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5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Atlanta Falcons game at Soldier Field — plus our Week 17 predictions

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

The Chicago Bears look to extend their Soldier Field winning streak to five games when they host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Player in the spotlightBears quarterback Justin FieldsAs Bears leadership prepares to make big decisions for the future, Fields has two more games to make his case to remain the team’s quarterback.The Bears have won three of their last four games behind Fields, who missed four games midseason with a dislocated right thumb. After a rough loss to the Cleveland Browns, Fields and the offense had positives and negatives in a 27-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16, the Bears’ fourth straight home victory.The Bears rushed for 250 yards, including 97 yards and a touchdown from Fields. He also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown. But that included only 35 passing yards in the second half, when the Bears scored just six points and Fields threw an interception.Fields said the Bears ...

Missing elderly at-risk woman last seen in City Heights area

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Authorities on Friday are asking for the public's help in finding an 81-year-old at-risk woman who went missing in the City Heights area.Maria Gamez was last seen near 5400 University Ave in the El Cerrito/Colina Del Sol neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, around 10:06 a.m. City of San Diego truck runs into Naval Base fence; driver taken into custody Police describe Gamez as 5'2", 150 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray knit cap, gray sweater and blue jeans.Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Gamez is asked to call 911 and refer to case #23502776.

Victim, suspect in deadly San Marcos stabbing identified

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A victim and suspect have been identified after a deadly stabbing Tuesday in San Marcos, authorities said.Angela Marie Lanway, 42, was announced as the deceased, Lt. Joseph Jarjura with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said in a news release Friday. Ziyah Jay Patterson, 29, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Lanway and booked into the Vista Detention Facility.On the evening of Dec. 26, a stabbing was reported in the 100 block of N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., according to law enforcement. Orca sightings have surged in SoCal. What experts believe is keeping the whales here When deputies arrived on scene, they found Lanway with a stab wound. First responders took her to the hospital where she died from her injuries. Lanway and Patterson appeared to have been in a relationship at the time of the stabbing. Authorities have deemed it as an isolated incident.There are no other suspects being sought, per SDSO.Anyone with information about this incident is asked...

Health officials warn of possible tuberculosis exposure at Mission Valley YMCA

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If you were at the Mission Valley YMCA between March and October of this year, you may have been exposed to tuberculosis, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced Friday. Members and staff at the Mission Valley YMCA are being notified of the potential exposure by the County’s Tuberculosis Program in the Public Health Services department, which say the exposure happened "almost exclusively" between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. from March 5 through Oct. 30, 2023. CDC warns of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever for those traveling to Mexico Anyone who believes they may have been exposed to TB should contact your doctor or the County TB Control Program. The YMCA and the County report they have identified members with the most risk of possible exposure and are notifying them each individually. San Diego resident dies from tick bite; health officials warn of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Just this month at the same YMCA, 13 p...

New York governor vetoes change to wrongful death statute, nixing damages for emotional suffering

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one.Hochul declined Friday to sign the Grieving Families Act for the second time this year. In a veto memo, the Democrat said she favors changing the statute but the bill lawmakers sent her had the “potential for significant unintended consequences.”Among Hochul’s concerns, she said, were the possibility of increased insurance premiums for consumers and a risk to the financial well-being of public hospitals and other health care facilities.New York is one of just a few states that account only for economic loss in wrongful death lawsuits. Almost all states allow family members to be compensated for emotional loss.The head of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, David Scher, called Hochul’s veto “a grave miscarriage of justice.”The governor’...

Police believe B.C. man’s 21 drunk driving convictions most in Canadian history

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man who has been convicted of drunk driving 21 times could hold a Canadian record. Abbotsford police say officers were called to the scene of a motorcycle crash in August 2022, where they found a person who was a passenger on the bike being treated for serious injuries. Police say the owner and driver of the motorcycle was known for his history of impaired driving, and tried to flee before officers arrived.They say an investigation led to the arrest of 66-year-old Roy Heide, whose blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit at the time of the crash. Police say Heide pleaded guilty to multiple impaired driving infractions on Dec. 18, receiving a total jail sentence of just under five years, and he has now been convicted of impaired driving 21 times. Abbotsford police say it’s believed to be the most convictions for impaired driving a person has received in Canadian history, warning of drinking and driving’s “dev...

North Dakota lawmaker’s district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Local Republican Party leaders of a North Dakota lawmaker’s own district joined calls on Friday for him to step down after his vulgar comments to police earlier this month during his traffic stop and arrest on a charge of drunken driving.In a Facebook statement, the North Dakota District 23 GOP Executive Committee said it has “lost confidence” in Republican state Rep. Nico Rios’ ability to represent voters’ best interests. The committee requested his resignation.“The language and slurs that Rep. Rios chose to use disrespected and belittled officers during his violation and are not consistent with our beliefs and party platform,” the committee said.The local party joins Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor and state party officials who on Tuesday called on Rios to resign after the Dec. 15 traffic stop, during which he blasted Williston police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language.In a statement on Wednesday, Rios said he is ...

Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A cargo vessel carrying lithium-ion batteries has been ordered to continue to Alaska after a fire was reported in its cargo hold. The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday the fire is contained but ongoing. The 410-foot (125-meter) cargo ship Genius Star XI was directed to continue to the port at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. A Coast Guard airplane and the Coast Guard ship Alex Haley were sent to assist.The ship was located about 225 miles (362 kilometers) southwest of Dutch Harbor when they reported the fire early Thursday morning, the guard said in a release.It was not immediately known if there were injuries, how many crew members were aboard the vessel or when it would arrive at Dutch Harbor, which is one of the nation’s busiest fishing ports. The Coast Guard’s Alaska division office in Juneau didn’t immediately return an email Friday afternoon.When the ship does arrive, it will remain offshore as response crews prepare to assist, the Coast Guard release said.“This will ...

A 14-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of killing parents, wounding sister in California attack

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

A 14-year-old California boy who told police an intruder attacked his family has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and severely wounding his 11-year-old sister, authorities said Friday.The boy is suspected of killing his father, Lue Yang, and mother, Se Vang, both 37, at the family’s rural home near the Fresno County community of Miramonte on Wednesday, county Sheriff John Zanoni said at a news conference.He was being held at juvenile hall, the sheriff said. His name wasn’t released because he is a minor.The boy’s sister underwent emergency surgery for critical injuries but was expected to recover, while his 7-year-old brother wasn’t attacked and was in the care of relatives, Zanoni said.The boy made a 911 call claiming that his family was attacked by someone who broke into the home and then fled in a pickup. But detectives found “inconsistencies” in his story and also determined that the victims were attacked using weapons found in the family...

Family members devastated after ride-share driver killed day after Christmas

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

CHICAGO — New details have emerged about a ride-share driver from Venezuela who was shot and killed the day after Christmas. 34-year-old Adriana Arocha-Duque was found dead on Tuesday while police were responding to a car crash in the 4800 block of West Thomas Street. Officers arrived on the scene just before 9 p.m. and found a vehicle that had struck two parked cars. Officers then found Arocha-Duque in the driver’s seat of the crashed car with a gunshot wound to the head. FBI searching for man who robbed bank in Buffalo Grove A witness later told police they saw a man and woman flee from the vehicle after the crash, but the shooting remains unsolved. The victim's nephew, Jose, said his family is devastated about Arocha-Duque's death.Joose said his aunt was more like a sister to him and described her as a brilliant, hard worker who had a lot of friends. While Arocha-Duque didn't have any children, Jose said her dog Hunter was like her baby.Arocha-Duque moved from Venezuela to...