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Staffing up for summer: Search for lifeguards continues in Montgomery Co.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

Summer’s just around the corner, and there are still plenty of openings for lifeguards at D.C.-area universities, recreational departments and neighborhood pools.Robin Riley, director for Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation, said the Maryland county’s 11 pools — seven outdoor facilities and four aquatic centers — are ready for the start of the summer season.“We think we’re in good shape for the weekends coming up,” said Riley, but the department is still hiring for that surge once schools let out and summer camps begin in June.The hiring process begins at Thanksgiving, Riley said, and there are a number of ways the county works to make sure there’s a large pool of applicants to work as lifeguards throughout the summer and beyond.“All of our lifeguard classes are full,” Riley said. “We reduced the price of those classes, and we even offered free classes for those who were willing to sign on and work for us.”There are perks to the popular job that have not changed.“You’...

Stanford’s Rose Zhang 1st to win consecutive NCAA women’s golf titles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rose Zhang won just about everything there is in amateur golf.With a flawless performance at the NCAA Championships, the Stanford sophomore now has done something no one else has, not even Lorena Ochoa: win back-to-back national titles.Zhang shot a bogey-free, 4-under 68 on Monday to become the first woman to win multiple national titles and tie the NCAA record for wins in a season.“I was really fortunate to play at the same time as Lorena Ochoa and I felt her greatness was unmatched,” Stanford coach Anne Walker said. “Rose Zhang really reminds me a lot of Lorena.”Zhang turns 20 on Wednesday already with a full amateur resume. She won the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 2020, the U.S. Girls’ Junior in 2021 and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur last month. Starting four shots back, Zhang made up ground and was up one when San Jose State’s Lucia Lopez-Ortega made consecutive bogeys. Zhang saved par on Grayhawk Golf Club’s par-4 17th hole wit...

Alvarez hits solo homer, slam as the Astros rout Brewers 12-2 for 8th straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yordan Alvarez had a grand slam among his two homers and the Houston Astros routed the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 on Monday night for their eighth consecutive victory.Alvarez hit a solo shot off Corbin Burnes in the fifth inning and capped a five-run outburst in the sixth with a grand slam off Hoby Milner. Alvarez has 12 homers this season.Corey Julks, Martín Maldonado and Mauricio Dubón also homered against Burnes (4-4), who allowed four homers in a game for the first time in his career. The 2021 Cy Young Award winner hadn’t given up three homers in a start since 2019.The Astros had season highs with 12 runs, 15 hits and five homers. Alvarez went 3 for 4 with five RBIs, and Julks was 3 of 5 with three RBIs.Astros starter Cristian Javier (4-1) struck out five and allowed four hits, one run and one walk in six innings. Javier has worked 25 innings and yielded seven runs over his last four starts.Julks and Maldonado went deep in the second inning as the Astros took a two-...

History made: Nuggets sweep Lakers, advance to NBA finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

LOS ANGELES (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets made history Monday night with a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, sending them to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.After trailing in the first half of Game 4, the Nuggets came back for a 113-111 win over the Lakers in the final seconds of the game. It's a history-making win: Not only will it send the team to its first finals series, but it's also the first time the Nuggets have bested the Lakers in the playoffs. Are Nuggets tickets for the NBA Finals on sale yet? The Nuggets will now play for their first-ever championship against either the Boston Celtics or Miami Heat. Miami leads that series 3-0, with Game 4 set for Tuesday. None of the NBA teams with a 0-3 record in the playoffs have rallied back to win the series.The finals are set to begin on June 1.Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists. Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame LeBron James' personal-record, 31-point f...

