The Miami Marlins snapped a two-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.

Nathan Eovaldi dominated the Reds with eight scoreless innings in which he struck out six of the hitters he faced. Eovaldi was strong all the way to the end throwing in the high 90's and striking out two in his final frame.

It took 112 pitches to get through the eight innings and Eovaldi looked strong enough to go another. With his spot due up in the ninth and the high pitch count, manager Mike Redmond elected to turn to the bullpen.

Eovaldi ended up allowing five hits and a walk in the strong effort. The right-hander is now 6-6 on the season and has a 3.99 E.R.A.

In the ninth, Steve Cishek ran into quick trouble. The Reds plated one run before Cishek recorded an out. The closer picked up an out on a sacrifice bunt which was followed by a sparkling play by Adeiny Hechavarria. The shortstop stopped a ball with the infield in and held the tying run at third.

Cishek walked the next batter to put runners on the corners with two outs. The usually reliable closer had problems with his command as eight of his 20 pitches were balls. Cishek finished the game out for his 28th save of the season by striking out the final batter of the game.

Giancarlo Stanton hit his 28th home run of the year in the seventh inning, it was the second straight game in which the slugger hit a blast. The home run was a no-doubter off the bat and gave Eovaldi and the Marlins an important insurance run.

The earlier run for Miami came in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Casey McGehee returned to the lineup after a rare off-day and had two doubles to give him 24 on the season.

The Marlins will look for a second win in a row on Saturday. As of yet, there is no listed starter for Miami but it is widely expected that veteran Brad Penny will make the start.

The Miami Marlins will have a familiar face on the mound on Saturday when Brad Penny starts against the Cincinnati Reds.

Penny was a member of the 2003 World Champion Marlins and pitched with the franchise 2000-2004. During that last season Penny was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers where he went on to be a two-time All-Star.

Penny had been pitching well in AAA New Orleans since signing a minor-league deal with the Marlins in mid-June. The veteran who sat out the entire 2013 Major League Baseball season is looking to rejuvenate his career in Miami.

In AAA, Penny made five starts and was 2-2 with a 2.28 E.R.A. What stands out even more for Penny is his control. In those starts, Penny struck out 26 and walked nine in 27.2 innings pitched. The 36-year old went six innings in three of the starts and the Marlins are in need of an arm that can give a tired bullpen some rest.

The last major league action that Penny saw came in 2012 with the San Francisco Giants. In that season, Penny pitched in 22 games and they were all out of the bullpen. The veteran had a 6.11 E.R.A in his 28 innings on the mound and gave up an eye-opening 42 hits.

In 2011, Penny was a starter with the Detroit Tigers and made 31 starts. The right-hander had a 5.30 E.R.A and went 11-11 on the season. It was a tough year for Penny following a short 2010 season that saw him only make nine appearances.

To make room on the roster for Penny, the Marlins optioned Edgar Olmos back to AAA. The prospect had been recalled earlier in the day to replace Bryan Flynn on the roster.

A Bridgeport police officer is facing federal charges after allegedly using excessive force while making an arrest in 2011 and the police department has suspended him without pay.

Bridgeport police officer Clive Higgins, 48, who has been with the department since 2002, appeared in court Friday. He is accused of police brutality in a case that was caught on camera.

Immediately following Higgins' arrest, the Bridgeport Police Department placed him on unpaid suspension, according to police spokesman Bill Kaempffer.

"We expect a lot from our officers and the overwhelming majority of our officers do their job extraordinarily well," said Bridgeport Payor Bill Finch and Chief Joseph Gaudett, in a statement Friday. "But when they violate the public trust, they need to be held accountable."

On May 20, 2011, two other Bridgeport police officers were chasing a man suspected of having a gun when Higgins heard radio transmissions asking for backup, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Higgins responded to the scene as the chase neared Beardsley Park. When he arrived, the person involved – later identified as Orlando Lopez – had left his van and was running from police, with two officers in pursuit.

One officers shot Lopez with a stun gun, knocking him down, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

As Lopez was lying on the ground, Higgins approached the suspect and kicked him in the head and neck area, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Lopez, of Bridgeport, filed a lawsuit against Higgins and two other officers, claiming police brutality, in January 2013. The suit was filed days after a video of the arrest surfaced on YouTube.

Higgins is charged with violating an individual's civil rights by using unreasonable force during an arrest. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

The Miami Dolphins started the 2014 preseason the same way the team ended the 2013 regular season, with a loss, this time 16-10 to the Atlanta Falcons. Still, there were several good things the team can focus on as they head back to training camp.

