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Happy trails: Volunteers tackle repairs along Mount Vernon Trail

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

The 18-mile-long Mount Vernon Trail in Virginia has been getting a little work done over the past year, and the people doing it aren’t charging a penny.According to the newsletter of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, volunteers have logged 3,304 hours trimming low-hanging branches, filling potholes, applying fresh paint to mark the trail and smoothing out 288 trail bumps caused by tree routes.The group will kick off 2024 with a New Year’s Day cleanup along the trail at Jones Point Park in Alexandria.Cameron Taylor, who coordinates the volunteers of the Friends of Mount Vernon Trail, explained to WTOP why she joined the group.“You can make a difference in only two hours,” she said.Rather than grumble about the conditions that can make biking or walking segments of the trail a bit tricky, the group’s members enjoy being able to transform trail segments for all users.The National Park Service maintains the Mount Vernon Trail and has partnered with the...

Warley, Spears score 12 points each and Florida State edges Winthrop 67=61

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Warley and Primo Spears scored 12 points apiece and Florida State pulled out a 67-61 win over Winthrop on Friday.Jamir Watkins added 11 points and De’Ante Green Jr. 10 for the Seminoles (6-5), who have won two straight after four consecutive losses.Nick Johnson scored 15 points and Kelton Talford 14 for the Eagles (8-7), who have lost three in a row. There had been 11 lead changes in the second half when Watkins’ bucket tied the game with 7 1/2 minutes left and Green and Spears added two free throws each. After Florida State built an eight-point lead, the Eagles got within three with under two minutes left. Steals led to a Green dunk and a Watkins free throw in restoring the eight-point margin. Winthrop hit two 3s in the final 30 seconds, but four Seminole free throws ensured the win. Both teams shot in the low 30s. The Seminoles made just 3 of 18 from the arc but were 30 of 42 at the line to 20 of 27 for Winthrop. Winthrop had three player...

Cole’s 18 lead Lindenwood over Rockford 81-54

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

SAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Keenon Cole scored 18 points as Lindenwood beat Rockford 81-54 on Friday night.Cole added five rebounds for the Lions (6-7). Jeremiah Talton scored 15 points, shooting 3 for 8 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free throw line. Keith Haymon had 12 points and went 4 of 4 from the field.Jaden Bell led the Regents in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Rockford also got 10 points and two steals from Noody Lacey. Kevin Diemer also had eight points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Reviven demanda del bebé en la portada del disco “Nevermind” de Nirvana

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

(CNN) — Un tribunal federal de apelaciones revivió la demanda que presentó un hombre que fue fotografiado nadando desnudo cuando era bebé para la portada del álbum de 1991 de Nirvana, “Nevermind”.El Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito de Estados Unidos anuló este jueves un fallo de 2022 según el cual Spencer Elden no había presentado su denuncia dentro del plazo de prescripción de 10 años. “Debido a que cada republicación de pornografía infantil puede constituir una nueva lesión personal, la demanda de Elden que argumenta la republicación de la portada del álbum dentro de los diez años anteriores a su acción no estaba prohibida por el estatuto de limitaciones”, indicó el tribunal de apelaciones en el resumen de su orden.De qué se trata el casoLa portada de “Nevermind”, en la que aparecía Elden, de cuatro meses, nadando bajo el agua, con los ojos fijos en un billete de un dólar, se ha convertido en una de las imágenes más icónicas de la música rock.Una image...

King, Haynes help Georgia Tech overcome 14-point deficit to beat UCF 30-17 in Gasparilla Bowl

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Haynes King threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score and Georgia Tech overcame a 14-point deficit to beat UCF 30-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday night.King went 7 for 13 for 87 yards and ran for 89 yards on 12 carries.Jamal Haynes had 128 yards on 18 rushes to help Georgia Tech (7-6) to its first winning season since 2018. He became the Yellow Jackets’ first 1,000-yard runner since 2017.UCF’s John Rhys Plumlee completed 16 of 29 passes for 198 and two touchdowns. Timmy McClain replaced Plumlee, who was playing in his last collegiate game, with 4 minutes to play.RJ Harvey picked up 120 yards on 15 carries as the Knights finished their first season in the Big 12 at 6-7.Aidan Birr’s 29-yard field goal gave Georgia Tech its first lead, at 20-17, on the second-half’s first drive. Dontae Smith scored from the 1 on fourth down to make it 27-17 with 13:37 left in the fourth.King’s five-yard TD run and 41-yard scoring toss to Malik Rutherford during...

