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150 years later, Dixon bridge tragedy among nation’s worst

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Gertie Wadsworth was in the arms of her grandmother that bright day when sunshine dissolved distasteful memories of a long, brutal winter. Christan Goble held the 3 1/2-year-old girl in a crowd of more than 200 on the bridge over the Rock River. After a procession down Galena Avenue from the Baptist Church on May 4, 1873, the Rev. J.H. Pratt began baptizing parishioners in the brisk, rapid current. Then, with a sharp crack and a crescendo of shrieking spectators loaded on the pedestrian walkway in front of towering trusses, the 4-year-old bridge twisted, splintered and rolled over. Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water’s surface. Along with 56 injuries, the Truesdell bridge tragedy, 150 years ago Thursday, remains the worst vehicular-bridge disaster in American history. “It’s not as though the bridge just collapsed and went straight down,” says Tom Wadsworth, 70, a retired magazine editor and expert on...

Opposition bloc seeks to oust Paraguay’s long-ruling party

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — A broad-based opposition coalition in Paraguay is seeking to unseat South America’s longest-governing party Sunday in elections focused on corruption, the economy, health care and even ties with Taiwan. The Colorado Party has governed Paraguay almost uninterrupted since 1947 and the landlocked nation has been practically immune to the political change and social movements that have swept the region.All this could change with Sunday’s vote, which is focused on Santiago Peña of the Colorado Party and Efraín Alegre, the candidate of the Pact for a New Paraguay coalition who is also head of the Liberal party, the second-largest political force in Congress. Paraguay doesn’t have a runoff, so whoever of the 13 candidates receives the most votes will be the next president. Voters are also casting ballots for Congress members.Analysts expect a tight contest, with the opposition fueled by anger over high levels of corruption and the deficiencies in the h...

Roof collapse at house near Ohio State University injures 14

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Part of a house collapsed and 14 people were injured near The Ohio State University Saturday evening when people climbed onto a roof that was not designed to hold significant weight, authorities said.Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin said his department received a report around 7:40 p.m. of a roof collapse on East 13th Avenue and arrived to find the roof above a front porch had collapsed while the rest of the home remained intact.“The few people that were trapped, I believe, were probably unpinned,” Martin said. “It was like their leg was caught under some of the structure and some of the students lifted that off the students. So everybody was kind of out.”First responders initially found 10 injured people and eventually transported 14 accident victims to area hospitals with “various states of injuries” but they all were in stable condition, Martin said. “It appears the roof was overloaded with students,” Martin said, with estimates r...

Reynolds guides Siena to first postseason win in nine years

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- From a barn-burning scoring fest in the opening period to a hardened defensive second half, Siena and Sacred Heart played in a competitive back-and forth-game in which the fourth-seeded Saints were able to outwork the fifth-seeded Pioneers on their way to a 13-11 Opening Round MAAC Tournament playoff win at Hickey Field on Saturday afternoon. It marks the first MAAC postseason victory for Siena Men’s Lacrosse since the 2014 season when the Saints also last won the MAAC Championship.  The win also coincides with head coach Liam Gleason’s first MAAC postseason victory since taking the reins of the Green and Gold in 2019 as well as the first MAAC Tournament home game played at Hickey Field.    Sophomore attack Pratt Reynolds was key throughout the afternoon in stopping the Pioneers’ momentum by scoring four of his game-high five goals following a goal that was scored by SHU.  Reynolds scored a goal in both the first and second...

Rapids, Whitecaps play to scoreless draw

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — William Yarbrough had five saves for Colorado and Yohei Takaoka stopped two shots for Vancouver as the Rapids and Whitecaps played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.Colorado (1-3-6) was trying to beat Vancouver (2-2-5) in back-to-back matches for the first time since 2015.The Whitecaps improved to 5-1-2 in their last eight matches at home. Only LAFC (21) and the Philadelphia Union (20) have more wins than the 19 of Vancouver, since the Whitecaps returned to BC Place in late August of 2021.Related ArticlesColorado Rapids | Rapids survive Open Cup scare as Jonathan Lewis scores twice in South Platte River Derby win over Hailstorm Colorado Rapids | Colorado Rapids add Sounders midfielder Danny Leyva on loan ahead of Deadline Day Colorado Rapids | Colorado Rapids earn another stoppage-time tie against St. Louis City SC as Michael Barrios delivers second straight goal Colorado Rapids | Rapi...

