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Lowline fire grows near Gunnison as crews contend with dry weather

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 GMT

Rainfall forecast across the Colorado mountains in the coming week could aid firefighters battling the growing Lowline fire near Gunnison, fire officials said in a Sunday morning update.But for now, recent warm and dry weather has only helped the lightning-sparked fire grow, and temperatures are expected to rise in the next day or two — making any weather relief uncertain. The fire burned through 1,096 acres as of Sunday morning, up from 730 acres two days earlier. It was reported to be 7% contained.The current footprint is equivalent to nearly 2 square miles — still small by wildfire standards, but worrisome because the fire burning 14 miles north of Gunnison is nearing homes and other structures.Elsewhere in Colorado, the comparatively tiny Thunder fire, which has burned 5 acres in San Miguel County in the southwestern part of the state, was reported to be 100% contained Sunday morning.Joel Peters, a spokesman for the interagency team fighting the Lowline fire, said du...

19th Street BART station service resumes after police activity in Oakland

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 GMT

(KRON) -- The 19th Street BART Station has resumed normal service after police activity caused the station to close Sunday afternoon in Oakland, Bay Area Rapid Transit announced. Elderly man dies in Santa Clara crash BART trains were not stopping at the station following the closure. No further information was immediately available.

Lanes open after fatal pedestrian crash in Oakland

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 GMT

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

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:51:26 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...