Christmas trees are the leading cause of fires around the holidays, experts say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

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Gasparilla Bowl Winners

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

Dec. 23, 2023 — Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17Dec. 23, 2022 — Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17Dec. 23, 2021 — UCF 29, Florida 17Dec. 26, 2020 — Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemicDec. 23, 2019 — UCF 48, Marshall 25Dec. 20, 2018 — Marshall 38, South Florida 20Dec. 21, 2017 — Temple 28, Florida International 3Dec. 26, 2016 — Mississippi St. 17, Miami (Ohio) 16Dec. 26, 2015 — Marshall 16, UConn 10Dec. 26, 2014 — N.C. State 34, UCF 24Dec. 23, 2013 — East Carolina 37, Ohio 20Dec. 21, 2012 — UCF 38, Ball State 17Dec. 20, 2011 — Marshall 20, Florida International 10Dec. 21, 2010 — Louisville 31, Southern Mississippi 28Dec. 19, 2009 — Rutgers 45, UCF 24Dec. 20, 2008 — South Florida 41, Memphis 14Note: St. Petersburg Bowl (2008-09; 2014-2016); Beef ‘O’ Brady’s (2010-13)Source

'Babe, call 911, I just got shot': Bullet barely misses sleeping kids, hits Aurora mom

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — An Aurora woman has been released from the hospital after she was hit by a bullet while sleeping inside her home this week.It happened early Thursday morning in the 900 block of South Joplin Way, where Kendall Heinold said her family was awoken by gunfire. “It was just a really loud noise, and then a lot of pain on my left side,” she said. "My husband was sleeping next to me and he got up and was like, ‘Did you hear that?’ Because it was so loud, and I just looked at him and was like, ‘Babe, call 911, I just got shot.'"Heinold was rushed to the hospital, where doctors found a bullet lodged in her shoulder. Unfounded threat reported at Colorado Supreme Court justice’s home The 27-year-old is 16 weeks pregnant and said doctors decided to leave the bullet in her rather than place her under anesthesia for surgery. Aurora police believe that the bullet may have traveled hundreds of feet in the air over a greenbelt that backs up to the family's home...

Letter from France helps Colorado family learn about their WWII hero grandfather

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Brad Kemp, Stacey Reinwald and Shannon Fengler have a lot of their grandfather’s war mementos — a shadow box filled with medals, even a piece of fencing from where Leo Greggs was held prisoner of war by the Germans. But the most valuable reminder of his service randomly arrived in the mail a few months ago.“We got this letter in Aurora, Colorado, that had come from France,” Fengler said.The letter came from a woman in northern France. And the story she outlined on its pages surprised the Aurora siblings.“Didn’t really know the full story until the letter comes,” Reinwald said. Loveland veteran, 100, receives French medal for WWII heroics The author of the letter, Frederique Hazebrouck, said she knew about their grandfather, and how he was shot down in a plane called the Taletha Ann on March 26, 1944, in northern France. How did she know? Her own grandfather, Marcel Bellingier, saw it all happen and rushed to help Greggs, giving him food, first aid and shelte...

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Windle, Melchionda shine in Dover-Sherborn win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:11:17 GMT

Jono Windle and Mason Melchionda each buried 18 points, lifting Dover-Sherborn (3-1) to a 71-50 nonleague boys basketball win over Nipmuc.Owen Kelly and Theo Moore poured in 13 points apiece, and Jared Coughlin finished with 12 points as Braintree topped Durfee, 63-60. … Seniors led the way for Xaverian (2-0) to take a 54-38 win over King Philip, as Ty Cheney scored 17 points and Lorenzo Carrara added 16 points. … Danny Adams (13 points) and Manny Aguayo (12 second half points) reached double figures in scoring, while Mo Taljari had nine points and 13 rebounds for Quincy (2-1) during a 49-44 victory over Malden.Behind 21 points from Danny Pierce, Beverly (1-2) secured a 74-71 win over Georgetown. … Davon Sanders (24 points), Riley Sigman (14 points) and Justin Curtis (13 points) finished with double digits on the scoresheet for Mansfield (4-0) in a 77-50 victory over Whitman-Hanson. … Roman Glowac posted 23 points with 12 rebounds, pairing with 15 points from Brian Good and 12 more ...