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Arrest made in deadly San Dimas follow-home robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a deadly follow-home robbery that left one man dead in a residential San Dimas neighborhood.  Deputies responded to the 1800 block of Hawkbrook Drive just before 7 p.m. on reports of the incident. At the scene, authorities discovered the man, identified by the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner as Nicholas Simbolon, suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded and declared the 42-year-old dead at the scene.   L.A. County Sheriff's detectives on the scene of a fatal shooting in a San Dimas neighborhood on Nov. 29, 2023. (KTLA)According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was followed home from an electric vehicle charging station in West Covina. Authorities were able to use surveillance video from the area to capture the suspect’s license plate.  On Thursday morning, the suspect, now identified as 33-year-old Jerri...

Abandoned puppies at Hayward grocery store recovered by police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

(KRON) -- Four German Shepard puppies were found abandoned in a box at the store, the Hayward Police Department announced Thursday on Facebook. HPD officers responded after hours to an unnamed grocery store.The officers elected not to drop off the puppies at an after-hours shelter because of the cold weather conditions. Police say was 39 degrees at the time. HPD said officers, dispatchers and jailers helped with bathing and feeding the puppies.(Hayward Police Department)(Hayward Police Department) 49ers QB Brock Purdy reveals his In-N-Out order Animal Services later took the puppies to its shelter. As of Thursday night, some of the puppies have found homes, according to HPD. However, police say Hayward Animal Shelter is full of animals available for adoption. More information about adoption can be found at Hayward Animal Service's website.

Memphis recruit Mikey Williams reaches plea deal in gun case; no jail time expected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Star Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams pleaded guilty to one felony charge in a gun case on Thursday, and one of his attorneys said he does not expect the 19-year-old to face jail time.Williams had faced nine felony counts and up to 30 years in prison stemming from a shooting at his home on March 17 in which no one was injured. Williams pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a criminal threat and to a special allegation of using a firearm during the threat, attorney Randy M. Grossman said.In exchange, the other eight counts were dismissed and Williams was ordered to complete a gun safety course, attend anger management sessions and do 80 hours of community service. Sentencing was set for Aug. 12, when the charge would be reduced to a misdemeanor if Williams follows terms of the deal and avoids any criminal offenses, Grossman said.Grossman said negotiations reached the highest levels of the District Attorney’s Office. Williams had faced six count...

Abmas scored season-best 26 to lead No. 16 Texas past Texas State 77-58

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Abmas scored a season-best 26 points and No. 16 Texas beat Texas State 77-58 on Thursday night in game the Longhorns dominated early before falling behind.Abmas made a season-high five 3-pointers, one of them completing a 13-0 push that gave the Longhorns a 12-point lead with 8:18 left after they trailed by four earlier in the half. He also had a season-high six assists.Abmas has made 10 of 23 3-pointers in his last three games.Ithiel Horton added 12 points for Texas (6-1). Tyrese Hunter, Kadin Shedrick and Dillon Mitchell scored 11 apiece.Dillon Mitchell and Kadin Shedrick each grabbed 11 rebounds for the Longhorns. Mitchell had four blocks and Shedrick had three.Dylan Dawson led Texas State (3-5) with 15 points. Brandon Love scored 14.The Longhorns looked ready to bury Texas State when they took a 25-4 lead eight minutes into the game, fueled by three 3-pointers from Abmas.Then Texas missed 11 straight shots, going scoreless for nearly 6 1/2 minutes while ...

Goalie Tristan Jarry scores into empty net in Penguins’ 4-2 victory over Lightning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left.Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal in the third period for the Penguins, who also got goals from Sidney Crosby and Drew O’Connor.Steven Stamkos and Tanner Jeannot scored for the Lightning. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists to tie his career high with an eight-game points streak. He finished with a team-record 28 points (in 14 games) for the month of November.Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots.WILD 6, PREDATORS 1NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connor Dewar had a hat trick and added an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves and Minnesota ended Nashville’s winning streak at six games.Prior to Thursday, Dewar had never had more than a goal and two points in an NHL game. He appeared to score a fourth ...

