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Bryce Harper slugs 2 more homers as Phillies pound Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of NL Division Series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper answered Orlando Arcia’s mockery with a mammoth three-run homer and a solo shot, glaring at the shortstop on each trot around the bases, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Wednesday night.Nick Castellanos homered twice as Philadelphia rebounded from its disappointing loss at Atlanta on Monday night. Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh also went deep.Aaron Nola (2-0) and four relievers combined to push the 104-win Braves to the brink of elimination. The Phillies can advance to the NL Championship Series for the second straight season with a win at home Thursday.Harper continues to make teams pay for any perceived slight, and his eighth and ninth postseason homers in the last two seasons added to his growing October lore.Not that he needs any incentive to go deep, but Harper tried to atone for a Game 2 baserunning blunder that capped an astonishing collapse. Harper had rounded second base on a ...

13 líneas de Metrobus podrían operar las 24 horas para el fin del año

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

Metro sigue adelante con sus planes de operar algunos autobuses las 24 horas del día. Este nuevo servicio podría lanzarse en diciembre para 13 líneas de autobuses en el Distrito.Actualmente aproximadamente entre las 2 a.m. y las 5 a.m. no hay muchos autobuses circulando. Este plan complementaría el servicio durante ese tiempo, con autobuses operando aproximadamente cada 20 minutos.Un usuario de Metrobus, Shardrich Cody, dijo que conoce a muchas personas que usarían el servicio adicional para ir y volver de sus trabajos.“Todo mundo trabaja un turno diferente en un lugar diferente”, dijo Cody. “Algunos trabajando quizás desde las 8 a.m. hasta las 4 p.m., algunos desde las 4 p.m. hasta la medianoche, así que, espero que es muy, muy importante, muy esencial, para todos”. Bajo el plan, se aumentaría el servicio en 13 líneas que atraviesan la capital a 24 horas por día. Sin embargo, aún le falta la aprobación final de la junta de Metro. Si se aprueba el plan, el servicio expandido po...

After stabbing, residents question safety at shelter for homeless families

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three people are recovering after being stabbed at a Denver hotel used as a shelter for families who are homeless.The stabbing happened at the old Comfort Inn near Interstate 70 and Quebec Street.Police were called to the shelter Tuesday at about 6:30 p.m. Three people, including two teenagers, were taken to the hospital.Officers say preliminary information indicates this is an isolated incident that stemmed from an argument between two families. No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate, but residents are now questioning their safety."It's kind of crazy, We should have more counselors to talk to people to de-escalate the anger," said Hajji Hinds, a resident. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The Denver Department of Housing Stability, or HOST, said it is deeply saddened by the incident and the agency is assessing any additional security needs,The city says the facility is staffed 24/7. There are security cameras ...

This school resource officer treats the kids as her own

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Since 1995, Cherry Creek Academy has been teaching, mentoring and preparing students for the future."You have an incredibly dedicated staff that wants to do well for the kids. You’ve got parents that are dedicated. You’ve got kids that want to be here," said Annemarie Mahan, Cherry Creek Academy assistant principal. Deputy SRO’s counseling helps teen avoid suicide In addition to the great teachers, administrators and support staff, you will find the person many call the icing on the cake: their school resource officer, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputy Candace Gray.“I am incredibly grateful for her compassion. I think that was the most surprising thing is she wants to be friends with the kids. She wants to know them, she wants them to succeed," Mahan said.Since 2020, Gray has walked the halls of Cherry Creek Academy. Her official duty is the safety of the children. Her unofficial duty is being a friend."I think of all these students as my own kids, you kno...

Man arrested in connection with deadly Chelsea shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

State police have arrested a man accused of shooting and killing another man in Chelsea Sunday night, officials announced. The Massachusetts State Police in a statement said authorities arrested Edgar Nerys, 28, in South Boston on Wednesday after obtaining an arrest warrant charging Nerys with murder.Nerys is now expected to be arraigned in Chelsea District Court on Thursday on the murder charge and firearm charges, according to the state police. Nerys’ arrest and expected court appearance come days after the killing of Santos David Canizales, 23. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday said Canizales was shot multiple times at the corner of Congress Avenue and Shurtleff Street and later pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital. Suffolk County DA Kevin Haden addressed the situation in a statement, saying “Careful, thorough work by each of the agencies involved has led to Mr. Canizales’s family beginning to get answers for his li...

