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US Santa Barbara beats Cal St Fullerton 72-62, wins Big West

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell scored 12 of his team-high 20 points during a four-minute span to help UC Santa Barbara pull away from Cal State Fullerton and claim a 72-62 win in the Big West Conference championship game on Saturday night.The Gauchos (27-7) claim the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years.The Titans grabbed the lead on a layup by Vincent Lee with eight minutes to go and Mitchell, the Big West Player of the Year, snatched it back with a layup with 7:55 left. Latrell Wrightsell hit a jumper to put Fullerton back in front, but Mitchell snatched it back once more, this time for good, with a layup for a 51-50 lead. He added another layup, two free throws and a jumper and another layup to push the lead to 61-54 with just under four minutes left.Mitchell hit 8 of 12 from the field and was 4 of 5 from the line while grabbing four rebounds and distributing four assists. Calvin Wishart finished with 16 points, seven ...

Teen Wolff leads Austin to 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Austin FC teenager Owen Wolff scored the go-ahead goal, joining an exclusive club in a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.The 18-year-old midfielder made him and his father — Austin head coach Josh Wolff — the eighth father-son combo to score a goal in a MLS match. Josh Wolff debuted with the Chicago Fire in 1998 and scored 80 goals until retiring in 2012. Wolff helped Austin (2-1-0) take a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute when he picked up an assist on a goal by defender Jon Gallagher. Justen Glad — with assists from Damir Kreilach and Andrew Brody — scored the equalizer in the 22nd minute for Real Salt Lake (1-2-0).Real Salt Lake outshot Austin 17-11 with a 6-5 edge in shots on goalBrad Stuver made five saves for Austin. Zac MacMath finished with three saves for RSL.Austin ends a five-match road losing streak — four by shutouts — including the playoffs. Real Salt Lake has lost four of its last eight home matches after losing only three of its previous 2...

San Diego water reservoirs at 128% higher than normal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego is experiencing one of the top 17 wettest years on record, with more than four inches of rain above normal levels.“The rain is good, the precipitation is good and it’s really helping us get out of a drought," Chris Robbins with the Vallecitos Water District said.“We’ve had three consecutive dry years, and this water year, which started October 1, has been a really fantastic water year. San Diego we are at 128% normal conditions for precipitation," said Efren Lopez , the water resources specialist with San Diego County Water Authority.“The rain will fill the back country reservoirs and make us less reliant on Northern California and the Colorado River," Robbins said. How the recent storms impacted San Diego’s water supply in reservoirs According to state data, the snowpack in the Sierras are more than 200%, which serves as a frozen reservoir and refills reservoirs as the snow starts to melt, but there's concern with more forecasted rain in the Sierras.“If you...

Daylight saving time: Health experts, residents weigh in on springing forward

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Clocks are springing forward Sunday at 2 a.m. for the start of daylight saving time (DST). However, health experts continue to weigh in on the impacts. There has also been a measure, Proposition 7, that changes the way we observe DST, but no change has been made in the state.Gayle and Bob Lidell, visiting from Las Vegas, says they are "not happy about it" while others like Elizabeth Oreck, visiting from Los Angeles, "could not love it more."The start of DST means later sunsets.“It’s worth losing an hour of sleep for,” Oreck added.Derek Sariol, from San Diego, said “gets a little annoying, doing it every year go forward and backward.”When DST ends, it's then standard time. Standard time is when clocks fall back in November, entering the period of earlier sunsets.“Like in the dark, and we seriously have to go to school at 5 a.m., like that’s annoying,” said one of Sariol’s young sons.Dr. Susan Golden, the director for the center of Circadian Biology at the University of C...

