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Vigil held on 4th anniversary of the murder of Marlen Ochoa Lopez and her infant son

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

CHICAGO — Church clergy and the family of Marlen Ochoa Lopez held a vigil Sunday on the fourth anniversary of the grisly murder of her and her infant son.Attendees gathered in front of a large Pilsen mural that pays homage to the two, honoring her memory with a celebration of life that also functioned as a call for justice. ‘Day of the Dead’ altar built in honor of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and infant son "I was there in the hospital. I held the baby. I saw the baby," said Attorney Frank Avila, who is representing the family in court. "I had been in a lot of cases, but this is probably one of the most heart wrenching cases.”Ochoa Lopez was a 19-year-old pregnant mother two weeks away from her due date when she was murdered on April 23, 2019. On that day, she went to Clarisa Figueroa's home under the impression she was getting free items for her soon-to-arrive toddler after the two of them connected in a group on Facebook.When she arrived, prosecutors assigned to her case alleged Figuero...

'Coffee, Hip Hop and Mental Health:' Chicago non-profit to expand

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

CHICAGO — The road to mental health may not be the easiest to navigate but Coffee, Hip Hop and Mental Health is striving to expand it. "The goal is to serve a cup of coffee to anyone who walks through the door," Christopher Lemark, the founder, said six months ago right after the shop opened. The shop located on Belmont near Seminary in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood not only serves coffee creations but serves as a place for group therapy sessions. The non-profit uses the donations customers pay to provide free therapy sessions, up to 10, for those who want it and cannot otherwise afford it."It's a safe space but the beautiful thing is the donation for the cafe... which means that everyone's invited, right? So, if you have funds to donate, do that but if you don't have funds, you're still invited and you can choose your price," Lemark said. Hundreds clean up Humboldt Park on Earth Day Next month, the organization will look to expand its reach when it hosts its first-ever black-ti...

Chicago police: 3 men shot while outside in Morgan Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

CHICAGO — Three people were shot late Saturday night on the far South Side of Chicago, police said. Chicago Police Department officers found the three men shot just before 11:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of West 11th Street. This is in Morgan Park. Man dead after shooting in Niles nightclub parking lot A 24-year-old man was shot once in the torso and taken to Christ Hospital in serious condition, police said. Two men, a 37-year-old man and a 38-year-old man, were taken to Christ Hospital in good condition.One of the men told police they were outside when someone shot at them and left. No one has been arrested and Area Two detectives are investigating.

Phil Dawson's advice to Cameron Dicker: 'Give yourself space to enjoy moments'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After bouncing around the NFL during his rookie season, former Longhorns kicker Cameron Dicker will start the 2023 season with the team he ended it with.In a conversation with Phil Dawson that aired April 21 on Longhorn Network, Dicker said the Los Angeles Chargers tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent and he'll have a chance to earn the full-time kicking job out of fall camp.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersDawson and Dicker, two of Texas' most prolific kickers, chatted about Dicker's clutch kicks and what the future could possibly hold for Dicker. And like any true great, Dawson offered the youngster some advice. Dawson came back to Austin last year to take over the football program and become the assistant athletic director at Hyde Park Schools after a 21-year NFL career."I never lost that mentality of thinking I was one kick away from it bei...

Alex Kirilloff homers twice to lead Saints past RailRiders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

Alex Kirilloff, on a rehab assignment from the Twins, homered twice to lead the St. Paul Saints to an 8-5 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders in a Triple-A baseball game Sunday afternoon at CHS Field.Kirilloff, nursing a wrist injury, lifted the Saints (13-7) to their fourth consecutive victory with help from starting pitcher Randy Dobnak, who was dominant in his four shutout innings on the mound.Kirilloff homered in the first inning for a 2-0 lead and again in the seventh for a 6-1 lead. He finished 2-for-4 with five RBIs on his first two home runs of the season.The RailRiders fell to 8-13 on the season.The Saints are off on Monday, then begin a six-game series against the Rochester Red Wings at Innovative Field in Rochester, N.Y., on Tuesday.Related ArticlesMinnesota Twins | Ober is day’s big winner as Saints rout RailRiders Minnesota Twins | Kyle Garlick’s three-run blast lifts Saints past RailRiders in 11 Minnesota Twins ...

