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George Washington University board says some GWPD officers will begin carrying firearms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

Interim George Washington University President Mark Wrighton announced in a letter on Thursday that the Board of Trustees has directed the university to equip specially trained GW Police Department officers with firearms.Wrighton said the board has come to this decision “after more than a year of careful consideration and deliberation, review of safety data and best practices, and input from experts.”He also said the board partly made this decision in response to “too many tragic instances of mass gun violence in communities and on college campuses.” He cited the recent shootings at Michigan State University and the University of Virginia and that there “have been more than 140 mass shootings already in 2023,” according to the Gun Violence Archive.Wrighton also referenced the university’s setting in the middle of a densely populated city and how unarmed GWPD officers cannot respond to life-threatening incidents when weapons are involved. He ...

Zawadzki scores late, pulls Crew to 1-1 draw with Revolution

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sean Zawadzki scored late in stoppage time to pull the Columbus Crew into a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday night. The Revolution (5-1-2) went ahead on an own-goal in the 58th minute then played the final 25 minutes down a man after Dylan Borrero was sent off with his second yellow card. The Crew (4-2-2) have not lost a match at Lower.com Field this season, but the draw snapped a three-game winning streak. Defender Milos Degenek gave the Revs the goal. The last five meetings between the two teams have been draws. Only three other series between two teams have gone to five straight ties in MLS history. New England, coming off a 4-0 victory over Montreal last weekend, has won five of their first eight games this season. New England had an opportunity in the 42nd minute with a free kick just outside of the 18-yard box, but Carles Gil’s attempt went over the goal. ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP...

April snowfall makes for a snow-covered final weekend at Eldora Mountain

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A higher-than-average snowpack has been good to ski areas around the state.The latest round of snowfall was a welcome sight for the Eldora Ski Mountain Resort, which will close for the season on Sunday."Snow coverage was decent all year long, we never got a big, whopping storm but we had a great, consistent coverage, two to three inches every couple of days," Sam Bass, at Eldora, said.That was enough snowfall to mark the end of a good year at the ski resort."It was better than last year," Bass said. "I think we ended up totaling about 200 inches, just over 200 inches this year. Last year was a little closer to 150." Moffat County declares disaster emergency ahead of expected flooding The state saw 130% more snowpack than usual, all of it amounting to a longer-than-usual ski season, Eldora included."We opened earlier than we thought we were going to be able to because we had some nice, cold weather and we were able to make some snow," Bass said.This ...

Loveland Ski patrollers form union for first time ever

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Ski patrollers and paramedics at Loveland Ski Area voted to unionize with CWA 7781, the United Professional Ski Patrols of America, an organization supporting hundreds of ski patrollers.    This marks the first time in the 85 year-history of Loveland Ski Area that patrollers have formed a union. Kevin Donaldson has been a key contributor in the push for unionization. He’s been a ski patroller at Loveland Ski Area for seven seasons. “It’s a really exciting time at Loveland,” Donaldson said. “We created a dialogue and now we have that voice with management and amongst our peers.” More than 70% of patrollers and paramedics at Loveland Ski Area signed the petition to unionize which was submitted on Feb. 14. The results were finalized on Friday, April 14.  April snowfall makes for a snow-covered final weekend at Eldora Mountain “We’re all sort of one now, one collective group of people that are going to have that voice to express what we wa...

District updates: Tight race in one, tough spot in another

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- While one of Colorado’s new representatives from the 8th Congressional District may be on the hot seat, candidates vying for the 3rd Congressional District could be in for another tight, controversial race. The National Republican Congressional Committee listed Rep. Yadira Caraveo’s seat as one of 37 that are “vulnerable” in 2024. Meanwhile, the conservative “American Action Network” launched a campaign last month pushing the congresswoman to vote for the House GOP’s “Lower Energy Costs Act,” which would increase domestic oil production, a key industry in the 8th District. She ultimately voted against it. Bill to increase penalties for swatting advances The latest poll, conducted by the left-leaning Global Strategy Group, shows Rep. Lauren Boebert tied with Democratic challenger Adam Frisch at 45%. The poll also found voters are leaning toward Republicans on a generic ballot by 11%."Colorado Point of View" host Matt Mauro sat down with Caraveo to discuss the Repub...

