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Wounded dean's family speaks as Denver Public Schools releases safety plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The much-awaited initial Denver Public Schools safety plan has been made public.It addresses several issues, like school resource officers, mental health plans and crisis response training.The Parent Safety Advocacy Group, or P-SAG, had been calling for the plan ever since two deans were shot at East High School in March. The sister of one of those deans, Jerald Mason, spoke to reporters across the street from the East campus on Monday afternoon.“When my mother came into my room, she said, 'Your brother has been shot.' I just looked at her, and every part of my being just shut down,” Mason’s sister, Collinus Newsome, said. Report: Students drew swastikas after middle school Holocaust presentation Newsome spoke on behalf of her brother, who had planned to be at P-SAG's new conference. A spokesman for the group said he was not able to make it because of a medical condition.Newsome said she and her mother went directly to the hospital the day Mason was shot.“We got to...

Aurora golf course using scooters as golf carts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

AURORA (KDVR) -- Golfers are doing double takes at Meadow Hills Golf Course these days, because what they think they see, is actually true — scooters on the golf course.Golf is a game of tradition, so when someone spots something that is not traditional on the links, that someone is going to look. And a golf scooter is most definitely not traditional.“A couple years ago the guys in the pro shop wanted to just offer a different alternative for a way to get around the golf course. Instead of just either riding in a cart or walking,” said Karin “K-Lo” Rivale, Aurora Parks & Recreation.Right now, Meadow Hills is the only Aurora golf course that has the scooters. They cost $4,000 each. They are called PHAT Scooters. They are specially designed with wide tires to use safely on golf courses, similar to golf carts. The best time to water plants, lawns in Colorado Before a golfer is allowed to use a PHAT scooter on the course, a little tutorial on how to operate it is mandatory. It tak...

Stream White House Plumbers on HBO

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

It’s hard to find a good plumber. Especially when you need one. Thankfully, in the new think tank series White House Plumbers, flushing out problems is all in a day’s work. Deco’s plunging into the new HBO streaming show starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux.Plumbers are all about fixing leaks unless you’re the White House plumbers.The HBO series tells the Watergate story from the perspective of the burglars who were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign. Cops arrested them in the DNC office for wiretapping phones and stealing documents.Woody Harrelson: “I think that’s, that’s the coolest view, and I’m surprised we never had that before.”Woody Harrelson plays E-Howard Hunt and Justin Theroux is G-Gordon Liddy.They both did jail time for their involvement in the scandal.Justin Theroux: “Many times when we were shooting that we looked at each other and we were like ‘this actually happene...

El Camino in Fort Lauderdale is the place to be on Cinco de Mayo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

Why is this Friday unlike any other Friday? Because it’s Cinco de Mayo or Drinko de Mayo. Yeah, baby! If you’re looking for a place to chow down and loosen up, Seco knows just the spot, sombrero not included.Mariachi music will fill the air at El Camino in Fort Lauderdale on Cinco de Mayo.And that’s just the start of the good times.Brian Gough: “For Cinco de Mayo we’re gonna have a giant party. We are the party experts as far as Mexican food, Mexican cuisine, Mexican drinks.”It’s hard to dispute that claim.For one thing, this joint is stocked with the spirit of the day.Brian Gough: “But we get to really roll out the red carpet and really get to showcase what we do so well … so whether it’s the margaritas, whether it’s the 200 bottles of tequila and mezcal that we have.”Wait — did he say two hundred bottles of tequila and mezcal?He sure did — and they’re all hovering over the bar, ready to power...

Serena Williams reveals second pregnancy at Met Gala

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

By Brian Niemietz, New York Daily NewsTennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnant with her second child and doesn’t care who knows.“There’s three of us here,” she told Vogue host La La Anthony at Monday’s Met Gala. “I’m feeling good. I can breathe. I can stop. I’m not hiding.”Williams attended the big bash honoring designer Karl Lagerfeld with her husband Alexis Ohanian. They were accompanied by model Brooklyn Beckham and his wife, actor Nicola Peltz.Serena Williams attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)Williams, 41, became a mom in September 2017 when she gave birth to Olympia Ohanian. She went back to work three months later before finally hanging up her tennis racket in September 2022.The 23-time Grand Slam winner wrote about her harrowing delivery in a 2022 essay for Elle.“All the while, I was in excruciating pain,” she recalled....

