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Walnut Creek garage fire caused by lithium battery in vacuum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire that broke out in the garage of a Walnut Creek home and extended to the house, attic, and multiple cars was caused by a lithium battery, the Contra Costa Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to the blaze on Tuesday night and arrived to find the garage fully engulfed. 240 stolen catalytic converters found in Bay Area theft ring bust Firefighters were able to knock the fire down within minutes of arrival. All occupants made it out of the house safely, fire officials said. Investigators determined the cause of the fire to be a lithium battery on a cordless vacuum that was charging in the garage.Nine different Con Fire units responded to the blaze. Video posted by Con Fire to social media showed one of the cars in the driveway engulfed in flames as flames emanated from the garage.

Astros pitcher McCullers to miss remainder of season following surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery Tuesday night to repair the flexor tendon in his right forearm and remove a lima bean-sized bone spur, general manager Dana Brown announced Wednesday.McCullers, 29, is expected to return to pitching during the 2024 season. Brown said the team did not have an exact timeline for when McCullers would return, but he could possibly start throwing again in November, and “then we will see in January where he is and how much he can get amped up.”“With this surgery, we feel good because at the end of the day, it was just this flexor tendon and the bone spur, which gives him a chance to come back sometime in ’24,” Brown said.The right-hander has not pitched this season after aggravating the injury while throwing a bullpen session in West Palm Beach, Florida, in February at the start of spring training.“Initially, we thought that the bone spur was a little bit smaller, but w...

US Open at a glance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facts and figures for the 123rd U.S. Open golf championship, which starts Thursday:Site: The Los Angeles Country Club (North).Length: 7,421 yards.Par: 70.Cut: Top 60 and ties.Playoff (if necessary): Two-hole aggregate immediately after 72 holes are completed.Field: 156 players (19 amateurs).Purse: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.Defending champion: Matt Fitzpatrick.Open debut: Los Angeles Country Club is the third course in the last nine years to host a U.S. Open for the first time. Unlike Erin Hills (2017) and Chambers Bay (2015), LACC has been promised another U.S. Open before hosting its first one.Last U.S. Open in Los Angeles: Ben Hogan won in 1948 at Riviera.The long: The last three holes are all par 4s and are a combined 1,554 yards.The short: The 15th hole can play as short as 80 yards.The home crowd: Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay all grew up within 30 miles of Los Angeles Country Club. Morikawa is one of only four California nativ...

Luka Modric penalty completes thrilling 4-2 win for Croatia over Netherlands in Nations League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Veteran midfielder Luka Modric scored an extra-time penalty to seal a thrilling 4-2 victory for Croatia over the Netherlands and a place in the Nations League final.Thousands of ecstatic red-and-white clad Croatia fans chanted “Luka! Luka! Luka!” after the 37-year-old completed the scoring from the penalty spot in the 116th minute on Wednesday.“We couldn’t believe how many fans for Croatia there were in the stadium. That was really phenomenal,” Modric said through an interpreter. “They give us great support and that’s something that drives us and moves us forward.”It was Modric’s 165th appearance for his country. He said after captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the third-place game at the World Cup in Qatar he wanted to “continue until at least the Nations League and after we will see.”Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said Modric was, “in one word: fantastic.”“Sometimes there’s a player for the opponent who is so decisive and so go...

Scottie Scheffler arrives at US Open looking to solve putting problems

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scottie Scheffler took one long, smooth stroke, then looked down the line and watched the ball roll toward the hole on the practice green.He was using his wedge. That was a drill. The state of his game on the greens — more of an emergency.The player listed No. 1 in the latest world golf ranking is sitting at No. 148 in the PGA Tour in putting this year. With the U.S. Open starting Thursday, Scheffler finds himself experimenting with different putters and also trying to give himself a little more credit for putts he hits well that just don’t go in.There have been a lot of them lately.“If I hit a really good 6-iron, sometimes it’s going to go to 2 feet and sometimes it’s going to go to 15 feet, and it’s like, ‘well, … it doesn’t make a huge difference,'” said Scheffler, who is trying to become the only No. 1 to win the U.S. Open other than Tiger Woods, who last accomplished that in 2008. “But if I have a 6-footer and I hit a really good putt ...

