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Three Tigers pitchers combine to no-hit Blue Jays in 2-0 victory

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Three Detroit Tigers pitchers combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays in a 2-0 win on Saturday.It was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers history.Matt Manning (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings and Jason Foley got four straight outs.Tigers closer Alex Lange came in for the ninth and struck out Bo Bichette on three pitches. Brandon Belt lined out to center field, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded out to third on an 0-2 pitch.The Tigers celebrated at the mound with Manning and Foley joining the crowd.Manning was replaced after walking Cavan Biggio with two outs in the seventh. He walked three batters and hit one while striking out five. He threw 91 pitches.Foley retired Whit Merrifield before pitching a perfect eighth.Kevin Gausman (7-5) allowed two runs in the first inning.Riley Greene singled in his first at-bat since May 30 and scored on Spencer Torkelson’s one-out double in the first.Kerry Carpenter followed with an RBI triple to make it 2-0, but Javier Báez hit into ...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for storms before drying out and heating up

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Saturday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for thunderstorms that will move across the Front Range in Denver weather. A tornado warning was issued for Elbert County until 4:30 p.m.A few storms could produce large hail, an isolated tornado and damaging winds. Pinpoint Weather Alert Day on July 8.Weather today: Severe threat for stormsMetro Denver will have sunshine around to start the day followed by increasing clouds and another storm chance. Temperatures on July 8 range from the 70s to the 90s.Temperatures Saturday range from the 70s to 90s depending on where you are in the state. Storms get going in the afternoon and move southeast through the evenings. Storm radar on July 8.Some could become severe and have large hail and damaging winds. There is a slight risk for severe storms across the eastern half of the state on July 8.An isolated tornado or two is possible as well, so stay weather aware this afternoon and evening. Looking ahead: More dry days than stormy ...

Police: Driver found shot dead after crash in Lauderhill, gunman at large

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

Police are searching for a gunman after, they said, a driver who was involved in a crash in Lauderhill was found shot dead.Surveillance video captured the moment of impact, as a red Honda sedan is seen veering off the road and into a parked car, late Friday night.Lauderhill Police units responded to calls about the crash and shooting along the 2200 block of Northwest 52nd Avenue, just after 11:35 p.m.Responding officers arrived to find the Honda and the driver in a parking lot.Investigators said the motorist was dead inside the car from a gunshot wound to the head.Neighbors told 7News they didn’t hear gunshots, only the crash.“Yeah, I just see a lot of police cars out here, so I don’t know exactly what has happened,” said an area resident.Officers blocked off the area for hours while crime scene investigators took pictures and looked for leads, as they tried to find out who fired the fatal shot.Detectives said there are no known suspects at the time and have ...

Man critical after police-involved shooting in Miami has mental health issues, says man claiming to be his brother

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

A man who is fighting for his life in the hospital after, police said, he triggered a confrontation with officers in Miami was described as violent and grappling with mental health issues by a man who identified himself as his brother.Pedro Labaut on Saturday spoke with 7News about Friday night’s police involved shooting that, he said, involved his 37-year-old brother, Christian Jose Labaut.“He’s out of control, and he’s violent,” he said.According to City of Miami Police, the gunman was shooting bullets in the air with a rifle near Northeast 79th Street and Tenth Avenue, just before 8 p.m.Speaking with reporters hours later, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said, one of his officers was forced to fire when he confronted the rifle-wielding man.“Units arrived shortly thereafter. They were able to make contact with the individual,” he said. “The subject was down. There is a rifle on the scene.”“So I’m like, ‘You killed my brother, you ki...

Some Mass. beaches reopen to swimming after closures due to bacteria levels

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

(WHDH) — Some Massachusetts beaches were given the green light for beachgoers to return to the water Saturday after closures due to high bacteria levels.Revere Beach reopened to swimming on Saturday. Several beaches remain closed in Beverly.The reopening comes after officials told swimmers to stay out of the ocean at Dane Street Beach, Brackenbury Beach, Independence Beach, Mingo Beach, Obear Beach and Rice’s Beach.  They will be closed until at least next week when the water can be retested.

Investigations underway after 3 people die in separate water-related incidents in NH

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

(WHDH) — Officials are reminding residents about water safety as they investigate three separate water-related deaths in New Hampshire on Saturday.A young boy scout died on a lake near Gilmanton after being hurt in a boating accident earlier in the day; the body of a man was recovered from a river in Manchester, New Hampshire; and a Beverly woman drowned while visiting family in Madison.State police say all three deaths remain under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Thunderstorms set for western Massachusetts with flooding possible, as Boston area prepares for another hot and humid week

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

If you’ve been putting off buying that window air conditioner because you think this heatwave just couldn’t last, you may want to reconsider.“At least early in the week” it will be cooler, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Leatham told the Herald Saturday afternoon, before destroying that fairytale promise of relief with his next line. “And then it warms back up.”Leatham didn’t have much time to elucidate the week’s weather ahead on Saturday because he and the other team members in the NWS’ Norton office were monitoring some severe thunderstorms about to unleash some havoc from Worcester County to all parts west in Massachusetts.As Leatham spoke with the Herald, NWS Boston issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the western part of the state — including Northampton, Amherst and North Amherst — set to last until 5:45 p.m.And Leatham said flooding could come with it, as he predicted an inch and a half to three inches of water coming down in Western Mass. The flood watch wil...

Solar storm expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states, including New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that’s expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south. Three months ago, the light displays were visible in Arizona, marking the third severe geomagnetic storm since the current solar cycle began in 2019.The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks has forecast auroral activity on Thursday in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Indiana, Maine and Maryland.Auroral activity also has been forecast for Canada, including Vancouver.Light displays are expected to be visible overhead in Milwaukee, M...

US destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — The last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed at a sprawling military installation in eastern Kentucky, the White House announced Friday, a milestone that closes a chapter of warfare dating back to World War I.Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky destroyed rockets filled with GB nerve agent, completing a decadeslong campaign to eliminate a stockpile that by the end of the Cold War totaled more than 30,000 tons.“For more than 30 years, the United States has worked tirelessly to eliminate our chemical weapons stockpile,” President Joe Biden said in a statement released by the White House. “Today, I am proud to announce that the United States has safely destroyed the final munition in that stockpile — bringing us one step closer to a world free from the horrors of chemical weapons.”The weapons’ destruction is a major watershed for Richmond, Kentucky and Pueblo, Colorado, where an Army depot destroyed the last of its ch...

New England Free Jacks beat San Diego Legion in MLR Championship

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:26:50 GMT

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The New England Free Jacks one upped the San Diego Legion in the 2023 Major League Rugby Championship Saturday, earning the Boston team's their first title after the 24-25 match.The game, which was held at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago, was a battle that ended after Le Roux Malan scored the Free Jacks' game winning point in the 77th minute of play.For the Legion, the championship lost also marked an end to a 14-game winning streak. This new Waterfront Park mural is more than a work of art The initial scoring moment of the game occurred when Free Jacks' Mitchell Jacobson took a drop by Legion and scored just four minutes into the competition.The Legion tied the match just six minutes later on a conversion involving Christian Poidevin Will Hooley. Then came a pair of New England penalty kicks.At the 29th minute, the Legion scored on another conversion involving Nate Augspurger and Hooler. This play gave the Legion their first lead of the game.Right before halftim...