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Rensselaer County reports spike in fatal overdoses

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rensselaer County is seeing a spike in fatal overdoses. The county health department said five fatal overdoses have happened since Thursday, May 18. Officials said the overdoses are likely linked to fentanyl and cocaine. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! There have also been 12 non-fatal overdoses in the same timeframe. So far this year there have been a total of 41 fatal overdoses.In 2022, there was a total of 45 fatal overdoses. County officials said Narcan is available for those who need it.

Cheyenne Mountain beats Erie, 10-9, in double-OT to three-peat as Class 4A boys lacrosse state champions

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

Fueled by a pair of senior captains who will now have five championship rings, Cheyenne Mountain put an exclamation point on its lacrosse dynasty Monday at Peter Barton Stadium.Cheyenne Mountain beat Erie, 10-9, in double-overtime for its third straight Class 4A title and fourth overall in the program’s fifth consecutive championship appearance.Senior attack Wyatt Furda had a hat trick, while senior goalie Matty Kelleher held off Erie’s high-powered attack in OT. Both players were also captains on the Red-Tailed Hawks hockey teams that repeated as 4A champions over the past two winters — Furda a forward and Kelleher a defenseman.“We cemented (the dynasty) tonight,” said Furda, a Colorado College lacrosse commit.Junior attack Logan Mika put home the game-winner with 55 seconds left in the second OT after Erie stormed back from a five-goal deficit at halftime and had the Red-Tailed Hawks on the ropes down the stretch.“The past few years, it’s ...

Man allegedly wielding pickaxe after crashing into Lake Forest home arrested

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

A man in Orange County crashed his vehicle into a home Monday and was seen running away. Witnesses said they later saw the same man chasing two people in the area with a pickaxe before barricading himself inside a home. The incident unfolded around 12 p.m. in the 24300 block of Peacock Street in Lake Forest. Surveillance video captured a Kia sedan driving down the neighborhood street. Moments later, a crash can be heard. Security cameras then show the suspect running down the street. He reportedly ran to a home in the 22100 block of Pheasant Street, where he rents a room.  Witnesses told KTLA that the man was then seen chasing the person he rents a room from, as well as a gardener in the neighborhood, with a pickaxe.  “Well, we were inside working, and a gardener came up to the door. He was panicking,” Andy Lopez, who was working in a nearby residence, said. “He said somebody was chasing him with an axe. We came outside and we heard yelling at the house. It sounded like so...

L.A. County Supervisor demands answers after woman is attacked on Metro train

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is demanding answers from local law enforcement after a woman was brutally attacked on the Metro A Line last week.The attack happened last Wednesday as the woman rode the northbound A (blue) Line train, which connects downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach.While the Metro hasn't had its own police force since the 1990s, it does have multimillion dollar contracts with the Los Angeles Police Department, Sheriff's Department and the Long Beach Police Department, as well as 300 "ambassadors" who are supposed to help travelers navigate the transit system and report safety concerns.Hahn is demanding to know how something like this could happen, despite millions being paid out to law enforcement agencies who are tasked with keeping L.A. Metro safe.“Where were they when this woman was beaten up on the Blue Line last week?," Hahn asked in a news release issued Monday. "With this many layers of security, why didn’t anyone come to this woman’s aid?"Hahn i...

Amid SF Giants’ youth movement, it’s veterans who step up to beat Twins

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS — Since Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey were called up, the rookies have seemingly done all the Giants’ heavy lifting. In a 4-1 series-opening win against the Twins on Monday, they handed the baton back to the veterans.Each of the first four Giants batters reached base and scored before making an out in a first-inning rally punctuated by a three-run home run by Michael Conforto, providing all the support San Francisco would need behind a patchwork of pitchers that held Minnesota scoreless for seven innings.The Giants won for the sixth time in seven games, pulling their record (23-24) within one game of .500.With Conforto’s big blast — a 413-foot shot into the bullpens in left-center — the Giants were able to capitalize on an erratic outing from Twins starter Bailey Ober. They had two men on base before they put a ball in play, thanks to leadoff walks from LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski. When J.D. Davis finally got a pitch to hit, he clobbered an RBI d...