Quality pitching depth in Triple-A helps Twins feel comfortable building in rest for their starters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

Before the season even began, Sunday was a day that the Twins had circled on the calendar as one when they might insert a starter to give the five members of the rotation a breather.Mired in the middle of a stretch of 13 games in as many days, Bailey Ober became the beneficiary of this plan, making his season debut in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Nationals. Ober threw 5 2/3 solid innings in his start, giving up just one first-inning run.It came a little later than it might have otherwise — as the last man out of the rotation, Ober was always supposed to be first in line in the event that the Twins needed a spot starter. But when that situation arose on April 14 in New York, Ober had just pitched in a game for the Saints, prompting Louie Varland to get the call instead.Having that depth — Ober and Varland with others, like Simeon Woods Richardson also at Triple-A — has helped make the Twins feel even more comfortable with their plans to give their starters a day of rest, something which...

Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek out for Game 4. No further update provided.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

After leaving less than 20 seconds into Game 3, it seemed like a longshot that Joel Eriksson Ek would be ready for Game 4.He wasn’t.A couple of hours before puck drop, coach Dean Evason confirmed that Eriksson Ek would not play Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center when the Wild played host to the Dallas Stars. Asked about the potential of Eriksson Ek returning at some point down the road, Evason sidestepped the question as best he could.“I don’t think there’s anything announced yet,” the coach said. “He’s just not available to us tonight.”The ongoing saga with Eriksson Ek started during an April 6 road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He blocked a shot from Penguins star Evgeni Malkin and immediately exited stage left in a ton of pain. Originally ruled as week-to-week with a lower-body injury, Eriksson Ek resumed skating shortly before the playoffs started.That proved to be a good sign, and after missing Game 1 and and taking morning skate ahead of G...

Earthquake felt around Central and Northern New York Sunday afternoon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- An earthquake was felt around Central and Northern New York on Sunday, April 23.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake of a 3.6 magnitude hit Adams Center in Jefferson County, just 10 miles southwest of Watertown. Fire destroys family of six’s home in Cortland County Photo taken from USGS website.The earthquake was felt in parts of Phoenix, Watertown, Fulton, Oswego, Fort Drum, West Monroe, Hannibal, Williamstown, Pulaski, Rome and more.The earthquake had an 8.9 km depth and hit exactly at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 23. There are currently no reports of any damage, but many people called and messaged NewsChannel 9 and reported feeling their homes shake from around the area.This is now the second earthquake to hit Jefferson County. The first happened just about a week ago around the same area on April 14 at 1:30 a.m. which had a magnitude of 2.6 and a 6.0 km depth.New York State only averages about two earthquakes per y...

Athletics dominated by deGrom, Rangers and lose seventh straight series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

The Texas Rangers got what they paid for Sunday and it helped ruin the homecoming of Athletics’ rookie starter Kyle Muller.Dominated by Texas right-hander Jacob deGrom and three relievers other than one mighty swing by Shea Langeliers, the Athletics lost 5-2 on the road for their seventh consecutive series loss to begin the season.The Rangers, 14-7, got six innings and 11 strikeouts with no walks from deGrom (2-0), who signed a five-year, $185 million in the offseason. The only damage came on a 434-foot, second-deck two-run home run from Langeliers in the fifth inning.It was the fourth home run of the season for Langeliers.Shea Langeliers – Oakland Athletics (4) pic.twitter.com/IgaGtOFZvG— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) April 23, 2023Robbie Grossman, who played for the Athletics in 2019-20 when the franchise was a playoff team and not in a teardown mode, drove in four runs with a three-run home run and a sacrifice fly for Texas.The Athletics are 4-18, and have alrea...

Warriors hang on for nail-biter Game 4 win, even series vs. Kings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:50:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ Game 4 win over the Sacramento Kings came down to the final second and a few inches.Former Warrior Harrison Barnes got the last shot on a possession that the Kings started down one point with 10.5 seconds remaining. De’Aaron Fox, who finished with 38 points, found Barnes for a wide-open shot he missed off back iron to preserve the Warriors’ 126-125 nail-biter win on Sunday afternoon at Chase Center. That evens the first-round series 2-2 heading back to Sacramento for Game 5.The experienced Warriors nearly blew the win with a rookie mistake. Up four points with 42 seconds remaining, Stephen Curry called timeout when no team timeouts remained. That gave the Kings a technical foul free throw and the ball back on their end.They made it pay with Fox hitting a second-chance 3-pointer to cut the Warriors’ lead to one. Then the series-changing miss.It ended a chaotic game and, particularly, a back-and-forth fourth-quarter where the...