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San Jose firefighters put out wildfire overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) --Firefighters were battling a wildfire on Mount Hamilton Road in the East Foothills of San Jose early Sunday. This was a very visible fire, burning right on the mountaintop in San Jose.Thankfully, a fire station was close to the blaze -- about 10 minutes away. Driver dies in San Jose after early morning crash, marks city’s 30th fatal collision of 2023 The fire burned overnight extremely close to one home. Firefighters were able to put it out before it impacted any kind of structure.The San Jose Fire Department says it was a “Tier 2" wildfire on Mt. Hamilton. The department sent out crews with its strike team, along with Cal Fire also sending out units.The fire burned around 1.5 to two acres overnight. People even drove by tweeting out about it, saying how visible the fire was from the freeway. Bay City News contributed to this report.

Driver dies in San Jose after early morning crash, marks city's 30th fatal collision of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A driver died after a crash early Sunday morning, the San Jose Police Department tweeted. The crash happened at the intersection of Story Road and Moraes Court around 5:14 a.m.The fatal collision involved one moving car and a parked car. This is the 30th fatal collision and the 31st traffic victim of 2023, according to SJPD.Traffic going from Eastbound Story Road from S. White Road will be diverted. San Jose driver dies after 2-car crash, marks city’s 30th traffic death of 2023 SJPD did not specify the circumstances of how the crash happened. Authorities have not released the identity of the adult victim.

Tommy Edman’s 2 homers power the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tommy Edman hit two home runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the second-largest crowd of the season at Kauffman Stadium.Edman’s third career two-homer game came in front of 37,016 fans, the Royals’ largest draw since opening day.Edman had pretty good motivation to produce.“A big part of it was that it’s my wife’s birthday,” Edman said. “She asked me to hit a homer today. I think that’s what it was.”So, he has next year taken care of already, too.“She wasn’t expecting two,” he said. “But I made a little adjustment at the plate and it paid off.”Nolan Arenado added three hits for St. Louis, which ended Kansas City’s seven-game home winning streak.Steven Matz (4-7) pitched six solid innings for the win. The 32-year-old left-hander allowed two runs on four hits, striking out five and walking none.“It boils down to executing pitches, mixing ...

Lens starts league campaign with 3-2 loss at Brest. Rennes and Monaco win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

PARIS (AP) — After an impressive second-place finish in the French league last season, Lens opened the new campaign by losing 3-2 at Brest after leading 2-0 on Sunday.The northern side was in command thanks to goals from forward Florian Sotoca and defender Deiver Machado, but Brest replied with a penalty from Romain Del Castillo just before halftime. After defender Kenny Lala equalized in the 56th, Del Castillo scored with another penalty in the 87th.Lens finished only one point behind champion Paris Saint-Germain last season, but sold club top scorer Lois Openda to German club Leipzig and midfield captain Seko Fofana to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.Elsewhere, striker Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice as Monaco won 4-2 at Clermont and Danish defender Rasmus Nicolaisen grabbed a stoppage-time winner for Toulouse in a 2-1 win at Nantes.Winger Ibrahim Salah came off the bench to score two late goals as Rennes routed promoted Metz 5-1 at home. Forwards Arnaud Kalimuendo, Amine Gouiri and Je...

Déjà Vu: American golfer Lilia Vu captures 2nd major in 2023 at Women’s British Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — American golfer Lilia Vu won the Women’s British Open to claim her second major title of 2023, taking any potential drama out of the final round by shooting 5-under 67 for a six-stroke victory on Sunday.The 25-year-old Californian, who also won the Chevron Championship in April, became the first female player to win two majors in the same year since Jin Young Ko in 2019, and the first American woman since Juli Inkster in 1999.Three of the five women’s majors have been won by American this year — Allisen Corpuz won the Women’s U.S. Open title at Pebble Beach — and that’s not happened since 2014. Vu began the final round tied for the lead with Charley Hull, with 11 players within five shots of them. After 10 holes, Vu led by five as all of her rivals faltered and the American stayed out of trouble at Walton Heath.Hull holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle at the par-5 11th to trim the lead to three shots, but Vu responded with...

Chelsea draws 1-1 with Liverpool in high-octane Premier League opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday in a Premier League opener that showed the Blues have already made progress under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.In the marquee matchup of the Premier League’s opening round, Luis Diaz put Liverpool ahead after a lightning counterattack in the 18th minute and defender Axel Disasi marked his Chelsea debut by scoring the equalizer from close range in the 37th.Both teams also had goals disallowed by VAR checks in an open and chance-filled first half that highlighted just why the two rivals are trying to spend more than 110 million pounds ($140 million) on bringing in defensive midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton.Caicedo has reportedly chosen to join Chelsea over Liverpool, which could prove a more important result than the draw as it was evident that both sides badly need a ball-winning midfielder of the Ecuadorian’s caliber. Chelsea already looked a different team under Pochettino, though, playi...

American golfer Lilia Vu wins the Women’s British Open for her second major title of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — American golfer Lilia Vu wins the Women’s British Open for her second major title of 2023.Source

Shippers warned to steer clear of Iranian waters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized, a stark advisory amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S.A similar warning went out to shippers earlier this year ahead of Iran seizing two tankers traveling near the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world’s oil passes.While Iran and the U.S. now near an apparent deal that would see billions of Iranian assets held in South Korea unfrozen in exchange for the release of five Iranian-Americans detained in Tehran, the warning issued this weekend shows that the tensions remain high at sea.Already, the U.S. is exploring plans to put armed troops on commercial ships in the strait to deter Iran amid a buildup of troops, ships and aircraft in the region.U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesman for the Mideas...

6 new pitchers — including Jake Eder and Ky Bush — settling into minor-league locations after being traded to the Chicago White Sox

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

Jake Eder was heading out to shag fly balls when he heard his name on television.“I turned around and saw that and then got a bunch of calls from the Marlins, from the White Sox, telling me what was going on,” Eder said during a video conference Wednesday.The left-handed minor-league pitcher learned he had been traded from the Miami Marlins organization to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for infielder Jake Burger on Aug. 1.“The immediate reaction, I was just kind of fired up to join a new team and just pick up where I left off there,” Eder said.Eder was one of six pitchers the Sox acquired in moves by the Aug. 1 trade deadline. He joined right-hander Nick Nastrini and lefty Ky Bush at Double-A Birmingham.Nastrini, right-hander Jordan Leasure and veteran outfielder Trayce Thompson were acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitchers Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly on July 28. Leasure is at Triple-A Charlotte.Bush and switch-hitting catcher Edgar Quero were the r...

‘Barbie’ has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:44 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbie” has legs. Director Greta Gerwig ‘s film phenomenon remained a runaway No. 1 at the box office in its fourth week, bringing in $33.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.The Margot Robbie-led and produced film from Warner Bros., still in 4,137 theaters, refused to drop off as most box-office toppers have this year, surpassing $500 million in North America overall a week after it crossed the $1 billion mark globally — a record for a female director.The second half of the “Barbenheimer” duo, “Oppenheimer,” returned to the No. 2 spot in its own fourth week after a week at No. 3 overall. The Christopher Nolan-directed film from Universal Pictures brought in $18.8 million from 3,761 locations for an overall domestic total of $264.3 million.The top pair had thin competition. The week’s only major wide release, Universal’s “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” finished fifth with a $6.5 million opening weekend.“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...