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Red Sox hiring ex-pitcher Craig Breslow to run baseball operations, AP source says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

The Boston Red Sox have hired ex-pitcher Craig Breslow to run their baseball operations department, a team official said Wednesday.The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced yet.Breslow pitched for Boston in 2006 and again from 2012-15. Since 2019, he has worked in the Cubs front office, serving most recently as an assistant general manager.He is the second straight Yale graduate to lead the Red Sox baseball operations department. Chaim Bloom was fired in September after presiding over three last-place finishes in four seasons.The hiring was first reported by the Boston Globe.The Red Sox hope Breslow’s tenure will be more like another Yalie, Theo Epstein, who built the teams that snapped the franchise’s 86-year World Series drought, winning it all in 2004 and again in 2007.Bloom was unable to match him. He was fired with three weeks left in the season, before the start of a Sept. 14 doubleheader against the riva...

When was the last time Denver saw snow?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After a mild October, Denver is just days away from possibly getting its first snow of the season. The moisture comes after five months without a single flurry.According to the Pinpoint Weather team, Wednesday will be the last warm day in the 70s for the rest of the week. Cooler weather begins to move in on Thursday, with temperatures dropping nearly 40 degrees by Saturday. What to know about the big weather change this weekend With a long streak of warm and dry weather, it feels like Colorado has forgotten all about snow. But as the Pinpoint Weather team has been forecasting, snow could arrive in Denver by late Saturday.Pinpoint Weather 7-day forecast for Denver on Oct. 25 The first snowfall of the season could arrive by late Saturday and continue through Sunday morning. Sunday will be cold and quite the contrast from the start of this week with high temperatures only in the middle 30s.If flurries do arrive in the Mile High City on Sunday, that would end the 190-...

What will the weather look like for the Broncos game?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Bundle up, Broncos Country. This Sunday is looking chilly with a chance of light snow for kick-off. The Broncos play the Chiefs at Empower Field on Sunday afternoon for the second matchup of the season. Whether you're heading to the game for the Broncos, Chiefs or a potential sighting of Taylor Swift, here's the forecast for Sunday's game: Could Taylor Swift come to Denver when the Chiefs are in town? According to Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels, Broncos fans should be in the clear for snow during the game, however, there may be a flurry at the tailgate and at the end of the game.Forecast for Broncos game on Sunday, Oct. 29 (KDVR)Looking at the forecast on Wednesday, the cold weather front starts off Friday night where temperatures are expected to dip below freezing. Saturday warms up a bit into the mid-40s, but Michels still expects snow in the high country on Saturday night. What to know about the big weather change this weekend By Sunday sunris...

Are your frozen onions part of this Salmonella outbreak?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a 22-state Salmonella outbreak that has resulted in 73 infected people.So far, 15 people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported. One sick person has been reported in Colorado and 17 in Utah. CDC interviews with sick people and traceback data show that onions processed at Gills Onions may be making people in this outbreak sick. Exclusive: Denver employee reports migrants in encampments Gills voluntarily issued the recall.Recalled items include diced yellow onions (3lb bags and 8 oz cups), diced celery and onions (8 oz cups), diced mirepoix (10 oz cups), and diced red onions (8 oz cups). Check the Food and Drug Administration's detailed recall notice for lot numbers here. The recalled products were sent to Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.Through interviews with 19 individuals, the CDC found 14 people reported eating onions or being served diced onions. Of thos...

Driver hospitalized after crashing into home in SW Miami-Dade following medical emergency

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

A driver was hospitalized after they crashed into a home. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived at the scene at 18500 SW 120 Ave., Wednesday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the home was damaged due to the crash. According to officials, the driver suffered a medical emergency, possibly a seizure or heart attack, and lost control of their vehicle, which caused them to crash into the home.The driver was transported as a trauma alert to Jackson South Medical Center.No other injuries were reported. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Arkansas woman accused of abducting her 8 biological kids from foster care

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

(CNN) – A woman was arrested after allegedly kidnapping her eight biological children from foster care in Arkansas.Trista Fullerton was taken into custody just after midnight on Saturday, thousands of miles away in Anderson, California, located north of San Francisco.According to authorities, Fullerton was found driving a pickup truck, which initially drew the attention of a concerned citizen who reported a woman with six children acting strangely. Courtesy Anderson Police DepartmentWhen officers from the Anderson Police Department responded to the call, they discovered that Fullerton had an outstanding warrant for the abduction of eight children.Following her arrest, further investigation led officers to locate the other two abducted children at a residence in Cottonwood, approximately five miles away.Trista Fullerton is currently awaiting extradition to Arkansas, while authorities have confirmed that the children were reunited with their legal guardians in Arkansas.

New video released in deadly hit-and-run in Opa-locka: Police seek public’s help

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

New video evidence has just surfaced in a hit-and-run incident that unfolded on October 14 along Ali Baba Avenue and Northwest 27th Avenue in Opa-locka, just before 8 p.m.The victim, identified as 60-year-old Donald Graber, was struck and killed in the street while walking in a marked crosswalk; he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.Miami-Dade Police have identified a person of interest in the case, 43-year-old Herald Herrera, who is believed to have been driving a 2019 black Honda Accord when the collision occurred. Herrera allegedly struck the victim in the street and left the scene.Investigators are now seeking the public’s assistance in locating Herrera. If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).

21-year-old school employee at Atlantis Academy charged with bringing gun to school

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

A school employee was arrested after being accused of packing danger on campus.Nicholas Roman was charged with possession of a firearm on school property.According to police, Roman left a gun and a switchblade inside a bag, which was found by another employee of Atlantis Academy, located on Southwest 125th Avenue in Southwest Miami-Dade.The 21 year-old is an administrative assistant at a private school.

Beer belly wrestling, ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course on tap for inaugural Florida Man Games

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It ain’t the Olympics, but a group of Floridians plan to host competitions themed according to the collective antics of the beer-loving, gator-possessing, rap-sheet heavy, mullet-wearing social media phenomenon known as “Florida Man.”Organizers of the “Florida Man Games” describe the competition as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth.” The games will poke fun at Florida’s reputation for producing strange news stories involving guns, drugs, booze and reptiles — or some combination of the four.Among the contests planned for next February in St. Augustine, Florida, according to organizers, are the Evading Arrest Obstacle Course in which contestants jump over fences and through yards while being chased by real police officers; the Category 5 Cash Grab in which participants try to grab as much money in a wind-blowing booth; and the self-explanatory beer-belly wrestling.“This isn’t just a competition; it’s a one-of-a-kind Floridian spectacle!” organizers...

Macron: France to send navy ship to support Gaza hospitals

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:50:57 GMT

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said France is sending a navy ship to “support” hospitals in the Gaza Strip, which are struggling to function due to the lack of fuel and medical supplies.The ship is set to leave the French coastal city of Toulon “in the next 48 hours,” Macron said Wednesday as he pledged that France would be “fully involved in securing access to medicines and care” for the people in the Gaza Strip. According to French channel BFMTV, the ship is a French helicopter carrier called the Tonnerre. Speaking alongside the Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the French president pushed back against accusations that France had “double-standards” in its approach to Israel’s war against Hamas.“International law applies to everyone and France carries the universal values of humanism,” he said in Cairo, on the second day of a whirlwind tour of the Near East, where he visited Israel, the West Bank and ...