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Ukrainian boys soccer team FC Minaj’s trip of a lifetime comes to an end

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

Andrii Ketsuk, a 16-year-old member of FC Minaj, a youth soccer team from Ukraine, is calling it a trip of a lifetime.“Being in the U.S. is like a different world,” added his 14-year-old teammate, Alexander (Sasha) Jarmoljuk.Come Tuesday, their temporary respite will be over; back to their war-torn country, back to the uncertainty and unease, back to reality.So, while FC Minaj lost 2-1 to the North United Soccer Club Platinum of Coon Rapids on Saturday in the boys U17 gold championship of the USA Cup at the National Sports Center in Blaine, players and coaches alike are grateful for their time in a community that they said welcomed them with open arms, and for a chance to live life as it was meant to be.“It’s been wonderful, because we are recovering from our trauma and stress,” said FC Minaj coach Rudolf Balazhinec. “To see, everyday, funerals for our soldiers, we are struggling emotionally, but at the same time (being here) is a little less stressful.“Sports bring joy, and healing...

Clayton police, fire crews train for active shooter situations ahead of school year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - The Clayton Police Department conducted active shooter training Saturday at Wydown Middle School, just weeks before families prepare for the start of the school year. The police department collaborated with the Clayton Fire Department and the Clayton School District. Officers say this training comes in addition to the active shooter training they do regularly.  Protests over Francis Howell plan to allow anti-racism resolution to expire “It’s important that we work out all of the bugs in a situation like this," said Battalion Chief Ryan Harrell with the Clayton Fire Department. "Because if an incident were to happen like this, that’s not the time for us to try and figure out how we’re going to communicate, how we’re going to collaborate, how we’re going to work together on these types of things.” Clayton's entire fire and police departments were involved in Saturday's training. They also train regionally with other fire and police depart...

Orange County couple battles cancer together while raising 3 daughters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

A community is rallying around an Orange County couple as they both battle cancer while raising three young daughters.Zak Salazar discovered he had a brain tumor while his wife Cori Salazar was being treated for thyroid cancer. Cori had just returned back to work after months away as she was receiving treatment for thyroid cancer. Just as the family was focused on Cori, suddenly, Zak received the shocking news that a malignant tumor was found on his brain.In April, Cori was diagnosed with a fast-growing papillary thyroid carcinoma. Following recovery from a June 6 surgery, just three weeks later, Zak was diagnosed with a grade four astrocytoma brain tumor.As the Mission Viejo couple makes the best of their situation while fighting their respective cancers, they haven’t lost hope and their priority remains focused on raising their children the best they can.“We’re going to beat it,” Zak said. He had been experiencing continual headaches prior to his diagnosis.The Salazar Family ...

Anchor Brewing will consider potential offer from employees wanting to purchase the 127-year-old brewery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

Anchor Brewing is open to considering a potential offer from employees looking to buy and save the storied San Francisco brewery, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday.On July 12, the company announced it would be shutting down operations, sending shockwaves throughout the Bay Area and prompting its beer to start flying off of shelves. The brewery was a pioneer in California’s craft beer scene, founded in 1896 and surviving prohibition in the 1920s and early 1930s.Ownership of the brewery has changed over the years and Anchor was mostly recently purchased in 2017 by Japanese conglomerate Sapporo. However, sales have been down in recent years, forcing the company to scale back and eventually announce its closure earlier this month.But in the last week and a half, a group of employees have been frantically working to preserve Anchor’s 127-year-old legacy. And the company now says it’s open to the sale.“We have received an e-mail from Anchor’s Union spokespers...

Red Sox hit 4 HR off Scherzer to win nightcap 8-6 and split with Mets. NY won day game 5-4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Triston Casas had his first career multihomer game, and Yu Chang and Jarren Duran also homered off Max Scherzer in the night game on Saturday to help the Red Sox beat the New York Mets 8-6 and spilt their doubleheader. Brandon Nimmo and Daniel Vogelbach each hit a two-run homer for the Mets before the rains came on Friday night, when the series opener was suspended in the fourth inning. After they picked things up there on Saturday afternoon, the teams traded runs and the New York held on to take the day game 5-4 for their fourth win in five games. Casas had four hits on the day, and Masataka Yoshida had three in the night game, knocking an RBI single in the seventh just before Justin Turner’s two-run homer gave Boston an 8-3 lead. James Paxton (6-2) struck out seven in six innings to snap Boston’s three-game losing streak. Scherzer was charged with five runs while striking out seven; it’s the first time he’s allowed four homers in an outing sin...

