Home

Park Officials spread awareness of flash flood dangers

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

HUNTER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — After Forest Rangers rescued a dozen people at Kaaterskill Falls during a flash flooding on Tuesday, park officials want everyone to take flash flood warnings more seriously. Forest Rangers responded to reports of people stranded by flash flooding, and Ranger Seamus Peterson knew he had to spring into action quickly. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “I was able to wade across and eventually made contact with the subject and basically had him hold onto my back while I waded across and rejoined him with the rest of his friends,” Ranger Peterson said.Forest Ranger Rob Dawson said that Ranger Peterson carried one person across the water to safety, then headed to Fawn’s Leap off Route 23A to help seven others stranded on the side of the creek.“What we had was along Kaaterskill Creek, several groups that were caught across the stream from the road, so they weren’t able to get out just because the water went up ...

WATCH: Golden native, USWNT captain Lindsey Horan levels the score at 1-1 vs. Netherlands

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

When the United States Women’s National Team needed a big-time player in Wednesday’s game against the Netherlands, it was Golden native and team captain Lindsey Horan who delivered it.The 29-year-old midfielder leveled the score in the 62nd minute off a corner kick. Moments earlier, she had to exit the game after she was taken down and checked out by trainers.After re-entering the field of play, she and Daniëlle van de Donk had a talking to by the official after there was pushing in the box. Horan got the last word on the next play as she made a darting run on a corner kick from Rose Lavelle and headed home the equalizer.The Netherlands controlled the game in the first-half and opened the scoring in the 17th minute off of Jill Roord.Horan also scored against Vietnam in the group-stage opener last Friday. It was her fourth-career World Cup goal.LINDSEY HORAN SENDS THE ULTIMATE MESSAGE THE @USWNT HAS LEVELED IT pic.twitter.com/IV7hnG4CyK— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) Jul...

Older sow walks 46 miles back to Steamboat to den, give birth

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

An older black bear sow, now known by ear tag 1036, was determined to make her way back home to Steamboat Springs.Related ArticlesColorado News | Opinion: Watson is free! Animals deserve more no-kill options in Denver shelters Colorado News | 6 malnourished horses rescued in Parker, owner cited for animal cruelty Colorado News | Woman dead after apparent grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone Colorado News | Another Western state says it won’t send wolves to Colorado, citing “enormous price” of managing the species Colorado News | A bison gored an Arizona woman in Yellowstone, the park’s first such attack in 2023 After being relocated in September to near the Wyoming border, she walked some 46 miles back to Steamboat to den and then give birth to three cubs this spring.That sow, thought to be a longtime local bear in her late teens based on her teeth condition, was found Sept. 1 ins...

Nearly 140 arrested in Southern California child sex abuse raids

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

139 people were arrested in a sweeping multi-agency crackdown on child sex abuse and child pornography this month, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday.The crackdown, dubbed Operation Online Guardian, involved over 100 agencies that comprise LAPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.“Child exploitation is one of the most horrendous crimes affecting our most vulnerable members of the community,” Joe McNally, Assistant U.S. Attorney General, said at a news conference Wednesday morning. “Through these crimes, predators target those who can’t protect themselves.”The operation unfolded in two phases.In the first, officers went undercover on social media to identify individuals who were trafficking child porn, LAPD said. The second phase involved executing search warrants in five Southern California counties.LAPD Chief Michel Moore speaks at a news conference announcing a multi-agency child sex abuse crackdown. July 26, 2023. (KTLA)“Vulnerable children wer...

Report: Angels decide to keep Shohei Ohtani past trade deadline, push for playoffs

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

DETROIT — Although the Angels have always been expected to keep Shohei Ohtani beyond the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci reported on Wednesday night that the club has officially decided to pull the two-way star from the trade market.The report comes from the same writer who interviewed Angels owner Arte Moreno over multiple days during spring training this year, writing a lengthy story detailing Moreno’s plans for the team.The Angels (52-49) are four games behind the Toronto Blue Jays (57-46) for the final wild-card spot in the American League, also chasing the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. They have six games to go before the trade deadline, and 61 games left in the season.The Angels, according to the report, fielded some offers for Ohtani, but none were sufficient to make a deal, so the team will now focus on adding players in order to make a push for its first playoff berth since 2014. The Angels would likely be looking for a starting pitcher and a...

