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Phillies slide star Bryce Harper over to first base as team evaluates trade deadline options

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bryce Harper has another career first.Philadelphia’s star slugger is making his first start at first base Friday night for the Phillies, who want to see if Harper can handle the position before they make any moves ahead of the trade deadline.Manager Rob Thomson said the initial plan is for the two-time MVP to play in the field every other game. Harper will be the designated hitter when he’s not at first.Harper, who has made a quick recovery from Tommy John surgery last year, has played 1,258 games __ mostly in the outfield. He had not played any defense this year while his elbow recovers.“I’m excited to see how he does,” Thomson said before the opener of a three-game series with the Guardians. “We’ve prepared him and now it’s just about getting used to game speed and getting used to those situations.”Thomson also joked he’s happy to not have to answer any more questions about Harper’s move.Harper has been getting in extra infield work lately, and a...

Chiefs keen to upgrade aging Arrowhead Stadium rather than building anew

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs believe Arrowhead Stadium remains structurally sound and prefer to renovate their famous facility in the coming years, even if the neighboring Royals go through with plans to build a new ballpark elsewhere.The NFL franchise and its Major League Baseball counterpart have played at the Truman Sports Complex since the early 1970s, when Arrowhead opened just across the parking lot from Kauffman Stadium. Both have undergone massive renovations over the years, the most recent tying them to a new lease with Jackson County that expires in January 2031.Yet the Royals have made it clear that they intend to build a new stadium, either in downtown Kansas City or neighboring Clay County, and that they are aiming for a spring vote to renew a sales tax that would help to fund the construction.That leaves the Chiefs to decide whether they will pursue more renovations to Arrowhead Stadium or likewise build anew.“If the Royals decide to stay in Jackson Co...

Former Arapahoe County social worker accused of falsifying medical records 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Robin Niceta, a former Arapahoe County social worker on trial for a false report of child abuse, is facing new charges after allegedly faking a brain tumor to avoid a criminal trial.During Niceta’s trial in March, she filed documents claiming she had been diagnosed with a glioblastoma in her brain, making her incompetent to proceed with the trial.   Prosecutors want evidence of fake brain tumor used against Robin Niceta The indictment says that Chief Deputy District Attorney Daniel Cohen looked further into the claims and called the doctor on the file named “Dr. C Marquez” at “New Mexico Oncology.” He spoke with someone claiming to be the doctor, but CDDA was unable to find a licensed doctor in New Mexico with that name. The Facebook page for the practice was created in January with no activity or information on employees.  After conferring with a Denver Health Medical Center doctor, Dr. Corral Steffey found that the medical records included typos a...

Casa Bonita management responds to employees' complaints

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Casa Bonita's management team responded to a demand letter from a group of 50 employees that was submitted last week. The group, which named itself #WeAreTeamCasa, constructed the letter with Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. It focused on things they were allegedly promised when hired that weren't being carried out now that the restaurant has opened, including wages, hours, benefits and schedules. Casa Bonita employees demand answers, start petition The group gave management a deadline of a week, which expired Thursday, to respond. The management team provided FOX31 with the memo it shared with its employees:One-of-a-kind establishment. Casa Bonita has always been a place for families to enjoy both dining and entertainment in a unique environment. We have worked hard to maintain what has made Casa Bonita special while at the same time improving the experience for both customers and staff.Opening well, not fast. We have been intentional about opening gradu...

Denver family fighting to save dog from being euthanized after biting child

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver family is fighting to save their dog just days after surrendering him to the Denver Animal Shelter.Nicole and Lars Ellingson said they made the difficult choice to surrender their 10-year-old English setter named Watson after he bit their 2-year-old son, who jumped on Watson while he was sleeping. Casa Bonita management responds to employees’ complaints "When I dropped him off, they did warn that there was a risk he could be euthanized, but that they’d store him for 10 days, and if I was able to find a home within that 10-day window that they would release him to me and let him be rehomed," Lars said. "Since then, the story has changed.”Lars told FOX31's Evan Kruegel he found a home for Watson with the Southwest English Setter Rescue, but when he called to make arrangements with the shelter he was told Watson was scheduled to be euthanized."Now we’re dealing with the fact that this one decision we made under what feels like false pretenses, was a dea...

Man arrested in NE Miami-Dade after robbing bank customer in Doral, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

Police arrested a man after, they said, he robbed a customer at gunpoint at a bank in Doral, then led officers on a chase.According to Doral Police, the man targeted the victim just after they had made a withdrawal at the Chase branch near Northwest 58th Street and 107th Avenue, Friday afternoon.Investigators said the robber took off and fled westbound on 58th Street in a white sedan with tinted windows.Police said the man later bailed out at Ives Estates Park in Northeast Miami-Dade, near Northeast 215th Street and 14th Avenue. That’s where he was caught and cuffed.

Department of Transportation investigating lengthy Delta Air Lines delay in triple-digit temperatures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

(CNN) — Federal officials are investigating a Delta Air Lines flight that taxied around the Las Vegas airport for nearly 90 minutes on Monday in triple-digit temperatures, causing at least one person to need medical treatment.“The reports are shocking and we are investigating,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who spoke in an interview with Reuters, which was confirmed to CNN by a transportation department official.“I want to know how it was possible for passengers to be left in triple-digit heat onboard an aircraft for that long,” he said.An official told CNN the transportation department “will hold the airline accountable for any violations,” including of rules around how long airplanes may sit on the ground with passengers aboard.Federal rules say the major US airlines must allow passengers to get off if a delay lasts three hours or longer for domestic flights. For international flights, the threshold is four hours. Airlines must provide a snack and water if a d...

Michael Cohen reaches settlement with Trump Organization in dispute over unpaid legal bills

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

(CNN) — Michael Cohen reached a settlement with the Trump Organization in a dispute over nearly $1 million in unpaid legal bills, averting a civil trial set for Monday.During a court hearing Friday, lawyers for Cohen and the Trump Organization announced they reached the settlement and said the terms were “confidential.”Cohen sued the Trump Organization in 2019 alleging that he had agreements – both written and oral – that his legal bills would be paid in connection to numerous investigations, but the real estate business stopped funding those bills when he split from Trump and began cooperating against them.The Trump Organization said it covered Cohen’s legitimate bills but says he is not indemnified for voluntary cooperation he gave following his guilty plea for lying to Congress, campaign finance violations and other crimes.“Here, Plaintiff’s involvement arose and occurred because of his own initiative, and his own predicament, resulting from his own misco...

Police investigating suspected fraudulent nomination signatures in Rhode Island US House race

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island State Police have joined the investigation into suspect nomination signatures submitted by the campaign of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, a candidate for the U.S. House seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline.Election officials in three communities located in the 1st Congressional District this week asked local police departments to investigate suspected fraudulent signatures on nomination papers submitted by the Matos campaign.Matos is one of 12 Democrats hoping to succeed Cicilline, who stepped down earlier this summer to become the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office is helping lead the investigation. Neronha has said his office would examine the nomination forms the Matos campaign submitted in every municipality in the district.Matos campaign manager Brexton Isaacs issued a statement Thursday stating that Matos is “deeply disappointed and angry” over the signature...

New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:08 GMT

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. Homicides on average dropped 9.4% during the first half of 2023 as compared to the same period last year, the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice found in a report released this week.The numbers remained about 24% higher than they were in 2019, and motor vehicle thefts were up sharply in the analyzed cities. “We’re seeing a continuing decline in homicides, but most cities are not back to levels that prevailed prior to the pandemic,” said Richard Rosenfeld, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and co-author of the report.The report is based on crime data posed online by police departments in 37 cities of varying sizes around the country. Several...