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Rockies blow ninth-inning lead in series opener to Cubs as home plate umpire leaves game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

As usual, September is the closest Colorado will get to the cold-weather thrills of playoff baseball. The Rockies can try to conjure a little October excitement from time to time, but the real postseason contenders often arrive to put the last-place teams in their place.The Rockies coughed up a ninth-inning lead Monday night to drop their series opener 5-4 to the Cubs at Coors Field. Brenton Doyle singled home tying and go-ahead runs in the seventh, but Yan Gomes returned the favor in the top of the ninth, handing Tyler Kinley a blown save and Colorado (51-91) its fifth consecutive loss.Aside from a three-run seventh, Colorado only mustered four hits as the summer heat and long-fly-ball tendencies of the Front Range chilled out, a reminder that this unflattering 2023 season is almost over. The Rockies have failed to hit a home run in eight of their last nine games.They’re playing for pride, prospects and to avoid 100 losses in these final weeks, while the Cubs are jockeying fo...

Summit Event Center in Aurora sends debit cards as deposit refund after sudden closure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

AURORA — The Summit Event Center in Aurora sent one customer three $1,000 Visa gift cards as a deposit refund following the center’s sudden closure in August.A sign posted on the doors says “Available,” much to the surprise of some of the customers who booked the event center for fall.Related ArticlesBusiness | Over 50 Albertsons stores in Colorado will be sold as part of $1.9 billion deal Business | A heavier regulatory burden has Colorado business leaders looking elsewhere, poll says Business | Homeowner, housing group fighting Summit County’s short-term rental rules Business | Kroger and Albertsons looking to sell 400 stores to wholesale grocery company, report says Business | Colorado’s soon-to-be largest battery plant gets last-minute charge despite neighbors’ opposition “The answer is simple. We’re screwed,” said Leonard Grimes, who booked the S...

Keeler: Deion Sanders, hottest coach in America, was on CSU Rams’ radar two Decembers ago. Shilo Sanders even took recruiting visit to FoCo. Can Jay Norvell spoil Coach Prime’s Rocky Mountain Showdown debut?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Shilo Sanders took an official visit to Canvas Stadium as a Texas teenager back in December 2018, two CSU coaches ago. How different this little tale could’ve gone.“Deion Sanders had had a lot of public critics. I’m not one of them,” the current Rams football coach, Jay Norvell, said to lead off his Monday news conference in FoCo.“I really respect all head coaches and the sacrifices that they’ve had to make to become head coaches. And I appreciate the path that they have to go through to get there, and especially African American coaches. And so I was happy to see Deion get his opportunity. I had to wait a long time to get mine.”History says the Rams, who are coming off a bye and into the cauldron of Folsom Field Saturday for the Rocky Mountain Showdown, have the right man in Norvell. But the Twilight Zone says Coach Prime and his family might’ve looked pretty good in green and gold, too.And in the case of Shilo and Shed...

Hemet police investigating 'sex predator' accusations against school district employee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

The Hemet Police Department is investigating after an online vigilante group accused an employee with the Hemet Unified School District of undisclosed illegal activity.The Police Department issued a vague news release Monday evening, in which it announced it had received allegations by the unnamed group earlier in the day. It did not specify how the accusations were conveyed or which online group reported the alleged impropriety.Detectives are apparently in contact with the group and an investigation is underway. The School District has also been informed of the allegations and is conducting an independent investigation.Details are extremely limited at this time and anyone with information is urged to contact Hemet Police Department Detective Marco Valencia at 951-765-2400. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Police Department's mobile app.There has been a rise in online groups running makeshift sting operations in attempts to entice and document adults looking to commi...

Video shows bystanders intervene when man exposes himself in Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

Visitors and motorists along Hollywood’s bustling Walk of Fame were victimized by a man who exposed himself in public on Sunday.A video posted to Citizen shows the man standing with his pants down and his arms raised next to stopped vehicles, including a Metro bus, at Hollywood Boulevard and N. Highland Avenue - just footsteps from the famous Chinese Theatre and Dolby Theatre.Thankfully, members of the public quickly intervened.The video shows one bystander walk up to the naked man and pull up his pants. A second video shows two people holding him down waiting for authorities to arrive.Video posted to Citizen shows a man standing with his pants down and his arms raised next to traffic, including a Metro bus, at Hollywood Boulevard and N. Highland Avenue. Sept. 10, 2023. (CITIZEN)“Don’t f***ing move,” a Good Samaritan says. “There’s f***ing kids [and] you’re f***ing doing that?”Yet another bystander hurls a water bottle at the man, hitting him in the head.It was not immediately known...

