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Frederick County’s new flag reflects 275 years of history at ‘a crossroads’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

Frederick County's new flag designed by Marc DeOcampo to celebrate 275 years Frederick County's new flag designed by Marc DeOcampo to celebrate 275 years Pretty soon, Frederick County residents will be proudly hailing a new county flag. The occasion: the county’s 275th anniversary.Marc DeOcampo, who happens to work for Frederick City, won the contest to design a new county flag. “It truly is an unexpected honor,” he told WTOP after learning his design was chosen.The design is simple: the flag is divided into four different quadrangles, with alternating stripes between the large blocks of color.“The colors are the colors in the Maryland flag: red, yellow, white and black” he said. DeOcampo creates “essentially a ...

Abbott has another scoreless outing, Stephenson homers to lead Reds over Astros 2-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Andrew Abbott had another scoreless outing and Tyler Stephenson homered among his two hits to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Friday night.Abbott (3-0) allowed four hits in six innings to become the first MLB pitcher since 1893 when the mound was moved to its current distance to open his career with three consecutive scoreless starts of at least five innings.There was one out in the seventh when Stephenson connected on his fifth homer of the season off J.P. France (2-2) to put the Reds up 1-0.Will Benson walked before scoring on a two-out double by Kevin Newman. The double banged off the wall in left field and skidded away from left fielder Mauricio Dubón, allowing Benson to slide in safely just ahead of the tag.José Abreu doubled off Alexis Diaz to start Houston’s ninth and moved to second on a fly by Yainer Diaz. The Astros got on the scoreboard when Abreu scored on a grounder by Jeremy Peña.Diaz walked Chas McCormick, but retired pinc...

Trump continúa su batalla por trasladar el caso penal de Nueva York a una corte federal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — Los abogados de Donald Trump continúan la batalla legal para trasladar el caso penal del fiscal del distrito de Manhattan, Alvin Bragg, contra el exmandatario a una corte federal.Los abogados de Trump presentaron inicialmente una moción para llevar el caso a un tribunal federal en mayo pasado, bajo el argumento de que los cargos están relacionados con sus funciones como presidente. La oficina de Bragg ha señalado que el supuesto esquema de pagos por silencio de Trump se ejecutó en gran parte antes de que el millonario se convirtiera en presidente y quiere mantener el caso en la Corte Suprema del estado de Nueva York.Abogados de Trump dicen que buscarán trasladar el caso penal de Nueva York a una corte federalEstá programada una audiencia en el tribunal federal de Manhattan para el 27 de junio ante el juez de distrito Alvin Hellerstein, un designado por el expresidente Bill Clinton.Este jueves, los abogados de Trump pidieron a Hellerstein que denegara la moci...

Vierling homers twice, Báez adds a 3-run shot in the Tigers’ 7-1 victory over the Twins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Vierling hit two solo homers, Javier Báez had a three-run shot to cap a five-run third inning and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.Báez added a highlight-worthy play at shortstop, throwing out a runner from his knees after a backhand stop. Detroit, which hasn’t won a season series against the Twins since 2016, entered the four-game series at AL Central-leading Minnesota having lost 13 of 15. The Tigers have won the first two games by a combined 15-5 score.Detroit’s Jonathan Schoop added an RBI single against his former team.Tyler Holton (1-0) was the winner with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. He was third of six pitchers for the Tigers, who had Will Vest start the game.Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (7-4) allowed a season-high six runs in seven innings, giving up seven hits and striking out seven. Ryan had a 2.21 ERA through his first 10 starts this season, but has allowed 16 runs in 23 2/3 innings over his...

Florida comes from behind to beat Virginia 6-5 in College World Series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jac Caglianone scored the winning run on Luke Heyman’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning after Ty Evans and Wyatt Langford homered to tie it, and Florida rallied to beat Virginia 6-5 in the College World Series on Friday night.The Gators’ 21st come-from-behind win of the season, and fourth walk-off, sends them to a Sunday night game against Oral Roberts for control of their bracket. Virginia will play TCU in an elimination game in the afternoon.Virginia (50-14) scored four times in the seventh to take a three-run lead in front of a crowd of nearly 25,000 that included Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. The Gators (51-15) got one back in the bottom of the seventh and another in the eighth on BT Riopelle’s homer. Harrison Didawick’s RBI triple put the Cavaliers up two runs in the ninth before Florida turned on the power against reliever Jake Berry (0-5) in the bottom half.Evans and Langford homered to tie it 5, with Lang...

