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3-time All-Star Daniel Murphy retires again, ending surprising comeback bid

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Murphy’s surprising comeback bid ended with the three-time All-Star infielder going on the voluntarily retired list after playing 38 games with the Los Angeles Angels’ Triple-A team. Murphy was no longer on the active roster for the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday, two days after he went 1 for 5 in his final game. His last major league game was with the Colorado Rockies during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, after which he said he was retiring.The 38-year-old Murphy hit .295 for the Bees with one homer and 25 RBIs in 40 games. The Angels signed him to a minor league deal in June after he hit .331 in 37 games this season for the Long Island Ducks in the independent Atlantic League. Murphy powered the New York Mets into the 2015 World Series with an incredible postseason performance. He hit home runs in a record six consecutive playoff games and was the NL Championship Series MVP.He was runner-up for NL MVP in 2016 with the Washington Nationals...

Lakewood Police agent passes away after 'brave battle with an illness'

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Lakewood Police Department announced one of its own passed away Monday after a battle with an illness.Veteran Lakewood Police Agent Fred Saforo was 26, police said on Tuesday.Saforo was part of Lakewood Police for four years. He died after a "brave battle with an illness," the department said.Saforo was "the guy everyone wanted to work with," and always had a smile and a positive attitude. Aurora Police Department grieves loss of K-9 "[He] will be dearly missed by all of us," police said. "Rest easy our brother. We have the watch from here."Hundreds of people went to the comments on Facebook to show their love and support for Saforo."Literally one of the best men I have had the honor of knowing," one commented.Many of these commenters shared the same sentiment about Saforo as his colleagues."Always smiling, always friendly, and always working hard," one person said.

Crews cap gas leak in Miami

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

A gas leak Monday caused a Miami intersection to close down. The leak was capped and the area reopened.The leak happened at Northwest 14th Street and North Miami Avenue.While repairs were being made, westbound traffic along 14th street was closed for awhile.

Lionel Messi scores again, Inter Miami tops Philadelphia 4-1 to make Leagues Cup final

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Lionel Messi keeps scoring goals, and Inter Miami keeps winning games.Messi ripped a shot from 30 yards past three Philadelphia defenders in the 20th minute that made fans who paid a record price for soccer tickets in the Philly area rejoice, and Inter Miami beat the Union 4-1 in a Leagues Cup semifinal on Tuesday night.Major League Soccer is Messi’s league now.The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner scored his ninth goal in six matches with his new team in front of a crowd that pushed 20,000 fans, with ticket prices soaring past $1,000 on the secondary market.There were few complaints.Certainly not from three Union season-ticket holders who ditched the home team’s garb for a night and traded it for Messi gear. Or fans that lined up for Messi jerseys — authenticity not guaranteed — and the ones hungry at a food truck for Messi fries.And certainly not from the Union, who, of course wanted to win, but otherwise stuffed the coffers and received more worldwide attent...

Woman pleads guilty to motor vehicle homicide charge in connection with deadly crash in Newbury

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

A Marblehead woman charged in connection with a deadly crash at a greenhouse in Newbury last year pleaded guilty to a charge of motor vehicle homicide Tuesday, the Essex County District Attorney’s office announced. The DA’s office said Janet Bach, 71, was behind the wheel when her car backed through a greenhouse wall at the Byfield Greenhouse and Garden Center on May 22, striking and killing greenhouse manager Susan Sforza Nico, 47.Four people were also injured in the crash, including a 57-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries, according to the DA’s office. Bach has now been sentenced to 18 months in the Middleton House of Correction, with the sentence suspended while she serves three years of probation, the DA’s office announced. Bach will also lose her license for 15 years.Bach has been ordered to perform 200 hours of community service as well as pay court fees and reimburse $8,700 in funeral expenses for Sforza Nico.

