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Afghan American Community Center welcomes refugees

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Migrants who have come to the Capital Region are being helped by the Afghan American Community Center. One bus made over ten trips back and forth from a nearby hotel to bring asylum seekers and refugees in for a warm meal. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! President of the AACC, Mohammed Zamani, says he and his brothers wanted to spread kindness from one immigrant to another. “When I talked to my board members, I said ‘Lest we do something good for these immigrants. We are immigrants too in this country,’” said Zamani.Zamani and his AACC family work to help immigrants adjust to life in the United States. He says the first part of the process is to give them a chance to rest. “These people, they left their home. They’ve travelled, they’re tired. To say in a hotel and they don’t have anybody here, I’m sure they wish to have a hot meal," described Zamani. Colonie Town Supervisor suing NYC, Albany over mi...

Five hurt in fire at apartment complex in Aurora

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

Five people were treated for injuries Saturday evening as a result of an apartment fire in Aurora, fire officials said.Firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire, which was in the second and third stories of the Park Place at Exposition residential building.One person was hurt seriously, and two others also were transported to a hospital, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Two people with minor injuries were treated at the scene and released.The Red Cross was assisting because people in as many as 60 units in the complex on Exposition, a block east of Havana, may have been displaced by the two-alarm fire.

Colorado Mammoth’s bid for repeat title slips away in loss to Buffalo Bandits

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

The Colorado Mammoth took their NLL title defense as far as they could.But with the NLL championship on the line in a winner-take-all Game 3 in Buffalo on Saturday night, the Mammoth didn’t have the offense to finish the job.Buffalo goaltender Adam Vinc and the Bandits defense shut down a red-hot Mammoth attack that burned them for 16 goals in a series-extending Game 2 win at Ball Arena, and the Bandits ran away with a decisive 13-4 victory to avenge last year’s NLL Finals loss to Colorado.Josh Byrne netted a hat trick less than four minutes into the third quarter to give the Bandits a 6-2 lead, which was plenty of cushion for the disciplined Buffalo defense.Buffalo outshot Colorado by a 60-50 margin, with Mammoth goalkeeper Dillon Ward (47 saves) unable to withstand the onslaught as the Bandits netted nine goals in the second half. Vinc finished the game with 46 saves, as the Mammoth were limited to just one power play opportunity the entire game.Related ArticlesSports ...

Video captures man rescuing young girl in South Los Angeles attack

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

Dramatic video captures the moment a homeless woman with a knife attacks a young girl in South Los Angeles before a bystander steps in.The good Samaritan who intervened was slashed in the face by the attacker while saving the girl.Surveillance video captured the May 26 attack, which happened on South Main Street near West 87th Street. just before 8 a.m.The young girl was walking to school when video shows the homeless woman suddenly striking the girl and grabbing her before wrestling her to the ground.The good Samaritan, John Arias, is seen running over to intervene. He pushes the attacker off the girl and holds the woman down until authorities arrive.Video captures a homeless woman armed with a knife attacking a young girl in South Los Angeles before John Arias intervenes on May 26, 2023. (John Arias)Video captures a homeless woman armed with a knife attacking a young girl in South Los Angeles before John Arias intervenes on May 26, 2023. (John Arias)Video captures a homeless woman...

Multiple people injured after police chase leads to rollover crash in Danville

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

(KRON) -- Multiple people were injured after a police chase led to a Saturday overnight collision in Danville, authorities said. The chase began around 1 a.m. Saturday when the suspect car ran a red light, and a Danville police officer tried to pull the car over.The suspect vehicle ran a red light, crashed into another car, rolled over on its roof and caught fire. The collision happened in the area of the intersection of Camino Tassajara and Crow Canyon Road. Fight ends in shooting near San Francisco nightclub The driver of the suspect vehicle suffered "major" injuries, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department. Five occupants from the suspect vehicles were rescued and taken to the hospital. Two occupants of the other vehicle were not injured, authorities said.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-contai...

