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Phoenix to host 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, with US Olympians vs select team format expected

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Saturday that the event would be hosted by the Phoenix Mercury.“Since I’ve been in the league, they’ve done so much,” Engelbert said. “They are so great to work with under the new ownership with Mat Ishbia.”Ishbia, who took ownership of the Mercury and the Suns in February, was thrilled to have a chance to host the game that’s being played this weekend in Las Vegas. The All-Star skills competition and 3-point contest that was held on Friday saw a record performance from Sabrina Ionescu, who hit 25 of 27 3-pointers, including 20 straight at one point.“It’s a real big deal for our franchise, elevating us and continuing to make it a franchise that has events like this,” Ishbia said in a phone interview. “It’s big for our community and we’re looking ...

Denver to inaugurate new mayor on Monday: How to watch

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver is set to inaugurate its first new mayor in 12 years, marking a new political era for the Mile High City.Mayor-elect Mike Johnston will take the reins from Mayor Michael Hancock in a ceremony on Monday morning. He will be sworn in as the city's 46th mayor. Mayor Michael Hancock delivers farewell address Hancock has served as Denver’s mayor for three terms. That’s 12 years of leading Colorado’s capital city through a period of major population growth in the metro area and the change that comes with it, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.Voters last month traded one Michael for another. Johnston, a former state senator, was voted into office. He defeated Kelly Brough, the president and CEO of the Denver Chamber of Commerce.Mayor-elect Mike Johnston announced his mayoral transition team. He's pictured here with inauguration chair state Rep. Leslie Herod and transition co-chair Sen. Julie Gonzales. (KDVR)Mayor-elect Mike Johnston's transition teamColorad...

FWC: Bear seen roaming Homestead neighborhood caught, relocated to Florida’s west coast

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

A bear seen roaming a Homestead neighborhood has been caught and relocated to the west coast of Florida, authorities said.Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed on Saturday that the four-legged drifter was caught sometime on Friday.Ring doorbell video captured the wild animal as it walked toward the doorstep of a home and took a stroll in the Isles of Oasis neighborhood, near 147th Avenue and Pacific Drive, Thursday night.The bear was also spotted at a local Publix supermarket and Baptist Health Homestead Hospital.On Friday morning, area residents reacted to the Ring video.“Oh, my God! Is that a bear?” shouted Meracita Johnson. “He’s out in this community? Oh, my God, and I’m out for my walk. Are you serious?”Friday morning, a passer-by snapped a picture of the bear after spotting it near Southwest 152nd Avenue and Campbell Drive.7News cameras captured Homestead Police, Homestead Animal Control and FWC as they worked to track down the animal.A...

Ty Pennington says he went ‘from the red carpet, to the ICU’ amid health scare this week

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

(CNN) — HGTV star Ty Pennington had a bit of a health complication this week, just two days after attending the ritzy “Barbie” premiere.The television personality, 58, posted on his verified Instagram on Friday, including a carousel of photos and beginning his caption with, “From the red carpet, to the ICU… this last week has been interesting!”He also let followers know that he’s “okay now, (and) still recovering.”“To shed some light on why I was MIA,” he added, “Sunday I hit the red carpet for @barbiethemovie, Monday I flew to Colorado to start filming in Breckenridge and Tuesday morning I woke up at 4am and could barely breathe.”“Turns out, that sore throat Ive had for the last month was actually an abscess which had grown so large it was closing off my airway,” he continued. “Next thing I know, I was intubated and flown to the ICU in Denver. Wednesday I had surgery and yesterday afternoon I was released from the ICU.”Pennington added a note of gratitude to “all the amaz...

Miami Fire Rescue holds 125th anniversary celebration in Coconut Grove

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

The City of Miami Department of Fire Rescue celebrated its 125th anniversary with a big party to honor heroes.Families and elected officials enjoyed a day filled with games and food in Coconut Grove, Saturday afternoon, all to celebrate the department’s dedication to the Miami community.“It’s a beautiful thing. We feel honored; we have the greatest job on Earth,” said Miami Fire Rescue Deputy Fire Chief Robert Hevia, “and to be able to see people here continue to support us and be able to interact with the public in a non-emergency basis, these are truly days that we look forward to.”The celebration comes at an auspicious time. Applications for new recruits to be part of the team open next week.

M-DCPS School Board member Bendross-Mindingall receives lifetime achievement award

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

A longtime Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board member received a high honor.Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was recognized Saturday with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony held in Davie.The award is presented to people who have shown dedication to their communities.Bendross-Mindingall, a former teacher and principal, has served on the Miami-Dade County School Board since 2010.

Body of 17-year-old swimmer recovered from Winchester lake

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

Firefighters have recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy who went missing while swimming at Shannon Beach in Winchester on Saturday.Troopers and members of the Massachusetts Environmental Police responded to the beach in the Upper Mystic Lakes around 7 p.m. and the teen’s body was later recovered by firefighters, state police said. Their name has not been released.A preliminary investigation suggests the victim was with a group swimming approximately 100 yards offshore outside the swim zone.  At some point fellow swimmers realized he was no longer at the surface. The victim’s body was recovered in about 6 feet of water near the place he was last seen.Stoneham firefighters assisted Winchester firefighters with recovering the body.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins exits game vs. Marlins with right quadriceps injury

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins exited Saturday’s game against the Miami Marlins in the second inning with right quadriceps tightness, the team announced.After hitting an RBI single in the second inning, Mullins sprinted around the bases on a near-double from Jordan Westburg that was ruled foul. Mullins appeared to motion toward the dugout before gingerly walking off the field.Rookie Colton Cowser, who made his major league debut last week, replaced Mullins on the base paths and in center field. The appearance marks Cowser’s Camden Yards debut.The lower-body injury could be extra concerning for Mullins, who missed a month earlier this season with a right groin strain he suffered May 29. That injury also came on the bases, as the 28-year-old speedster was placed on the 10-day injured list after suffering the strain while sprinting to first base.Mullins returned June 24, but struggled to return to form. He was 5-for-35 at the plate in his first 10 games without an ex...

Federal judge rules Oregon’s tough new gun law is constitutional

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional.U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety,” Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.The decision comes after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment that has upended gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. It changed the test that lower courts had long used for evaluating challenges to firearm restrictions, telling judges that gun laws must be consistent with the “historical tradition of firearm regulation.”Oregon voters in November narrowly passed Measure 114, which requires residents to undergo safety training ...

Prisoner on the way to jail breaks free from custody, carjacks 2 vehicles before being arrested in Wisconsin

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:09:16 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A prisoner was arrested after escaping police custody while being taken to jail Saturday. But before being arrested, he was able to carjack two vehicles and lead police on a chase all the way to Wisconsin.According to the Park Ridge Police Department, two officers were taking a male prisoner who was wanted on a Lake County warrant to the Lake County Jail.At around 2:38 p.m., the male prisoner slipped his handcuffs in the back of a Park Ridge squad car and when the officers pulled over on the shoulder of northbound I-294, the offender broke free, despite being tasered in the process. “Shook up, but we’ll survive:” Bridgeview jeweler re-opens after armed robbery The prisoner then jumped the concrete barrier in the middle of I-294, and ran into oncoming traffic in the southbound lanes of the highway. He then forced a driver out of a maroon-colored Ford van that had stopped on the highway, and drove off.At around 3:19 p.m., police said the escaped prisoner was in t...