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More wolf packs appearing in Northern California

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said four new packs of wolves have been spotted in California within the past five months."Holy smokes what fantastic progress we’re witnessing in wolf recovery in California," said Amaroq Weiss with the Center for Biological Diversity. "State and federal endangered species protections are allowing wolves to safely reestablish in the Golden State’s beautiful landscapes."The most recently discovered pack was found in July living in Tulare County's Giant Sequoia National Monument. This pack’s establishment marks the southernmost location of any wolf pack in California's modern history, according to CDFW. Weiss said, "The homecoming of wolves to California is an epic story of a resilient species we once tried to wipe from the face of the Earth."Before 2011, gray wolves had completely vanished from the state. Wildlife officials wrote, "This native species was likely extirpated from California in the 1920s. Wolves have returned to ...

Suspect disables CHP vehicle, escapes after attempted traffic stop in SF

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Authorities are looking for a suspect who hit a California Highway Patrol vehicle and escaped after an attempted traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco, authorities said. In the process, the suspect disabled the officer's vehicle. The attempted traffic stop was around 4:25 p.m. in the SoMa neighborhood on New Montgomery and Howard Street. CHP said an officer tried to make contact with the unidentified suspect after they refused to stop.The officer then got out of their vehicle and approached the suspect's vehicle, authorities said. As the officer tried to make contact with the suspect, the suspect put their vehicle in reverse and tried to hit the officer.The officer jumped out of the way and was not hurt, CHP said. However, the suspect rammed into the CHP vehicle and disabled it. The suspect was able to escape and remains at large as of Wednesday evening. No suspect description was provided by CHP.

Mariners close out August with 21 wins after rallying past Oakland for 5-4 victory

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — After the most successful month in franchise history, the Seattle Mariners might prefer if August just never ended and rolled right into October. “There’s like 60 days in August isn’t there? I wish there was,” manager Scott Servais quipped. “What a month.” What a month indeed,. The Mariners closed out the winningest month in team history by beating the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday and moving back into sole possession of the AL West lead. J.P. Crawford dropped a two-run single into left field in the seventh inning to put Seattle ahead, and the Mariners rallied from a pair of deficits. Seattle went 21-6 in the month, bettering the previous franchise record of 20 victories in a month. The Mariners have won 13 of their last 15 games and will head into September in the middle of an AL West title race with Houston and Texas. The Mariners are one percentage point ahead of the Astros, with the Rangers one game back.The last time Seattle went into September w...

Lowe and Arozarena help surging Tampa Bay Rays beat Miami Marlins 3-0 in 10 innings

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Josh Lowe hit a tiebreaking single during Tampa Bay’s three-run 10th inning, and the Rays beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.Four Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a four-hitter. After going 8-17 in July, the Rays closed out a 17-8 August and pulled within 1½ games of AL East-leading Baltimore.Jonathan Aranda opened the 10th with an infield single for the Rays’ third hit of the game, moving automatic runner José Siri to third. Lowe, hitting for Vidal Brujan, then singled back up the middle against David Robertson (4-6).“All I was trying to do is put the ball in play, whether it’d be on the ground — I like my chances of beating a double-play ball — or trying to hit a sac fly deep enough to get him in,” Lowe said. “Definitely pretty antsy there watching that game unfold. I was ready as soon as they called my name.”Randy Arozarena added a two-run single as the Rays won for the eighth time in nine games overall. He also stole two ba...

Yankees end 10-series winless streak and beat Tigers 6-2 as Torres homers

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The New York Yankees ended a 10-series winless streak as Gleyber Torres homered for the third straight game in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.“I’m trying to follow my plan every day and when I get to home plate, do all the little things,” Torres said. “I’m just trying to enjoy this and try to hit the pitches I can hit.”Torres is hitting .273 with 23 homers and 57 RBIs.“I honestly think he’s hit even better than his numbers would suggest,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s been really consistent — it’s been quality at-bats since jump street — and it has been good to see him put together a month like this.”DJ LaMahieu and Giancarlo Stanton also homered for the Yankees, who have won the first three games of the four-game set. They hadn’t won a series since sweeping three games from Kansas City from July 21-23 and hadn’t taken a road series since winning two of three at Oakland from June 27-29.“We&#...