In his only drive of the night, Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill went 6-6 for 62 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown pass came on a six-yard pass to Brandon Gibson. Tannehill was sharp throughout the drive and the much-ballyhooed offensive line gave him time and opened running lanes.

Tannehill hit three different receivers on the drive and Lamar Miller accounted for 20 yards on the drive including a power run on third and 1 on the Dolphins’ 48-yard line. Miller went behind right guard and plowed ahead for four yards and a first down to keep the drive alive.

That was the good news for the Dolphins’ starters. The bad news is the starting defense couldn’t tackle anyone and allowed the Falcons’ offense to march right back down the field and punch in a touchdown just before the first quarter ended.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was perfect on the drive going 7-7 for 53 yards while running back Jacquizz Rodgers contributed 20 yards and the touchdown run.

The Dolphins’ defense also helped the Falcons out on the drive with a penalty on safety Louis Delmas that wiped out a six yard sack by Koa Misi. The Fins also lost out on a holding penalty against Jake Matthews when safety Reshad Jones was flagged for illegal use of hands.

The final penalty against the Dolphins on the Falcons’ opening drive was a roughing the passer penalty against Philip Wheeler for hitting Ryan high. That set the Falcons up on the two yard line and the teams’ offensive line cleared a path for Rodgers into the end zone.

Overall, the Dolphins’ starting offense had a good performance to build off of moving forward. But, it was also against a defense that will not likely be anywhere near the top of the NFC by the end of the regular season.

As for the Dolphins defense, it has one mission, especially for the linebackers: tackle, tackle, tackle, tackle.

The Dolphins return to the field next weekend in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers. The starters are expected to play into the second quarter if not longer next weekend. The third preseason game, the so-called dress rehearsal for the regular season will be at Sun Life Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.

Alonzo Mourning was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.

The Miami Heat legend found out he would be inducted back in April and the big day finally arrived capping of several months of anticipation. Other players going in with Mourning were Mitch Richmond, Guy Rodgers and Sarunas Marciulionis.

Three coaches were also inducted on Friday with Nolan Richardson, Gary Williams and Bob Leonard earning enshrinement. Rounding out the inductees were David Stern and Nat Clifton.

Joining Mourning on stage were Heat president Pat Riley and former Georgetown University head coach John Thompson who was the man in charge during Mourning's college days.

”It’s good to be remembered for more than just dragging Jeff Van Gundy around on my leg,"  Mourning said shortly after taking the stage. The mention of that iconic moment in Heat history brought laughter from the crowd.

During his induction speech, Mourning made several statements that will undoubtedly be replayed for years to come.

“No one goes through life alone."

"Occasionally I threw an elbow or two. And by the way, I had fun doing it."

"Pat (Riley) builds cultures of winning."

Mourning played with the Heat from 1999-2005 and then again from 2005-2008. He was a member of the 2006 NBA Champions and was also a seven-time All-Star during his exceptional career.

After his playing career ended following the 2008 season, Mourning joined the Heat front office as the Vice President of Player Programs and Development in 2009. He still serves in that role to this day and has remained a large presence at Heat games.

Mourning is still the franchise leader for blocks in Miami and had his #33 retired by the team.

A lightning strike set a Coral Springs house on fire late Thursday night, officials said.

The strike happened at a home in the 600 block of Northwest 100th Lane around 10 p.m., Coral Springs Fire Department spokesman Mike Moser said.

"Lightning struck the fireplace, and a lightning bolt went down through the chimney," homeowner Tommy Casciola said.

No one was injured but the strike caused two small fires in the home's attic. It took firefighters an hour to find the fires because they were hidden in the attic, Moser said.

"We came outside. It smelled like smoke out here, so I'm thinking something's burning in the Everglades — but then we went back inside, and it was worse in the house," Casciola said.

When he and his daughter went to the attic to investigate, they saw no smoke. She said, however, to call the fire department anyway.

"It's a good thing I did, because if I didn't, they would have been wheeling out four body bags this morning, and this house wouldn't be here," he said.

The home also suffered water damage. Casciola said they will be staying with family until the damage is fixed.

Debris from the lightning strike was still scattered in the home's yard early Friday.

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A second victim has died after the double stabbing of an elderly couple in Miami in July.

Armando Colon, 23, was arrested in the stabbings of 86-year-old Rodolfo Pavon and 68-year-old Maria Carrillo, Miami Police said.

