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Could Salt Lake City host the Olympic Games again? US official says it may be likely

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

(The Hill) - A U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) official said there is a possibility that Salt Lake City will land another Winter Olympic Games in the near future.During a press briefing on Monday, USOPC chairman Gene Sykes told reporters that Salt Lake City organizers continue to meet the prospect and process of hosting the winter games in the city.He also noted that Utah state officials and most residents are all on board with the games returning to their city. “The Salt Lake City team continues to share the story of sport culture in Salt Lake City and across the state. It's a story that everyone who loves the games and winter sports should embrace,” Sykes told reporters. “It's truly legacy in action.”Sykes also told reporters that the process will include a “shift from continuous to targeted dialogue” with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), noting that the type of meeting could happen during an IOC session in October. “Salt Lake City stands ready to...

Couple celebrating 50th anniversary, family member stabbed to death in Massachusetts home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

NEWTON, Mass. (WPRI) — A couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and a family member were fatally stabbed in a Massachusetts home Sunday in what authorities believe was a random attack. Police worry that the killer or killers may be still at large. Newton police were called to a home around 10:15 a.m. Sunday, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office. Police said they were initially called after the couple failed to arrive at church earlier in the morning.Officers found three people who had been stabbed and beaten to death inside the home. The DA's office added there were signs of forced entry into the home.While the victims have not yet been identified, the DA's office said the third victim was the mother of one of the other victims. She also lived in the home. Death of Texas airport worker ‘ingested’ into plane engine ruled a suicide “Their 50th anniversary was to be celebrated in a blessing after communion at the 10 a.m. Mass,” the Rev. Dan Riley, ...

Texas border policies take center stage in Ron DeSantis' RGV rally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted his first presidential rally on the Rio Grande River on Monday, he made a promise to deliver on an immigration policy the state's top Republicans sought all legislative session."The states should be permitted to send people back," the second-most-popular candidate for the Republican nomination told supporters. "As president, we are going to fully deputize all state and local governments to be able to enforce immigration law. You will be able to have that authority."In the audience was State Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, who carried major legislation that would have asserted Texas' powers to police the federal border. His House Bill 20 would have established the Border Protection Unit, deputizing state police to use force against unauthorized immigrants independent of the federal government. It failed late in the legislative session among concerns that it would amount to an unconstitutional insubordination of federal power.But th...

Longhorns men's hoops sign former Kansas signee Chris Johnson

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After losing two prized recruits earlier in the year, the Texas Longhorns announced the signing of one Monday who previously committed to a Big 12 rival.Chris Johnson, a 4-star 2023 combo guard according to 247Sports, is now a Longhorn after being released from a National Letter of Intent with the Kansas Jayhawks. The Missouri City, Texas, native is the No. 11 combo guard in the country and the third-best recruit in Texas according to 247Sports.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersJohnson graduated from one of the premier high school basketball programs in the country, Florida's Montverde Academy. It's the same high school Texas sophomore Dillon Mitchell played at. Johnson averaged 3.6 assists per game for Montverde and helped the squad get to the quarterfinals of the GEICO High School Nationals.During his freshman-junior seasons, he played for Fort Bend Elk...

Twins third baseman Royce Lewis adapts on the fly

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

Royce Lewis’s development path was anything but traditional.Lewis should’ve been heading back to Double-A Wichita, where he had played in 33 games to cap the 2019 season, when the pandemic hit. Instead, he was rerouted to the alternate site, where he spent the summer training at CHS Field.His entire 2021 season was wiped out by his first anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee. By the time he reached the majors last season, he had only played in 24 games at Triple-A. He ended up tearing his ACL once more in late May, requiring a second surgery and robbing him of another year.And so the former No. 1 overall pick has had to spend a lot of time learning on the fly, adjusting to the majors after spending very little time in the high minors. He’s handled that challenge well.Lewis, who hit a go-ahead single in Sunday’s win, entered Monday’s series opener with the Braves hitting .333 with a .357 on-base percentage, .506 slugging percentage and .863 on-base plus sluggi...

Forest Lake man charged in St. Paul woman’s hit-and-run death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

A Forest Lake man was charged with murder Monday in connection with the hit-and-run killing of a 51-year-old St. Paul woman last week at a Wyoming gas station.Mark Andrew Wiosky, 37, was charged with murder in the third degree and criminal vehicular homicide, according to the Chisago County Attorney’s office. The victim was identified Monday by authorities as 51-year-old Heidi Lynn White, of St. Paul.Mark Andrew Wiosky (Courtesy of the Chisago County Attorney’s Office)The criminal complaint gave the following details:Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, police received reports that a man and woman had been arguing at the Holiday Gas Station on Kettle River Boulevard in Wyoming and that the man had then run the woman over before fleeing the scene.When police arrived, the woman had lost consciousness and had labored breathing. The responding officer grabbed his medical gear and went to take over from witnesses who were trying to provide first aid to the woman, who was bleed...

Police corral loose horses near Albany airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some horses that were spotted near Albany International Airport Monday morning are back home safe. Colonie police officers helped to corral the animals and reunite them with their owners. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Drivers were urged to use caution as they drove through the area. Police have not said how the horses escaped.

NY forest rangers return from fighting Canadian forest fires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

(NEWS10) -- There are currently more than 400 active wildfires across Canada. To help fight those raging fires, New York recently sent a group of forest rangers over the border.The crew of seven spent 14 days in Quebec fighting fires that burned about 58,000 acres of land. The crew arrived back in New York over the weekend. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! A ranger from Warren County, who served as a crew boss in Nova Scotia, said that even though the fires continue, they made a big impact."We're feeling really good for the people here," New York Forest Ranger Art Perryman said. "That the weather got a break and that we've been able to chase down the areas that were still burning and put those out. And we're leaving on a good note, feeling really good about that."The first wildfire in Canada this year started in April. Since then, more than 2,600 fires have burned an estimated 13 million acres.

Amtrak Adirondack Line temporarily suspending North Country service

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Nearly three months after Amtrak resumed service to it's Adirondack route, the rail service will once again be suspended. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Amtrak said that it's rail partner, Canadian National, has implemented reduced speed regulations because of the heat from their ongoing wildfires.The line, which runs from New York City to Montreal, is terminating all stops north of Albany until further notice.

Aurora police release additional footage related to fatal shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:37 GMT

Aurora police on Monday released five additional videos of the events leading up to the shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson earlier this month.The videos, all of which are less than three minutes, show various angles of the teens fleeing what police called suspicious activity at an Aurora strip mall. One video, taken from the alley, shows officers chasing Richardson and taking him to the ground. The video, though, is blurry during the time in which Officer Roch Gruszeczka shot and killed the teen. Another video does not show any of the teens or officers, but a gunshot can be heard.Richardson’s family had called for Aurora to release all videos of the incident. Chief Art Acevedo disclosed two body camera videos during a June 9 news conference after showing the family three days earlier (State law mandates that police departments wait 72 hours between showing videos to families of people killed by police and releasing the footage publicly).The 18th Judicial District Crit...