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LA county residents demand safer streets after boy loses leg in hit-and-run crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

(KTLA) -- After a hit-and-run crash in Los Angeles County's Boyle Heights left a 13-year-old boy severely injured with the loss of his right leg, residents are fed up and are demanding action for safer streets.According to data from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the traffic fatality rate in Boyle Heights is 53 percent higher than the overall city-wide rate and has the highest number of traffic fatalities than any other L.A. neighborhood over the past five years. Rohnert Park man arrested for elder abuse, injuring officer: police Community members are speaking out and want something done about the recurring traffic collisions that have injured or killed hundreds of people in recent years.“I’m here to say enough is enough. The primary factor for all of these collisions, the single biggest factor, is speeding,” said Damian Kevitt, founder of Streets Are Safe For Everyone (SAFE), a nonprofit organization that aims to reduce "traffic fatalities to zero."In 2013, Kevitt ...

Así maniobró Disney para salvar su reino en Florida mientras DeSantis amenaza con represalias

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

(CNN) — En su batalla de un año con Disney, el gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, se apoyó repetidamente en el elemento sorpresa en sus intentos de superar al gigante del entretenimiento y su ejército de ejecutivos, abogados de alto precio y cabilderos con conexiones políticas.“Nadie puede ver venir esto”, dijo DeSantis a un importante líder legislativo republicano mientras planeaban un movimiento contra Disney el año pasado, según lo divulgado en su nuevo libro.Pero cuando Disney finalmente contraatacó y frustró, por ahora, una toma de control estatal liderada por DeSantis de su distrito fiscal especial de larga data, fue el gobernador republicano quien aparentemente fue tomado por sorpresa. La misma mañana de febrero en la que Disney impulsó un acuerdo con la junta saliente del distrito que aseguró el control de sus derechos de desarrollo durante las próximas décadas, DeSantis declaró a las cámaras y seguidores: “Hay un nuevo sheriff en la ciudad”.Ahora, semanas después de...

Pereira helps NYCFC notch 1-1 draw with Atlanta United

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriel Pereira scored in the 72nd minute to help New York City FC earn a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday night.Pereira took a pass from Mitja Ilenic and found the net for NYCFC (2-2-3) just two minutes after Giorgos Giakoumakis scored to give Atlanta United (4-1-2) a 1-0 lead. Thiago Almada had an assist on the goal by Giakoumakis, who became the first Atlanta United player to score in his first three matches with the team. He was also the first in team history to score in his first two matches.NYCFC saw its six-match win streak at home dating to last season come to an end. NYCFC improved to 4-0-3 in its last seven meetings with Atlanta United. Only the Red Bulls had a longer unbeaten streak against Atlanta United and that ended at nine last week with a 1-0 victory.NYCFC had a 14-9 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in shots on goal.Luis Barraza totaled two saves for NYCFC. Brad Guzan saved two shots for Atlanta United.Atlanta United stays on the road to pla...

NCAA Hockey Champions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

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Wild beat Blues 5-3 to keep pace in Central Division

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman and Sam Steel scored short-handed goals 20 seconds apart in the first period and the Minnesota Wild earned two key late-season points by beating the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Saturday night.Freddy Gaudreau, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin also scored to help the Wild end a three-game skid, its longest in two months. Filip Gustavsson made 37 saves. Back after missing 13 games with a lower-body injury, Minnesota All-Star Kirill Kaprizov was kept off the score sheet, but still leads the team with 39 goals and 72 points.With 100 points, Minnesota pulled into a tie with Colorado, two points behind Central Division-leading Dallas. However, the Avalanche have five games left, including at Los Angeles later Saturday, while the Stars and Wild each have three left.Pavel Buchnevich, Sammy Blais and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues, and Justin Faulk had two assists. Jordan Binnington finished with 24 saves. St. Louis, out of playoff contention, is 6-3-1 in i...