Pavon was pronounced dead at the scene. Carrillo was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. Carrillo's daughter-in-law Beatriz informed NBC 6 that Carrillo passed away this week and the funeral will be held Monday, August 10th.

Police said they found the bodies of Pavon and Carrillo on the morning of July 16th after responding to a report of a stabbing at an apartment at 1559 Northwest North River Drive.

According to an arrest report, Colon knew the couple and had gone to their apartment after taking some drugs and asked for a glass of water.

Pavon told Colon to come in and serve himself, and he stayed for a few minutes while smoking a cigarette then left, the report said.

After he left, Colon went and purchased more drugs, believed to be cocaine, and went back to the home to ask for more water, the report said.

Colon knocked on the door but when he didn't get a response, he forced open the door using his shoulder. Once he was inside the apartment, he attacked Pavon with a knife and stabbed Carrillo, who is bedridden, in the head, the report said.

Colon said he left the apartment and went home, the report said.

A man who police say tried to defend a group of women from catcallers landed in the hospital after he was brutally assaulted in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square early Saturday morning.

Police say the 39-year-old man who was visiting from Texas was walking along 18th and Walnut Streets around 2:45 a.m. when he observed several men inside a Black Nissan pull up next to a group of women.

The men inside the Nissan began taunting and catcalling the women, according to investigators, prompting the victim to get involved.

"The male victim took offense to something that the guys were saying to the girls and said 'hey, watch what you're saying,'" said Philadelphia Police Captain George Fuchs.

Police say one of the men inside the Nissan then got out of the car and punched the victim once in the head. The man was knocked unconscious after he fell and struck his head on the concrete

The suspect then ran back into the Nissan which fled west on Walnut. The victim was taken to Hahnemann Hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

"This is a tragic, tragic story," Captain Fuchs said. "Here's a guy trying to stick up for these girls and he gets victimized."

Police say the suspect's Nissan had Delaware tags. They are currently looking through surveillance video to see if they can find the license plate number. They are also speaking to a witness at Central Detectives.

If you have any information on the attack, please call Philadelphia Police.

Police are searching for two suspects who shot and killed an Orthodox rabbi while he was walking to his temple in North Miami Beach on Saturday morning.

Miami-Dade Police said 60-year-old Joseph Raksin was walking on the 800 block of NE 175th Street around 9 a.m. when two young males approached him. Raksin was shot during the altercation.

Raksin was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he died.

The two suspects fled the scene, one on a bike and one on foot, according to police. Police do not yet have a good description of the shooters, and say there are no signs that this was a hate crime.

Neighbors, however, think this could have been racially motivated, referencing a swastika that had been painted on a synagogue down the block two weeks ago.

The neighborhood is in a heavily-populated orthodox Jewish community with 11 synagogues in the area.

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A plan was forced to make an emergency landing at Shark Valley in the Everglades Saturday morning.

Three licensed pilots were on board the Piper single-engine plane to conduct training operations. All walked out of the plane uninjured.

The plane had taken off from Tamiami Airport. They were heading back to Tamiami when they experienced engine power failure.

The pilot was able to safely land the plane near Shark Valley Road.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Miccosukkee Police and the National Park Service responded to the scene. The FAA is investigating.

A Keys man was arrested after beating his girlfriend because he had a dream she cheated on him, according to police.

The girlfriend of Carlos Gascon told Monroe County Sheriff's deputies that Gascon had been beating her all day Friday. She was able to call for help at 6:45 p.m. after Gascon passed out.

The girlfriend accused Gascon of choking her, pouring hot coffee on her, cutting the back of her leg with a knife, and threatening to kill her while holding a knife to her throat. Gascon also allegedly picked her up and slammed her down on a glass table, breaking it.

Gascon's girlfriend also alleges that he picked up his dog, slammed it on the ground and put his foot on the dog's neck.

Gascon faces charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault, domestic battery by strangulation, battery, false imprisonment and animal cruelty. It is unclear if he has an attorney.

Two people were injured after a car crashed into a bush bench in Lauderdale Lakes on Saturday.

Broward Sheriff's deputies said the accident happened in front of a Burger King at 4043 West Oakland Park Boulevard.

Two people on the bench suffered minor injuries.

No information has yet been released on the driver.

An Ohio postal worker has been put on leave after she was caught on camera throwing undelivered mail into a dumpster.

The incident was filmed Wednesday by a resident in Bond Hill, Ohio who saw the woman carry a white crate to the dumpster and dump the contents into the trash bin, according to NBC station in Cincinnati WLWT.

