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Man fatally shot at North Oakland hotel

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

OAKLAND — A man died Sunday after a shooting at a North Oakland motel, authorities said.Just before noon, police responded to reports of a possible shooting in the 700 block of West MacArthur Boulevard in the city’s Longfellow neighborhood.When officers arrived minutes later at the Capri Motel, at 722 West MacArthur Blvd., they learned that a man had been shot.His identity was not available, pending next-of-kin notification by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s bureau.Other officers responded to the scene, blocking off traffic along West MacArthur and working to recover evidence.Police did not share word of any arrests, or any descriptions of associated suspects or vehicles in the incident.The killing is the 35th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year.Police had investigated 40 homicides within the city at this same point in 2022.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to th...

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in San Jose

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

An adult man was struck by a car and killed Friday night in the 1900 block of San Jose’s Monterey Road – the 11th pedestrian to die this year, according to the San Jose Police Department.At 11 p.m. on Friday, an unknown vehicle hit the man, whose identity has not been released, and fled from the scene, police said. A second vehicle may also have struck the pedestrian after he fell. Medical personnel pronounced him dead on the scene.The identity of the pedestrian will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office once they confirm his identity and notify his next of kin.According to police, the fatality is San Jose’s 14th traffic death of 2023.The San Jose Police Department is investigating the incident and asking anyone with information to contact Detective Malvido by calling 408-277-4654 or emailing [email protected].

Meneses’ homer in 9th lifts Nationals to 9-8 win over Dbacks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Joey Meneses hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning off Miguel Castro and had four RBIs, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.The Nationals rallied from a four-run deficit to take the lead in the ninth inning Saturday night, only to lose 8-7 when the Diamondbacks rallied in the bottom half.Arizona took an 8-6 lead into the ninth inning on Sunday behind Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s two homers and four RBIs.Luis Garcia opened the ninth inning with a double off Castro (1-1) and Keibert Ruiz followed with a single. Meneses turned quickly on a pitch by Castro and sent it into the seats in left to put the Nationals ahead.Erasmo Ramírez (2-1) didn’t allow a baserunner in 1 1/3 innings and Hunter Harvey worked around a walk in ninth for his first save since 2019 at Double-A Bowie to prevent Arizona’s first sweep of the Nationals since 2009.Washington trailed by four runs after six innings, cutting the lead to 7-5 ...

Taveras, Garcia power Rangers to 16-8 victory over Angels

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Leody Taveras had a career-high four hits, Adolis García hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season, and the Texas Rangers routed the Los Angeles Angels 16-8 on Sunday to take the weekend series.Texas’ Ezequiel Duran and Josh H. Smith also went deep. Taveras drove in four runs for the Rangers, who scored 26 runs in the last two games after losing Friday’s series opener 5-4 in 10 innings.Garcia had three hits after he came into the game 1 for his last 14. His three-run drive to center off Chris Devenski during a five-run seventh inning moved him into the major-league lead in RBI’s with 36.It is the fourth time this season the AL West-leading Rangers have put up at least 15 runs in a game.Anthony Rendon had four RBIs and gave the Angels a short-lived 3-0 lead in the first inning with a three-run homer down the left-field line. Hunter Renfroe added a solo shot in the ninth and Matt Thaiss had three hits.Josh Sborz (1-1), the second Texas pitche...

Miller, Topa lead Mariners over slumping Astros 3-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Bryce Miller gave up two hits over six shutout innings for his first major league win, Justin Topa worked around a leadoff single in the ninth for his first big league save and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Sunday to take two of three from the World Series champions.First baseman José Abreu made a run-scoring error in a two-run third inning and Matt Gage committed a bases-loaded balk when he relieved in the fifth. Held to five singles and a double, the World Series champions lost for the fourth time in five games. The Astros have lost three straight series and are 17-17.Julio Rodríguez, in a 1-for-18 slide, hit his sixth home run of the season for the Mariners, who have won six of seven.A week after becoming the third player in major league history to strike out 10 with no walks in his debut, the 24-year-old Miller (1-0) struck out five with a walk and held the Astros to two singles over six innings.He induced eight swings and misses among 37 swings...

