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Twins’ bullpen gives up five runs in loss to Cubs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

Griffin Jax has seen his fair share of softly hit balls cause him trouble this year. The underlying analytics have said he’s doing his job. The results haven’t always matched up.Friday, the Chicago Cubs were tattooing the ball off Jax, collecting four straight hits to turn the Twins’ seventh-inning lead into a one-run deficit. The Twins, who had another quiet day at the plate, would not recover, losing 6-2 to the Cubs in the series opener at Target Field.The Twins finished with just four hits, unable to muster up much of a rally against Cubs starter Drew Smyly after stringing together a couple of runs in the second inning. The Twins successfully executed the contact play in that inning to score their first run. Kyle Farmer raced home on a Michael A. Taylor groundball, and catcher Yan Gomes was unable to catch an off-target throw from third baseman Patrick Wisdom.Immediately after that, catcher Christian Vázquez brought home Willi Castro, who had doubled earlier in the inning, ...

Nearly $1 million awarded to Capital Region animal shelters

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

CAPITAL REGION. N.Y. (NEWS10) - Governor Kathy Hochul announced $700,000 will be used to benefit the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society and the Schenectady police department’s dog kennels.NEWS10 breaks down how the money’s going to be spent to help out pups in need. Mohawk Hudson Humane Society over-capacity, cites inflation as one cause The money will provide more space for dogs in distress, as there is a growing need right now.“In 2022, we had seen 178 stray dogs come through our shelter and at the same time, which is quarter one of 2023, we've seen 247 dogs. So, about 70 more dogs,” said Ashley Jeffrey Bouck, CEO Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.Peter Montalto, with the Schenectady police department tells NEWS10 that the city has big plans for the money.“Oh, it's huge. We are upgrading and repurposing our current space and really just improving like cleanliness, you know, comfort and the design of the building,” said Montalto.Mohawk Hudson Humane Society will get $500,000 to partner...

Pipe bomb destroyed at Fort Plain residence

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

FORT PLAIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Montgomery County Sheriff's Office confirming the details of an incident that had shut down Upper Main Street for hours Thursday afternoon. The Fort Plain police department had received a call around 2 p.m. about a device outside of a residence. The Sheriff's Office quickly arrived and began assisting with blocking off the street and evacuating neighboring residences. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sheriff Jeffery Smith confirmed the object to have been a pipe bomb, and a nearby school was notified out of an abundance of caution. The New York State Police Bomb Squad arrived to the scene and ultimately destroyed the device. Law enforcement confirmed they have a suspect that has been interviewed and charged, and there is no immediate danger to the public.

Videos capture dangerous and deadly drug deals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Crimes caught on camera led to a drug dealer going to federal prison for 35 years. It’s an eye-opening case that shows how drug overdoses impact more than just the users.On the morning of August 2, 2020, two overdose victims were in a moving car on Hyannis Drive in St. Charles when they passed out, and their car landed in a random yard.“I thought it was just some crazy driver going way too fast to make it around this curve,” said Rick Boone, a St. Charles resident.Pictures from the scene show the aftermath. The driver, who passed out, happened to be an off-duty Bellefontaine Neighbors police officer at the time. He was revived with Narcan. The passenger died.“I couldn’t believe it,” Boone said. Moving past controversy, Anheuser-Busch plans to recover losses “We had three victims in this case,” said Derek Wiseman, a federal prosecutor.Wiseman recently showed jurors the haunting evidence leading up to that crash.“It was all caught on hotel and casino surveillance ...

St. Louis Dental Center breaks language barriers with international dentists

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Dental Center is helping to make oral healthcare available to everyone in need regardless of economic, cultural, or linguistic backgrounds by training international dentists and breaking language barriers.Patients who are treated at the clinic speak about 56 different languages. The center provides interpretation to anyone who requires it through telephone, video interpreter, and onsite in-person services, free of charge to patients. Trending Story: Kirkwood High School’s yearbook raises concerns from others A.T. Still University's Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (A.T. Still University), in partnership with Affinia Healthcare, runs the St. Louis Dental Center, which is a federally qualified health center that caters to the needs of underserved populations. It is providing a much-needed service to help address St. Louis' growing, diverse population.A.T. Still University has also accepted 10 dentists to complete its Advanced Standing Internatio...

