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Rail control system issue leads to Amtrak cancellations, passengers being stranded

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

CHICAGO — Amtrak is scrambling to fix a glitch in its system causing numerous cancellations and leaving some passengers stranded.Amtrak passengers Jonathon Briley and his daughters were ready to leave Chicago and head to Carbondale on the train Saturday afternoon, but that plan quickly changed."We arrived on Thursday [and] we're suppose to depart today at 4 o'clock," Briley said. That was before Briley, like dozens of other passengers, got word that getting out of Chicago on an Amtrak train Saturday night was unlikely."It has been a long, long trip and I was ready to go home," said Layla, one of Briley's daughters. "That was like a smack in the face."According to Amtrak, the cancellations are the result of a rail industry control system that continues to experience intermittent communication issues."We're working around the clock with our partners to continue troubleshooting and addressing these issues," a statement reads in part from Amtrak. Johnson, Vallas debate public safety, ...

CPD: Shots fired inside Pullman Walmart

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

CHICAGO — Two groups of people were involved in a fight that led to shots being fired inside a South Side Walmart, according to the Chicago Police Department.Police said officers were called to the 10900 block of South Doty Avenue around 6:42 p.m. Saturday on a report of shots being fired inside a business. After arriving, CPD's investigation showed two groups of individuals were involved in a physical altercation where shots were fired inside the building.According to CPD, the individuals involved then fled southbound on South Corliss Avenue.No injuries have been reported at this time. 15-year-old shot in the groin in West Englewood Police have no one in custody. Area Two detectives are investigating.If you or someone you know has information that can help police make an arrest and conviction in the investigation of this incident, anonymous tips can be filed online at cpdtip.com.

Loons let Vancouver score late stoppage time goal in a 1-1 draw at Allianz Field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

A headline in the Vancouver Sun this week didn’t think too highly of Minnesota United’s roster.With the Loons having seven players away for national team duties, along with the continued absence of Emanuel Reynoso, the newspaper leaned into the sensational, saying MNUFC was “missing just about everybody.”Well, MNUFC showed the group they still had can be somebody.Striker Mender Garcia’s first half goal looked like to would be enough, but Vancouver equalized in the last seconds of stoppage time for a 1-1 draw on Saturday at Allianz Field.Loons manager Adrian Heath and staff had raised their arms thinking the match was over, but the six minutes of stoppage time weren’t done. Mikael Marques’s failed juggle in midfield led to Vancouver’s final counter attack, with Simon Becher scoring the winner.Minnesota has now dropped four points from leading positions in two games at home this season.Minnesota (2-0-2, 8 points) showed the depth of the roster, with players such as defender Brent Kall...

Gophers roll past St. Cloud State and into Frozen Four

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

FARGO, N.D. — FARGO — Minnesota waited eight years before returning to the Frozen Four last season.The wait for the next appearance was much shorter.The No. 1 seed Gophers will make their second straight, and 23rd overall, Frozen Four appearance after beating St. Cloud State 4-1 in front of 5,326 fans in an NCAA regional final at Scheels Arena.Minnesota (28-9-1) will play Boston University on April 6 in a national semifinal at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.“It’s been a goal of ours all year to get there,” Minnesota goalie Justen Close said. “We were there last year and got a taste of it. I think we got a better idea of the compete level and intensity it’s going to take going in there.”Bob Motzko’s group killed four of five St. Cloud State power plays and blocked 25 shots in the win. Close made 27 saves for the Gophers to keep the Huskies to one goal despite outshooting Minnesota in the final two periods.“We’ve never taken that m...

9th annual Dustin Mele memorial concert to raise awareness for suicide prevention

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

TROY, N.Y.(NEWS10) - Brown's Revolution Hall in Troy hosting the annual concert, Saturday night.  Dustin was a competitive poker player who traveled the world and his parents Patti Quade and Joe Mele say he had a heart of gold. Former students remember old Doane Stuart school “If you knew Dustin you would know he was a giving person. I told the story before when he was a kid in school, the kid that was autistic or the kid who was shy or bullied, he’d put his arm around that kid and bring them in. And because Dustin was such a popular and liked, well like kid, the other kids would go, well if it's okay with Dustin, it's okay with me,” said Quade.At age 28, Dustin died by suicide March 12, 2013. The first memorial kicked off the following year and has since raised over $100,000 to support mental health programs here in the Capital Region.  This year the beneficiaries include American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Catholi...

