Driver careens through fence, hits several vehicles in parking lot in Chelsea

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Driver careens through fence, hits several vehicles in parking lot in Chelsea Police in Chelsea are investigating after a driver crashed through a fence, hit several vehicles, and came to rest in the rear of a parking lot.Crime scene tape was up near a Dunkin’ parking lot on Beacham Street and several vehicles in the area could be seen damaged.Witnesses said a woman who was walking in the area was injured in the crash.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Red Sox sweep doubleheader, series following sloppy performances from Yankees

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Red Sox sweep doubleheader, series following sloppy performances from Yankees BOSTON – The Red Sox didn’t tag the Yankees for 15 runs again when their series resumed on Sunday afternoon, yet Boston hammered its division rivals – and the Green Monster – for the second consecutive game, a 6-2 win for the home team.The Sox started their scoring in the fifth after Clarke Schmidt allowed a walk and a double to Justin Turner, which could have been – but was not – caught against the wall by a leaping Jake Bauers in left. Alex Verdugo then scored on a Rafael Devers groundout before Adam Duvall singled Turner home.Michael King prevented further damage in the fifth, but he allowed four two-out hits, including RBI doubles to Connor Wong and Verdugo, in the sixth. Both doubles peppered the Monster.“I, stupidly I guess, pitched into that left field wall,” King said. “At home, there’s a lot of times where I’ll pitch away from our right field. You got to know the park.”Nick Ramirez then balked in Masata...

Sunday’s state high school championship scoreboard

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Sunday’s state high school championship scoreboard BASEBALLDIV. 1 STATE FINAL – SundayTaunton 7, Franklin 2DIV. 2 STATE FINAL – FridayMilton 6, King Philip 2DIV. 3 STATE FINAL – FridayOakmont 5, Medfield 3 (12 inn.)DIV. 4 STATE FINAL –  SundaySeekonk 5, Abington 0DIV. 5 STATE FINAL – SundayBourne 10, Hopkins Academy 5BOYS LACROSSEDIV. 1 STATE FINALSt. John’s Prep 16, BC High14DIV. 2 STATE FINAL – SundayReading 9, Duxbury 4DIV. 3 STATE FINAL – SundayNorwell 10, Falmouth 4DIV. 4 STATE FINAL – SundayCohasset 8, Bourne 4GIRLS LACROSSEDIV. 1 STATE FINAL – SundayLincoln-Sudbury 10, Westwood 9DIV. 2 STATE FINAL – SundayNotre Dame (Hingham) 19, Wayland 5DIV. 3 STATE FINAL – SundayNewburyport 13, Norwell 10DIV. 4 STATE FINAL – SundayDover-Sherborn 10, Ipswich 9BOYS RUGBYDIV. 1 FINAL – SundayBelmont 24, St. John’s Prep 14DIV. 2 FINAL – SundayWeymouth 57, Algonquin 14GIRLS RUGBYDIV. 1 FINAL – SundayBelmont 59, Brookline 0SOFTBALLDIV. 1 STATE FINAL –...

Taunton back atop baseball mountain

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Taunton back atop baseball mountain Johnny Escobalez started the year on the junior varsity. He finished as a state champion.In front of an energetic and boisterous crowd, Escobalez fired a complete game, scattering just five hits and surrendering a lone earned run to lift No. 2 Taunton to its third Div. 1 State title in four years with a 7-2 win over No. 1 Franklin on Sunday night at Polar Park.The state championship is Taunton’s second straight over its Hockomock Kelley-Rex rival Franklin.“Johnny is phenomenal,” Taunton coach Blair Bourque said. “Enough can’t be said about the performance, especially being a sophomore. Being on this stage is incredible. The future is really bright but this is a really special day for him.”The top of Taunton’s lineup proved relentless once again off Franklin ace Alfred Mucciarone. Braden Sullivan, Brayden Cali, and Dawson Bryce combined for eight of the Tigers’ 11 hits and five of their RBIs.“Mucciarone is the best pitcher in the ...

Lance Lynn matches a Chicago White Sox record with 16 strikeouts — but they lose 5-1 to the Seattle Mariners

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Lance Lynn matches a Chicago White Sox record with 16 strikeouts — but they lose 5-1 to the Seattle Mariners Lance Lynn alternated between strikes and balls in the first four pitches of his outing, facing J.P. Crawford.The Seattle Mariners shortstop fouled off the fifth pitch. Lynn then went to a changeup for a strikeout.The sequence set the tone for a record-tying day for the Chicago White Sox starter.Lynn matched the franchise record for strikeouts in a game, finishing with 16 in seven-plus innings in a 5-1 loss to the Mariners in front of 44,772 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.“All in all my stuff was good today, but we lost,” Lynn said. “It doesn’t matter how many you strike out, you have to win the game. It was a series loss for us and we need to win as many series as we can, and today we weren’t able to do that.”The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits with two walks in seven-plus innings. The Mariners broke the game open in the eighth with a three-run triple by Jarred Kelenic against reliever Reynaldo López.Lynn’s 16 strikeouts tied ...