Despite gunfire at Cherry Creek swim beach, no arrests

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said two people of interest in a shooting at the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach have been released.The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Sunday and ended after a police chase, when a car crashed into a backyard nearby. Sheriff’s deputies said no one was injured and the two people of interest were questioned and released. Witness heard dozens of gunshots at Cherry Creek swim beach FOX31 asked the Sheriff’s Office why no arrests were made and was told it was part of the investigation. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said state parks allow open carry and concealed carry, but firing is not allowed unless at a shooting range.Witness: 'Scariest thing I've ever dealt with'FOX31 spoke with Alyssa Lucero, who said she witnessed the shooting. “It literally felt like a movie where you’d see people dropping to the ground and crying and running. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever dealt with in my entire life,...

TDT: rare disease has big impact on patients, families and society

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

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The EU wants to build tomorrow’s technologies. Will countries pay for it?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

EU officials are vowing to craft a fund that will ensure the technologies of tomorrow are made in Europe. They just don’t know where the money will come from.The latest battle is playing out over the so-called “EU sovereignty fund,” a proposal European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen first touted last year but that is now facing headwinds.With citizens battling a cost-of-living crisis and inflation remaining stubbornly high, EU countries aren’t keen to offer up extra money for the scheme, which is aimed at strengthening Europe’s homegrown industrial base and green tech production. And with the EU only a few years removed from its controversial decision to take on massive amounts of joint debt to finance a pandemic recovery fund, the appetite for accumulating more debt is negligible. The situation has put the EU in a bit of a Catch-22. Most countries agree Europe must move fast to keep up with the U.S. and China as they funnel massive amounts of subsidies...

Man shot and killed in Dorchester, police searching for shooter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

An investigation was ongoing Monday night as police continued their search for the person behind a deadly shooting in Dorchester. Police said a man was shot on Columbia Road Monday afternoon near Devon Street. The man was later taken to a hospital where he died. Hours after the shooting, police asked for the public’s help, asking anyone with information on this shooting to reach out. “It happened in the middle of the day,” said Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. “A lot of people are out here in general. So, we’re asking for the public to help us with this.”SKY7-HD was over the scene around 5:30 p.m., where several Boston police cruisers were visible. Roughly 30 minutes later, the investigation appeared to focus around two cars in the area. The cars were taped off and evidence markers could be seen in multiple spots around the scene. Police blocked off a large stretch of Columbia Road for hours, working close to Boston’s Frederick Middle School. Cox...

Minnesota Legislature adjourns after passing $72B budget; Democrats celebrate as GOP hits tax hikes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature put the final touches on a $72 billion state budget and adjourned for the year Monday night as Democrats celebrated enacting an ambitious agenda that ranged from protecting abortion rights, to providing more resources for education, to legalizing marijuana.The big tax bill of the session, which cleared its final test Sunday evening, included $3 billion in tax cuts, including modest one-time rebates from the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus. But lawmakers also approved tax increases to provide ongoing funding for long-term initiatives like transportation improvements and a new paid family and medical leave program.Both chambers adjourned around 10 pm., well ahead of the midnight deadline, and are due to reconvene Feb. 12. “The work we’ve done over the last five months will make a generational impact on our state — it will lower costs, improve lives, and cut child poverty,” Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement.To...

Actor Jeremy Renner wants tax credits for film projects in northern Nevada, but he may have to wait

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:20 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Actor Jeremy Renner’s hopes to expand a measure for the film industry to northern Nevada were effectively dashed Monday when the bill’s sponsor said it’s too late to entertain in the current legislative session.A bill moving through the Nevada Legislature would provide $190 million annually in tax credits over at least 20 years aimed at bringing film productions to two sites in southern Nevada, including a $1 billion Sony expansion. Renner, who played the sharp-shooting Hawkeye of the Avengers squad in Marvel’s sprawling movie and television universe, lobbied lawmakers Monday for a third site in northern Nevada that he said could rival film production studios in Atlanta and New Mexico where he shot Avengers and other films.Democratic Sen. Roberta Lange of Las Vegas, the bill sponsor, and Brandon Birtcher, a developer who spearheaded the project said it was too late in the project to add another site. But Lange said a potential amendment cou...