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Velociraptor statue heist ends with 3 arrests in South Dakota

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police have hunted down a velociraptor that was stolen from outside a South Dakota arts and science center.Sioux Falls police Sgt. Aaron Benson said Friday that a security officer spotted three people carrying the statue away from the Washington Pavilion and called police just after midnight. Surveillance video then helped officers track the statue to a nearby apartment, The Argus Leader reports.“When opening the door, detectives could clearly see the velociraptor was sitting right inside,” Benson said.Police detained the three suspects on charges of grand theft. Benson said one was 18, another 19 and the third a juvenile.“Fortunately, the statue was not damaged,” stated Madelyn Grogan, the Pavilion’s director of education, programming and exhibits, in an email Friday.The statue and many other dinosaur representations are part of the “Dinosaurs in the Wild” exhibition at the Washington Pavilion’s science center. The organization did not provide an...

Yankees-Red Sox postponed for rain, rescheduled to a Sunday doubleheader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Saturday night’s game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park was postponed by the forecast of rain throughout the night.The game will be made up Sunday afternoon at 1:35 p.m. as part of a split doubleheader with the scheduled Sunday night game at 7:10 p.m.The game was called about two hours prior to the scheduled first pitch.Boston announced right-hander Brayan Bello (3-4, 3.78 ERA) is the Game 2 starter. The Red Sox listed the Game 1 starter as TBD.The Yankees are set to start righty Clarke Schmidt (2-6, 4.70 ERA) in the opener and right-hander Luis Severino (0-1, 6.48 ERA) in the nightcap.Boston won the opener of the three-game series 15-5 on Friday night behind a career-high tying six RBIs from Justin Turner, who hit a grand slam and two-run homer.In that game, Boston starter Tanner Houck took a line drive off the face from the bat of Kyle Higashioka.Houck received stitches and was checked at a hospital. He was hit in the right cheek ar...

Ground breaks on massive, $1.4B public housing redevelopment in Charlestown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

The ground has broken on what city officials say is Boston’s largest public housing redevelopment in history.The project will turn the 1,100-unit Bunker Hill Public Housing Development in Charlestown into a 2,699-unit mixed-income community, and officials said Friday the redevelopment has been a long-time coming.“Transforming Bunker Hill Public Housing Development is critical in keeping residents and families who have called Charlestown home for generations to come,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in a release.Phase one of the multi-pronged project, which carries a cost of $1.4 billion, will decrease the development’s 42 buildings to 15. The new ones will feature residential, retail and community space, along with green spaces and connections to the surrounding community.A public-private partnership is funding the project.Suffolk Construction has started working on a four- to six-story apartment building that will offer 102 units that will be subsidized through the federal Secti...

Ray Lewis III, a son of former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, died of suspected overdose, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

Ray Lewis III, the son of two-time Ravens Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis, died from a suspected drug overdose Wednesday, according to a police report.Officers responded to a central Florida home and found the 28-year-old unconscious in a bedroom, according to the Casselberry Police Department.“The evidence and witness accounts show this incident to be a tragic accident,” police said in a statement.A person in the home was attempting CPR on Lewis III when an officer arrived Wednesday evening. The officer was advised by a second person that Lewis III needed the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone, which the officer administered using Narcan, according to the police report.The antidote and further life-saving attempts were unsuccessful. Police said Lewis III was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead of a suspected overdose, pending an official autopsy report.Lewis III followed in the footsteps of his father, who is credited with forever changing the position of NFL middle li...

BOOK: How NBA star Chris Paul became the man — and player — he is, thanks to his beloved grandfather

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

Grandfather knew best.NBA superstar Chris Paul writes a heartfelt tribute to the patriarch in “Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court.” The book, done with the assistance of Michael Wilbon, comes out Tuesday.Paul, a 12-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, currently plays for the Phoenix Suns (though trade rumors for the veteran point guard have been heating up in recent days). There’s plenty here for basketball fans to dissect as Paul dives into the details of some games, especially early ones.Yet this is far more about who Paul is. And why.His grandfather and his parents instilled the values he’s passing on to his children. The lessons are simple. Be respectful. Work hard every day. Then, do it again and try even harder. Paul recognizes that his early years, helping his grandfather at the service station, learning how to hustle, and knowing his way under a hood gave him a strong foundation.Paul’s grandfather, Nathaniel...

