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Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex reopens, celebrates upgrades

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - After a string of renovations, a major host of local sporting events has reopened.The Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday to unveil its major changes. Top story: Family of skateboarder shot execution-style pleads for gunman to come forward Among the changes, 16 turf fields have been renovated, and WiFi signals around the property have been improved. Also, the facility now has the ability to live-stream events taking place, in addition to new access gates, concession areas, and merchandise kiosks.Last year, "Perfect Game", a gigantic youth baseball, softball, and scouting service, announced a 10-year deal to hold its tournaments at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex starting this year.

Broncos coach Sean Payton: Trading for TE Adam Trautman “just as exciting” as drafting players

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

Denver added to its tight end room Saturday, but not by drafting a player.Instead, the Broncos traded a sixth-round pick (No. 195 overall) to New Orleans for tight end Adam Trautman and a seventh-round pick (No. 257 overall).Trautman was originally a third-round pick of the Saints in the 2020 draft and played his first two years in the NFL under now-Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Over his first three seasons, he has 60 catches (81 targets) for 641 yards and four TDs. In 2022, he finished with 18 catches for 207 and a score.“We (compared) him to a handful of tight ends we were (considering) in this draft,” Payton said. “We felt this was one of the needs for us coming in. That was just as exciting as any part of yesterday or today.”In Denver, Trautman joins a room that’s coached by former Saints assistant Declan Doyle and came into the weekend short on bodies. The Broncos also have free agent signee Chris Manhertz, second-year man Greg Dulcich and 2020 f...

Jury convicts Fremont man of murder in case where defense argued his boss set him up to take the fall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

DUBLIN — An Alameda County jury convicted an East Bay man of murder in connection with an April 2020 fatal shooting outside a Fremont shopping center.Kamalpreety Singh, 30, was convicted in April of second degree murder and a gun enhancement in the shooting death of 32-year-old Anthony Garza. Singh confessed to the murder, but at trial argued that his boss at a local trucking company had both killed Garza and set Singh up to take the fall.Garza was shot and killed April 8, 2020 at the Mowry East Shopping Center in Fremont. Prosecutors and defense attorneys both agreed the shooter was driving Signh’s green 2002 Cadillac Escalade and that Singh fled the area and was arrested in Colorado months later.But the defense argued Singh’s boss had a personal problem with Garza, had access to the car, and had threatened Singh’s family to force him to confess to the crime. Prosecutors rested the case largely on both Singh’s confession, the involvement of his car, an...

49ers’ draft capsules: A look at who was added to the roster on Day 3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

A look at who the 49ers drafted Saturday on Day 3 of the NFL Draft:They made three selections Friday.Round 5, No. 155: Darrell Luter Jr.Position: CornerbackSchool: South AlabamaHT/WT: 6-0, 189Comment: Played in 34 games with 23 starts at South Alabama with five interceptions, 23 passes defensed and one forced fumble. Not recruited heavily out of Oak Grove High in Hattiesburg, Miss., Luter started at Pearl River Community College and was received several scholarship offers. Good length and speed and played a lot of man-to-man coverage in college. After 2021 season, Pro Football Focus called Luter “the most underrated player in college football.”Luter says: “Honestly I’m very versatile. I play both nickel and outside corner. Of course, I have had the majority of my career outside, but have be in reintroduced inside. I will help out the team in any way I can.”Assistant GM Adam Peters says: “He was the most mature guy we met. He’s a man already....

Oroville man charged with making trips to Oakland to obtain rainbow fentanyl to re-sell

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

SACRAMENTO — An Oroville man is facing federal charges after he allegedly admitted to federal agents that he was buying drugs in Oakland to re-distribute in his area, court records show.Joseph Alan Childers, 37, was charged in late March with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, a federal offense. Earlier this month a federal magistrate signed off on a prosecution request to keep him in jail while the charges are pending, court records show.Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Brian Nehring wrote in the criminal complaint that he “received information” in late 2022 that Childers was obtaining fentanyl from a Bay Area source and selling it in Butte County. The complaint says that the DEA began investigating Childers and noticed something suspicious: he was regularly making the nearly three-hour drive to Oakland, only to stay at a fast food restaurant or similar location for a few minutes, then head back.In November, the DEA searched a unit at an O...

