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The building where the Parkland school massacre occurred is set to be demolished next summer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The South Florida school building where 14 students and three staff members were fatally shot in a 2018 massacre will be demolished next summer, officials announced Thursday.The demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building, which has remained closed and locked behind a fence since the Parkland shooting, is scheduled to take place immediately after the end of the school year, Broward County Public Schools said in a statement.“We understand the urgency of this matter, but it is essential to prioritize safety above all else,” it said. “In preparation for the demolition, crews will clean and clear the building, adhering to state and the Environmental Protection Agency’s landfill disposal regulations.”Classes have long-since resumed at the Stoneman Douglas campus while the building with bullet-riddled and blood-splattered walls remained. Members of the community have been calling for its demolition for years, but prosecutors said they needed to...

Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada is getting booed. Time to silence fans may be running out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Canada has been here before. Many times. At LSU. At Maryland. At Wisconsin and nearly every other stop during the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator’s nomadic coaching career.Pressure comes with the gig when you make a living sitting in “the chair” as Canada calls his seat in the coach’s box.Still, what happened in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against Cleveland was new, even for someone as well-traveled as Canada.When Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was overrun for a 3-yard loss with just over three minutes to play, forcing a punt that gave the Browns one last possession, chants of “Fire Canada” bounced from one side of Acrisure Stadium to the other.The outburst was brief. It was also unmistakable. And, to hear Canada tell it, understandable.“They want us to play better,” Canada said. “There’s nothing wrong with their passion and those things … We’re not running away from it. We expect to be better. We’re going to...

Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin averts questions over sudden absence last year in playoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was personal reasons.Nichushkin missed the final five postseason games of a first-round loss to Seattle. In a brief chat following the opening of training camp, Nichushkin thanked “everybody” for their support. But when asked if there was anything he wanted to clear up about what was reported last spring, he responded: “We already talked about that. Family reasons.” In the afternoon before Game 3 on April 22, officers responded to a crisis call at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle, according to a report from the Seattle Police Department obtained by The Associated Press at the time. A 28-year-old woman was in an ambulance when officers arrived, and medics were told to speak with Avalanche team physician Dr. Bradley Changstrom to gather more details. The report said Changstrom told off...

Man accused of deadly RTD attack held on $5M bond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The man accused of killing two people along Federal Boulevard on Sept. 14 will stay in jail unless he can post a $5 million cash bond.Vinchenzo Moscoso, 29, allegedly attacked a man on an RTD bus around 5:10 a.m. seemingly out of the blue. From Sept. 14: RTD bus stabbing suspect linked to 2nd killing near Regis University Video obtained by FOX31 shows the RTD bus stop at 32nd and Federal while the driver has a conversation with a man who police identified as Moscoso. The bus driver eventually lets him on, then he can be seen walking to the back of the bus where he pulls a knife out and stabs a man in the neck.In the video, you can see other passengers react when the stabbing occurs. The victim can also be seen grabbing his neck.As passengers run toward the front of the bus, the attacker can be seen walking toward them before exiting through the door in the middle of the bus.Several hours later, around 9:50 a.m., Denver police were called to the area of 50th and Fe...

Source: Patriots add third QB Will Grier, place CB Marcus Jones on IR

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

The Patriots signed quarterback Will Grier off of the Bengals’ practice squad Thursday, according to a source.In a corresponding move, the Patriots are placing cornerback Marcus Jones on injured reserve with a torn labrum, according to a source. He’s forced to miss at least four games.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Jets injury report: Pats defensive starter returns Thursday, O-lineman downgraded New England Patriots | Patriots aren’t showing signs of panic after 0-2 start to 2023 season New England Patriots | Mystery Patriots revealed: Two cornerbacks added to provide depth New England Patriots | Patriots offensive line takes a hit at Thursday practice before Jets game New England Patriots | Patriots have ideas on how to fix ineffective running game Grier was selected in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Panthers out of West Virginia. He spent the 2021 and 2022 sea...

