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Halloween safety tips for a spooktacular night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

ST. CHARLES-- It's that time of year again when spooky specters and playful ghouls roam the streets, and children eagerly dash from door to door to fill their candy buckets. Halloween is a time for fun, but it's crucial to keep safety a top priority, especially when families are out trick-or-treating.The American Red Cross offers some simple and effective tips to ensure a safe and enjoyable Halloween season for everyone.1. Keep an Eye on Your Little GoblinsAs the days grow shorter and darkness arrives earlier, it's essential to keep a close watch on your children. Make sure they're visible to others, especially motorists. Consider dressing them in reflective clothing or adding reflective accessories to their costumes.Sharon Watson from the American Red Cross advises, "We also want to keep in mind the fact that people need to see children after dark. So, try to put something on them that is reflective."2. Hand Hygiene MattersIn this age of COVID-19 and the flu, packing hand sanitizer...

Acalanes senior steps up late as ground game keys DAL-Foothill victory: ‘They couldn’t freaking stop it’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

WALNUT CREEK – Acalanes’ passing attack has sliced and diced secondaries all season, and entered Friday averaging over 300 air yards per game.But in the Dons’ 34-14 victory over previously unbeaten Las Lomas, one that put Acalanes in first place in the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division standings, the Lafayette school didn’t need precision passing.It needed a sledgehammer to break down its Walnut Creek opponent, and found one in 190-pound linebacker-turned-running back Jack Giorgianni.“Our games have been blowouts, so we’ve never needed him that much until tonight,” Acalanes coach Floyd Burnsed said. “He showed how good he was tonight.”With the score tied at 14-14 entering the fourth quarter and starting RB Jack Miller out with injury, Giorgianni ran the ball five times for 60 yards on the Dons’ drive, and punctuated the sequence with an 18-yard run through the heart of the defense.By the time the senior made it into the end zone, he had broken ankles, tackles and a lead...

World Series: García’s HR in 11th, Seager’s tying shot in 9th rally Rangers past Arizona 6-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

By Stephen HawkinsThe Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García hit a game-winning homer in the 11th inning after Corey Seager’s tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.With one out, the Cuban slugger known as El Bombi drove a 3-1 sinker from Miguel Castro the other way into the front row of right-field seats beyond a leaping Corbin Carroll. It was García’s second RBI of the game, setting a record for most in one postseason with 22.“It was an exciting moment,” García said. “I was just looking to the dugout, looking at all my (happy) teammates.”García has homered in five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in postseason history, and he delivered the first walk-off homer in the World Series since Max Muncy connected leading off the 18th inning of Game 3 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 against Boston and Nathan Eovaldi — who s...

Alameda County DA’s work laptop reportedly stolen in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

OAKLAND — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s work laptop was stolen during a vehicle burglary Friday, according to media reports.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Study: Retailers overstating impact of shoplifting California News | Request by former Alameda County prosecutor to dismiss misdemeanor charge denied California News | Trump and daughter Ivanka set to testify in civil fraud trial California News | Rep. Santos pleads not guilty to new theft, fraud charges California News | San Jose house listed for $1.5 million comes with meth lab. Buyer gets the cleanup. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. outside a family justice center near 27th Street and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, ABC7 News reported.“Sources say the DA was told to go online and make a report if she didn’t want to wait for an officer to arrive,” according to ABC7 News.The laptop was reportedly ...

Single family residence sells for $4.3 million in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

5591 Country Club Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 5500 block of Country Club Drive in Oakland was sold on Sept. 22, 2023 for $4,250,000, or $1,193 per square foot. The house, built in 1930, has an interior space of 3,561 square feet. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. Additionally, the house includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Country Club Drive, Oakland, in January 2023, a 3,240-square-foot home was sold for $3,000,000, a price per square foot of $926. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 3,020-square-foot home on the first block of Bowling Drive in Oakland sold in March 2023, for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $662. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 2,409-square-foot home on Beechwood Drive in Oakland sold for $...

