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Sarkisian praises passing game following 1st day of Texas Longhorns fall camp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns officially began fall camp Wednesday, and according to head coach Steve Sarkisian, it was a great first day for the quarterbacks.Starter Quinn Ewers, along with backups Maalik Murphy and Arch Manning, all made progress in their respective ways, Sarkisian said. MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters"Quinn had one of the better practices he's had since I've been here," Sarkisian said. "Maalik and Arch took strides from spring to training camp and I was proud of the work they did."Sarkisian won't really know how far any of his players have come until they are going full speed in full pads, but was still pleased with how Ewers maneuvered in and out of the pocket. Sarkisian called it "a clean practice," for Ewers, saying he went to his check downs when he needed to and didn't force the ball downfield."The ball was coming out timely, and when we...

Capital Region reacts to Raise the Age Law

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Money Gang Youth Empowerment Corporation Program is a mentorship program ran by Dontie S. Mitchell. He was granted clemency for armed robbery he committed as a 17-year-old. The program is designed to reach troubled youth and intervene before a life of crime can develop. Albany man who was granted clemency now facing housing challenges “Because I identify with being one of those kids and that’s one of the reasons why they end up going, you know, down that direction because they don't have constant adult supervision,” said Mitchell.He tells NEWS10 some of the situations these kids come from and how it could lead to bad choices.“A lot of kids come from the impoverished communities and dysfunctional families Etc. and you're basically throwing them into a situation where you expect them to just figure it out from right or wrong you might logically know the difference, but your circumstances don't really help you make the proper decisions” Mitchell says consisten...

Police video shows quick resolution to pursuit involving child

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

ST. ANN, Mo. – License plate readers and police communication led to the safe ending of a stolen car pursuit, which also involved a child in the car.The chase ended near Natural Bridge and Goodfellow, where two police jurisdictions not only worked together, but also tapped into new technology in order to track the stolen car as safely as possible.The pursuit ended with no reported injuries, even though police found a four-year-old child, unbuckled, in the back of the suspect’s car.It started with a frantic 911 call from a woman just minutes earlier from a St. Ann Quik Trip. She said her car had been stolen, with her son inside. Cardinals superfan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint, Trump hat Police only had a plate to go on, which St. Ann Police Lt. Monica Ruelas says was entered into the license plate reader system.“Officers are not going to give up,” Lt. Ruelas said. “…especially for the safety of the child in this case. We were told the child was in danger.”The...

State officials address nuclear waste exposure in Weldon Spring and the cleanup efforts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - St. Charles County residents got more information about radioactive exposure in Weldon Spring on Wednesday. Elected officials held a meeting to help provide more information about Senator Josh Hawley's compensation bill.Hundreds of people came out to the meeting to hear from State Representative Tricia Byrnes about high levels of uranium in Weldon Spring despite cleanup efforts from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.“Clean in DOE standards is not to be confused with a vernacular that means clean up," Byrnes said. "The groundwater will never be cleaned up at that site, and people don’t realize that."She said the town hall was; for some people, the first time they heard about radiation exposure in St. Charles County. Byrnes said during the town hall that the level of radiation could be worse than Westlake Landfill or Coldwater Creek. Cardinals superfan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint, Trump hat “These people don’t understand i...

Man armed with shotgun arrested after making threats

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

A Moreno Valley man has been arrested and charged for assault with a deadly weapon after police were called to his residence on reports that he was armed with a shotgun and destroying the house, authorities announced earlier this week.  Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the domestic disturbance call in the 16000 block of Kensington Place on July 31 around 9:30 a.m., according to the department's news release. The suspect, identified as Gerardo Martin, was the only person inside the home when authorities arrived. All of his family members were standing outside, the release noted. Man found dead inside barrel at Malibu beach identified After speaking with family, investigators determined that Martin threatened a man with a shotgun two days prior and the man believed that the suspect was going to shoot him.  Gerardo Martin, seen here, was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on July 31, 2023. (RCSD)A search warrant was obtained and t...

