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Sinkhole swallows Jeep whole in Weld County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

A drone photographer stopped on a Weld County road Saturday to capture the flooding caused by heavy rain.Little did that photographer know, but that decision meant a quick rescue for the trapped occupants inside an upside-down Jeep.A sinkhole opened up on Weld County Road 2 Saturday and swallowed the Jeep whole, according to the Colorado State Patrol.The drone photographer, who happened to be in the area, noticed the Jeep and called 911.Authorities arrived on the scene and removed the occupants trapped inside the Jeep. The extent of their injuries is unknown.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | CIRT: Greeley police shoot, kill armed barricade suspect Monday morning Crashes and Disasters | Greeley police shoot, kill armed barricade suspect Monday morning, according to CIRT Denver the full story from our partner at denver7.com.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

After the Club Q shooting, questions of money and justice for victims

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

Ashtin Gamblin never realized how expensive it would be to survive a mass shooting.But after being shot nine times in the attack at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last November, the bills started piling up for Gamblin. Dozens of other survivors and families of the five people killed have found themselves in a similar bind. They lost paychecks, fell behind on rent and had to replace clothing seized as evidence.Colorado has raised more than $3 million in donations for people affected by the Club Q shooting and distributed about $2 million, through a nonprofit called the Colorado Healing Fund.But several survivors say the money has come too slowly, with too much red tape.Just days before the accused shooter is scheduled to appear in state court, their frustrations burst into public when several survivors held a news conference pleading for the money to be handed out faster.Fund officials say that they have done their best to efficiently distribute funds to cover vict...

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Calabasas 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

A motorcyclist lost his life after colliding with a vehicle in Calabasas early Sunday morning. According to CHP, the crash between the car and the motorcycle, driven by an unidentified male, occurred on Mulholland Highway near Las Virgenes Road around 8:53 a.m. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene. The condition of the vehicle driver is unknown. Mulholland Highway was closed one mile west of Las Virgenes due to the fatal traffic collision, according to a tweet from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Lost Hills Station. Anisha Banerjee and Luis Zuniga contributed to this report.

SF Giants: Wade out of lineup, Jackson to IL, Ross Stripling reinstated

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — First baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. was out of the lineup Sunday with lower back stiffness and was spotted in the clubhouse with a cold pack wrapped around his waist and back.Wade didn’t finish Saturday’s win over Arizona, and Kapler was keeping him off his feet with hopes that an off day before the club visits the Toronto Blue Jays will be enough recovery time to get back in the lineup.“We’re going to try and get him ready to come off the bench,” Kapler said.Wade has been bothered by both his back and his side, with Sunday’s issue related mostly to his back.“I think they’re all sort of related, but yesterday was lower back tightness,” Kapler said.Relief pitcher Luke Jackson, who departed in the same game with lower back stiffness, will need a little more time. Jackson was placed on the 15-day injured list with the Giants activating starting pitcher Ross Stripling.In other health updates, pitcher Alex Cobb came t...

This should be a special week for Erik Karlsson. Will it be life-altering as well?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

This would turn into an unforgettable week for Erik Karlsson if he were to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman for the third time in his standout 14-year career.There’s a chance it could be a life-altering week for Karlsson, as well.After a record-breaking 101-point season for the San Jose Sharks, Karlsson, 33, is a finalist for both the Norris Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most outstanding player as voted by members of the NHL Players’ Association.Both trophies will be handed out Monday at the NHL Awards show in Nashville.While Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is the overwhelming favorite to capture the Ted Lindsay Award, named after the Hall of Fame winger who fought for players’ rights, Karlsson is viewed as the likely choice for the Norris. Not only was his point total the highest of his career, but he shattered the Sharks’ previous single-season points record for a defenseman of 83 – set by Brent Burns in 2018-19 – and ranked 11th in the N...

