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Nemechek dominates Xfinity race at Kansas as Kligerman clinches final playoff spot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek dominated the Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, denying second-place finisher Brandon Jones the win that would have gotten him into the playoffs and allowing Parker Kligerman to slide into the final spot.Sheldon Creed finished third, Kligerman was fourth and Austin Hill rounded out the top five.“I don’t know if this makes us a favorite or not, but super proud of the whole No. 20 team,” said Nemechek, who led 154 of 200 laps. “All the guys made the right adjustments all day. They brought a really fast hotrod.”It has been a memorable few days for the 26-year-old Nemechek, who swept the first two stages before taking the checkered flag for the sixth time this season. Earlier in the week, Nemechek was announced as the next full-time driver of the No. 42 in the NASCAR Cup Series, teaming with Erik Jones at Legacy Motor Club.“It’s been an exciting week,” Nemechek said with a smile.Daniel Hemric clinched his playof...

14-year-old boy reported missing from Liberty City found safe at Brickell City Centre, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

Police said they have located a 14-year-old boy a day after he was reported missing from Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Saturday issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for Jose Bolanos.According to City of Miami Police, Bolanos, who is on the autism spectrum, had been last seen on Friday around 4 p.m. in the area of the 1800 block of Northwest 55th Terrace.The teen stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs around 127 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and khaki pants.At around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, police confirmed the child was found unharmed at Brickell City Centre and will be reunited with his family.

Newly released surveillance video shows Ta’Kiya Young inside store then encountering police before fatal shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

(CNN) — Police in the Columbus, Ohio, suburb of Blendon Township have released redacted surveillance footage showing the moments leading up to the fatal officer shooting of a 21-year-old pregnant woman.Ta’Kiya Young died after she was shot by an officer in the parking lot of a Kroger in Blendon Township on August 24. Young had been accused of shoplifting, police said.The disclosure comes about a week after police released body-worn camera footage showing an officer firing through the windshield of Young’s car. After seeing the body camera footage, Young’s family called the shooting a “criminal act” and “gross misuse of power and authority.”Some of the surveillance footage released Friday is from inside the store, and Young is seen walking around the building and placing several bottles of liquor into her handbag.Young stands in line at the cash register before leaving with two other women, the video shows.Alarms went off as the women exited the store, police said.Surv...

More rain for some Sunday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

Scattered storms are back in the forecast Sunday as a stationary front hangs out over parts of Southern New England. We’ll start the day Sunday with mostly cloudy skies, similar to what we had today. However, as the clouds break up late morning, storms will start popping up once again. The highest chance for a thunderstorm will be north of Boston initially, then slowly shift closer to the city and points south into the afternoon.Any thunderstorm is likely to produce heavy rain, frequent lightning, and potentially strong wind gusts. The active pattern continues through Wednesday, with even more rain in the forecast.

High school football roundup: Brighton opens strongly, tops David Prouty

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

Quentyn Dulin ran for 212 yards and two scores, while Preston Callender-Jones added 105 rushing yards and two scores as Brighton defeated David Prouty, 38-22. Dulin also returned an interception 80 yards for a score.AJ Pinet’s 6-yard TD run with six minutes gave Dedham a 20-13 victory over Wellesley.Daniel Cordeiro hauled in eight passes for 142 yards and a pair of scores as Haverhill defeated Beverly, 27-14. … Alex Wilson ran for 117 yards and two scores as Westford Academy shut out Lowell, 22-0.Cameron Widtfeldt completed all four passes he threw for 103 yards and three touchdowns, while Jaylen Severino ran for 107 yards and a touchdown, while adding a TD reception as Gloucester defeated Somerville, 42-8.Ray Gramlich ran for 141 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries as Dartmouth blanked Bishop Stang, 40-0.Zach Milner’s 18-yard TD run with 31 seconds left gave Littleton a 7-0 win over Ayer-Shirley.

