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Austin police officer runs in support of local animal rescue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sergeant Ben Mewis with the Austin Police Department is getting ready to run from Goliad, to Gonzales and back to the Capitol in support of Central Texas Pig Rescue.This is now his third running adventure he's taken on as a way to connect with the community. "It's just my hobby, but it's helping out organizations too," he said. "So I love the fact that I can do something I enjoy doing and have an adventure with it, and at the same time help out an organization that needs the assistance too."He got connected with the organization a few years ago when he responded to a 911 call for a report of a screaming child, but when he got there, he found a pig named Carlton. "But when we got there, it was Carlton, who was much smaller at the time, he was a little piglet," he said. Now, Carlton is pivotal to Mewis' next running endeavor, which he'll embark on next week. Mewis said Carlton will be waiting for him at the finish line.

Erik van Rooyen dedicates PGA Tour win to former Gophers teammate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

Erik van Rooyen was thinking more about his Gophers golf family than his second PGA Tour win on Sunday.A teary-eyed van Rooyen shared how every shot in his 27-under par win was for Jon Trasamar, a former Gophers golfer who is battling melanoma in Minnesota.“When you are playing for something bigger than winning some silly trophy, it puts it into perspective,” van Rooyen said after capturing the World Wide Technologies Championship. “At the end of the day, whether I won here or whether I lost here, it really did not matter.“When something motivates you like that, whether you miss a putt or make a putt, who cares.”As van Rooyen spoke, his caddie and fellow former Gopher golfer, Alex Gaugert, dabbed his eyes with his bib.The news of Trasamar’s heath brought down van Rooyen and Gaugert during Friday’s round.“I get to my tour room and I just break down in tears,” van Rooyen shared. “It wasn’t that calm all the time (over the weekend). When I step onto the golf course, I got a freaking jo...

Man surrenders after hours-long standoff in San Bruno home invasion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (KRON) – A home invasion in San Bruno lead to an hours long standoff with a burglar early Sunday morning. Nearby residents evacuated as police worked to get the man to surrender peacefully -- which he finally did that afternoon.Early Sunday morning, people who live in this San Bruno neighborhood woke up to a massive police scene. A man barricaded himself inside a home. People who have lived in this neighborhood for decades say this is unlike anything they've seen in their own backyard. Boarded-up San Jose home shown in realtor’s viral video sold for $780K San Bruno police responded to a burglary at home on Poplar Avenue just before 6 a.m. Police got the people who live there out safely. The suspect stayed inside.Neighbors woke up to police knocking on their doors, telling them to evacuate."I got a call that we had to evacuate the neighborhood, evacuate the building," said neighbor Lawrence Saxton who has lived in his San Bruno home for over 40 years. "Police aski...

Vehicle submerged in Oakland Estuary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A vehicle was submerged in the Oakland Estuary on Sunday afternoon, the Oakland Fire Department confirmed. Officials told KRON4 that a car was submerged around 4:24 p.m.No people were in the car at the time, according to OFD. No injuries were reported.The Oakland Estuary is the body of water that separates the cities of Oakland and Alameda. No other details were immediately available. Burglars targeting boats on Oakland estuary This story will be updated as KRON4 learns more.

Marlins finalizing deal with Rays GM Peter Bendix to lead front office, AP source says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins are hiring Tampa Bay general manager Peter Bendix to head their baseball operations department, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday night.The move is expected to be finalized in the coming days, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Marlins had not announced the deal. It could be completed in time for Tuesday’s start of baseball’s annual general managers’ meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona.The Athletic first reported the agreement.Bendix will take over the department previously overseen by Kim Ng, who had been general manager of the Marlins for the last three seasons. Ng elected to leave the team last month after she and Marlins owner Bruce Sherman evidently could not agree on the structure of the department going forward; the Marlins had exercised a contract option to keep Ng in 2024, but Ng declined.Bendix spent 15 seasons with the Rays, starting as an intern and gettin...

