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One missing after rafting accident on Colorado River in Eagle County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

Emergency responders in Eagle County are looking for a person reportedly involved in a rafting accident on the Colorado River.6.3.23 12:52 P.M. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office is working with several agencies to respond to a reported rafting accident on the Colorado River between Burns and McCoy. Crews are currently searching for an unaccounted person.More details will be released when available. pic.twitter.com/ic5KKQ4EBS— Eagle County Sheriff's Office (@EagleCountySO) June 3, 2023The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, in a 12:55 p.m. Saturday tweet, said emergency responders are searching for an unaccounted person along the Colorado River between Burns and McCoy.This developing story will be updated. Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Ari Harms, missing Colorado River kayaker, passionate about helping others, friends say Crime and Public Safety | Man dies in Colorado River when thrown out of raft in Garfield County Crime and Pub...

Influencer mom fighting for life after suffering aneurysm one week before due date 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

An influencer from Orange County is in a medically induced coma and fighting for her life after suffering an aneurysm while she was nine months pregnant. Jackie Miller James, a popular digital creator with nearly 50,000 Instagram followers, was just one week away from her due date when she suffered an aneurysm rupture that led to severe brain bleeding and injury. After being found by her husband Austin, Jackie was rushed to a hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section and brain surgery at the same time. The new mom was still in a coma when she met her baby for the first time. (GoFundMe/Natalie Miller)The couple’s baby girl remained in the NICU for 12 days after her birth and is now being treated in the ICU along with her mother. “Twelve days after this incident, Jackie remains in a medically induced coma and has undergone five separate brain procedures,” a GoFundMe set up to help pay for medical bills and other outside costs associated with long-term recovery said...

Stolen gun, drugs recovered in wanted felon’s residence; felon still at large 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

A stolen firearm and drugs were recovered at the residence of a wanted felon on Friday in San Bernardino, and she remains on the run from law enforcement. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, 44-year-old Latasha Whiteside stole a firearm, several thousand dollars in cash, and multiple electronic devices from a locked safe in a friend’s house in Big Bear City on May 28. “The victim also reported Whiteside had stolen several thousand dollars worth of property throughout the previous years,” SBSD said in a statement. After an investigation led them to Whiteside’s San Bernardino residence, a search warrant was executed on Friday and turned up “items indicative of narcotic sales,” including a scale and one ounce of suspected fentanyl.  Man killed by deputies after holding family hostage in Hesperia Deputies also recovered the stolen firearm and packaging for the stolen electronics. A felony warrant has been issued for Latasha Whiteside’s arrest. Anyone...

‘Major’ system-wide delay causes BART slow down

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

BART is experiencing major, system-wide delays caused by power issues on the San Francisco line Saturday afternoon.There is no estimate of when service will return to normal, the agency said. BART told riders to consider using alternative transportation during the delaysThere was also no Red Line service between Richmond and Millbrae as of Saturday afternoon. Riders traveling from Richmond should transfer from a Berryessa train at MacArthur to a SFO/Millbrae train, while passengers traveling from Millbrae should transfer at 19th St from a SFO/Antioch train to a Richmond train.Related ArticlesTransportation | Walters: California transit systems’ pleas for aid haven’t moved the Capitol Transportation | California lawmakers urge transit bailout, pushing back on Newsom’s proposed budget cut Transportation | Borenstein: BART refuses to make cuts, accelerates toward ‘fiscal cliff’ Transportation | Hun...

Mbappe wins record 5th French golden boot, Rennes earns Europa League spot, Auxerre relegated

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe won a record fifth straight French golden boot on Saturday while Rennes clinched a Europa League spot and Auxerre was relegated. Mbappe’s goal in a 3-2 loss to Clermont finished his league tally on 29 and made him the top scorer for the fifth time, tied with French great Jean-Pierre Papin and retired Argentine strikers Carlos Bianchi and Delio Onnis.French champion PSG and second-placed Lens qualified for the group stage of the Champions League next season and third-placed Marseille earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the lucrative European competition.Rennes edged Brest 2-1 with first-half goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud to leapfrog Lille into fourth place.Lille booked a playoff spot for the Europa Conference League after drawing with Troyes 1-1. Bafode Diakite opened the scoring for Lille in the second half and Troyes winger Rony Lopes equalized. Monaco was third in the previous two seasons but missed out on Eu...

