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Rockies rookie is 3rd outfielder in franchise history to win Gold Glove Award

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Despite this season being the worst in history for the Colorado Rockies, it was still a win for one rookie on the team.Centerfielder Brenton Doyle was named the winner of the 2023 National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Sunday. Helton teams up with organization to eliminate $10 million in medical bills for Colorado residents Doyle, a 25-year-old rookie, became the third outfielder and second rookie in the history of the franchise to earn the honor.Since the Gold Glove's inception, only 14 Major League Baseball rookies have managed to win the award.Only eight other Rockies players have earned the Gold Glove Award, including first baseman Todd Helton, second baseman DJ LeMahieu, second baseman Brendon Rodgers, third baseman Nolan Arenado, shortstop Neifi Pérez, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, outfielders Larry Walker and Carlos González.Doyle's award has some impressive statistics behind it. He finished the season with the sixth-most defensive runs save among all pla...

Juvenile suspect arrested in 2 Greeley shootings

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Greeley Police Department arrested a juvenile on Friday who was linked to two shootings, including one that forced several schools to be placed in a secure perimeter status.Greeley Police said the incident happened just before 3 p.m. on Nov. 1.Officers responded to an alarm at Wells Fargo Bank in the 3500 block of 22nd Street. Once they completed the investigation, they heard six to 10 gunshots nearby.Police began attempting to locate the suspect and any potential witnesses. Several nearby schools were placed on secure status due to the proximity to the shooting.Officers saw several juveniles running away from where the shots were fired, and three of them were caught and interviewed before being released to their guardians.A fourth was also seen running away but was not found. Five adults in two separate cars nearby reported being shot at while in a parking lot in the 3200 block of 22nd Street. Students on edge after 16-year-old stabbed at Denver high school A...

Fans hope military academy games become tradition at Empower Field

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Hours before kickoff on Saturday afternoon, thousands of fans filled the parking lots at Empower Field at Mile High.But the typical orange and blue seen here on the weekends was replaced by blue and silver, with Falcons fans showing up by the masses for the annual Air Force vs. Army game. “You can’t ask for anything better than this,” Alex Inscoe said. “It’s a special day.”Inscoe knows a thing or two about this rivalry, which dates back to 1959. He runs the Facebook page “History of Air Force Falcons,” and said Saturday’s meeting was one for the record books. It’s the first time the two service academies have played in Denver at Mile High. “Being a Broncos season ticket holder and an Air Force season ticket holder, this is special,” Inscoe said. “I actually got to drive 10 minutes to an Air Force game for the first time in my life.” Rockies outfielder second rookie in franchise history to win Gold Glove Award More than 50,000 fans were expected to be at t...

American Heritage Schools host Thanksgiving food drive to fight food insecurity

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

Students at one South Florida high school are driven to help some deserving families in their community. They are collecting must-have Thanksgiving dinner items with the purpose of caring for those who may not have a plate to share during the holiday.As packed cars pulled into the parking lot, relief for those suffering from food insecurity was unloaded.“This year were experiencing food insecurity at a much higher level,” said Ruth Bonet with Feeding South Florida. “We are seeing an increase at about 30% for the request for food assistance. This food drive alone will serve over 1000 families this holiday season.”On Saturday, American Heritage School’s upper school Broward campus hosted their third annual “Thanksgiving Meal in a Bag” food drive benefiting Feeding South Florida. “It’s very important especially in the last few years with the increase in food prices and things like that,” said PTO President Kaide Rice. “I...

Employee at Florida assisted living facility faces charges for abusing elderly patient with dementia

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

CASSELBERRY, Fla. (WSVN) — A shocking incident of abuse has come to light at an assisted living facility in Central Florida, where a 24-year-old employee is facing serious charges for allegedly physically battering an elderly resident with dementia.The disturbing incident, captured on surveillance video, shows Kassandra Aihe assisting the elderly victim back to her room. Officers said when the resident became combative, Aihe was seen grabbing the victim by her hair and forcefully pulling her into the room, leaving the elderly patient badly battered and bruised.According to Casselberry police, this incident occurred late last month. Aihe’s own report to her employer suggests that she struck the patient’s face with an object and then slammed her face against the wall, resulting in facial injuries and bleeding. Surveillance video from the facility’s hallway also records the elderly patient’s distress, with screaming for “about five minutes until anot...

