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CDOT offering Uber discount for 'Blackout Wednesday'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — For some people, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is an unofficial nationwide holiday where people go out with their hometown friends and family.The Colorado Department of Transportation refers to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as "Blackout Wednesday," where an overconsumption of alcohol can happen.To prevent impaired driving during the holiday, CDOT, the Governors Highway Safety Association and Uber are providing $10 Uber ride credits to Coloradans statewide. These places need volunteers for Thanksgiving in Denver To date, almost 200 traffic deaths involving impaired driving occurred in Colorado just this year. This amounts to about one-third of traffic deaths in 2023.As of last Thursday, a high DUI enforcement period began in Colorado and will be going into the week after Thanksgiving.“As the holiday season begins, it is everybody’s responsibility to prioritize the safety of themselves and others on Colorado roadways,” said CDOT’s Safety Director Darrell Ling...

Game vs. Messi’s Miami not included in New York Red Bulls’ home opener ticket promotion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — The New York Red Bulls’ holiday ticket promotion involving next season’s home opener has a catch written in the small print: A game against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami isn’t included.The Red Bulls distributed an email to consumers on Tuesday offering a two-game “Holiday Pack” that includes next season’s home opener and the derby against rival New York City FC. Price per ticket pack ranges from $98 for upper corners/endline, $125 for corner endline/upper sideline, $174 for sideline A/upper center midfield and $495 for club seats. A travel mug and collectible figure is included in each pack.But there is an asterisk next to the home opener, and at the bottom of the email the asterisk is explained in small type: “If RBNY plays Inter Miami CF in the home opener, each home opener ticket will be replaced with a ticket to RBNY’s 2nd home match.”MLS last year announced its schedule on Dec. 20.The Red Bulls declined to comment on ...

Hollywood Police issue arrest warrant for suspect in child abduction incident

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

The Hollywood Police Department has issued a warrant for a 63-year-old man in connection with a case of False Imprisonment. Officers are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Adolfo Fonseca, who was last seen driving a 2014 Red Hyundai Elantra.According to police, the incident unfolded on Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m. at 5950 Sheridan Street when officers responded to reports of a suspect who fled the scene with a child inside the car. The investigation revealed that Fonseca and a woman were involved in an argument. Fonseca drove off with the child still inside when the woman exited the vehicle, police said in a news release. Shortly afterward, officers responded to 4599 Sheridan Street, where the child, still in a car seat, was reportedly found at a store. The suspect had fled before the police arrived. The child and mother were reunited, and the child was unharmed.If anyone has information related to this incident, they are urged to contact the Hollywood Police Depar...

Sheriff: Wanted Florida woman found hiding under couch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – Deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested a 39-year-old Florida woman who had an active warrant for her arrest, officials said. According to authorities, Stacy Usher, wanted for violation of probation related to the sale of fentanyl and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, attempted to evade arrest by hiding in her residence. Deputies discovered her concealed in a couch during their apprehension.

AP source: 2 people in vehicle that exploded at NY/Canada border crossing declared dead at scene

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Two people were found dead in a vehicle that exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story is below.A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said.https://twitter.com/FBIBuffalo/status/1727390895283044365?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetThere was no immediate information on whether anyone was injured or on the cause of the explosion.“This is obviously a very serious situation in Niagara Falls,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Parliament, as he excused...

FBI investigating vehicle explosion that killed 2 car occupants at Rainbow Bridge on US-Canadian border

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

(CNN) — The two occupants of a car that exploded Wednesday at the US-Canada Rainbow Bridge border crossing are dead, a law enforcement source told CNN.The incident occurred shortly before noon when a car coming from the Canadian side of the border on the bridge connecting Canada to New York State went through the initial checkpoint passports and licenses are examined. The car was then was directed to another area for a secondary search, according to multiple law enforcement sources.As the car was heading towards the secondary search area, an explosion occurred, the sources said. Authorities do not know what caused the explosion.“This is obviously a very serious situation,“ Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters Wednesday.“We’re taking this circumstance very seriously but to speculate on the origin of this particular circumstance – the reasons why this may have happened – until we have more accurate information is simply not responsible.”The Rainbow Bridg...

Former track coach pleads guilty in federal court to tricking women into sending him nude photos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A former college track and field coach accused of setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women into sending him nude or semi-nude photos of themselves pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston, prosecutors said Tuesday.Steve Waithe, 30, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and one count of computer fraud, prosecutors said.Waithe also pleaded guilty to cyberstalking one victim through text messages and direct messages sent via social media, as well as by hacking into her Snapchat account, prosecutors said.A lawyer for Waithe did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.Sentencing is scheduled for March 6, 2024. Waithe was originally arrested in April.Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy called Waithe’s behavior despicable.“For almost a year, he manipulated, exploited and in one case stalked young women across the county hiding behind a web...

Ravens vs. Chargers scouting report for Week 12: Who has the edge?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

The Ravens beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-20, but lost tight end Mark Andrews, likely for the season. The Chargers left Green Bay as a team in crisis after losing 23-20 to the Packers. Who will have the edge Sunday night?Ravens passing game vs. Chargers pass defenseLamar Jackson added to his Most Valuable Player case, throwing for 264 yards and two touchdowns against the Bengals despite hurting his ankle in the first half. Jackson just missed on a pair of deep shots before connecting with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for a 51-yard gain in the fourth quarter. Jackson did a good job managing pressure, either using his scrambling gift to extend plays or stepping up in the pocket to find his receivers in stride. Beckham, Zay Flowers and Nelson Agholor helped him out with impressive runs after catches.Jackson will need his wide receivers to continue their upward trajectory because he won’t be able to fall back on Andrews, the one pass catcher with whom he’s always had a n...

Travel: Why so many flock to Sedona’s vortexes — and what to really expect when you get there

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles TimesSEDONA, Ariz. — The rock formation known as Kachina Woman rises like an obelisk out of a cool green canyon. At its base, more than three dozen women are tucked into crevices in the rust colored stone, their faces turned toward the warm Arizona sun. Some sit with their legs crossed. Others are curled into a fetal position. They did not all come together, but they came for the same purpose: to soak up the energy of one of the most popular vortexes in Sedona.Surrounded by towering mesas and spectacular vistas, and located on the ancestral home of the Yavapai people, the small town of Sedona has long been a destination for New Age seekers and the astrologers, psychics, tarot readers, shamans and healers who cater to them. For the last 40 years, these spiritual pilgrims have been drawn to the region by tales of its mysterious and amorphous energy vortexes. Definitions vary, but Sedona’s vortexes are generally understood to be geographical sites of inv...

Hepatitis A cases reported among Boston homeless individuals: Health care providers urged to ‘be vigilant’ for highly contagious liver infection

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

Hepatitis A cases have been confirmed among Boston homeless individuals, as city public health officials urge healthcare providers to “be vigilant” for signs of the highly contagious liver infection in patients.The Boston Public Health Commission has been notified about two positive cases among homeless individuals over the last week.Both of the unsheltered residents have been connected to health care, and neither of them have required hospitalization, according to BPHC.“The Boston Public Health Commission is urging the city’s health care providers, particularly those that work closely with unsheltered populations and people who use drugs, to be vigilant for signs of hepatitis A in patients,” BPHC said in a statement on Wednesday.Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. It ranges in severity from mild infection that lasts a few weeks to severe disease that lasts several months.The virus is primarily spread pers...