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Garfield County neighborhood evacuated due to fire

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

Residents in a neighborhood in Garfield County west of Glenwood Springs are being evacuated due to a fire, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.Evacuate ImmediatelyMountain Shadows subdivision and residents north of donegan: Due to the fire, evacuate the area immediately.All people and small animals should go to Glenwood springs mall.— GarCo Sheriff (@GarcoSheriffCO) September 23, 2023The Mountain Shadows subdivision and residents north of Donegan Road in Glenwood Springs were asked to evacuate immediately, according to the Sheriff’s Office in a 2:20 p.m. update on Facebook.The brush fire is in West Glenwood Springs and is threatening structures. There are active flames and smoke is visible, according to the Sheriff’s Office.Residents are being evacuated to the Glenwood Springs Mall.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Wet, cooler start to summer helped reduce air pollution across Colorado’s Front Range Crime and Public...

‘This Earth, it’s all we have’: California Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

Eleven-year-old Gabriel Coleman and his friends Maarten and Merel dug through driftwood piled on the shoreline under the Dumbarton Bridge, doggedly on the hunt for pieces of plastic and other debris to fill their white trash bags.“With teamwork-makes-the-dream-work, we’ve been finding big pieces and small pieces all over,” Gabriel proudly explained.The trio from Newark was among thousands of volunteers who turned out Saturday for the 39th annual California Coastal Cleanup at 695 beaches, lakes, creeks and rivers throughout the state — including dozens of sites across every county in the Bay Area.Brian Coleman, of Newark, with his son Gabriel, 11, and Maarten Vlietstra, 11, take part in the annual Coastal Cleanup Day along the shore at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Like many of the other younger volunteers at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Nationa...

No. 16 Oklahoma beats Cincinnati 20-6 in Bearcats’ Big 12 debut

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati got its first taste of Big 12 football on Saturday against Oklahoma, the program that has set the standard in the conference for most of the last two decades.The Bearcats held up OK, but were outplayed in a 20-6 loss to the No. 16 Sooners and Dillon Gabriel, who threw for 322 yards and a touchdown and ran for another TD.Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield said his players and their fan base should be encouraged by the performance.“They’ve won a lot of championships,” Satterfield said of seven-time national champion and 14-time Big 12 champion Oklahoma. “They’ve been around a long time, and this is our first game in the Big 12, and our guys went toe-to-toe.“This should be encouraging to our guys and to our people to say, ‘Hey, listen, we’re not that far off.’”Gabriel, a UCF transfer, completed 26 of 38 passes, rebounding from his three-interception performance in his last trip to Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium in 2019 and notching his first career vict...

Cody Bellinger hits tiebreaking sacrifice fly as Chicago Cubs beat Colorado Rockies 6-3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Saturday to improve their position in the NL wild-card standings.Led by a solid performance from its bullpen, Chicago earned its second straight win after a stretch of seven losses in eight games. It moved within a half-game of Arizona for the second NL wild card and ensured it would hold onto sole possession of the third spot for at least another day.Colorado wasted a solid performance by Chris Flexen, who pitched five innings of two-run ball. Ezequiel Tovar had three hits for the Rockies on the one-year anniversary of the big league debut for the touted shortstop prospect. Colorado dropped to a major league-worst 22-58 on the road.The Rockies led 3-1 before the Cubs began to rally. Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth, and Yan Gomes drove in Seiya Suzuki with a tying double in the sixth.After Nick Mears (0-1) began the seventh with t...

Travis helps No. 4 Florida State snap 7-game losing streak to Clemson with 31-24 overtime victory

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Travis has spent too long hearing how No. 4 Florida State can’t beat Clemson. That’s over now after Travis threw a picture-perfect touchdown pass in overtime to lift the Seminoles to a long-sought victory over the rival Tigers. Keon Coleman caught the 24-yard TD pass from Travis in overtime and the Seminoles followed up with a defensive stand to snap a seven-game losing streak to Clemson with a 31-24 win that touched off a Death Valley celebration a decade in the making. “I had tears coming down in the locker room,” said Travis, the sixth-year quarterback.Florida State had has ceded its position as the ACC’s power program to Clemson. Clemson had won seven of the past eight league crowns and national titles in 2016 and 2018.Now, it looks like the Seminoles are ready to jump back into the top spot. “We come here with that atmosphere and had adversity over the course of the game, all things you expect,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell said...

