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Kirk and Bichette push Blue Jays to brink of wild card berth with 11-4 win over Rays

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in three runs, Bo Bichette had four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays put themselves on the brink of a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 on Friday night.A loss by Seattle against Texas later would give the Blue Jays an AL wild card. Losses by the Mariners and Astros would guarantee Toronto the second of three wild-card spots, setting up a best-of-three postseason series at Tampa Bay.Brandon Belt and Matt Chapman each hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays. Bichette went 4 for 5 with an RBI and scored three times as Toronto pounded out 16 hits to win for the ninth time in 13 games.Yandy Díaz returned as the Rays’ designated hitter after missing two games because of a sore right hamstring and hit a two-run homer, his 22nd. Díaz went 2 for 2 with a walk before being replaced by Jonathan Aranda in the seventh inning.Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (11-6) allowed three runs and five hits in five-plus innings, improving ...

High earners to fund free school meals for 800,000 kids

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Free meals will be offered in all of Colorado's eligible public schools thanks to a voter-approved program funded by high earners.Every eligible school district in Colorado opted into the program, the Colorado Department of Education said in a Friday release. That means more than 800,000 public school students will have free breakfast and lunch. 7 new Colorado laws go into effect in October In November 2022, Colorado voters approved the so-called "Healthy School Meals for All" program. It reduces tax deductions for households earning at least $300,000 a year, raising an estimated $100 million annually to feed the state's public schoolchildren.Districts had until Sept. 15 to decide whether to participate, and all eligible districts decided to do so, according to the state.It's not just Colorado: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Vermont also have made school meals free to all students regardless of income, according to The Associa...

Navy vet honored for getting Colorado highways named for war heroes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — On the edge of the small Weld County towns of Eaton and Ault, two shiny signs now hang on the shoulder of two highways in honor of two Colorado heroes. And it’s thanks, in large part, to a Colorado veteran who refused to give up.“They need to be honored,” retired Navy Chief Thomas Roberts told FOX31. 99-year-old WWII medic honored for lifetime of service Roberts is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and proposed that a stretch of Colorado Highway 85 in Eaton be named the “Private Joe P. Martinez Memorial Highway.” Martinez fought and died in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska in World War II and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics.“It’s one of those battles that no one ever hears about. And it was on American soil,” Roberts said.“People just think about Pearl Harbor, but this war was fought in Alaska, and they were there trying to move up the islands all the way into Alaska. And this young man made t...

Colorado may pay to keep national parks open if government shuts down

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Several states are fighting to keep their national parks open during a potential government shutdown, including Colorado.Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order for the state's Department of Natural Resources to come up with a plan, and the clock is ticking."We got to get this done," said U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado. "You cannot shut down the government. It's not fair to the people in this country." High earners to fund free school meals for 800,000 Colorado kids Hickenlooper knows the stakes for Coloradans if the government shuts down."Between active military in Colorado and federal workers," Hickenlooper said, "we have almost 100,000 people in Colorado, they'd be sidelined."Colorado paid rangers in 2013 government shutdownHickenlooper was Colorado's governor during the shutdown in 2013 and said the state​ paid park rangers when the feds couldn't."The state of Colorado ended up having to pay the workers at Rocky Mountain National Park to keep the pa...

Latin Cafe 2000, Loews Miami Beach swing into fall with pumpkin menu items, apple/pumpkin facial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

I want a good facial and a nice pumpkin spice latte to get in the “autumn spirit.” Is that too much to ask?How about a cafe con leche with some calabaza and a trip to Sea Spa? Because Latin Cafe 2000 and the Loews Miami Beach have all the pumpkin spice and everything nice.Latin Cafe 2000 is giving their menu a bibbibdy-bobbidy-boo upgrade, all in the name of pumpkin spice season.Eric Castellanos: “It’s pumpkin spice season, and here in Miami, we don’t do pumpkin, we do Calabaza Calabaza.”Calabaza is the Spanish word for pumpkin, and it’s part of a popular Latin saying.Eric Castellanos: “The menu is inspired by ‘calabaza calabaza, todo el mundo pa’ su casa,’ which means ‘pumpkin, pumpkin, everyone go home.’ So we’re saying goodbye to the summer and celebrating the new fall season with this delicious menu.”So the popular restaurant chain added a little calabaza to some fan favorite menu items.Eri...