Beacon Hill Democrats reach deal ‘in principle’ on tax relief bill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

Top Democrats on Beacon Hill said Thursday afternoon that they reached an agreement “in principle” on a tax relief bill that has sat idle in some form for more than a year, pledging to file the legislation and take it up next week.Tax relief talks were first scrambled last summer after a once-obscure law known as Chapter 62F required state officials to send billions back to residents in the form of tax refunds. Lawmakers this year ushered a new bill into private negotiations in June after both the House and Senate passed competing versions.In a joint statement, House Speaker Ronald Marinao, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Ways and Means Co-Chairs Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and Sen. Michael Rodrigues said they were “thrilled to announce that an agreement has been reached in principle that reconciles the differences between the House and Senate tax relief packages.”“We look forward to filing and taking up the conference report next week, which responsibly implements our shared goal of m...

MIAA Board of Directors meeting: Taunton’s officiating class proving to be a hit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

Taunton athletic director Mark Ottavianelli is well aware of the referee shortage in the Commonwealth and is doing his part to help the cause.Taunton High School has offered a Sports Officiating Class at the school in hopes of enticing younger males and females to consider officiating. Much like any other course at the school, students receive grades for the class as well as from RefRaps, an officiating educating system. As of now, there are 20 students enrolled in the course.“There were two reasons why we started it,” said Ottavianelli, who explained the initiative at Thursday’s MIAA Board of Directors meeting. “The first is that it provides students an opportunity to become officials, which will hopefully help with the officiating shortage. Secondly, being an inner city school, it gives our kids an opportunity for employment, a chance to make some money.”Ottavianelli credits Chris Green, a community liaison for the Taunton Public Schools and an assistant basketball coach at ...

Orioles single-game postseason tickets are on sale: Here’s how to buy them

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

The general public can purchase single-game tickets for Orioles postseason games, though it’s not yet clear when the team will play at Camden Yards during the playoffs, or who it will be playing.The single-game tickets that went up Thursday are for each of 10 possible home games through the American League Championship Series, and are limited to six tickets per buyer. When the Orioles play and who they will face in the playoffs depends on how the next few weeks shake out. The cost of tickets for games that aren’t played will be automatically refunded within two to three weeks of the end of the postseason, according to the Orioles’ websiteEarlier this month, you either had to be a season ticket holder or to have committed to becoming one to get tickets to the playoffs.Those with 2023 season ticket packages received information earlier in the month on how to get their postseason passes. Diamond and black-level ticket holders had to either pay for their membership in ...

Boston traffic woes: Sumner Tunnel shifts back to weekend closures, detours in place at Logan Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

After applauding the work that went into reopening the Sumner Tunnel on time after an eight-week closure this summer, MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver provided the traveling public a stark reminder.“Our job is not done yet,” Gulliver told the agency’s Board of Directors on Wednesday. “This year was all about the ceiling portion of the tunnel. Next year, it’ll be about the driving surface or deck, if you will, of the tunnel.”Before summer 2024 arrives, drivers will face a series of weekend closures by the end of this calendar year as work continues inside the Sumner, and contractors prepare for next season.The tunnel shut down last Friday night at 11 before reopening by 5 a.m. Monday, the first of eight weekend closures which will continue this week and next. There will be a two-week break before they resume the weekends of Oct. 20 and 27, and Nov. 3 and 10.The eighth closure has not been scheduled.Drivers who rely on the Sumner Tunnel to get to Boston’s Logan Internat...

Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:02 GMT

WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said.Gov. Kathy Hochul said a failure of a front tire could have contributed to the early afternoon accident on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of New York City. The two adults who died were Beatrice Ferrari, 77, of Farmingdale and Gina Pellettiere, 43, of Massapequa. Five of the 44 passengers on board were critically injured. according to state police.Hochul said the bus tumbled down a 50-foot ravine.“Imagine the fear, the screams and the aftermath when these high school students, many of them freshmen, were surrounded by this chaos,” Hochul said at a news conference.Student Anthony Eugenio called his family to say he was a little banged up, but OK. He recalled the bus rolling over several times b...