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Drama in Antioch: City spokesperson fired amid political firestorm involving police, City Hall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

ANTIOCH — When a burglar busted through the front window of a local restaurant and ransacked the place last month, few could have predicted it would create a political firestorm that would lead to the firing of the city’s spokesman.But that’s exactly what happened — and the drama is far from over.In the three weeks since the break-in at Hillcrest Restaurant and Taphouse, tensions brewing between Antioch’s police department and City Hall have boiled over, as complaints about the slow police response to the burglary devolved into a game of finger-pointing. The city spokesman, Rolando Bonilla, was sacked over a provocative quote falsely attributed to the city’s police chief, which has led to calls for an investigation and a scathing memo by the chief demanding answers.The chief has also accused the city’s mayor, Lamar Thorpe, of muzzling the department’s attempts to spread good news. And all this has come as eight officers — or about 10% of the police forc...

2 Bay Area cities named the 'happiest' in America: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

(KRON) -- Two Bay Area cities were named the "happiest" in America, according to a study by Wallethub released last week. Out of nearly 200 cities analyzed, Fremont was ranked No. 1 overall with a total happiness score of 76.10. San Jose was ranked second with a score of 70.35. San Francisco was ranked fifth with a score of 68.73. Four in the top 10 are California cities, and three in the top 15 are Bay Area cities. Oakland received a 13th-place ranking. San Francisco ranks No. 1 US city for runners: study Wallethub: Happiest Cities in America for 2023Fremont, CASan Jose, CAMadison, WIOverland Park, KSSan Francisco, CAIrvine, CAColumbia, MDSioux Falls, SDSouth Burlington, VTBurlington, VTSeattle, WABismarck, NDOakland, CAHuntington Beach, CASan Diego, CASanta Rosa (26th) was the final Bay Area city to crack the list.Fremont ranked first in lowest depression rate among U.S. cities, according to Wallethub. San Jose was fourth.This is the second year in a row Fremont was named the "...

March Madness 2023: Last chances arrive for bubble teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

March Madness is coming up fast. Here is what to know, along with some key games to watch and who’s on the bubble ahead of Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament:KEY DATESAll eyes will be on the conference tournaments this week:— The ACC Tournament is March 7-11 in Greensboro, North Carolina.— The Big 12 Tournament is March 8-11 in Kansas City, Missouri.— The Big Ten Tournament is March 8-12 in Chicago.— The Big East Tournament is March 8-11 in New York.— The Pac-12 Tournament is March 8-11 in Las Vegas.— The SEC Tournament is March 8-12 in Nashville, Tennessee.MARCH MADNESSSelection Sunday is March 12, when bracket matchups will be set for the First Four and first- and second-round games that stretch from Florida to California.Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City (East Region), Las Vegas (West), Kansas City, Missouri (Midwest), and Louisville, Kentucky (South). Where is the Final Four? In Houston, on April 1, with the championship game on April 3.Basketball afic...

Bayern beats Augsburg, moves 3 points clear in Bundesliga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Defenders fired Bayern Munich three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 5-3 rout of Augsburg in their Bavarian derby.João Cancelo opened the scoring and Benjamin Pavard grabbed two goals before Alphonso Davies continued the trend of defenders scoring with Bayern’s fifth goal in the 74th.Leroy Sané also scored for the 10-time defending champions to increase the pressure on Borussia Dortmund ahead of the late game. Dortmund needed to beat relegation-threatened Schalke in the Ruhr derby in Gelsenkirchen to stay level on points with Bayern.Leipzig moved to third with a 3-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, and there were 1-1 draws between Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart, and Hertha Berlin and Mainz.Hertha was playing its first game since the club confirmed Miami-based 777 Partners had taken over as a majority shareholder.In Munich, Augsburg’s Mergim Berisha riled the home team when he scored in the second minute after Pavard failed to clear the ...

Impresionante: el momento en que un volcán entra en erupción en Indonesia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

YAKARTA, Indonesia – El volcán Merapi, situado en la región central de la isla indonesia de Java, expulsó este sábado un río de lava incandescente de alrededor de una milla, y nubes de humo y cenizas, que han provocado la alerta de las autoridades locales, sin que se haya necesitado evacuar a la población por el momento.“Se ha observado una erupción de lava que alcanza una distancia de una milla hacia el suroeste”, apuntó en un comunicado divulgado hoy el Centro para la Investigación y Desarrollo de Desastres Geológicos (BPPTKG, por sus siglas en indonesio).SE TRATA DEL MONTE MERAPI, DE CASI 10,000 PIES DE ALTURAEn el mismo se advierte a la población de las localidades cercanas que eviten las actividades en las zonas de peligro, en un radio de entre 2 y 5 millas desde el cráter del volcán, si bien no se ha considerado necesario aún evacuar a la población.“Una erupción explosiva podría alcanzar una distancia de dos millas desde el cráter”, añade. ...

