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Wood River father shoots man accused of harming daughter, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

WOOD RIVER, Ill. – Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands.According to the Wood River Police Department, the shooting happened off North 6th Street, right by Lewis and Clark Junior High School.A woman showed up at her parents’ home around 2:30 a.m. She had been severely beaten.Police claim the woman’s father tracked down the man accused of harming his daughter and shot him in the middle of the street.Both men suffered gunshot wounds, according to police. Both men were taken to a local hospital; one by ambulance, the other via helicopter.FOX 2 spoke with neighbors off camera who said they witnessed the shooting. One neighbor said that after he heard a pop, he stepped outside and saw the older man standing over the younger one, pointing a gun at him. He heard the younger man beg the older man not to shoot him, followed by the older man saying, “That’s my daughter! She me...

South Hayward gang members take plea deals in ‘Operation Winter Storm’ case

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

HAYWARD — Four men accused of various violent crimes to benefit their South Hayward-based gang have accepted plea deals and prison terms ranging from seven to 17 years and eight months, court records show.On Dec. 15, Hayward resident Dezmon Wren, 26, pleaded no contest to attempted murder and accessory charges for an agreed-upon sentence of 17 years and eight months in prison. His conviction marked the latest adjudication in a five-count criminal case that resulted from a 2017 police wiretap investigation dubbed Operation Winter Storm.Wren’s co-defendants Robert Navarro, Jeswal Prakash, and Roger Castelan have all accepted plea deals ranging from seven to 11 years in state prison. They were all accused of plotting to commit violent crimes, including shootings, against rivals.The gang at the center of the case is known as East Las Palmas gang, or ELP, a subset of the Norteños based in South Hayward. The investigation was prompted by a string of gang shootings and homicide...

Oakley police search for person who stole from UPS store on Christmas morning

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakley Police Department is searching for someone who allegedly took packages from a UPS store on multiple occasions, the City of Oakley announced. The first theft allegedly happened at about 3:45 a.m. on Christmas morning. The suspect was seen on surveillance video breaking into the UPS store at 2063 Main St. through the front door and taking packages from behind the counter area. The suspect drove a white Ford superduty truck with an extended body. It had no license plates and aftermarket black wheels. Image from the City of Oakley.Image from the City of Oakley.The suspect was back at 4:05 a.m. on Boxing Day, the city said. They entered through the "compromised" front door and stole more packages from behind the counter and a small safe. Food truck stolen on Christmas Eve found at homeless encampment During the first burglary, the suspect wore a bright orange shirt or vest, dark pants, gloves and a mask. They wore all dark clothing the second time. After the Chri...

Naomi Osaka hits practice court to prepare for her tennis return at the Brisbane International

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former No. 1 and new mom Naomi Osaka hit the practice court Wednesday ahead of the Brisbane International as she prepared for her much anticipated return to tennis.Osaka will make her WTA comeback at the tournament which begins Sunday at Pat Rafter Arena. A two-time Australian and U.S. Open champion, Osaka pulled out of last year’s Australian Open in Melbourne before later revealing she was pregnant.The U.S.-based Japanese player and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae became parents to daughter Shai in Los Angeles in July.Osaka has only played one game since the 2021 U.S. Open in New York. She was leading Daria Gavrilova 1-0 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2021, before the Australian suffered a serious knee injury and had to retire in the match.Rafael Nadal is also set to return from injury in Brisbane in a 32-man ATP field so strong that Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem will have to quali...

El telescopio Hubble detecta misteriosas sombras en los anillos de Saturno

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

(CNN) — El Telescopio Espacial Hubble capturó una imagen recientemente revelada de las misteriosas y fantasmales sombras de los anillos de Saturno: el último avistamiento de los llamados “radios” que continúan desconcertando a los científicos.La fotografía compuesta, publicada el jueves por la NASA, fue tomada por el Hubble el 22 de octubre cuando Saturno estaba a unos 1.370 millones de kilómetros (850 millones de millas) de distancia, según la agencia espacial. El observatorio espacial ha estado orbitando la Tierra a solo unos cientos de kilómetros sobre la superficie durante más de tres décadas.Los astrónomos conocen desde hace mucho tiempo la existencia de los desconcertantes radios (o rayos) de los anillos de Saturno, que parecen apariciones patinando a lo largo de los anillos y que pueden observarse en varios lugares dependiendo de dónde se encuentre el planeta en su ciclo orbital.Dramáticas columnas, tanto grandes como pequeñas, rocían hielo de agua desde muc...