Video shows violent crash into South L.A. home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

Home surveillance cameras captured the moment an alleged DUI driver crashed into a home in South Los Angeles Sunday night.  The violent crash happened at around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of 110th Street and Normandie Avenue in the Westmont neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to an independent news agency.  Video of the incident obtained by KTLA shows a Mercedes SUV barrel through the property's metal fence and slam into the home, causing substantial damage. A woman who was a passenger in the vehicle can be seen on the ground with her dog also out of the vehicle. Behind the wheel of the SUV, a male driver can be seen. 7 injured in multi-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles Medical personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene. It is unknown if anyone inside the home was injured or if the home was red-tagged due to the structural damage caused by the collision.  A Mercedes SUV seen shortly after crashing into a South L.A. home o...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Palo Alto, reported the week of Sep. 4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

A house in Palo Alto that sold for $4.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Palo Alto in the past week.In total, 11 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.9 million. The average price per square foot was $1,618.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 4 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2 million, detached house in the 3400 block of Park Blvd.A sale has been finalized for the single-family house in the 3400 block of Park Blvd. in Palo Alto. The price was $1,950,000 and the new owners took over the house in August. The house was built in 1977 and the living area totals 1,224 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $1,593. The house features three bedrooms and two bathrooms.Park Boulevard9. $2.5 million, condominium in the 300 block of Everett Ave.The property in the 300 block of Eve...

Antioch and Pittsburg police officers facing corruption charges due in court this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

(KRON) – Six Antioch and four Pittsburg police officers facing public corruption charges are scheduled to be arraigned in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez this Wednesday, September 13. The district attorney's office says officers will be asked to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Preliminary hearings will follow.Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe spoke about his plan to increase the low staffing levels of the Antioch Police Department. "We need to fire the police officers who violated the public's trust so that we can free up those positions and continue to hire," said Mayor Thorpe.  Massive sinkhole forms in SF intersection after water main break For more than a year and a half the police department has struggled with low staffing while the patrol officers charged with crimes were placed on administrative leave. The city council is exploring ways to alleviate the problem.Councilmember Mike Barbanica has suggested hiring retired cops to non-sworn police positions, w...

New Zealand economy to remain sluggish for 2 years, although doing better than feared, figures show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s economy is expected to remain sluggish for another two years, although the overall picture is rosier than many observers had feared, new figures released Tuesday indicate.The nation’s Treasury released the projections ahead of an election next month. They showed a slight deterioration from earlier predictions, with tax takes lower than expected and high inflation causing ongoing headaches.Unemployment is expected to jump from a current rate of 3.6% to 5.4% in 2025 before falling again, while economic growth is expected to fall from 3.1% this year to 1.3% next year, before bouncing back to 3.3% by 2026. Net debt as a percentage of the economy is expected to peak at 23% in 2025. Treasury said subdued house price growth and a tougher labor market would dampen household wealth and incomes, and that exporters, including farmers, faced ongoing headwinds. A predicted return to the government running budget surpluses was pushed back by a year unt...

Yandy Díaz hits his 20th homer as Tampa Bay Rays beat Minnesota Twins 7-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz connected for his 20th homer and finished with four hits, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Monday night.Josh Lowe had three hits for the second straight day as Tampa Bay won for the sixth time in seven games. The Rays (89-56) stayed three games back of AL East-leading Baltimore.After Tyler Glasnow (9-5) departed, Kevin Kelly, Jake Diekman and Pete Fairbanks each pitched a hitless inning. Fairbanks worked the ninth for his 23rd save.Max Kepler and Royce Lewis homered for the AL Central-leading Twins, who finished with six hits. Sonny Gray (7-7) was charged with two runs, one earned, and six hits in four innings.Díaz hit a leadoff shot in the sixth, giving Tampa Bay a 6-1 lead. He hit a game-ending homer in Saturday’s 7-5 win over Seattle.He tied a career high with four hits after beginning the day with a .161 (10 for 62) batting average in his career against Minnesota.Taylor Walls lifted the Rays to a 5-1 lead in the fifth...