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New Trier eyes state title for all-time wins coach Mike Napoleon with Kerry Wood's help

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Mike Napoleon didn’t want to talk about 'the number.'"My sons always kind of knew about it. My wife, Melanie, she goes 'Okay. How many is it? 14 more? Or 15 more?' I’m like, 'Stop!'"951 was taboo for the New Trier head coach – the number of wins unparalleled in Illinois high school baseball history.But the reality was Coach Naps, who started his career in 1985 at Notre Dame, was on pace to break the record this year. "I did all my research the night before, looking at all the wins going by coaches," explained Trevians senior third baseman Graham Mastros. "It's pretty spectacular what he did."On April 27th, the Trevians shut out Glenbrook North, lifting Napoleon alone atop the record books.“I’m super competitive and the kids know that. Hopefully, that runs true throughout all the teams I've ever coached. That they're competitive, but they also play the game right. They win with dignity. They lose with dignity. I think that is why a lot of opposing co...

Blue Bell reveals limited-time ice cream flavor with a coffee kick

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

(KARK) - Fans of Blue Bell’s coffee flavor now have another one to get hooked on this summer.Blue Bell announced their new flavor, Java Jolt, has officially hit store shelves across the nation. Blue Bell brings back ‘highly requested’ ice cream flavor for limited time The company said the new flavor combines their coffee ice cream flavor with dark chocolate chunks and a coffee fudge swirl. The limited-time flavor is available in pint size.Blue Bell executive Joe Robertson said the idea for the new flavor came from fan reaction to the coffee flavor.“Our Coffee Ice Cream is a fan-favorite, so it is the perfect base for our new Java Jolt,” Robertson said. “We think coffee lovers will be very pleased with this combination!” Blue Bell, Dr Pepper team up to release new ice cream flavor Recently, Blue Bell also released their Dr. Pepper Float flavor, a collaboration between the two Texan brands. That one is available in pint size, as well as a half gallon.

Neighbors next to decomposed body say they smelled pungent odor for weeks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - As the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office continues its investigation of a decomposed body found in the area, those who live right next door say they're set to own the property in just a few days. After weeks of smelling something peculiar, neighbors said they were lucky they weren't the ones who found the remains.Rodger and Reggie Evans are long-time residents of the area; their mother purchased the house right next to Wednesday's body recovery over 30 years ago. The Evans said that after smelling something peculiar for some time, Rodger decided to investigate the property, especially since it was soon to be theirs."I had a walk-through three weeks ago and smelled this odor so bad I had to walk with my shirt over my face," Rodger said.The brothers said they have dealt with the odor for over a month. Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure "I get a phone call saying, 'Hey, there's a dead body in the house next door to you guys," Reggie said.S...

New DU women’s soccer head coach Julianne Sitch eager to take program to new heights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

For the first time in over three decades, the University of Denver women’s soccer job opened up last month. Soccer circles noticed.Even with 33 NCAA Division I women’s soccer jobs open in this hiring cycle, “a very deep pool of applicants” raised their hands when the DU gig became available in May after the athletic department announced Jeff Hooker would not return after 31 seasons, per a department spokesman. Julianne Sitch, 39, who was announced as the program’s head coach Wednesday, had one of the deepest résumés of them all.“Coach Sitch, put simply, is the most exceptional fit we could find for DU Athletics competitively, academically and socially,” Josh Berlo, DU vice chancellor for athletics, said Thursday at Sitch’s introductory news conference. “She’s had success everywhere she’s gone … She’s the perfect fit for the University of Denver.”Sitch made headlines last fall at the University of Chi...

Police in pursuit of suspected DUI driver in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are in pursuit of a driver in a pickup truck suspected of driving recklessly and being intoxicated. Police initiated the pursuit in the Santa Monica area with the suspect traveling westbound on the 10 Freeway before exiting at Lincoln Boulevard and eventually transitioning to the traffic-congested northbound 405 Freeway. As the pursuit continued, the driver exited at Burbank Boulevard, but continued straight to stay on the 405 Freeway. The driver is reportedly a female and there may be a child in the vehicle. Sky5 is overhead.