Frelick’s exceptional debut performance helps Brewers rally to beat Braves 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick went 3 for 3, drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and made two outstanding catches for a spectacular major league debut as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Saturday.Austin Riley homered for the fifth straight game in a losing cause to tie a Braves franchise record. Riley has gone 10 for 21 with six homers, 16 RBIs and nine runs over his last five games.Riley’s three-run shot off Adrian Houser in the third gave the Braves a 3-0 lead.Frelick made sure the Brewers came all the way back. Devin Williams then preserved Milwaukee’s lead by working out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to earn his 25th save in 27 opportunities.After learning he had been promoted from Triple-A Nashville on Friday night, Frelick caught a Saturday morning flight to Chicago and drove about 80 miles to Milwaukee to arrive in plenty of time for the game.Frelick hit an infield single in his first career plate appearance and followed that...

Abrams stays hot, homers on his bobblehead night as the Nationals rout the Giants 10-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park, Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park, Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams homered on his bobblehead night, Josiah Gray earned his first win since June 30 and the Washington Nationals routed the San Francisco Giants 10-1 on Saturday night.With a victory Sunday, Washington can complete its first series s...

Acusan a un hombre de agredir sexualmente a una menor en una área boscosa de Olney

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

La policía del condado Montgomery ha arrestado y acusado a un hombre por presuntamente agredir sexualmente a una menor en Olney, Maryland. Pero la policía teme que sea responsable de más delitos.Nuestra cadena hermana News4 descubrió que el sospechoso, Joshua Black, de 31 años, ha enfrentado cargos en el pasado por exhibición obscena, acecho e invasión de propiedad privada. Ahora, las autoridades solicitan a otras víctimas que pudieron haber sido agredidas por Black a denunciarlo. El incidente más reciente ocurrió el jueves sobre las 7 p.m. en la cuadra 17700 de Prince Philip Drive. Black enfrenta varios cargos de violación en segundo grado y ofensas sexuales en el tercer grado por presuntamente “atraer a la víctima a una área boscosa… donde la agredió sexualemente”. Los detectives de la policía del condado Montgomery lo identificaron rápidamente como el sospechoso y lo arrestaron en su casa, informaron las autoridades. Según el Departamento de la Policía de la Univer...

Denver school board releases tapes in never-before-seen executive session

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The never-before-seen footage of a Denver Public Schools executive session is now out in the public eye, offering insight into the board’s early response to the shooting of two administrators at East High School. In that closed-door meeting, the board basically decided to send school resource officers back to some schools.   DPS appeals judge’s ruling to release executive session tapes FOX31, along with other news outlets, sued the school board for allegedly violating open meeting laws, but during the legal battle, DPS voted to release the tapes of the meeting that took place on March 23.  "We all agree that yes, SRO’s are not the answer, it is what the community wants right here right now without a doubt,” Superintendent Alex Marrero said in the March 23 executive session.  Denver school board votes to release executive session tape Marrero told board members Mayor Hancock would issue an executive order to bring SRO’s back in school if ...

Property tax bill confusion changes voters decisions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:06:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One of the questions that will be on your ballot this November has to do with Colorado property taxes. And a new poll shows Coloradans may be confused about how to vote."Colorado Point of View" host Ashley Michels discussed Proposition HH, which is a measure to lower your property taxes, with political analysts Andy Boina and Michael Fields. It would change the way TABOR works and could mean a lot less money coming back to you at tax time.  A new poll from Magellan Strategies found that as voters learned more about the proposal and how it would affect taxpayers and local governments, support declined from 54 to 43%, while opposition grew from 34 to 46%.   Groups in Colorado could see major funding if bill remains intact in Congress The "Colorado Point of View" political panel said this ballot question is not necessarily a Republican versus Democrat issue.  "It’s sometimes very different than the partisan r versus d and so yes you’re going to have different breakdo...