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Oakland mayor proposes police hiring freeze

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao introduced her $4.2 billion budget to the city council on Wednesday.Her proposed budget calls for a reduction in positions for full-time police officers. No officers will be laid off, but rather a hiring freeze will occur where job openings stay vacant. “Regarding public safety from the crime, the shootings, the side shows, the robberies and so forth,” said Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo. Oakland man charged with murdering woman over traffic noise He said public safety is the number one priority and he has concerns when reading through Thao’s proposed budget. If approved, the city will implement a hiring freeze at the Oakland Police Department.“Right now, what I have is close to 700 officers when I should have close to 780, so I at least want to make sure we were what we were before having 720 officers,” said Gallo.No changes will be made to OPD’s six police academies, which is a positive in Gallo’s opinion.Not everyone sha...

Middleton calls Correa ‘a cheater’ after fanning shortstop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — It has been more than three years since Major League Baseball issued its report on an electronic sign-stealing scheme by the Houston Astros.Keynan Middleton definitely remembers.The reliever struck out Carlos Correa on a 96.2 mph fastball on Wednesday night, closing out a 6-4 victory for the Chicago White Sox against the Minnesota Twins.Following his first save since 2021, Middleton talked about how much he relished that last swing by Correa, who played for the Astros at the time of the scandal.“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he said. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton played in the AL West for his first five years in the majors, competing against Correa and the Astros.Houston was disciplined by Major League Baseball after it found the team used electronics to steal signs during its run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season.MLB’s investigation determined...

Trout, Lamb homer in 9th, Angels rally to beat Cardinals 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the 9th inning, Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.Los Angeles has won six of its last eight games, while the Cardinals have lost five in a row.Ohtani didn’t get the decision, but did become the second player in MLB history to record 500 career strikeouts and hit at least 100 home runs, joining Babe Ruth. Ohtani gave up four runs on five hits over five innings and allowed two home runs for the second straight outing. He allowed five earned runs on eight hits in an 8-5 win over Oakland on April 27.“I wanted to get through six or seven innings, minimum,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “More than the strikeouts, I’m more disappointed that I didn’t get that far in the game.”Ohtani recorded his seven outs via strikeout.“He was good,” Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin said. “There are some good hitters o...

Keynan Middleton, Eloy Jiménez help White Sox beat Twins 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Keynan Middleton finished his first save since 2021 when Carlos Correa struck out swinging on a 96.2 mph fastball.That last out was particularly sweet for Middleton.“I knew I was going to face Correa, and I don’t like him. So it was kind of cool,” he said. “I like that. I enjoyed that a lot. … I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton closed out a strong effort by Chicago’s bullpen and Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, leading the White Sox over the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Wednesday night.Luis Robert Jr. homered as Chicago secured its first series win of the season. Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal each had three hits in the team’s third straight victory.The White Sox will try for a three-game series sweep Thursday afternoon. They dropped 10 in a row before their win streak.“We’ve had a lot of guys step up the last couple of days,” said Dylan Cease, who pitched five innings of four-run ball. Correa had two RBIs for M...

Pasquantino HRs, Greinke wins 1st as Royals top Orioles 6-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in three runs, Zack Greinke won for the first time since last August and the Kansas City Royals snapped a 10-game home losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 on Wednesday night.Greinke (1-4) won for the first time in 14 starts, allowing just three singles in five innings and striking out three.“Everything worked good,” Greinke said. “Defense was great, hitting was great, pitching was good. Glad to be getting some outs, not pitching like I did the last couple of times.”He threw only 44 pitches —- his fewest in a start since tossing 43 for Arizona at Boston on Aug. 14, 2016.“Just gotta pitch better if you want to pitch more,” Greinke said.Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the decision to remove Greinke when they did was the result of a few factors.“It’s what we had available in the bullpen tonight,” he said, “what we thought about how we matched up the rest of the game, as well as being in the middle ...