Cleanup underway after bulkhead collapses at New Bedford Harbor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

Cleanup efforts got underway Wednesday after four workers, large construction machinery and pounds of debris came crashing into New Bedford Harbor when a bulkhead collapsed. While no one was injured, the cleanup was far from over Wednesday night as submerged piles of wooden beams, twisted metal and construction equipment littered the harbor.SKY7-HD was over the scene, showing the aftermath of the collapse that happened around 2 p.m. Later speaking with reporters, New Bedford’s fire chief said the roughly 8,000 square-foot pier had been under construction when it collapsed. Two of the workers were taken to a nearby hospital after this incident. They are expected to survive. Back at New Bedford Harbor, multiple agencies were working Wednesday to make sure debris and leaking pollutants don’t spread.“It’s kind of a big operation trying to retrieve all of this debris,” said Fire Chief Scott Kruger.Kruger said crews would deploy booms in the water due to concerns about hydr...

Woman in Israel for a wedding describes escape after war broke out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

Celebrations recently turned to sorrow as Sarah Schecker became one of many Jewish-Americans who found herself in a living nightmare as war broke out between Israel and Hamas over the weekend. The 26-year-old Schecker flew out last Thursday for the wedding of a longtime family friend. The friend is part of a family originally from the Boston area that has since moved to Israel. Schecker said she was barely in Israel for 12 hours when the sirens started to wail. “It’s like a blur,” she said. “There was just so much that happened. I feel like I was there for a month. I was there for three days.” Schecker said she and family members spent all of Saturday morning in a bomb shelter. From their shelter, she said, the group could hear Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepting rockets overhead. With some friends killed at a music festival that Hamas attacked, and other friends getting called up to fight, Schecker knew she had to get out. She booked the first flight ...

Solve It 7: Hotel Room Refund

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

All she wanted was to be by her fiancée’s side while he was in the hospital but says she ended up getting a big hotel bill for rooms she never got. When she had trouble getting her money back, she contacted Solve It 7. Brandon Gunnoe has the story. Tamara’s fiancé, Alfredo, with his bright smile, has been the light of her life.“For a very long time, we’ve been together, and he’s been my soulmate,” Tamara said. Earlier this year, Alfredo got sick, was hospitalized in Boston for months — and sadly passed away.    “He’s a great person has a big heart. He’s always there for me and our family,” Tamara said. During the time Alfredo was in Boston, Tamara stayed close to him.“Being at the hospital every day trying to, you know, be by Alfredo’s side and watch over him and make sure he’s getting the best care,” Tamara said. “The Leominster woma...

4 things we learned about the Chicago Bears, from DJ Moore’s award to Teven Jenkins’ search for Wendy’s alternatives

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

The Chicago Bears returned to practice Wednesday to get ready for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field.Here are four things we learned from Bears coach Matt Eberflus and players.1. Wide receiver DJ Moore was named the NFC offensive player of the week.DJ Moore never won an offensive player of the week award while with the Carolina Panthers.“Not when you’ve got Christian McCaffrey on your team,” Moore said. “A few times he outshined me. It was all good though.”In Thursday’s 40-20 win over the Washington Commanders, Moore left no doubt.He put together the second-best single-game performance by a Bears wide receiver, with his career-high 230 receiving yards on eight catches trailing only Alshon Jeffery’s 249 yards in 2013. Moore also had touchdown catches of 20, 11 and 56 yards, the latter sealing the Bears’ victory.That performance earned him the NFC offensive player of the week award.“It just...

Another strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:59:56 GMT

CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s recent history.The magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Wednesday was about 28 kilometers (17 miles) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It triggered a landslide that blocked the main Herat-Torghondi highway, Information Ministry spokesman Abdul Wahid Rayan said.Janan Sayiq, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban government’s national disaster authority said Wednesday’s earthquake killed at least one person and injured around 120 others.The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Herat Regional Hospital received 117 who got injured in Wednesday’s temblor. The group, also known by its French acronym MSF, said it sent additional medical supplies to the hospit...