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Historic firefighter staff shortage exists while 1,000 applicants wait

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Some St. Louis firefighters are working up to 100 straight hours to cover staff shortages, according to a union rep. Yet the problem isn’t a lack of people who want to serve.FOX 2 found it’s common for firefighters to work 72-hour shifts, with the department down dozens of men and women.“Staffing’s more of an issue now than it’s probably ever been before," said Capt. Garon Mosby for the St. Louis Fire Department.Some of the firefighters battling the Sk8 Liborius church fire last week were finishing their third straight day on duty.Local 73’s Dan Clark said he has talked to some who have exceeded four days on duty.“People have worked up to 100 hours, around 100 hours straight,” he said. What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum? The job is even more demanding with the recent heat. Yet Clark said people are lined up to serve.“At least a thousand applicants ready to start the process. People are always lined up to be firefighters," he said.Clark said the last ba...

3 arrested for murder of pizza deliveryman helping assault victim in Stanton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

Three men were arrested Thursday for a shooting that killed a pizza delivery driver in Stanton who was stopping to help an assault victim in 2022.The suspects were identified as Henry Diep Le, 19, from Garden Grove, Adrian Castaneda, 19, and Damian Ivan Mayorga,18, both from Anaheim.The suspects are accused of their involvement in a shooting that killed Juan Cristalinas, 49, a Santa Ana resident and left a 76-year-old man hospitalized, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.On June 28, authorities responded to the 7000 block of Lessue Avenue on a call of unknown trouble.Arriving deputies found both victims lying on the street with gunshot wounds.It was later discovered that Cristalinas was a pizza delivery driver who had stopped driving and hopped out to intervene when the 76-year-old victim was being assaulted by the suspects.Authorities respond to a fatal shooting in Stanton on June 29, 2022. (OnScene.TV)Both men were transported to the hospital where Cristalinas late...

Crews tackle large brush fire in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

Crews are tackling are large brush fire in the Temecula area on Thursday night.Named the “Frogs Fire,” the blaze was first reported around 3:30 p.m. near Santa Rita and Anza Roads, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.By 4:30 p.m., the flames had spread to 20 acres and by 5 p.m., the fire had grown to 33 acres with zero percent containment. A little after 6 p.m., crews reported about 20% containment and the stoppage of all forward movement. Over 100 firefighters responded to the scene and additional ground and air resources, including four air tankers and two helicopters, battled the flames.An evacuation warning was issued and later lifted around 6 p.m. for the area South of Highway 79, East of Butterfield Stage, North of Santa Rita Road, and West of Los Caballos Road. Car crash ignites 13-acre wildfire in Ventura County The cause of the fire remains under investigation."Please use caution in the area as fire resources continue working to fully contain the fire," auth...

U.S. Women’s Open: Ex-Stanford star Rose Zhang can’t maintain hot start

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH – Rose Zhang’s U.S. Women’s Open debut approached the two-hour mark when she reached Pebble Beach’s signature hole: the par-3 seventh, darting 113 glorious yards toward Carmel Bay.Gap wedge in hand, gray sky overhead, she dropped her tee shot within 3 feet, 8 inches of the hole. Next came her third birdie in a five-hole span in Thursday’s opening round, eliciting cheers from a few hundred fans perched atop the nearby hilltop.The Rose Parade, if you will, was marching down golf’s majestic main street.And then it wasn’t. Zhang double-bogeyed her next hole, falling victim to “the toughest second shot in golf” as her eighth-hole approach fell into the treacherous gulch. Her scorecard got further scarred with mood-numbing bogeys, rather than title-chasing birdies.Zhang’s seventh-hole birdie was the last of her opening round. Golf’s newest star needs to rally when she reports back for Friday’s second round, an 8:50 a.m. start at...

US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach at a glance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A look at the first round Thursday of the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach:LEADING: Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim at 68.CHASING: Leona Maguire and amateur Aine Donegan were among six players at 69.FLAILING: The top four players in the women’s world ranking combined to go 22-over par. Top-ranked Jin Young Ko had a 79, by four shots her worst U.S. Women’s Open score.LEAVING: Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie West are playing in what likely will be their last U.S. Women’s Open. Wie West shot 79 and Sorenstam had an 80.AMATEUR HOUR: Donegan was among three amateurs in the top 10 after one round. Benedetta Moresco and Amari Avery were at 70.EAGLE LANDING: There were only two eagles on the first day. Bailey Tardy reached the par-5 sixth hole in two and made a 15-foot putt, and Donegan holed a wedge from 96 yards on the par-4 15th hole.KEY STATISTIC: There were eight rounds in the 60s and 16 rounds in the 80s.NOTEWORTHY: Italian amateur...