Abrams, Nats squeeze past Cubs for 2nd straight night, 2-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jake Irvin had dozen of relatives and friends fly in from his native Minnesota to witness his major league debut for the Washington Nationals — and then he hit the “O” on the back of Nico Hoerner’s jersey with the first pitch of his career.“I gotta imagine I’m one of few to do that, right?” Irvin said. “Just laugh it off, man. Next hitter.”Things improved significantly from there for the 26-year-old right-hander, who held the Chicago Cubs’ potent lineup to two singles over 4 1/3 innings. Four Washington relievers gave up four singles the rest of the way, and the Nationals turned four double plays to beat the Cubs 2-1 on a damp and unseasonably chilly Wednesday night.“This is something you dream of from the day you pick up a baseball,” Irvin said. “I’m on top of the world and props to the team, man. Guys played great behind me.”CJ Abrams had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning for the second consecutive game for the Nationals, and ...

Arvada Police warn of vehicle linked to several property thefts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Arvada Police are warning drivers about a vehicle lurking in parking lots waiting for an opportunity to steal valuables.  Police describe the vehicle as a 2018 or newer black Toyota Camry believed to be linked to several property thefts dating back to mid-February across the metro area including Littleton, Lone Tree and other parts of Douglas County. Police describe the suspect vehicle as a 2018 or newer black Toyota Camry usually seen with stolen license plates or none at all. (Courtesy: Arvada Police Department)Chase Amos with the Arvada Police Department said there have been three reported cases involving this vehicle just in Arvada, specifically in preschool/doggie daycare lots.  Police looking for person of interest in Douglas County shooting "These criminals are casing these cars, probably see the car unlocked, they get everything they can out of the car as quick as they can and then they split," Amos said. FOX31 spoke to...

Wyoming governor says he won't donate any wolves to Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado moved one step closer to wolf reintroduction on Wednesday, with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voting unanimously to approve a Wolf Restoration and Management Plan.But plenty of hurdles remain before the first paws touch down on the Western Slope. First and foremost, CPW still has to find someone to donate 30-75 wolves.  The agency has identified Wyoming, Idaho and Montana as preferred options, with Oregon and Washington if none of those work out.Wednesday, Wyoming Governor Mark Goldon told FOX31's Evan Kruegel he has no plans to donate any Wyoming wolves. Gray wolf restoration and management plan near completion In a statement, he wrote in part: Wyoming is opposed to the 10(j) population of wolves in Colorado for a variety of reasons. Our current wolf management plan is working, and it works because it is designed to manage wolves in biologically and socially suitable habitats and to keep wolves out of areas of the state w...

Keynan Middleton strikes out ‘cheater’ Carlos Correa to clinch the Chicago White Sox’s 3rd straight win — and 1st series victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

Keynan Middleton stood one out away from his first save since 2021.He relished the chance to face Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa.Middleton struck out Correa swinging — his third punchout of the inning — to secure a 6-4 victory for the Chicago White Sox in front of 11,468 at Guaranteed Rate Field.“I knew I was going to face Correa and I don’t like him,” Middleton said. “I liked that. I enjoyed that a lot.”Asked why, Middleton referenced the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal: “I mean, he’s a cheater.”Middleton pitched in the American League West for the Los Angeles Angels — including 64 appearances in 2017 — while Correa was with the Astros.Relievers Aaron Bummer, Gregory Santos, Kendall Graveman and Middleton came up big Wednesday as the Sox won their third straight.Eloy Jiménez broke a 4-4 tie with an RBI single in the seventh. The Sox added another run in the eighth thanks in part to Billy...

Lucas: Donald Trump, Hunter Biden face wrath of scorned women

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

Hell hath no fury like a stripper scorned.Cross them and you just might end up in court, like Hunter Biden and Donald Trump.All these men had to do was treat the two women — Lunden Roberts and Stormy Daniels — with a little respect and things might have turned out differently. But they didn’t.So, the strippers dragged both men into court, forcing them to face a judge — and maybe a jury — for their disdainful behavior toward them.Who would have thought that Hunter Biden and Donald Trump would have so much in common as far as women are concerned?Trump never should have called porn star Stormy Daniels “horseface.” She is the woman with whom he is alleged to have had an affair with — which he denies.What woman would not have fire in her eyes after such a gross insult? A man would have punched him out.Now she will testify against him in the politically charged trial launched by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, charging that Trump falsified business records over $130,000 in ...