Month: April 2022
Former Cubs ace Jake Arrieta says he’s retiring
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta, a key pitcher on the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series championship team, has decided to retire. Arrieta made the announcement during a Barstool Sports podcast. The 36-year-old Arrieta went 5-14 with a 7.39 ERA in 24 starts for the Cubs and San Diego Padres last season. He finishes his career
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Former Cubs ace Jake Arrieta says he’s retiring
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta, a key pitcher on the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series championship team, has decided to retire. Arrieta made the announcement during a Barstool Sports podcast. The 36-year-old Arrieta went 5-14 with a 7.39 ERA in 24 starts for the Cubs and San Diego Padres last season. He finishes his career
Continue ReadingDOJ says it will appeal to revive mask mandate — if the CDC determines it’s still needed
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal a court ruling that struck down the federal government’s mask mandate for travelers — but only if the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines the mandate is still necessary to protect public health. “The Department
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Joslyn Center hosts vaccine booster clinic as local COVID cases increase slightly
Coronavirus case rates in the Coachella Valley are steadily on the rise again. To fight the spread of the virus, the Joslyn Center hosted its “Vax & Boost” COVID vaccine booster clinic Monday. Valley resident David Deatrick went to the Joslyn Center to get his second COVID booster vaccine. He has type one diabetes and is immunocompromised. “I feel much
Continue ReadingTwo escape through window as SUV rolls into water
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SABINE PARISH, Louisiana (KTBS) — It was a close call Sunday night in Sabine Parish, as a motor vehicle slipped into the Toledo Bend Dam Spillway. Two occupants were able to exit an SUV as it rolled into the water off a boat launch. The
Continue ReadingFranklin County burglar caught on camera stealing while victims slept nearby
By Russell Kinsaul Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an overnight burglary at a business on Highway MM in Gray Summit. Jamie and Gina McDaniel own the business, a machine shop, and are living there temporarily while a new house is under
Continue ReadingInvestigators Identify Mummified Body Found In Former Oakland Convention Center
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Investigators announced Monday they had identified the mummified body found inside a wall at Oakland’s Kaiser Convention Center last month. Authorities said that after conducting an autopsy and forensic probe, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau identified the body as being 42-year-old
Continue Reading California ‘Happy Face Killer’ victim ID’d after 29 years
GILROY, Calif. (AP) — A victim of the serial murderer dubbed the Happy Face Killer has been identified nearly 30 years after her body was left near a California highway. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office says genetic genealogy was used to match DNA to Patricia Skiple of Colton, Oregon. She was found dead in
Continue ReadingRyan Reavis, man who supplied drugs to Mac Miller, sentenced to over 10 years in prison
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 39-year-old man was sentenced Monday to over ten years in prison for supplying fentanyl-laced pills to rapper Mac Miller resulting in his fatal overdose four years ago at his Studio City home. Ryan Reavis, formerly of West Los
Continue ReadingMan survives bullet wound to head after shooting on Empire Central
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A security guard from Fort Worth is recovering after he was shot in the head on April 17 in the 1300 block of Empire Central. Initial reports that the victim was shot at a local strip club were inaccurate, according to
Continue ReadingMetro Mother ‘Angry’ After Son’s Hair Was Cut By Teacher Without Permission
By Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Twin Cities mother says she wants answers after her son’s teacher cut his hair without her permission. The incident happened during the school day last week. Because he is only 12, we are protecting his identity. One thing is for
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A public university in Ohio will pay a professor $400,000 after disciplining him for refusing to use a transgender student’s pronouns
By Amir Vera, Jenn Selva and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A public university in southern Ohio has agreed to pay a professor $400,000 after it disciplined him four years ago for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns, according to Shawnee State University and a news release from the professor’s attorney. The settlement means the
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Bike Ride Program Aims To Keep Youth Out Of Trouble With Violence On Rise
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner joined representatives from Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) as they highlighted the work they are doing to engage youth through bicycle ride programming, bicycle mechanics and repair, youth leadership opportunities, and much more. He praised the program
Continue ReadingPittsburgh Mass Shooting: Airbnb Issues ‘Lifetime Ban’ Against Person Who Booked Property
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Airbnb is permanently banning the person who booked the Airbnb property where a mass shooting killed 2 juveniles and injured 13 more people. Airbnb’s statement did not reveal the name of the person who booked the property. “We share the Pittsburgh
Continue ReadingQueens mother Orsolya Gaal was stabbed more than 50 times, sources tell CBS2
By ELIJAH WESTBROOK, LEAH MISHKIN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Police are continuing to piece together the death of Orsolya Gaal. The 51-year-old’s body was found inside a duffel bag not far from her Queens home. As CBS2’s Leah Mishkin reports, a home on a quiet Forest
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Sri Lankan president admits mistakes led to economic crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has acknowledged that he made mistakes that led to the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and pledged to correct them. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made the admission while speaking to 17 new Cabinet ministers he appointed Monday as he
Continue Reading Browns speak to NFL on ‘tanking’ claims made by former coach
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have spoken to an NFL investigator looking into claims by former coach Hue Jackson, who said the team intentionally lost games in 2016 and 2017. Jackson, now coaching at Grambling State, indicated in a series of posts on social media that the Browns
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First Alert Weather Alert issued for strong winds today
Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app yet? It’s FREE! Click here. You’ll stay up-to-date with the latest weather videos. In addition, be able to monitor the changing conditions from wherever you are!
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