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Police: I-25 closed near Colorado Boulevard for death investigation

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Interstate 25 was closed Saturday evening while police said they were investigating a death.All of the northbound lanes on I-25 were closed at Colorado Boulevard as of 6:18 p.m. Hiker falls over cliff to death in Pitkin County The Denver Police Department said the interstate would be closed there until the death investigation was finished.No further details were released, but DPD said they would provide updates on a tweet thread.The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the person's identity and cause of their death, according to DPD.

Orioles rally in 9th to beat Rays, 6-5, and reclaim sole possession of AL East lead: ‘It was a special win’

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

The Orioles have claimed sole possession of first place in the American League East twice in three days.The first time, they scored three runs in the fourth inning, blew that lead, retook it with small ball and held on thanks to Félix Bautista. The second time, they scored five runs in the fourth inning, blew that lead, retook it with small ball and held on thanks to Bautista.The Orioles on Saturday defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5, in a battle for AL East supremacy behind Grayson Rodriguez’s solid start, manager Brandon Hyde’s decisions in the ninth inning and Ryan O’Hearn’s game-winning RBI single.“We jumped out early, they crawled back in and then we find a way to scratch a run there and Félix shut it down at the end,” O’Hearn said. “It was a special win, and we’ve got to go get the series tomorrow.”In his second start back in the big leagues, Rodriguez allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings for the second-best outi...

Chicago Cubs win in Dansby Swanson’s return, pounding out 15 hits and rallying for an 8-6 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

Out since July 5 with a bruised left heel, Danby Swanson said he was getting “stir crazy.”After a game that was simply crazy, the Chicago Cubs celebrated Swanson’s return Saturday with a big win against the rival St. Louis Cardinals.Swanson had two of the team’s 15 hits and Cody Bellinger stayed hot with four RBIs as the Cubs rallied from three deficits and, after two rain delays, emerged with an 8-6 victory in front of 40,425 fans at Wrigley Field.“The game can be played so many different ways,” Swanson said. “I think it’s being able to prove to ourselves that no matter how the game goes, we still have a good chance to win. (Saturday) we did a really good job of that.”The Cubs (47-51) scored three times in the sixth inning for the final answer in a back-and-forth game. Bellinger produced a two-run single with the bases loaded and Seiya Suzuki followed with the second of his three hits to drive in another run.Bellinger continued ...

Chicago White Sox want rookie Oscar Colás to dial down his intensity as he adjusts during his 2nd stint in the big leagues

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

Oscar Colás spent a portion of Saturday afternoon at Target Field with Chicago White Sox major-league field coordinator Mike Tosar.Secondary leads were the focus.“I was working on how to take off,” Colás said through an interpreter before the game against the Minnesota Twins. “I’m having a little bit of difficulty with my back leg when I’m going to take off.”Colás continues to learn, adapt and apply at the plate, on the bases and in right field since the Sox recalled him from Triple-A Charlotte on July 4. He’s concentrating on “just being more consistent.”Colás entered Saturday slashing .200/.237/.264 with four doubles, one home run and nine RBIs in 36 games.Manager Pedro Grifol has seen some adjustments from the 24-year-old. And he’s still working on other things.“We have to dial down on the intensity level,” Grifol said Friday. “This might sound a little weird, but he plays the game a...

Oregon hospital security guard dies after being shot in hospital; police later kill suspect

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A security guard died after being shot at an Oregon hospital Saturday, and the suspect was later killed by police in a nearby community, authorities said.Police responded to reports that a person with at least one firearm fired shots inside Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. Arriving officers searched for the shooter while working with hospital staff to treat the guard, who was transferred to another facility, where he later died.Police from various agencies later tracked the suspect’s vehicle to nearby Gresham, located about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Portland, where the vehicle was stopped. Officers shot and killed the suspect, and no police officers were injured, the release said. The suspect’s name has not been released. Police were investigating a motive for the shooting.The hospital identified the slain security guard as Bobby Smallwood. In a statement, it said another staff member was s...

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Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

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Fire near Jarrell drops to 286 acres, 100% contained

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Officials responded to a large grass fire between Georgetown and Jarrell in Williamson County. The Texas A&M Forest Service responded to the fire, named the Cobb Creek Fire, and estimated the fire is about 286 acres and is 100% contained Saturday, according to the Texas A&M Forest service.The forest service initially estimated the fire to be about 100 acres on Wednesday but said in an updated tweet Thursday morning that it was an estimated 500 acres. The service said the increase in acreage is a result of more accurate mapping. "Aviation and ground crews are making good progress," the Texas A&M Forest Service wrote on social media.The grass fire started Wednesday afternoon at 1001 Cobb Creek Road shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to a news release from Williamson County. Shortly before 9 p.m., Williamson County said no evacuations were issued.The service also said around noon Thursday the fire was becoming active with afternoon heating,...

Lawsuit filed over woman killed in Trader Joe's shootout between L.A. police and gunman

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

A rally was held in Echo Park on Saturday to remember a woman who was killed by LAPD officers during a standoff with a gunman at a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake.July 22 marks the five-year anniversary since Melyda "Mely" Corado, the 27-year-old Trader Joe’s manager who was shot and killed in a 2018 shootout between two Los Angeles police officers and 28-year-old Gene Atkins, the gunman who had barricaded inside the grocery store.Mely’s family held the rally to remember the woman while calling for the LAPD to take responsibility for her death and implement changes to the way law enforcement tackles similar incidents.On July 21, 2018, Atkins allegedly shot his grandmother multiple times at their home in South L.A. and then kidnapped his girlfriend as he escaped in his grandmother's car. He led LAPD officers on a pursuit through Hollywood and Silver Lake before crashing just outside the Trader’s Joe store on Hyperion Avenue. After crashing into a pole, the suspect exited his car and...

1 killed, 7 hospitalized in multi-vehicle Calabasas crash

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

One person was killed and seven others were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in Calabasas on Saturday night.Emergency crews responded to a reported three-vehicle crash with entrapment near Las Virgenes and Lost Hills Roads around 5:54 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.When crews arrived, one person was found dead at the scene. Seven other victims were transported to the hospital in various conditions.At least two people were confirmed to be in critical condition, authorities said.Details remain limited and it’s unclear what caused the deadly collision. No identities have been released.This developing story will be updated.

SF Giants’ skid hits 4 games as Nationals rough up Webb in shortest start of his career

Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:37:56 GMT

It’s not often you see a pitcher emerge from the dugout and jog out to the bullpen in the middle of the second inning. But only moments later, Sean Manaea was making it a roundtrip commute, and Logan Webb was hanging his head on the bench.The Giants’ young ace was not even two weeks removed from twirling the top gem of his career, a complete-game shutout to lead the club into the All-Star break. But tasked Saturday with being the stopper of a losing streak, Webb’s night was over and San Francisco’s hopes were dashed one out into the second inning.The Giants (54-45) lost their second straight to the last-place Nationals, 10-1. The skid reached four games. They will turn to an opener, Scott Alexander, in Sunday’s series finale, a must-win to avoid being swept in a three-game series for the first time this season.Webb failed to complete five innings for the first time this season, allowing six runs that raised his ERA to 3.48 from 3.11.In a second inning t...