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One-time drug kingpin free and with a new job, takes time to appreciate the small things

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

It’s the simple pleasures in life that matter the most to Tony Lewis Sr., a former drug kingpin freed after 34 years in federal prison. Lewis, of Northeast D.C., is entering his second week of freedom, thanks to criminal justice reform and his son Tony Lewis Jr., who was 9 years old when his dad was sent away but who never stopped fighting to get him out.“The first nine years of my life was filled with so much love and support and safety and time spent with my dad and my mom, and I’ve always understood how much my parents love me,” Lewis Jr. said. “He deserved to be held accountable for his actions, but life without parole was not a fair sentence for him … my dad deserved a second chance,”Lewis Jr. is a federal employee for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for D.C. working in community supervision in the probation and parole systems. He’s also the author of the book “Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarc...

Sergio Romo retires as Giant after pitching one final time

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sergio Romo retired as a San Francisco Giant just the way he wanted, pitching one final time for the team he helped to win three World Series championships and then calling it a career Monday night.In a moment more special than he could have possibly imagined, the entertaining right-hander faced three Oakland batters in the seventh inning at Oracle Park in the exhibition finale for both clubs.The Giants reached out a few weeks back asking whether Romo might consider tossing an inning — he looked at his arm and asked if it could give it one last hurrah. He had already taken up golf.So, Bay Area baseball fans were treated to a last listen of Romo’s long-time signature “El Mechon” walk-up tune, too. Then he unleashed that nasty slider.Going against one of his former teams, Romo walked his first batter, threw a wild pitch and surrendered two singles before former teammate Hunter Pence walked out to make a pitching change.The 40-year-old Romo soaked it all in a...

MacKinnon propels Avalanche to 5-1 victory over Ducks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist in his 700th NHL game and the Colorado Avalanche won their third straight game, beating the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 Monday night.Bowen Byram, also had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, who are one point behind Dallas for the Central Division lead. Jack Johnson, Valeri Nichushkin and Samuel Girard also scored for Colorado, and Cale Makar had two assists. Jonas Johansson stopped 29 shots.Anaheim, which went 1-6-1 on its eight-game homestand, got its lone goal from Derek Grant. John Gibson made 39 saves. Trevor Zegras suffered a lower-body injury during the second period and did not returnMacKinnon has 24 points this month, which is tied for second in the league. His 10 goals are tied for third. He also became the eighth player in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history to appear in 700 games.MacKinnon scored the go-ahead goal with 7.9 seconds remaining in the first period with a great individual effort. The center kept pos...

Cómo ayudar a las víctimas del tornado de Mississippi

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

(CNN) — Tras el potente tornado que mató a decenas de personas en el delta del Mississippi, en Estados Unidos, los grupos de ayuda están sobre el terreno asistiendo a los necesitados.La MSEMA (Mississippi Emergency Management Agency) está coordinando los alimentos y refugios de emergencia estatales y locales.La Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Abuso de Sustancias (SAMHSA, por sus siglas en inglés) tiene consejeros experimentados de su Línea Directa de Ayuda disponible 24/7 para cualquier persona que enfrente angustia emocional como resultado de esta tragedia. Llame o envíe un mensaje de texto al 1-800-985-5990.North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (NMRLS) ayuda a los residentes del norte de Mississippi con asuntos legales relacionados con la pérdida de la propiedad. Si usted está en necesidad de sus servicios, llame a su línea directa al 1-800-498-1804 de lunes a jueves entre las 9:30 am a 3:30 pm y pulse la opción # 3 para obtener ayuda.Un agente de policía busc...

Timberwolves win 119-115 to deny clinching party for Kings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jaden McDaniels scored 20 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Sacramento’s hopes for a clinching party by beating the Kings 119-115 on Monday night.The Kings were hoping to end the longest playoff drought in NBA history in front of their fans, but sent them home unhappy. The Timberwolves won their fourth straight and completed a sweep of a back-to-back set at Golden State and Sacramento to tie the Warriors for sixth place in the Western Conference playoff race.Minnesota wasn’t fazed by the frenzied sellout crowd and pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win. Naz Reid hit a 3-pointer to give the Timberwolves a six-point lead early in the fourth quarter and McDaniels’ emphatic dunk made it 114-104 with about four minutes left.The Kings had a chance to make it close late, but Keegan Murray missed a 3-pointer from the corner that could have cut the deficit to three points with 42 seconds left.Reid added 18 points, Anthony Edwards...