Leon Draisaitl breaks late tie, Oilers beat Jets 3-1 for 4th straight victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Leon Draisaitl broke a tie on a power play with 2:13 left and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse tied at 1 with 6:49 to go with a straight-on shot from just inside the blue line that hit goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s glove and bounced into the net.Ryan McLeod capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 20 seconds left. Stuart Skinner made 25 saves to help Edmonton improve to 9-12-1.Cole Perfetti scored on a first-period power play for Winnipeg and Hellebuyck stopped 36 shots. The Jets have lost three straight to fall to 12-8-2.Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard stretched his points streak to eight games with an assist on Draisaitl’s goal. He has two goals and eight assists in that span.Connor McDavid had the primary assist on the goal, extending his points streak to six games with four goals and 12 assists.UP NEXTOilers: Host Carolina on Wednesday night.Jets: Host C...

Reese has 19 points, 9 rebounds in her return, No. 7 LSU tops No. 9 Va. Tech 82-64

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 19 points and nine rebounds in her return from a four-game absence, Mikaylah Williams scored 20 points, and No. 7 LSU defeated ninth-ranked Virginia Tech 82-64 on Thursday night to give Tigers coach Kim Mulkey her 700th career victory.Reese’s two-week absence from the team stemmed from what Mulkey has described as “locker room issues.” She has declined to go into detail. But when the game was over, Reese and Mulkey shared a long hug.Her return came at a convenient time for LSU (8-1), which narrowly outlasted Virginia in the Cayman Islands on Saturday without both Reese and fellow power forward Sa’Myah Smith, who went out for the season with a knee injury during a victory over Niagara last Friday.Reese and forward Aneesah Morrow helped LSU control the paint and limit the production of Virginia Tech star center Elizabeth Kitley in a rematch of a Final Four game in last season’s NCAA Tournament. LSU went on to win the national title.M...

No. 25 Oklahoma tops Arkansas-Pine Bluff 107-86 at 95-year-old McCasland Field House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 20 points to lead No. 25 Oklahoma to a 107-86 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 95-year-old McCasland Field House on Thursday night.Owen was one of five Sooners to score in double figures. Jalen Moore had 19 points and eight rebounds. Javian McCollum and John Hugley IV both scored 15. Le’Tre Darthard added 14 points. The Sooners (7-0) returned to the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since the 2020-21 season and for the first time under third-year coach Porter Moser. They proved early that remaining undefeated would not be an issue.Moore connected on a 3-pointer with 11:56 left in the first half, putting Oklahoma up by 12. UAPB (4-5) didn’t get any closer the rest of the way. Kyle Milton led the Golden Lions with 24 points. Rashad Williams added 20, going 5 for 10 from 3-point range.The Sooners hosted a game at McCasland Field House for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The venue, adjacent to Memorial Stadium, was the team’s home ...

Vucevic and White lead the way as Bulls beat Bucks 120-113 in OT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points, Coby White added 23 and the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-113 in overtime on Thursday night.Alex Caruso nailed a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of regulation, and Chicago pulled off a surprise without Zach LaVine (sore right foot) and DeMar DeRozan (sprained left ankle) because of injuries.The Bulls trailed 110-109 in overtime when Vucevic cut for a dunk with 2:28 remaining, sparking an eight-point run. Patrick Williams finished the decisive spurt when he dunked with 31 seconds remaining, and Chicago hung on from there.Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 20, and Malik Beasley added 19 points. Damian Lillard scored 18, but the Bucks came up short after winning eight of nine.Chicago led by 12 early in the fourth quarter after a 16-2 run. The Bucks pulled within two, only to find themselves trailing 103-96 with 1:26 remaining after White nailed a step-back 3, whippi...

Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes lead Devils past Flyers 4-3 in overtime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:02:40 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Jersey rookie Luke Hughes was clobbered from behind, and he clutched his left arm on a hit that got a Flyers forward tossed. Hughes appeared in agony as he hunched over and skated to the locker room. The defenseman was even examined for a concussion.Hughes turned out fine — his head, his arm and especially his shot.Hughes took a perfect pass from older brother Jack Hughes — not quite the brotherly love Philly needed — and scored 28 seconds into overtime, leading the Devils to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night.“I thought he showed a lot of determination,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. “We didn’t know if he was gonna get back, he took one heck of a hit. So to get back, play the way he did, compete the way he did, I don’t think he was 100 percent, but wanted to the finish the game.”Luke Hughes — who said the hit was just a brief stinger — took a bow as he skated into the waiting mob of Devils teammates.“Resilient win for our guys,” Hughes said.Alexande...