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Federal prisoner's escape was too easy, insiders say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Ten days after Edward Verdugo simply walked away from the FCI Englewood prison, insiders tell the Problem Solvers his escape was simply too easy."He had already been caught with something and was left essentially, you know, with the ability to walk away without, you know, being further locked up," said James Simmerman, president of Local 709. That's the union that represents correctional guards at the minimum security Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood, in unincorporated Jefferson County at South Kipling Street and Quincy Avenue. Documents: Driver in deadly crash admitted to drinking beforehand Simmerman is referring to a FOX31 report earlier this week that Verdugo was found with drugs in his locker four days before he escaped but wasn't moved to the prison's Special Housing Unit for high-risk inmates.The 49-year-old inmate was serving a 9-year sentence for heroin and gun crimes when he simply walked off the prison grounds on the morning o...

Stallings hits go-ahead double, Arraez homers twice in Marlins’ 9-6 win over Braves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez homered twice and Jacob Stallings had two doubles, the second a go-ahead line drive with the bases loaded in the seventh, and the Miami Marlins beat the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 9-6 on Friday night.In their first game since winning the division title Wednesday, the Braves lost star slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. after 7 1/2 innings because of right calf tightness. Acuña went to his position after grounding into a double play to end the top of the eighth but left before a pitch was thrown in the bottom half.“I feel good, it just felt like a cramp,” Acuña said through a translator. “Let’s see how I come in (Saturday) and I’m feeling and if I can play.”Jake Burger and Garrett Hampson each had two hits for the Marlins, who began Friday a half-game from the third NL wild-card spot.“Coming back against a team like that just shows you the growth of our team and the belief they have in there,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “They really believe they can do th...

Las Olas Oceanside Park invites you to get Looped on National Hispanic Heritage Month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

It is time to party, Latin style. Friday marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Thirty days of food, fun and fiesta are waiting for you in Fort Lauderdale. Get ready to get Looped.Whether it’s music, moving to sultry rhythms or making your way around a market, there’s no better place to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month than Las Olas Oceanside Park, aka The Loop, in Fort Lauderdale.Arianne Glassman: “We love to showcase the various people and the contributions that they’ve made to our city, and you have to admit, the Latin culture here is bright and strong.”The good times go down every weekend at The Loop, through Oct. 15. Here, you’re gonna get a true taste of Hispanic life.Arianne Glassman: “We are really putting an emphasis on our weekend markets by showcasing not only our local vendors, 50% of which do come from Hispanic descent, but every country from Argentina to Venezuela and those in between.”Food and fas...

Jewish High Holidays: 10-day season begins with Rosh Hashana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

(AP) — Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, started at sundown on Friday and continues through Sunday evening.It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around sunset on Sunday, Sept. 24, until after nightfall on Monday, Sept. 25.Brief descriptions of these holy days are available here from two of the major branches of U.S. Judaism:___The Hasidic organization Chabad-Lubavitch:Rosh HashanaYom Kippur___The Union of Reform Judaism:Rosh HashanaYom Kippur

BCPS superintendent praises South Plantation High baseball team for rallying around player whose house caught on fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

A group of high school baseball players received a special recognition from Broward County Public Schools’ superintendent after they banded together to help a teammate in needSuperintendent Dr. Peter Licata on Friday met with members of the South Plantation High School baseball team to tell them how proud he was to see them rally around freshman Blake Monterrey after his home was badly damaged in a fire on Wednesday. “You know, we talk about team, we talk about what they do on the field,” Licata said. “This is going to live with them forever.”The fire was intense. It started in the garage and quickly spread through the roof.During the fire, Monterrey was at baseball practice and said he knew something was wrong when his mother came to pick him up early.Word quick spread through the team, and they knew they had to do something.“I just heard about it and it was devastating,” said Caleb Thomas, the team’s catcher. “Hearing that your...

Methuen holds off Marshfield in final seconds for exciting 27-24 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

METHUEN — On a crazy Friday night at Nicholson Stadium, it came down to one final play as Methuen turned away Marshfield inside the 10-yard line in the final moments to preserve a 27-24 win.After the teams traded the lead twice in the final five minutes capped by Drew Eason’s fourth touchdown pass of the game, the Rams took over with 1:29 left and quarterback Tor Maas quickly got the Rams inside the Methuen 35 on completions to Jake Brilliant and Nic Cupples with 30 seconds to go.Another big completion, this one to Michael Appel for 20 yards got the ball to the Methuen 7 with :09 left.In range of a game-tying field goal, the Rams tried to run one more play and it proved costly as Appel was tackled at the five and the clock ran out.“Our defense was able to make the play we needed at the end,” Methuen coach Tom Ryan said.The Rams had trailed all game before taking a 24-21 lead with 3:29 left on Thomas Kelly’s field goal. That, however, left Eason with time to work with and the senior ...