At long last, SF Giants string together offensive success — and wins — against D-backs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Are they back?Brandon Crawford tripled, J.D. Davis drove home a pair and the Giants had — what’s that? come again? — a well-rounded offensive performance for a second straight game, securing at least a split of a four-game series against the Diamondbacks with a 4-2 win on Wednesday.Widening their advantage in the standings over Arizona (57-52) to three games, the Giants (60-49) scored four runs in consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks. They improved to 51-13 when reaching that magic number, which they had failed to do 11 of their past 12 games before Tuesday’s 4-3 win.That success has been made possible by quality pitching, which on Wednesday came from Logan Webb, who recorded his 11th consecutive quality start at home, the longest active streak in the majors.Webb walked off the mound to a standing ovation after the seventh inning, limiting the D-backs to two runs on four hits.After Arizona plated two in the first, Webb retired 18 of...

Sale closed in Piedmont: $3.4 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

136 Dudley Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 100 block of Dudley Avenue in Piedmont was sold on June 26, 2023. The $3,400,000 purchase price works out to $1,405 per square foot. The house, built in 1957, has an interior space of 2,420 square feet. The layout of this single-story house consists of three bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the home provides a garage. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 9,000 square feet.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In May 2023, a 4,064-square-foot home on Bellevue Avenue in Piedmont sold for $5,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,390. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Dudley Court, Piedmont, in March 2022, a 2,322-square-foot home was sold for $2,425,000, a price per square foot of $1,044. The home has 3 bedrooms.A 2,562-square-foot home on the first block of Calvert Court in Piedmont sold in July 2022, for $3,025,000, a price per square foot of $1,181....

CHP has seized 15K grams of fentanyl since May 1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It's been three months since California Highway Patrol launched its fentanyl operation in San Francisco. We are learning how much of the deadly drug that the agency has collected in the city.CHP recovered 15,000 grams of fentanyl, which is about 34 pounds -- enough to virtually wipe out the entire Bay Area. Philz Coffee to close original SF Mission District location "The big number to look at here is that's about 7.7 million fatal doses for an adult human being," said CHP Officer Andrew Barclay.Barclay, who is with CHP's Golden Gate Division, says that's how much fentanyl was seized in san francisco over the last 90 days.Officials say it takes just two milligrams of fentanyl for a person to overdose."The population for the Bay Area in 2018 was 7.75 million people so we're looking at enough fentanyl to cover the entire Bay Area or to make it a little smaller if we're looking at Levi's Stadium that's enough fentanyl to cover Levi's Stadium 112 times over," Ba...

Hudson works 7 strong innings and the Cardinals hit 4 HRs in 7-3 win over AL Central-leading Twins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched seven strong innings in his second start of the season and Alex Burleson hit a three-run homer, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 win over the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.“At the end of the day, I tried to execute every pitch,” Hudson said. “That’s a good team. I didn’t feel like I was predictable in counts or anything. I was just moving the ball around and keep them guessing.”St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol agreed.“Man, that was a really good outing,” Marmol said. “He pounded the zone. Sinker. Slider. Overall, it was a really nice job. That was a really positive outing. It was fun to watch.”Lars Nootbaar added a two-run homer and Tyler O’Neill and Jordan Walker added solo homers for the Cardinals. St. Louis had lost four of its previous five games and eight of 11 before busting out against the Twins.Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer for the Twins in the seventh. It was just the second hit allowed b...

Seager homers in return, Dunning Ks 11 as Rangers maintain AL West lead, beating White Sox 11-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:27:49 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dane Dunning had a career-high 11 strikeouts, All-Star shortstop Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat coming off the injured list and the Texas Rangers maintained their slim lead in the AL West with a 11-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.Dunning (9-4) had retired 20 batters in a row, the last five of those strikeouts, before No. 9 hitter Seby Zavala’s two-out homer in the eighth inning for Chicago’s first runs in three games. That was only the third hit allowed by Dunning, who walked only one against his former team. The Rangers went ahead to stay on Seager’s 16th homer in the first inning, when he pulled a shot to right-center for a 2-0 lead off Dylan Cease (4-5). Seager added an RBI single for the first of five runs the Rangers scored in the second, when Travis Jankowski’s two-run double made it 7-0.Marcus Semien and Josh Jung also hit two-run homers for Texas (62-46), which was 3-6 while Seager was on the...