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Riverside County declares local emergency over toxic dumpsite leak

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

Riverside County officials declared a local emergency Tuesday in response to flooding and leakage of unknown materials from a toxic dumpsite.Officials said flash flooding on Sept. 1 had caused a breach of the retaining berm at the Lawson Dumpsite on Torres Martinez tribal land near Thermal.On Saturday, the leakage prompted evacuation warnings for three mobile home parks — the San Jose, Vargas, and Gamez communities.“The Lawson Dump is considered to be the largest toxic dump in California and continues to threaten our communities,” said Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor, V. Manuel Perez. “This is a public health emergency in addition to the flash flooding damage that was worse for the eastern Coachella Valley than Hurricane Hilary.From left: Aerial photo of Lawson Dumpsite in 2007 (Google Earth); Fires from Lawson regularly affected the residents of the nearby trailer park. (Environmental Protection Agency)The judge's order has put an end to illegal disposal at the Lawson D...

Single family residence in Pleasanton sells for $3 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

968 Gray Fox Circle – Google Street ViewA 3,320-square-foot house built in 1988 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 900 block of Gray Fox Circle in Pleasanton was sold on July 21, 2023, for $2,950,000, or $889 per square foot. This single-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three baths. Additionally, the home includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. The property’s backyard also boasts a pool.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:On Gray Fox Circle, Pleasanton, in July 2023, a 2,840-square-foot home was sold for $2,440,000, a price per square foot of $859. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 4,025-square-foot home on the 2800 block of Gray Fox Court in Pleasanton sold in June 2023, for $2,710,000, a price per square foot of $673. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 2,889-square-foot home on Roman Eagle Court in Pleasanton sold for $2,375,000, a price per...

Los Angeles Lakers sign Christian Wood, veteran forward and SoCal native, AP source says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran forward Christian Wood has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers hadn’t yet announced the deal for Wood, a Los Angeles-area native.Wood essentially confirmed the deal on social media, writing: “It’s always been my dream to be a laker.”Wood averaged 16.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Dallas Mavericks despite playing largely as a reserve last season, his seventh in the NBA.He put up a career-best 21.0 points per game for Houston two years earlier, establishing himself as a dependable offensive performer in the NBA after bouncing back and forth from the G League earlier in his career. Wood can play as a small-ball center while stretching opposing defenses with his 3-point shot, but he sometimes struggles to match up defensively.The Lakers will be Wood’s eighth NBA team, and his fir...

Stanton hits his 400th home run to lead Cole and the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton’s latest milestone homer resembled so many that came before.A line-drive rocket off his bat.Stanton smashed his 400th home run, Gerrit Cole burnished his Cy Young Award credentials and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Tuesday night.DJ LeMahieu hit his second leadoff homer in four games and Gleyber Torres had a two-run double for the last-place Yankees (69-69), who have won four straight and seven of eight to get back to .500 for the first time since Aug. 15.“I’m glad that we’re playing some good baseball,” Cole said.Stanton’s two-run homer off reliever José Cisnero broke a 1-all tie in the sixth inning. The slugger reached 400 homers in 1,520 career games — fourth-fastest in major league history behind Mark McGwire (1,412), Babe Ruth (1,475) and Alex Rodriguez (1,489). Albert Pujols is fifth at 1,523.“Big number. Just celebrated that moment with him, and coming in a big spot — tie game late,” Yankees manage...

Brandon Lowe hits three-run homer in the 11th inning, Rays beat Red Sox 8-6

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

ST. PETERSBUG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday night.Lowe won it with his 18th homer off Kenley Jansen (3-6), who had his streak of converting 20 consecutive chances end. Erasmo Ramirez (3-3) got the win.“Every walk-off is going to feel nice,” Lowe said. “Every walk-off homer is going to feel better.”Luis Urías hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to give Boston a 6-5 lead, a flare to shallow right that went of the glove of Lowe at second base.“It’s September,” Lowe said. “Any win that we can grab at this moment we’re going to take it. We understand we need to be better in every facet, so understand it, take it in.”The Rays loaded the bases in the 10th with one out against John Schreiber but failed to score when Josh Lowe was thrown out by right fielder Adam Duvall trying to score from third on Christian Bethancourt’s fly.Boston started the day 4 1/2 games out of...

