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Local Girl Scout earns Silver Award for Game-Lending Library at Brunswick Beach

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

BRUNSWICK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — While Girl Scouts Service Unit 153 hosted its Annual Beach Day, Independent Girl Scout Kailey Charette was able to complete her silver award by presenting the Town of Brunswick with a games-lending library for Brunswick Beach.Jamie Lamora, Service Unit Manager, said she was excited about the news since the project requires about 50 volunteer hours. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “A Silver award project has to be worked on at a cadet level in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade,” Lamora said. “And it’s the highest award you can earn at that level.”Kailey Charette said she worked on building the games for almost a year and wanted to create more options for the beach.“You know, some people don’t feel like swimming or going on the playground because they’re too old for it. So I thought I would give people another option to do something at the beach.”She also spent hours learning how to use woodshop tools to help cre...

St. Louis teens subjected to carjacking and robbery

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Officers responded to a stolen car report in the 1500 block of Salisbury. The victims were two juveniles who were visiting a friend they only knew by a nickname. During their visit, the friend brought three unknown black male teens over to visit as well. At one point, the friend indicated he had to return home. Shortly after he left, the three unknown teens produced guns and ordered the victims to drive them around the city. Near North 20th Street and Breman Ave, they made victims reset their phones and hand them over. The victims were told to remove their shoes and clothes before being ordered out of the car. The suspects fled in a 2004 black Mazda Tribute belonging to a victim. They sought help at a relative's house to call the police. The case is still under investigation.

64-year-old man caught with drugs and handgun during traffic stop in San Bernardino County

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

A man was found to be in possession of drugs and a handgun after authorities conducted a traffic stop in Grand Terrace. According to a release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy with the Central Station conducted a “proactive vehicle check” after a record check of the car’s driver – 64-year-old Alphonzo Harrison of Grand Terrace – indicated he had a misdemeanor warrant for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Harrison was stopped near the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Canal Street just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said.“During a search of Harrison’s vehicle, [Deputy Daniel] Price located a loaded 9mm handgun and approximately nine grams of suspected methamphetamine,” an SBSD statement said.   Armed suspects barricaded in Ontario home after hours-long pursuit Harrison was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm. A search...

San Jose: Firefighters contain small wildfire on Mt. Hamilton

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

Firefighters quickly contained a brushfire on Mt. Hamilton east of San Jose on Saturday night, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Bay Area residents hold moment of silence for Maui fire victims, as others recall harrowing escapes Crime and Public Safety | Opinion: PG&E applies multiple layers of protection to fight wildfires Crime and Public Safety | Live Maui Map: Here’s where the deadly wildfires are raging now Crime and Public Safety | Editorial: New PG&E wildfire safety strategy requires scrutiny Crime and Public Safety | Opinion: How California’s landscape was transformed to fit European perceptions At around 11:30 p.m., flames broke out in the area of Grandview Restaurant on Highway 130. A team of about 40 firefighters contained the fire at about 10 acres.No structures were damaged, and no one was injured, fire officials said. Fire officials gave no cause...

Lana Del Rey shows Taylor Swift-like connection with fans at Outside Lands

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

Lana Del Rey wowed fans on Day 2 of Outside Lands, performing a roughly 75-minute set that visibly connected with the huge crowd gathered to watch the pop star headline the festival’s Twin Peaks stage on Aug. 12.Some fans appeared close to tears, so moved by the elegant and ethereal nature of the music as Del Rey moved through tracks from at least seven studio albums from her amazing catalog.The most dramatic parts of her set — and there were plenty to choose from — came when the crowd pretty much took over on lead vocals, passionately belting out a number like “Summertime Sadness” like it was the single most important song in the history of mankind.Well, the single most important until Del Rey sang the next number, of course. She showed a near-Taylor Swift-like connection to her fans during her winning set.Lana del Rey – did you know that there’s a tunnel under ocean blvd #OutsideLands pic.twitter.com/6zCdRMNjUw— MORE (@mrmorevlogs) August ...

