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Juvenile killed in Vallejo collision

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- A juvenile who was in the passenger's seat of a 2005 Toyota Tundra was killed Friday morning after the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a center median, according to the Vallejo Police Department. On Sept. 1 at approximately 6:32 a.m. Vallejo PD said they received a call regarding a solo injury collision near Columbus Pkwy and Redwood Pkwy. After impact the vehicle rolled over and came to rest in the opposite lane of traffic. Pedestrian fatally struck by suspected intoxicated driver in Fairfield Police say the juvenile driver was transported to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. The juvenile passenger was declared deceased at the scene. The decedent’s name is withheld due to their age.The driver of the Tundra is cooperating with the investigation and drugs and/or alcohol do not appear to be a factor, police reported. ‘California Forever:’ Company behind land purchases in Solano County launches website, offers new information Vallejo PD...

Tatis and Soto hit consecutive home runs and the Padres beat the Giants 7-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. lofted a ball to right field, watched it just clear the wall and then raised his arms, almost in relief as much as celebration.Tatis, who has driven a number of balls to the wall or the warning track at Petco Park this season, and Juan Soto hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 7-3 on Friday night to drop the Giants into a tie with Arizona for the final NL wild card.“I hit it and said, ‘I don’t know,'” Tatis said of his two-run shot. ”I don’t know, man. I hit balls 109, 108 (mph) to the warning track, and I’m just glad that one went out. “Oh my God, it was amazing,” he said. “It’s baseball and you’ve got to keep grinding.”San Francisco had won four of five coming in, including 7-2 in the opener of this series Thursday night. Arizona beat Baltimore 4-2.Michael Wacha (11-2) held the Giants to two runs and six hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and two walk...

Asesinato a sangre fría de una osa desata la indignación en Italia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

(CNN) — El asesinato a sangre fría de una osa madre conocida como Amarena ha enfurecido a los grupos defensores de los animales y a los políticos locales en Italia.La osa parda fue abatida por un vecino de San Benedetto dei Marsi, a las afueras del parque nacional de los Abruzos, en el centro de Italia, según confirmó el parque el viernes.Su osezno Juan Carrito, de 4 años, saltó a los titulares internacionales en 2021 cuando irrumpió en una panadería local y devoró cientos de galletas.“El veterinario del parque intervino en el lugar con el equipo de emergencia, que sin embargo solo pudo constatar la muerte de la osa dada la gravedad de la herida”, dijo el parque en su página de Facebook.Amerana era una osa parda de Marsella, especie en peligro de extinción en Italia, donde quedan menos de 60 ejemplares vivos. Su muerte se investiga como un delito grave.El hombre de 56 años que le disparó fue entregado a la policía local.“El episodio es muy grave y causa un en...

Toronto catcher Danny Jansen fractures finger in the Blue Jays’ 13-9 win over the Rockies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Initial X-rays showed Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen fractured his right middle finger in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, manager John Schneider said.Jansen was struck by a foul ball on his right hand during Nolan Jones’ at-bat in the bottom of the sixth inning. Alejandro Kirk pinch hit for him in the seventh. “It’s a pretty freak injury, and it seems like those are coming in bunches right now,” Schneider said. Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette and third baseman Matt Chapman went on the injured list early this week. ”We’ll see how Jano is tomorrow,” Schneider said. “It’s an initial X-ray, and there is going to be more in-depth stuff done tonight and tomorrow.” Jansen, who homered earlier in the game, is hitting .228 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs this season.Triple-A Buffalo catcher Tyler Heineman is the likely replacement.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

Acuña homers and steals another base, Fried stifles Dodgers and Braves win 5th in a row, 6-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newlywed star Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 31st homer and stole his 63rd base, Max Fried tossed seven shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.The Braves (89-45) lead the Dodgers (83-51) by six games for the best record in the majors and potential home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Atlanta pounded out 14 hits in sending the Dodgers to a second consecutive loss for the first time since the end of July.Acuña was at it again one night after he got married during the day and in the evening became baseball’s first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season. He went deep leading off the third inning against Julio Urías (11-8), flexing his muscles as the 418-foot shot landed beyond the center-field fence. In the fifth, Acuña doubled leading off, stole third and scored on Austin Riley’s RBI double off the bullpen gate in right.For the second straight g...

