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Kettle corn vendor has van stolen in Pleasanton

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

PLEASANTON, Calif. (KRON) – A kettle corn vendor says someone stole his van filled with all his supplies from a parking lot in Pleasanton. It is crushing him, and he is asking for help.The vendor told KRON4 that he is hopeful someone returns his van and supplies so he can get back to work.Ron Buder has been in the kettle corn business for 30 years. In between big events, he sets up shop outside local stores, such as Gene’s Fine Foods in Pleasanton. Tool worth $13K stolen from Morgan Hill construction site He says that on Friday night, someone stole his van from the parking lot of the Pleasanton Doubletree, where he was staying between gigs. And now, with the van gone, he starts shaking when he thinks about losing his livelihood. “It’s hard to comprehend,” Buder said. “It’s still very hollow. I’m hoping that somebody is gonna have mercy on me, and they maybe return the van. I know that’s wishful thinking, but that’s how I feel.”He says he feels “a tad worthless” without his busines...

Tool worth $13K stolen from Morgan Hill construction site

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

(KRON) -- A compactor worth $13,500 was stolen from a Morgan Hill construction site, the city's police department said Tuesday. The tool was eventually recovered and a suspect was arrested. The theft happened on June 12 at a construction site near West Main Ave. and Hale Ave. Morgan Hill Police Department officers arrived to find that the compactor, several hand tools and several power tools were missing. MHPD said that the suspect vehicle was a Honda van, and its registered owner had a history of theft. An officer found the compactor for sale online. Female bank robber sought by Brentwood, Antioch police After online messaging, the person selling the tool agreed to meet to near City Sports Club in San Jose. Police said a white truck circled the parking lot but eventually drove away. The truck was registered to the same person who owns the van. Police stopped the truck, but the compactor was not in it. MHPD later executed a search warrant on a home and found the missing hand and ...

Stewart leads Liberty past Sun 89-81 in Jonquel Jones’ return to Connecticut

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquel Jones added 14 points and 11 rebounds in her return to Connecticut as the New York Liberty beat the Sun 89-81 on Tuesday night.The victory moved the Liberty into a tie with Connecticut atop the Commissioner Cup standings in the Eastern Conference. Each team has one game left although New York has the tiebreaker having swept the two games against the Sun.Las Vegas has nearly wrapped up the Western Conference slot, sitting at 6-0.Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut (12-4) with 11 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for her fifth career triple-double. She’s now done it in consecutive games and three times in the last seven days. Thomas is the all-time record holder in the category. DiJonai Carrington scored a career-high 23 points to lead Connecticut.WINGS 77, MERCURY 62PHOENIX (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points, Natasha Howard had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Dallas beat Phoenix for the Mercury’s sixth straight doub...

Carroll and Walker hit back-to-back homers to spark the Diamondbacks past the Rays 8-4

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen blew a 94 mph fastball past Christian Bethancourt to end the sixth inning and then let out a rare celebratory shout.The Diamondbacks’ ace makes pitching look easy sometimes, particularly at Chase Field, but Tuesday’s outing was anything but smooth.Corbin Carroll and Christian Walker hit back-to-back homers in a five-run first, Evan Longoria also homered against his former team and Arizona overcame Gallen’s uneven night to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4.“It’s just a testament to this clubhouse,” Gallen said. “Everybody’s trying to pick everyone else up.”The Rays still have the best record in the big leagues at 54-28, but have lost six of their last nine games. The D-backs have won four of their past six.Arizona scored five runs in the first off Rays starter Taj Bradley, starting with Carroll’s impressive three-run homer to center that hit far above the 407 foot sign on the batter’s eye. Walker followed with a solo homer...

Shohei Ohtani first AL pitcher in nearly 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10, Angels beat ChiSox

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Tuesday night in his latest extraordinary performance.Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings, the first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail.The last AL player before Ohtani to hit at least two homers and strike out at least 10 was Cleveland’s Pedro Ramos on July 31, 1963. That came in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Angels.It has been done four other times in the majors: by Baltimore’s Milt Pappas (1961), Philadelphia’s Rick Wise (1971), San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner (2017) and Arizona’s Zack Greinke (2019).Ohtani (7-3) struck out at least 10 for the sixth time ...