CHP: DUI arrest for San Jose driver who plunged off Santa Cruz cliff

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — A San Jose motorist was seriously injured and then later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after going off a cliff and plunging a pickup truck into the ocean off the Santa Cruz shoreline, the California Highway Patrol said.The crash occurred early Sunday morning along East Cliff Drive, according to a tweet by the CHP Santa Cruz area field office.Photos posted by the CHP show that the white full-sized pickup truck ended up in the water near Pleasure Point Park, about three miles east of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The photos also show a missing portion of a wooden guardrail replaced with yellow police tape.Incidentally, a sign right next to where the truck reportedly went off the roadway reads, “Caution Sheer Cliff.”The CHP stated that the driver, a 50-year-old San Jose resident, suffered “major injuries as a result of the crash and was later arrested for DUI.”In the CHP photos, the pickup truck could be seen where it came to rest i...

PHOTOS: Suspected drunk driver careens over Santa Cruz cliff

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspected drunk driver was behind the wheel when his truck went over a cliff and landed in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz. VIDEO: Police pursue suspects from Vallejo to Suisun City CHP was called to the scene of a vehicle that had traveled off the roadway and over a cliff near East Cliff Drive. A 50-year-old San Jose man was inside the vehicle when it went over, and he suffered "major" injuries in the crash, CHP said. The man was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. (Photos courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz)Photos from from the scene show how the truck fell and where it came to rest. Emergency responders are also seen as the truck is pulled back up onto the roadway.

VIDEO: Suspects lead police on pursuit from Vallejo to Suisun City

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Suspects led police on a chase from Vallejo to Suisun City on Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. How did Dobbs affect California after Roe v Wade was overturned CHP's H-30 helicopter was called into action to assist the Vallejo Police Department with a pursuit that involved suspects brandishing firearms at officers and civilians. H-30 followed the vehicle until the suspects exited and fled on food near Susuin, CHP said. The two suspects were then taken into custody by the VPD. VPD will be conducting the follow-up investigation into the incident. Video from H-30 shows more than three minutes of the pursuit along freeways and through busy intersections. A white vehicle can be seen, with several black and white police SUVs following closely behind. Video shows as the white vehicle navigates into what looks like a warehouse complex and the suspects hop out. Both suspects then appear to flee towards a warehouse nearby. One of the suspects can later b...

Royce Lewis and Willi Castro lead Twins to 6-3 comeback win over Tigers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Royce Lewis scored the tying run in the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday and win the three-game series.Minnesota trailed 3-2 going into the eighth, but Lewis walked with two outs, advanced to second on Ryan Jeffers’ pinch-hit single and scored when third baseman Nick Maton threw away Willi Castro’s grounder.The Twins had two on with two out in the ninth and Alex Lange got Carlos Correa to hit a 108.7-mph line drive at left fielder Matt Vierling.Lewis led off the 10th with a single off Tigers reliever Brendan White (1-1) that bounced off Maton’s glove, allowing Correa to score the go-ahead run. After a sacrifice bunt, Castro’s RBI single put the Twins up 5-3. Christian Vázquez’s base hit made it 6-3.Twins reliever Griffin Jax (4-6) got the win. Jhoan Duran pitched the 10th for his 11th save.Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two runs on seve...

Alyssa Thomas has record fourth triple-double Bonner scores 26, Sun roll past Sky 96-72

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:51:25 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had a historic triple-double, DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points to move into ninth in WNBA history and Connecticut cruised to a 96-72 win over Chicago on Sunday.Thomas had 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for her fourth regular-season triple-double, the most in WNBA history. Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu both have three triple-doubles. It was her second triple-double this season, the first coming on Tuesday, the game the Sun lost star Brionna Jones. Thomas also has two playoff triple doubles.Bonner has 6,454 career points, moving past Katie Smith.The Sun matched its best 15-game start in history (12-3), winning for the sixth time in seven games, heading into a Tuesday showdown with the New York Liberty. They have won two straight since Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Jones had surgery on Friday. Kahleah Copper had a career-high 29 points for Chicago (5-9), which lost its sixth-straight. Connecticut allowed a season-high ...