Haliburton’s late 3 leads Indiana to 123-117 win over Houston

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and 10 assists and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 123-117 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak, winning on the road for the first time since Dec. 7.Haliburton went 13 of 21 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3.Alperen Sengun led Houston with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Sengun was coming off a career-high 37 points in Houston’s 106-104 win over New Orleans on Saturday. He added five assists and four steals on Tuesday.Fred VanVleet hit a running layup with 1:50 remaining to give Houston a 117-115 lead, their first since early in the third quarter. VanVleet finished with 18 points and nine assists.Early in the third quarter, Haliburton made three 3-pointers in a two-minute span, capping off a 12-2 run that gave Indiana an 81-74 lead. The Pacers outscored the Rockets 37-23 in the third quarter and entered the fourth quarter with a 101-90 lead...

Drummond, DeRozan lead the way as Bulls hold off Hawks 118-113

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Andre Drummond had season highs of 24 points and 25 rebounds in his first start of the season, DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls cooled off Atlanta’s Trae Young somewhat in beating the Hawks 118-113 on Tuesday night.Young finished with 21 points and 13 assists after tying Oscar Robertson’s record of seven consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 assists.The Bulls won for the ninth time in 13 games with Zach LaVine sidelined because of inflammation in his right foot. And they did it this time with center Nikola Vucevic out because of bruised muscles around his left hip and groin.DeRozan scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including four in the final 26 seconds to help Chicago come away with the win.Drummond made 11 of 13 shots and played 39 minutes with Vucevic sidelined. Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 19. White missed all seven 3-pointers and the Bulls were 7 of 25 from beyond the arc, but they made enough shots to bounce back fr...

Markkanen has 31 points and 12 boards as Jazz roll to 130-118 win, handing Spurs 5th straight loss

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz overcame a slow start to beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-118 on Tuesday night.Jordan Clarkson added 24 points, Collin Sexton had 20 and Walker Kessler scored 11 for Utah.Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 26 points, Devin Vassell had 22, Jeremy Sochan added 19 and Victor Wembanyama had 15.The Spurs (4-25) have lost five straight since snapping a franchise-worst 18-game losing streak.The Jazz (13-18) have won three in a row and six of eight after starting the season 2-7.Wembanyama returned after missing two of the past three games with a right ankle injury. He was scheduled to play Saturday in Dallas but stepped on a ball boy during warmups and was held out as a precaution.Wembanyama was 6 for 15 from the field and had seven rebounds, five blocks and four assists in 25 minutes.San Antonio brought Johnson, a longtime starter, off the bench for the second time this season and the change keyed a 15-point...

Pistons set single-season record with 27th straight loss, as Cunningham’s 41 not enough against Nets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 118-112 victory.Cade Cunningham scored 41 points but the Pistons (2-28) broke a tie with the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers hold the overall mark at 28, a skid that started in the 2014-15 season and carried over into 2015-16. “A lot of this load is trusted to me, on the court and in the locker room,” Cunningham said. “Every day, I try to lead the squad, and I haven’t been successful at that — 2-28. It’s only right that I speak for it and be the face of it.”Cunningham scored 37 in the second half and shot 15 for 21 from the field, but Bojan Bogdanovic was the only other Pistons player with more than 15. Cunningham’s teammates shot 36.2% (25 for 69), including 28.6% (6 for 21) on 3-pointers.“You have to be real about where we are,...

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is dead, South Korean emergency office says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:33:19 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is dead, South Korean emergency office says.Source