Syrian state media: Israel fires missiles at western city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli missiles targeted a western Syrian city on Sunday wounding three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reported.The official news agency SANA, citing a military source, said the missiles were fired at Masyaf in Hama province at dawn. Syria’s air defenses shot several of them down. No deaths were reported. Photos from SANA show that the missiles may have landed on farmland.There was no immediate comment from Israel, which has staged hundreds of strikes on targets in Syria over the years. However, it rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. It says it targets bases of Iran-allied militias, notably Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. Hezbollah has fighters deployed in Syria and fighting on the side of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government forces. Israel also says it targets arms shipments believed to be bound for the militias.Israel previously attacked Masyaf in May and August 2022 killing five people and wounding two. According to the Britain-ba...

Was Silicon Valley Bank To Big To Fail?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

1 hospitalized after shooting at a Redondo Beach mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

Police are investigating after shots rang out at a Redondo Beach mall as crowds of shoppers enjoyed their Saturday afternoon.One person was hospitalized after the shooting. The victim was identified only as a male by Redondo Beach police.Officers responded to reports of shots fired inside the South Bay Galleria mall around 2:19 p.m.When police arrived, they found the victim had been shot in the foot. The shooting happened near the east side entrance doors, authorities said.One hospitalized after a Redondo Beach mall shooting on March 11, 2023. (Dexter Hall)One hospitalized after a Redondo Beach mall shooting on March 11, 2023. (Dexter Hall)One hospitalized after a Redondo Beach mall shooting on March 11, 2023. (Dexter Hall)One hospitalized after a Redondo Beach mall shooting on March 11, 2023. (KTLA)One hospitalized after a Redondo Beach mall shooting on March 11, 2023. (KTLA)One hospitalized after a Redondo Beach mall shooting on March 11, 2023. (KTLA)Police say two suspects fled t...

Over 130 cited for allegedly buying alcohol for minors in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

Over 130 people were cited in California on Saturday for allegedly purchasing alcohol for minors.Authorities conducted a “Shoulder Tap” operation statewide that involved 44 local law enforcement agencies throughout the state in partnership with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).During the operation, a minor under the supervision of law enforcement stands outside of a liquor or convenience store and asks customers to buy them alcohol.The minor will indicate they are underage and cannot purchase alcohol.“If an adult agrees to purchase alcohol for the underage person, they can be arrested and cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor,” authorities said.Suspect arrested in Manhattan Beach for allegedly buying alcohol for a minor during a statewide undercover operation. (California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control)Suspect arrested in Culver City for allegedly buying alcohol for a minor during a statewide undercover operation. (California Department of ...

Steph Curry takes over to lead Warriors past Bucks in overtime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors were down eight points and on the verge of dropping their fourth straight game with about two minutes left in regulation Saturday night. But Stephen Curry did everything in his power to ensure that wouldn’t happen. Curry scored 13 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth and blocked a Bucks’ shot to force overtime, where he scored another nine points to lead the Warriors to a 125-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Curry knocked down a trio of 3s and made a breakaway finger-roll layup over the last two minutes of regulation to tie the game at 111. As the game clock wound down, Curry denied Jrue Holiday’s layup attempt to put the ball in the Warriors’ hands with 1.9 seconds left. After a timeout, what would’ve been a go-ahead 3-pointer by Draymond Green rimmed out at the buzzer, sending the game into overtime. Curry scored another nine points in the extra period as the Warriors snapped the East-leading Bucks’ th...

Evacuation center set up at fairgrounds in Watsonville due to storm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:20:27 GMT

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- Thousand of people have been displaced because of the storms. Some are staying at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville.People here say they are grateful a shelter like this one exists. Many people left without many of their personal items so there are tables full of donated clothing. There's also food being donated and cots set up throughout for people to sleep. 3 suspects arrested for breaking into 48 cars in Millbrae: sheriff Hundreds of people who live in Pajaro are temporarily calling the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds home. Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo says it was just after midnight early Saturday morning when they knew they had to evacuate."We got word that the levees had broke and that water was going to reach Pajaro in about three hours," Alejo said.Alejo says many people left with very little, and they can't back because the area is completely barricaded off. Andres Garcia says he and his family evacuated around 1-3...