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Stolen car suspect crashes into a Glendale shopping mall during pursuit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

A man was arrested after crashing into The Americana at Brand shopping mall in Glendale during a pursuit on Saturday morning.Officers attempted to pull over the suspect who was driving a stolen vehicle near Doran and Adams Streets around 3 a.m., according to the Glendale Police Department.Instead of stopping, the suspect drove off, leading officers on a pursuit.The chase lasted around 10 minutes before the suspect crashed into a building at The Americana mall, authorities said. Images from the scene show the vehicle completely totaled after slamming into an elevator area inside a parking structure.Stolen car suspect crashes into The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale after a pursuit on April 1, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Stolen car suspect crashes into The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale after a pursuit on April 1, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Stolen car suspect crashes into The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale after a pursuit on April 1, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Stolen car suspect crashes into The Am...

San Diego State and UConn, with Bay Area ties, set to play on college basketball’s biggest stage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

The San Diego State men’s basketball team has a handful of players with connections to the Bay Area. UConn has its own local tie.Now those players, and the rest of the Aztecs and Huskies teams, will now be playing on college basketball’s biggest stage.San Diego State beat Florida Atlantic 72-71 in Houston on Saturday as Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater put the Aztecs into the national championship game for the first time in school history.Monday, they’ll face a UConn team that has destroyed every opponent in its path over the last three weeks, including the Miami Hurricanes, who the Huskies walloped 72-59 in the other national semifinal.For UConn (30-8), guard Joey Calcaterra attended Marin Catholic High School and is from Novato. The Huskies will be vying for their fifth national title since 1999, but their first since coach Dan Hurley was hired five years ago to resurrect the storied program.The Huskies will be favored over a San Diego State team that lost to Saint Mary’s 68-61 in a ...

DC mayor announces 2023 Open Streets events

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has released dates for this year’s Open Streets events, where community residents take over usually busy and car-filled roadways for some mile-long fun in the sun.The annual tradition was announced for Sunday, June 4, this year on 12th Street NE in Ward 5 between Franklin Street and Michigan Avenue, and Saturday, Oct. 7, on Georgia Avenue in Wards 1 and 4. Both events will happen rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.More Local NewsMore DC News“Every year, Open Streets events provide an opportunity for residents to come together, be active, and enjoy our vibrant and thriving communities in new ways,” Bowser said in a release, also saying the events are about coming together – “to enjoy our beautiful city, to support local businesses, and to think about the future our streets and the future of public space in DC.”Since 2019, the yearly events have given the community the possibility to reimagine public spaces that prioritize public use over car...

Civale goes 7, Guardians hit 2 HRs to beat Mariners 2-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Civale pitched seven smooth innings, and Josh Naylor and Andrés Giménez homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Saturday night.Civale allowed only two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. The seven-inning stint matched his longest outing of last season.Julio Rodríguez had both hits off Civale, and Tommy La Stella doubled for the Mariners.Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his first save, completing a crisp game that took just 2 hours, 4 minutes.It was the third career start for Civale in Seattle, and his first win. In his previous two he was 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA and had given up four homers.On a chilly night, pitching dominated. Mariners starter Logan Gilbert nearly matched Civale, striking out seven in six innings and allowing four hits. Gilbert’s only costly mistake came in the fourth, when Naylor hit Cleveland’s first homer of the season. Diego Castillo relieved in the seventh and promptly gave up a one-out homer to Giménez, the...

No shoe-in: Miami’s Pack benched for time after shoe blowout

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Nijel Pack might need to up his shoe game. The Miami guard was relegated to the bench for part of the second half of the Hurricanes’ Final Four loss to UConn on Saturday night after busting a sneaker.“One of my shoes that I was wearing, it ended up breaking where I couldn’t tie my shoe,” he said.Pack left the game with about 14 minutes left and was seen on the bench holding some sneakers and talking to staff as they scrambled to find a replacement.Soon, multiple members of Miami’s staff could be seen sprinting to the bench with different shoes for him to try. Finally they found a winner and he returned to action with just under 10 minutes remaining. Though he looked antsy on the bench as they found him a new pair, Pack said he wasn’t upset with the delay.“They were running their butts off from the locker room to the court — and we know how far of a run that is — to grab the right shoes and things like that,” he said. “So I appreciate their effort.”Pack fin...

LAFC, Colorado play to scoreless draw

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — John McCarthy finished with four saves for Los Angeles FC and William Yarbrough saved two shots for the Colorado Rapids as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.It was just the second time in nine all-time meetings where the home team wasn’t victorious. The only road win in the series was a 3-0 victory by LAFC in 2018.LAFC (3-0-2) has gone unbeaten through five matches in four of the last five seasons. Colorado (0-3-3) entered play with three straight home wins in the series. The Rapids have scored just two goals through six matches, their lowest total in club history.The Rapids outshot LAFC 14-11 with a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.LAFC returns home to host Austin on Saturday. Colorado travels to play Sporting KC on Saturday.____AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportSource

Today in History: April 2, Pope John Paul II dies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2023. There are 273 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. On this date: In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint. In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces. In 1912, the just-completed RMS Titanic left Belfast to begin its sea trials eight days before the start of its ill-fated maiden voyage.In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” (Congress declared war four days later.) In 1982, several thousand troops from Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain. (Britain seized the islands back the following June.) In 1986, four American passen...

Heavy winds and scattered storms down trees, cut power across DC area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP Meteorologist Chad Merrill with the latest weather forecast for the D.C. metro area. $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Listen to WTOP on the 8s for the full forecast, traffic and weather updates.April has kicked off with some showers and high winds, knocking out power on Saturday throughout the D.C. area. Here’s what you need to know.High wind warning is in effect until 1 a.m. SundayWind Advisory...

MacKinnon, Rantanen lead Avalanche to 5-2 win over Stars

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Saturday night.Logan O’Connor and Valeri Nichushkin also scored to help the Avalanche win for the 10th time in their last 12 games. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 26 shots.Colorado pulled into a tie with Dallas for second place in the Central Division, one point behind first-place Minnesota.Tyler Seguin and Joe Pavelski scored for the Stars, and Jason Robertson had two assists. Jake Oettinger finished with 27 saves.MacKinnon scored the first goal of the night, with 11:06 remaining in the first period, and his power-play goal with 12 seconds remaining in the second period pushed his team’s advantage back to two. Colorado has scored at least one power-play goal in 13 of its past 14 games.MacKinnon now has 34 goals, increasing his team-leading point total to 97. It was the star center’s 32nd multi-point game of the season, giving him the mo...

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:37:57 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This year’s CMT Music Awards will merge country, rock and blues straight from the heart of Texas, featuring performances including collaborations with Alanis Morissette, The Black Crowes, Gwen Stefani and Gary Clark Jr. and tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Stevie Ray Vaughn. The annual fan-voted awards show in Austin, Texas, on Sunday also will honor country superstar and five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain with the Equal Play Award, recognizing her for being a “visible and vocal advocate” for diverse voices in country music. Hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, fan-favorite and scheduled performer Lainey Wilson leads the nominations with four chances to win. The show airs live on CBS at 8 p.m. EST.Carrie Underwood has a chance to extend her record as the most awarded artist in CMT history with 25 awards. Underwood, who also will perform, was nominated again for video of the year for “Hate My Heart.”Other performers include Blake Shelton, Kei...