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Close-knit St. Paul neighborhood reels after shooting death of beloved resident

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

St. Paul’s close-knit St. Anthony Park community is reeling after a man whose family has been in the neighborhood for decades was shot and killed in front of his home Saturday morning.Michael Brasel, who grew up in St. Anthony Park, was fatally injured about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, and pronounced dead at a hospital later. No arrests had been reported on Sunday afternoon.Police say they believe Brasel was interrupting a crime outside his home.Investigators a few hours after the shooting focused their attention on a vehicle parked in front of the house. It was later towed away, escorted by police.A GoFundMe account was set up within hours to support Brasel’s family. As of Sunday afternoon, more than $78,000 had been donated and dozens of condolences posted.Brasel’s wife Hilary flooded her Instagram feed with tributes to him on Saturday night. In one public post she wrote, “The world lost a great man today. Can’t believe we have lost you to gun fire in our front yar...

Queensbury teen on the spectrum gets dream job at Great Escape

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Queensbury High School Senior on the spectrum achieved his childhood dream with a new job at the Great Escape.Saturday, May 20, will mark Daniel Mulligan's first day on the job in the Park Services Department at his favorite amusement park. Daniel said he's excited to get paid, show off his name badge, and "get free soda." However, one job perk stands above the rest for him—the chance to wear the Great Escape signature uniform with a bright blue polo. "Every summer, we got season passes, and he always loved it there, and he always said I'm gonna work here someday," Tammie Mulligan, Daniel's mother, said.Daniel got the call from Great Escape that he would join the team after a job fair at Queensbury High School opened the door. "It makes me, as a mom, feel like it's okay to send him out into the world," Tammie said. "And I thought you know what, the autism doesn't define him."Tammie said they picked up his uniform two weeks ago, and he hasn't taken it of...

Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle in Santa Ana

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

Police in Santa Ana are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning.Officers from the Santa Ana Police Department responded to the 500 block of North Harbor Boulevard around 1:05 a.m. after receiving multiple reports of a pedestrian being hit by a car.Police located a pedestrian on the roadway and paramedics from the Orange County Fire Authority pronounced the unidentified pedestrian deceased.It's believed that the pedestrian was crossing the roadway when they were hit by a vehicle traveling south on Harbor.The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said. Alcohol is not believed to have played a role in the crash, although the exact circumstances leading up to the deadly collision remain under investigation.Anyone with information is urged to contact the Santa Ana Police Department Traffic Division at 714-245- 8200.

Wrong-way driver busted for DUI in Ventura County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

A Ventura man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Sunday morning after he drove the wrong way on the 101 Freeway and evaded authorities.Just before 2 a.m., several calls were received regarding a wrong-way vehicle traveling north on the southbound side of the 101 Freeway near Telephone Road, according to a release from the California Highway Patrol.Officers attempted to forcibly stop the wrong-way vehicle, a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant, but the driver continued to flee, even after being struck by a CHP vehicle. “As the CHP unit attempted to make a forcible stop on the Mitsubishi, it turned into the center median and the patrol vehicle struck the left side of the Mitsubishi,” CHP said in a statement. “The Mitsubishi [then] continued northbound in the southbound lane.”  UFC fighter Tony Ferguson arrested for DUI in Hollywood after multi-car crash The Mitsubishi continued on the freeway, forcing another car going southbound to swerve off the road to avoid hitting...

Giants’ announcer Jon Miller remembers Vida Blue in his A’s heyday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — In 1981, there was “Fernandomania” as Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Fernando Valenzuela captured the imagination of baseball fans everywhere and drew crowds both at home and on the road.The year 1976 belonged to Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, of the Detroit Tigers, who like Valenzuela came out of nowhere to become a national phenomenon.Before both of them was Vida Blue, who in 1971 became a national celebrity at age 21 for the Athletics.Blue passed away Saturday night at age 73.Giants play-by-play broadcaster Jon Miller had a unique vantage point, seeing Blue in the stands as a teenager growing up in Hayward and later as a fledgling announcer. In 1974, Miller was on the A’s broadcast team. Blue was 17-15, coming off a 20-win season.“The A’s got bigger crowds at the Coliseum when he pitched and they sold out the ballpark all over the league,” Miller said Sunday before the Giants closed out a three-game series against t...