Sinkholes in Fairview Heights neighborhood causing trouble for residents

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - Fairview Heights homeowners say sinkholes are popping up in their neighborhood, and it’s a problem that’s been getting worse for years.One was right behind Albert Graham’s house. He was afraid that someone would fall in. He said it was a big concern"About the sinkholes in here, I guess it’s like a storm drain pipe down here, and the city come in and filled it up when it sank," Graham said. "The first time, they brought a little dump truck and filled it up, and the second time, when it really sank, they brought out a real big dump truck and filled it in, and every time it rains and everything, it sinks. And I noticed another up here by my fence; it’s starting a new one.” Moving past controversy, Anheuser-Busch plans to recover losses He said he’s not the only one in the neighborhood dealing with this problem. His neighbor down the street had the same troubles. The neighbor only had two big sinkholes in his yard.“And then the neighbors over here, they had on...

Belleville nonprofit for blind, visually impaired reopens after damage from severe storms

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - FOX 2 first reported the aftermath and the toppled radio tower at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, on April 18.The National Weather Service said an EF1 tornado with winds of 98 miles per hour had been on the ground for three miles west of Belleville.“We have a lot of volunteers that come on sight and read and record printed materials for individuals with print impairments,” said Laura Foughty, development and communications coordinator at MindsEye Radio. “They were forced to go back home and do all that at home like we did during COVID. We had a lot of volunteers that come to the studio that are older and don’t necessarily have the technology to do that, so we had to fill a lot of gaps very quickly.”MindsEye Radio, an information service for the blind and visually impaired, had to make other arrangements while they were out of their building. However, after the tower was removed on Friday, it was back to business for this nonprofit. The...

Texas woman fatally shot by boyfriend after she traveled to Colorado for an abortion, police say

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

DALLAS — A man who didn’t want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot, police said.He was jailed on a murder charge as of Friday.Texas banned abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy in September 2021. But nearly all abortions have been halted in Texas since Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer, except in cases of medical emergency.Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, was with her boyfriend, 22-year-old Harold Thompson, on Wednesday when he tried to put her in a chokehold, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. She had returned the night before from Colorado, where she had gone to get an abortion.“It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child,” the affidavit said. “The suspect did not want (Gonzalez) to get an abortion.”Surveillance video from the parking lot shows Gonzalez “shrugs him off,” police said, and the two continue walking. Thompson then pulls out a gun and shoots Gonzalez in the head. She falls t...

Austin Gomber deals quality start, but Bryce Harper steals show late in Rockies’ 6-3 loss to Phillies to open homestand

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

It was Austin Gomber’s game on Friday at Coors Field, until Bryce Harper stole the show.Gomber blanked the Phillies for six innings, but Harper won it at the end. Harper’s two-out, two-run double off Justin Lawrence in the eighth inning was the difference. After the hit, he stole third and then scored on an error as “MVP” chants broke out among the Philly faithful in LoDo.The end result: A 6-3 Phillies win, cooling off the Rockies (winners of eight of their last 10) on the opening night of a six-game homestand.“Great players do great things — and they rise to the occasion,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “One of the best players in the game rose to the moment against a really tough pitcher.”Gomber set down the first nine hitters he faced, mixing speed and location to have all the Phils off balance. His first-inning strikeouts of Trea Turner and Harper were an omen of the strong outing to come.As Gomber settled in, so did Philadelphia ...

Elderly woman found dead after Chino hit-and-run crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:29:55 GMT

An elderly woman was found dead after a hit-and-run crash in Chino.On Wednesday, officers responded to reports of a collision on Euclid Avenue, just south of Pine Avenue around 8:23 p.m.When they arrived, they found Karin James, a 79-year-old Ontario resident, dead at the scene. Man arrested, escaped West Hollywood apartment standoff after neighbor was shot through wall James was walking on Euclid Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle driving southbound on the 16700 block, police said.The driver fled the scene and remains at large. No suspect or vehicle description is known at this time.Investigators are seeking witnesses, security camera footage, or any additional information about the deadly crash.Anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. Baas at [email protected] or call 909-334-3148.