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High school basketball: Jacob Sand named Cadets’ head coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

St. Thomas Academy stayed in house to fill its vacant boys basketball coaching position, tabbing Jacob Sand to fill the job.Sand worked as an assistant under Khalid El-Amin the past two seasons. El-Amin left STA in the offseason to become head coach at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. St. Thomas Academy won a Metro East Conference title last season.Sand is also an assistant athletic director at the Mendota Heights school. He has 12 years of coaching experience at various levels.“Coach Sand has been working toward the goal of becoming a high school head basketball coach his entire career,” St. Thomas Academy athletic director Reed Hornung said in a release. “I’m confident his basketball mind, love for the game and infectious drive to succeed will fuel the continued success of our basketball program.”

Two Twins players readying to begin rehab assignments later this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

In the hours before the Twins took on the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Target Field, utilityman Nick Gordon stepped into the batter’s box to face relief pitcher Brock Stewart in live batting practice, an important moment for both rehabbing Twins.“He was electric,” Gordon said. “Brock had some very good velocity on his heater, I would say. His pitches looked good, man. He looked good, and Brock, he definitely looks like he’s ready to go.”In the coming days, both will join Triple-A St. Paul on a rehab assignment. Stewart said he was expecting to pitch for the Saints on Friday and Tuesday, while Gordon is set to begin a rehab assignment with the Saints a day earlier, on Thursday.It’s been a long time coming for both of them.Stewart has been on the injured list since June 27, after an issue flared up in his throwing arm. Gordon has been out even longer, fouling a pitch off his right shin, fracturing his tibia on May 17 in Los Angeles.“I was itching to go when I got hur...

Water samples collected from 84 locations at Stillwater prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

Water samples were collected from 84 locations at the Stillwater prison Monday after inmates complained that the water at the prison was undrinkable.The Minnesota Department of Corrections asked the Minnesota Department of Health to conduct additional and more comprehensive water testing of the prison water after a prisoner protest last week.On Monday, water samples were collected from locations including faucets in cells, the prison’s kitchen, programming areas, the chapel and a number of staff areas, Corrections spokesperson Andy Skoogman said.“This kind of analysis of the facility’s water has not happened in the past and exceeds federal and state drinking water sampling requirements,” the release said. The water samples will be analyzed for “contaminants, including bacteria, metals and total suspended solids.”Skoogman said the results of the testing will help the department identify and implement a longer-term water management strategy.The prison wat...

Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against new virus strains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

By MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP Medical Writers)Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency’s director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel’s recommendation. That means doses should be available this week, some as early as Wednesday.The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded, but there are still hundreds of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each week. Hospitalizations have been increasing since late summer, though the latest data indicate infections may be starting to level off, particularly in the South.Still, experts worry that immunity from previous vaccinations and infections is fading in many people, and a new shot would save many lives.According to a survey last month that CDC cited, about 42% said they would definitely or probably get the new vaccine. Yet only about 20% of ad...

Colonie PD searching for missing man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Colonie Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Police said Feliz Perez was last seen around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10 heading to Colonie Center. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! He is 44 years old, 6' tall and 200 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black tank top, jean shorts, and white Nike sneakers with a red swoosh.Police said there are concerns for his well-being. Anyone with information is asked to call (518) 783-2754.

Escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante armed with rifle, new sightings in Chester County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) - Escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante is now armed with a .22 caliber rifle and more than 500 officers are searching for the convicted murderer 13 days after he escaped from the Chester County Prison.Lt. Colonel George Bivens with the Pennsylvania State Police says at 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 a driver reported seeing a man crouching along Fairview Road west of Route 100.Troopers formed a perimeter and located footprints that matched Cavalcante's prison shoes. Both of those shoes were located and a resident nearby reported that their work boots were stolen from their porch.At 10:10 p.m. State Police say a resident reported seeing a short Hispanic male enter a garage on Coventryville Road and take a .22 caliber rifle equipped with a scope and flashlight. The resident fired several shots from a pistol at the man who State Police believe to be Cavalcante. State Police say they do not believe Cavalcante was struck. Prison guard who missed killer’s escape ...

St. Louis doctor on CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccinations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS – More than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic landed in the United States, a new vaccine has become available.“A very famous St. Louisan, Yogi Berra, said years ago, ‘It ain't over until it's over,'” said Dr. Steven Brown, Mercy Hospital. “Unfortunately, it's not over. But we've moved from the pandemic part of the cycle to endemic. It's here to stay for a long time.”Brown is a non-voting member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which met Tuesday to discuss and recommend that Americans get new shots.Health officials say a recent surge in COVID-19 cases has them urging Americans to consider the latest vaccine clearing regulatory hurdles. Report: Ladue students died in crash following aborted police chase “The virus, unfortunately, is still deadly,” Brown said. “It still puts people in the hospital. I'm personally managing people in intensive care units as recently as last night who are positive for COVID-19 and experiencing serious consequenc...

I-70 resurfacing at Colorado’s Vail Pass to begin Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it will begin resurfacing an eastbound section of Interstate 70’s Vail Pass on Wednesday morning.Motorists should expect right lane and shoulder closures, as well as occasional off-ramp closures, between Copper Mountain and Frisco on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to a news release.Officials said the work could result in 10-20 minute traffic delays. The project is anticipated to be completed in November.Related ArticlesTransportation | RTD light-rail barricade stuck on Auraria campus Transportation | Vail man, 71, seriously injured in Thursday head-on collision near Eagle Transportation | Motorcyclist killed in Westminster crash Transportation | I-70 reopened; McDonald Creek fire near Fruita contained at 80 acres Transportation | I-70, U.S. 6 reopen near Eagle after wreck causes 27-acre fire; portion of U.S. 6 still closed ...

Broncos offense, light on playmakers, has to lean heavily on RBs Javonte Williams, Samaje Perine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

At first glance, the production from the Denver running back tandem of Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine from a Week 1 loss to Las Vegas was solid, if unspectacular.The duo combined to rush 21 times for 93 yards, good for 4.4 per carry.Dig a little bit deeper, and you’ll quickly see how integral the pair of backs is to where the Broncos are trying to go and how much head coach Sean Payton is likely to rely on them in the coming weeks.Williams and Perine logged four catches apiece on 10 targets for another 42 yards, including 37 for Perine.That means 52% of the Broncos’ net offensive yardage came compliments of their two top running backs. Of 55 offensive snaps where somebody besides Russell Wilson touched the ball — he took two sacks and carried once – that somebody was Williams or Perine 29 times.“Sean told us, you never know how you’re going to get used,” Perine said. “It’s just how offenses are going nowadays. Running backs have to be able to adapt and catch the ball out of the ...

Lauren Boebert escorted out of “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver after “causing a disturbance”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:54 GMT

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of a Sunday night performance of the “Beetlejuice” musical in downtown Denver, accused by venue officials of vaping, singing, recording and “causing a disturbance” during the performance.In an incident report shared with The Denver Post on Tuesday afternoon, officials with Denver Arts & Venues wrote that two patrons were asked to leave the city-owned Buell Theatre during the performance of the touring Broadway show. They previously were issued a warning during the intermission regarding behavior that prompted three complaints from other theatergoers, the report says.The report does not name Boebert as one of the patrons or identify the other person. But her campaign office — while disputing the behavior alleged — confirmed that she was escorted from the Buell on Sunday night during the “Beetlejuice” show.The incident report states that after receiving the intermission warning, about five mi...