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Village of Scotia Fire Department celebrating 150 years of service

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

SCOTIA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -150 years of service has flown by for the Village of Scotia Fire Department. The team inviting everyone out to look back on the history of the station, as well as work towards the future.Pictures filled the Lion’s Pavilion in Collins Park, each one with a story shared by President of the volunteer firefighters, Bonnie Belfance. Going all the way back to December of 1873, the Neptune House Company No. 1 stepped on the ladder with 40 members. The area ended up having a multitude of fires throughout the winter for the new company to fight. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “That year, they had many, many horrendous fires here. The insurance companies were threatening to cancel policies. So the group of them got together and decided they had to do something," described Belfance.As a member of the department since 1988, Belfance has been sharing the history of the company, with apparatus from the beginning s...

Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton jump on Rockies’ Connor Seabold, win 6-3

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

The Rockies’ 6-3 loss to the Yankees Saturday night was a microcosm of their season.They received another poor start from right-hander Connor Seabold, their offense was a no-show until it was too late, and their bullpen kept them within hoping distance.Yankees fans made up the majority of the sellout crowd of 48,632 at Coors Field and they got to cheer starter Clarke Schmidt’s six strong innings, Giancarlo Stanton’s three-run homer in the second inning, and a 3-for-4, two-double performance by DJ LeMahieu.Schmidt gave up just two hits, including a leadoff home run by C.J. to lead off the seventh, ending Schmidt’s night. He struck out eight and walked only one. Colorado’s run off him in the first inning when he hit leadoff hitter Jurickson Profar, walked Elias Diaz, and was called for a balk, sending Profar home.“It was the first time we’ve seen him and we’ve talked about this before, the first time you see a guy, the advantage is to the pitcher,&#...

Massive Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

Crews are battling a large wildfire that erupted in Riverside County on Saturday afternoon, prompting evacuations.Named the “Gavilan Fire,” the blaze was first reported near Gavilan and Idaleona Roads in Gavilan Hills around 3:30 p.m.The fire has spread from 30 acres to 250 acres so far and is “burning in heavy fuels,” according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department. The flames are continuing to grow with about 25 percent containment by 8:30 p.m.Fire crews have stopped all forward progress of the blaze near Lake Mathews by 8 p.m. Multiple air tankers were seen dropping around 9,400 gallons of flame retardant on the brush-heavy area. Multiple water-dropping helicopters were also at the scene.The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County on July 15, 2023. (KTLA)The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County on July 15, 2023. (KTLA)The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County on July 15, 2023. (KTLA)The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside C...

WATCH: Stephen Curry hits incredible hole-in-one

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Stephen Curry is known to make shots from long distances. And that's not just on the basketball court. The Golden State Warriors superstar has now taken his basketball wizardry to the golf course on Saturday at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe.Curry made an incredible hole-in-one from 152 yards out in a video that has now gone viral on social media. As of Saturday evening, the four-time NBA champion's swing has garnered 5.4 million views on Twitter. (Watch Curry's celebration here.) Curry trolls Chiefs’ Mahomes, Kelce ahead of Las Vegas golf match The hole-in-one is the first ever on the 152-yard 7th at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe, according to NBC Sports, which broadcasted the event. In a clip posted by the Warriors, Curry said that was his second hole-in-one ever.The two-time NBA MVP is also first on the entire leaderboard heading into the final day. Curry's golf swing from long distance had social media ...

Przybyłko scores in 90th minute, Fire edge Toronto 1-0

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Kacper Przybyłko scored in the 90th minute to rally the Chicago Fire to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.Przybyłko used an assist from Miguel Navarro to score his fourth goal of the season. Chris Brady saved one shot to help the Fire (8-7-8) hold Toronto without a goal in three straight matches for the first time in club history. Chicago has two wins and a tie in the last three meetings after going 0-11-3 in the previous 14.Sean Johnson made four saves in his first start for Toronto (3-11-10) since June 10. Johnson left the club to play for the United States in Nations League and Gold Cup competitions.The Fire have won three in a row and five of their last six after winning just three times in the first 17 matches. Chicago has won three straight matches just one other time since the start of the 2018 season.Toronto has lost six in a row and been outscored 12-1. The club had used a league-high 34 players this season entering the match.When the league ret...