In the footage, the woman returns to her vehicle and grabs more mail, which is also tossed in the dumpster.

Residents in the area said they suspected something was going on when they didn't receive mail for several days.

The letter carrier has been identified and is on leave pending an invesitgation, officials said.

"This is clearly unacceptable behavior that does not reflect the efforts of the thousands of professional, dedicated carriers in our workforce," the United States Postal Service said in a statement Thursday. "USPS OIG special agents identified the employee responsible for not properly delivering a small amount of mail. This mail was recovered and is being delivered to postal customers. The employee is not currently working pending the administrative review process."

The postal worker could be charged with federal misdemeanors for deserting mail and delaying mail delivery.

The President, First Lady and one of their daughters arrived on the Cape Saturday afternoon for the start of a family vacation, even as the US continues to conduct airstrikes against Islamic terrorists in northern Iraq.

Marine One and the First Family departed the US Coast Guard Air Station on the Cape for Martha's Vineyard only a couple of hours after the president spoke to the nation, saying the airstrikes will continue as long as necessary.

Before leaving the White House for a two-week vacation, the president told reporters that he was ready "to not have a suit on for a while." Obama and his family have vacationed on the island every summer of his presidency, except 2012 when he was running for re-election.

The Obamas are staying at a rented home, up-island in Chilmark. The president played his first round of golf at Farm Neck in Oak Bluffs Saturday afternoon. While he typically keeps a low-profile, the president will take part in a Democratic fundraiser on the island Monday night.

A woman who intentionally drove the wrong way onto an east San Diego freeway killing herself and another motorist had long battled with depression and tested positive for drugs, a report from the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office confirms.

On May 30, Trista Stier, 29, drove the wrong way on purpose up an off-ramp on State Route 67 in Lakeside just as Alpine resident Doug Menegos, 49, approached the road in his utility truck.

Stier’s vehicle slammed head-on into Menegos’ truck. Both were killed as a result of the crash. Menegos, a husband and father of two, had been on his way home from work at the time of the collision.

From the beginning, California Highway Patrol investigators said it appeared Stier had driven the wrong way intentionally and was likely suicidal. Officials called the tragic collision an “intentional act-turned-homicide.”

Now, a report compiled by the San Diego ME’s office and obtained by NBC 7 confirms Stier had a long medical history of depression and had even attempted to commit suicide once before. Toxicological testing also detected methamphetamine and marijuana in her system at the time of the fatal collision.

According to the report, Stier’s family told officials that she had been diagnosed with depression for many years and had been on and off various medications. Stier had tried to kill herself two-and-a-half years ago by slitting her wrists, the family said.

The report states that Stier’s roommate told officials Stier had ongoing issues with depression that had recently worsened. The roommate said Stier had been stressed out because she couldn’t get a job and was somewhat estranged from her family.

Stier had sought help for her depression from a psychiatrist. A week before the crash, she had switched medications, the report stated.

The roommate told officials Stier used medical marijuana, but was not known to use alcohol or illicit drugs. She may have had issues abusing medications, the report said.

The document also sheds light into what transpired leading up to the fatal collision.

Stier’s roommate told investigators that Stier and her boyfriend had gotten into an argument the day before the crash.

On May 30, Stier took all of her clothing and belongings, except for her cellphone, and left home early in the morning. Worried, her boyfriend called friends who said they hadn’t seen Stier.

He then called her mother. Stier’s mother called 911 and reported she was concerned for her daughter.

Later that evening, loved ones were notified of Stier’s crash and consequent death. Her autopsy report confirmed her manner of death as suicide.

As for Menegos, the bystander in this tragic incident, his family continues to keep his memory alive through a Facebook memorial page. Loved ones have also established an online memorial fund for Menegos’ wife and two children. So far, more than 350 people have donated more than $54,000 to the family. The page is filled with heartfelt messages for the family.
 

Authorities are investigating a photo being shared on social media that appears to show an off-duty LAPD officer brandishing a weapon while driving a vehicle.

The photo appears to show a woman in a Blue Chevy Tahoe pointing a gun toward the driver’s window of the vehicle in what some are saying could be part of road rage incident, but authorities could not confirm that.

Officials with Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the woman in the photo is an off-duty police officer. The incident reportedly happened Thursday, but it is not clear what led up to the incident on the 60 Freeway.

Her name was not being released as LAPD Internal Affairs Group is beginning an investigation to determine if any misconduct was committed.

A report was filed with the California Highway Patrol's East Los Angeles station in Monterey Park, officials confirmed.

