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Lanes open after fatal pedestrian crash in Oakland

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

(KRON) -- All lanes are back open on Highway 13 in Oakland following a fatal car crash Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol responded to reports of a man near the Park Boulevard on-ramp around 1 a.m. Officers believe he may have been involved in a collision with another car. Berkeley teen swims to raise money for cancer research The cause of the man's death is currently being investigated. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Berkeley teen swims her way into record books, raise money for cancer research

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A 15-year-old Berkeley teen is swimming her way into the history books. Maya Merhige became the youngest person to swim the 21-mile Catalina Channel and previously conquered the Lake Tahoe Triple Crown last year. This accomplished teen swims to raise awareness for pediatric cancer research. She joins KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to share more. Watch the full interview in the video player above.

Chris Buescher wins at Richmond and secures spot in NASCAR playoffs

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, earning himself a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.Buescher led 88 laps. He was ahead by nearly six seconds when a caution came out with under 10 laps to go. That erased his sizeable lead over local favorite Denny Hamlin, but when the race went back to green, Buescher pulled away easily.He and Roush Fenway teammate Brad Keselowski led a combined 190 of the 400 laps, with Keselowski’s Ford pacing the field for 102 laps on the 0.75-mile oval.Hamlin, coming off a victory last weekend at Pocono, finished second, followed by Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Ryan Preece. The race was slowed just three times by caution flags, the last sending the leaders to pit road for four tires with eight laps to go. When the green flag was shown again, Buescher used the inside line to pull away for his third career victory.Hamlin’s bid for the victory ended on the secon...

NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 Results

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

SundayAt Richmond RacewayRichmond, Va.Lap length: 0.75 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (26) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400 laps, 49 points.2. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 49.3. (2) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 39.4. (23) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 34.5. (11) Ryan Preece, Ford, 400, 41.6. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 43.7. (10) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400, 33.8. (24) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 32.9. (17) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 28.10. (8) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400, 33.11. (20) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 400, 26.12. (5) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 400, 41.13. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 31.14. (25) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400, 23.15. (7) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 400, 25.16. (1) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 400, 39.17. (9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 400, 20.18. (15) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400, 19.19. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400, 18.20. (29) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 399, 17.21. (6) William Byron, Chevrolet, 399, 20.22. (18) Michael McDowell, Ford, 399, 15.23. (27) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, ...

Lee Hodges gets his 1st PGA tour victory with a wire-to-wire win at the 3M Open, by 7 strokes

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

Reds beat Dodgers 9-0 on homers by De La Cruz and Votto, grab NL Central lead over Brewers

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elly De La Cruz, Joey Votto and Matt McLain homered, and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 on Sunday to take over sole possession of first place in the NL Central.De La Cruz went 4 for 5 and scored twice as the Reds rapped out 14 hits in taking two of three from the NL West-leading Dodgers. It was LA’s worst loss since a 15-0 defeat to San Francisco on June 17.Graham Ashcraft (6-7) scattered five hits over six innings and struck out two.The Dodgers hit into three double plays on Friday and three more Sunday. They managed just two hits in a 3-2 loss Saturday. They didn’t get a runner past second base over the final five innings in the finale.Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas made his first career pitching appearance in the ninth. He nearly hit Votto before the designated hitter answered with an RBI double that made it 9-0. Rojas then hit Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Dodgers starter Michael Grove (2-3) got hit hard over the first three...

17-year-old American cyclist killed while training for mountain bike world championships

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Seventeen-year-old American cyclist Magnus White, who was scheduled to race at the upcoming world championships in Scotland, was killed Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle on a training ride near his home in Boulder, Colorado.USA Cycling announced his death in a statement Sunday.White was a rising multidisciplinary star, winning a junior national championship in cyclocross in 2021 and earning a place on the U.S. national team. He competed with the team in Europe ahead of last year’s cyclocross world championships, and he was picked to represent the U.S. again at this year’s cyclocross worlds in the Netherlands.White began to dabble in road cycling and mountain biking this season. He was on one of his final training rides before the junior world mountain bike championships in Glasgow, Scotland, when the accident occurred.He is survived by his parents, Michael and Jill, and his brother, Eero.“He was a rising star in the off-road cycling ...

Colombia denuncia incursión en su territorio de militares ecuatorianos durante operación antidrogas

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

(CNN Español) — Un grupo de miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador ingresó a territorio colombiano este sábado en el curso de una operación antidrogas, según denunció en un comunicado la Cancillería colombiana.El incidente se registró cerca del municipio de San Miguel, en el departamento de Putumayo, se indica en el comunicado.“De inmediato se activaron los canales diplomáticos y militares entre ambos países a través de los cuales se alcanzó una solución a estos hechos con el repliegue de los militares ecuatorianos a la margen sur del río San Miguel y la liberación de los detenidos en la acción”, agregó la Cancillería.Según el gobierno de Colombia, con “información suministrada por las autoridades militares ecuatorianas”, en el operativo se habrían “incautado 20 kilos de clorhidrato de cocaína”.No se dieron más detalles sobre el incidente o los detenidos.El Gobierno de Ecuador confirma que un policía aparece en un video de una banda cri...

Jewell Loyd scores 26, Jordan Horston adds 15 points as Storm beat Fever 85-62

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 26 points with eight assists, Jordan Horston made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 15 points to help the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 85-62 on Sunday. Seattle (6-19), which snapped a franchise-record 10-game losing streak with a 97-74 win Friday over the Chicago Sky, has won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Indiana (6-19) has lost four games in a row and 12 of its last 13 to fall into a tie with the Storm for last in the WNBA standings — a half-game behind the Phoenix Mercury. Loyd made 4 of 6 from the field, 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the first half and had 15 points and four assists as the Storm took a 47-27 lead into halftime. Indiana went scoreless for six-plus minutes in the second quarter as Seattle scored 15 points to open its biggest lead of the game at 44-19 with 2:32 left in the first half. Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to cap a 9-2 spurt that trimmed Indiana&#...

Woman recovering after being found unconscious inside burning West Park apartment

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:22:46 GMT

A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was found unconscious in an apartment in West Park that had caught fire. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze along the 4000 block of Southwest 23rd Street, at around 8 p.m. on Saturday.Investigators said the fire ignited in the kitchen of the apartment unit.Crews arrived to find the woman unresponsive in a bedroom. First responders resuscitated the victim and rushed her to a nearby hospital where she is said to be recovering. Firefighters were able to put out the flames and prevent them from spreading to other units in the apartment complex. An investigation into what sparked the fire is currently underway.