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One dead in shooting on Antioch railroad tracks

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A 43-year-old Antioch man was found dead with a gunshot wound on railroad tracks in Antioch on Wednesday, the Antioch Police Department said. Officers were dispatched to the tracks between A Street and Cavallo Road just after 2 p.m. for the report of a possible dead body. Officers located the victim and pronounced him dead. The victim was not identified by police as his family is being notified. APD is investigating the homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call (925) 779-6889.

Banchero hits turnaround jumper with 1 second left as Magic beat Bulls 96-94

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Paolo Banchero nailed a turnaround jumper with one second remaining, and the Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 96-94 on Wednesday night.The Magic led by as much as 19 in the third quarter, only to have Chicago tie it in the closing seconds of the game on a 3-pointer by Zach LaVine.Banchero then got the ball down low following a timeout and buried a fadeaway shot to give Orlando a wild win after losing three of four.Banchero led Orlando with 17 points — nine in the fourth quarter. Goga Bitadze had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Cole Anthony scored 16. Franz Wagner added 13 points, and the Magic came away with the win despite shooting 39% and making just 8 of 28 3-pointers.LaVine scored 19 for the Bulls, who were without fellow star DeMar DeRozan, who missed the game for personal reasons.Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and nine rebounds. Alex Caruso scored 16 after missing two games with a toe injury, and Andre Drummond grabbed 14 rebounds. But the Bulls — like the Magic — ...

Derrick White, Jayson Tatum lead short-handed Celtics over 76ers in matchup of East leaders

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to a 117-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a matchup of the early pacesetters in the Eastern Conference.Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 29 points and Jrue Holiday added 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for the Celtics (9-2), who were missing Jaylen Brown (non-COVID illness) and Kristaps Porzingis (right knee contusion).“Everyone has to step it up a little bit,” said White, who was 7 of 12 from the floor. “Obviously, guys like J.B. and K.P., you can’t do what they do. But you have to step it up just a little bit and I think that a lot of guys stepped up tonight.”Philadelphia (8-3), playing its second game in a back-to-back and third game in four nights, got 20 points apiece from Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. That total was well below the season-scoring average for both. The Sixers played most of the night seemingly with tired legs and str...

Texas A&M-Commerce knocks off USAO 113-63

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Jerome Brewer Jr. had 14 points in Texas A&M-Commerce’s 113-63 win against University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma on Wednesday night.Brewer shot 6 for 10, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Lions (1-4). Tommie Lewis scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and added five assists. Evan Phelps shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.Reggie Quezada led the Drovers in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Zach Hays added 10 points for USAO. In addition, Ryein Kennedy finished with eight points and three blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Banks scores 12 as Illinois State beats Eastern Illinois 69-61

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Dalton Banks and Luke Kasubke each scored 12 points as Illinois State beat Eastern Illinois 69-61 on Wednesday night.Banks was 2 of 9 shooting and 8 of 10 from the free throw line for the Redbirds (2-1). Kasubke scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 5, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc. Myles Foster was 5 of 8 shooting to finish with 11 points, while adding 10 rebounds.Nakyel Shelton finished with 22 points for the Panthers (1-3). Dan Luers added 12 points for Eastern Illinois. In addition, Jaylin Gibson finished with nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

After harrowing journey to Denver, Venezuelan family helps others

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Juan Carlos, a migrant living in Denver, said he was an orphan in his native Peru. As a child, he received medical care in the United States for a cleft lip.Juan Carlos learned English. Later, he had a child with his wife, Arianna, in Venezuela. Now he's using his English language skills to help other migrants in the city. How you can help migrants in Denver A month ago, Juan Carlos and his wife brought their son, 2-year-old Kurt, from Venezuela and across Colombia to the deep jungle that separates Central and South America."On foot, with the baby," Juan Carlos said. "I take the baby here like a kangaroo."Family journeys 2 continents to the USThe family had to trek dangerous and steep terrain to cross from one continent to another.The descent was treacherous. The family contemplated giving up."The children would get restless. They cried, they screamed," Arianna said. "It would make the parents very nervous."A new life for him and his family in the United States mot...

$150K reward offered for suspect information in mail carrier robbery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information on two suspects who allegedly robbed and assaulted a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. According to the USPIS, the alleged robbery and assault happened on Sept. 1 at noon near the intersection of South Peoria Street and East Florida Avenue in Aurora. The area is near the Cottonwood Grove Park. Parker teacher fired after showing footage of school tragedies during lockdown drill U.S. Postal Service officials say the worker who was attacked was simply eating her lunch when the duo assaulted and robbed her and her carrier truck. The alleged getaway driver is in custody, but the USPIS is looking for two more suspects. According to the USPIS, the two suspects are affiliated with a gang. They may go by the following street names: "Traffic," "Emerald Seven," "Emperor Seven," "Almighty" or "Twin."The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is looking to identify these two suspects who allege...

Psych patient held against will discharged after Problem Solvers inquiry

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (KDVR) — When Jonathan Delgado-Concepcion checked himself into Centennial Peaks Hospital on Oct. 18, he thought he might be there for a few days — a week at the most.Instead, the 28-year-old found himself trapped at the behavioral health hospital in Louisville, unable to leave even after he said he felt his mental health was better."Suddenly, everything started to turn to a nightmare when they started to basically hold me against my will," Delgado-Concepcion said in a phone call from the hospital on Monday, Nov. 13.'Please do not give me any more drugs'Delgado-Concepcion admitted checking himself into the psychiatric hospital following a DUI arrest that he said led to a nervous breakdown. What he said he did not expect was to be given a combination of psychiatric drugs three times a day, long after he felt he was doing better and asked to be released."I started asking them, 'Please, do not give me any more drugs,' because I was already feeling good," Delgado-Concep...

Miami Bee Experts share their efforts to keep bee population alive — and how you can help

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

Bees, bees, bees — they help make the world go ’round. But with their numbers on the decline, our future doesn’t look so sweet.That’s where the Miami Bee Experts come in. They can teach you how to become a beekeeper and an ecosystem hero at the same time. Deco’s Alex Miranda is buzzing about the story.They will give you bees, or they will take your bees away. No matter what, the Miami Bee Experts do it ethically, because they love these little workers almost as much as I love Beyoncé.In the music world, Beyoncé is queen bee, but the queen of this beehive…Stephanie Smith: “He can’t possibly sting you.”Alex Miranda: “Can you guarantee that?”Stephanie Smith: “I promise.”…has no idea who she is.Stephanie Smith: “This is honey.”Alex Miranda: “Is that the queen, or is she sort of like voluptuous?”Queen Bubble Bee is her own boss babe and too busy for Bey.Stephanie Smith: “The queen is lay...

Association taking her mobile home?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:52 GMT

She was told she had 30 days to get out of a mobile home she owned, and if she didn’t her trailer, the association would take it and sell her home. Is that legal? To find out, she called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Dianellys’ mobile home was a gift. Literally.Dianellys Molina (translation): “The trailer was initially purchased by my children’s grandfather. Then he put it in my name.”This is the only home Dianellys’ two children know. A place they love.Dianellys Molina: “It’s been practically my whole life here with the children.”Twenty years after moving in, it all changed when she was walking her dog and her bosses’ dog, who she was pet sitting.The property manager came out.Dianellys Molina: “I was walking, she passed me by, and she told me, ‘You know that you can’t have two dogs here,’ and I said, ‘OK, I didn’t know that, but hey, that’s fine. In a little while, this dog is...