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SF Giants don’t upgrade rotation, but Kyle Harrison could be an option soon

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants opted not to upgrade their pitching staff ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. But one long-awaited internal reinforcement could soon be an option.Kyle Harrison, the 21-year-old top-rated left-handed pitching prospect in the game, is on an “accelerated” path back from a hamstring strain he suffered before the All-Star break and will be evaluated for a possible promotion on a “start-to-start” basis, president Farhan Zaidi said.“He was really right on the cusp when he had the hamstring injury,” Zaidi said. “So it’s not going to take much for us to feel like he’s checked the last box and is ready to come up here.”Harrison, who had 4.63 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 58⅓ innings at Triple-A this season, made his first and only rehab start Monday in the Arizona Complex League. He pitched two scoreless innings, striking out four, and will to return to Triple-A Sacramento, where he is expected to make his next start t...

Aggressive dog causes shelter-in-place in Petaluma

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

(KRON) -- An aggressive dog got loose in Petaluma on Tuesday, briefly causing a neighborhood to shelter in place. The dog bit a citizen, causing them to be hospitalized with moderate injuries, according to the Petaluma Police Department. Officers were called to the scene on the 1200 block of San Rafael Drive at about 3:25 p.m. Person fatally overdoses on BART train Two PPD officers arrived, and the dog charged them as soon as they got out of their cars, police said. Both officers deployed their tasers, and the dog retreated. More officers arrived, and they contained the dog until its owner arrived. Due to the animal's behavior, a shelter-in-place was ordered until it was secured. Authorities did not specify what breed the dog is. North Bay Animal Services were called to the scene to investigate. The dog was placed on a 10-day bite quarantine.

San Jose city employees begin vote on whether to authorize strike

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

(BCN) -- Two unions that represent nearly 4,500 San Jose city employees began voting Tuesday on whether to authorize a three-day strike over what the unions say are chronic understaffing issues and low pay for city workers. The unions will be collecting ballots through Friday and plan to announce the results at an event in San Jose on Monday. The unions, the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21 and the Municipal Employees' Federation-American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 101, represent thousands of workers in the city, including emergency dispatch, code enforcement, librarians, airport staff and engineers. Nima Momeni to stand trial for murder of Bob Lee, judge rules The workers' contract with the city expired on June 30, and they have been working without one since. Workers represented by the unions have demanded a pay increase of 7% for the 2023-24 fiscal year, while the city responded with a counter-offer of ...

Person fatally overdoses on BART train

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

(KRON) -- A person was found dead of an apparent overdose on a BART train on Monday night, according to BART. Fare inspectors conducting a train inspection just after 9:30 p.m. found the man unresponsive. An officer administered a dose of Narcan, but he was pronounced dead on the train. Naked woman who fired shots on Bay Bridge charged by SF DA The train was at the Embarcadero Station when the unresponsive man was found. Giants fans going to the East Bay after watching the team's extra-innings loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks were forced to wait for the situation to be resolved. There is no foul play suspected, but police are investigating the death. Narcan was also administered at the Milpitas BART station on Sunday morning. At about 11:24 a.m., crisis intervention specialists gave two doses of Narcan to a female who appeared to be overdosing on a train. She was hospitalized for further treatment.

Border-crossing cows on the moo-ve through Prince George’s Co.

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

A photo of two curious bovine spotted in Bowie, Maryland in late July. (Courtesy, City of Bowie) A photo of two curious bovine spotted in Bowie, Maryland in late July. (Courtesy, City of Bowie) It’s the type of free-range beef Bowie, Maryland, officials would rather not have on their plates.City police said two cows spotted Monday night have been sighted roaming around the area of Dunwood Valley Drive over the past four days. The pair have yet to be captured or returned to their farm and appear to be wandering around Bowie.Police believe the cows started their tour of the city while heading south through Bowie from the Saddlebrook neighborhood.As of Tuesday afternoon, the two were spotted heading into a wood...