Kurtenbach: There’s more than a playoff series on the line — Warriors vs. Lakers is about bragging rights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

The Golden State Warriors have many rivals. That’s the price of greatness on the court.But off the court, Warriors fans have two arch-nemeses, and in recent years, they have ganged up to form a juggernaut of insufferableness.I’m speaking, of course, about Lakers fans and LeBron James fans.And now that LeBron and the Lakers are up 2-1 in the teams’ Western Conference Semifinals series, it’s time for the Warriors players to help out the Warriors in the stands and pull this series even.Because if the Warriors were to lose this series, it could very well mean the end of the Dubs Dynasty and the ushering in of a new era in San Francisco.But more importantly: if the Warriors lose, the fans of the blue and gold — and I don’t think I’m exaggerating — would never hear the end of it.We can’t have that. The Bay has taken enough hits lately.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Kurtenbach: After an embarrassing Game 3 loss to the Lakers, it...

From MLB pitcher to shuttle-bus driver: El Cerrito’s Les Cain has a story to tell

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

The driver of the shuttle van at the Honda dealership is Les Cain, El Cerrito’s Les Cain, the guy who was said to throw a fastball harder than anybody for the Detroit Tigers back in 1968, before shoulder problems ended his career at age 24 with 3-1/2 seasons of service time, a half-season short of qualifying for a full pension at retirement.So here he sits, a steering wheel in hand — 51 years since throwing his last pitch in the big leagues, 26 years after his wife, Vera, died of lung cancer, and 16 years after his daughter, Leslie, died of liver cancer — taking his morning commute across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to a job that pays him a modest wage and keeps him busy.Cain had a tough road as one of MLB’s pioneering Black players. But at age 75, he has few regrets and a story to tell.“I wanted to end up having a good ending to my story,” he said. “The fact is, it’s been a good ending from the beginning.”(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A four...

An end to pandemic restrictions could bring thousands to the border

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

By Miriam Jordan and Michael D. Shear | New York TimesEL PASO, Texas — The Biden administration is preparing to lift an emergency health rule that has been used to prevent hundreds of thousands of migrants from entering the United States, setting the stage for what could be a new immigration surge that inflames political tensions and strains resources across the southern border.Barring a last-minute legal challenge, the Trump-era policy known as Title 42 will expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Thursday. It was put in place three years ago under the premise of preventing the spread of COVID-19.Border agents, state and local officials and even President Joe Biden’s top aides in Washington are all bracing for the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the coming days. Already, people have begun crossing into U.S. border towns, anticipating the end of Title 42, which since 2020 has allowed the government to swiftly expel citizens of several countries back to Mexico.Three cities in Texas ...

Photos: San Francisco Bay Area Baseball legend Vida Blue through the years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

Armed with a flashy name, an electric personality and an iconic delivery he used to unleash a blazing fastball, Vida Blue was as distinctive as a baseball player could be.Blue, who died at age 73 late Saturday evening, was a beloved member of both the A’s and Giants during a 17-year career that included winning three consecutive World Series titles during Oakland’s dynasty in the early 1970s.Blue’s death was confirmed by the A’s on Sunday morning. No cause of death was announced, although friends said he had been battling an undisclosed type of cancer.“There are few players with a more decorated career than Vida Blue,” the A’s said in a statement. “He was a three-time champion, an MVP, a six-time All-Star, a Cy Young Award winner, and an Oakland A’s Hall of Famer. Vida will always be a franchise legend and a friend. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends during this arduous time.”Jon Becker contributed to this report.Oakland Athletics’ Vida Blue winds up for...

Man robs bank in Walnut Creek, flees with cash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:47:17 GMT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KRON) – The Walnut Creek Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Saturday where a man fled with an undetermined amount of cash. At 11:39 a.m., officers responded to PNC Bank on California Boulevard for a reported hold-up alarm. Upon arriving, officers determined the suspect passed a note in which he demanded money and said he had gun, WCPD said. Former Oakland A’s pitcher, Vida Blue, dies at 73 Police searched the area for the suspect but were unable to locate him. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a black knitted cap, white face mask, sunglasses, black jacket, light colored pants and white and blue shoes, police said. 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%; }He is approximately...