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Former MLB umpire Don Denkinger dies; blown call in 1985 World Series overshadowed stellar career

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

By Ronald Blum | Associated PressNEW YORK — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86.Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said.Denkinger joined the American League staff in 1969. He worked four World Series over three decades in the big leagues but was remembered most for a call he didn’t get right.St. Louis had a 3-2 Series lead over Kansas City and was ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6, three outs from the title, when pinch-hitter Jorge Orta led off with a slow bouncer to the right side. First baseman Jack Clark ranged to field the ball and flipped a sidearm toss to reliever Todd Worrell covering the bag.Denkinger signaled safe but replays showed Worrell caught the throw on the base ahead of the runner. After Steve Balboni’s single, a bunt, a passed ball and an intentional...

Two-bedroom home sells for $2.1 million in Oakland

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

6443 Hillegass Avenue – Google Street ViewA historic house located in the 6400 block of Hillegass Avenue in Oakland has new owners. The 1,558-square-foot property, built in 1910, was sold on April 10, 2023, for $2,100,000, or $1,348 per square foot. The property features two bedrooms and one bathroom sits on a 5,200-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,988-square-foot home on the 6400 block of Benvenue Avenue in Oakland sold in December 2022, for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,107. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Alcatraz Avenue, Oakland, in November 2022, a 1,498-square-foot home was sold for $1,550,000, a price per square foot of $1,035. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,032-square-foot home on Benvenue Avenue in Oakland sold for $1,980,000, a price per square foot of $1,919. The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms. 

Study: Face masks still a good idea at the doctor’s office

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

By Jen Christensen | CNNSigns urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic. But they remain in many medical offices, and a study published Monday says they might still be a good idea.Even after the expiration of the US public health emergency declaration and with many Americans moving away from pandemic precautions, masks continue to offer some protection, reducing your risk of catching Covid-19 in a community setting like in a close doctor and patient interaction, according to the study, which reviewed the latest science on the protective quality of masks.The study, published in the journal the Annals of Internal Medicine, also found that there wasn’t a significant difference in protection between surgical masks and N95 respirators in a health care setting. N95s may be slightly more beneficial, but that wasn’t completely clear from the research.The researchers reviewed three ra...

He was lost, speeding, drunk and then he tried to frame his dog, police say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

A man who was pulled over for speeding switched places with his dog and insisted that he had not been driving, said police in the Colorado town of Springfield.The traffic stop happened around 11:30 Saturday night on Springfield’s Main Street. An officer said the vehicle was going 52 mph in a 30-mph zone.Upon seeing the patrol car’s flashing lights, the driver pulled over and, in full view of the officer, took his dog’s place in the front passenger seat, the police report on Facebook said. The two were the vehicle’s only occupants.The human then stepped out of the passenger side and stated he was not the driver. When asked about his sobriety, he allegedly took off running. He made it 20 yards before he was tackled, the police said.Further interrogation revealed the man believed he was driving from Las Animas to Pueblo. He had gone 75 miles in the wrong direction and was within half an hour of crossing into Oklahoma.After being medically cleared at a hospital, ...

Fisherman's Wharf Safeway store closed, grocery chain confirms

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Another grocery store in San Francisco has officially closed. The Fisherman's Wharf location of Safeway at 350 Bay Street closed on Friday, May 12, a Safeway spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. A spokesperson for the grocery chain suggested the closure was a result of the store not meeting financial expectations. Surveillance video released of Banko Brown homicide "Safeway has been a proud member of the Fisherman's Wharf community for decades," a statement from the spokesperson said, "and the decision to close this store isn't one we made lightly.""We continuously evaluate the performance of our stores, and occasionally it's necessary to close locations that aren't meeting financial expectations," the spokesperson added.Employees at the Bay Street location have been transferred to other stores in the area. Safeway has 16 remaining locations throughout San Francisco. The closure of the Fisherman's Wharf Safeway follows a series of retail closures in San Francis...

New street ambassador program to launch in SF Mission District

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

San Francisco is launching a new street ambassador program in the city's Mission District to improve public safety around BART plazas and Mission Street, announced Mayor London Breed on Monday. Street ambassadors in the new Mission SAFE Streets program will connect residents with city services, clear pathways in public spaces when unpermitted street vending takes place, call emergency personnel when needed and make referrals to community organizations like the Street Crisis Response Team. Fisherman’s Wharf Safeway store closed, grocery chain confirms Launched in partnership with Supervisor Hillary Ronen, Breed said the ambassadors will cover a 13-block radius in a rotating schedule seven days a week. They join five pre-existing community ambassador groups that have served the neighborhood since 2014. Breed said she's been working for months to address "unacceptable behavior" in the neighborhood. "Our ambassadors are part of this solution and they will strive to provide ...

San Jose homeless population along Coyote Creek forced to move due to flood control project

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- In the South Bay, long planned flood prevention work along Coyote Creek in San Jose kicked off on Monday. The work is expected to continue for months, forcing many unhoused people who live along the creek to leave.Back in 2017, flooding along Coyote Creek forced thousands of people to flee. Since then, the city and the Santa Clara Valley Water District have been working on a plan to do flood prevention along the creek.  As that work kicked off on the ground today, many people who live along the creek will have to find somewhere else to go. Surveillance video released of Banko Brown homicide The four-mile stretch of Coyote Creek the city began clearing Monday runs from Oakland Road to Interstate 280. It's part of an ongoing effort to improve flood control along the creek.As a result, a large number of homeless camps and debris will be removed. The city has told those living here that anyone found staying along the creek after May 15 will be trespassing.Th...

TherapeuticsMD: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) on Monday reported a loss of $3.6 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were 24 cents per share.The woman’s health care product company posted revenue of $416,000 in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TXMD at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TXMDSource

DC anuncia nueva legislación tras aumento en delincuencia y tiroteos que dejaron heridas a dos niñas

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

La capital de la nación volvió a vivir un fin de semana violento que dejó a dos niñas de 10 y 12 años heridas de bala. Ante esto, el lunes el gobierno de DC anunció una nueva legislación en un esfuerzo por reducir la delincuencia. La medida llamada Safer Stronger DC es de acuerdo a la Alcaldesa Muriel Bowser una manera para reducir el crimen que está arropando a la ciudad. El primer tiroteo se registró en la cuadra 3700 de Hayes Street NE. Fueron más de 50 disparos que irrumpieron la tranquilidad del vecindario y que dejaron a una niña de 10 años en condición crítica cuando la alcanzó una bala mientras viajaba en un auto con su familia. “Solo el sonido de las armas me trae muchas memorias cuando estaba creciendo en El Salvador, y nunca pensé que esas memorias vinieran a mí en este momento y… sentir esos sentimientos que tenía allá cuando estaba en su apogeo la guerra”, dijo la residente Connie López.En otro hecho violento durante la madrugada del lunes otra niña de 12 años...

Justin Thomas looking to find results as he defends PGA Championship title

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:53 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship when he least expected it, matching a tournament record last year at Southern Hills when he rallied from seven shots behind in the final round and won in a playoff.Now he’s not sure what to expect.That was his only win in the last two years, dating to The Players Championship in 2021. He has fallen out of the top 10 in the world for the first time in nearly six years.It’s not as though he has vanished from the elite in golf. Thomas, who turned 30 last month, is still at No. 13 and still very much a threat to win wherever he plays. It’s just he hasn’t felt like that very often over the last year, and he went through some stretches where he showed up at a tournament and wasn’t sure he could win.“How I described it for a couple months is I’ve never felt so far and so close at the same time,” he said Monday at Oak Hill after playing 18 holes on a pleasant spring day. “That’s a very hard thi...