Boys lacrosse: St. John’s Prep drops Xaverian

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

DANVERS — St. John’s Prep kept their impressive season going Monday against a motivated rival.Senior attackman Jimmy Ayers sniped four goals and dished out two assists, while Harlan Graber added a hat trick himself as SJP pulled away in the second half for a critical 14-8 victory over Catholic Conference foe Xaverian.“We knew they were going to come out really strong,” said Ayers. “They’re always tough competition for us. They’re well-coached. I think we started off a little fast, then they caught up really quick. Gavin (Kornitsky) made some key saves. (Christopher Esposito) was doing well in the face-offs, and I think that’s what kind of settled us in, got us a comfortable lead. Then, we were able to rely on our team and my teammates to get the job done.”It wasn’t until the waning moments of the second quarter that St. John’s Prep (11-1) was able to kick things into full gear. Shortly after Xaverian standout Henry Hasselbeck evened things up at 4-all by firing home a shot with 6:27...

Billerica softballers move to 12-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

BILLERICA – For the first time in Patty Higgins’ 29 years as coach, the Billerica softball team is 12-0.Senior star pitcher Naomi Boldebuck dialed up 11 strikeouts as part of a three-hit shutout from the circle, pacing the Indians past another Merrimack Valley Conference power in an 8-0 win over Methuen (6-3) Monday afternoon. An ultra-aggressive baserunning display from the team sparked a three-run lead through the first three innings on only three hits and no RBI.Once the bats got going through Katherine Medeiros (2-for-3, two runs), Maggie Quin (RBI single) and Sam Gaona (two-run single, two runs), Billerica wore down Rangers pitcher Ilene Rickard to run away late with a dominant win.“There’s a group that’s been together for years, and they take it one game at a time,” Higgins said. “They respect their opponent, but they feel confident in themselves. They think, ‘If we use what we have, we’re in a good position to do something.’ I don’t think anyone has said, ‘Oh wow, we’re 12-0....

Mets split doubleheader with Braves after Francisco Alvarez carries team with 2 RBI in nightcap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

Pitching help is on the way for the Mets, but it can’t come soon enough.The Mets split a pair of games with the Atlanta Braves on Monday at Citi Field, losing the series 2-1. In the first game, Denyi Reyes was shaky as the opener but in the second, Tylor Megill had a solid outing and Francisco Alvarez had a fantastic game behind the plate and at the plate.Calling up Reyes to make a start was always a gamble. There have always been questions about whether or not his stuff could play at the big league level and the Mets thought he possessed the traits to be able to start.Reyes (0-1) was used as an opener Monday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves and he put the Mets in a hole right away. The Mets were nearly able to overcome it, coming within one run of tying the game in the sixth inning and again with one in the ninth. But Sean Murphy hit his second home run of the game in the seventh inning off right-hander Jeff Brigham to doom the Mets in a 9-8 loss...

DeSantis board sues Disney in latest tug-of-war in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Days after Disney sued Florida’s governor in federal court for what it described as retaliation for opposing the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney World’s governing board — made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees — filed a lawsuit Monday against the entertainment giant.The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District sued Disney in state court in Orlando, and board members voted to defend itself in federal court in Tallahassee where the entertainment company filed its lawsuit last Wednesday.The Disney lawsuit against the governor, the board and its five members asks a judge to void the governor’s takeover of the theme park resort district previously controlled by Disney for 55 years. The governing board’s lawsuit seeks to maintain its oversight of design and construction in the district that governs Disney World’s 25,000 acres after the previous...

‘Touchdown’ group looking to help local businesses and community have win-win with Bears proposed move to Arlington Heights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:57 GMT

A new group backing the Chicago Bears’ proposed $5 billion mixed-use megaproject at the site of the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights has emerged — as local and state leaders consider different pitches for funding the potential redevelopment.Leaders of Touchdown Arlington said in a statement that they have met with the football team to begin discussing how the team and local business owners might collaborate.“The coalition believes they can bridge the communication gap, advocate for the community and create a winning team to better the future of the region,” the group’s April 26 statement reads.Real estate broker Holly Connors, who started the group and is on the six-person steering committee, told Pioneer Press she is optimistic that Bears brass is invested in a positive relationship with the village and the region.“They have really talked me through what they think is important, and I think that they really are a fam...