San Jose firefighters put out wildfire overnight

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) --Firefighters were battling a wildfire on Mount Hamilton Road in the East Foothills of San Jose early Sunday. This was a very visible fire, burning right on the mountaintop in San Jose.Thankfully, a fire station was close to the blaze -- about 10 minutes away. Driver dies in San Jose after early morning crash, marks city’s 30th fatal collision of 2023 The fire burned overnight extremely close to one home. Firefighters were able to put it out before it impacted any kind of structure.The San Jose Fire Department says it was a “Tier 2" wildfire on Mt. Hamilton. The department sent out crews with its strike team, along with Cal Fire also sending out units.The fire burned around 1.5 to two acres overnight. People even drove by tweeting out about it, saying how visible the fire was from the freeway. Bay City News contributed to this report.

Driver dies in San Jose after early morning crash, marks city's 30th fatal collision of 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

(KRON) -- A driver died after a crash early Sunday morning, the San Jose Police Department tweeted. The crash happened at the intersection of Story Road and Moraes Court around 5:14 a.m.The fatal collision involved one moving car and a parked car. This is the 30th fatal collision and the 31st traffic victim of 2023, according to SJPD.Traffic going from Eastbound Story Road from S. White Road will be diverted. San Jose driver dies after 2-car crash, marks city’s 30th traffic death of 2023 SJPD did not specify the circumstances of how the crash happened. Authorities have not released the identity of the adult victim.

Tommy Edman’s 2 homers power the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Royals

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tommy Edman hit two home runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the second-largest crowd of the season at Kauffman Stadium.Edman’s third career two-homer game came in front of 37,016 fans, the Royals’ largest draw since opening day.Edman had pretty good motivation to produce.“A big part of it was that it’s my wife’s birthday,” Edman said. “She asked me to hit a homer today. I think that’s what it was.”So, he has next year taken care of already, too.“She wasn’t expecting two,” he said. “But I made a little adjustment at the plate and it paid off.”Nolan Arenado added three hits for St. Louis, which ended Kansas City’s seven-game home winning streak.Steven Matz (4-7) pitched six solid innings for the win. The 32-year-old left-hander allowed two runs on four hits, striking out five and walking none.“It boils down to executing pitches, mixing ...

Lens starts league campaign with 3-2 loss at Brest. Rennes and Monaco win

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

PARIS (AP) — After an impressive second-place finish in the French league last season, Lens opened the new campaign by losing 3-2 at Brest after leading 2-0 on Sunday.The northern side was in command thanks to goals from forward Florian Sotoca and defender Deiver Machado, but Brest replied with a penalty from Romain Del Castillo just before halftime. After defender Kenny Lala equalized in the 56th, Del Castillo scored with another penalty in the 87th.Lens finished only one point behind champion Paris Saint-Germain last season, but sold club top scorer Lois Openda to German club Leipzig and midfield captain Seko Fofana to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.Elsewhere, striker Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice as Monaco won 4-2 at Clermont and Danish defender Rasmus Nicolaisen grabbed a stoppage-time winner for Toulouse in a 2-1 win at Nantes.Winger Ibrahim Salah came off the bench to score two late goals as Rennes routed promoted Metz 5-1 at home. Forwards Arnaud Kalimuendo, Amine Gouiri and Je...

Déjà Vu: American golfer Lilia Vu captures 2nd major in 2023 at Women’s British Open

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:48 GMT

WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England (AP) — American golfer Lilia Vu won the Women’s British Open to claim her second major title of 2023, taking any potential drama out of the final round by shooting 5-under 67 for a six-stroke victory on Sunday.The 25-year-old Californian, who also won the Chevron Championship in April, became the first female player to win two majors in the same year since Jin Young Ko in 2019, and the first American woman since Juli Inkster in 1999.Three of the five women’s majors have been won by American this year — Allisen Corpuz won the Women’s U.S. Open title at Pebble Beach — and that’s not happened since 2014. Vu began the final round tied for the lead with Charley Hull, with 11 players within five shots of them. After 10 holes, Vu led by five as all of her rivals faltered and the American stayed out of trouble at Walton Heath.Hull holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle at the par-5 11th to trim the lead to three shots, but Vu responded with...