Buffalo fires men’s basketball coach Jim Whitesell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

Jim Whitesell is out as the University at Buffalo men’s basketball coach after his first losing season in four years on the job, the school announced Saturday.“We felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program,” athletic director Mark Alnutt said in a statement.Whitesell was under contract through the 2024-25 season and is due to receive a $500,000 buyout under terms of his deal for being fired before April 5.The move comes two days after the sixth-seeded Bulls (15-17) were routed 101-77 by third-seeded Akron in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. It marked the Bulls’ third quarterfinal loss under Whitesell.He finished with a 70-59 record at Buffalo and led the team to one postseason appearance, a 2021 NIT berth, which ended with a first-round loss to Colorado State.The lack of postseason success coupled with a drop-off in recruiting were considered disappointments for a school that had established itself as a...

Real Madrid beats Espanyol 3-1, eyes Liverpool, ‘clasico’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior sparked Real Madrid’s 3-1 comeback over Espanyol in the Spanish league on Saturday, keeping Barcelona within reach in the title race before the rivals meet next weekend.Joselu Mato put Espanyol ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu in the eighth minute. But Vinícius equalized in the 22nd before Éder Militão headed Madrid in front for good in the 39th.Substitute Marco Asensio added a third goal in stoppage time as Madrid ended a three-game winless run between the league and the Copa del Rey.Carlo Ancelotti’s team reduced Barcelona’s lead to six points before the front-runners visit Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.Karim Benzema missed the game as he rested to recover from an ankle problem. Before the game, Ancelotti said that he expects his striker to be ready to face Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Madrid holding a 5-2 advantage from the first leg of the round of 16.Madrid will then visit Barcelona on March 19 in a “clásico” that will l...

Svensson leads rain-delayed Players as McIlroy misses cut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a two-shot lead in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy dug a hole he could not escape and missed his first cut since August.The Players finally finished its second round after storms moved in late Friday and shut down play with half the field unable to finish.Svensson’s worst shot turned into a birdie when he received a free drop from the tent and a cart path and hit a delicate pitch to 4 feet for birdie on the par-5 ninth. That gave him a 67 and a two-shot lead over Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.Scheffler took his time, and for good reason. He was playing with McIlroy as a twosome because world No. 1 Jon Rahm withdrew before the second round because of a stomach bug.There was a lot of waiting, and Scheffler did what was needed. He had a pair of two-putt birdies on the par 5s on the back nine at the TPC Sawgrass, made sure he found land on the islan...

THE PLAYERS Championship Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

FridayAt TPC SawgrassPonte Vedra Beach, Fla.Purse: $25 millionYardage: 7,275; Par: 72Second RoundAdam Svensson68-67—135-9Scottie Scheffler68-69—137-7Christiaan Bezuidenhout68-70—138-6Ben Griffin67-71—138-6Min Woo Lee68-70—138-6Collin Morikawa65-73—138-6Cameron Davis69-70—139-5Chad Ramey64-75—139-5Jason Day70-70—140-4Will Gordon73-67—140-4Viktor Hovland69-71—140-4Nate Lashley69-71—140-4David Lingmerth72-68—140-4Denny McCarthy68-72—140-4Taylor Pendrith67-73—140-4Brendon Todd71-69—140-4Byeong Hun An71-70—141-3Adam Hadwin71-70—141-3Justin Suh68-73—141-3Sam Burns68-74—142-2Patrick Cantlay72-70—142-2Wyndham Clark69-73—142-2Tyler Duncan73-69—142-2Tommy Fleetwood72-70—142-2Rickie Fowler72-70—142-2Aaron Rai73-69—142-2Justin Rose69-73—142-2Gary Woodland72-70—142-2Brandon Wu73-69—142-2Dylan Wu69-73—142-2Ryan Fox74-68—142-2Tyrrell Hatton72-71—143-1Garrick Higgo70-73—143-1Mark Hubbard71-72—143-1Taylor Montgomery70-73—143-1Lucas Glover69-74—143-1Kramer Hickok73-70—143-1Davis Thompson70-73—143-1Da...

Looking Glass: Honey, I just noticed that you need new windshield wipers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:43 GMT

A couple had a domestic dispute outside of a residence in Lauderhill, Fla., during which the man climbed up onto the hood of her Mercedes to keep her from departing. Despite this, she drove nearly 20 miles on the interstate, with him clinging to the hood, at speeds of up to 70 mph. At one point he called 911 on his cell phone, telling a police operator, “I’m on top of the car. I really need help.”AND HOW DID THAT WORK OUT, MA’AM?: A woman told police that she had set fire to her apartment building in Sandy, Utah, because she wanted “to burn away the negative energy, sadness and pain in her life.”SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL, WHAT’S THE CATCH?: A woman rented a 2022 Toyota Camry in Humble, Texas, and tried to sell it online for $10,000.BUT LADIES, I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL: A man had what police called an “entertaining” evening at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with two busty ladies, which ended when he took them back to his townhouse in Pompano Beach. Th...