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U.S. climbers charge to Paris Olympics with teenager Watson, exercise science graduate Piper

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The United States sport climbing team is dominating the Pan American Games in Chile and giving a boost to a teenager from Texas and a 24-year-old exercise science graduate to bid for Olympic medals in Paris.The 17-year-old Samuel Watson and Kelly Piper won the men’s and women’s speed events in Santiago, and their U.S. teammates were among the favorites for the boulder and lead competitions, which combine two techniques of rock climbing.Texan Watson started climbing at age 5 at a local Lifetime Fitness health club. Last year, as he perfected his ritual of kicking the wall before the start, he brought home a gold medal in his first year on the circuit.In Santiago, Watson scaled the wall in just 5.37 seconds on Sunday to beat teammate Noah Bratschi and put his father Ray into tears as his son took the Pan American gold medal. “Now it is all about getting stronger and faster for Paris,” Watson told The Associated Press on Monday before his other teamma...

Queen’s sees fewer large unsanctioned gatherings during Homecoming

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

Thousands gathered this weekend for Queen’s University homecoming, which saw alumni return to campus and street parties flare up throughout Kingston’s university district.Kingston Police say that crowds were smaller than in previous years and that they saw more “cooperation” with law enforcement. Despite this, police and City Bylaw say that they still dealt with a “substantial number of residential parties, along with a complete street takeover that posed safety risks to the community.”A Nuisance Party was declared on Aberdeen Street from Johnson to Earl just after 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 21. At that time, traffic to the area was restricted, and attendees were ordered to disperse or be liable to penalties. The gathering was lifted by 4:00 p.m.In total, about $88,000 in fines were levied to students throughout the weekend. This includes over $4,000 for hosting a nuisance party and $45,000 in tickets for failing to disperse after a nuisance party has been declared.Kingston P...

Denver carjackers threaten woman with gun in University Hills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver woman told FOX31 she was carjacked at gunpoint and thinks the suspects are in their teens.In the University Hills neighborhood, where new builds are going up, Natalie Gillis’ sense of safety is now completely turned upside down. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox “I don't feel like I live in a bad neighborhood,” Natalie Gillis said. “I don't want anybody to ever have to go through what I went through."Gillis was coming back from the gas station the other night and parked her car outside of her building.“All of a sudden, I was grabbing my purse and my phone, turned around and there was a gun in my face, and I locked my door immediately,” Gillis said. “I thought it was kind of a joke. But then they started pinging on my window with the gun, telling me to get out of my car.”Gillis said a group of three or four teens started yanking her out of her new car that she just made her first payment on.“They yanked me out of my car and ...

Colorado lawmakers ask TSA for answers on long security wait times

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado lawmakers are joining the chorus of complaints about long lines at Denver International Airport security checkpoints, sending a letter Monday about their concerns.Most of Colorado's congressional delegation is pushing the Transportation Security Administration to do something about the wait times. U.S. Reps. Ken Buck, Yadira Caraveo, Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen, plus both U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, are asking TSA to work with the airport on a solution. Former NSA worker from Colorado pleads guilty to trying to sell US secrets to Russia Caraveo said she's heard it all while in line at the airport, even with TSA PreCheck."'What is going on?' 'Why are the lines so long?' 'I’m not sure if I’m going to make my plane.' It is something that I hear time and time again when I'm in line," she said.Travelers like Jessica McCaig say it can be a lot to plan for."I wasn’t expecting the lines for security to be so ba...

Former Aurora police officer sentenced to 18 months in fatal crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A former Aurora police officer was sentenced Monday to more than a year in prison.Eduardo Landeros was going about 100 mph in a 40-mph zone when he hit and killed 44-year-old Eli Henderson. Landeros apologized to the victim's family when he learned his fate. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox David Henderson, the victim's father, told FOX31 and Channel 2 he was grateful to hear remorse from the former officer.“For me personally, I appreciated it. I don’t want him to go to hell. I'm not going to petition God for future punishment," he said. "I think it was a combination of bad judgment, lack of training to understand what he was doing. I couldn’t explain why he was driving at that speed.”Officer driving over 100 mph before crashDash camera video from March 4 showed he was driving more than 100 mph when he crashed into Eli Henderson at East Bates Avenue and South Chambers Road. Police say Henderson was only traveling 18 mph.“Luc...

