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Palo Alto police investigate overnight motor home carjacking

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

PALO ALTO — Police are probing the carjacking of a motorhome in Palo Alto, an overnight theft that occurred while the owner was asleep in an adjacent vehicle.The carjacking occurred in the 400 block of Matadero Avenue near El Camino Real, according to information released by the Palo Alto Police Department.“An unknown suspect took a motorhome and struck another vehicle,” police officials stated. “The suspect is at large.”Police received a report of the carjacking around 12:35 a.m. early on Friday, Oct. 20, shortly after the crime occurred.“The investigation revealed that the victim, a man in his 60s, had been asleep in his parked vehicle when he was awakened by the sound of the engine starting on his motorhome, which was parked along the curb line immediately behind him,” Palo Alto police reported.The victim observed a suspect sitting behind the wheel of the motor home and raced over to the driver’s side and jumped up on the step to co...

Skinner, Samuelsson and Cozens score to lead the Sabres to a 3-1 victory over the Islanders

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner, Mattias Samuelsson and Dylan Cozens each scored a goal to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.Casey Mittelstadt had two assists and Eric Comrie made 24 saves in his first start of the season for Buffalo. Noah Dobson scored for the Islanders and Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves in his first start of the season.Skinner’s second goal of the season opened the scoring in the second period. Mittelstadt drove through the slot and passed to Skinner, who blasted a one-timer past Varlamov with 3:23 left in the frame.Buffalo made it 2-0 nearly three minutes later when Samuelsson received a pass from behind the net from Mittelstadt and snapped a wrist shot through traffic past Varlamov.Cozens’ second of the season gave Buffalo a 3-0 lead at 2:40 of the third period. Cozens buried a deflected pass from Rasmus Dahlin past Varlamov.Dobson’s goal ended Comrie’s shutout bid at 19:07 of the third when his shot from the...

Kayvon Britten grinds out 143 yards rushing, 2 TDs as Tarleton State runs over Morehead State 42-0

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Kayvon Britten ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns and Tarleton State beat Morehead State 42-0 on Saturday night.Britten broke loose on a 22-yard touchdown run to cap Tarleton State’s eight-play, 75-yard opening drive. Britten’s 3-yard TD run late in the second quarter stretched the Texans’ lead to 28-0. Victor Gabalis was 13-of-24 passing with two touchdowns for Tarleton State (5-3). He threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper and an 18-yarder to Derrel Kelley III, who also had a touchdown run. Carter Cravens and Connor Genal were a combined 11-of-28 passing for 124 yards for Morehead State (3-4), which were held to minus-11 yards rushing on 28 carries. The Eagles had just 10 first downs and 113 total yards, compared to 515 for Tarleton State.___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/colle...

Tavares scores in OT as Maple Leafs rally late to beat Lightning 4-3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.Tavares scored from in-close off a pass from William Nylander.Matthew Knies had two goals in a span of 2:22 in the third period as Toronto tied it at 3. The second, at 14:33, came while he was down on one knee.Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist for Tampa Bay. His point-blank shot with 15 seconds left in regulation was turned aside by Joseph Woll, who had 29 saves after coming in for starter Ilya Samsonov, who was pulled at 13:29 of the first period after allowing three goals on four shots.Alex Barré-Boulet scored the other Lightning goal, and Jonas Johansson made 48 saves. Steven Stamkos had an assist to tie Pat Verbeek for 74th place on the career points list with 1,062.William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs.Kucherov had a pair of power-play goals and assisted on Barr...

Mike Hollins and Malik Washington help Virginia stun No. 10 North Carolina 31-27

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mike Hollins ran for three touchdowns and Malik Washington had the go-ahead scoring catch in the fourth quarter to help Virginia upset No. 10 North Carolina 31-27 on Saturday night, shaking up the Atlantic Coast Conference race with its first road win against a top-10 opponent.James Jackson had the clinching interception with 26 seconds left, picking off UNC star quarterback Drake Maye as Maye was hit by Paul Akere with the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-1) reaching midfield on a drive for a winning score.Instead, Virginia players started spilling onto the field to celebrate, while Jackson ran all the way down the field to the end zone in his own jubilation.Washington pushed the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2) over the top, taking a short feed from Tony Muskett and then turning toward the end zone to push across the goal line with 8:51 left while shrugging off multiple bad tackle attempts by UNC defenders.Washington quickly began to celebrate by raising both arms to flex his biceps...

