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No. 1 vs. No. 2: Royce Lewis eager to face Hunter Greene, pitcher selected after him in draft

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

CINCINNATI — The Lewis family was getting ready for a watch party, still preparing their food, when Major League Baseball’s amateur draft came on the television six years ago.With the Twins’ pick, No. 1 overall, set to be announced, only half the family was even tuning into the draft. And that, Royce Lewis said, was more out of general curiosity than expecting that he might be the pick.He was expecting the Twins, who he said had seemed less interested in him than the San Diego Padres, who had the No. 3 pick, and Atlanta Braves, who selected fifth, to select “anyone but me.”And at that time, June 2017, there was another high school kid in Southern California that many thought might be taken with the No. 1 pick. That kid was Hunter Greene. Wednesday, the two are set to square off for the first time as major leaguers in Cincinnati with Greene taking the mound for the Reds.The Twins, it turned out, were plenty interested in Lewis. To the shock of the infielder and his family, they...

Bronx day care owner called husband twice before 911: Feds

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Grei Mendez, the owner of Divino Nino Day Care in the Bronx, called her husband twice and another person once before she dialed 911 to help three unresponsive children who didn't wake up from their nap on Friday after fentanyl exposure, according to a federal complaint released Tuesday."As alleged in the complaint, before emergency personnel arrived at the day care, Mendez and a co-conspirator tried to cover up what happened," said Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. "All of that happened while the children – the babies – were suffering from the effects of fentanyl poisoning and were in desperate need of help.” Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The explosive complaint, which charges Mendez and her husband's cousin with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death, also revealed surveillance footage showed Mendez's spouse, who is unnamed, going into ...

Testimony begins in trial of man accused of killing a woman and then burning her house

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Peoria fire captain told a Peoria County jury that he and his partner had to do a "double take" when they found a woman's body in a fully engulfed house on Peoria's East bluff nearly two years ago.Capt. Frank Bivert, a 25-year veteran of the department, said he was one of the first firefighters to arrive at 1021 E. Virginia Ave. He and the other firefighter busted open the home's front door and due to the extreme heat and smoke, searched through the house by crawling on the ground and using their sense of feel to "clear the house." Trial for Peoria man accused of killing girlfriend set for May Bivert took the stand as one of the first witnesses in the trial of Tahir Goodman, 30, who faces charges of aggravated arson and first-degree murder in connection with Dec. 1, 2021, death of J'Naysia M. Hobbs, who was found in her bedroom. ‘She was my best friend, my everything;’ Loved-ones hold vigil remembering J’Naysia Marie Hobbs Despite her body being severely ...

Broncos roundtable: After 0-2 start, how many wins will Denver have at its bye week?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporterLife’s swell up in Boulder, where Deion Sanders and his guys find themselves 3-0 and ranked No. 19 in the country. Nobody saw that one coming, but we’re seeing it now — by the millions. You know another thing we didn’t see? An 0-2 start for Sean Payton’s Broncos. None of us thought this was a great team, but if I’m not mistaken, all three of us picked Denver to win each of its first two games. So, let’s give the prognosticating another try. How many wins will Payton’s team have when its Week 9 bye rolls around? The schedule from here: at Miami, at Chicago, vs. the Aaron Rodgers-less New York Jets, at Kansas City (Thursday night), vs. Green Bay and at Kansas City.I can see maybe a 2-6. The Bears aren’t good, and a split between Rodgers’ old team and his new one — neither of whom he’s playing for after tearing his Achilles — seems attainable. That’s not great, but 1-7 would be ...

One injured, suspect sought in Jefferson County road rage shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

One person was shot while driving in the area near South Sourdough Drive on U.S. 285 today during a road rage incident, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Six people arrested after apparent fake hostage situation, police shooting in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Reported road rage incident in Larimer County now investigated as planned robbery Crime and Public Safety | Six face murder charges in Aurora organized crime investigation Crime and Public Safety | Denver officer shoots armed suspect who held woman hostage after crash Deputies are seeking information about a white man in his 30s with dark hair, a goatee and medium build driving a silver, four-door Acura sedan with dark tinted windows last seen headed southbound on U.S. 285 near South Sourdough Drive toward Conifer.Deputies are in the area of Hwy 285 in Conifer looking for a suspect involved in a ...