Brewers end 6-game skid with 7-3 victory over Giants

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willy Adames and William Contreras each hit two-run home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Sunday to end a six-game losing streak.Contreras opened up the scoring for the Brewers with a two-run home run in the second inning. The Giants tied it in the second inning. Brett Wisely drove in Blake Sabol one day after hitting his first career home run. LaMonte Wade Jr. singled in Austin Slater.Adames’ sac fly scored Christian Yelich in the third to give the Brewers a 3-2 lead.Adames homered in the fifth for his 100th career home run to make it 5-2.Yelich and Adames added RBI singles in the ninth. Adames finished with two hits and four RBIs. Thairo Estrada homered in the ninth for the Giants, who ended a four-game winning streak.Adrian Houser pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowed seven hits and two runs and struck out five in his first start of the season. Joel Payamps (1-0) earned the win in relief. He struck out three in 1 2/3 innings.Ro...

La policía cubana reprime a manifestantes que protestan por la escasez generalizada

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

(CNN) — Decenas de manifestantes salieron a las calles el sábado por la noche en el aislado pueblo de Caimanera frente a la base naval estadounidense en Guantánamo y exigieron mejores condiciones de vida y libertad.Los videos publicados en las redes sociales mostraban a una multitud de personas organizando una protesta frente a los edificios del gobierno y luego a la policía antidisturbios cubana que llegaba para arrestar a la fuerza a varios manifestantes.El sitio web de medios estatales Cubadebate dijo el domingo que “la manifestación inusual” fue “iniciada por un incidente que involucró a un pequeño grupo de personas ebrias”. El artículo culpó a los “medios contrarrevolucionarios” en EE.UU. por tratar de presentar las protestas como el comienzo de un levantamiento a gran escala contra el gobierno comunista.La Embajada de Estados Unidos en La Habana condenó la represión de los manifestantes.“Fuerzas de seguridad cubanas respondieron anoche con violencia a manifestaciones pac...

SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead, multiple hurt

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVEO) - An eighth person has died after a driver ran over a group of people waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas on Sunday. The victims were at a bus stop in front of the Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless people in the Texas border city, at 8:30 a.m. when they were hit. The collision does not appear to have been accidental, police said.Seven people died at the scene, Lt. Martin Sandoval said Sunday morning. An eighth person died Sunday evening, Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez confirmed to Nexstar's KVEO. Shelter director Victor Maldonado said he reviewed the shelter’s surveillance video on Sunday morning after receiving a call about the crash.The city bus stop is across the street from the shelter and is not marked. There was no bench, and people waiting there were sitting along the curb, Maldonado said. He said most of the victims were Venezuelan men.“What we see in the video is that this SUV, a Range Rover, just ran the light that was abou...

Tiger Woods accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend, according to court document

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

(CNN) — Erica Herman, who was a longtime girlfriend of professional golfer Tiger Woods, has accused the 15-time major champion of sexual harassment, according to a court filing by Herman’s attorney in Florida on Friday.Woods is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with Herman while she worked for him and then forcing her to sign a non-disclosure agreement or she’d be fired from her job, according to the document.Herman was an employee at his South Florida restaurant, The Woods Jupiter, at the time.“Tiger Woods, the internationally renowned athlete and one of the most powerful figures in global sports, decided to pursue a sexual relationship with his employee, then — according to him — forced her to sign an NDA about it or else be fired from her job,” the Friday court document said. “And, when he became disgruntled with their sexual relationship, he tricked her into leaving her home, locked her out, took her cash, pets, and persona...

Passing showers, then sunshine returns

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:26:04 GMT

After some nice weekend weather, showers are heading into New England for the overnight.Around midnight, showers will move over the area and are expected to last about 3 hours. In total 0.05-0.25″ of rain is expected, so generally light rain with a few pockets of heavier showers pushing a few locations above .2″. By mid-morning on Monday, skies clear out with sunshine returning for the rest of the day. Temperatures will range from the 70s inland, to 60s along the coast.