Cole Caufield scores in OT as Canadiens edge Capitals 3-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored 47 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the visiting Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night.Sean Monahan and Brendan Gallagher also scored for Montreal while Dylan Strome scored a pair for Washington who have only won once this season.Montreal started the game on the front foot, getting the puck deep and establishing a strong forecheck. This led to the game’s first chance just three minutes into the game when Michael Pezzetta intercepted a pass and came streaking in but rang a shot off the post.Washington’s best chance of the first period came with two minutes left. An offensive-zone turnover from Monahan immediately turned into a two-on-one for the Capitals, who were denied by the outstretched pad of Canadiens netminder Jake Allen. Allen ended up stopping 31 shots.One minute later, on the power play, Nick Suzuki spotted Monahan open in front of goal, giving Montreal the lead at the first intermission.Halfway through the...

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico’s Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.Both storms were Category 1 hurricanes when they hit. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Norma, once a Category 4 hurricane, moved ashore with winds of 80 mph (130 kph) near el Pozo de Cota, west-northwest of Cabo San Lucas.Norma later weakened to a tropical storm with 70 mph (110 kmh) winds as it crossed the Baja California Peninsula toward the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California.Businesses in Cabo San Lucas had nailed plywood over their windows, and government personnel hung banners warning people not to try to cross gullies and stream beds after Norma regained strength and again became a major storm Friday.By late Saturday afternoon, Norma was centered about 30 miles (45 kilometers) north-northeast of Cabo San Luc...

Local Palestinian-American family lost nearly 50 family members in Gaza so far

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A local Palestinian-American family in Lone Tree has had to continue to watch and learn as dozens of family members have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. “I've lost 47 people in Gaza so far," Nadia Hammad, a local Palestinian-American told FOX31 Saturday. Hamas releases US hostages with Denver ties Hammad and her family, along with hundreds of others, met outside the Colorado State Capitol Saturday for a Palestinian protest. “My biggest reason in doing this is to ask for a ceasefire," Hammad said. "It's for these women and these kids, this is not their fault, they are just collateral damage." Hammad said a portion of her family, a total of 17 family members, were all killed at the same time. “It was one huge building and everyone went down," Hammad said. "It was all women and children." She has been staying in touch with family there the best she can. She said they are now trying to locate an additional 24 missing members of her family. “I rea...

Colorado father killed in tragic skydiving accident

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

ELIZABETH, Colo. (KDVR) --- A Colorado family is remembering a beloved skydiver, father, brother and son. Jacob "Jake" Todd, 36, died in a tragic skydiving accident in Texas on Oct. 15 when his parachute malfunctioned. Prayer vigil to honor missing Coloradans in Saguache His father, Dave Todd, said his son was wrapping up for the season at a skydiving event in Texas. “They have a zest for life, they have a zest for adventure and he was one of those people,” Dave said. "The guy was not only my son, but my best friend,” Dave said. Dave said his son was approaching 100 jumps for the year. "He knew that I didn’t necessarily like it because I was afraid of the risk, but I also understood what pleasure it brought to his life," Dave said. Jake leaves behind both his parents, three siblings and his 9-year-old daughter Jeune.  “He and his daughter were just really something special together,” Bryan Todd, Jake’s brother, said. “They really knew how to light up a roo...

Berthoud military veteran honored nationally by Veterans of Foreign Wars

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:11:20 GMT

BERTHOUD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Berthoud military veteran and member of the Colorado House of Representatives is being nationally recognized for his continued service.Rep. Ryan Armagost (CO District 64) was recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in their Still Serving campaign. Colorado father killed in tragic skydiving accident "It becomes a way of life," Armagost said, describing his service.Ryan was outside of a Lions Club in Berthoud, which serves as the VFW post 12189.Among his titles are corporal from the Marines, Rep. from the Colorado House and commander of the VFW post in Berthoud, but also all VFW posts in northern Colorado."It's nice to be able to get younger veterans to participate," Armagost said, "without younger veterans, these organizations are going to go away."After serving in the Marines, Colorado Army National Guard, Larimer County Sheriff's Office and as a firefighter, recruiting veterans to the VFW and helping others process their trauma is his latest mission...