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Triple-digit temperatures usher in Fourth of July for Inland Empire, desert communities as SoCal heats up 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

The Inland Empire and desert communities are expected to see triple-digit temperatures and lots of sunshine in time for Independence Day celebrations while the rest of Southern California also heats up. An excessive heat warning is in place for the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys for Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.“Interior valleys and mountains will see the hottest temperatures in this summer’s first heatwave,” NWS said. Saturday and Sunday are set to be the hottest, as the hot air mass that recently settled over SoCal is not forecast to move completely out of the region until Wednesday or Thursday. Skies are expected to remain clear from Saturday through the beginning of the week, and the weather for July 4 is forecast to be sunny after the morning clouds burn off. Coastal fireworks may likely be limited by clouds in the evening, NWS said.  Click here to view the most up to date weather forecast for your area The rise in temperat...

2023 NBA free agency tracker: Warriors have hole at backup guard with Ty Jerome’s departure

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

When the Warriors were eliminated from the Western Conference semifinals by the Los Angeles Lakers, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson all vowed that it wouldn’t be the end of their Warriors dynasty.Green signed a four-year, $100 million deal with a player option in the fourth year to lock in one big piece and their biggest priority within minutes of free agency opening up on Friday afternoon.Green’s name has been linked to several Western Conference teams in the lead up to free agency, but it seemed inevitable he would return to Golden State for his 12th season, especially after the Warriors pulled off a blockbuster trade in the hours leading up to the 2023 NBA draft last week.In Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s first move as general manager, Golden State agreed to send Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins to the Washington Wizards for future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul.The trade further signaled the Warriors’ commitment to win now.The ...

DeSclafani surrenders 3 home runs as SF Giants fall to Mets

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

NEW YORK — It took three pitches to spoil a homecoming of sorts for Anthony DeSclafani and send the Giants to a loss Saturday in their second game against the Mets.DeSclafani surrendered a trio of home runs in the span of four batters in the third inning Saturday, while the Giants’ bats were unable to crack Justin Verlander in a 4-1 loss. San Francisco hasn’t announced its pitching plans for Sunday, when it will attempt to avoid dropping consecutive series for the first time since the first weekend of June.The Giants broke through in the seventh and brought the tying run to the plate but wasn’t able to replicate the magic from the night before. The inning even transpired similarly, kickstarted by a throwing error from first baseman Pete Alonso, but Brandon Crawford struck out to end the threat on a slider from Verlander, his 102nd and final pitch of the game.The Giants, who were held to two runs on five hits for the first seven innings of Friday night’s win, ...

Sweltering temperatures scorch Bay Area, gradual cool down expected through Fourth of July weekend

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

Man, it was a hot one.The Bay Area’s first summer heat wave arrived just in time for backyard barbeques and fireworks shows this Fourth of July weekend as temperatures soared into the upper-90s and triple digits across much of the region Saturday before an expected cool down ahead of the holiday.The scorching temperatures were forecast to dip a bit Sunday and cool the rest of the long weekend, with highs by Monday and Tuesday expected in the 80s and low-90s in inland parts of the South Bay and East Bay, in the 70s around the San Francisco Bay and the mid-60s along the coast.“We’ll continue to see a gradual cool down so that most of our temperatures will get closer to seasonable levels,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Bingaman.By Saturday afternoon, temperatures had hit 106 in Livermore, 100 in Santa Rosa, 93 in San Jose, 77 in Oakland and 69 in downtown San Francisco, according to the weather service. The readings were expected to keep tic...

Twitter responds to 'extreme levels of data scraping,' by limiting users

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

(KRON)-- Twitter appeared to be down for some users on Saturday morning, and a tweet from owner Elon Musk only seemed to add to the confusion. Pedestrian killed in Fremont crash "Twitter down" began trending on the app after 10 a.m. Several users also reported seeing the note "rate limit exceeded" when attempting to use the application.Musk tweeted that the tech giant is responding to "extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation." As a result, Twitter users with verified accounts are able to read 6,000 posts per day, while unverified accounts are limited reading to 600 posts a day. Newly created accounts that are unverified are also faced with the limit, those users are only able to read 300 posts each day, according to Musk. By noon, Musk tweeted that those numbers would soon change again. Verified users will be able to view 8,000 posts, unverified users will be able to read 800 posts and 400 for new unverified users. Musk did not clarify what "reading" a tweet mea...

