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Randy Vasquez holds his own in MLB-debut, but Padres’ second-deck shots doom Yankees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

Randy Vasquez and the Yankees knew that the Padres’ lineup would test the 24-year-old pitcher in his major league debut Friday. But Vasquez nearly passed with flying colors — until Juan Soto got ahold of a cutter in the fifth inning.With a runner on first, Soto drove the pitch 432 feet at 114.1 miles per hour. The second-deck deposit started the scoring in a 5-1 series-opening win for the Padres.Still, Vasquez exited to applause a few batters later, as he threw the ball well before Soto went deep.With just nine starts of Triple-A experience, Vasquez appeared comfortable on the mound at Yankee Stadium, totaling four hits, two earned runs, three walks and six strikeouts over 4.2 innings and 84 pitches. He also hit a batter.It looked as if Vasquez was in for a rough debut when he walked two in the first, but he escaped trouble and settled in for a few innings after that.Vasquez only made one big mistake, but the Padres weren’t done with the second deck. After Soto wen...

Mets Notebook: Mark Vientos ‘probably’ will play the next three days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

DENVER — Fans have been begging the Mets to play the kids. The Mets are carrying three of their four blue-chip prospects on the Major League roster and Ronny Mauricio is tearing up Triple-A.But Daniel Vogelbach was back in the lineup Friday at the DH spot and Mark Vientos was on the bench for the first game of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. However, the Mets plan to play Vientos in the second two games when they face both a right-hander (Chase Anderson) and a left-hander (Austin Gomber) and Tuesday when the Mets return home to face the Philadelphia Phillies.The Mets chose to start Vogelbach citing past success for the slugger at Coors Field.“It’s a juggle,” said manager Buck Showalter. “We’re trying to do what’s best for our team and at the same time, be fair to everybody. But I plan to play Mark the next, probably, three days. We’ll see how it goes tonight. He’s a good weapon off the bench.”Sho...

Baby tests positive for fentanyl; mother arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- El Cajon police officers arrested a woman after her seven-week-old baby tested positive for fentanyl, authorities said Friday.When the 34-year-old woman's father went to check on her and her child at Relax Inn & Suites on West Main Street, he found his daughter unconscious on the floor from what appeared to be a drug overdose, El Cajon police said in a news release. The baby was on the bed beside her.A motel employee provided the man with Narcan, a medication used to treat narcotic overdose, so that he could give it to his daughter. Woman dead after cement bags fall from overturned truck on I-805 Heartland Fire and Rescue and police were called to the scene. Paramedics took the baby to Rady Children's Hospital, where the child tested positive for fentanyl. The baby was taken into protective custody.Police arrested the mother, Brianna Millar, on suspicion of child endangerment.The woman's room was paid for by Equus, through a County of San Diego-funded emerg...

Newsom, Pelosi and candidates vying to replace Feinstein to appear at state party convention

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

(KTXL) — It's going to be a big weekend for California Democrats. Party leaders, candidates, and elected officials from across the state are set to convene in Southern California for the annual state Democratic Party Convention.More than 2,500 people are expected to attend the three-day event, which started Friday morning.The weekend is all about the party and its overall message, but there is a major topic on a lot of peoples' minds, the race to decide who will be elected in 2024 to replace retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein.The three major Democratic candidates in the running, Congressmembers Katie Porter, Adam Schiff, and Barbara Lee, are expected to make appearances this weekend.And while each candidate has his or her own group of Democratic supporters, attendees say there is agreement on one thing.The race to replace @SenFeinstein is in full swing. How’s this for a moment? Dem candidates @RepAdamSchiff and @BarbaraLeeForCA join together for some unity, pic.twitter.com/Unol6w6p6V...

Suspect sought after stabbing in Oakwood Village

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

Police are searching for a suspect following a stabbing in the city’s west end. Police were called to the area of Dufferin Street and Rowan Drive, just south of Eglinton just before 10:30 p.m. Friday for reports someone had been stabbed inside a building.When they arrived they found a person suffering from stab wounds.The suspect is described as male, approximately 30 years of age, five-foot-nine with a medium-to-heavy build and a short afro. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt and blue jeans.

