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Mountain West exploring adding Washington State and Oregon State, starting with possible scheduling alliance with both schools in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Saturday’s meeting between Colorado State and Washington State at Canvas Stadium is just the third-ever between the schools, but it could be an annual conference matchup in the very near future.While Wazzu and Oregon State are the lone schools left in the crumbled Pac-12, the Rams and their conference counterparts are watching and waiting, seeing what move makes sense next for the Mountain West.Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez, who spoke to reporters prior to Saturday night’s game between the Rams and Cougars in Fort Collins, said the conference is “open to exploring anything that makes us stronger.”And that includes adding Washington State and Oregon State to its membership.“We’ve visited both schools and we’ve started the conversation (with both WSU and OSU),” Nevarez said. “Both those schools geographically are aligned with us and there’s a lot of similarities (in synergy and environment) th...

I-70 reopens at Denver West after ice cream truck fire is out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened at Denver West near Golden after a semi-truck fire was doused.The truck was hauling a load of ice cream, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Drivers were urged to avoid the area, traffic was detoured.At 5 p.m. the sheriff’s office reported that the fire was out and the highway had reopened.Firefighters with West Metro Fire Protection District doused the fire.WMFR on a well involved semi truck fire on 1-70 near 32nd Avenue. Crews with Engines5, 6, & 2, Medics 5 & 17, Tower 2, District 1, & our new tactical tender-Tender 6- responded. The tender carries 2000 gallons of water, which was a big help. The truck was carrying ice cream. pic.twitter.com/rgj6sfFZay— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) September 2, 2023 

Corona hit-and-run leaves 14-year-old boy hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a 14-year-old boy in Corona on Friday.Officers responded to reports of a crash near Upper Drive and Rimpau Avenue around 8:26 a.m.The victim was riding his bicycle to school when he was struck in the intersection, Corona police said.The suspect continued driving away without stopping to render aid or contact authorities. Arriving paramedics found the boy with injuries to his abdomen area. He was transported to a local hospital where he remains in stable condition.Police have released an image of the vehicle and are asking for the public's help to identify the suspect. The image shows an older model white SUV driving west on Upper Drive.   Hospital needs help identifying hit-and-run patient found in South L.A. Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a 14-year-old boy in Corona on Sept. 1, 2023. (Corona Police Department)Anyone who recognizes the vehicle or has information about the crash is asked to contact O...

Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

(CNN) — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said.Attendees were surrounded by thick, ankle-deep mud and organizers halted vehicles from traveling in or out of the festival after heavy rains started saturating the area starting Friday evening.Hannah Burhorn, a first-time attendee at the festival, told CNN in a phone interview Saturday the desert sand has turned into thick clay and puddles and mud are everywhere. People are wrapping trash bags and Ziploc bags around their shoes to avoid getting stuck, while others are walking around barefoot.“It’s unavoidable at this point,” she said. “It’s in the bed of the truck, inside the truck. People who have tried to bike through it and have gotten stuck because it’s about ankle deep.”The gate and airport into Black Rock City, a remote are...

Cal loses starting QB, but crushes North Texas anyway in blowout win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

Starting quarterback Sam Jackson V was injured and lost for the game barely a minute into the second quarter, but Cal didn’t skip a beat in a 58-21 rout of North Texas in its season opener Saturday at Denton, Texas.Jackson, the TCU transfer, appeared to injure his shoulder, although there was no immediate report on the nature of his ailment. He was wearing a sling on his left arm on the sideline during the second half.Didn’t matter in this one as the Bears — one day after accepting an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference next fall — buried the Mean Green with their highest-scoring game since a 73-14 rout win over Grambling State in their 2015 opener when Jared Goff was quarterback.Sophomore Jaydn Ott rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns and backup Isaiah Ifanse, a transfer from Montana State where he set a program record for career rushing yards, contributed 54 and three touchdowns.Ben Finley, a summer arrival from North Carolina State, replaced Jackson at quarterback...

