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State girls soccer: Maple Grove takes down White Bear Lake to advance to semifinals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

Maple Grove took down White Bear Lake 2-1 in a Class 3A state girls quarterfinal showdown Thursday night in Edina.The first half had its fair share of action. The Crimson struck first, taking the lead in the 21st minute thanks to a goal from freshman Jessica Lee. They then padded their lead just four minutes later after a strike from sophomore Kiera Gill.White Bear Lake answered with a goal of its own with three minutes left in the half when junior Jenna Maloy found the back of the Crimson net. The Bears put themselves within striking distance entering the second half.But there was a big change of pace after the break. Both teams played stifling defense, and neither got any good shots at the goal. As both teams held the other scoreless, the Crimson outlasted the Bears and held onto their one-goal advantage the rest of the game.The win comes as a bit of an upset for Maple Grove, which was unseeded in the tournament with White Bear Lake being seeded third. Maple Grove coach Jean-Yves ...

Bodies of two missing Mass. men found shot to death in VT

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

EDEN, Vt. (NEWS10) -- The bodies that were found in northern Vermont have been identified as two men from Massachusetts who had been reported missing. The Vermont medical examiner said the autopsies revealed both men were shot multiple times in the head.Their deaths are being investigated as a homicide. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Jahim Solomon, 21, of Pittsfield, and Eric White, 21, of Chicopee, went missing while traveling through Vermont. State police said they disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Police are following up with leads surrounding the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Vermont State Police.

Man gunned down in Maplewood; Major Case Squad investigating

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated to investigate a fatal shooting in Maplewood.According to Corporal Dustin Hoskins, a spokesman for the Maplewood Police Department, the shooting took place just after 5:40 p.m. in the 2200 block of Yale Avenue. Officers arrived and found a male victim in an apartment building courtyard suffering from a gunshot wound.The victim was rushed to a local hospital but later died. His name has not been released.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Maplewood Police Department at 314-645-3000 or the Major Case Squad.

FedEx contractor rents St. Louis house; neighbors want return policy

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS – When you buy in the virtual world, traveling to the real world is no easy task.It's about 7:05 p.m. on a weeknight. A FedEx truck is backing up into a house on Jamieson Avenue in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood, but Adelon Jernigan said it's not for a delivery."We're here throughout the month and so far throughout the year, until they find employees. It's better to just get a house," Jernigan said.Jernigan is a contractor from Mississippi. He delivers packages on behalf of FedEx. He said up to five people will stay in the St. Louis Hills house."We got other houses all over St. Louis," Jernigan said.The contractor said there are not enough FedEx drivers in the St. Louis area, so people come from across the country to help out the area."People order stuff every day," Jernigan said. "If we're not here, how are you going to get it?"But this is not a story about a staffing shortage. It's actually about a return option for St. Louis Hills' newest neighbors.Gene Bockelmann liv...

Homeowner says Recorder of Deeds turned deed over to scammer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A home is snatched right out from under the owner's nose after the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds turned the house over to a scammer.Bernadette Brown was shocked to learn that she didn’t own her house anymore.Documents show someone gave a quitclaim deed to the Recorder of Deeds, claiming that Brown agreed to turn over her house to this person for nothing.State law requires documents like a quitclaim deed to be notarized. There was a notary who said Brown was present for the signing of the documents, but there is a problem: a state database of notaries confirms there is no one by that name and number licensed in Missouri.The Recorder of Deeds Office didn’t catch it.“What makes me angriest is that I feel that the Recorder of Deeds could have done something, you know?” Brown said. “Property is the most valuable possession that people have, and for them to so easily transfer it from my name to someone else’s name without any identification, without any notification?” Sex offe...

