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Prep roundup: Live Oak, Leigh, Branham tie for BVAL Mt. Hamilton baseball title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.BaseballBVAL Mt. Hamilton title chaseAn incredibly wild race for the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division baseball championship has reached the finish line.When it did on Thursday, three teams – Live Oak, Leigh and Branham – were tied at the top.It could have been four, but Leland spoiled Pioneer’s bid for a piece of the championship prize, edging the Mustangs 4-3.So instead of tying for first, Pioneer finished tied for fourth with Christopher.A week ago, Leigh had positioned itself to end the race with two games to go. The Longhorns had won 11 in a row (nine in league play) before falling to Branham....

French Open champs back to pre-pandemic pay; total prize money tops $50M

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paychecks for the two French Open singles champions will return to the pre-pandemic amount of 2.3 million euros each — about $2.5 million — and the total prize money is rising to a tournament-record 49.6 million euros — about $54 million.The French tennis federation announced Friday what it will be offering at the clay-court Grand Slam event. Qualifying begins May 22; main-draw play starts May 28.The title winners in singles will get the same pay as in 2019, which was the high mark in Paris. During the coronavirus pandemic, those prizes dropped to 1.6 million euros in 2020 and 1.4 million euros in 2021, before going back up to 2.2 million euros a year ago. Total prizes sank during that span, too, including to 34 million euros in 2021.This year’s total represents a jump of more than 10% from 2022.Losers in the first round of singles will get 69,000 euros — about $75,000 — which is a 50% hike from what they got in 2019, and an 11% increase from last year.Losers in t...

US Army chief seeks closer security ties with Indonesia amid tensions in South China Sea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Army Chief of Staff James McConville met with Indonesia’s top defense official on Friday to push for stronger security ties amid growing Chinese maritime activity in the Indo-Pacific region.McConville said he and Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto discussed ways to deepen cooperation, including enhanced military exercises between the countries.“We have many friends in the region, and we work closely together. We all share the same interests for the region: peace, security, stability,” McConville said. “That’s why we work together on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific for everyone.”Subianto said the promotion and maintenance of peace and stability in the region “is our common concern,” but stressed Indonesia’s neutral stance, saying it wants to maintain relationships with all nations, “especially all the major powers.”McConville arrived in Jakarta late Thursday from the Philippines, which is locked in an ongoing dispute with China ...

Photos show flooding along Ralston Creek Trail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The City of Arvada says that flooding has been reported along the Ralston Creek Trail.The flooding is happening on the trail, east of Lamar Street."During rainstorms like these, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings and always use caution," the City of Arvada said. Drivers caught on camera traveling through flood waters The Pinpoint Weather team said the rain will continue throughout the morning on Friday before clearing before noon.Here's a look at photos from the City of Arvada:Flooding along Ralston Creek Trail (City of Arvada)Flooding along Ralston Creek Trail (City of Arvada)Remember that if you come across a flooded roadway, “turn around, don`t drown.” It is never safe to cross a flooded road. Instead, it is always a better option to just turn around and take another route. Dinosaur goes paddle boarding in flood waters Stay alert with Pinpoint WeatherBookmark these tools to help you stay informed of the weather changes as new data comes in from t...

Central Broward mother awaits justice on another Mother’s Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

As Mother’s Day 2023 approaches, a mother in Central Broward continues to wait for justice after her daughter was shot in a drive-by shooting nearly a year ago.Dru’Niyyia Griffin, 20, was critically injured on May 8, 2022, when another vehicle drove by and fired multiple shots at her parked car outside the house of someone they were visiting in unincorporated Central Broward near Fort Lauderdale. Griffin suffered several gunshot wounds and was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. She remains hospitalized as she has been paralyzed from the neck down as a result of the shooting and requires long-term care, including being fed from a feeding tube. A man who was also in the car was treated and released. Griffin’s mother hopes that this Mother’s Day will be the last one she spends without knowing who shot her child. Despite ongoing investigations by detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit, no arrests have b...

McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl in Fort Lauderdale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida found in a case reminiscent of the famous hot coffee lawsuit of the 1990s.A second jury will determine how much McDonald’s USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch Foods, will pay the child and her mother, the South Florida SunSentinel reported.Thursday’s decision was split, with jurors finding the franchise holder liable for negligence and failure to warn customers about the risk of hot food, and McDonald’s USA liable for failing to provide instructions for safe handling of the food. McDonald’s USA was not found to be negligent, and the jury dismissed the argument that the product was defective.“Our sympathies go out to this family for what occurred in this unfortunate incident, as we hold customer safety as one of our highest priorities,” McDonald’s o...

Students evacuated from South Broward High School after bomb threat reported to police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

Students at a South Florida school have been evacuated due to a threat. Hollywood Police arrived at South Broward High School, located at 1901 N. Federal Highway, Friday morning. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a bomb threat was called in to law enforcement . Hollywood Police do not believe the threat is credible. Students were evacuated from the school to the campus baseball field as a precaution. An investigation is underway. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

5 people taken to hospital after ‘incident’ near Readville station involving Amtrak equipment and staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

Authorities say five people were taken to a hospital after an apparent incident involving Amtrak equipment and personnel near a Boston Commuter Rail station.Boston EMS confirmed five people were transported from near the Readville station in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood early Friday morning.According to a spokesperson for Amtrak, an “infrastructure maintenance work group” for the railroad company was involved in the incident, which occurred around 4:30 a.m. “Five employees are receiving medical attention to treat non-life-threatening injuries,” a statement from Amtrak read.When asked, MBTA officials referred 7NEWS to Amtrak, with MBTA Transit Police saying the incident involved Amtrak equipment.https://twitter.com/RobWayTV/status/1657036724827037702?s=20This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

See what baby names were the most popular last year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they’re no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year.The Social Security Administration released the annual list Friday. The agency tracks baby names in each state based on applications for Social Security cards, with names dating to 1880.It’s Liam’s sixth straight year as No. 1. Olivia has reigned since the name unseated Emma four years ago. Emma is No. 2.Coming in third for girls’ names is Charlotte, followed by Amelia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Mia, Evelyn and Luna. For boys’ names, Liam is followed by Noah, Oliver, James, Elijah, William, Henry, Lucas, Benjamin and Theodore.Luna is the only newcomer in the Top 10, booting Harper.The agency has been compiling the list since 1997, often revealing the impact pop culture has on baby naming trends. The smash hit “Yellowstone” has clearly influenced new parents. The neo-Western starring Kevin Costn...

Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over rampant car thefts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:43 GMT

BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore has joined cities across the country in suing car manufacturers Hyundai and Kia, blaming hundreds of car thefts in the city this year on the companies’ alleged cost-cutting measures.Certain models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been targeted by auto thieves in the wake of a series of social media videos, mainly on TikTok, that demonstrate how easy the vehicles are to start without a key.Police departments all across the country have been dealing with a rash of Kia and Hyundai thefts after videos showing how easily some models can be hotwired using something as common as a cellphone charging cord went viral on TikTok.Baltimore Police said car thefts are up 95 percent this year, with 41 percent of them being Kia vehicles and Hyundai vehicles.Since the start of the year, 577 of the vehicles have been stolen.Mayor Brandon Scott and Commissioner Michael Harrison said Kia and Hyundai need to be held accountable for the recent rise in the...