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets 125, Phoenix Suns 107 in Game 1 of NBA playoffs series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

The Denver Nuggets routed the Phoenix Suns 125-107 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, April 29, 2023.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Kiszla: Gritty, little underdog Nuggets remind Phoenix who’s real team to beat in the West Denver Nuggets | “We like our chances,” Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon said of massive NBA Playoffs rematch with Kevin Durant, Suns Denver Nuggets | Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards cited for assault in alleged Denver chair-swinging incident Denver Nuggets | Nuggets’ depth, which helped turn Timberwolves series, could be key ingredient against Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns playoff series schedule released

Crews search for possible downed aircraft in Sherman Oaks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

Crews are searching for a possible downed aircraft in Sherman Oaks on Saturday night.The incident was reported around 8:09 p.m. near the 3500 block of Beverly Glen Terrace, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Emergency crews are checking “a large swath of mountainous territory near Stone Canyon Road and Mulholland Drive” after reportedly losing radar contact with a small, single-engine aircraft.The airplane was believed to be traveling between Santa Monica Airport and Van Nuys Airport, officials said.Los Angeles Fire Department crews are searching for a possible downed aircraft in Sherman Oaks on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)Los Angeles Fire Department crews are searching for a possible downed aircraft in Sherman Oaks on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)Los Angeles Fire Department crews are searching for a possible downed aircraft in Sherman Oaks on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)LAFD helicopters and ground crews were searching the region amid heavy fog for about an hour when they “localized...

Concord: Man killed in 4:30 a.m. solo crash on I-680

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

CONCORD — A man was killed a little after 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning, after he crashed a pickup truck into a giant metal column on Interstate 680, police say.The victim, whose name has not been released, crashed and died near the Interstate 680 and SR-242 split. The white Ford F-150 he was driving collided with a metal column used to hold up a freeway overpass sign in the right shoulder of the freeway, near the junction, police say.The man was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived to the crash site. He was the only occupant of the Ford. Police haven’t released his age or city of residence.Police haven’t said whether they suspect alcohol or drugs played a factor, but have confirmed the man appeared to be speeding. Witnesses are encouraged to call the California Highway Patrol at 925-646-4980.

Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of urban firefighters training in wildland firefighting techniques while snow still blankets the ground.This is the new reality in Alaska’s largest city, where a recent series of wildfires near Anchorage and the hottest day on record have sparked fears that a warming climate could soon mean serious, untenable blazes in urban areas — just like in the rest of the drought-plagued American West.The risk is particularly high in the city’s burgeoning Anchorage Hillside neighborhood, where multi-million dollar homes have pushed further and further up steep slopes and to the forest’s edge. Making the challenge even greater is that many of these areas on the Hillside — home to about 35,000 people — have but one road in and out, meaning that fleeing residents could clog a roadway or be cut off from reaching Anchorage at all.T...

OL Reign earn comeback draw in NWSL’s 1,000th game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:52:54 GMT

Megan Rapinoe and Jordyn Huitema scored in the second half to pull OL Reign into a 2-2 comeback draw on the road against Racing Louisville on Saturday. The match at Lynn Family Stadium was the 1,000th National Women’s Soccer League regular-season game since the league began in 2013.Louisville (0-1-4) came out with all of the energy to start the match and were rewarded with the first goal seven minutes in. Midfielder Ary Borges’ pass into the middle of the box bounced off a Reign defender and fell to forward Paige Monaghan, who took one touch before sliding it into the far post.As the first half was wrapping up, Savannah DeMelo scored Louisville’s second goal. A Racing corner kick was punched out of the box by goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, but the ball fell to DeMelo, whose shot from outside of the box doubled Louisville’s lead.The Reign (3-1-1) turned it around in the second half. After Huitema was taken down in the box, Rapinoe converted a penalty in the 69th m...