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Petaluma shoe store theft suspects found with firearm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

(BCN) -- A San Rafael man and woman were accused of possessing a concealed weapon when their vehicle was searched in connection with a theft from a shoe store, Petaluma police said Friday. Petaluma woman arrested for punching, strangling dog: police Officers were dispatched about 3 p.m. to Factory Brand Shoes in the Petaluma Factory Outlets on a report that several people had just stolen merchandise, police said. A short time later, Taylor Jones, 31, Jaewon Hwang, 43, and three others who weren't arrested were found in a vehicle pulling into the Gateway Shopping Center, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers located the stolen merchandise. Jones was found with 23.1 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and an unregistered firearm and ammunition was found where Hwang had been seated, police said. Hwang and Jones were booked into the Sonoma County Jail on accusations of petty theft, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession ...

SFFD contains fires in Marina District, Inner Sunset neighborhoods

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

(BCN) -- In the span of two hours, San Francisco firefighters had to contain two fires in the city early Saturday morning. Around 1:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire in the Marina District neighborhood. Salesforce CEO: Why can’t SF be ‘clean and safe’ every day? The blaze occurred at a residence at 2250 Bay Street, the San Francisco Fire Department said on social media. The fire was contained within 25 minutes, according to firefighters, who added that no one suffered injuries or was displaced due to the blaze. Shortly before 3 a.m., firefighters were also alerted to a multi-residential structure fire at 332 Irving Street in the Inner Sunset neighborhood. An occupant was rescued and had to be sent to a nearby hospital for immediate medical attention, firefighters said. The fire was contained at 3:15 a.m., according to the fire department. Both fires are being investigated, the fire department said.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved.

Dillon Gabriel throws for 5 TDs as No. 19 Oklahoma rolls past Tulsa 66-17

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw for 421 yards and five touchdowns, receiver Nic Anderson scored three times and No. 19 Oklahoma rolled to a 66-17 victory over in-state rival Tulsa on Saturday.Gabriel was 28 of 31 with an interception as three of his receivers had at least 100 yards apiece. Jalil Farooq had 126 yards and one touchdown on six catches, and all three of Anderson’s grabs went for TDs, including one from backup Jackson Arnold, on the way to 120 yards. Andrel Anthony had 112 yards on four receptions. Drake Stoops added a game-high eight catches for 53 yards with two TDs.After gaining 365 yards in a 28-11 win over SMU last week, the Sooners (3-0) piled up 595 yards, just shy of the 642 they gained in the season-opening 73-0 blowout of Arkansas State.Cardell Williams didn’t start for Tulsa (2-1), but came on in relief to complete 11 of 17 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was the Golden Hurricane’s second consecutive loss...

McCord keys big second quarter for No. 5 Ohio State 63-10 win over Western Kentucky

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kyle McCord threw for three touchdowns and 318 yards and No. 5 Ohio State used a 35-point second quarter to rout Western Kentucky 63-10 at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.McCord’s 75-yard TD pass to Marvin Harrison Jr. on the first play from scrimmage after Western Kentucky had pulled to within four points gave the Buckeyes (3-0) a 21-10 lead and Chip Trayanum ran for a 40-yard score on the first play of their next series to make it 28-10.The last time OSU scored five TDs in a quarter was Sept. 21, 2013, vs. Florida A&M.TreVeyon Henderson ran for 88 yards and his touchdowns of 21 and 10 yards put the Buckeyes ahead 14-3 nearly five minutes into the second quarter against the Hilltoppers (2-1), but Austin Reed tossed a 2-yard TD to Malachi Corley to pull to within 14-10 before the Ohio State onslaught.Harrison had four of his five catches and 118 of his 126 yards in the first half.The Buckeyes’ secondary got their first test of the season going against Reed, the FB...

Uiagalelei, No. 16 Oregon State’s defense, leads way over San Diego State 26-9

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei passed for 284 yards and a touchdown, ran for a touchdown for the third consecutive game, and 16th-ranked Oregon State’s defense had six sacks in a 26-9 win over San Diego State on Saturday.In his third game as the Beavers’ starting quarterback after transferring from Clemson, Uiagalelei completed 14 of 30 passes and had two interceptions. Damien Martinez anchored Oregon State’s running game with 102 yards.The Beavers (3-0) kept the Aztecs out of the end zone until the fourth quarter.San Diego State running back Jaylon Armstead scored on a 7-yard run with 9:01 remaining. The 2-point conversion pass failed and Oregon State maintained a two-score lead at 19-9.The Beavers quickly responded.Wide receiver Anthony Gould turned Uiagalelei’s short pass into a 75-yard touchdown and a 26-9 advantage.The Aztecs (2-2) weren’t finished.Quarterback Jalen Mayden led a drive inside the Beavers’ 10-yard line, but safety Akili Arnold’s interception in ...

Willcox helps Brown win opener, 29-25 over Bryant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Jake Willcox tossed a 4-yard touchdown to Dillon Golden with 13 seconds remaining and Brown rallied last to beat Bryant 29-25 on Saturday in the Bears’ season opener.Ryan Clark ran 5 yards for a touchdown with 63 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs (1-2) a 25-22 lead. Willcox needed just six plays and 43 seconds to march Brown 76 yards for the winning score.Willcox completed 36 of 49 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns for the Bears. Wes Rockett caught eight passes for 121 yards and two scores.Stockton Owen scored on a 2-yard run with 23 seconds left in the first quarter to give Brown the lead.Willcox had a 3-yard scoring toss to Rockett, but Austin Alley’s point-after kick was blocked and the Bears led 13-0. Ethan Gettman and Alley traded field goals, but Zevi Eckhaus passed to Jalen Powell for a 6-yard touchdown with 8 seconds left to pull Bryant within 16-10 at halftime.Eckhaus gave the Bulldogs a 17-16 lead at the 5:57 mark of the thi...

Merrifield has winning hit in 13th inning as Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 4-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a game-winning single in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday.Merrifield’s infield single off Mauricio Llovera (1-3) drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from third base.Chad Green (3-0) pitched one inning for the win.Guerrero hit a solo home run and reached base five times as the Blue Jays ensured they would not lose ground in the AL wild card race. Toronto began the day half a game behind Seattle for the third wild card spot.Guerrero went 2 for 3 with three walks, one intentional.Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run, his 32nd, but Boston lost for the ninth time in 11 games.Boston led 2-1 heading to the ninth but right-hander John Schreiber couldn’t close it out, blowing his second save in three chances.Pinch-hitting for Matt Chapman, Toronto’s Cavan Biggio hit a one-out single and advanced on a wild pitch. One out later, Daulton Varsho lined a game-tying triple over the head of center fielder Ceda...

Juan Soto drives in pair of runs as Padres give Bob Melvin series win against former Oakland club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Juan Soto hit a sacrifice fly and drew a bases-loaded walk, Matt Waldron struck out five pitching into the sixth for his first major league victory, and the San Diego Padres secured a series win for manager Bob Melvin against his former Oakland club by beating the Athletics 5-2 on Saturday.Soto put the Padres on the board in the first on the sacrifice fly and Xander Bogaerts hit an RBI single one batter later to stake San Diego to a quick lead in support of Waldron (1-3).San Diego scored a pair of two-out runs in the fifth when A’s first baseman Ryan Noda bungled a hard one-hop RBI single by Brett Sullivan that ricocheted off the A’s fielder before he scooped up the ball and wildly threw it into the A’s dugout for an error. Two errors were initially ruled on the play before Sullivan was credited with a base hit.Fernando Tatis Jr., who on Friday became the first Padres player ever with multiple seasons with 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases, do...

No.c1 Georgia rallies to beat South Carolina 24-14

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck passed for 269 yards, Daijun Edwards, Dillon Bell and Cash Jones ran for second-half touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia rallied from 11 points down to beat South Carolina 24-14 on Saturday.The two-time reigning national champion Bulldogs won their 20th consecutive game in uncharacteristic fashion, trotting off to a smattering of boos from their home fans and facing their biggest halftime deficit in nearly three years.But Georgia (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) played like a champ after the teams returned to the field on a soggy, gloomy day between the hedges.The defense totally shut down Spencer Rattler and the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-1), who couldn’t build on their 14-3 lead at the break. They managed just 129 yards over the final two quarters, with Rattler held to 6 of 24 passing for 104 yards with two interceptions.No. 3 FLORIDA STATE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 29BOSTON (AP) — DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and Florida State scor...

10 countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:09 GMT

Hong Kong (CNN) — September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing.Scientists warn that these types of extreme weather events, affecting countries all over the world, may become increasingly common as the climate crisis accelerates, putting pressure on governments to prepare.“Global warming actually changes the properties of precipitation in terms of frequency, intensity and duration,” said Jung-Eun Chu, an atmospheric and climate scientist at the City University of Hong Kong – though she added that this summer’s devastation was due to a combination of different factors including natural climate fluctuations.The huge toll of the floods also highlights the urgent need for ...