Astros’ Alvarez could miss 4 weeks with oblique strain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez could miss at least four weeks with a right oblique strain.General manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Alvarez had an MRI, which confirmed the diagnosis.“That’s why we have confidence that he will be back some time in the four-plus week period because the MRI showed a strain,” Brown said. “He’s coming through nicely. He feels pretty good. There’s no pain, there’s no pain when he coughs. Hopefully, that’s a good sign.”Brown called oblique injuries “tricky.”“After two weeks, we will have a little more information on how he feels,” Brown said. “At the three-week mark, we should definitely know more. I hate to kick the can down the road, but at the end of the day, sometimes you have to give that oblique time. Sometimes it heals faster than others, and I think he’s going to be okay. It’s looking like it’s going to be four weeks, but I think he should be fine.”Alvarez, who is second in the majors with 55 RBIs, was placed on the 10-day injure...

Insólito: le imponen cargos por dispararse a así mismo durante un sueño

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

Un hombre de un suburbio de Chicago enfrenta cargos tras dispararse un tiro de manera accidental durante un sueño, dijeron las autoridades el martes.Según reporta NBC 10 Philadelphia, oficiales del condado Lake respondieron a una llamada en la vivienda en Lake Barrington antes de las 10 pm en la cuadra 100 de Shoreline Road, donde un hombre de 62 años, identificado como Mark Dicara, había sufrido un disparo en su pierna.Las autoridades le aplicaron un torniquete en la pierna “ya que estaba perdiendo bastante sangre”.“La investigación reveló que Dicara tuvo un sueño de que alguien estaba entrando a su casa”, dijeron las autoridades en un comunicado. Policía: empleado de Little Caesars habría matado a tiros a un compañero dentro de la pizzería Macabro: hallan a mujer quemada y baleada tras hacer compra por Facebook Marketplace “El tomó su .357 Magnum Revolver y disparó a quien él creía era el intruso. Cuando disparó, lo hizo en su c...

Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the coronavirus pandemic.The Met sold 66% of tickets during the season that ended Saturday, up from 61% during the 2021-22 season.Sales were lower than budgeted because of a cyberattack in mid-December that shut down the company’s website and box office for nine days and left operations limited for several weeks. Without the shutdown, the Met projected 68% attendance. The opera’s available dollar capacity, which takes into account the impact of discounts, ticked up a percent last year to 57%.Still, figures are down from 75% attendance in 2018-19 and a projected 76% for 2019-20 before the mid-March shutdown caused by COVID-19.“We have seen improvements,” Met general manager Peter Gelb said Wednesday. “The Hours,” the Kevin Puts’ opera featuring Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Kelli O’Hara sold 86% of tickets and had four sellouts among eight performances...

'Random' road shooting suspect arrested in Wheat Ridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Investigators arrested a man they accuse of a "random and entirely unprovoked" shooting at a vehicle in Jefferson County.Paul Behme, 31, is accused of shooting seven rounds from a .223 rifle into a passing vehicle, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The driver was wounded by flying shards of glass when a bullet pierced the windshield. A passenger was not hurt. Brothers killed in I-25 road rage shooting, family says It happened around 9:30 p.m. on May 23, as the victims traveled westbound on West 32nd Avenue. In that case, a black Audi sedan was identified as the shooter's possible vehicle.That vehicle description was linked to a second shooting in Parker, where police on Sunday identified Behme as the suspect, according to the sheriff's office. The suspect in the Parker case was driving an Audi A6 sedan with fake Pennsylvania license plates.Behme was arrested without incident Tuesday at a hotel in Wheat Ridge. Jefferson County investigators intervi...

How to watch Nuggets parade: Time, TV channel, free live stream

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's time to celebrate the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA championship with the parade through the city Thursday, followed by a rally. If you can't be there in person, you can watch it all on TV and online.If you're up early before the events get underway, FOX31 and Channel 2 will have coverage all morning starting at 4:30 on FOX31 Morning News and Daybreak on 2.How to watch Nuggets parade live streamLive streams start at 9 a.m. with coverage of the pre-rally, continuing with the parade, followed by the main rally.Where can you watch free Nuggets parade live stream?You can watch live at any of the following links:• KDVR.com• FOX31 App• YouTube• Facebook• TwitterA replay will be available on KDVR.com after the events are over.How to watch Nuggets parade on TVYou can watch the complete parade and celebration on TV, with live coverage of all the excitement.What time is Nuggets parade on TV?FOX31 KDVR will have coverage starting at 9 a.m. w...