Guatemala arrests former anti-corruption prosecutor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police arrested the country’s prosecutor for crimes against migrants Friday, accusing him of alleged abuse of authority.Stuardo Campos was formerly an anti-corruption prosecutor in the country during the administration of former President Jimmy Morales. It was not immediately clear whether the accusations pertain to his current position or the former.The complaint against Campos was made by the far-right Foundation Against Terrorism, a group that started out defending military officers accused of war crimes, but has also targeted members of the justice system who worked corruption cases.“This complaint is spurious,” Campos said. “I know that my work as an anti-corruption prosecutor earned me animosity in a lot of sectors.”Campos was known for an investigation related to a government highway project during the Morales administration. A number of officials from that administration were arrested when repeated landslides and other problems were blamed on...

Navy contractor jet was on fire before deadly California crash, federal report says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy contractor’s aircraft caught fire before it crashed off the California coast earlier this month, killing three people on board, federal investigators said Friday.The twin-engine Gates Learjet 36A plunged into the Pacific Ocean near San Clemente Island on May 10 while trying to make an emergency landing at a Navy airfield there, according to a preliminary investigative report from the National Transportation Safety Board.The wreckage of the plane was found underwater but the two pilots and additional crew member — all civilians — haven’t been found and are presumed dead, the report said.The jet was one of two that took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Oxnard and headed south towards San Clemente Island, which is owned by the Navy and is west of San Diego. They were going to take part in training exercises with the Navy.Shortly after arriving at the exercise site, the crew in the first plane, which was leading, radioed that they smelled an o...

Iowa governor signs bill restricting lessons on gender identity, sexual orientation in schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

(The Hill) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill into law on Friday that restricts lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools from kindergarten through sixth grade. Reynolds announced her signature on the bill and a few others relating to education in a release, calling education the “great equalizer” and saying that everyone involved in education — parents, teachers and students — should have an environment to “thrive.”  J.D. Vance says Target ‘decided to wage war’ on customers with Pride Month collection “This legislative session, we secured transformational education reform that puts parents in the driver's seat, eliminates burdensome regulations on public schools, provides flexibility to raise teacher salaries, and empowers teachers to prepare our kids for their future,” she said. The law bans teachers from raising issues of sexual orientation and gender identity in class through grade six and orders the removal of all books depicting sexual acts fr...

Illinois bill to allow law enforcement use drones for public safety almost law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Law enforcement agencies in Illinois may soon be able to fly drones at special events like parades and festivals.A bill in the Capitol would allow law enforcement to use drones in situations like that to look for security breaches and any threats to public safety. Shots fired on Chicago's North Avenue Beach hours after opening for the summer “They want to be able to attend these festivals with their children, and feel safe, and if we can put a drone up to help provide real-time intelligence to help with public safety, I think everybody's in support of that,” Kenny Winslow, the executive director of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, said.Currently, some law enforcement agencies across the state use drones for situations like search and rescue or to look for a missing person.But they do face some restrictions, specifically when they want to use drones for public safety.“We could put cameras up on telephone poles, we could put officers on top of...

Kroger changing digital coupon policy for some customers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:48 GMT

(WDTN) — Clipping coupons on your smartphone has become customary for shoppers, especially those that want to save a few cents or dollars while shopping at Kroger. For many, though, it has become stressful to see a price listed on the shelf and not have access to the discount.Kroger is expanding the use of digital deal coupons to all Kroger shoppers. Shoppers who may not have a smartphone or access to the internet will be able to take advantage of the deals. This is the sport most commonly linked to lightning deaths 2 NEWS reached out to Kroger about the expanded change. The Cincinnati-based grocery store said all people who want to save money but do not have a digital account can just visit the customer service desk to request the discounts."Customers who would like to take advantage of digital coupons and do not have a digital account can receive the discounted pricing at any customer service desk. Customers without digital accounts also have access to many other benefits when s...