Harper ends home run drought as Phillies sweep doubleheader from Padres 6-4 and 9-4

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper ended the longest homerless streak of his major league career in the second game, and the Philadelphia Phillies swept a doubleheader from the San Diego Padres 6-4 and 9-4 on Saturday.Harper connected on a curveball from left-hander Ryan Weathers (1-6), tying the score 1-1 in the fourth inning.“That’s what he does,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “Everybody was excited.”The ball was caught barehanded in the Philadelphia bullpen in center field by closer Craig Kimbrel.Needing a healthy Kimbrel, Harper lightheartedly told his closer not to make a barehanded grab again.“That was stupid,” Harper said, causing laughs among reporters. “I already talked to him. It was terrible. You can’t do that. I mean, nice catch but come on man.”It was the fourth homer of the season for Harper, who made his season debut May 2 after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The home run was Harper’s first since May 25 at Atlanta against Dylan Dodd. He had gone 166 plate appe...

Brewers shut out Reds for 3rd straight game, take sole NL Central lead with 3-0 win

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Freddy Peralta combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Christian Yelich homered on the game’s first pitch and Milwaukee shut out the Cincinnati Reds for the third straight game, a 3-0 win Saturday night that gave the Brewers sole possession of the NL Central lead.Playing six straight games against the Reds, Milwaukee (51-42) has won four of the first five. The Brewers tied the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto for the major league shutouts lead with 10.Jake Fraley had the Reds’ only hit, a broken-bat infield single with one out in the fourth. Cincinnati (50-43) has managed just seven hits in its last three games, none for extra bases.Peralta (6-7) won for the first time since May 21 after going 0-4 in his previous eight starts. He struck out six and walked two in six innings, allowing just two runners to reach second.Evan Peguero, Joel Payamps and Devin Williams followed with an inning each, with Williams getting his 22nd save in 24 c...

Padres’ Fernando Tatis exits 2nd game of doubleheader versus Phillies with an ankle injury

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. left the second game of a Saturday doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning with an ankle injury.Padres manager Bob Melvin described the injury as a “twisted” ankle.Tatis left the game after popping out to first base in the sixth inning of the Padres’ 9-4 loss in the nightcap. San Diego lost the opener 6-4 and fell further out of playoff contention as a result of the sweep.Melvin indicated that Tatis injured his ankle earlier in the second game, possibly on Kyle Schwarber’s lineout to right in the third inning.Tatis finished the doubleheader going 1 for 7 with three strikeouts.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Acosta delivers, Vazquez returns, Cincinnati tops Nashville 3-1

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Luciano Acosta had a goal and an assist and Aaron Boupendza scored in his first career appearance to rally FC Cincinnati to a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC in a Saturday night match that saw Brandon Vazquez return to the winners and Nashville lose two players to red cards.Acosta scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 42nd minute and then picked up an assist on defender Santiago Arias’ second netter of the season, a go-ahead score in the 74th. Boupendza, who subbed in and played 15 minutes, scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time with an assist from Vazquez, who had been playing for the United States in the Gold Cup since June 10.Defender Walker Zimmerman staked Nashville to a 1-0 lead with his second goal this season, scoring unassisted in the 31st minute.Nashville defender Taylor Washington picked up a second yellow card and made his exit in the 68th minute. Fafà Picault left two minutes later after receiving a second yellow card.Roman Celantano d...

LeBron James will return to No. 23 next season after switching from No. 6

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is not only coming back for a 21st season, he’s coming back in his original uniform number.James will return to No. 23 next season, a move the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Saturday by tweeting a picture of his back with James’ name and number showing on the gold jersey.James has alternated between No. 23 and No. 6 after wearing 23 when he entered the NBA in 2003 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was in No. 6 while becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader last season, a number now retired by the league following the death of Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell.Rich Paul, James’ agent, told ESPN that James decided to make the switch out of respect for Russell.James said Wednesday during the broadcast of the ESPY Awards that he would continue playing next season. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource