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SF Giants shortstop has ‘pretty good’ chance to play Sunday in possible swan song

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said last week he intended on starting this weekend when he’s eligible to come off the injured list, and manager Gabe Kapler didn’t disabuse anyone of that notion Monday.Before the Giants opened their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park, Kapler said he felt “pretty good” about the possibility of Crawford, who has a right hamstring strain, being activated Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.“Obviously, there’s a few more steps to take to make sure that he’s healthy enough to take on that last game of the season,” Kapler said. “But it’s certainly within the realm of possibility and something that we’re working towards. Obviously, it would mean a lot to Giants fans, a lot to Brandon, his family, and all of us as well.”Asked if Crawford has to demonstrate anything to show he can play Sunday, Kapler said, “He doesn’t have to prove anything to me. He just has to feel healthy e...

Three-bedroom home sells for $3.7 million in Saratoga

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

20030 Winter Lane – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 20000 block of Winter Lane in Saratoga has new owners. The 2,572-square-foot property, built in 1955, was sold on Sept. 5, 2023. The $3,710,000 purchase price works out to $1,442 per square foot. This single-story home has three bedrooms and three baths. On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. Additionally, the house features a two-car garage.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:On Via Escuela Drive, Saratoga, in February 2023, a 3,565-square-foot home was sold for $4,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,220. The home has 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.In December 2022, a 2,798-square-foot home on Blythe Court in Saratoga sold for $3,859,000, a price per square foot of $1,379. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,308-square-foot home on the 13100 block of Cumberland Drive in Saratoga sold...

Father, daughter detained by Alameda County deputies after false gun report

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

HAYWARD, Calif. (KRON) -- A father-daughter bonding moment turned into a nightmare for an East Bay family after Alameda County Sheriff's deputies handcuffed the father. The sheriff's office says they "sympathize with the family's frustration" after the incident. Anthony Hudson said he and his daughter were filming a TikTok video on Friday near the Hayward BART station when deputies showed up, put him in handcuffs and pointed a gun at him. His 14-year-old daughter was patted down by another deputy. The sheriff's office said they were called to the area by someone who claimed to see a gun protruding from a white car that was occupied by a Black man. They then conducted a "high-risk traffic investigative stop" and detained both Hudson and his daughter. Young mother slain at Bay Area Toyota service center identified "We're scared," Hudson told KRON4. "People get killed like this. We don't know what's going on. I told her to give me the phone. We don't want nothing in your possession....

Fairfield school put on lockdown due to man 'touching himself inappropriately'

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A Fairfield school was placed on lockdown on Monday after a man with his pants down started "touching himself inappropriately" in front of the school, the Fairfield Police Department said. The man had what parents thought was a gun, but police later determined it to be a lighter. Deandre Dickson, 34, of Vallejo was arrested a short distance away from the school. Father, daughter detained by Alameda County deputies after false gun report Police were called to David Weir School, a K-8 school located at 1975 Pennsylvania Ave., at about 2:10 p.m. by concerned parents. They told FPD that a man was standing in front of the school and engaging in "lewd behavior."Shortly afterward, another parent called the school to say the same man was armed with a gun and was pointing it at her. Officers arrived to search for the man, and school officials put the school on lockdown. After Dickson was arrested, the lockdown was lifted and classes resumed. He was booked into Solano County Jai...

Deadly weekend for pedestrians as Colorado fatalities reach all-time high

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It was a deadly weekend for pedestrians across the Denver metro area with five different people killed in car crashes, four of those being pedestrians.Metro area police reported fatal automobile versus pedestrian accidents at the following locations:Bowles Ave. near Santa Fe Dr.E. Colfax Ave. and Children's WayMorrison Rd. and S. Sheridan Blvd.40th Ave. and Colorado Blvd.“This continually happens,” Denver safety advocate Allen Cowgill said. “It's typically on the same roads, places like Federal, Colorado, Colfax.” Parker police step up traffic enforcement Cowgill speaks out for safer streets from the heart.“A friend from church, Tim Campbell, was hit and killed on West Colfax,” Cowgill said. “My neighbor Gary was hit by a driver that kind of ran through a red light over close to Wadsworth. There is no appropriate number of traffic deaths. The only appropriate number is zero.”In order for there to be zero traffic-related deaths, Cowgill sees a need for systemic chan...