Six injured in three-car crash on East 104th Avenue in Thornton

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

Six people were transported to local hospitals after a three-vehicle crash on East 104th Avenue in Thornton on Thursday night.East 104 Avenue between Riverdale Road to McKay Road was closed in both directions for approximately one hour due to the crash, according to the Thornton Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Driver dies after crashing into building in Greeley Crime and Public Safety | ‘Superfog’ near New Orleans blamed for highway crashes that killed at least 7 Crime and Public Safety | One person dies in late-night crash on I-70, police investigating Crime and Public Safety | Eastbound Colfax reopens after seven-vehicle crash, five people injured Crime and Public Safety | DUI, vehicular homicide suspected in Interstate 25 crash in Broomfield Six people were transported to local hospitals with unknown injuries, according to the department. Thornton police reporte...

Hospitals seek help identifying three patients found in Southern California

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

Hospital staff are asking for the public's help to identify three male patients found across Southern California.All three men were found near public roads or areas and remain hospitalized at Dignity Health facilities. They were all found without personal items or documentation of their identity.The first patient was discovered on Oct. 10. He was found lying on the sidewalk in front of the Long Beach Library located at 101 Pacific Avenue.Staff described him as a Hispanic man in his mid to late 50s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and around 137 pounds. He has brown eyes and dark-colored hair with some graying. His left hand has a tattoo featuring a circle with the letter “JJ.” The second “J” is reversed, staff said.Male patient found lying on the sidewalk in front of the Long Beach Library on Oct. 10, 2023. (Dignity Health)The second patient was discovered on Oct. 12. He was found inside a tent on the L.A. riverbed in Long Beach. A good Samaritan brought the man to a Dignity Health hospi...

Cruise to pull all of its driverless vehicles off streets nationwide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Self-driving Cruise cars will no longer be inhabiting the streets of San Francisco. Cruise announced Thursday that it is pulling all of its driverless cars off the streets nationwide. The cars have been at the center of controversy in the city over the past year. They have been involved in crashes and have driven into areas such as construction zones. San Francisco blamed for its own housing crisis in new state report "The most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust," Cruise said. "Part of this involves taking a hard look inwards and at how we do work at Cruise, even if it means doing things that are uncomfortable or difficult."Cruise said it will "proactively pause driverless operations across all of our fleets" as it does internal evaluation. It is not related to any new on-road incidents, per Cruise. "We think it’s the right thing to do during a period when we need to be extra vigilant when it comes to risk, relentless...

DC police release bodycam footage of Southeast shooting that left 1 dead and 2 officers injured

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

D.C. police have released body camera footage Thursday showing the moments that led up to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Arthur Porter by police.The shooting happened Oct. 19 just before 5 p.m. in the 2800 Block of Gainesville Street Northeast. Police said they were responding to a report of a man with a gun shouting at two other people.In the video, posted on MPD’s Community Briefing YouTube page, you can see an officer approach Porter before he runs away.“During the foot pursuit ‘involved officer one’ broadcast the individual’s description, location and that the individual had a gun in their pocket,” said Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons of D.C. police’s Homeland Security Bureau. “Involved officer one then ordered the individual not to pull the gun out. Immediately following the command of involved officer one, the individual turned towards the officers and raised a semi-automatic handgun.”Police said then, as rounds were discharged between that same officer, an...

Cole Caufield scores in the final minute of overtime as Canadiens rally to beat Blue Jackets 4-3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:02:26 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored with 43 seconds left in overtime and the Montreal Canadiens rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Thursday night.Caufield, who also had two assists, beat Columbus goaltender Elvis Merzlikins on the glove side with a wrist shot.Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists and Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist for Montreal. Sean Monahan also scored and Samuel Montembeault stopped 31 shots as Montreal overcame an early 2-0 deficit.Emil Bemstrom scored two power-play goals and Jack Roslovic finished with a goal and two assists for Columbus. Merzlikins made 23 saves.Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli, the third pick in June’s draft, was held without a point after coming in with goals in the last two games.Columbus went 2 for 4 on the power play, while Montreal was 2 for 5.Tied at 3-all with less than a minute remaining in the third period, Canadiens veteran Brendan Gallagher took a high-sticking penalty that left Montreal short a man at the e...