10-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her mother, Oakland city councilmember says

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are investigating a stabbing that left a 10-year-old girl dead in East Oakland on Monday morning, the Oakland Police Department confirmed. A city supervisor tells KRON4 that the suspect in the killing is the victim's mother. Two victims identified in fatal crash on Hwy-101 in Sunnyvale In a press conference held near 45th and Bancroft avenues for the homicide investigation, OPD interim Chief of Police Darren Allison stated that OPD received a call about a possible shooting or stabbing in the 4500 block of Bancroft Avenue. Police found a bloody knife at the scene when they arrived. The original caller notified officers that the suspect had killed the victim. Officers forced their way into the residence, where they found the 10-year-old girl with severe injuries. The officers attempted to provide medical aid, but after emergency medical personnel arrived, the child was pronounced dead. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; paddi...

Missing Fremont puppy found, returned to family after burglary

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

(KRON) -- A tiny puppy that went missing after a Fremont burglary has been found safe and returned to its family, police said.The Jack Russell terrier, named Keo, is only nine weeks ago. Keo vanished after burglars broke into its family's house on Fremont Boulevard Saturday afternoon. Keo's worried owners reported the pup as stolen to the Fremont Police Department. Police asked Fremont community members to be on the lookout. Investigators were unsure if the puppy was stolen by the burglars, or if it ran away and became lost. On Monday, the Tri City Animal Shelter announced on Facebook, "We are happy to report that he was found and reunited with his family today. Thank you for amplifying his story, this community is so great when we all work together." Keo the puppy plays with toys after the pup was found safe. (Image courtesy Tri City Animal Shelter) The animal shelter shared video of Keo happily playing with toys and being reunited with its owner. (The video above is courtesy Tri C...

Maluma announces new U.S. tour with multiple California stops

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

(KTXL) — Latin music superstar Maluma announced a new United States tour that’ll stop at 30 cities this fall.The Colombian singer-songwriter will begin the “Don Juan World Tour” in Sacramento at the Golden 1 Center on Aug. 31. The upcoming tour will follow his wildly successful “Papi Juancho Maluma World Tour 2022,” which sold out shows across the world. Other California cities Maluma will perform at include San Jose, Los Angeles, Ontario and San Diego. Major cities the singer will stop at during his tour are Phoenix, New York City, Las Vegas, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa, Orlando and Miami. The singer’s show in Miami at the Kaseya Center will conclude the tour on Nov. 4. Tickets for the Sacramento show will go on sale to the general public on May 26 at 10 a.m. Pre-sale tickets for the concert begin May 25 at 10 a.m.Maluma isn’t the other music artist who is starting a tour in Sacramento. On Oct. 12, pop singer Pink will begin her “Trust Fall Tour” at the Gold...

Gurriel extends majors’ longest hitting streak to 15 games, D-backs beat Phillies 6-3

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. extending the longest active hitting streak in the majors to 15 games with a homer, double and two RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 Monday night.Pavin Smith also homered for the Diamondbacks, who have won eight of their last 10 games and five of seven on their nine-game trip to Oakland, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Kyle Schwarber and Bryson Stott hit solo homers for the Phillies, who have lost six of their last eight games.Gurriel, acquired by Arizona over the winter in a three-player trade with Toronto, went 4 for 4 and improved his average to .321. During his hitting streak, Gurriel has a .416 average (25 for 60) with six doubles, seven homers and 14 RBIs. On the road this season, Gurriel is hitting .351 (19 for 54) with three doubles, four homers and 9 RBIs in his last 13 games. “I feel very comfortable,” Gurriel said. “The hitting coaches have worked great with me and we have had a very good communi...

Conforto’s 3-run homer in 4-run 1st leads Giants over Twins 4-1

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer and the first San Francisco Giants batters scored in a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.San Francisco has won six of seven and at 23-24 is one game under .500 for the first time since the Giants were 5-6.Lamonte Wade Jr. walked on eight pitches and Mike Yastrzemski on five, and J.D. Davis doubled on the 15th pitch from Bailey Ober (3-1) for the go-ahead run. Conforto hit a belt-high 1-0 fastball into the visitors bullpen in left-center for his ninth home run this season.Sean Manaea (2-2) struck out eight in 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of opener John Brebbia, allowing three hits and three walks. Tristan Beck relieved with runners on second and third and induced Byron Buxton’s inning-ending groundout in the fifth.Scott Alexander struck out the side in the ninth around a walk and a hit batter to get his first save this year.Minnesota struck out 16 times, matching a season high. Twins batters lead the ...