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Wainwright goes five innings in return, but Cardinals lose eighth straight

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals extended a losing steak to eight for the first time in 16 years, losing to the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Saturday in Adam Wainwright's return from the injured list as Akil Baddoo hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning.St. Louis is on its longest skid since nine straight losses from Sept. 7-15, 2007. At a National League-worst 10-24, the Cardinals are 14 games under .500 for the first time since ending the 1997 season at 73-89.A squirrel got one of the day's biggest ovations when he scampered across the infield in the bottom off the seventh.Baddoo doubled off Giovanny Gallegos (1-2) to drive in automatic runner Jonathan Schoop.Wainwright, starting his 19th and what he said will be his final major league season, allowed four runs and eight hits over five-plus innings struck out five and walked none. He had started the season on the injured list with a groin injury.The 41-year-old right-hander pitched two-hit ball for four innings and was staked to a t...

Webster Groves ALS run raises $15,000 for local patient

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. - The Webster Groves community showed up in full force Saturday morning for the 22nd annual Jim Schoemehl ALS run, raising $15,000 for one local ALS patient. For more than two decades, students from a Webster Groves High School marketing class have organized the event. It serves a dual purpose of education and service.“They’re learning how to put on an event, how to market and promote on an event, but it also means a lot to our community because Jim Schoemehl was the husband of the former marketing teacher here," said Webster Groves Marketing Teacher, Katie Laurentius. "The run was created by students to help their teacher out, and it’s just continued out." Top Story: St. Louis residents react to deadly downtown shootings This year, the run will help local resident, Djenad Novalic, who immigrated from Bosnia with his family in 2001, the first year of the run. Novalic has also been diagnosed with ALS. Organizers raised more than $15,000 in support of Novalic pri...

Bellefontaine Neighbors, Moline Acres join forces for large cleanup event

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. - The City of Moline Acres joined the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors for a “City 2 City”-wide community clean-up event.  Volunteers spent part of their Saturday morning picking up trash.  "This is the first time that we reached out to municipalities surrounding us to see if they would clean up on the same day that we do,” Earlyn Gordon said. “We see a whole lot of people out volunteering and cleaning up. This is the first time that we are joining forces."  Trending: King Charles III coronation in London: Watch live Gordon is the chairperson of the Bellefontaine Neighbors Image & Beautification Commission. She says around 20 volunteers showed up to help Saturday morning. They hit the main stretches of the city first. “It's wonderful,” she said. “I've been doing it for 10 years. This is the first year that I'm the chairperson. I'm thankful for everyone that volunteered, thankful for all the people that has been doing this so long. It means...

Man fatally shot at Tesla charging station in Edgewater is identified

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

A man shot dead at a Tesla charging station in Edgewater was identified Saturday as a 33-year-old father with two young children.Adam Michael Fresquez of Denver was shot Wednesday when an argument at the Edgewater Public Market, West 20th Avenue and Depew Street, escalated, according to the Edgewater Police Department. The Jefferson County coroner’s office identified Fresquez on Saturday.On the day of the incident, Fresquez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He also is survived by a wife and other family members, who ask for privacy and “time to process and heal after this tragic event,” said Sgt. Bob Brink in an email.A GoFundMe page is posted seeking donations to help Fresquez’s family with burial costs, and remaining funds will be used to help his family with expenses. The post, which has a goal of $17,000, had raised around $13,500 as of Saturday.The other man involved in the incident left the scene Wednesday and later called 911, poli...

Nuggets’ Saturday film study provides Smokey the Bear (and Devin Booker) lesson: “It’s really hard to put a fire out”

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

PHOENIX – For a distilled glimpse of Denver’s Game 3 Devin Booker problem, look no further than the final seconds of Friday night’s third quarter and opening moments of the fourth.Booker didn’t so much snatch the lead back from the Nuggets for good, but rather said “thank you very much” when he jogged the ball up the floor off a stoppage in play, realized Kentavius Caldwell-Pope was set up too far inside the arc and buried a lightly contested pull-up 3-pointer for a 90-88 advantage.Then, after the quarter break, Booker continued a 14-0 Suns barrage with a pair of falling, leaning high-degree-of-difficulty shots off the glass.In the aftermath of Booker’s 47-point bombardment and the Suns’ 121-114 Game 3 victory, Denver players largely tipped their cap to the superstar scorer.“He was in a mode tonight,” Michael Porter Jr. said after Phoenix pulled within 2-1 in the series.“That was pretty incredible,” acknowledged Aaron Gordon.After what coach Michael Malone called a “very honest, dir...