Giants QB Daniel Jones to undergo MRI after injuring right knee vs. Raiders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will undergo an MRI on Monday after injuring his right knee in Sunday’s 30-6 loss at the Las Vegas Raiders.Coach Brian Daboll said an X-ray showed “nothing wrong,” but would wait until the results of additional tests before making any definitive judgments.“We’ll see where it’s at,” Daboll said.Jones went down awkwardly on the first play of the second quarter and untouched while dropping back to pass and then grabbed his knee. He first injured it on the final play of the first quarter, going down untouched before Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby touched him down.Daboll said Jones said at the time it “felt like it buckled,” but nevertheless thought he could return to open the second quarter.Jones was taken to the blue injury tent and replaced by Tommy DeVito. He later walked to the locker room with head trainer Ronnie Barnes. Jones signed a $160 million, four-year extension with New York in the offseason. Thi...

China Premier Li seeks to bolster his country’s economic outlook at Shanghai trade fair

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday pledged to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment while seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy. Li made the remarks when delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 6th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, seeking to draw thousands of foreign businesses shopping for Chinese products and looking to expand trade and investment with the world’s second-largest economy. China’s economy expanded at a 4.9% annual pace between July-September, beating analysts’ forecasts of about 4.5%, official data show. But that was much slower than the 6.3% annual growth rate of the previous quarter.The Chinese government has adopted various policies to help the economy; raising spending on building ports and other infrastructure, cutting interest rates and easing curbs on home-buying. But economists say wider reforms are needed to addre...

Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military says it has surrounded Gaza City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza lost communications Sunday in its third total outage of the Israel-Hamas war, while Israel’s military said it encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two.“Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters, calling it a “significant stage” in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group ruling the enclave. Israeli media reported troops were expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours. Strong explosions were seen in northern Gaza after nightfall.The “collapse in connectivity” across Gaza, reported by internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org and confirmed by Palestinian telecom company Paltel, made it even more complicated to convey details of the new stage of the military offensive.“We have lost communication with the vast majority of the UNRWA team members,” U.N. Palestinian refugee agency spokesperson Juliette Touma told The Associated Press. The first Gaza outage lasted 36...

El debate sobre el aborto y las elecciones en Virginia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

Las curules de la Asamblea General de Virginia están en juego en las elecciones del 7 de noviembre, y la mirada de la legislatura hacia temas como el aborto podrían ser exponencialmente distintas dependiendo de quien se alza con el control de la cámara y el senado local. “Virginia es un estado clave porque es el único estado del sur donde actualmente no hay una restricción o prohibición del aborto, entonces no solo protege los derechos reproductivos de las personas en Virginia sino de toda una region”, dijo Alejandra Soto, de la organización Planned Parenthood Action Fund. El debate continúa, y el estado hoy más que nunca es protagonista.“Yo soy provida, y pienso que el aborto despues de ciertas semanas es un crimen porque los bebes pueden sentir el dolor”, dijo Art Estopinan, un analista republicano. “Los democratas no estamos promoviendo el aborto. Queremos que la mujer haga sus propias decisiones, que no sea una política machista diciéndole que es lo que tiene que hacer...

Fans roar for Brittney Griner before Team USA routs Lady Vols in exhibition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:25 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of the Tennessee Lady Vols never forget where someone played college, especially not a player that beat their beloved team. On Sunday night, they roared when Brittney Griner was introduced as a starter for the U.S. women’s national team before an exhibition. “I actually talked to people that said they were coming specifically to see her and to watch her play,” Tennessee coach Kellie Harper said. “And they had become fans throughout her challenges in the last year or so, and I was really happy for that team to feel that from our fans.”The only other player to come close to a similar ovation was five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi despite her playing in college at UConn — the biggest rival for the No. 11 Lady Vols.Sunday night marked Griner’s first time playing a game with “USA” on the front of her jersey since celebrating winning her second Olympic gold medal in August 2021 at the Tokyo Games. The reception Griner would r...