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Downtown St. Louis visitors worried following brazen carjacking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis police are continuing their search for a main they say held a woman at gunpoint Saturday and stole her car.According to a police spokesperson, the carjacking happened while the woman was stuck in traffic at the intersection of Walnut and 4th Street, when a man walked up to her 2011 BMW 328i, pointed a gun at her, and stole the car."You'd like to think that you'd be aware and that you'd be able to drive off before it happened, but I guess you never know," said Mark Varwig.He and Sherry Winenger were recent victims of crime in downtown, when their car was broken into during a Blues game. Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri "They broke the passenger window. Police said they were looking for a gun. I don't have a gun in the car, so nothing was stolen. But it was a hassle," Varwig said.Fans leaving Sunday's baseball game said lately they are more aware of their surroundings when they visit downtown."It makes us sad to see the disres...

2 dead after 2 separate overnight shootings in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people died after two separate shootings Sunday overnight in Oakland, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) confirmed to KRON4. The two shootings, which happened roughly four hours apart, are being investigated. OPD did not say whether or not these shootings were related. No arrests have been made in either shooting. Man yelling racial slurs on I-880 in viral video arrested Shooting 1The first shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 7600 block of Bancroft Avenue. Officers arrived after the shooting and saw a victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite paramedics treating the unidentified victim, they died at the scene. The Oakland Fire Department (OFD) was also at the scene in response. Shooting 2Around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, OPD responded to its second shooting in about four hours. This happened on the 10000 block of C Street.Officers arrived and saw a victim with at least one gunshot wound. The victim later died at the scene.The shootings on C Street...

Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat moved one win from the NBA Finals after rolling past the Boston Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference title series.Caleb Martin scored 18, Jimmy Butler finished with 16, Bam Adebayo had 13 and Max Strus added 10 for Miami, which leads the series 3-0. Every team in NBA history that has won the first three games of a best-of-seven has ultimately prevailed; the Heat are 8-0 in that situation.Jayson Tatum scored 14 and Jaylen Brown added 12 for the Celtics, who won three times on Miami’s floor on the way to winning last season’s Eastern Conference finals — but simply never had a chance in this one and basically emptied the bench for the fourth quarter.Grant Williams and Payton Pritchard each had 12 for Boston. Game 4 is Tuesday in Miami.The NBA Finals start June 1, and the way things are going, that might mean the league is about to go a few d...

World Cup champion Argentina to play Australia in China, visit Indonesia on Asian tour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — World Cup champion Argentina will play Australia at the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing and take on Indonesia during a two-game exhibition tour to Asia next month. Argentina will play the Socceroos on June 15 in the Chinese capital. It’ll be the first meeting between the teams since Lionel Messi and his Argentina lineup beat Australia 2-1 in the Round of 16 en route to winning the World Cup title last December in Qatar. Argentina’s football federation said the national squad would play Indonesia in Jakarta on June 19.“Football is truly the global game and for Australia to be invited to play this match in China, and against the world No. 1, we hope this will open further opportunities for our two nations to work together both on and off the football field,” Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said in a statement Monday. Argentina’s game in Indonesia is scheduled for a week after the under-20 World Cup final in La Plata. Argentina took Indonesia’s sp...

PGA Championship becomes a `Block party’ celebrating club pro finishing tied for 15th

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Block recalled how only a week ago he was having drinks at the Pittsford Pub — a few par-5s away from where the PGA Championship was being held at Oak Hill in suburban Rochester, New York — and no one knew who he was.On Sunday, the once little-known golf pro from California is heading back to the bar for a few — maybe more — celebratory drinks with his friends and family knowing his days of living in anonymity might be over for the near future.Finishing in the top 15 at a major and making an ace during the final round with the entire sport watching will do that.“We’re going to have a crazy good time tonight, and I look forward to it,” Block said with a beaming smile on Sunday after he lived out every hacker’s dream.Over a four-day stretch at the brutish East Course, Block held his own against the best in the world, became a gallery favorite, conducted national television interviews between shots, made a hole-in-one, and posted a 1-over 281 to finish in...

NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR All-Star Race Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

SundayAt North Wilkesboro SpeedwayNorth Wilkesboro, N.C.Lap length: 0.62 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 0 points.2. (10) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 200, 0.3. (20) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 200, 0.4. (5) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200, 0.5. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 0.6. (11) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 0.7. (1) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 200, 0.8. (21) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 200, 0.9. (23) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 200, 0.10. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 0.11. (18) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, 0.12. (7) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 200, 0.13. (9) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 199, 0.14. (12) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 199, 0.15. (22) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 199, 0.16. (2) Chris Buescher, Ford, 199, 0.17. (4) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 0.18. (15) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 198, 0.19. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 198, 0.20. (6) William Byron, Chevrolet, 198, 0.21. (17) Austin Cindric, Ford, 198, 0.22. (14) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 198, 0.23. (24) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 1...

Incendio en Adams Morgan deja 24 desplazados

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

Veinticuatro personas fueron desplazadas tras un incendio en el techo de un edificio de condominios al noroeste de DC que mandó una columna de humo al aire. Ese humo y algunas llamas se podían ver por el Distrito la tarde del viernes y video del fuego en los Avalon Condos en el 2627 Adams Mill Road al noroeste de DC se difundió rápidamente en las redes sociales. Personas preocupadas alrededor de la capital llamaron al 911 para reportar el incendio. Bomberos trabajaron “agresivamente” para apagar las llamas justo antes de las 10:30 p.m., de acuerdo al departamento de incendios de DC. No hubo heridos en el siniestro. El fuego y el agua que usaron los bomberos para extinguirlo causaron daños extensivos, de acuerdo a las autoridades. Hay un total de 28 residencias en el edificio. Las 24 personas que vivían ahí necesitan alojamiento debido a los daños. La Cruz Roja indicó que está asistiendo a los afectados. El departamento de incendios dijo que aún investigaba l...

Vinícius Jr. recibió insultos racistas durante partido Valencia vs. Real Madrid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

(CNN) — Vinícius Jr., delantero brasileño del Real Madrid, fue víctima de cánticos racistas durante la derrota de su equipo ante el Valencia en el estadio de Mestalla, en La Liga española, según el entrenador del club, Carlo Ancelotti.El punto álgido del partido se produjo en la segunda parte, cuando, tras una interrupción del juego, Vinícius Jr. señaló a un aficionado de la grada por los supuestos insultos antes de encararse con los hinchas del sector de la grada en cuestión. Las cadenas de televisión de LaLiga informaron que en el estadio había un anuncio en el que se pedía a los aficionados que no insultasen a los jugadores ni lanzasen objetos al terreno de juego.El informe oficial del árbitro del partido describió el incidente.“Insultos racistas: en el minuto 73, un espectador de la tribuna sur “Mario Kempes” se dirigió al jugador nº 20 del Real Madrid CF Sr. Vinícius José De Oliveira Do Nascimiento, gritándole: ‘Mono, mono’, lo que motivó la ...

St. Louis baby diagnosed with rare brain tumor survives after surgery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis baby was given a life-threatening diagnosis before she was even born, when doctors found a tumor on her brain.In March of 2020, single mom Emily Murray did IVF to start her family. Murray got pregnant with her daughter Elizabeth the day before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down.At a routine ultrasound just weeks before her due date, doctors found a mass on the baby’s brain.“It really always felt like things were going to be okay in a strange way, as dire as they actually were,” Murray says.Elizabeth was diagnosed with a very rare congenital brain tumor, and they were immediately set up with fetal care team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.“We weren’t able to get a diagnosis because she was so small, because of where the tumor was in her brain,” Murray says.In November of 2020, baby Elizabeth was born.Doctors said she was too small to get the tumor removed immediately.As parts of her health declined, she had the operation when she was 5 mo...

Paw-some pooches show off surfboard skills at Hang 8 competition on Flagler Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:28 GMT

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Beachgoers near Daytona Beach treated to some waves and tails on the water.The fun in the sun on Saturday was part of the annual Hang 8 Dog Durfing competition.Surfers got on the water with their four-legged friends, who were seen riding the waves just as well.Thirty dogs were signed up to surf, and even more pooches participated in a costume competition.When asked how the canines respond to dressing up, surfer Chris Yeloushan replied, “They love it. She’s been dressing up our dogs since they were born, so they’re used to it, always looking for a way to get on camera.”The event was not only a competition, but a fundraiser as well. All proceeds will go to nonprofit groups dedicated to help animals in need, including K9s for Warriors, SMART Animal Rescue and the Flagler Humane Society.