Gelof hits 2-run double, Ruiz 2-run homer to help A’s pound new-look Angels 9-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay acknowledges the many challenges from his first two seasons guiding the Oakland Athletics, and never likes to focus on himself.He celebrated his team’s continued fight and spirit Friday night, not his 100th managerial victory.“It’s just a start, hopefully,” he said. “… This is a group that we’ve been through a lot of challenges this year and the mindset that we all have, that we’ve created, is that we’re going to grind ‘til the end and we’re going to work ‘til the end and we’re going to utilize this time to form a culture and identity with these younger players to hopefully hit the ground running next spring training, and I think they’ve bought in.” Zack Gelof had a two-run double to highlight a decisive five-run fourth inning to help JP Sears end a four-game losing streak, Esteury Ruiz hit a late two-run homer, and the last-place A’s pounded the new-look Los Angeles Angels 9-2.The A’s hit eight...

Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China but appears to cause only light damage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes. Damage appeared to be minimal, however, and some services were returning to normal by afternoon. Guangdong province’s meteorological bureau said the powerful storm churned into an outlying district of the city of Zhuhai, just south of Hong Kong at 3:30 a.m. It was weakening as it moved in a southwesterly direction along the Guangdong coast at a speed of around 17 kilometers (10 miles) per hour, prompting Hong Kong to resume flights and subway and rail train services. On Friday, 780,000 people in Guangdong were moved away from areas at risk as did 100,000 others in neighboring Fujian province. More than 80,000 fishing vessels returned to port. Workers stayed at home and students in various cities saw the start of their school year postponed to next wee...

3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two soldiers and one militant were killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest alongside the border with Afghanistan.A military statement late Friday said security forces initiated an operation in Miran Shah, the main town of North Waziristan, “to eliminate remaining terrorists” after receiving concrete intelligence reports about the presence of militants. It said as troops closed in on the location, a group of militants was spotted and intercepted triggering an intensive shootout, resulting in the death of the army major leading the operation and another soldier. One militant was killed and another injured. The army said they conducted another raid on a militant hideout in Tirah valley of Khyber district along with the border with Afghanistan where a soldier and a militant were killed early Friday. Militant attacks on security forces in the northwest saw an increase in recent days.On Thursday a suicide bomb...

India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon.The Aditya-L1 spacecraft took off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on a quest to study the sun from a point about 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 miles) from earth.The spacecraft is equipped with seven payloads to study the sun’s corona, chromosphere, photosphere and solar wind, the Indian Space Research Organization said.India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Aug. 23 — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water. After a failed attempt to land on the moon in 2019, India joined the United States, the Soviet Union and China as only the fourth country to achieve this milestone.The sun study, combined with India’s successful moon landing, woul...

Australian icebreaker heads to Antarctic station to rescue expeditioner suffering medical condition

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:29:03 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An icebreaker is on its way from Australia to an Antarctic research station to rescue an expeditioner suffering from a medical condition, the government said on Saturday.The expeditioner is at Australia’s Casey Research Station which is on an ice cap 3,420 kilometers (2,125 miles) south of the Australian Antarctic Division headquarters in Hobart, Tasmania state.The division has not identified the person or specified the medical condition.“The expeditioner requires specialist medical assessment and care in Australia for a developing medical condition,” the division said in a statement.Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina left Hobart last week on the rescue mission which is taking place at the start of the Southern Hemisphere spring season, the statement said.The ship is carrying helicopters to be used in the evacuation, the division said.The division did not reply after The AP asked when the evacuation was expected to take place,During the summer, more than 150...