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Residents return to find homes gone, towns devastated in path of Idalia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricanes and tropical storms are nothing new in the South, but the sheer magnitude of damage from Idalia shocked Desmond Roberson as he toured what as left of his Georgia neighborhood.Roberson took a drive through Valdosta on Thursday with a friend to check out damage after the storm, which first hit Florida as a hurricane and then weakened into a tropical storm as it made its way north, ripped through the town of 55,000.On one street, he said, a tree had fallen on nearly every house. Roads remained blocked by tree trunks and downed power lines, and traffic lights were still blacked out at major intersections.“It’s a maze,” Roberson said. “I had to turn around three times, just because roads were blocked off.”The storm had 90 mph (145 kph) winds when it made a direct hit on Valdosta on Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said.“We’re fortunate this storm was a narrow one, and it was fast moving and didn’t sit on us,” Kemp told a news conference Thursday ...

Cook's Corner mass shooting victim thanks first responders for saving his life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

Just over a week after a deadly mass shooting at a popular Orange County biker bar claimed the lives of four people, including the gunman, one of the six victims wounded during the attack is thanking those who helped save his life.  The deadly shooting unfolded on Aug. 23 when retired Ventura police sergeant John Snowling walked directly up to his wife inside Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon, and, without saying a word, shot her and a friend, according to witnesses. He continued “randomly” shooting people both inside and outside the bar before being fatally shot in a gunfire exchange with seven deputies, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said at a news conference.  The horror of that night became even clearer this week after officials at the Orange County Fire Authority released 911 calls made during the mass shooting.  “My buddy just got shot. We’re at Cook’s Corner. He can’t breathe,” one witness tells dispatchers. “Who has the gun?” the dispatcher asks. “So...

Man found stabbed to death at Malibu beach, suspect remains at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

A vigil was held Thursday night to remember a 21-year-old man who was found stabbed to death at a Malibu beach.Emmanuel Baltazar Silva was a new father to a three-month-old son when his body was found near a lifeguard tower at Las Tunas Beach just before midnight on Aug. 22.He later died at the hospital from multiple stab wounds. As his friends and family gathered at the beach Thursday night, the suspect still remains at large.His mother, Patricia Silva, said Emmanuel worked as a security guard and was always a good son who never got into trouble. She recalls the last time she spoke with her son.“He said, ‘Mom, I’ll be back.’ He even told me, ‘It won’t take long, I promise. I’ll be back,’” she said. “But he never came back.”Emmanuel Baltazar Silva, 21, in a family photo.Emmanuel Baltazar Silva, 21, in a family photo.A memorial set up by loved ones to remember Emmanuel Baltazar Silva at Las Tunas Beach on August 31, 2023. (KTLA)Loved ones gathered for a vigil to honor Emmanuel Baltaz...

Driver in Vallejo police chase crashes into car, kills occupant before escaping: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

(KRON) -- One person is dead after a police chase in Vallejo on Wednesday led to a crash, the Vallejo Police Department said. The person being chased fled the scene before police could arrive, and they remain at large. At about 5:35 p.m., VPD officers came across a Toyota Avalon that matched the description of a car that was involved in multiple armed robberies, according to police. Officers approached the car in the area of Tennessee Street and Tuolumne Street, and it sped away. Emeryville police searching for person of interest involved in stabbing The driver was ignoring traffic lights and stop signs, per VPD. Police initiated a pursuit but lost sight of the car as it was traveling eastbound on the 3300 block of Tennessee Street. About 30 seconds later, another police unit saw the car going westbound and weaving in and out of traffic on Springs Road near Mosswood Avenue. Officers made a U-turn to follow it.Officers then saw a large cloud of debris and dust near Springs Road an...

Petition circulating against SF pickleball courts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Pickleball is stirring up controversy in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood. A resident created a petition complaining about the noise from the popular sport.Neighbors from behind the Presidio Wall pickleball courts have complained and actually made a petition against the sound that comes from these courts, but people who play there daily say the sound doesn't travel very far."It’s pretty self-contained, and the court noise is only at certain times of day too. I don't think it's disruptive,” said Lucas Ho, who plays at the courts. With pickleball becoming all the rage, San Francisco has opened public pickleball courts throughout the city to make it more accessible. Time running out to remove sailboat stuck at Stinson Beach "I love it, just got the pickleball bug and it is hella fun. The community is awesome,” said Zane Roshe, another player. When the Presidio Wall courts get busy, you can hear the “pock-pock” pickleball sound from a bloc...