VDL: EU-China summit to take place next month

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

BRUSSELS — The EU’s two leaders will fly to China next month for the first face-to-face summit to be held in four years, amid a flurry of trade and security concerns stemming from Beijing’s geopolitical ambition.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mentioned the schedule while addressing a conference of EU ambassadors on Monday, calling for a “clear-eyed” approach to Beijing’s hardening global posture. “We have invested in intensive dialogue with Beijing — from four High-Level Dialogues to the upcoming Summit in December,” von der Leyen said. Her European Council counterpart, Charles Michel, will also attend the summit, while either President Xi Jinping or Premier Li Qiang is expected to co-chair it. Beijing has yet to announce a date or a venue for the talks.Von der Leyen hailed the EU for mounting trade defense measures, including the Commission’s probe into state subsidies behind made-in-China electric vehicles. She al...

Spain’s Sánchez waits for Puigdemont

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

MADRID — Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on the verge of locking in the votes he needs to stay in power: All that stands in his way is one stubborn separatist leader determined to milk the moment for all its worth.For the past week former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who heads the Junts party, has been finalizing negotiations with Sánchez’s Socialist Party.Last July’s national elections resulted in a hung parliament in which neither the left-wing nor right-wing political blocs gained enough seats to control the 350-seat chamber, and Puigdemont’s separatist lawmakers are set to determine whether Sánchez remains in power or Spain holds fresh elections.The talks appeared to be going well last week, so much so that Socialist lawmakers told the press that a deal was “imminent,” especially after they sealed a pact with Catalonia’s other separatist party, the Republican Left of Catalonia. That group agreed to back...

Cooler Today, Temps Spike Tomorrow

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

Not bad at all over the weekend as temps pushed up to near 60 for many with dry air prevailing. That allowed for some nice outdoor weather for those ball fields, tee times and even to get a lot of yard work done around the house. Getting used to the time change yet? Sun sets at 4:31pm today. Today, we’ll continue the theme of dry air, however, it’ll be about 10 degrees cooler outside with highs stuck close to 50 under a partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be light, generally running around 10mph. Clouds thicken tonight and showers arrive by predawn tomorrow as a warm front approaches and moves through the area. We’ll dry out late morning tomorrow as some breaks of sun return and temps spike up into the mid to upper 60s. That temp jump comes with a gusty breeze developing too, gusting 25-35mph at times. That’ll knock down some of those lingering leaves on the trees that have yet to come down. The milder air won’t last long though as temps fade back...

A peculiar loss brings more concern — but a little optimism too: Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears’ peculiar 24-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome, with reasons for concern — and a little optimism as well.It’s really difficult to turn the ball over five times, not get a single takeaway and wind up with not one, not two, not three, not four but five fourth-quarter possessions with an opportunity to go ahead or tie.1. Usually when you wind up minus-5 in turnovers, the game is a total blowout.Turn off the television in the third quarter, head outside and rake leaves this time of year. That’s typically been the case for the Bears, who last committed five giveaways in the 38-3 loss at Tampa Bay back in Week 7 of the 2021 season. As you might recall, they trailed 35-3 at halftime in a complete blowout at Raymond James Stadium. The Bears did manage a takeaway so they were only minus-4 that day against the Bucs. The last time they were minus-5, as they were Sunday, was a 41-21 loss to Washington...

Moldova’s pro-Western government hails elections despite mayoral losses in capital and key cities

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:52 GMT

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s ruling pro-European party has lost a bid for the mayorship of the country’s capital and other key cities despite victories in many areas in local elections that were overshadowed by accusations that Russia was meddling to undermine the vote, according to preliminary results. Lilian Carp of the Party of Action and Solidarity, or PAS, lost out to incumbent Chisinau mayor, Ion Ceban, who won just over 50% of the capital’s vote, according to the Central Electoral Commission. Before Ceban set up a pro-European party last year, he was widely considered to hold a pro-Russian stance, and many believe he still does. In recent years, Moldova has looked to foster closer ties with its Western partners and was granted EU candidate status in June last year.Sunday’s elections in the country of about 2.5 million people, situated between Romania and Ukraine, were under the spotlight because of ongoing accusations by Moldovan authorities that Russia was meddling to ...