Iowa St QB Dekkers accused of betting on Cyclones sports, charged with tampering in gambling probe

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers has been accused of gambling on Cyclones sports events, including a football game, and was charged Tuesday with tampering with records related to an Iowa Criminal Division investigation into sports gambling. The criminal complaint said Dekkers placed 366 online bets worth more than $2,799. According to documents, those bets included 26 Iowa State athletic events and a 2021 football game with Oklahoma State when Dekkers was a backup. He did not play in the game. The Des Moines Register was first to report the charge against Dekkers. There were three other current or former Iowa State athletes facing the same charge, according to Iowa state online court records. Those included former Cyclones defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike, who was drafted by Denver in 2022 and was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for betting on Broncos games during his rookie season. “We are in the process of gathering information and will have no further c...

¿Quiénes son los supuestos cómplices de Trump que aparecen la acusación sobre las elecciones de 2020?

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

(CNN) — La acusación histórica contra Donald Trump en la investigación federal sobre la interferencia en las elecciones de 2020 dice que el entonces presidente “reclutó a cómplices para ayudarle en sus esfuerzos criminales para anular los resultados legítimos” de las votaciones y para “retener el poder”.Acusan a Trump en la investigación federal sobre la interferencia en las elecciones de 2020Los documentos de la acusación hacen referencia, repetidamente, a seis de estos supuestos cómplices. Sin embargo, como práctica común, sus identidades se mantienen bajo reserva porque no han sido acusados de ningún delito.Aún así, basándose en las citas de la acusación y en contextos adicionales, CNN pudo identificar a cinco de los seis supuestos cómplices. Estos son.Todos los casos en los que Donald Trump ha sido acusado, resumidosEl primer supuesto cómplice es Rudy Giuliani, exabogado de TrumpEntre otras cosas, el escrito de acusación cita un mensaje de voz que e...

Look up to the sky: It’s a rocket launch — and a Supermoon

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

The D.C. region, if weather allows it, has a chance to see a rocket launch that will soar into the sky and be visible to many in the Mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast.Scheduled for launch at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday night from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, this will be Northrop Grumman’s 19th commercial resupply services mission for NASA.If you are out of the viewing area, you can attend the launch virtually.The Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Laurel Clark will deliver cargo to the International Space Station on this mission to support scientific investigations and studies of spacecraft fire protection, neural cell models for potential gene therapy, the density of Earth’s upper atmosphere, and other experiments, along with a memory card that contains creative works from students around the world.Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the NASA App.LIVE: Watch @NorthropGru...

Video: Strong storms cause damage, dump hail

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Strong storms rolled through the Front Range and some caused quite a bit of damage to trees causing issues in a Berthoud neighborhood. Amanda Klepfer sent FOX31 these photos and videos of the aftermath of the storm. As you can see, large trees were broken and caused barricades on neighborhood streets. Tree uprooted from storm in Berthoud, Aug. 1, 2023 Tree snapped from storm in Berthoud, Aug. 1, 2023 Huge tree snapped in half from storm in Berthoud, Aug. 1, 2023 Storm damage in Berthoud, Aug. 1, 2023 Tree broken from storm in Berthoud on Aug. 1, 2023FOX31's Ashley Michels was in Jefferson County and caught video of how hail had piled up between Pine and Buffalo Creek. Video: Lightning, hail and floods around metro Denver The Pinpoint Weather team issued a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day with monsoon moisture in the forecast, which was canceled by 7 p.m. as the storms moved through quickly. Showers and thunderstorms moved from west to east across Denver and the Front R...

SUV plows into pedestrians on a busy New York City sidewalk while fleeing from police

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:16:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A man driving a stolen SUV struck a group of pedestrians on a sidewalk while fleeing from police Tuesday on a busy Manhattan street near Grand Central Terminal, injuring 10 people who all were expected to survive, authorities said.Witnesses described a chaotic scene during the afternoon rush hour near the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street in Midtown, also near the Chrysler Building and the Hyatt Grand Central New York hotel. The worst of the injuries was a fractured ankle, police and fire officials said at an evening news conference at the scene.Police were alerted to a stolen vehicle by a license plate scanner at about 5:30 p.m. and tried to stop the SUV, which initially appeared to be pulling over, officials said.The vehicle drove off, struck a bicyclist and a taxi and then went up on a sidewalk and hit the pedestrians while making a U-turn on Lexington, police said. The SUV then drove the wrong way on Lexington and struck another vehicle head-on, pol...