Denver council members push for more rental assistance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Public comment for the Denver mayor's 2024 budget proposal was underway at Monday night's city council meeting.Before the meeting got started, folks were already raising some concerns. Several community groups and city council members came out to urge the mayor to better fund rental assistance. How much do houses cost in Colorado? See the list by county It was not the first time they made this call, either. Earlier this month, 12 of the 13 city council members signed a letter from community members calling on Mayor Mike Johnston to boost funding for rental assistance by at least $17.5 million.'Keep good people in their homes,' councilman urgesRight now, only a little more than $12.6 million is allocated to this area of the budget. Council members and supporters said at least $30.1 million is needed in funding or they fear the eviction crisis and unhoused population will increase."If we don't do something to shut down the pipeline that keeps pushing good people out ...

Panera faces lawsuit over ‘Charged Lemonade’ energy drink after 21-year-old’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

(CNN) — A 21-year-old woman with a heart condition is dead after consuming a heavily caffeinated energy drink at Panera Bread that she may have believed was regular lemonade, her parents alleged in a wrongful death suit against the restaurant chain.In September 2022, after drinking “Charged Lemonade,” Sarah Katz experienced cardiac arrest while at a restaurant with friends and died after being transported to the hospital and suffering a second arrest, according to the lawsuit, which was filed Monday morning in Philadelphia.Katz’s parents are seeking compensatory and punitive damages.“We were very saddened to learn this morning about the tragic passing of Sarah Katz, and our hearts go out to her family,” Panera told CNN in a statement. “At Panera, we strongly believe in transparency around our ingredients. We will work quickly to thoroughly investigate this matter.”In an autopsy report obtained by CNN, the medical examiner cites Katz’s cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia due to...

Patrick Williams didn’t sign a rookie contract extension. What does that mean for the Chicago Bulls?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

The deadline to sign a rookie contract extension passed Monday without Patrick Williams and the Chicago Bulls striking a deal. What does that mean as the former No. 4 draft pick enters the fourth and final year of his contract?Williams has been a complicated figure for the Bulls since they selected him in the first round of the 2020 draft. After a promising rookie year, his growth was slowed by a season-ending wrist injury in his sophomore season.There have been bright spots in Williams’ progression — a building role as a defensive leader, his 41.4% accuracy from behind the 3-point arc. But his relatively moderate production (averaging 10.2 points, four rebounds and 1.2 assists last season) has been a point of emphasis — and contention — for the Bulls.Still, Williams remains a valuable piece of the puzzle for the Bulls — both as a key player in the starting lineup and as a potential trade asset if this season doesn’t shake the status quo.Ahead of ...

Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — All of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina will reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than century, the mayor of Maui County said Monday. Mayor Richard Bissen said he made the move after talking about it with his Lahaina advisory team, the Red Cross and other partners.West Maui has about 11,000 hotel rooms, or about half of Maui’s total. Travelers evacuated those hotels after the Aug. 8 fire raged through Lahaina town, killing at least 99 people and destroying more than 2,000 buildings. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green last month declared West Maui would officially reopen to tourism on Oct. 8 to bring back badly needed jobs and help the economy recover. Bissen modified the governor’s declaration with a phased plan, allowing a small section on the northern edge of West Maui to open first with the rest to follow at an undetermined date. The community has had an impassioned debate about when to welcome travelers b...

García powers Rangers to first World Series since 2011 with 11-4 rout of Astros in Game 7 of ALCS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:29 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached the World Series with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night.García went deep for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15. Corey Seager got things started for the Rangers with a long home run in the first inning, and Nathaniel Lowe also went deep to give Texas — one of six major league teams without a World Series title — its first berth in the Fall Classic since consecutive trips in 2010 and 2011.After winning their Lone Star State showdown with Houston, the wild-card Rangers open the World Series at home Friday night against Arizona or Philadelphia, who play the decisive Game 7 of their NLCS on Tuesday night.Bruce Bochy, who came out of retirement this season to manage the Rangers, became the first skipper to win a League Championship Series with three different teams, after previously leadin...