March Madness: Elite 8 arrives with a twist: 2 sites, not 4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

By The Associated PressMarch Madness has reached Elite Eight! There is a twist this year for the women’s tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each hosting eight teams. Here is what to know:GAMES TO WATCHNo. 1 South Carolina (35-0) vs No. 2 Maryland (28-6), Monday, 7 p.m. EDT.The Terrapins are next in the barrel against the defending champion Gamecocks, and it’s a rematch from the opening week of the season, when South Carolina cruised to an 81-56 victory. The Terps got 18 points apiece from Diamond Miller and Shyanne Sellers and beat Notre Dame 76-59 to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in eight years. They beat a team missing two starters, which won’t be the case against Dawn Staley’s team. South Carolina employed its defense-and-rebounding-first focus in beating UCLA 59-43. The Gamecocks held UCLA to 15 first-half points, got eight points and 14 rebounds from first-team All-Ameri...

2 teens arrested for allegedly firing over 40 rounds at a Riverside County mall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

Two teens were arrested Thursday for shooting over 40 rounds at a busy shopping mall in Palm Desert in February.The suspects were identified as 19-year-old Adelanto residents Allen Adams and Alexander Alvarado by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.On Feb. 2, deputies responded to reports of shots fired at The Shops at Palm Desert around 2 p.m.When authorities arrived, they determined a shooting took place in the mall’s parking lot. Investigators said the incident was a “car-to-car, gang-related shooting with over 40 rounds fired.”No injuries were reported after the shooting, but the suspects fled the scene after the incident.Authorities later identified the suspects and tracked them down at a residence in the 11100 block of Hyattsville Street. 1 hospitalized in Orange County mall shooting Suspects Allen Adams and Alexander Alvarado in a photo from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.Both suspects were arrested on charges of attempted murder and booked at the Larry D. ...

Boston wraps up 1st in Atlantic, one W away from club record

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Garnet Hathaway scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the NHL-best Boston Bruins wrapped up first place in the Atlantic Division with their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.The win was the Bruins’ 56th and moves them one behind the club record set in 1970-71. It also keeps them on pace to set the NHL record for victories in a regular season with 10 games left. The Detroit Red Wings won 62 in 1995-96 and Tampa Bay matched it in 2018-19.Patrice Bergeron added a power-play goal for the Bruins and Linus Ullmark made 26 saves, raising his record to 36-5-1.Victor Hedman had a short-handed score for the Lightning and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots. Tampa Bay has lost four straight.KINGS 4, JETS 1LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and Los Angeles matched its longest point streak in franchise history.Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo netted a power-play goal for Los Angeles, which h...

Lasco, California defend titles at NCAA championships

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — California’s California’s Destin Lasco won his second consecutive 200-yard backstroke title and the defending-champion Golden Bears won the team title at NCAA swimming and diving championship Saturday night at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Cal has finished in the top two at the previous 13 NCAA championships – including six national titles in 2011, ’12, ‘14 ‘19, ’22 and ’23. The Golden Bears finished with 482 points, 52 ahead of second-place Arizona State, the Pac-12 champion, and Texas was third with 384 points. Lasco won the 200 backstroke in a personal-record 1:35.87 and Hugo Gonzalez, his Golden Bears teammate, finished second. Arizona State freshman Hubert Kos was third in 1:37.96.Leon Marchand of Arizona State broke his own NCAA record in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:46.91 to win the sophomore’s second consecutive title. Caspar Corbeau of Texas, who set a personal record of 1:49.15, was second. Marchand also won the 400 individ...

Back home: Bobby Wagner returning to Seahawks on 1-year deal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:45 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Bobby Wagner is headed back to the Seattle Seahawks to rejoin the team with which he became one of the top linebackers in the NFL.The team announced Wagner’s return Saturday night, filling a major need on Seattle’s remodeled defense. It’s a one-year contract, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce terms. “BOBBY. IS. BACK,” the Seahawks posted on their Twitter account. “We’ve agreed to terms with the future Hall of Famer.”Seattle teammates Quandre Diggs and Tyler Lockett first broke the news on Twitter, and NFL Network and ESPN said the deal was worth up to $7 million. “Glad to be back in Seattle! It means a lot to be able to come back!” Wagner tweeted. Wagner spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Seahawks after being selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by Seattle. He became a six-time first-team All-Pro selection during his tenure in Seattle, ...