Pogo stick record smashed! South Boston resident jumps more than 100,000 consecutive times in 10+ hours

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

James Roumeliotis hopped out of an 8-year retirement and straight into the record books.The Tewksbury native jumped more than 100,000 consecutive times on a pogo stick at Medal of Honor Park in Southie on Saturday, shattering what had been the world record of 88,047.Roumoeliotis, who goes by the nickname “Pogo,” showed no signs of letting up as the clock struck 6 p.m., a whopping 10 hours after his day of jumping began.Saturday’s quest was Roumoeliotis’ first attempt at breaking the world record since he lost the title to Jack Sexty, of the United Kingdom, during Pogopalooza 2015 in Philadelphia.Roumoeliotis, now a Southie resident who works in medical technology software development, previously broke the record in 2017, raising money for medical research. But Guinness World Records allowed a five-minute break every hour back then, with Roumoeliotis recording more than 186,000 bounces in 20 hours.One time, “Pogo” hopped for around 23 miles, good enough for a world record...

40K+ New Englanders without power following storms

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power in New England on Saturday following powerful thunderstorms, and more rough weather was on the way.Thunderstorms hit the region hard on Friday and forecasts called for more rain and heavy wind Sunday and Monday. More than 40,000 customers in the six-state region were without power after Friday’s storms.The majority of those customers were in Massachusetts, where more than 25,000 customers lacked power in Essex County, which borders New Hampshire. The state had about 35,000 customers without power in total.More than 3,000 customers also lacked power in Maine and Vermont. Power authorities in New England said they were working to restore power, and communities were also responding to wind damage that toppled utility poles and damaged homes and vehicles in some areas.The storm resulted in wind gusts of more than 55 mph as well as heavy rainfall, tree damage and downed power lines, said National Gri...

Quick-thinking Boston Children’s nurse revives Dorchester lightning strike victim

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

Tracy Cronin, an ICU nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital, initially did not get a pulse from a woman struck by lightning Saturday afternoon at Savin Hill Beach.But after helping to perform CPR on the woman, it came back, though the woman was not awake, Cronin said. There was a burn wound on the woman’s chest and Cronin said she was told there was an exit wound on her lower back.“Her pants were just like burned off of her and you could smell it,” Cronin told reporters.A state police spokesman said first responders from the State Police’s South Boston Barracks responded to a female struck by lightning at Savin Hill Beach around 3:35 p.m. The woman was transported to Boston Medical Center but her condition was not clear.Cronin said her boyfriend, also an ER nurse, came down to the beach, and the pair performed CPR for 15 to 20 minutes. First responders shocked the woman a few times, put a breathing tube in, and then hooked her up to an automatic CPR machine.Cronin was sitting at the fr...

High school roundup: Chelmsford tops Westford in field hockey battle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

In a nonleague field hockey contest, Ava Balan scored twice and Kate Harrison added a pair of assists as Chelmsford defeated Westford, 3-1.Autumn Mathews and Ava Goodwin each scored twice as Reading shut out Burlington 6-0 in Middlesex League action.Boys soccerIn South Coast Conference action, Tommy Smith recorded the lone goal as Apponequet (1-1) blanked Somerset Berkley, 1-0.Kaya Jackson scored the game’s only goal as St. Mary’s edged Lynn Tech 1-0 in the finals of the Lynn Championship.Gilberto Correia, Gabriel Ferreira and Kaua Damas scored as Durfee defeated Taunton, 3-1.Girls soccerTourney MVP Brooke Moloney led the way with a pair of goals as St. Mary’s defeated Lynn Tech 8-0 to claim the Lynn championship.Abby Wilder notched the game-winner as Waltham (3-0) defeated Haverhill 2-1 in nonleague action. … Taylor Lincoln found the back of the net twice to boost Bridgewater-Raynham to a 5-1 victory over Attleboro.In a South Coast Conference contest, sophomore CC Leaverault record...

Gunmen attack vehicles at border crossing into north Mexico, wounding 3, including some Americans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:50 GMT

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. was attacked by gunmen early Saturday, and three people, including American citizens, were wounded with gunshots, Mexican authorities said.The Tamaulipas state security department said the attack happened on the international bridge that connects the town of Miguel Aleman with Roma, Texas. Initially, the agency reported nine people wounded, but it later said that three had gunshot wounds and six suffered panic attacks.A state official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press that the injured included both Mexicans and Mexican-Americans.The injured were taken to the international bridge and handed over to U.S. authorities, said Jorge Cuéllar, Tamaulipas state security spokesman.The Miguel Aleman fire department said the wounded were part of a group of at least 20 people travelling to central Mexico.Upon entering Miguel Aleman fr...