Yankees’ Kyle Higashioka glad Tanner Houck is alright after lining ball off Red Sox righty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

BOSTON — Tanner Houck’s outing came to a premature end on Friday when Kyle Higashioka struck the Red Sox righty in the face with a line drive.Houck tried to get his glove on the ball, but it left him with a facial fracture and forced him out of Boston’s 15-5 win after allowing one earned run over four innings. Houck left the field under his own power, but with a towel over his bloody face.Houck appeared to acknowledge Higashioka as he exited, as he pumped a fist in the direction of the Yankees catcher, who singled on the play.“At first, I was hoping he got a glove on it,” Higashioka said Saturday. “I wasn’t sure exactly if it squared him up, but once I was able to turn around, definitely, it looked like it was pretty bad.“It seemed like he was doing alright as he was walking off the field. So that was at least good to see. But it’s still not something you want to see out there. So I’m just glad that he’s doing alright...

Pennsylvania trooper, suspect killed in shootout; 2nd trooper seriously wounded

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

LEWISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A state trooper and a suspect were both killed Saturday in a shootout in central Pennsylvania, hours after the suspect seriously wounded another trooper, state police said.Police in Juniata County said a man engaged troopers at about 12:45 p.m. near the Lewistown barracks and shot one trooper, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.Authorities found the man shortly before 3 p.m. in Walker Township, about 26 miles (42 kilometers) northwest of the initial incident. The shooter and a trooper were then killed during the resulting shootout, state police said in a news release. Officials said Saturday evening that there was no threat to the public. The troopers’ names and the condition of the wounded trooper weren’t immediately available. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Colonel Christopher Paris of the state police were at the hospital, state police said. The Associated Press

Detainee dies at New Mexico hospital after ‘escape attempt,’ authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man who was hospitalized with severe injuries after what an official called “altercations and an escape attempt” at a New Mexico county jail has been taken off life support and died, authorities said.John Sanchez, 34, was pronounced dead Friday at University of New Mexico Hospital, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy Angelina Navarro told the Albuquerque Journal. The sheriff’s office is investigating his death.Navarro said Sanchez had been injured days earlier at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque.Jail spokesperson Candace Hopkins told the newspaper that three jail officers were put on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation into Sanchez’s injuries and death.Sanchez had been arrested June 8 after police said he was found behind the wheel of an SUV that had been reported stolen, according to the Journal report, citing court records. An auto theft charge was dismissed by prosecutors on June 9 due to “insufficien...

Body pulled from Chicago River near Salt Shed ID'd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

CHICAGO — A body that was pulled from the Chicago River in West Town Saturday morning has been identified, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.According to the ME's office, 26-year-old Noah Enos has been identified as the body recovered from the water near the 1300 block of North Elston Avenue near the Salt Shed around 9:45 a.m. Multiple shot near Lincoln Park Zoo: Chicago Police Police said the man was pronounced dead on the scene. Detectives are conducting a death investigation. There was no further information provided and WGN will update as new information surfaces.

Rockies’ Connor Seabold torched in 10-2 loss to Braves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:33 GMT

It’s shaping up to be the biggest mismatch in Atlanta since William Tecumseh Sherman burned down the city in 1864.The Rockies fell to the Braves again Saturday afternoon at Truist Park, losing 10-2 in a game in which another Colorado starter was torched. In the first three games of the series, the Braves have outscored Colorado 26-5 and out-homered them 8-3.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Rockies Journal: Starting rotation is a disaster with no relief in sight Colorado Rockies | Braves hammer Rockies, again, in contrast of National League franchises speeding in opposite directions Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland roughed up, Braves beat Rockies 8-3 in series opener in Atlanta Colorado Rockies | Rockies fall apart in seventh inning of 6-3 loss to Boston Red Sox Colorado Rockies | Rockies take down Red Sox in extra innings, again, for third straight win Right-hander Connor Seabold, who had provide...