Ferreira, Paes lead FC Dallas to 1-0 win over Inter Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored in the first half and goalkeeper Maarten Paes made it stand up as FC Dallas edged Inter Miami 1-0 on Saturday night.Dallas (3-2-2) picked up a win in its first trip to Florida after posting a 1-0-1 record in two previous home matches with Inter Miami (2-5-0). Dallas and Paes also ended the longest active streak without a clean sheet at 12 matches.Inter Miami joined the 1998 Chicago Fire as the only teams to lose five straight after beginning a season with back-to-back victories. Josef Martínez hasn’t scored in a career-worst six straight matches for Inter Miami. Ferreira took a pass from Jesús Jiménez and scored in the 27th minute to give Dallas the lead.Dallas outshot Inter Miami 16-12 with an 8-3 advantage in shots on goal.Paes stopped three shots for Dallas. Drake Callender had seven saves for Inter Miami.Dallas returns home to host Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Inter Miami is idle.____AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer...

Family mourns father killed in Southeast DC while 4-year-old son watched

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

D.C. police have identified the Capitol Heights, Maryland, man stabbed to death Wednesday while his preschool-aged son watched.Tyrone Reid, 36, was near the intersection of Wayne Place and 2nd Street in Southeast at around 4:30 p.m. when officers found him. Police said he died before first responders arrived at the scene.They believe the stabbing happened after an argument between Reid and another person who has yet to be identified. Tyrone Reid’s mother Tonyia Reid spoke with NBC Washington about her son’s death and the impact it could have on the victim’s son.“Everywhere he went, he had his son with him. His son would not let him go nowhere without him,” Reid told News4’s Derrick Ward.Family members told reporters that the murder has an even greater impact ahead of the Easter holiday — the victim’s brother is going to go through surgery this weekend after being injured in a motorcycle crash.Tonyia Reid said she wants someone to step forward as s...

Wacha has 10 Ks, Soto hits homer, as Padres beat Braves, 4-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Wacha matched his career high with 10 strikeouts, Juan Soto homered and the San Diego Padres overcame a ninth-inning scare to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Saturday night.Wacha (2-0) allowed only two hits — a double and single by Matt Olson — over six innings with one walk. The right-hander, who pitched for St. Louis in his first seven seasons, had been 0-4 with a 5.23 ERA in eight games against the Braves.Wacha’s previous game with 10 strikeouts was for the Cardinals at Colorado on June 9, 2015.San Diego closer Josh Hader walked Sean Murphy and gave up a bloop single to Ozzie Albies opening the ninth. Hader struck out Kevin Pillar and Marcell Ozuna, then advaned the runners on a wild pitch. Hader struck out Arcia for his third save, the 15th strikeout by Braves batters, finishing a five-hitter and giving the Padres two wins in the first three games in the four-game series. .Soto put the Padres ahead with a 428-foot homer to right-center off Charlie Morton (1...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt Results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

SaturdayAt Bristol Motor Speedway DirtBristol, Tenn.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 150 laps, 0 points.2. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, 150, 53.3. (14) William Byron, Chevrolet, 150, 0.4. (8) Matt Crafton, Ford, 150, 43.5. (11) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 150, 36.6. (26) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 150, 31.7. (10) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 150, 0.8. (34) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 150, 34.9. (3) Kaden Honeycutt, Ford, 150, 35.10. (24) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 150, 33.11. (15) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 150, 26.12. (29) Dean Thompson, Toyota, 150, 25.13. (6) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 150, 29.14. (25) Jonathan Davenport, Chevrolet, 150, 0.15. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, 150, 22.16. (22) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 150, 21.17. (27) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 150, 20.18. (17) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 150, 19.19. (7) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 150, 18.20. (19) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 150, 18.21. (1) Zane Smith, Ford, 150, 22.22. (32) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 150, 15.23. (5) Stewar...

Solar panel chargers from Colorado group arrive in Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:29 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- Students and parents gathered Saturday at Fairview High School for a unique opportunity to hear directly from kids in war-torn Ukraine. The Zoom call lasted for about 25 minutes, with people here in Colorado asking questions to the class more than 5,000 miles away.But it also served a different purpose, a chance for the group of Ukrainians to thank the group in Boulder for its unique gift. World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion Over the past few months, the group has been taking old solar panels and giving them new life by turning them into portable chargers for cell phones and laptops.The school, located about 60 miles West of Kyiv, received one of those shipments.“It seems like a small thing that you’re doing, but it’s a big thing, because it’s from people to people,” one man on the call said. FOX31 highlighted the work back in February, and it caught the eye of a woman in Aurora.Andy Lenec said her husband purchased some solar panels...