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Couple who overcame serious illnesses receives dream wedding gift at Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

A couple who survived serious health scares celebrated the ultimate wedding gift.The Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne, in collaboration with Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, orchestrated a dream wedding for Morgan Hartman and Phillip Deamezola, a couple who had put their wedding plans on hold due to serious illnesses.The pair faced daunting challenges, with Hartman’s cancer diagnosis and Deamezola’s recent health scare delaying their wedding. Their luck changed when a friend nominated them for the “Gift of a Lifetime” from The Ritz-Carlton, which included an all-inclusive wedding for up to 50 guests, a complimentary bridal dress, groom’s tux, wedding planner and a lavish reception.Both bride and groom are now healthy.

Lyft driver says passenger attacked her, stole her car in North Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

A Lyft ride took a frightening turn in North Miami after a driver said her passenger beat her up and stole the car she was driving.The 33-year-old victim, who spoke with 7News through a translator on the condition of anonymity, said she was targeted on Thursday afternoon.“He punched me here, in the arm and in the stomach,” she said.The driver said she pulled up to an area near the Griffing Community Center, along Griffing Boulevard, at around 5 p.m. to drop off her passenger.In radio transmissions, a first responder described what the victim said happened once she brought her white Toyota Corolla to a complete stop.“The subject hit the complainant in the face, got in the vehicle and took off. Black male driver,” said the first responder.The victim said she was hit repeatedly before her assailant sped away in her Corolla.“I was finishing a ride with a man that I picked up on Northwest Seventh and 95th,” she said. “The ride ended here. When we...

Major US Muslim group cancels Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel that received bomb and death threats the group said Wednesday may be linked to its concern for Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas war.The Council on American-Islamic Relations canceled plans to hold its 29th annual banquet on Saturday at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, where it has held events for the past decade, and will instead move it to an as-yet undisclosed location with heightened security, a CAIR statement said. “In recent days, according to the Marriott, anonymous callers have threatened to plant bombs in the hotel’s parking garage, kill specific hotel staff in their homes, and storm the hotel in a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol if the events moved forward,” the statement said.Arlington police and the FBI are investigating, CAIR said.Arlington police said in an email that the department was investigating a Thursday morning report...

Abreu, Alvarez and Altuve help Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — José Abreu hit a three-run homer right after Yordan Alvarez’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Houston Astros pulled even in the AL Championship Series with a 10-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 4 on Thursday night. Houston, which led 3-0 only four batters into the game, responded immediately after Texas got even on Corey Seager’s opposite-field homer in the third inning. Adolis García also homered for the wild-card Rangers, who have dropped two games in a row at home after starting this postseason with seven consecutive wins — six on the road. That included sweeps of the AL’s two winningest teams, Baltimore and Tampa Bay. Game 5 is Friday afternoon at Globe Life Field, where the defending World Series champion Astros are 8-1 this season. The home team has yet to lead in this ALCS, which switches back to Houston for Game 6 on Sunday night.“We’re playing a good team. Nobody thought it was going to be easy,” Rangers manager Bruce Boc...

Edmonton police cancel Amber Alert after woman found safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton have cancelled an Amber Alert for a 40-year-old woman who is blind and non-verbal after she was found safe.Edmonton police had said the woman was abducted in a stolen vehicle in the evening.Police say the woman was found safe and unharmed just outside city limits.The suspect has not been located yet.There is also no description of the suspect currently available.Police say it is believed the suspect fled from the vehicle on foot.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2023.The Canadian Press

Opportunistic Leander erases 26-point deficit to beat Hendrickson 41-40

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Leander took advantage of shoddy special teams by Hendrickson to pull off a 26-point come-from-behind victory 41-40 on Thursday at Bible Memorial Stadium.The Lions recovered two muffed kick returns by the Hawks and cashed them in for touchdowns, the latter of the two was the go-ahead score with 5:23 left in the game. Lions quarterback Logan Mitchell, who accounted for six touchdowns on the night, zipped a pass to Joseph Marro for a 7-yard score and the ensuing PAT gave the Lions the lead and they hung on for the win.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteMitchell ran for four touchdowns and threw for two. Both of the passing touchdowns came in the fourth quarter with the first on a wide receiver screen that Zane Wooldridge turned into a 79-yard score with 7:23 left. Leander then hit a high-arcing kick toward the sideline that ...

Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Oct. 19

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Leander pulled off a huge come-from-behind win 41-40 over Hendrickson at Bible Stadium on Thursday.Anderson took care of Del Valle 49-17 while Crockett and McCallum both blanked their opponents. Crockett shut out Eastside 47-0 and McCallum blanked Navarro 38-0.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteIn other notable scores from around Texas, Mansfield Timberview beat Dallas Sunset 90-0. Timberview is ranked No. 3 in the Dave Campbell's Texas Football/Associated Press Class 5A-Division I poll. Check out the rest of the scores from around the area and Texas.Scores from around the KXAN viewing areaAnderson 49, Del Valle 17Crockett 47, Eastside 0Leander 41, Hendrickson 40McCallum 38, Navarro 0Scores from around Texas compiled by the Associated PressCLASS 6AAlief Elsik 21, Alvin 15Byron Nelson 56, Keller Central 10Cibolo Steele 52, ...

High School Football Roundup: Lakeville North’s balanced offense shines in win over Burnsville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

Lakeville North 56, Burnsville 7: Riley Grossman threw for 165 yard and three scores, while the Panthers (7-1) accrued 345 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Sawyer Wilkie led the way in the rushing department with 117 yards and a score.All three of Grossman’s passing scores went to Lane Johnson, who tallied five grabs for 115 yards.Stillwater 58, Park 20: Ponies backup quarterback Conor McGlynn completed 13 of 17 passes for 161 yards and a score, while also tallying two rushing scores.Stillwater (6-2) relied heavily on its ground game, recording 325 yards and seven rushing scores on 50 carries. The rushing attack was highlighted by Emilio Rosario Matias, who carried the ball 16 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns.Skylar Morgan caught eight balls for 147 yards and two touchdowns for Park (3-5).Eden Prairie 29, Woodbury 7: Woodbury (4-4) took a 7-0 second quarter lead on the top-ranked team in Class 6A, when George Bjellos hit Liam Frommelt for a 48-yard scoring strike, but...

Historic Courthouse in Stillwater getting a major makeover

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

The Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater, Minnesota’s oldest standing courthouse, is getting another major makeover — this time on the outside.The courthouse abruptly closed in June 2022 for several months when crews discovered a fracture in one of the heavy timber trusses holding up the roof of the 1870 building.This year, a $4.5 million exterior restoration project is underway at the corner of Third and Pine streets.Crews, along with construction manager Kraus-Anderson, are restoring the building’s exterior, copper roof and dome; doing brick and mortar repair, and grading part of the site. The work is expected to be completed early next year, said Eden Rogers, an engineer with Washington County Public Works.Crews are bringing back and exposing certain original elements and materials that have been covered up over the years, including an integral gutter system that was built into the roof in the late 1800s.“The last time it was reroofed, they just roofed right ...

West St. Paul man pleads guilty to murder in fatal 2021 shooting of Woodbury man in Minneapolis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:20 GMT

A West St. Paul man pleaded guilty this week to a second-degree murder charge in the fatal 2021 shooting of a Woodbury man at a Minneapolis fast food drive-through.Lionell Jacque Hicks, 32, admitted to gunning down Tu’quan Smith, also 32, outside a White Castle restaurant on Lake Street two years ago, according to a guilty plea filed Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court.Hicks’ plea agreement with prosecutors calls for a sentence of more than 38 years in prison, according to a news release issued Thursday by the office of Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 21.“This was a callous, destructive act that brought unimaginable pain to the victim’s family and my thoughts are with them today,” Moriarty said in the news release. “Prioritizing community safety is paramount. Communities are suffering because there are too many guns in irresponsible hands that cause minor incidents to turn violent — and de...