Serruto HR lifts Indiana past Kentucky, 5-3 in Lexington Regional

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Peter Serruto drilled a three-run home run in the seventh inning to bring Indiana back from a two-run deficit en route to a 5-3 win Saturday over top-seeded Kentucky at the Lexington Regional.The third-seeded Hoosiers, who have knocked off the No. 1 and No. 2 seed to start the tournament, await the winner of an elimination game between Kentucky and West Virginia on Sunday. Phillip Glasser hit a first-inning home run to give Indiana a 1-0 lead, but Kentucky answered with a run in the second and took a 3-1 lead in the seventh after Patrick Herrera scored on a fielder’s choice and Grant Smith scored on Devin Burkes sacrifice fly. Josh Pyne opened the seventh inning with a double and Hunter Jessee was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Serruto’s home run to right field to take a 4-3 lead. Devin Taylor scored on a wild pitch in the eighth to add an insurance run. Connor Foley hit two batters in the top of the ninth to bring the winning run to the plate,...

DC United hands Inter Miami fifth straight defeat, 2-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Christian Benteke scored an insurance goal in the 90th minute that proved to be the difference as D.C. United held off Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday night.Benteke used an assist from Victor Pálsson to score his eighth goal of the season, giving DC United (6-6-5) a 2-0 lead. It was the difference in picking up three points after 20-year-old defender Ian Fray took a pass from Robert Taylor in the second minute of stoppage and scored his first career goal in his fifth appearance for Inter Miami (5-11-0).Neither team scored until United defender Donovan Pines found the net for the third time this season, scoring unassisted in the 76th minute.Inter Miami lost its fifth straight match. The club’s struggles continued under interim manager Javier Morales, who was handed the reins after Phil Neville was fired earlier in the week.DC United improves to 4-1-1 all-time in the series and 2-0-1 in road matches with Inter Miami. United got back in the wins column af...

Gavin Kash hits 2 HRs to help Texas Tech beat Florida 5-4 at Gainesville Regional

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Gavin Kash two home runs, including a two-out two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Texas Tech beat top-seeded Florida 5-4 Saturday night at the Gainesville Regional. Florida (45-15), the No. 2 national seed, plays Connecticut in a loser-out game on Sunday. The winner will have to beat Texas Tech (41-21) twice to advance to the super regionals. Zac Vooletich singled to left before Kash hit a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left center to give the Red Raiders a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning. The Gators took a 1-0 lead when Wyatt Langford scored on Josh Rivera’s sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth. Kevin Bazzell walked before Austin Green hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning and Kash led off the bottom of the fifth with a homer to give the Red Raiders a two-run lead. After Langford drew a lead-off walk in the top of the sixth, Jac Caglianone hit a two-run shot over the wall in left to make it 3-3. Dale Thomas hit a one-out pinch-h...

Indiana State moves within win of 1st super regional; No. 2 Florida faces tall task

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

Indiana State is within a win of its first NCAA Tournament super regional. South Carolina is breaking out of its late-season slump at the right time, and No. 2 national seed Florida is a loss away from getting eliminated from a home regional for a third straight year.The first two national seeds were knocked out of the tournament Saturday, with No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 13 Auburn each failing to win a game as a regional host for the first time.No. 1 national seed Wake Forest got a late start to its game against Maryland because of rain, and weather also caused delays at regionals hosted by Arkansas, LSU and Miami.Indiana State, the No. 14 seed and hosting for the first time, came from behind in a second straight game to beat Iowa 7-4.Iowa will play an elimination game against North Carolina on Sunday, with the winner having to beat the Sycamores twice to advance.The Sycamores wiped out a 4-2 deficit with a five-run eighth inning. They went ahead on two-run doubles by Miguel Rive...

Sandercock leads Florida State past Washington 3-1, into Women’s College World Series semifinals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:14:06 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kathryn Sandercock was strong in relief, and No. 3 seed Florida State held on to beat No. 7 Washington 3-1 on Saturday night and clinch a spot in the Women’s College World Series semifinals.Sandercock allowed one run on six hits in 5 2/3 innings to claim the win.Devyn Flaherty had two hits and scored twice for the Seminoles (57-9), who will play the winner of Sunday’s Tennessee-Oklahoma State game on Monday. Florida State remained unbeaten in the double-elimination bracket and will need to win once on Monday to advance to the best-of-three championship series. The Seminoles would have to lose twice to be eliminated.Washington (44-14) will play No. 9 Stanford in an elimination game on Sunday. The winner of that game would advance to the semifinals and play No. 1 seed Oklahoma on Monday. Sandercock stepped in for Makenna Reid in the second inning. Sandercock gave up a single and hit a batter before escaping a bases-loaded jam without allowing a run.Jos...