Jansen homers again as the Blue Jays beat slumping AL West-leading Texas 2-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Danny Jansen homered for the third time in two games, Kevin Gausman worked six innings to win his fourth consecutive decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night. Jansen hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Martín Pérez (6-3). A day earlier, Jansen had two solo homers for the Blue Jays’ only runs in a 4-2 loss at Baltimore.Gausman (6-3) struck out four to increase his AL-high total to 121 while allowing one run and four hits over six innings. The right-hander is 4-0 in his last eight starts. Jordan Romano, the third Blue Jays reliever, got four outs for his 20th save in 23 chances.Leody Taveras homered leading off the third for the Rangers (42-27), who lost for the seventh time in nine games. It was the No. 9 hitter’s seventh homer this season, all in 39 games since the start of May.Matt Chapman drew a walk to start the fifth, and Jansen followed with his ninth homer, a 385-foot drive that ...

Procession brings Jor'Dell Richardson's casket to police headquarters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Following a private funeral, Jor'Dell Richardson's family brought his body to police headquarters and held a public memorial and march. Jor'Dell was shot and killed by Aurora Police on June 1 after allegedly robbing vapes from a store. Police say he was armed with a pellet gun that was manufactured to look like a real gun. Family and the community have been fighting this, saying this was no reason for an officer to shoot.Hundreds of family members, loved ones and even strangers showed up for the memorial that also felt like a protest at Aurora’s Municipal Center Friday night, all to honor Jor'Dell. 2 friends celebrating Nuggets win among the 10 people shot in Denver They shared their heartbreak and anger with the department about Jor’Dell’s death.His mother, Laurie Littlejohn, was in obvious anguish. "I’m broken. I don’t know if I’m coming or going. They messed up my whole life," she said as she spoke to the crowd. His brother, Anton Richardson, shared in th...

Sinkhole forms on Arapahoe Road during rush hour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (KDVR) — A water main break opened up a sinkhole on a busy road in Greenwood Village.Crews had to shut down part of Arapahoe Road near Yosemite Street at around 2 p.m. Friday. That forced major traffic tie-ups around a concert at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre.Maintenance crews told FOX31 the pipe that burst was 8 inches wide. Water from that pipe worked its way down Arapahoe Road and underground, to where the sinkhole eventually formed about a block down the road.The sinkhole wasn't too deep but certainly not stable enough to allow traffic on it. Procession brings teen's casket to Aurora Police headquarters Crews had to cut through the pavement to start repairing the damaged pipe before they could get to the sinkhole."Figure out what was the cause of the break and, at that point, we're going to cut a section of pipe out and splice in a new section of pipe. And then we'll have a slurry fill come in and fill the hole in," said Chris Larson, of C&L Water S...

Families still homeless after Centennial condo fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Fierce flames ripped through the Glenn Oaks condominiums two weeks ago and destroyed several units. Several families remain homeless and are scrambling to find a place to live.On the afternoon on June 2, a fire sparked in the attic of a condo and flames quickly spread to other units. Cell phone video, drone and helicopter videos show flames shooting through the air, thick smoke billowing in the air, firefighters spraying gallons of water with their hoses and roofs collapsing. Nobody was hurt, but many people were left with nothing and are sharing their loss.Jessica Encinias is a new homeowner. She just purchased her condo in January and is devastated by the outcome."It's hard. It was such a big step. We're just sitting here watching our livelihoods burn," Encinias said. "My grandmother passed away almost a year ago, and she crocheted a blanket for me and it was sitting on my bed." Procession brings 14-year-old's casket to police headquarters Ash, burnt b...

Boulder Creek open, despite multiple rescues this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:40:02 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — At Boulder Fire Station 13, rescue crews have had a busy and difficult week.Sunday, firefighters pulled a 9-year-old boy from Boulder Creek. He would later pass away at the hospital."These calls are some of the hardest calls to go on," said Lt. Thomas Spannring. "Not only from an emotional point of view, but it's a very dynamic situation."Since Sunday, Spannring's dive and swift water rescue team has rescued three other people, including a woman who remained in critical condition as of Friday afternoon.  “We’ve had busy Junes before, but this has been a crazy busy week. I don’t remember a week that’s been as busy as this past one," Spannring said. Bear gets inside home and ‘hangs out’ Despite the incidents, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said there are no immediate plans to close or limit creek access.A spokesperson said tubing restrictions are typically enacted if water flows hit 700 cubic feet per second for a sustained period. Friday, they...