detenido y acusado de cargos de asalto y acoso en marzo tras una disputa doméstica en Nueva York.Al ser contactado por CNN este miércoles por la noche, un portavoz de la Fiscalía de Manhattan declinó hacer comentarios. CNN no ha podido confirmar de forma independiente que se hayan presentado más presuntas víctimas.Arrestan al actor Jonathan Majors por cargos de agresión en Nueva York, según la Policía“Jonathan Majors es inocente y no ha abusado de nadie”, dijo su abogada, Priya Chaudhry, en un comunicado enviado a CNN por correo electrónico. “Hemos proporcionado pruebas irrefutables al fiscal del distrito d...