Moncada scores on wild pitch that strikes ump, White Sox beat Tigers 2-1

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada scampered home on a 10th-inning wild pitch that knocked down umpire Cory Blaser, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.All three runs in the game were scored on wild pitches.“First time that happened to me,” Moncada said through an interpreter. “It was a very weird thing.”Romy González opened the White Sox 10th with a sacrifice against José Cisnero (2-1), moving automatic runner Moncada to third.After Yasmani Grandal bounced to second and Gavin Sheets was walked intentionally, Jake Burger was hit by a pitch. It was originally ruled a foul ball, and then the call was overturned after a challenge. Tim Anderson was at the plate when Cisnero threw a first-pitch fastball that hit Blaser right in the face mask.Anderson helped Blaser up as the game ended.“Never seen that,” White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease said. “Just hope he’s OK. Took 96 (mph) straight to the facemask.”The umpiring crew declined comment to the AP. Major...

Miguel Santos hit 3 of Dallas Baptist’s 6 HRs in 18-4 win over Oklahoma St. at regional

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Miguel Santos hit three of Dallas Baptist’s six home runs as the Patriots beat No. 1 seed Oklahoma State 18-4 Saturday to eliminate the Cowboys from the Stillwater Regional. Santos finished 4 for 6 with nine RBIs and four runs. No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist (46-15) will play the loser between Washington — which beat the Patriots 9-5 in opening game of the regional — and Oral Roberts in a loser-out game Sunday. Kodie Kolden and Nathan Humphreys hit back-to-back homers to lead off the fourth inning and Santos added a two-run shot that made it 4-1. Santos added an RBI-double in DBU’s six-run fifth inning, Kolden added a second lead-off homer before Santos hit a three-run shot in the sixth and another in the seventh to make it 18-1. Nolan Schubart hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second to give Oklahoma State a 1-0 lead. Adkison and Mendham each hit and RBI single in the seventh and Roc Riggio capped the scoring with a solo shot in the eighth. Oklah...

Southern Miss hits four home runs, knocks Auburn out of its own regional

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Christopher Sargent hit a three-run home run, Dustin Dickerson hit two solo shots, and Southern Miss defeated Auburn 7-2 on Saturday, eliminating the Tigers from their own regional.A solo shot by Danny Lynch in the eighth inning gave the Golden Eagles four home runs for the game.Second-seeded Southern Miss (42-18) will play on Sunday against the loser of Saturday’s other game between No. 4 Penn and No. 3 Samford.Sargent’s first-inning home run got the Golden Eagles started and the 3-0 lead was enough as Auburn managed only a pair of RBI singles — by Chris Stanfield and Cooper McMurray — in the sixth inning.Starter Billy Oldham (7-3) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Will Armistead finished with 3 1/3 scoreless innings.The Tigers (34-23-1) had runners on first and second in the ninth but did not score against Armistead.Auburn lost to Penn 6-3 in the opening round on Friday.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports...

Howard Johnson, Al Leiter headline Mets Hall of Fame class

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Johnson and Al Leiter were inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame prior to the team’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.Johnson played for New York from 1985 through 1993. He ranks third in team history with 202 stolen bases and fourth in both homers (192) and RBIs (629). Leiter grew up a Mets fan in New Jersey before pitching for the team from 1998 through 2004.The 62-year-old Johnson played his first big league game in 1982 for Detroit and his last one with the Chicago Cubs in 1995. “There’s probably not a day goes by that you don’t think about that — being able to play the game that we did when we were 25, play at that level,” Johnson said. “Every time you get out of bed is a reminder that was a long time ago. It’s almost like two different people. And the older we get, that person goes further and further away.”Johnson and Leiter were joined in the 2023 class by broadcasters Gary Cohen and Howie Rose, who have called the team’s gam...

Lionel Messi bids farewell to Paris amid boos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:53 GMT

Lionel Messi didn’t care about the boos in his final game for Paris Saint-Germain as the French league champion lost to Clermont 3-2 on Saturday.Disrespectful PSG supporters booed Messi when the Parc des Princes announcer read his name on a warm evening. A few minutes later, Messi walked onto the field with a smile on his face, holding his three children’s hands before the team photo and kissing them on their foreheads before kickoff.“I would like to thank the club, the city of Paris and its people for these two years. I wish you all the best for the future,” Messi told the club website.In two seasons at PSG, Messi won two French leagues and the French Champions Trophy and notched 32 goals and 35 assists in all competitions.Messi scored in a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg a week ago to help PSG clinch a record-extending 11th French league title. By notching a 496th career league goal, the Argentine genius also broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring record for Europe’s top five leagues. The World...