Dozens of luxury cars burglarized along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

In a brazen burglary spree, thieves have been targeting dozens of luxury cars along the Pacific Coast Highway near Las Flores Canyon, leaving some residents fearing for their safety.  People living along that stretch of PCH woke up Memorial Day weekend to a knock at the door by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy informing them of the break-ins. “Walking out and just seeing everything vandalized was just traumatizing,” a resident identified only as Leah told KTLA. “It’s like you don’t feel safe in your own home. Malibu is so peaceful everyone loves coming here.”  Surveillance cameras from Leah’s home captured the thieves breaking into her Range Rover, which was parked in the driveway. Once the burglars had taken some of her personal items from the SUV, they can be seen in the video wiping their prints off the car, so as not to leave any evidence behind.  “It just hurts to see that these guys would have the audacity to break in and get away with it, just walk away, get in...

Pleasanton: Portion of southbound I-680 to be shut down this weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

By Bay City NewsCaltrans plans to close a portion of all southbound lanes of Interstate 680 in Pleasanton this weekend.The I-680 freeway will be closed in the southbound direction between Sunol Boulevard and Koopman Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday.The closure is being done to replace a portion of deteriorated roadway with new pavement. The work will make roads safer for drivers, while reducing the need for nightly closures, according to a Caltrans advisory.Caltrans will place signs warning of the closure to inform motorists and they will stay in place throughout the weekend. California Highway Patrol officers will also be available to guide drivers.Northbound I-680 will remain open and will not be affected by the closure.In the case of rain or unanticipated developments, the closures will be rescheduled.

Sale closed in Fremont: $1.6 million for a detached house

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

38890 Moore Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 38800 block of Moore Drive in Fremont was sold on May 8, 2023 for $1,600,000, or $1,262 per square foot. The house, built in 1978, has an interior space of 1,268 square feet. The property sits on a 6,685-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:A 1,508-square-foot home on the 38700 block of Adcock Drive in Fremont sold in January 2023, for $1,481,000, a price per square foot of $982. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In December 2022, a 1,409-square-foot home on Matson Place in Fremont sold for $1,260,000, a price per square foot of $894. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Stonington Terrace, Fremont, in June 2022, a 1,638-square-foot home was sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,068. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Man charged in Antioch shooting that left woman dead, her husband injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

ANTIOCH – A 46-year-old man is facing murder and attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting last month in Antioch, police said.The shooting was reported May 25 around 8:45 p.m. in the 4400 block of Delta Fair Boulevard. Officers arrived to find a 43-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The man survived, but the woman died of her injuries.Detectives with the Antioch Police Department identified the suspect as Brian Yacopetti. He was arrested five days later in Brentwood with the help of the U.S. Marshal Service.In a statement Thursday, police said Yacopetti was in a domestic relationship with the woman. The other victim was identified as her husband.Yacopetti was on parole for assault at the time of the shooting, according to police.On Wednesday, detectives presented the case to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, which in turn filed murder and attempted murder charges against Yacopetti.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety...

Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville charged after most recent arrests

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:28:58 GMT

Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville was charged Wednesday with several misdemeanors after being arrested twice within a nine-hour period earlier this week in the Berkeley Hills.Somerville faces charges of criminal threats, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and trespass and refusing to leave private property, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. The former television anchor also faces two counts of driving under the influence — both of which note his prior conviction of drunken driving in late 2021.Prosecutors have moved to revoke Somerville’s probation, which steams from his earlier conviction, court records show.Authorities say they twice responded to calls by Somerville’s family this week — first on Monday evening after he allegedly got into a fight with a relative, then early Tuesday morning when Somerville re-appeared at the house after having been drinking and driving, acco...