Brentwood: High school staff member arrested, tackled at football game after breaking ban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

Brentwood Police arrested a former Heritage High School staff member after he showed up to a football game Friday evening despite being ordered to stay away from the campus.Carlos Hurtado, 27, of Oakley, was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for disrupting a school activity, trespassing, and obstruction charges.The school’s principal flagged officers who were already working at the game around 7:25 p.m. after Hurtado showed up to the match between Heritage High School and Granada High School, Brentwood Police said.When officers approached Hurtado, he started running through the stadium. Police officers chased after him, but ultimately a bystander put an end to the pursuit by tackling Hurtado. No officers or bystanders were injured.A local journalist, Mike Burkholder of the East County Today account and Contra Costa News website, posted what he said was a video of the incident on his YouTube account.Hurtado is listed on the Heritage High website as the head junior var...

Wrong-way, head-on collision killed 2, injured 3 others in San Mateo County on Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

LA HONDA – A man and woman in their 60s were killed after a wrong-way driver hit their vehicle head-on near La Honda Friday evening, authorities said.Shortly after 5 p.m., a man driving a white BMW M4 was traveling the wrong direction on Highway 84 — headed eastbound in the westbound lane — when he collided with a gray Ford Taurus on a tight, blind turn, according to California Highway Patrol.The BMW’s sole occupant, who is from Australia, was not familiar with the winding, two-lane roadway, Officer David LaRock said.The man has not been in the United States long, which LaRock said prompted the CHP to conclude that he may have thought he was driving on the correct side of the road. Australian motorists sit in the right front seat and drive on the left side of the road, as they do in the United Kingdom and many former British colonies.A male passenger in the back seat of the Taurus was declared dead at the scene, just east of Peek-A-Boo Lane. The three other passeng...

UPS truck collides with a house in Sacramento

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- A United Parcel Service (UPS) employee's route came to an abrupt stop Saturday after their vehicle collided with a house, officials say. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District reported that the incident happened around noon on the 7900 block of Marsannay Way in the Vineyard neighborhood of South Sacramento. Cruise refutes SFFD claim that AVs blocked ambulance, led to victim’s death A Metro Fire spokesperson said no one was injured inside the home. The driver was treated and released.

Rooker’s home run lifts Athletics to 2-1 win over Angels 2-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit his team-leading 23rd home run, Paul Blackburn pitched five innings for his second victory in six starts, and the last-place Oakland Athletics beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Saturday to win back-to-back games for the sixth time since the All-Star break.At 41-95, the A’s still possess the worst record in baseball but have won seven of their last 12 while playing at one of their strongest levels of the season, according to manager Mark Kotsay.“It was a solid game all around, both sides,” Kotsay said. ’”This streak right now that we’re on, the consistency that we’re showing night in and night out with how we’re playing the game, it’s probably the best stretch outside of that seven-game winning streak (in June).”Rooker’s two-run drive off Griffin Canning in the fourth inning, was his eighth in 56 games at home and put the A’s ahead for good.It came after Canning worked ahead in the count 0-2 before leaving a changeup over the...

Backup Joey Aguilar throws 4 TD passes, App State pulls away from Gardner-Webb 45-24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:47 GMT

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Joey Aguilar came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes and Appalachian State pulled away from Gardner-Webb for a 45-24 season-opening win on Saturday.Aguilar, a California junior college transfer, threw a 32-yard touchdown to Kaedin Robinson on his first pass, which put the Mountaineers up 14-10 late in the first half. His second touchdown was a 26-yard connection with Dashaun Davis for a 21-17 lead.Jayden Brown’s third touchdown, a 41-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, put Gardner-Webb on top 24-21 but after Aguilar connected with Dalton Stroman for 43 yards and a 28-24 lead, the defense took over. From there the Bulldogs had a three-and-out and three-straight turnovers. Those turned into a 43-yard field goal, a 7-yard touchdown rushing for Nate Noel and Aguilar’s 7-yard pass to Christian Horn.Aguilar finished 11 of 13 for 174 yards in what appeared to be a planned relief appearance. Starter Ryan Burger, a redshirt freshman, was 7 of 11 for 70 yards, ...