Franz Wagner scores 23, Magic win their 2nd straight to open season 102-97 over the Trail Blazers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

Franz Wagner scored 23 points and the Orlando Magic won their second straight game to open the season, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 102-97 on Friday night. Cole Anthony had 18 points off the bench for the Magic, playing the first of a four-game Western road trip. Shaedon Sharpe, starting in place of the injured Anfernee Simons, had 24 points for the Trail Blazers. Simons was injured in Portland’s opener and will miss up to six weeks. Portland trailed 82-80 going into the fourth quarter after Mortiz Wagner’s dunk for Orlando. The Magic pushed the lead to 97-84 after Franz Wagner’s 3-pointer, but the Blazers got within 99-93 with 1:33 left. After Franz Wagner made one of two free throws, Deandre Ayton’s tip-in made it a five-point game and Portland couldn’t get closer. The Magic routed Houston 116-86 in their opener at home on Wednesday. It was the largest margin of victory on opening night in team history. Six Magic players were in double figures. The Bl...

Curry scores 41 points to lead the Warriors past the Kings 122-114 in a playoff rematch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry picked up where he left off in last season’s playoffs against Sacramento, scoring 41 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 122-114 win over the Kings on Friday night.This was the first game at Golden 1 Center since Curry eliminated the Kings with a 50-point masterpiece in Game 7 of their first-round series last season. That series sparked a Northern California rivalry between franchises that had never before had success in the same season.A sellout crowd in the home opener was energized all night but left disappointed after the Kings once again had no answer for Curry, who put the game away with a back-breaking 3-pointer in the final minute.Curry scored 16 points in the third quarter to take control of the game. He even converted his 51st career four-point play, punctuated by a little dance to give Golden State an 11-point lead midway through the period.The Warriors built on that lead after Curry went to the bench late in the thi...

Prince William County planning staff recommends denial of entire PW Digital Gateway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

In a stunning rejection of the largest data center development in county history, Prince William County staff on Friday issued recommendations that the Planning Commission deny all three rezonings associated with the divisive PW Digital Gateway.County documents show staff suggested that the Planning Commission recommend to the Board of County Supervisors to not approve two rezoning requests by QTS Realty Trust Inc. — Digital Gateway North and South — and one by Compass Datacenters, which combined are aiming to build 23 million square feet of data centers on roughly 2,100 acres along Pageland Lane in western Prince William County near Gainesville.Staff rejected the applications largely because of the lack of information provided by developers. They pointed out that many of the documents submitted by the developers “contain technical errors, are contradictory, and contain nondescript verbiage, that may make enforcement of some of the proffers difficult.”Staff also determined the proje...

D-backs’ Ketel Marte ties postseason record with 17-game hitting streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ketel Marte is becoming the Joe DiMaggio of October.Every time he’s played a postseason game, Marte has at least one hit. His latest, a fifth-inning RBI double off Nathan Eovaldi, gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a two-run lead in a 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Texas Rangers that opened the World Series on Friday night.While a fraction of Joe D.’s record 56-game streak for the 1941 New York Yankees, Marte’s 17-game run is the longest at the start of a postseason career. He tied the record for a postseason streak at any point, matching the mark shared by the New York Yankees’ Hank Bauer (1956-58 World Series), the Yankees’ Derek Jeter (1998-99) and Boston’s Manny Ramirez (2003-04).Marte is hitting .345 with two homers and nine RBIs in 13 games. He lined a curveball from Nathan Eovaldi 402 feet off the base of the wall in right-center to score Geraldo Perdomo, who singled and stole second. Now 30, Marte grew up in the Dominican Re...

‘Big Game Nate’ Eovaldi finally stumbles in the postseason for Rangers in World Series Game 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:28 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi responded to an early lead in Game 1 of the World Series by striking out the side in a shutdown inning.For the first time this October, Big Game Nate couldn’t keep it going.The Texas Rangers right-hander gave up three hits in a span of four batters after striking out four in a row and was on the hook for his first loss after wins in his first four postseason starts this year. Corey Seager’s tying two-run homer in the ninth inning left Eovaldi with a no-decision, and Adolis García’s homer in the 11th gave Texas a 6-5 win and a 1-0 Series lead.It was the first World Series appearance for Eovaldi since he was with Boston in 2018 and pitched the final six innings of a 3-2, 18-inning loss in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even though Eovaldi gave up Max Muncy’s game-ending homer leading off the bottom of the 18th in LA, Boston manager Alex Cora credited Eovaldi with saving the bullpen and helping the Red Sox win the ...