North Korea’s government confirms US soldier Travis King is in their country

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

(CNN) — North Korea on Wednesday confirmed publicly for the first time that US Army Private Travis King crossed into its territory.A statement from the country’s government-controlled Korean Central News Agency claimed King had expressed “his willingness to seek refugee” in North Korea or a third country. It also claimed King confessed that he had decided to enter North Korea as “he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.”King crossed the military demarcation line from South Korea into North Korea in July during a tour of the Joint Security Area inside the demilitarized zone. King, a junior enlisted soldier assigned to US Forces Korea, had faced assault charges in South Korea and was due to return to Fort Bliss, Texas and be removed from the military just one day before he crossed into North Korea, CNN has reported.KCNA added that he had admitted of “illegally” intruding into the territory of North Korea and sa...

Chicago White Sox CF Luis Robert Jr. returns from sprained pinkie finger and is ready to wear 2 sliding mitts

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

Luis Robert Jr. had been wearing a sliding mitt on his left hand for protection when he was on base.The Chicago White Sox center fielder attempted to steal third base in the third inning on Aug. 9 against the New York Yankees. The throw beat him to the bag, but Robert said that’s when his instincts took over. He did a swim move with his left hand, avoided the tag and sneaked his right hand in safely.Unfortunately for Robert, he jammed his right pinkie finger in the process of the play and left the game in the fourth inning.Robert missed the weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a sprained right pinkie finger, with the exception of pinch running on Friday. He was back in the starting lineup Tuesday as the Sox faced the Cubs in the first game of the City Series at Wrigley Field.And he planned to wear sliding mitts on both hands.Robert didn’t see any changes with wearing the two mitts, with one exception, joking he’d have to figure out how to take off his ...

Judge grants release of videos in Matt Araiza civil case

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A new ruling in the civil case brought forward by Jane Doe against former San Diego State punter Matt Araiza could shed more light on the sexual acts that allegedly occurred at a house party near campus in October 2021.Judge Matthew Braner ruled Friday to allow, under a protective order, the defendants in the case to have access to video tapes allegedly depicting the sexual acts at the center of the case involving the alleged rape of a minor by several former Aztec football players. The ruling allows for the videos to be used for discovery purposes in the civil case underway."It's probably the most important evidence in the case," Dick Semerdjian, Araiza's attorney for his civil case, said to FOX 5 on Tuesday. Watch: Matt Araiza speaks out after prosecutor evidence shows he was not present during alleged rape The videos were obtained by San Diego Police Department during their investigation -- the same videos the district attorney's office reviewed when they ultimatel...

District 4 voters speak up on what they want in next county supervisor

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The special election for voters living in San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 ends at 8 p.m. Tuesday.Residents went to the voting centers and drop boxes around the district to cast their ballots.  “I am looking for someone who will represent me and my ideals,” Glenn Clark, who lives near La Mesa, said to FOX 5 on Tuesday.Voters asking for specific things, like Glenn Clark who lives on the edge of La Mesa.   What can we expect after voting closes in the District 4 special election? “In the greater district, there is still obviously the homeless problem, there’s obviously a problem with drugs and crime,” Clark said.  The district's supervisor seat became vacant in May when former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher resigned amid accusations of sexual misconduct in his role as chairman of the MTS board. “I think we need someone with some new ideas, and someone that isn’t locked into the good ol' government, city council-type people,...

Japanese mountaineer dies and another is injured while climbing a never-scaled mountain in Pakistan

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:56 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Japanese climber died and a fellow mountaineer was injured when an apparent rock fragment hit them while trying to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said Tuesday.The two mountaineers from Japan were taking part in a climbing expedition organized by a local tour operator, said Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. He said the purpose of the expedition was to summit a never-before scaled peak in the Andaq Valley in the country’s north. Haidri said that while ascending the mountain Friday, Shinji Tamura slipped and fell at an altitude of 5,380 meters (17,650 feet). Haidri told The Associated Press that the man’s colleague, Semba Takayasu, was injured when he was hit by something, presumably a piece of rock. However, he said Takayasu later safely managed to reach the base camp to seek help from local authorities. Haidri said a search team was quickly sent to the area where th...