Heat wave continues for DC region before cold front brings storms

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

Wednesday will continue the trend of heat ripping through our area this week. So when will it let up? Here’s what you need to know.Records were broken on Tuesday with temperatures at all three major D.C.-area airports recording at 99 degrees.Overall, the National Weather Service has labeled the beginning of the week as a Hazardous Weather Outlook, which means extra measures should be taken to shelter, stay cool and hydrated, and check up on those more vulnerable to the heat.Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM.Current traffic conditionsWeather forecastClosings and DelaysSign up for WTOP alerts7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin told WTOP that Wednesday’s weather will feel like it’s reaching triple digits.He added that a cold front moving into the area on Thursday will bring evening showers and storms but will keep the region heat-blanketed with an index in the upper 90s.“The DMV is currently experiencing a sizzling September ...

Martini’s 3-run shot, Encarnación-Strand’s RBI single lift Reds over Mariners 7-6

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Martini came off the bench to hit a game-tying three-run homer run in the eighth inning and Christian Encarnación-Strand drove in Elly De La Cruz in the ninth and the Cincinnati Reds came from behind for a 7-6 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.“I wish there was a secret sauce,” Martini said. “Pinch hitting is tough. I can’t say it’s the easiest thing to do. You just try to put a good at bat together and try to get the barrel on the ball. That’s basically all I’m trying to do when I pinch hit. Fortunately, that one had enough on it to get up.”Julio Rodríguez hit two home runs for the Mariners (77-61), who have lost three straight for the first time since Aug. 12-14. The Mariners are a game behind the Astros and a game ahead of the Rangers in the AL West after Houston’s 14-1 win over Texas on Tuesday night.De La Cruz led off the ninth with an infield hit, stole second and scored with a head-first slide on Encarnación-Strand’s singl...

Royals get “balk off” win over White Sox after rallying from 6-0 deficit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregory Santos issues a bases-loaded balk as the Kansas City Royals rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night. It was the Royals first series win since Aug. 1-3 against the Mets, ironically a series that included the first balk-off win in franchise history. They entered the ninth trailing 6-5. Nick Loftin reached on an error and went to second on a single by Michael Massey. Maikel Garcia hit into a fielder’s choice before Bobby Witt Jr. singled in the tying run. With two outs, Santos intentionally walked MJ Melendez to load the bases, bringing up Edward Olivares.Santos was called for a balk on his first pitch to Olivares.“I don’t know what he was trying to do,” Olivares said. “Maybe he was trying to speed me up.”The Royals had never won on a game-ending balk prior to this season, and now they’ve done it twice. The first was against the Mets on Aug. 1.“Prior to this year I can only remember it happening...

Seiya Suzuki and Christopher Morel homer as the Cubs rally past the Giants 11-8

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Christopher Morel homered during Chicago’s six-run seventh inning, and the Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 11-8 on Tuesday night for their third consecutive win.Suzuki had four hits and three RBIs as Chicago remained 2 1/2 games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Yan Gomes added three hits and two RBIs, and Drew Smyly (10-9) got three outs for the win.The Cubs moved a season-high 11 games over .500 at 75-64. They are 49-28 since they dropped to 26-36 with a 3-1 loss at the Angels on June 8.J.D. Davis, LaMonte Wade Jr., Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores homered for San Francisco in its fifth consecutive loss. Davis and Joc Pederson each had three hits.Part of a four-way fight for the third NL wild card, the Giants dropped to 9-20 since Aug. 5.San Francisco, which was shut out in its previous two games, scored three runs in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead. Pederson hit an RBI double off Kyle Hendricks and Davis greeted Hayden Wesneski with a o...

Pete Alonso hits 1 of Mets’ 5 homers to back José Quintana in 11-5 rout of Nationals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:47 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brandon Nimmo doesn’t care whether the Mets finish ahead of the Washington Nationals in the NL East, but he still thinks New York has plenty to play for in the final month of a disastrous season.As a personal goal, hitting 20 homers for the first time was meaningful to Nimmo. For his team, breezing to victory with four rookies in the lineup was a promising sign for 2024.“We’re trying to see what we have in store for next year. There might be a world that we sneak into the playoffs right now, I don’t know. I’m trying to see (Ronny) Mauricio, I’m trying to see (Brett) Baty, I’m trying to see (Francisco) Alvarez. I’m trying to see what they do on a daily basis and be around them and mentor them,” Nimmo said. “I could care less whether we finish last or second-to-last in the division.”Nimmo went deep twice and Pete Alonso hit his 42nd homer to back a sharp outing by from José Quintana, and the Mets thumped the Nationals 11-5 on...