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Two people are shot at Oakland A’s game in Chicago

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

Two people were shot in Chicago during the Oakland A’s 12-4 victory over the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night, officials said.The shooting occurred inside the stadium during the game, according to Tom Ahern, a spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department told the New York Times.Authorities did not provide further details, but local news outlets reported that the shooting did not interrupt Friday night’s game. A concert headlined by Vanilla Ice scheduled for after the game was canceled, according to local news reports. The scoreboard above center field said the cancellation was “due to technical issues.”Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Allen homers, drives in career-high 5 as A’s pound White Sox 12-4 Oakland Athletics | Rubin: John Fisher couldn’t hide how he failed Oakland A’s Oakland Athletics | Langeliers homers twice, Gelof hits tiebreaking shot as A’s beat White Sox Oakland Athletic...

Suspect in custody after chase across Bay Bridge

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

(KRON) -- California Highway Patrol confirmed it was involved in a chase Friday across the Bay Bridge in both directions. The suspect was taken into custody just after 9 p.m. in Richmond. CHP said the pursuit began at about 3:20 p.m. when a Costa Costa County Sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a white Infinity traveling westbound on State Route 4. Police pursued as the car went onto Interstate 80, CHP said. The suspect then went across the Bay Bridge to San Francisco. The deputy chose not to follow the car for the sake of the other drivers on the road, but a sheriff's helicopter followed the vehicle overhead as it drove recklessly and at high speeds, per CHP. The driver eventually crashed into cars in San Francisco, and CHP officers arrived at the scene. As officers prepared to possibly chase the suspect on foot, he took off driving, striking two cars and a police K9, CHP said. The dog has non-life-threatening injuries. The chase then crossed back over the Bay Bridge into the East B...

Pop-up shops coming to empty San Francisco storefronts

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Desperate times call for desperate measures, such as one radical idea to turn around San Francisco’s downtown. It’s part of the mayor’s plan to take storefronts from vacant to vibrant.Seventeen businesses have been chosen to fill vacant storefronts in downtown San Francisco. The pop-ups will operate for at least six months and Mayor London Breed says it’s good for owners and the city. SF restaurant bans armed officers, police union responds A wide variety of businesses were chosen for the Vacant to Vibrant program in San Francisco. Restaurants, artists, retail shops and others are excited to be a pop-up. All of them are ready to change the negative stereotypes of downtown.Sept. 17 is when business owners will move into pop-up locations stretching from Embarcadero Center to Montgomery Street. It wasn’t easy for the nonprofit SF New Deal to pick the winners. Executive Director Simon Bertrang says 875 applied, and more paperwork is still coming in.“I’m excited ...

Multiple people shot in Oakland, 2 arrested

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Multiple people were shot in Oakland on Friday and two people were arrested in connection to the incident, the Oakland Police Department said. OPD responded to the 6200 block of International Boulevard just after 5:30 p.m. for the shooting. Officers found one victim, who was transported to a local hospital for treatment. CHP chases suspect across Bay Bridge Shortly afterward, more victims arrived at local hospitals, OPD said. An investigation revealed that all of them suffered their injuries at the shooting on International Boulevard. All of the victims are in stable condition, according to police. OPD did not specify how many victims were reported. Officers located two people involved in the shootings and arrested them while they were trying to escape using public transportation, according to police. OPD is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call (510) 238-3426. 

Pham loses homer on bizarre fan interference, Diamondbacks beat Reds 10-8

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks jumped to an early four-run lead, and nearly blew it in the ninth inning.Their starting pitcher earned his first win in the majors. They even scored on infield fly rule popup.The most impressive highlight of a wild night: a kid stealing the ball from an outfielder trying to steal a home run.Tommy Pham lost a homer when a kid snatched the ball from Cincinnati left fielder Spencer Steer’s glove, but the Diamondbacks did enough offensive damage before that to beat the Reds 10-8 on Friday night.“Once I saw what happened, I had the same reaction every fan had in the stadium that it was a pretty remarkable play by the kid,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “It looked like the ball was in Steer’s glove and the kid stole it. I don’t know how he did it.” Pham followed Jace Peterson’s two-run triple with a two-run double off Hunter Greene (2-6), giving the Diamondbacks a 5-1 lead in the fourth inning.With Arizona leading ...