Time running out to remove sailboat stuck at Stinson Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

STINSON BEACH, CALIF. (KRON) – The race is on to salvage a beached sailboat in Marin County before it is dismantled. The 33-foot boat called “The Chandalar” drifted onto shore on July 31. Its captain says the boat veered off-course while on autopilot, getting stuck near Stinson Beach. The captain is hopeful a new attempt to get it back to sea is just around the corner.“We have tried 30 different ways to get this out,” Captain Logan Walker said.    San Jose women charged after infested langsat fruit seized Walker owns the craft wedged into the heavy sand at Stinson Beach. For days, he, along with some volunteers, have labored to free the sailboat and allow Walker to sail back to Seattle.  Walker says they are pushing forward even after their failed efforts on Wednesday, but time is starting to run out. The Marin County Sheriff’s Department informed Walker his boat was an environmental hazard, and if it is not moved by August 31, it would be removed.  Logan struc...

Acuña hits grand slam on wedding night to become 30-HR, 60-SB player as Braves beat Dodgers 8-7

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam on his wedding night to become the first player with 30 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a pair of Mookie Betts home runs to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Thursday night.In a meeting of the top NL MVP contenders, the Braves took a 7-1 lead and hung on when Raisel Iglesias struck out Kiké Hernández with two on for the final out.Acuña got married earlier in the day, then got three hits and helped the major league-best Braves improve to 88-45. He sent a 429-foot shot into the left-field pavilion off Lance Lynn (10-10) in a six-run second inning for his third career grand slam. Acuña has 36 career homers in August, his most in any month. He stole his 62nd base in the ninth.Betts was 2 for 4 with four RBIs, three runs and two homers, giving him a career-high 38 on the season. His three-run, opposite-field drive to right with two outs in the fifth pulled the Dodgers to 7-4. Acuña made a leapi...

John Isner heads to retirement after US Open last-set tiebreaker losses in singles and doubles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — John Isner rested his chin on clasped hands, the words coming slowly, the tears welling in his eyes, as he spoke during a news conference at the U.S. Open on Thursday, his last day as a professional tennis player.“It’s been a huge part of my life. It’s tough to say goodbye. It’s not easy,” the 38-year-old American said. “But eventually, this day would come. It’s hard to prepare for the emotions of it.”As career-ending days go, it would be hard to come up with a more appropriate way for Isner to bow out than a pair of final-set tiebreakers — one in singles, one in doubles — and, while he would have preferred a victory or two, of course, he did appreciate the raucous crowd support and standing ovations he was showered with at each defeat.The 6-foot-10 (2.08-meter) Isner announced the week before play began at Flushing Meadows that this Grand Slam tournament would mark his farewell, and the guy who long was his country’s best male player bowed out in the second round of...

Tyshon King scores on runs of 62, 2 yards, Youngstown State beats Valparaiso 52-10

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Tyshon King ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Mitch Davidson threw for a TD and ran for another, and Youngstown State beat Valparaiso 52-10 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Davidson was 11-of-19 passing for 130 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown pass to CJ Charleston, and scored on a 1-yard run.After each team went three-and-out on its first possession, King ripped off a 62-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 with 10:08 left in the first quarter and Valparaiso trailed the rest of the way. Ryan Mann scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds left in the second quarter to trim Valparaiso’s deficit 17-10 going into halftime. The Beacons, however, went three-and-out on the opening drive of the third quarter. Michael Voitus blocked the punt before Jaylen Castleberry grabbed the ball and easily scored from 7-yards out to spark a 28-point third quarter — which matched the program record for most points in a third quarter. Devin Lee...

Texas authorities say 2 people including shooter dead outside shopping center in Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:40 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A shooting outside a large shopping center in Austin, Texas, on Thursday killed one person and left another victim with critical injuries, authorities said. The shooter also died of a gunshot wound.The shooting near The Arboretum on the city’s north side started at 5 p.m. and by 5:09 p.m. responding officers found two people with gunshot wounds, Austin Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson told a news conference.One of the victims was taken to the hospital with what authorities said were critical injuries.By 5:20 p.m. two people had been declared dead at the site of the shooting. Henderson said one of them was the shooter.Henderson said the relationship between the shooter and the victims was not immediately known. She declined to give further details about the shooting, including exactly where it took place.Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services earlier said the two dead people were adults. Authorities earlier said two other people were evaluated for mi...