Ramírez, Naylor homer on consecutive pitches in the Guardians’ 6-1 win over the Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and Josh Naylor homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning, powering the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.Ramírez homered to left field and, Naylor, who missed the previous two games because of tendinitis in his right wrist, drove one over the wall in right against reliever Amir Garrett (0-1).Andrés Giménez also homered for Cleveland (43-44). The Guardians haven’t been at .500 since April 28 at 13-13.Eli Morgan (4-1) worked a scoreless inning before Enyel De Los Santos, Trevor Stephan and Nick Sandlin completed the six-hitter.Light rain pushed the scheduled start back 81 minutes to 8:31 p.m.After losing two of three to the powerful Atlanta Braves, the Guardians had to feel good about their chances against the Royals, who came in with the AL’s worst record and were shut out for the 10th time Wednesday.But Kansas City starter Jordan Lyles, who came in with 11 losses, held Cleveland to j...

Henderson’s 2 homers, 4 hits, 5 RBIs lead Orioles to 14-1 rout of Yankees and Severino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson watches his home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson watches his home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — Gunnar Henderson’s best night of his brief big league career sent Luis Severino to one of his worst.Henderson set career highs with two homers, four hits and five RBIs — all in the first four innings — and the Baltimore Orioles routed the New York Yankees 14-1 on Thursday....

Whit Merrifield helps Toronto Blue Jays beat Chicago White Sox 5-4 for doubleheader sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit two solo homers, Matt Chapman also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Thursday night for a doubleheader sweep.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBIs for Toronto, including a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning. Fellow All-Star Bo Bichette had four of the team’s 16 hits.Toronto used a six-run 11th inning to beat the White Sox 6-2 in the opener. George Springer hit a tiebreaking RBI single, and Jordan Romano (4-4) worked the 10th for the win.The Blue Jays (48-40) completed a season sweep, outscoring Chicago 35-11 in six games. They are 10-2 against the White Sox since the start of last year.Chicago (37-52) has lost five of six, falling farther back in the lackluster AL Central and increasing the likelihood of a sell-off at the Aug. 1 trade deadline.The doubleheader was scheduled after Wednesday night’s game was postponed because of rain.Eloy Jiménez hit a two-run homer for the White Sox in the se...

First Nations flags to fly at Women’s World Cup venues in Australia and New Zealand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — First Nations flags will be flown at Women’s World Cup stadiums in Australia and New Zealand after soccer’s international governing body agreed to make exceptions to the usually restrictive FIFA match day regulations for tournament venues. The Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander flags will be displayed along with the national flag at all six venues in Australia. All three are official flags of Australia. The Maori flag known as Tino Rangatiratanga and the official New Zealand flag will be displayed at all 29 matches in New Zealand.FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the decision Friday, during a week that celebrates First Nations people in Australia. “FIFA has acknowledged the request made by its Cultural Advisory Panel as well as Football Australia and New Zealand Football, which was supported by governments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand,” Infantino said in a statement. “These significant flags express a spirit of mutual respect, national ide...

Suárez hits 2 homers, Crawford has 1 as Mariners beat Astros 5-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:25:47 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered twice with three RBIs and J.P. Crawford added a solo shot to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.“Home runs work and we saw it tonight,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Suárez connected off Ronel Blanco (2-1) to make it 2-0 in the second and Crawford’s homer put Seattle up 3-0 an inning later. Suárez, who also doubled, made it 5-1 with his second home run to start the ninth and give him 14 career multi-homer games.“To start this series with a win was very important to us,” Suárez said. Seattle starter George Kirby (8-7) allowed six hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings to help the Mariners win for the fifth time in six games.Servais praised his players for their effort after the Mariners arrived at their hotel at 5 a.m. Thursday morning following a game in San Francisco on Wednesday night.“Guys are dragging and a ton of credit to our team to show up today,” he said. “Energy was good knowing that y...