Suspect fatally shot by police in Bayview District

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

By Bay City NewsAn investigation is underway after San Francisco police shot and killed a man in the city’s Bayview District on Wednesday afternoon.The man was fatally shot after he approached officers making an arrest about 3 p.m. near Fairfax Avenue and Catalina Street, Officer Robert Rueca said.The suspect was allegedly carrying a firearm, but police didn’t describe the gun or how it was displayed.The man was taken to a hospital with injuries considered life-threatening and later died. It’s not known if he had any connection to the person being arrested.Rueca said police would hold a town hall meeting to address the officer-involved shooting.

Two arrested in connection with wild San Francisco stairway crash

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrests of two people in connection with a spectacular crash over the weekend that was captured on camera and saw a car flip over a section of the Sanchez Street Stairs in San Francisco.Officers found the suspects Tuesday night in the 1400 block of Pine Street in Nob Hill, the San Francisco Police Department said in a news release.The suspects – identified as a 36-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, both of San Francisco – were arrested on suspicion of carjacking, receiving a stolen vehicle and conspiracy. The woman was also arrested on suspicion of reckless driving.The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries he suffered in the collision days earlier. The woman, meanwhile, was booked into San Francisco County Jail.The crash happened around 7:20 p.m. Saturday at 19th and Sanchez streets, police said. Officers arrived to find a car resting on its roof at the bottom of the Sanchez Street Stairs.The owner of the car...

More than 20 freeway shootings have been reported on Bay Area freeways since start of 2023

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

(KRON) -- It has been a deadly and dangerous year on Bay Area freeways. KRON4 has covered 21 shootings on Bay Area freeways since the start of 2023, and there appears to be no end in sight. New Netflix AI role pays 33 times more than SAG minimum earnings A shocking illustration of the violence taking place on Bay Area freeways lays out 20 of the shooting locations below. The map paints a grim picture:(20 of the 21 Bay Area freeway shootings reported in 2023)Some freeways are more prone to shootings than others. For example, there have been at least eight shootings on Interstate 580 in Oakland since the beginning of the year. Not far behind is another freeway that runs through Oakland; Interstate 880 has seen seven freeway shootings since 2023 began. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News ...

Pelicans star Zion Williamson, family sued for $1.8 million by tech company

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, his stepfather and his mother allegedly have failed to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan from a California-based technology company.In a civil lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Ankr PBC stated that it made the loan in September 2021 to Williamson and family members while trying to establish a marketing relationship with the Pelicans’ All-Star power forward.The company — which specializes in blockchain-related technologies used in finance and data storage — states in the lawsuit that it hoped Williamson could serve as an Ankr spokesperson.The lawsuit also states that the player’s stepfather, Lee Anderson, represented Williamson as his business manager and required up-front payment of $150,000 to negotiate a potential business relationship with his stepson.“Based on Williamson’s statements to Ankr, Ankr reasonably believed that Anderson possessed the authority to negotiate b...

Collier’s double-double leads Lynx past Mystics 97-92

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:16:36 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season, Diamond Miller added 21 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 97-92 on Wednesday night.Minnesota (11-13) won its second game in 11 attempts against a team with a winning record this season. Washington (12-11) lost its fifth straight road game.Collier put Minnesota ahead 87-79 with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter, but she hobbled off the court less than two minutes later after appearing to injure her right ankle. She did not return.Washington rookie Li Meng was left open in the corner and sank a 3-pointer to pull within 91-90. But Nikolina Milic scored the next four points to extend Minnesota’s lead to 95-90. Miller sealed it with a wide open layup, off a nice assist by Milic, with 47.1 seconds left.Kayla McBride added 15 points and Jessica Shepard, who played for the first time since June 11, added eight points for Minnesota. Shepard had b...