Police search for missing 13-year-old girl in Hollywood

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

The Hollywood Police is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl.Mariah Dukes was last seen Monday afternoon at an apartment complex along South 52nd Avenue and Hollywood boulevard.She was wearing black and red checkered pajama pants, a white shirt that said “wild at heart” and had no shoes.If you have any information on Dukes’ whereabouts, you are urged to call police at 954-764-435.

2 teens injured after hit-and-run in Miami Beach speak out

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

The search is on for a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run that sent two teenagers to the hospital. Now, those two teens are out of the hospital and are speaking out about what happened.Miami Beach Police on Friday responded to the scene at the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and Pine Tree Drive after receiving reports of a hit-and-run incident. “I’m going to be OK, and nothing’s going to happened,” said Calvin Thomas.Those were the words Thomas told his mother right before he was tossed in the air after a vehicle hit him. He had to undergo three surgeries on his face. “They though I had died for a couple of moments ’cause I really thought it wasn’t real either,” he said. “I thought I passed out or I was dreaming or I died but it was definitely pretty scary.”Thomas’ mother, Sonia Thomas, said she received a call from officers to rush to the hospital. “He caught me down when I saw him,” Sonia said.The ...

Relatives say 10-year-old killed after accidental shooting at home in North Miami

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

Relatives of a 10-year-old child said they were killed after an accidental shooting took place at a home in North Miami. The incident took place at the home in the area of 14050 NW 5th Place, Monday evening. According to North Miami Police, they received a call about a single shot that was fire at the home and that a child was injured.Police are not confirming the age of the child or if they were killed. They said the situation was an isolated incident and they have no one in custody or a person of interest they are looking for. The juvenile was transported Jackson Memorial Hospital. “This is a very fresh scene, so very preliminary, as we get additional information then those decisions can be made at that time,” said North Miami Police Chief Cherise Gause. “Obviously, this is a tragic incident anytime a juvenile is involved. So yes, we do want gun owners to practice gun safety at all times, especially when it’s involving children. So as we get information, I&...

Mounting discontent augurs badly for EU Green Deal

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

Rasmus Grand Berthelsen is director for the Nordics at Rasmussen Global.As the 2024 European election approaches, a notable shift is occurring across major countries in the European Union: Voters are turning away from Green parties amid a rising tide of right-wing populism and anti-EU sentiment.Opinion polls consistently indicate substantial gains for hard-right parties in countries like Germany and Italy, coinciding with losses for centrist factions. And a significant portion of this shift can be attributed to voter dissatisfaction with the EU’s climate transition policies.Since 2019, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presided over the greenest Commission in history, and her commitment to the Green Deal has been unwavering. However, as she now aims to secure another term, von der Leyen may encounter a different political landscape while navigating the more contentious final pieces of the Green Deal, as well as its Fit-for-55 legislative package.Earlier th...

‘We know we aren’t going back’: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians face up to a life in exile

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:15:36 GMT

GORIS, Armenia — In the hotel lobby, children grip plastic bags full of snacks, while the elderly gather around a man pulling medicines one by one out of a box, calling out names and passing over the pills. On a sofa in the corner, an elderly deaf couple sign to each other while, outside, half a dozen open-topped trucks rumble by, the passengers in the back sheltering from the rain under plastic sheeting. The crowd of a few dozen refugees has packed into the Hotel Goris, a Soviet-era pile that is one of the first stops for people fleeing into Armenia from the war-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh, but such scenes are rapidly becoming ever more common across the border area with Azerbaijan as the exodus gathers apace. On Tuesday last week, Azerbaijan launched a lightning attack into the ethnic Armenian territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies entirely within its borders, forcing the surrender of the de facto administration there within a day. One week on, people are running away in i...