Ireland beats South Africa 13-8 in titanic Rugby World Cup clash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Ireland won the Rugby World Cup’s second clash of the titans by edging No. 2-ranked South Africa 13-8 in a ferocious encounter on Saturday.Right winger Mack Hansen scored Ireland’s try after 33 minutes — the first South Africa conceded in this tournament — and left winger Cheslin Kolbe replied with a try for the Springboks early in the second half of a gripping contest.South Africa was on top for considerable spells but paid the price for poor goalkicking from flyhalf Manie Libbok and scrumhalf Faf de Klerk, who missed a combined four of five and left 11 points in the wind.After Jonathan Sexton’s penalty put Ireland ahead 10-8 an hour in, his replacement Jack Crowley slotted a 77th-minute penalty to leave South Africa needing a try to draw and a converted score to win.The Springboks earned a lineout 10 meters from the Irish line but the maul was smothered and they couldn’t recycle the ball quickly enough before the play was whistled an...

Joe Burrow listed as questionable by Bengals for Monday night game vs. Rams

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow was listed as questionable on Saturday by the Cincinnati Bengals for their Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams.The star quarterback suffered a calf injury early in training camp that he aggravated late in last week’s loss to Baltimore. He returned to practice on Thursday on a limited basis.If Burrow can’t play, backup Jake Browning, who was on the practice squad last season and threw his first and only NFL regular-season pass in the opening week loss to the Browns, will get the start.For the Rams, Puka Nacua, who set a rookie record with 15 receptions in last week’s loss to the 49ers, was listed as questionable because of an oblique injury. Coach Sean McVay said Nacua was expected to play.Cincinnati tight end Irv Smith Jr. was doubtful with a hamstring injury.The Rams and Bengals will be facing each other for the first time since Los Angeles’ triumph in the Super Bowl after the 2021 season.___AP NFL coverage: https://ap...

Dartmouth defeats Lehigh 34-17 just a few days after death of longtime coach Buddy Teevens

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Q Jones ran for 99 yards with a touchdown, Nick Howard added two rushing touchdowns, and Dartmouth defeated Lehigh 34-17 on Saturday, just four days after the death of longtime coach Buddy Teevens.Teevens died on Tuesday as a result of complications from injuries sustained in a March bicycle crash. He was 66.Teevens, Dartmouth’s all-time winningest coach, had two stints as head coach at his alma mater, going 117-101-2 with five Ivy League championships. In March, he was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle in Florida. He sustained spinal cord injuries, and his right leg had to be amputated. It was announced in May that assistant Sammy McCorkle would serve as interim coach during the 2023 season. McCorkle picked up his first win on Saturday when the Big Green churned out 219 yards on the ground, 349 total yards, and held the Mountain Hawks to 167 yards and eight first downs.Dylan Cadwallader’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Paxton Scott gave Dartmouth (1-1)...

Chef Gordon Ramsay brings ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ back to Fox after 10-year pause

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

“Kitchen Nightmares” has been off the air for 10 years, and now Chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing back one of his most popular shows to Fox. We caught up with him to talk about the return of the reality show, and Chef promises a season full of exciting revamps and reveals.It would be a dream to have celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay visit your restaurant. Unless…Chef Gordon Ramsay: “This place is a death trap.”That dream turns into a nightmare.Chef Gordon Ramsay: “I launched ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ with Fox in 2007, and then we had seven amazing seasons, and so, to bring it back after a hiatus of ten years, it’s one of the most popular demanded return shows on the planet. We don’t have many shows on FOX, so, I thought “Kitchen Nightmares” may be a nice edition, but all jokes apart, I think the devastation of what’s gone on in the industry over the last three years has been horrific, so there’s never been a more perfe...

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visit Georgia festival ahead of former president’s 99th birthday, Carter Center says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:03:19 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, took a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival in Plains, Georgia, on Saturday, the Carter Center said in a social media post.“Beautiful day for President & Mrs. Carter to enjoy a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival! And just a week before he turns 99. We’re betting peanut butter ice cream is on the menu for lunch! #JimmyCarter99,” the Carter Center said in a tweet sharing a video of the Carters riding in an SUV down a street lined with festival-goers.Erikka Bettis Williams, who took the video, said she had no idea that the Carters would be there.“Total surprise! The crowd was sort of slow to react at first because they didn’t realize they were there. It was such a great surprise and yes, we sang ‘Happy Birthday’!” she told CNN.Jimmy Carter, who turns 99 on October 1, entered hospice care in February. The former president beat brain cancer in 2015 but faced a series of health scares in 2019, an...