Ingram scores 29 as Pelicans rout Trail Blazers 124-90

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers 124-90 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.CJ McCollum, who played nine seasons with the Blazers before he was traded to the Pelicans last season, added 17 points. Jonas Valanciunas finished with 10 points and 21 rebounds, and New Orleans led by as many as 36.The Pelicans went into the game eighth in the Western Conference, just a half-game back of the Timberwolves with seven games remaining. Minnesota played the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.Keon Johnson had 20 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have lost nine of 10 and will in all likelihood miss the playoffs for the second straight season — although they have not been mathematically eliminated. Most of their regular starters were out with injuries, including top scorer Damian Lillard (right calf), Jerami Grant (bruised left quad), Jusuf Nurkic (right knee) and Anfernee Simons (rig...

Loved ones of East High shooting suspect speak out

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- For the first time, loved ones of Austin Lyle are publicly speaking about the 17-year-old East High School student.According to police, Austin shot two administrators last week, which prompted a massive search that ended with the teen turning the gun on himself.Austin's mother is grieving the loss of her son and is not ready to speak publicly, but she's given a close friend permission to discuss a little about her son.  East High students still processing trauma, psychologist weighs in Janiece Mackey has known Austin's mother since the sixth grade and Austin since he was born. Mackey is still trying to process what's happened but said she is broken, hurt, disappointed, frustrated, sad and angry.Mackey and Austin's mother wrote a letter. They want the public to know that Austin had a brilliant mind, a bright future and was loved. The letter is titled, "A letter for Austin to reflect his legacy."It reads, in part, "You were committed to your athleticism, but equally...

Recent juvenile crimes reignite talk about bed caps at juvenile detention centers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Problem Solvers are looking into bed caps at juvenile detention centers, a conversation reignited by recent violent crimes involving youth around the Denver metro.There is a statewide cap on how many beds the state has for detained youth in its centers. It’s a cap that has gone down by the hundreds since 2003. The Problem Solvers heard from both sides on if there should even be a cap. Colorado youth violence at 5-year high plateau “We want the state to get rid of this policy because it’s impacting our state in a negative way,” said Dustin Zvonek.Zvonek is an Aurora City Council member who spearheaded a resolution that passed the council last month that aims to get rid of the current cap on juvenile beds altogether.Zvonek and others believe the cap puts judges in a perilous position to release violent offenders who then go on to commit more violent crimes, just to make room for newer offenders.“It’s asking them not to just expand the number of beds which they’v...

South American theft ring targets San Diego neighborhoods once again

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO - New images obtained by FOX 5 News shows two thieves involved in an elaborate burglary spree in San Diego County. San Diego Police Department's Northern Division confirmed a group has been targeting houses in La Jolla, Rancho Peñasquitos and other neighbors in the area. Authorities confirmed Monday that there has been more activity form a South American or Chilean theft ring that has carried out burglaries in La Jolla since 2021. There have been seven confirmed burglaries related to the ring as of this year. “This is a South American gang with people who are coming in on a Visa Waiver Program, and if one gets caught, they simply replace that person with another person," explained Catharine Douglass, who is the La Jolla Town Council Public Safety Chair and also on the Captains Advisory Board with SDPD. It's all too familiar for one La Jolla resident who asked to hide her identity for safety reasons. A similar break-in happened to her back in 2021. Father arrested in dea...

Study says warming-fueled supercells to hit South more often

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.The supercell storm that devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi is a single event that can’t be connected to climate change. But it fits that projected and more dangerous pattern, including more nighttime strikes in a southern region with more people, poverty and vulnerable housing than where storms hit last century. And the season will start a month earlier than it used to.The study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society predicts a nationwide 6.6% increase in supercells and a 25.8% jump in the area and time the strongest supercells twist and tear over land under a scenario of moderate levels of future warming by the end of the century. But in certain areas in the South the increase is much highe...