Rocky Mountain Showdown draws late-night record 9.3 million viewers for ESPN

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

Colorado’s double-overtime victory against Colorado State, which ended in the early hours of Sunday in most of the country, drew 9.3 million viewers to make it the most-watched late-night college football game ever on ESPN, the network said.Coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado team did not kick off until after 10 p.m. Eastern and did not secure the victory until about 2:30 a.m.Still, it was ESPN’s fifth most-watched regular-season game ever on the network for any time slot. That broadcast window for ESPN college football averaged about 1.7 million viewers last year, the network said.No. 19 Colorado’s first two games under Sanders were carried by Fox, with both slotted into the network’s Big Noon game. The Buffaloes’ victories over TCU and Nebraska averaged about 8 million viewers for Fox.Colorado faces No. 10 Oregon on Saturday in a game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on ABC.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders condemns death threats toward CSU Rams’ Henr...

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office: Man found dead at Foothills Trail was shot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the man found dead near Horsetooth Reservoir was shot.Paul Gallenstein (Photo courtesy of the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office)An autopsy found that the death of 64-year-old Paul Gallenstein of Fort Collins, who was found lying on the Foothills Trail near the reservoir Sept. 10, was caused by a gunshot injury, according to an LCSO release.  Investigators are still working to “understand the circumstances surrounding the incident” and the manner of death has yet to be determined, the release added.While investigators conducted an “extensive search of the area,” a weapon was not located. However, search efforts were impacted by the “dense foliage” that surrounds the scene and heavy rainfall that occurred in the days following the incident, according to the release.“Our investigators have been working nonstop to track down witnesses, information, and evidence in this case,” said Ca...

Alex Singleton not pushing panic button over Broncos’ slow start on defense: “We’re just still coming together”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

Washington’s first possession of the second half Sunday lasted just five plays, but it showed a bit of several different problems the Broncos defense has encountered early on this season.When quarterback Sam Howell had nowhere to go with the ball on third-and-10, Randy Gregory flashed up the middle but couldn’t get home. Howell escaped, caught Jonathon Cooper committing too far to the middle and bent toward the sideline. Then one of Denver’s surest tacklers, Alex Singleton, took a rare bad angle and could only dive at Howell’s feet as he scampered for 11 and a first down.To compound matters, Fabian Moreau got called for holding in the secondary — one of 12 penalties on the Broncos defense already through two games — tacking on five more yards.Then Brian Robinson powered up the middle for 11 yards. From the left hash, Washington’s offensive line washed both of Denver’s down defensive linemen plus Gregory past the right hash mark by the time Robinson scampered by and dragged Jos...

Shooting leads to disturbance at Lancaster hospital

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

A shooting in Lancaster led to a disturbance at a hospital Tuesday morning, and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department personnel were injured, officials said.The incident unfolded around 10 a.m. when a dispute between families at the Antelope Valley courthouse escalated to a shooting near a gas station at the intersection of Sierra Highway and Avenue M, according to the Sheriff’s Department.Those involved in the incident drove to Antelope Valley Medical Center where a large crowd formed.Deputies responded to the hospital to provide security and investigate the shooting, and at one point, people in the group became unruly and started yelling at deputies, officials said.“The yelling escalated to a physical assault on deputy personnel,” the Sheriff’s Department said without elaborating.Deputy personnel and others involved in the assault suffered minor injuries and were treated at the hospital before being released.It is unclear if anyone was injured in the shooting and how many were h...

9 arrested in organized retail theft operation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT

Nine people accused of being part of an “organized retail theft crew” were arrested last week in Leimert Park after detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department partnered with a local business to conduct a loss prevention operation, authorities announced Tuesday.  The operation unfolded on Sept. 14 in the 3700 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to an LAPD news release. Burglary detectives recovered a large assortment of stolen over-the-counter pharmaceutical products from two local businesses hidden inside of a U-Haul truck the suspects were using, 37 grams of methamphetamine and U.S. currency police believe was obtained from the illegal sale of the stolen pharmaceuticals.  Bags of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products, methamphetamine and U.S. currency recovered in an LAPD organized retail theft operation on Sept. 14, 2023. (LAPD)Of the nine arrests made, two were for felony organized crime theft crew, one for an outstanding felony arrest warrant, four we...