Pedestrian seriously injured after collision in Vaughan, police say
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision involving a vehicle in Vaughan late Tuesday, York Regional Police officers say.According to a post on social media, a police spokesperson said emergency crews were called to the area of Dufferin Street and Langstaff Road in the city’s southeast end at around 9:45 p.m.The circumstances leading up to the collision weren’t immediately clear.In an update, investigators said the pedestrian’s injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.Officers said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene of the collision. It’s not clear what, if any, charges the driver might face.Investigators closed the eastbound lanes of Langstaff Road to collect evidence.Update – Confirmed injuries are non life-threatening. Roads are re-opened. https://t.co/mQD1XAxG19— York Regional Police (@YRP) December 27, 20239 people have died in wild weather in Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials say
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — At least nine people have died in wild weather in the Australian eastern states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday.Three men were killed after a boat with 11 people aboard capsized in rough weather in Moreton Bay off the south Queensland coast on Tuesday, police said.Ambulances took the eight survivors to hospital in stable conditions.A 59-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree at the Queensland city of Gold Coast on Monday night. The body of a 9-year-old girl was found on Tuesday in the neighboring city of Brisbane hours after she disappeared in a flooded stormwater drain.The bodies of a 40-year-old woman and a 46-year-old woman were found in the Mary River in the Queensland town of Gympie. They were among three women swept into the flooded river through a stormwayter drain on Tuesday. Another 46-year-old woman managed to save herself.Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll blamed “extraordinarily difficult weather” for t...South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use.Police and emergency officers initially found Lee in what they believed was an unconscious state in the car parked on a street in northern Seoul. Emergency officers later confirmed he was dead, according to Seoul’s Seongbuk police station.Police had been searching for Lee, 48, after receiving a report that he was missing, Seongbuk police said. They refused to provide further details including whether they had determined Lee killed himself. But South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency said that Lee’s family earlier Wednesday reported to police that he left home after writing a message similar to a suicide note.Lee’s body was later transported to a nearby Seoul hospital, according ...Wood River father shoots man accused of harming daughter, police say
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
WOOD RIVER, Ill. – Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands.According to the Wood River Police Department, the shooting happened off North 6th Street, right by Lewis and Clark Junior High School.A woman showed up at her parents’ home around 2:30 a.m. She had been severely beaten.Police claim the woman’s father tracked down the man accused of harming his daughter and shot him in the middle of the street.Both men suffered gunshot wounds, according to police. Both men were taken to a local hospital; one by ambulance, the other via helicopter.FOX 2 spoke with neighbors off camera who said they witnessed the shooting. One neighbor said that after he heard a pop, he stepped outside and saw the older man standing over the younger one, pointing a gun at him. He heard the younger man beg the older man not to shoot him, followed by the older man saying, “That’s my daughter! She me...South Hayward gang members take plea deals in ‘Operation Winter Storm’ case
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
HAYWARD — Four men accused of various violent crimes to benefit their South Hayward-based gang have accepted plea deals and prison terms ranging from seven to 17 years and eight months, court records show.On Dec. 15, Hayward resident Dezmon Wren, 26, pleaded no contest to attempted murder and accessory charges for an agreed-upon sentence of 17 years and eight months in prison. His conviction marked the latest adjudication in a five-count criminal case that resulted from a 2017 police wiretap investigation dubbed Operation Winter Storm.Wren’s co-defendants Robert Navarro, Jeswal Prakash, and Roger Castelan have all accepted plea deals ranging from seven to 11 years in state prison. They were all accused of plotting to commit violent crimes, including shootings, against rivals.The gang at the center of the case is known as East Las Palmas gang, or ELP, a subset of the Norteños based in South Hayward. The investigation was prompted by a string of gang shootings and homicide...Oakley police search for person who stole from UPS store on Christmas morning
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
