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Police: 3 killed at New Mexico motorcycle rally

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

RED RIVER, N.M. — Three men killed in a weekend shootout at a New Mexico motorcycle rally were members of rival outlaw biker gangs, and the violence stemmed from a previous altercation between them in Albuquerque, authorities said Sunday.New Mexico State Police said three other bikers are facing charges and two of them were among the five wounded in Saturday’s shooting involving the Bandidos and the Waterdogs in the mountain resort town of Red River.Those killed were identified as 26-year-old Anthony Silva of Los Lunas, 46-year-old Damian Breaux of Socorro and 46-year-old Randy Sanchez of Albuquerque. Two were declared dead at the scene and the third at a hospital, New Mexico State Police Chief Tim Johnson said in identifying them.Johnson said 30-year-old Jacob Castillo of Rio Rancho will be charged with an open count of murder when he’s released from a hospital while 39-year-old Matthew Charles Jackson of Austin, Texas, is facing a charge of unlawful carrying of a firea...

Div. 4 state track: Hot times on a hot day

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

HINGHAM — Rithikh Prakash knew he couldn’t sit behind Gloucester’s Finn O’Hara and wait until the final 100 meters of the mile in a last-ditch effort to outkick Friday’s 800 winner at the conclusion of the Div. 4 Track Championships at sweltering Notre Dame Sunday.Prakash, who took the 2-mile on Friday, made an aggressive move earlier and it led the way to the gold medal. He burst into the lead with 600 left and pulled away by a small margin for the win in an outdoor personal best of 4 minutes, 20.57 seconds. O’Hara, who raced to a big personal best of 1:56.56 in the 800, finished strong in 4:21.42. Prakash’s teammate Eric Sekyaya was a strong third with his 4:24.04.“My coach wanted me to gauge the first two laps,” said Burlington’s Prakash. “Finn is a great runner and I know he has good finishing speed so that’s why I took off from 600 out.”Prakash, who has a 2-mile best of 9:14, will move up to his specialty a...

Notebook: Derrick White’s growth, and other Celtics takeaways from epic Game 6 win

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

MIAMI — What a difference a year makes for Derrick White.The Celtics guard was admittedly tentative when he arrived in Boston at last season’s trade deadline. He didn’t want to step on any toes. But he got over those initial jitters. He was confident and comfortable this season, and it showed in his performance as he became a full-time starter, one of the Celtics’ most important players and an All-Defensive team selection.What better way to show that growth than on Saturday night, when his miracle tip-in at the buzzer saved the Celtics’ season in epic fashion?“If you don’t know who D-White is, you know who he is now,” Marcus Smart said. “I mean, that dude has been phenomenal for us this whole, whole year. You know, just playing the way that we knew he could play when we picked him up.“It’s been refreshing for us, and it’s been a joy to watch and a joy to be on the court with him.”White’s humility has always stood out. The sixth-year guard has never been an attention-seek...

North Korea tells neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard said North Korea has notified it that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.Japan’s coast guard said the notice from North Korean waterway authorities said the launch window was from May 31 and June 11 and that the launch may affect waters in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and east of the Philippines’ Luzon Island.Japan’s coast guard issued a safety warning for ships that would passing through the area during the launch window. The prime minister’s office said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed officials to do their utmost to gather and analyze information related to the launch and inform people about it.Pyongyang said early this month its first military spy satellite was ready for launch. Such a launch would use long-range missile technology banned by past U.N. Security Council resolutions.North Korea’s past launches have dem...

Police: Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Arizona’s Phoenix metro area; 4 dead

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday.Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.A motive for the shootings wasn’t immediately clear, but police said Byers took responsibility for the shootings and told officers where they could find the clothes and gun used in the crimes.Police said video surveillance footage showed the suspect wearing the clothing reported by witnesses at multiple shooting scenes.The names of the victims were being withheld Sunday until relatives could be notified. It was unclear Sunday if Byers has a lawyer yet who could speak on his behalf.Police said officers were dispatched around 10:30 p.m. Friday to a Mesa park and found a 41-year-old man dead at the scene.While still at the park, police ...

Man turns himself in after fatal stabbing in Oakwood Village

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

A 30-year-old Toronto man is in custody after another man was fatally stabbed inside a building in the city’s west end Friday night. Police were called to a building in area of Dufferin Street and Rowan Drive, south of Eglinton just before 10:30 p.m. for reports someone had been stabbed.Investigators say the suspect entered a unit in the building and stabbed the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 37-year-old Leon Matthew. On Saturday, police say Shaquille Chalmers turned himself into police and has been charged with first degree murder.

Cyclist struck and killed in Etobicoke

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

A cyclist is dead after being struck by a vehicle in EtobicokePolice say they were called to the area of Scarlett Road and Braeburn Avenue for reports of a collision just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They male cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police who did not provide the age of the victim. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Police: Fugitive’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

HENDERSON, KY (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said.The discovery brought to a close a manhunt for the missing inmate, Bradley Gillespie, 50. Authorities said the other inmate James Lee, 47, was captured last Wednesday after the two escaped earlier in the week from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio. Henderson Police Chief Sean McKinney said at a news conference that authorities got a call Sunday about a body floating in the river very near where Gillespie was last seen when his officers captured the other inmate during a pursuit and traffic stop on a stolen car. Gillespie, a passenger in the vehicle, fled on foot, prompting a multiday manhunt, he said.“A preliminary investigation indicates we recovered the body of Bradley Gillespie from the river,” McKinney said, a...

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks expected to make return to team

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox Closer Liam Hendriks is rejoining the team, according to a video released on the White Sox's Twitter account Sunday.After successfully overcoming a battle against non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Hendriks is expected to be reactivated on Monday ahead of Chicago's three game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.Hendriks, who rang the bell signifying he was cancer free back on April 5, spent a half dozen games with the White Sox's AAA affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, on a rehab assignment before throwing a handful of simulated pitching sessions in preparation for his return. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Liam Hendriks gets closer & closer to a White Sox return In his absence this season, Chicago has gone with a closer-by-committee approach, cycling through Reynaldo Lopez, Kendall Graveman, Joe Kelly and Keynan Middleton when needing to close the door in the ninth inning or later.The four pitchers have combined to go 10/16 on save opportunities so far this yea...

Bill to ban lewd performances while kids are present will go to the governor's desk

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:23:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill that has been a focus this legislative session of the LGBTQ+ advocates will go to the governor's desk after lawmakers reached an agreement Sunday. Senate Bill 12 would ban sexually explicit or suggestive performances while minors are present. Lawmakers in the House previously stripped the bill of any mention of drag performances or gender non-conformity, but the conference committee added new language that opponents of the bill say could targets those performers anyways. Businesses could face a $10,000 fine for allowing the performances at their establishment. According to the most recent version of the bill posted, sexually explicit performances include the following: The presentation of actual or simulated sexual encounters or actions; Genitals being shown; Showing or using devices typically used during sex;Touching or being shown to touch someone's bottom, boobs or genitals; and, "The exhibition of sexual gesticulations using accessories or prosthetics that...