The Heat Check: Hall of Flowers 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

We hit Hall of Flowers to see who had the heat!One of our absolute favorite activities here at L.A. Weekly is to see the heat of the moment at major cannabis events. There are few places better to do it than Hall of Flowers as the industry gathers to grade the current product on the market.As one might expect, the show and tell can get serious quickly. Here are some of our favorite finds from Hall of Flowers.Fresh Powerzzzup TerpsOne of the cool things about running into the Powerzzzup team is getting the chance to check out various renditions of their gear. As we noted in our feature article on Powerzzzup in 2021, lots of different farms across the country run their genetics. On this occasion, we got to see some 2090 Shit grown out veganically by the team at Feeling Frosty Hash. It was savage heat that tastes awesome but has a strong impact.  f.CAD Nana’s Ultimate GreazeCarter’s Aromatherapy Design is at it again with one of the heaviest-hitting topicals on the recreati...

One dead in East Oakland shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

OAKLAND — A 27-year-old man was killed in a shooting Saturday morning in East Oakland,  authorities said.Authorities did not immediately release the identity or the residence of the man killed.The shooting happened at 3:57 a.m. Saturday in the block of 3900 Keller Avenue near Fontaine Street, according to police.Alerted by ShotSpotter technology, officers found the victim and several shell cases. The man was taken to a hospital where he later died.Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shooter. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

Giants’ injury report: Alex Wood nearing rehab assignment

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Some Giants’ injury updates Saturday their twilight start at Oracle Park against the Milwaukee Brewers:LHP Alex Wood (left hamstring strain) — Had bullpen session Friday and took another step forward Saturday.“He was actually out there running sprints today, so I feel good about him starting a rehab assignment,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “I’m not quite sure what exact date is but it’s coming up.”Wood last pitched on April 18, when he departed in the third inning of a road game against the Miami Marlins. He is 0-0 with a 1.80 earned run average in three starts.OF Bryce Johnson (concussion) — Was checked out by the team doctor Friday and was scheduled for a rehab assignment Saturday for Triple-A Sacramento.SS Brandon Crawford (right calf strain) — Playing catch an hitting, with running progression to start this weekend.OF/DH Darin Ruf (right wrist) — Continuing rehab assignment in Sacramento...

Video shows cars on fire in front of Oakland Museum during sideshow

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating an illegal sideshow that occurred Friday night. Just after 10:30 p.m., several reports were made to Oakland police regarding illegal sideshow activity in the 1000 block of Oak Street. Upon arriving, officers observed dozens of vehicles and people engaging in illegal sideshow activity. Video shared with KRON4 shows a car fully engulfed in flames on the corner of 10th Street and Oak Street. Another car approached the flaming vehicle multiple times and rammed into it as onlookers filmed the incident on their phones. Later, the video shows a second car on fire in the same area. The large sideshow took place at an intersection in front of the Oakland Museum of California. A large group of cars at the intersection. 6 shot, 1 dead in Chico mass shooting The crowd began to disperse once officers began to arrive on scene, OPD said. Police were able to contain several vehicles within the area. An investigatio...

Why St. Louis's Reform DA Kim Gardner Quit

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:57:00 GMT

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a reform-minded prosecutor who was first elected in 2016 and again by an overwhelming majority in 2020, announced Thursday that she would resign following threats from the Missouri state legislature to pass a bill stripping her office of power.Missouri Republicans ramped up efforts this week to advance the bill, which would allow the governor to appoint a special prosecutor in any jurisdiction to handle cases said to include a “threat to public safety.”Dozens of similar preemption bills filed in recent years target reform-minded prosecutors across the country. At least 17 states have tried to pass similar measures since 2017, soon after reform prosecutors started winning elections.“This is not unique to Kim Gardner,” said Jill Habig, founder and president of the Public Rights Project, a civil rights nonprofit that has tracked the growing number of preemption bills. “What we’re seeing across the country is state-level overreach and resistance t...