Orioles dominated by Rays, 7-1, fall into tie for AL East lead with 4th straight loss: ‘Nobody said this was going to be easy’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

Tampa Bay Rays pinch-hitter Harold Ramírez launched a ball to left field, then flipped his bat. Like the Orioles, both came falling back to earth.The three-run home run broke open what became a 7-1 victory for Tampa Bay, erasing Baltimore’s lead in the American League East and leaving the teams tied atop the division with two games left in their weekend series and about two weeks left in the regular season.In another bereft night for the offense, the Orioles recorded only two hits. The first did not come until the sixth inning, when rookie Heston Kjerstad launched a home run for his first career hit.It’s the first time the Orioles (91-56) haven’t stood alone atop the AL East since July 21, when they suffered their lone loss in a four-game series at Tampa Bay. They entered Sunday with a four-game lead on the Rays, but Baltimore has since tied a season high with four straight losses, including dropping the first two in this four-game home series with Tampa Bay.&...

Friday high school roundup/scores: Minuteman tops Arlington Catholic in boys soccer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

In nonleague action, Shane Carta, Brandan Carta, and Alan Cross-Donnet got the goals as Minuteman earned a 3-1 boys soccer win over Arlington Catholic.Austin Del Col and Harrison Carswell got on the scoresheet for Rivers (1-0) in a 2-1 victory over Kimball Union (New Hampshire). … Cade Cornell scored a goal and dished out an assist to guide St. Mary’s (Lynn) (3-0) in a 3-0 shutout of Danvers. … Tommy Smith struck for two goals, and Josh Snyder made seven saves as Apponequet (2-2-0) bested Middleboro, 5-1.Nyzaiah Pacheco tallied the deciding goal for Westport (2-0) in a 1-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Southeastern.Michael Fernandez-Martin buried a hat trick as Franklin (3-0-1) cruised to a 6-1 win over Foxboro in Hockomock League play.Field hockeyAvery Bent netted a hat trick and dished out three assists for Dover-Sherborn in a 7-3 nonleague win over Oakmont. … Rianna Lembo finished with a hat trick while Kerri Finneran added a goal and a pair of assists as Central Catholi...

Friday night football roundup/scores: Milford shuts out Wellesley, 24-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

Nick Araujo ran for 141 yards and two scores, while adding a 41-yard field goal as Milford (2-0) blanked nonleague host Wellesley 24-0 Friday afternoon.In other nonleague action, Tyler Lennox tossed three touchdown passes, and Patrick Antaya rushed for two touchdowns as Carver (2-0) rolled to a 49-0 win over Tri-County. … Mateo Pina finished with a pair of scores on the ground to lift Old Rochester (1-1) past Bishop Stang, 14-8. … Max Finney ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, while Shawn Markham added 101 rushing yards as Old Colony (2-0) beat Nashoba Tech, 19-12. … Tyler Kline rushed for a score as South Shore Voke (2-0) defeated Bourne, 14-3. … Dan Chelmo picked off a pair of passes to lead East Bridgewater (1-1) past Nauset, 14-10.Nick Tiani ran for 259 yards and three touchdowns, while adding a TD reception as Hull (1-1) defeated Holbrook/Avon, 40-11. Sean Reilly added 10 tackles for the Pirates. …Aiden Kundel completed 9-of-19 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns as Barnst...

Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad hits first MLB home run to break up Rays’ no-hit bid: ‘That was surreal’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:45 GMT

From on the field to off it, the Orioles’ young core of current and former top prospects are always competing. Heston Kjerstad knew that playful banter wouldn’t end with his first career home run Friday night.In his second big league game and first start, Kjerstad clobbered a solo home run in his third career at-bat in Baltimore’s 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. He knew his friend and former No. 1 prospect Gunnar Henderson previously one-upped him, though.“He did it his second [at-bat], not the third one, so he had me beat on that one,” Kjerstad said with a laugh.The 24-year-old was promoted Thursday to reach his destination more than three years after the Orioles made him the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 draft. The path he traveled to hit his first major league homer was windier than most players who achieve the feat.He missed the first two years of his career with heart and hamstring ailments and didn’t make his professional debut until June 1...