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Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter waiving, discounting fees through July 8

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is celebrating Independence Day by waiving cat and dog adoption fees through July 8 for California veterans, the organization announced Saturday. Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County In addition, cat and kitten adoption fees will be discounted to $76 for everyone. Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is located at 1001 Rodriguez Ave. in Santa Cruz. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }For operating hours and more information, visit scanimalshelter.org. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Vegetation fire burning in Hercules

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

(KRON) – Forward progress has stopped on a vegetation fire burning in Hercules. The Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department responded to the first-alarm fire shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday. A photo, provided by PG&E, shows the large extent of the growing fire amid the Bay Area's hot temperatures. (Photo: PG&E)The cause of the fire is currently unknown.This is developing news. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

One dead in major crash on Hwy-242

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

(BCN) -- One person died and another suffered major injuries in a solo-vehicle crash on state Highway 242 in Concord early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at 1:54 a.m. on southbound Highway 242 near the Concord Avenue off-ramp. Sinkhole causes full closer of Hwy-1 in Monterey County A blue Nissan Sentra struck the guardrail of the off-ramp, causing the right front passenger in the Nissan to be ejected from the vehicle. First responders arriving at the scene took the passenger to a hospital, while the Nissan driver was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP officials said. The name of the driver who died was not immediately available from the Contra Costa County coroner's office. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; w...

Mariners climb out of an early 5-run hole to beat the Rays 7-6 on HBP

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — José Caballero was hit by a pitch from Jason Adam to force in the tiebreaking run, and the Seattle Mariners erased an early five-run deficit Sunday in a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.Eugenio Suárez and Tom Murphy homered for the Mariners (40-42), who took two of three games from the top team in the American League. All-Star pitcher Luis Castillo recovered from a rough start to last six innings.Seattle’s bullpen held the Mariners without a hit over the final three innings. Andrés Munoz (1-1) worked the seventh, Matt Brash pitched the eighth and Paul Sewald struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 16th save.Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes homered early off Castillo. Arozarena lined into a double play that ended the seventh, with teammate Wander Franco getting doubled off first base on a ball into right field.Seattle loaded the bases in the bottom half, when a wild Adam (2-2) walked two batters and plunked two others. Caballero was hit on the first pitch w...

Patrick Vieira hired as head coach of Strasbourg on 3-year contract

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Patrick Vieira was hired as the head coach of French top-tier side Strasbourg on Sunday.The former Arsenal and France midfielder, who was fired by the Premier League’s Crystal Palace in March, signed a three-year contract with the club, Strasbourg said on its website.Vieira had been linked with relegated Leeds in England’s second tier but opted to move to France — where he previously managed Nice — to join a club which was recently bought by Chelsea’s parent company, BlueCo.“I know the history and the identity of this club, the fervor it arouses, the importance it has for its territory, land of football and passion,” the 47-year-old Vieira said. “Today, a new cycle begins for Racing and it is exciting for a coach to be able to build something.”___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Jake Burger homers, White Sox hold off A’s 8-7 to avoid a sweep

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Burger hit his 18th home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.Zach Remillard added a two-run single and Eloy Jiménez had a pair of RBI singles as the White Sox finished their seven-game road trip 3-4.Brent Rooker homered for Oakland hours after being named an All-Star.Chicago jumped on A’s starter Paul Blackburn for five runs in the third inning. Tim Anderson started the scoring with a sacrifice fly, followed by Jiménez’s first RBI single.Gavin Sheets was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in a third run and Remillard singled home two more to make it 5-0.Blackburn (1-1) gave up five runs on six hits in five innings, striking out five and walking four.Oakland got two runs back in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Tony Kemp and a bases-loaded walk by Seth Brown.JJ Bleday doubled home a run in the fifth to make it 5-3.Andrew Benintendi had a sacrifice fly in the sixth, followe...

Thiago Almada scores goal, adds assist as Atlanta United beats Union 2-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Thiago Almada scored a goal and added an assist. Brad Guzan had his fourth shutout of the season to lead Atlanta United to a 2-0 victory Sunday over the Philadelphia Union.United (8-5-8) never trailed after Almada made it a 1-0 game in the seventh minute.United also got one goal from Brooks Lennon in the 79th.The Union (10-6-4) outshot Atlanta 15-14, but United had seven shots on goal to one for the Philadelphia.Guzan saved the only shot he faced for United. Joe Bendik had five saves for the Union.These teams take to the pitch again Saturday, with United visiting Montreal while the Union visit the LA Galaxy.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Miles Bridges returning to Hornets after signing qualifying offer, AP source says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges is returning to the Charlotte Hornets after a year, but without the huge contract that appeared likely before a domestic violence charge.Bridges signed a $7.9 million qualifying offer from Charlotte on Sunday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced.ESPN was first to report the deal.Bridges missed all of last season after he was charged with domestic violence in July 2022. He pleaded no contest last November and is serving three years of probation. The NBA gave Bridges a 30-game suspension earlier this offseason, but added that because Bridges missed the entirety of last season that 20 of those games are considered already served.He will miss the first 10 games of this season.Bridges was coming off a career season in 2021-22 when he averaged a team-high 20.2 points and 7.0 rebounds and appeared on the verge of signing a multiy...

IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Results

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

SundayAt Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioLap length: 2.258 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 80 laps, Running.2. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.3. (7) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.4. (5) Christian Lundgaard, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.5. (8) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.6. (12) David Malukas, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.7. (2) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.8. (25) Pato O’Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.9. (18) Marcus Armstrong, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.10. (13) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.11. (1) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.12. (15) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.13. (14) Romain Grosjean, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.14. (24) Devlin DeFrancesco, Dallara-Honda, 80, Running.15. (16) Rinus VeeKay, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.16. (20) Callum Ilott, Dallara-Chevrolet, 80, Running.17. (3) Kyle Kirkwood, Dallara-Honda, 80, Run...

Ohtani becomes 2-way All-Star for 3rd straight year; 8 Braves selected for July 11 game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:41:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became a two-way All-Star for the third straight year when he was picked for the American League pitching staff on Sunday, and eight Atlanta Braves were chosen for the July 11 game in Seattle — the most of any team since 2012.Ohtani was elected to the pitching staff by players 10 days after fans voted him to start at designated hitter. Ohtani appeared on the most ballots among AL players. He is the only two-way All-Star in major league history. “He’s very respectful. He doesn’t do a whole bunch of talking,” AL manager Dusty Baker of Houston said. “He comes to play, and he really handles the notoriety and the publicity with humility and greatness.”At the 2021 game in Denver, Ohtani grounded out against Max Scherzer and Corbin Burnes, and pitched a perfect first inning, retiring Fernando Tatis Jr. on a flyout and Max Muncy and Nolan Arenado on groundouts.Last year at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani singled on Clayton Kershaw’s first pitch of the game and wal...