Div. 1 girls tennis: Lexington defeats Lincoln-Sudbury, repeats as champs

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Div. 1 girls tennis: Lexington defeats Lincoln-Sudbury, repeats as champs CAMBRIDGE – No. 5 Lexington (24-1) moved into some rare space as the girls tennis team rolled to a 4-1 win over No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury in the Division 1 state final at the duPont Tennis Courts on the campus of MIT.In a rematch of last year’s state final, Lexington proved to be the better team for the second season in a row and now can claim back-to-back titles for the first time in school history. The Minuteman now own three state tennis championships, with one back in 1975.No. 1 and No. 2 singles stars Diya Patchamuthu and Kyra McCandless cruised to match victories to pace the Minutemen from the start.Patchamuthu secured a 6-1, 6-1 win over Emily Naum while McCandless was one better with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Lia Swire for straight set victories as the sophomore tandem set things up nicely for Lexington head coach Chance Fechtor.“Very dominant and like you saw, (McCandless) barely gives up games and they are both anchors for the team,” said Fechtor. “Realistically, everyone has to pul...

Blinken opens second day of talks in Beijing on mission to ease soaring US-China tensions

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

Blinken opens second day of talks in Beijing on mission to ease soaring US-China tensions BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened a second and final day of critical meetings with senior Chinese officials as the two sides expressed willingness to talk but showed little inclination to bend on hardened positions that have sent tensions soaring. Blinken was meeting Monday morning with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and an encounter with President Xi Jinping was still in the cards before he departs in the late evening. Neither Blinken nor Wang made any comment to reporters as they greeted each other and sat for their discussion.In the first round of talks on Sunday, Blinken met for nearly six hours with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang after which both countries said they had agreed to continue high-level discussions. However, there was no sign that any of the most fractious issues between them were closer to resolution.The two sides both said Qin had accepted an invitation from Blinken to visit Washington but Beijing made clear that “the China-U.S. re...

2 dead and 3 hurt after shooting at Washington state electronic dance music festival

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

2 dead and 3 hurt after shooting at Washington state electronic dance music festival GEORGE, Wash. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said.Authorities received the first report of the shooting shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the camping area a few hundred yards from the Gorge Amphitheater, where thousands of people were attending an electronic dance music festival, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The Gorge is near the small city of George, about 150 miles (239 kilometers) east of Seattle.After the initial shots were fired, the suspect started moving through the campground and “continued to shoot randomly into the crowd” until he was eventually confronted by police and taken into custody, Foreman said.The suspect was shot in the confrontation with police, Foreman said. The suspect was hospitalized for his in...

CFD: 5 critical, 1 dead after shooting in Roseland

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

CFD: 5 critical, 1 dead after shooting in Roseland CHICAGO — At least one person is dead and five more people are in critical condition after a shooting in the Roseland neighborhood Sunday evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department.It is unclear at this time what lead up to the shooting or the circumstances surrounding the incident other than that it happened in the area of West 99th Street and South Princeton Avenue.Fire said all six victims are adults and were taken to various local hospitals, including the University of Chicago Medical Center, Advocate Christ Medical Center and Roseland Hospital. CPD: Man and woman robbing, kidnapping elderly women on Northwest Side The ages and genders of the victims have yet to be provided by fire or law enforcement officials.No other information is available at this time.Stay with WGN News as this article will be updated once more information becomes available.

CPD: Man and woman robbing, kidnapping elderly women on Northwest Side

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:47:15 GMT

CPD: Man and woman robbing, kidnapping elderly women on Northwest Side CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department sent out a community alert Sunday evening to notify residents in the Belmont Cragin and Humboldt Park neighborhoods about a man and a woman who robbed — and in one instance, kidnapped — elderly women on the Northwest Side last week.According to police, the man and woman approached elderly female victims and attempted to engage in conversation with them at first. After a short amount of time, the two then demanded money and jewelry from their victims.In one incident, a victim was forced into a vehicle and driven a short distance before the man and woman demanded her belongings. Man shot in head in River North, suspect in custody Police describe the man as being a 60-to-62-year-old Hispanic male wearing a beige hat, sunglasses, black hoodie and a white COVID mask with a Brazilian accent.Police describe the woman as being a 30-to-35-year-old Hispanic female with curly hair who was wearing a white blouse and blue jeans.Incident Times and Locatio...