Mariners tie Texas for AL West lead, beat Royals 7-5 behind Suárez’s 3 hits, 3 RBIs

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners tied Texas for the AL West lead, beating the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday night behind Eugenio Suárez’s three hits and three RBIs that included go-ahead, two-run single in the fourth inning.Seattle was 10 games out of first at 47-48 before play on July 20, but the Mariners have gone on a 25-8 run. At 128 games into the season, this is the latest the Mariners have had a share of first place since 2003.Kansa City led 3-2 before Suárez’s fourth-inning single. Seattle built a 6-3 lead in the fifth when Teoscar Hernández scored on Austin Cox’s wild pitch, and Josh Rojas had an RBI single.Kyle Isbel cut the gap to 6-5 with a two-run homer in the seventh against Matt Brash. Suárez hit a run-scoring double in the eighth against Taylor Hearn.Andrés Muñoz allowed a single and walk in the ninth, then retired Maikel Garcia on a groundout. Bobby Witt Jr. was intentionally walked with two outs, loading the bases, and Muñoz struck out pinch...

Chicago police say two women were injured in shooting during White Sox game

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two women were injured in shooting during White Sox game.Source

En nueva intervención en la mayor cárcel de Ecuador hallan armas y droga

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

QUITO – Una nueva intervención de la Policía y de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador en la Penitenciaría del Litoral, la más grande y poblada del país, dejó este viernes como resultado más armas y droga incautada, entre otros objetos prohibidos dentro de la prisión.Entre los elementos requisados en la Penitenciaría, situada en la porteña ciudad de Guayaquil, hay un arma de fuego, ocho granadas, mil 114 balas, un centenar de teléfonos celulares y 1.6 kilos de droga, según detalló en un comunicado la secretaría de Comunicación de la Presidencia de Ecuador.El operativo, donde participaron unos 1,700 policías y militares, se centró en los pabellones 1 y 4 de la Penitenciaría del Litoral, conocida oficialmente como el Centro de Privación de Libertas Guayas Número 1, que alberga a unos 5,700 reclusos.De acuerdo con el Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral (SNAI) a Personas Privadas de Libertad, el organismo estatal encargado de custodiar y administrar las prisiones en Ecuador, la inter...

Strider becomes first 15-game winner, leads Braves over Giants 5-1

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spencer Strider became the major leagues’ first 15-game winner, pitching three-hit ball over seven inning in leading the Atlanta Braves over the slumping San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night.Michael Harris II had three hits and drove in three runs, helping the major league-best Braves (83-44) to their eighth win in 10 games.“He’s just really good,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Strider. “He had a really good fastball, everything, the whole package was good. His fastball was one of the good ones that he has.”San Francisco has lost 13 of 18 and is one game behind the Chicago Cubs for the NL’s final wild card berth.Seven days after beating San Francisco with one-hit ball over seven innings, Strider (15-4) was dominant again while outdueling Logan Webb (9-10) in a match-up of NL Cy Young Award contenders. Strider struck out nine to increase his big league-high total to 236. He extended a shutout streak to 20 innings before Joc Pederson tripled in the seve...

Twins use big innings early, late to rout Rangers 12-2, drop Texas into tie for AL West lead

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:10:01 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins took advantage of erratic pitching early, drawing four walks and scoring four runs in the first inning Friday night in a 12-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in a game that saw the benches clear.The AL West-leading Rangers lost their season-high eighth straight game and dropped into a tie for the division lead with Seattle. Texas had held sole possession of the lead since before play on May 6.Rangers starter Dane Dunning walked three of the first four batters he faced and eventually walked the bases loaded. Matt Wallner delivered a bases-loaded triple to put the AL Central-leading Twins up 3-0 in the first inning.Ryan Jeffers added an RBI single in the four-run first. Jeffers was later hit by Dunning (9-6) in the third inning, which started a string of events that eventually led to the benches and bullpens clearing in the top of the fourth.Dunning said postgame that he didn’t intend to hit Jeffers with two outs and runners on the corners.“...