Investigation underway after person stabbed in Dorchester

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

Boston police are investigating after a person was stabbed in Dorchester on Friday.Officers responding to a reported stabbing on Victory Way found a person suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound, according to police.The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.No additional information was immediately available.

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Oliver Ames nets volleyball win over North Attleboro

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

Clare Kavolius had 28 assists, mainly finding Sarah Hilliard (15 kills, two aces) and Claire O’Rourke (14 kills, three aces) as Oliver Ames swept North Attleboro 3-0 in Hockomock League volleyball action.Chloe Marrero grounded 10 kills, while Yahely Gomez had 24 assists as Nantucket downed Sturgis West 3-0 in Cape and Islands League play.Ella Quin and Nyrah Joseph floored six kills each for Billerica (7-3) in a 3-0 Merrimack Valley Conference win over Dracut. … Sowoll Lee supplied 25 assists, and Jessie Wang scattered 11 kills as Andover (8-1) upended Methuen, 3-0.Ava Day registered seven aces and four digs, while Gabby Campbell finished with 14 kills and seven aces as Hamilton-Wenham (7-3) defeated Georgetown 3-1 in a Cape Ann League matchup. … Tess O’Flynn racked up 17 assists, six aces and three digs as Ipswich rolled to a 3-0 victory over Pentucket.Freshman Lucia Longstreet Lipson’s four-point serving run in the third set sealed a 3-0 win for BB&N (4-1) against Nobles in the...

Everett knocks off BC High with late score

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

EVERETT – In the first 24 minutes, offensive production was miniscule.Trailing by six points in the last 1:12 of the game, it was magic.Carlos Rodrigues’ 3-yard touchdown lob to Jaysaun Coggins in the corner of the end zone with four seconds to go capped a 65-yard game-winning drive, helping Everett pull off a 35-34 comeback win over previously undefeated BC High (3-1) on Friday night.It was a complete offensive turnaround for the Crimson Tide (3-1) in a 47-point second half, keeping up with big-splash plays from the Eagles to trade the lead with them six times. Twenty-seven of them came from Everett, with Christian Zamor (three total touchdowns), Damien Lackland (130 rushing yards, TD), Jayden Prophete (42-yard passing TD, 151 receiving yards) and Rodrigues leading the way.“It’s huge,” Everett head coach Justin Flores said. “You look at the power rankings, that’s where it’s really huge. Those came out today, we were 24 – these guys were 5. It was great to get a big win like that, w...

Police investigate stabbing in south Etobicoke

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

Police are investigating after someone was stabbed in south Etobicoke on Friday night. Investigators were called to the area of Park Lawn Road and Bayside Lane, near Bell Manor Park, just after 10 p.m. where they found a victim suffering from stab wounds. The victim was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. There is no suspect information at this time.

October — typically the city’s second fastest cooling month — arrives Sunday, but Chicago's weekend temperatures more like June- and July-level temperatures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:55 GMT

HEADLINES FROM THE WGN WEATHER DEPARTMENTTHE NEW YORK CITY FLOODINGThe NEW YORK CITY area has been hit Friday morning with RECORD RAINS. Flooding is occurring in the NYC subway6.28" of rain is reported to have fallen in Brooklyn and 6.26" has been measured at Bensenhurst/Mapleton, BY area. Central Park in New York City is reporting a new single day rainfall record of 1.96."Alex Calamia (https://twitter.com/AlexCalamiaWx), on-air meteorologist at News12LI has posted the following Friday:This is one of the worst rain events on record for parts of NYC.It's ALREADY the 2nd wettest September day at JFK (4.62” @ 11AM). It will likely break the record 5.83." ALL TIME WETTEST is 7.80" from Irene in August 20114-6” has fallen so far over Brooklyn & QueensDr. Jay Cordeira (https://twitter.com/jaycordeira) of Scripps Institution of Oceanography has tweeted the following on the drenching which has broken another record at Central Park in NYC:The previous 150-year-old hourly rainfall record ...