La ola de calor extremo se extenderá por el centro de EE.UU. este miércoles

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

(CNN) — La intensa ola de calor que afecta a Texas desde hace más de una semana se extenderá hacia el norte y el este en los próximos días. Las alertas de calor (avisos de calor excesivo, advertencias de calor y avisos de calor excesivo) cubren ahora a más de 60 millones de personas desde Arizona hasta Florida y tan al norte como Kansas y Missouri.Este martes se batieron o empataron varios récords diarios de temperaturas máximas, como en el aeropuerto Hobby de Houston (37 grados centígrados), Corpus Christi (38,3º C), Laredo (42,7º C) y Del Rio (43,3º C). Para Del Rio, este martes fue el décimo día consecutivo en el que se batió un récord de temperatura máxima.Por el calor extremo, dos tercios de Norteamérica podrían sufrir apagones este veranoEste miércoles, el calor de 38º C se extenderá hacia el norte hasta Oklahoma y Kansas, así como hacia el este hasta Arkansas y Luisiana. En Oklahoma City se espera una máxima de 41 grados centígrados, según el Servicio Meteorológico Naci...

Climate Change Committee demands net zero leadership

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

Presented by SSE By CHARLIE COOPER and ABBY WALLACE PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audio— The Climate Change Committee released its annual progress report to parliament overnight. It is a hefty document and we have all the details. — The government says the U.K. can be “proud” of its climate record, while Labour says the report is evidence of “catastrophic negligence.” — In non-CCC news, Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch says that a long-term plan for the automotive sector is coming next month.Good Wednesday morning and welcome to POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Climate UK. It’s the middle of the week and we have a packed newsletter to celebrate — thank the CCC.As always, please send your thoughts and tips to one or all of us at [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]. Or talk to us on Twitter: @hargraver; @charliecooper8; @abby_wallace3. If you are not already a Pro subscriber a...

Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo hit homers in win hours after GM Billy Eppler addresses Mets’ woes

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

The Mets front office believes the fate of the team will change this season. Hours after general manager Billy Eppler voiced his confidence in the team he put together, they repaid him by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, on Tuesday night at Citi Field.Brandon Nimmo homered twice, Francisco Lindor hit his 200th career home run and Daniel Vogelbach, the analytical darling that Eppler and Mets continue to play, hit his fifth of the season. Left-hander David Peterson (2-6), who was called up earlier in the day to take Tylor Megill’s place in the rotation, turned in his best performance of the season, tossing six shutout innings.“I wanted to give the team as much as I had and get deep into this ballgame,” Peterson said. “That was kind of the objective.”The Mets’ big inning came in the sixth when Tommy Pham doubled off of right-hander Julio Teheran to score Pete Alonso and make it 5-0. Vogelbach then chased Teheran from the game with a two-run shot...

Column: Chicago Cubs lose 5-1 to Philadelphia Phillies after MLB opts to play despite ‘very unhealthy’ air alert

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

The Chicago Cubs have played in worse-looking conditions at Wrigley Field than Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.Few can forget the Cubs game against the Atlanta Braves in April 2018 when the wild chill was 25 degrees and players were drenched from the howling rain and a hawk wind in their face the entire afternoon. The Braves blew an eight-run, eighth-inning lead, and cried about the conditions afterward. “If we all don’t come out of here with pneumonia I think we’ll be alright,” Braves reliever Luke Jackson said.But sometimes looks are deceiving. The air quality in Chicago on Tuesday was at a level deemed “very unhealthy” by the Illinois EPA due to smoke from the wildfires in Canada. Commissioner Rob Manfred’s office and the MLB Players Association convened during the day to determine whether to postpone the game, but the league opted to play on.The collective bargaining agreement dictated the decision on such a c...

Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:31:23 GMT

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — A 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an armed group. Her parents immediately feared the worst — that she had been persuaded to join the group and was taken to one of its training camps.The girl, Peyal Aqil, was with friends when she encountered the man who turned out to be a recruiter for a group known as the Revolutionary Youth. She followed him to one of the group’s centers in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria. Her friends waited for her outside, but she never emerged. Peyal’s mother, Hamrin Alouji, said she and her husband complained to local authorities, to no avail.The group later said Peyal joined willingly, a claim rejected by Alouji. “We consider that at this age, she cannot give consent, even if she was convinced” by the group’s program, Alouji said, sitting for an interview in her daughter’s room, filled with stuffed animals and school texts.Armed group...