Wednesday’s Scores

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

PREP VOLLEYBALL=Andover def. Irondale, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24Big Lake def. Totino-Grace, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24Braham def. Barnum, 27-25, 25-15, 25-9Breck def. Brooklyn Center, 3-0Browerville/Eagle Valley def. Sebeka, 25-16, 25-20, 25-9Hopkins def. Centennial, 25-11, 25-23, 25-23Jordan def. Bloomington Kennedy, 25-12, 25-16, 25-18Mankato West def. Red Wing, 25-22, 25-21, 25-8Mound Westonka def. Providence Academy, 25-15, 25-13, 25-22Northfield def. Prior Lake, 29-27, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16___Some high school volleyball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/Source

Stewart lifts Mets to 6-5, 10-inning win that drops Rangers into 3rd in AL West

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ Stewart homered twice, then forced in the winning run when he was hit by an Aroldis Chapman pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as the New York Mets beat Texas 6-5 on Wednesday night and dropped the Rangers into third place in the tight AL West.Stewart also made a running backhand catch while crashing into the fence in the ninth inning, robbing Marcus Semien of an extra-base hit.Texas (75-58) lost for the 10th time in 13 games and fell from a first-place tie with Seattle (76-57), also dropping behind Houston (77-58). The Rangers finished 3-6 trip and is 10-17 on the road since July 1.Texas overcome a 3-0 deficit to take a 5-3 lead on Jonah Heim’s two-run single off Adam Ottavino in a three-run eighth, but Stewart hit a two-run homer against Jose Leclerc in the bottom half.The Rangers loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th against Jeff Brigham (1-2) before Heim lined out and Travis Jankowski grounded to Pete Alonso, who started a 3-2-4 double pl...

Toronto stuns Union 3-1 to snap 10-match losing streak

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Kerr had a goal and an assist and Toronto FC stunned the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Wednesday night to snap a 10-match losing streak.Toronto (4-13-10), the fourth team in league history with a skid that long, stayed away from FC Cincinnati’s record 14-match losing streak spanning the 2021-22 seasons.Lorenzo Insigne staked Toronto to a 1-0 lead when he took a pass from Kerr in the 23rd minute and scored his fourth goal of the season.Julián Carranza found the net for an 11th time this season for Philadelphia (13-8-4), scoring unassisted in the 45th minute to knot the score at halftime.Toronto regained the lead on Kerr’s fourth goal of the season — unassisted in the 58th minute. Jonathan Osorio gave Toronto a two-goal cushion five minutes later, using an assist from defender Kobe Franklin to notch his second goal. Tomás Romero totaled one save in his fourth start for Toronto this season. Andre Blake stopped three shots for Philadelphia.PhiladelphiaR...

Ojeda rallies Orlando City to 1-1 draw with Charlotte

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Martín Ojeda scored unassisted in the 88th minute to offset a penalty-kick goal by Enzo Copetti seven minutes earlier to rally Orlando City to a 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC on Wednesday night.Neither team scored until the 81st minute when Copetti found the net for a fifth this season for Charlotte (7-9-9) after drawing a foul on Orlando City defender Rodrigo Schlegel. Ojeda’s equalizer was his fifth goal of the campaign for Orlando City (12-6-8).The two club’s split two matches this season after Orlando City swept Charlotte in 2022. Charlotte beat Orlando City 1-0 in U.S. Open Cup play in the last meeting.Kristijan Kahlina finished with three saves for Charlotte. Pedro Gallese saved one shot for Orlando City.Charlotte saw a two-match home win streak end but its still 7-2-5 in its last 14 at home. Orlando City also saw a two-match win streak end, but it improves to 6-1-3 in its last 10 in all competitions.Orlando City remains on the road to play FC C...

Colorado Marine killed in Osprey crash 'bled integrity'

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:34:25 GMT

CONIFER, Colo. (KDVR) — A man from Colorado was identified as one of three U.S. Marines killed after an aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia on Sunday.U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Tobin J. Lewis, 37, was born and raised in Conifer. In the Lewis family's Conifer home, pictures from boyhood to fatherhood capture his passion. Marines memorial restored after FOX31 viewers donate “As a kid, his walls were papered with airplanes, posters, models,” Lewis' father, Norman said. His brother Ron added. "We'd chase each other around the house, flying planes. But he made it become a reality."Lewis' grandfather was a pilot who served the United States.“He would follow him around and help him do the things on his plane, always wanted to fly with him,” Lewis' mother, Kathy, said.Norman said he knew since his son was a child that he was an honorable and godly person.“He bled integrity,” Norman said. “Those were values of his. Even from a young boy, he was a rule follower. And he want...