Volunteers clean up trash along Biscayne Bay as part of 41st Baynanza at Pelican Harbor Marina

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

The South Florida community went “Baynanza” in honor of the environment.Friends and families came together at the Pelican Harbor Marina in North Miami for the 41st annual Baynanza, Saturday morning.Participants collected trash along Biscayne Bay.“It’s just surprising the things you see: water caps, microplastics, bottles, trash from the pastries people eat, chips they eat,” said volunteer Michelle Pinder.The celebration aimed to promote showing love to Mother Nature and keeping her clean.Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava showed up to support.“Truly, our environment is our economy, and our bay is our blue heart,” she said, “so we’re educating, we have exhibits here for the kids.”Biscayne Bay is one of the most important ecological systems in South Florida.

Evacuation orders issued after plant fire reignites in Brunswick, Georgia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

(CNN) — An evacuation order is in place for those within a half-mile radius of a plant fire that reignited Saturday afternoon in Brunswick, Georgia, according to the Glynn County Board of Commissioners and the city’s mayor.The fire at the Pinova plant, which delivers specialty rosin and polyterpene resins, initially broke out Saturday morning, with the board saying on Facebook nearly three hours later that it had been contained and there was no immediate concern for public safety.Later Saturday, the board said in another Facebook post that the fire had reignited and issued a shelter-in-place order for a one-mile radius around the plant.In a press conference Saturday night, Brunswick Mayor Cosby Johnson said the shelter-in-place order has been extended to the entire city limits because of changing winds. Johnson also said he issued an emergency declaration for the city.“Because we did not know the extent to which we could contain this f...

Freight train engines, cars derail and catch fire in Maine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

(AP) — Several cars on a freight train derailed and caught fire early Saturday in rural Maine, officials and the train operator said. Three workers were hurt, but their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.The Maine Forest Service said in a statement that three locomotive engines and six cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went off the track at about 8:30 a.m. in Sandwich Academy Grant Township in Somerset County.They derailed into a wooded area and started a small forest fire, which emergency responders contained and were monitoring, the service said. The three railroad employees were taken to the hospital.Preliminary assessment pointed to a buildup of “melting ice and debris that washed out part of the railroad track” as a possible cause of the accident, the Forest Service added.Some hazardous materials were on board the train, the agency said, but officials on the scene assessed that they were not at risk of leaking or catching fire.C. Doniele Carlson, the d...

Dolphins signing WR Chosen Anderson, the Broward product formerly known as Robbie Anderson

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

Chosen Anderson, the NFL wide receiver and Broward County product formerly known as Robbie Anderson, is signing with the Miami Dolphins, he announced on Instagram on Saturday night.Anderson, a South Plantation High grad, was available upon his release from the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 17. Splitting time between Arizona and the Carolina Panthers in 2022, he totaled 20 receptions for 282 yards.Anderson has been a productive NFL receiver over seven professional seasons out of Temple. He has 375 career receptions for 4,956 yards and 27 touchdowns, spending his first four seasons with the New York Jets. Anderson established a career high of 1,096 receiving yards in 2020, his first with the Panthers.A 6-foot-3 pass-catching target, Anderson provides a bigger-bodied receiver to complement the Dolphins’ star receiver duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Miami is also trying to develop 2022 fourth-round pick Erik Ezukanma, could be looking for a trade partner for Cedrick Wilson Jr., ...

Julius Randle’s presence boosts Knicks in Game 1 win over Cavs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:53:10 GMT

It wasn’t Willis Reed walking through the tunnel, but Julius Randle’s presence Saturday provided the Knicks a boost beyond the box score.Labeled a game-time decision before the opening tip because of a sprained ankle, Randle logged 33 minutes Saturday and closed the 101-97 victory with a clutch offensive rebound.“We all know you’re gonna get everything he has,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Julius played in 77 games until he sprained his ankle. He practiced everyday. What you see in the games, what you see in practice — you know you’re gonna get whatever he has. And I knew if he could go, he would go. That’s Julius. And so, I thought he had a very strong start to the game. And the rebound was huge. Huge.”With a two-point lead and just six seconds remaining, Randle ran from the 3-point line and grabbed the offensive board over 7-footer Evan Mobley. He kicked out the ball and the Knicks iced the game at the foul line.Otherwise, ...