Elderly man shot in attempted robbery near Marina District

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

(KRON) -- An elderly man was shot during an attempted robbery in the Union Street area of San Francisco overnight on Saturday, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Woman found dead in Fairfield motel room Police say around 12:24 a.m., officers were called to a report of a possible shooting near Fillmore and Filbert streets. When they arrived, officers found a 71-year-old man suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police later learned that the victim had been approached by two suspects when they allegedly attempted to rob him before shooting him. Both suspects then left the scene. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }SFPD is still investigatin...

Devers hits 20th home run and Red Sox beat Blue Jays 7-6, spoiling Canada Day celebrations

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Rafael Devers hit his 20th home run, Justin Turner homered and scored three times and the Boston Red Sox spoiled Canada Day celebrations in Toronto by holding on to beat the Blue Jays 7-6 Saturday.Right fielder Alex Verdugo threw out Bo Bichette at home plate for the final out of the game after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single off Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen. George Springer scored on the play, but Bichette was tagged out by catcher Caleb Hamilton. Toronto’s challenge was unsuccessful.Verdugo’s assist gave Jansen his 17th save in 20 chances.Devers went 3 for 5 with three RBI and scored twice. Turner finished 3 for 5 with two RBI as Boston returned to .500 at 42-42. The Red Sox are 37-13 when scoring four or more runs.Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run, and Springer and Bichette both had solo homers, but the Blue Jays dropped to 16-28 all-time on Canada’s national holiday, disappointing a sell-out crowd of 41,813.The Blue Jays wore red hats and jerseys for the...

Denny Hamlin wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race in downtown Chicago

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the challenging course in downtown Chicago.Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course. It’s his third pole of the season and No. 39 for his career.“It was just a great day,” said Hamlin, who is looking for his 50th Cup Series win. “Probably my single best day at the race track in all of my career for sure.”Reddick was second at 88.479 seconds, followed by Shane van Gisbergen in his first NASCAR event and Christopher Bell. Daniel Suárez rounded out the top five in 89.322 seconds.With Hamlin, Reddick and Bell, Toyota had three of the top four cars. Hamlin and Bell are teammates on Joe Gibbs Racing, and van Gisbergen and Suárez drive for Trackhouse Racing.“The track’s got a lot of grip,” Reddick said. “It has a lot of character in a lot of areas, bu...

65-year-old Bernhard Langer takes a 2-shot lead in the US Senior Open at SentryWorld

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Bernhard Langer took a two-stroke lead Saturday in the U.S. Senior Open at difficult SentryWorld in the 65-year-old German star’s bid to break the PGA Tour Champions’ career victory record.Fan favorites Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly —both from Madison, 100 miles to the south — were right behind, with Retief Goosen and Y.E. Yang the only other players under par with a round left on the punishing tree-lined course with thick rough and tricky greens.Langer shot his second straight 3-under 68 to reach 6 under. The 2010 U.S. Senior Open winner at Sahalee outside Seattle, Langer won the Chubb Classic in Florida in February to tie Hale Irwin for the Champions’ career victory record of 45.“No, it’s not on my mind at all,” Langer said about the record. “Hopefully, my mind will not wander anywhere but on the next shot. That’s the secret to playing the best golf.”Allen Doyle is the oldest winner in event history, taking the 2006 title at SentryWorld at 5...

Mets back Verlander with 3 quick homers in a 4-1 victory over the Giants

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:48:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched seven steady innings for his first victory in nearly six weeks and slumping rookie Francisco Álvarez hit the first of three quick homers that powered the New York Mets past the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Saturday.Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor launched back-to-back shots as the Mets went deep three times in a span of four batters against Anthony DeSclafani (4-8) in the third.Tommy Pham added an RBI double off Sean Manaea in the fourth, and New York (37-46) opened July with a much-needed win after going 6-19 in its previous 25 games.“I’m glad June’s over,” manager Buck Showalter said before the game.The 40-year-old Verlander (3-4) gave up five hits, struck out six and didn’t allow an earned run for his 248th victory and first since May 21 against Cleveland. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was 0-2 in his previous six starts.The only run the Giants scored came on Thairo Estrada’s double-play grounder in the seve...