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Belleville nonprofit for blind, visually impaired reopens after damage from severe storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - FOX 2 first reported the aftermath and the toppled radio tower at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, on April 18.The National Weather Service said an EF1 tornado with winds of 98 miles per hour had been on the ground for three miles west of Belleville.“We have a lot of volunteers that come on sight and read and record printed materials for individuals with print impairments,” said Laura Foughty, development and communications coordinator at MindsEye Radio. “They were forced to go back home and do all that at home like we did during COVID. We had a lot of volunteers that come to the studio that are older and don’t necessarily have the technology to do that, so we had to fill a lot of gaps very quickly.”MindsEye Radio, an information service for the blind and visually impaired, had to make other arrangements while they were out of their building. However, after the tower was removed on Friday, it was back to business for this nonprofit. The...

Texas woman fatally shot by boyfriend after she traveled to Colorado for an abortion, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

DALLAS — A man who didn’t want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot, police said.He was jailed on a murder charge as of Friday.Texas banned abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy in September 2021. But nearly all abortions have been halted in Texas since Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer, except in cases of medical emergency.Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, was with her boyfriend, 22-year-old Harold Thompson, on Wednesday when he tried to put her in a chokehold, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. She had returned the night before from Colorado, where she had gone to get an abortion.“It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child,” the affidavit said. “The suspect did not want (Gonzalez) to get an abortion.”Surveillance video from the parking lot shows Gonzalez “shrugs him off,” police said, and the two continue walking. Thompson then pulls out a gun and shoots Gonzalez in the head. She falls t...

Austin Gomber deals quality start, but Bryce Harper steals show late in Rockies’ 6-3 loss to Phillies to open homestand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

It was Austin Gomber’s game on Friday at Coors Field, until Bryce Harper stole the show.Gomber blanked the Phillies for six innings, but Harper won it at the end. Harper’s two-out, two-run double off Justin Lawrence in the eighth inning was the difference. After the hit, he stole third and then scored on an error as “MVP” chants broke out among the Philly faithful in LoDo.The end result: A 6-3 Phillies win, cooling off the Rockies (winners of eight of their last 10) on the opening night of a six-game homestand.“Great players do great things — and they rise to the occasion,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “One of the best players in the game rose to the moment against a really tough pitcher.”Gomber set down the first nine hitters he faced, mixing speed and location to have all the Phils off balance. His first-inning strikeouts of Trea Turner and Harper were an omen of the strong outing to come.As Gomber settled in, so did Philadelphia ...

Elderly woman found dead after Chino hit-and-run crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

An elderly woman was found dead after a hit-and-run crash in Chino.On Wednesday, officers responded to reports of a collision on Euclid Avenue, just south of Pine Avenue around 8:23 p.m.When they arrived, they found Karin James, a 79-year-old Ontario resident, dead at the scene. Man arrested, escaped West Hollywood apartment standoff after neighbor was shot through wall James was walking on Euclid Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle driving southbound on the 16700 block, police said.The driver fled the scene and remains at large. No suspect or vehicle description is known at this time.Investigators are seeking witnesses, security camera footage, or any additional information about the deadly crash.Anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. Baas at [email protected] or call 909-334-3148.

NBA playoffs live updates: In must-win Game 6, Warriors falling deeper into double-digit hole vs. Lakers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

To view the live updates on your mobile device click here.GAME 6: Warriors at Lakers at Crypto.com Arena at 7 p.m. TV: ESPN. Announcers: Mike Breen (play-by-play), Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy (color commentary), Lisa Salters (sideline reporting).ODDS: Lakers -3. OVER/UNDER: 219.5. (Both from Caesars Sportsbook.)CURRENT SERIES: Lakers lead 3-2. SEASON SERIES: Lakers went 3-1 against the Warriors in the regular season. PRIOR PLAYOFF HISTORY: Lakers have won 6-of-7 postseason series, including the last one in 1991.Gone are all of the niceties and the love shared between the Warriors and Lakers at the start of this Western Conference semifinal series. Now, it’s a real matchup — and perhaps the kick-start to a rivalry.The Warriors and Lakers will play a crucial Game 6 in Los Angeles on Friday night, with the Warriors needing to win in order to keep their season alive and force a Game 7 back in san Francisco on Sunday.But the last few days have had coaches accusing each ot...

