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Bohm’s RBI single in 10th lifts Phillies past Mets 5-4 and closer to 2nd straight playoff trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm lined the game-winning single in the 10th inning, J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies moved closer to their second straight playoff appearance with a 5-4 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.Bohm drove in automatic runner Trea Turner with a single to right off Adam Ottavino (1-6).Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel blew his fourth save of the season when Brett Baty took the closer deep in the ninth on a one-out tying solo shot to center that made it 4-all.Baty’s dramatics were all the Mets could muster in the extra innings. Seranthony Domínguez (5-5) pitched out of a bases loaded, two-out jam in the 10th when he got Pete Alonso to wave at strike three in the dirt.Behind a solid outing from Taijuan Walker, the defending NL champion Phillies moved their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to four. The Phillies, winners of six of eight, are four game ahead of Arizona for the first NL wild card.Realmuto’...

Brewers clinch playoff spot, close in on NL Central title with 12-run 2nd in 16-1 rout of Marlins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich and Josh Donaldson homered during a 12-run second inning and the Milwaukee Brewers clinched a playoff berth Friday night with a 16-1 rout of the Miami Marlins.Milwaukee, assured at least a National League wild card, shaved its magic number to one for wrapping up the NL Central title. The Brewers, who have won four straight, can secure the crown with another victory Saturday over Miami or a loss by the Chicago Cubs to Colorado.The loss dropped the Marlins one game behind the Cubs for the third and final NL wild card.Yelich also launched a three-shot in the sixth as he returned to the lineup after missing 11 of the previous 12 games because of lower back tightness.Corbin Burnes (10-8) benefited from the early run support and scattered two hits over five scoreless innings. He struck out six. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner had not won since July 20.Milwaukee sent 15 batters to the plate against relievers Steven Okert (3-2) and Bryan Hoeing in its second-...

Suspected drunk driver plows into 8 vehicles, transformer box, house window

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo (KDVR) --- Neighbors in Commerce City are still assessing the extensive damage caused by a suspected drunk driver. Thursday night, Commerce City Police said a driver hit a total of eight vehicles, struck a transformer box and crashed into the window of a home.  Dashcam video shows Lakewood crash with jaywalking pedestrian Police said it started in the 5400 block of E 72nd Ave. when the driver attempted to weave around other vehicles while waiting for a train to pass, striking several of them. Then, police said he took off and hit a number of other parked cars and a transformer box. Police said the driver continued down E 71st Ave. where he crashed into the window of a home, sideswiped another vehicle and slammed into three other vehicles on E 70th Ave. Police said no one was hurt. Vinni Ratulowski said he was at home in the 7000 block of Grape St. when he heard what sounded like a crash. “I just heard two crashes and I ran out to see wh...

Kaiser Permanente union employees could strike amid short-staffing crisis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Thousands of healthcare workers and service employees with Kaiser Permanente are threatening to go on strike.They are giving a 10-day notice over what they call unfair labor practices, but Kaiser Permanente said they are still negotiating. Kaiser Permanente health care workers picket for more staffing, better wages "If you're a Kaiser patient, you've probably experienced longer wait times," Stephanie Felix-Sowy, president of the Service Employees International Union said.Felix-Sowy said September 30th is when the contract expires between Colorado's largest non-profit healthcare provider and its employees.Negotiations are happening now, in California, between the SEIU and corporate officials."We're having to wait three, six, nine months," Felix-Sowy said. "At certain points in time up to a year, for essential services."SEIU said employees are overworked because there aren't enough people to cover the needs of patients, quicker."The short-staffing crisis really crea...

UPDATED: Colorado fall colors forecast 2023: When and where to see peak colors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Fall colors are arriving a bit later than usual in Colorado, but leaves have started changing. The Pinpoint Weather team is out with a new, updated forecast of when you can expect peak colors across the state.Colorado is having one of its wettest years on record. All that rain may have set the state up for a particularly vivid year for fall foliage. Now is the time to plan trips to see the best fall colors in Colorado, with the season of changing leaves arriving. 📷 Photo Gallery: Share your fall photos When can you expect to take a weekend trip to see the best of fall in Colorado? The peak colors are set to start showing in parts of the state by mid-September.When will fall colors peak in Colorado in 2023?The Pinpoint Weather team has adjusted the forecast for peak colors to arrive a bit later.An updated map of the 2023 forecast as of Sept. 22 for peak fall colors in Colorado. (FOX31 KDVR)The Pinpoint Weather team has put out these dates for peak color as of Sept....