SFPD officer injured in motorcycle crash with fellow officer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officer was injured after a collision with another department motorcycle Saturday. It happened on 3rd and Stillman Street around 3:20 p.m.The officer fell off his motorcycle and suffered unknown injuries. He was lying on the ground for about 30 minutes as other officers were tending to him. It is unknown at this time if the officer in the other involved motorcycle was injured. Video from the scene can be viewed in the player above. Photos taken from the incident can be viewed below. One dead after residential fire in SF’s Ingleside neighborhood As of 4 p.m., the scene was cleared, and the streets were no longer blocked due to the incident. California Highway Patrol was also at the scene.KRON4 reached out to CHP for more information. We are waiting to hear back.This story will be updated as KRON4 learns more.

Press box collapse at West Virginia softball game injures 9

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) — A portion of a press box floor collapsed at a middle school softball tournament in West Virginia on Saturday, injuring nine people, school officials said.Five people were inside the press box at Wayne County High School when the floor gave way while several other people were beneath it, the county school district said in a statement. Six students and three adults were taken to a hospital. The extent of their injuries was not known.The cause of the collapse remains under investigation, the school district said.Wayne is in southwestern West Virginia about 163 miles (262 kilometers) southeast of Cincinnati.Source

Maggi gets 1st big league hit, RBI after 13 years in minors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drew Maggi got his first major league hit Saturday night, three days after making his big league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates following 13 years in the minor leagues.The 34-year-old lined a 2-2 splitter from Hobie Harris into center field for an RBI single in the seventh inning, boosting the Pirates’ lead to 13-0 in the second game of a doubleheader. Maggi stayed in the game at third base.Fans at Nationals Park chanted Maggi’s name during and after the at-bat and again when he came off the field at the end of the half inning.Maggi played in 1,154 games in the minors, making 4,494 plate appearances. He was called up last weekend from Double-A Altoona when outfielder Bryan Reynolds went on the bereavement list and debuted to a standing ovation when he pinch hit Wednesday night in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He struck out in his debut, then grounded out, fouled out and flied out in his first start on Thursday.Maggi was optioned ...

AP source: Cogliano out indefinitely with fracture in neck

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano suffered a fracture in his neck during Game 6 in Seattle on Friday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.Cogliano is sidelined indefinitely, according to the person who spoke to the AP on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the injury.Cogliano was hit into the boards from behind by Kraken forward Jordan Eberle. He went to the locker room as Eberle served a penalty for boarding.Cogliano later returned to a game that Colorado won 4-1 to tie the first-round series at 3-3. Game 7 is Sunday in Denver.Eberle was not given a hearing for supplemental discipline. Colorado saw defenseman Cale Makar suspended for Game 5 after his hit on Jared McCann. Sportsnet first reported Cogliano’s injury and status that he’s out indefinitely.The 35-year-old Cogliano was an instrumental piece in the franchise’s third Stanley Cup championship last season. He brings grit, tenac...

Wheeler throws 6 shutout innings, Phillies beat Astros 6-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Wheeler threw six shutout innings, Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.Wheeler (3-1) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked one in his third straight win. The right-hander was charged with seven runs in 11 innings over his previous two starts.Nick Castellanos also connected for Philadelphia, and J.T. Realmuto had a sacrifice fly. Jake Cave had three hits, including an RBI single in the eighth.Castellanos’ solo drive in the fourth went off the train tracks in left field.Clemens greeted Phil Maton with his second homer in the sixth, a shot to right that drove in Realmuto. Clemens, the son of former Astros pitcher Roger Clemens — who was on hand for the homer — graduated from Memorial High School in Houston and played college ball at the University of Texas.Jeremy Peña connected for the Astros in the eighth. He also went deep on Friday.Houston slugger Yord...