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Following a historic start, the slumping Rays are suddenly playing catch-up in the AL East

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The slumping Tampa Bay Rays believe in themselves.Baseball’s best team for much of this season has seen a historic start give way to a July swoon that’s loosened its hold on the top record in the American League.The surging Baltimore Orioles won three of four between the division rivals over the weekend, taking over first place in the AL East and dropping the reeling Rays, who opened the year with 13 consecutive victories, two games off the pace.Tampa Bay entered July with a season-high 6½-game division lead but has stumbled to an AL-worst 4-14 record this month while sputtering offensively and weathering injuries that are testing the depth of their starting pitching.The Rays haven’t compiled one of the best marks in the majors over the last decade without being resourceful and resilient, though, which is one reason manager Kevin Cash is confident his team will rebound and finish strong as it aims for a fifth straight playoff appearance.“We’re just a very...

Map shows the contaminated Superfund sites in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted – or are at risk of becoming so polluted – that they have been deemed a national cleanup priority. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies places around the country that pose a risk to people's health because they have been contaminated by hazardous waste. Since 1980, the agency has taken charge of cleaning up those sites under a law with the nickname "Superfund." (Its full name is The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA.) Superfund sites include poorly managed landfills, mining areas, or industrial facilities. AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile? Maps show which cell provider gives your area best coverage As of June 27, when the National Priorities List was last updated, there were 1,336 sites, plus an additional 40 sites that were proposed as new additions. "It is a list of the worst hazardous waste ...

CMZoo announces the gender of Amur leopard cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has announced the gender of the two Amur leopard cubs that were born in May.According to CMZoo, the two Amur leopard cubs are boys, and at two months old, they are growing in confidence and exploring more. The two cubs are very vocal, according to CMZoo, and will sometimes call their mom, Anya. Watch: Rattlesnake coils, rattles as hikers pass When Anya is receiving enrichment or one-on-one training in a different space, they will vocalize to find out what she is doing. When they vocalize with Anya next to them they appear to CMZoo to be expressing their discovery of the world around them.CMZoo said they don't have names for the two cubs yet but will keep everyone updated when they have picked names for the two. Meanwhile, the cubs have started to explore a space outside which is not easily in guest view, but CMZoo will update when they are out and about. CMZoo said keepers are working on building trust with the cubs to pr...

2023 is set to be the deadliest year on water

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It’s turning out to be one of the deadliest years in water fatalities, and the season isn’t even close to being over. As of Monday, there are 24 estimated water-related deaths with three people still missing, according to Bridget O’Rourke, a statewide public information officer.  ‘Way more than deaths than we’d like:’ River safety in focus as high water levels continue The water-related deaths are on par with last year when 42 people died over the entire year. What’s concerning is the rise in river-related deaths.  For the entire year of 2022, there were 17 river deaths. Through June, there were already at least 14 river-related deaths, and it’s only halfway through the summer season. The increase in water-related deaths has to do with the snow run-off which is higher than usual. The increased volume of run-offs leads to more rapids. Higher water levels mean the water flows faster than normal and has a quicker, more dangerous underpull, ac...

Fugitive captured: 71-year-old extradited from Spain to face child pornography charges in Miami Federal Court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

After evading the law for over a decade, 71-year-old Carlos Blanco has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face federal child pornography possession and distribution charges in the Southern District of Florida. Blanco made his initial appearance in a Miami federal court this week, marking the end of his 12-year run as a fugitive from justice.The saga began on November 3, 2010, when federal law enforcement initially arrested Blanco, a citizen of the United States, Honduras, and Cuba, and charged him with possessing and distributing child pornography. Following his release on bond, Blanco was expected to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled for February 24, 2011. However, he failed to appear for the hearing, prompting the court to issue an arrest warrant and declare him a fugitive on February 25, 2011.After more than a decade on the run, Blanco’s luck ran out in March 2023 when he was apprehended in Spain. His arrest followed a request for his provisional arrest ma...

1 hospitalized after being shot in Southwest Ranches; suspect detained

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

One person has been hospitalized after being shot in Southwest Ranches.Davie Police arrived at the scene of the shooting at Romeu’s Cuban Restaurant, located at 6800 Dykes Road, Monday afternoon. According to police, the victim suffered from an injury to their leg and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. A suspect was detained and is being interviewed by police. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Two phone thieves nabbed red-handed at Rolling Loud music festival in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

A pair of phone thieves were arrested after being found with a number of stolen iPhones from the Rolling Loud music festival at Hard Rock Stadium over the weekend. Both incidents occurred Sunday evening. According to police, an off-duty officer noticed a Hispanic male walking through the event wristband and carrying an opaque book bag, a violation of the event’s rules.Concerned about the individual’s suspicious behavior, two officers approached the man identified as Kevin Andres Vargas Chistancho. The officers advised Chistancho that his bag violated the event rules and proceeded to remove it from his possession. Upon inspecting the bag, officers found a smaller black bag inside, which, when opened, revealed a metallic inner lining consistent with a Faraday bag – a device commonly used to block phone signals.To their surprise, the Faraday bag contained a total of 12 stolen iPhones of various models. One of the victims of the thefts was able to positively identify o...

New Hampshire youth program calls for changes to liquor laws, voices concerns over alcohol marketing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

Young advocates in New Hampshire are calling for changes to the state’s liquor laws.Members of “Dover Youth to Youth” say packaging and marketing for alcoholic beverages could make drinks appealing to children.“We’re concerned that the alcohol companies are making products unreasonably attractive to kids and teens with their design and marketing and advertisements,” said Mia Mozzoni, a member of the program.A “youth empowerment program” coordinated by the Dover Police Department, Dover Youth to Youth raises awareness about substance abuse issues. Youths who take part in it say many alcoholic drinks have youthful packaging and flavors, that end up targeting kids.“Like this ‘Slushie’ product from Downeast – it’s got the whole Slushie vibe going on, like you might see in a convenience store,” Mozzoni said.“Concord Craft Brewing Company came out with their ‘Finding NEIPA’ beer, and it&#...

Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande: ‘Texas will see you in court, Mr. President’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

(CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers to be removed from the Rio Grande, in defiance of the US Department of Justice.“Texas will fully utilize its constitutional authority to deal with the crisis you have caused,” Abbott wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden following last week’s DOJ request to remove the barriers.He added, “Texas will see you in court, Mr. President.”The showdown between Abbott and the federal government comes as Texas’ treatment of migrants who attempt to cross into the US illegally faces increased scrutiny. Biden administration officials have grown increasingly concerned in recent months about Abbott’s measures, which have disrupted US Border Patrol operations in the region and put migrants at risk. A Homeland Security official told CNN last week that Abbott’s moves are “making our job harder” while disturbing images of migrants with injuries and troubling reports of Texas troops pushing migrants back to Mexico ha...

Man killed in stabbing at Dorchester home for veterans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:53 GMT

A man is dead after a stabbing at a Boston home for homeless veterans, according to police.Just after noon today, police responded to a report of a stabbing at 6 Hartford Street in Dorchester.When police arrived, they found a male victim suffering from stab wounds. The victim did not survive his wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Filipe Colon, Chief of Investigative Services for the Boston Police, speaking at the scene.Police are speaking with a person of interest in the investigation, said Colon, adding, “that person of interest and the victim are known to each other.”Colon said there was no threat to the public.Also known as Hartford Manor, the Hartford Street address provides transitional housing for veterans and is listed among facilities administered by the Pine Street Inn.Colon said the person of interest is also know to staff at the home.Details of the victim’s age, identity, and status as a veteran were not available, said Colon, who stressed that the in...