The CHP confirmed it is investigating the incident, but a report was not expected to be released until Monday at the earliest. LAPD launched their own investigation to get to the bottom of what was happening the photo.

What led to the incident was unclear. It's unknown whether any arrests have been made.

Two people were shot during the Bud Billiken Parade on Chicago's South Side Saturday afternoon, police said.

The shooting happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of South King Drive near the parade route, according to authorities.

An 18-year-old man was shot in the left arm, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala, citing preliminary information.

Chicago Fire Media Affairs says the man was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious but stable condition.

Police initially said only one person was shot during the incident but later said a 17-year-old man was shot in the hand and suffered a graze wound to the buttocks. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in stable condition.

Witnesses at the scene said the parade was still happening when the shooting took place.

Police officers were seen pulling apart parade barriers and sprinting to the scene of the shooting.

The 85th Annual Bud Billiken parade stepped off at 10 a.m. Saturday and traveled south on King Drive from Oakwood Boulevard to 51st Street then down Ellsworth Drive from 51st Street to Garfield Boulevard.

Parade-goer and former Bud Billiken King Ted Bell said he was concerned the shooting would damage the parade's reputation.

"It’s one of the few staples that we have in the black community, African American community, where people can come out, enjoy themselves, bring their families, their children, just have a bunch of fun on a day and not have to worry about this type of thing," he said.

Further details on what prompted the shooting were not immediately available.

Police said no one was in custody for the shooting as of Saturday evening. Area Central detectives are investigating.

Cold case investigators with the San Diego Police Department are looking for a man possibly linked to unsolved homicide cases that occurred three decades ago, officials said Friday.

The SDPD said homicide detectives want to track down a man by the name of Ronald Tatro. He’s believed to be a subject of interest in killings that happened during the early to mid-1980s.

Back in 1984, Tatro was known to drive a white and blue Dodge van. Officials said Tatro had an extensive criminal history.

Today, detectives are asking anyone who knew Tatro or his known associates during this time period to call the Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293.



NBC 7 reached out to investigators for comment on which specific homicide cases Tatro may be connected to.

SDPD Acting Homicide Lt. Manuel Del Toro said the department could not elaborate "due to the investigation going on at this time."

Lt. Del Toro said detectives are still in the process of gathering information.

According to SDPD cold case records, some high-profile unsolved homicides from this specific time period include the Aug. 24, 1984, killing of 14-year-old Claire Hough and the Aug. 15, 1985, killing of Ray Lucus.

In a grisly scene, Hough was found dead by passersby at Torrey Pines State Beach, within walking distance of her grandparents’ home where she had been staying. The teen had been beaten, strangled and stabbed, and one of her breasts had been severed. Evidence suggested an unknown suspect attacked the teenage girl while she was at the beach overnight.

Meanwhile, Lucus was discovered dead in the rear of his 1975 Chevy Blazer parked on 2000 Bayview Heights Rd. He had been strangled, bound and stuffed into a green duffle bag. Robbery was likely not a motive, as many valuable items remained in plain sight in Lucus’ car.

Though two years before this time period, another high-profile local unsolved homicide is that of 15-year-old Barbara Nantais. Her case could be tied to Hough’s, as similarities in the evidence suggests both may have been committed by the same perpetrator.

Nantais was found dead on Aug. 13, 1978, at Torrey Pines State Beach. She and her boyfriend, 17-year-old Jim Alt, had been sleeping on the beach when they were attacked by an unknown suspect.

Much like Hough’s case would show years later, Nantais had been strangled and beaten to death and one of her breasts had been severed. Alt was also attacked and suffered permanent physical and emotional injuries, including a severe head wound that left him semi-conscious with no recollection of the attack.

Police have not confirmed if any of the aforementioned cold cases are related in any way to Tatro.

An estimated 10,000 pounds of marijuana was found hidden behind what appeared to be boxes of Barbie toys piled up in a tractor trailer Thursday evening, according to San Bernardino police.

The packaged weed was seized from a truck depot in San Bernardino around 7 p.m., police said.

The marijuana was packed in unmarked cardboard boxes that were hidden behind decoy boxes that appeared to contain "Barbie Sisters Camper" toys. Police had been working on an investigation that led them to the truck depot, and upon arrival, discovered the suspicious looking truck.

Police suspect that the marijuana was not grown in the United States. Lt. Travis Walker said that the truck was likely dropped to the undisclosed location, and was unaware of whether that was its final destination.

No arrests have been made but police say they have a lead on the suspects.