NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano has been suspended for 162 games by Major League Baseball after his positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. The 38-year-old Cano will miss the entire 2021 season and lose $24 million in salary. The eight-time All-Star hit a robust .316 with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs in this year’s pandemic-shortened season. The commissioner’s office said Wednesday that Cano tested positive for Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. He was penalized 80 games in May 2018 while with Seattle after a positive test for Furosemide, a diuretic that some athletes have used to mask other substances.
Mets 2B Cano suspended 162 games by MLB after drug test
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Arrests Of A Dump Truck Driver And A Wrong Way Driver
A Brazos County sheriff’s deputy reports being passed by a dump truck where its load of dirt and sand was not properly secured. The deputy then found out the dump truck’s registration expired last April. That led to a traffic stop and the driver being arrested for not having a driver’s license. The deputy’s arrest report says 43 year old Luis Bello-Carmona never had a commercial driver’s license and his class “C” license had been expired for over ten years. Additionally, Carmona has been convicted five times of driving with an invalid license. Carmona is out of jail after posting a $2,000 dollar bond. After the bars in the Northgate district closed early Sunday morning (January 12), College Station police responded to a hit and run crash involving a wrong way driver whose pickup truck left behind one of its tires at Wellborn and University. The truck was found about a half mile away in a parking lot. The driver, 23 year old Anabel Vargas of Bryan, was arrested for DWI after failing field sobriety tests. That was followed by breath alcohol tests which were twice the legal limit at .161 and .164. Vargas is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $6,000 dollars.
Optimum Cable Customers In Bryan/College Station Lose Channels Due To Rate Dispute
Optimum cable television customers in Bryan/College Station have been without several channels since last Friday (January 10) due to a rate dispute with Nexstar Media Group, the company that has the most local TV stations in the country. That means no local FOX station, Antenna TV, News Nation, and NewsMax for Optimum customers in B/CS. Optimum’s website directs customers to pay more to access the lost channels through a streaming service. The website for the Fox affiliate serving B/CS, which is owned by Nexstar, directs affected customers to contact Optimum. Nexstar’s website says Optimum’s decision affects 63 local television stations in 42 markets across the country.
Bryan Firefighters Join Mutual Aid Effort In California
Four firefighters from Bryan are among those from Texas who are providing mutual aid battling wildfires in southern California. The governor announced the deployment of more than 135 firefighters and more than 45 pieces of equipment. BFD’s Facebook page has a group photo showing members of strike team 105. The deployment is coordinated under a nationwide mutual aid network that enables states to provide assistance and share resources from all disciplines, along with protecting personnel, and be reimbursed for costs. News release from the governor’s office: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and Texas A&M Forest Service to deploy firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel, fire engines, and equipment to assist with wildfire response efforts in California following a request from CAL FIRE through the California Office of Emergency Services. “Our hearts grieve with the entire Los Angeles community as they continue to respond to these destructive wildfires,” said Governor Abbott. “Texans know all too well the devastation wildfires can cause to our communities, and our country is stronger when we come together in times of crisis. I directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy firefighters, fire engines, and firefighting equipment to help our fellow Americans battle these wildfires. I thank all the brave firefighters and first responders who are answering the call to help Californians in need as these fires continue to burn. Cecilia and I pray for the victims who lost their lives and their families, the heroic men and women of CAL FIRE, the Los Angeles Fire Department, and the entire state of California during this difficult time.” TDEM, the Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, and Texas Emergency Medical Task Force will deploy more than 135 firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel, as well as more than 45 fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles, and equipment to California as crews battle ongoing wildfires in the southern part of the state. This deployment is coordinated under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). EMAC is a state-to-state mutual aid system that enables states to provide assistance and share resources with another state in response to a disaster or emergency. EMAC members can share resources from all disciplines, protect personnel who deploy, and be reimbursed for mission-related costs.