Ceremony held to unveil Aden Perry Hero Life Rings in honor of teen who died trying to save driver who crashed into lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

A life preserver ring was installed in honor of a South Florida teen who lost his life trying to save a driver who crashed into a lake.Now his selfless act lives on, with hope his story will save more lives.A ceremony in Sunrise unveiled new installations of Aden Perry Hero Life Rings, Friday morning.A demonstration was held at Markham Park to show off how the rings are used to help save lives.“What we have to day is the kickoff of Broward County’s partnership with the foundation to put life rings into our county park system,” said Broward County Administrator Monica Cepero.These newly installed rescue rings are part of an initiative to help save more people.“There’s more than 100 water safety rescue rings that have been donated and installed in the cities across Broward County,” said Cepero as she addressed attendees.In April of last year, 17-year-old Perry lost his life when he selflessly tried to save a driver whose car went into a lake.Sadly, ...

Downey: Inflated grades hide COVID learning loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

Three and a half years ago, COVID-19 began its deadly march across the United States, shuttering schools and isolating children from their communities and their teachers. A series of recent reports have quantified the academic and mental health toll to students from the pandemic. The consensus: The “COVID-19 generation” is not ready for the demands of college or the working world, and dramatic interventions are needed.On Wednesday, the Building Bridges Initiative, a collaboration of national education advocates across the political spectrum including leaders of the Georgia Charter Schools Association, RedefinED Atlanta and GeorgiaCAN, issued a call to action, warning the pandemic caused learning setbacks that will stagger “our nation’s social and economic health.”Also released on Wednesday, the “State of the American Student” report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education depicts a generation in crisis emotionally and academically. In many ways, school feels normal again, said...

The Breeders all in for ‘Last Splash’ at Boston House of Blues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

Kim Deal was perusing social media last week when she saw a post from Olivia Rodrigo — who was enthusing over the fact that Deal’s band, the Breeders, would be opening her show at Madison Square Garden. And Deal says she was surprised as anyone else to see that.“It was a cute post, wasn’t it?,” she told us later that morning. “I am hoping that her fans will be super excited, even if they don’t know us. I think audiences are different now. If a band comes out in front of the headliner, they know he headliner has backed them and they won’t be mean. We’ve been in front of Foo Fighters audiences and they’re a really sweet crowd, with husbands and wives sharing their love for that band. And this will be my first time at Madison Square Garden — unless the Pixies ever played there, but I really have no idea.” (In fact they did, but only after Deal’s departure).Before that happens, the Breeders will be in Boston Sunday night to play the entirety of their “Last Splash” album at t...

Editorial: Nixing Senate dress code weakens much-needed decorum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

Congress is bickering as usual. A potential federal shutdown is looming. Public respect for the elected representatives of government is at historic lows.What a perfect time to announce that members of the world’s greatest deliberative body are welcome to start coming to the U.S. Capitol looking like slobs.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has officially ditched the Senate dress code for members while on the chamber floor.It’s true that post-pandemic fashion norms are, to put it mildly, relaxed.But they shouldn’t be when representing American democracy to the nation and the world from the televised floor of the United States Senate.“There has been an informal dress code that was enforced,” Schumer said in a statement, but going forward, “Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit.”Notably, the relaxed new standards don’t apply to the staff who attend the senators. They still have to dress in business attire. Thus has Schum...

Bobb: Polarization harming a generation of kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:41 GMT

A perfect storm is brewing — and if we fail to act, the damage to our classrooms and children could be significant.Much of the 2023-2024 school year will occur against a looming presidential election. Many Americans look toward that election with dread because of the deep polarization and bitter rhetoric occupying much of our national discourse.A 2022 survey found Americans rated political extremism and polarization as a leading concern, outpacing immigration, healthcare and unemployment. But hyper-polarization does not just tear at our national fabric; it is causing harm to a generation of young people.A Stanford study last year found that children can become politically polarized at age 11. These are sixth-graders already learning to distrust and dislike fellow citizens because of political disagreements.At the Bill of Rights Institute, we work with more than 70,000 civics and history teachers, and they experience the effects of polarization firsthand in their classrooms.As one No...