(KRON) -- The Oakley Police Department is searching for someone who allegedly took packages from a UPS store on multiple occasions, the City of Oakley announced. The first theft allegedly happened at about 3:45 a.m. on Christmas morning. The suspect was seen on surveillance video breaking into the UPS store at 2063 Main St. through the front door and taking packages from behind the counter area. The suspect drove a white Ford superduty truck with an extended body. It had no license plates and aftermarket black wheels. Image from the City of Oakley.Image from the City of Oakley.The suspect was back at 4:05 a.m. on Boxing Day, the city said. They entered through the "compromised" front door and stole more packages from behind the counter and a small safe. Food truck stolen on Christmas Eve found at homeless encampment During the first burglary, the suspect wore a bright orange shirt or vest, dark pants, gloves and a mask. They wore all dark clothing the second time. After the Chri...Naomi Osaka hits practice court to prepare for her tennis return at the Brisbane International
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former No. 1 and new mom Naomi Osaka hit the practice court Wednesday ahead of the Brisbane International as she prepared for her much anticipated return to tennis.Osaka will make her WTA comeback at the tournament which begins Sunday at Pat Rafter Arena. A two-time Australian and U.S. Open champion, Osaka pulled out of last year’s Australian Open in Melbourne before later revealing she was pregnant.The U.S.-based Japanese player and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae became parents to daughter Shai in Los Angeles in July.Osaka has only played one game since the 2021 U.S. Open in New York. She was leading Daria Gavrilova 1-0 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2021, before the Australian suffered a serious knee injury and had to retire in the match.Rafael Nadal is also set to return from injury in Brisbane in a 32-man ATP field so strong that Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem will have to quali...El telescopio Hubble detecta misteriosas sombras en los anillos de Saturno
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
(CNN) — El Telescopio Espacial Hubble capturó una imagen recientemente revelada de las misteriosas y fantasmales sombras de los anillos de Saturno: el último avistamiento de los llamados “radios” que continúan desconcertando a los científicos.La fotografía compuesta, publicada el jueves por la NASA, fue tomada por el Hubble el 22 de octubre cuando Saturno estaba a unos 1.370 millones de kilómetros (850 millones de millas) de distancia, según la agencia espacial. El observatorio espacial ha estado orbitando la Tierra a solo unos cientos de kilómetros sobre la superficie durante más de tres décadas.Los astrónomos conocen desde hace mucho tiempo la existencia de los desconcertantes radios (o rayos) de los anillos de Saturno, que parecen apariciones patinando a lo largo de los anillos y que pueden observarse en varios lugares dependiendo de dónde se encuentre el planeta en su ciclo orbital.Dramáticas columnas, tanto grandes como pequeñas, rocían hielo de agua desde muc...Haliburton’s late 3 leads Indiana to 123-117 win over Houston
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and 10 assists and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 123-117 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak, winning on the road for the first time since Dec. 7.Haliburton went 13 of 21 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3.Alperen Sengun led Houston with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Sengun was coming off a career-high 37 points in Houston’s 106-104 win over New Orleans on Saturday. He added five assists and four steals on Tuesday.Fred VanVleet hit a running layup with 1:50 remaining to give Houston a 117-115 lead, their first since early in the third quarter. VanVleet finished with 18 points and nine assists.Early in the third quarter, Haliburton made three 3-pointers in a two-minute span, capping off a 12-2 run that gave Indiana an 81-74 lead. The Pacers outscored the Rockets 37-23 in the third quarter and entered the fourth quarter with a 101-90 lead...Drummond, DeRozan lead the way as Bulls hold off Hawks 118-113
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:20:44 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — Andre Drummond had season highs of 24 points and 25 rebounds in his first start of the season, DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls cooled off Atlanta’s Trae Young somewhat in beating the Hawks 118-113 on Tuesday night.Young finished with 21 points and 13 assists after tying Oscar Robertson’s record of seven consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 assists.The Bulls won for the ninth time in 13 games with Zach LaVine sidelined because of inflammation in his right foot. And they did it this time with center Nikola Vucevic out because of bruised muscles around his left hip and groin.DeRozan scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including four in the final 26 seconds to help Chicago come away with the win.Drummond made 11 of 13 shots and played 39 minutes with Vucevic sidelined. Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 19. White missed all seven 3-pointers and the Bulls were 7 of 25 from beyond the arc, but they made enough shots to bounce back fr...Latest news
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