Harper’s 8th-inning double breaks tie, Phillies rally past Gomber, Rockies 6-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Bryce Harper broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double, Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. Alec Bohm added a solo shot and the Phillies reached .500 despite catcher J.T. Realmuto exiting in the seventh with a sprained right pinkie. Rockies starter Austin Gomber used a dominant knuckle-curve to retire his first 14 batters and faced the minimum 19 until Bohm’s 433-foot solo shot to left field. Three batters later, Schwarber hit a towering 430-foot fly to center on a knuckle-curve to put Philadelphia ahead 3-1. But then Phillies starter Taijuan Walker put the first two batters on in the bottom of the seventh, the first on his wild pitch after striking out Ryan McMahon. Matt Strahm relieved and gave up Ezequiel Tovar’s RBI single and Charlie Blackmon’s sacrifice fly to tie it. C.J. Cron had a sacrifice fly in the sixth off Walker, w...

Corbin Burnes’ arm, Owen Miller’s bat lead Brewers to 5-1 victory over Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes pitched six shutout innings and Owen Miller went 3 for 4 with a homer and a double to help the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Friday night.Burnes (4-2) walked four of the first 13 batters he faced, but settled down from there. He struck out seven and allowed only two hits while throwing a season-high 104 pitches. The four walks were one off his career high.Kansas City got just three hits all night and scored its only run on Freddy Fermin’s two-out homer in the seventh off Joel Payamps. The Royals were seeking their first three-game winning streak of the season.Miller homered in the third inning, doubled in the fifth and singled and scored in the seventh for his best performance since joining his home-state team. Miller was born in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon and played at Ozaukee High School in Fredonia, Wisconsin. He spent two seasons with the Cleveland Guardians before the Brewers acquired him last December.This was Miller’...

Mervis double sparks Cubs rally in 7th past Twins 5-2 to open 9-game trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Matt Mervis crushed a tying RBI double in a seventh-inning breakthrough for the Chicago Cubs, who rallied to beat Minnesota 5-2 after being stymied by Twins starter Sonny Gray on Friday night.Yan Gomes had the go-ahead single in the seventh, Christopher Morel tacked on a two-run homer in the ninth and Drew Smyly (4-1) pitched six strong innings to fuel the Cubs on the opening night of a nine-game trip.Gray, the major league ERA leader among qualified pitchers at 1.39, gave the Twins another stellar turn with nine strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings with four hits and one run allowed. Manager Rocco Baldelli gave the ball to Jovani Moran to finish the sixth by retiring Ian Happ — who had three hits — and Cody Bellinger, but Griffin Jax (2-5) stumbled in the seventh and lost the lead on four straight one-out hits.Mervis had the hardest-hit ball of all — tracked at 108.5 mph and 408 feet — when he drove a first-pitch changeup over center fielder Michael Taylor and into...

Por qué el Día de la Madre es el más odiado entre los restaurantes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

(CNN) — El Día de la Madre es una de las fechas más ajetreadas para los restaurantes en Estados Unidos. También tiene fama entre los camareros y el personal de los restaurantes de ser uno de los días más agotadores.“Todos los camareros saben que trabajar el Día de la Madre es un infierno. De hecho, si muero y voy al infierno, totalmente imagino que sería como el Día de la Madre. Los 365 días del año”, escribió Darron Cardosa en su libro “The Bitchy Waiter: I’m Really Good at Pretending to Care”.¿Cuándo se celebra el Día de la Madre en Colombia en 2023 y por qué?¿Qué tiene de malo? Desde los grandes grupos que acuden en oleadas (“¡la mayoría estamos aquí!”), pasando por los niños y abuelas quisquillosos con la comida, hasta los dramas por repartirse la cuenta y los que se quedan horas con una sola taza de café, los restaurantes odian estas festividades. Este año se prevé especialmente difícil, ya que la alta inflación y el aumento de los prec...

Severe weather floods basement in Parker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:48 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) -- Homeowners are dealing with the aftermath of the severe weather that wiped through much of the state.A family in Parker is now struggling to clear water from their basement, now completely flooded. Thursday night, Debbie Osborne said they noticed water pouring in through the basement baseboards in her son’s room. “We’ve seen crazy rain, but it’s never come in the house like this,” Osborne said. “Next thing you know it’s in the hallway, it’s in the other room, it’s coming down the hall, it’s coming from the bathroom. It’s coming in everywhere there was a wall that met the ground. We couldn’t keep up with it.” 2 Eastern Plains drivers rescued from fast-moving floodwater Osborne said they worked through the night trying to keep it from pooling up, using three wet-dry vacuums, tons of towels, buckets and anything they could find.  “We couldn’t make any headway. We hadn’t eaten, we hadn’t taken breaks. We were in socks and our shoes were soaked, so we were cold,...