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Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours at Wisconsin festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

(CNN) — Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours.Eight passengers were left suspended when a mechanical failure stalled the ride at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin, the Crandon Fire Department said.“There was a mechanical failure with the ride where it became stuck up in the upright position. The ride was recently inspected by the state of Wisconsin here on site,” fire department Capt. Brennan Cook told CNN affiliate WJFW.Videos on social media and video taken by WJFW show a rescuer climbing up the side of the Fireball ride, while passengers wait upside down.“Our department has never experienced a situation like we did (Sunday),” Erica Kostichka from Antigo Fire/EMS told CNN affiliate WAOW.The passengers and the crews there to help them were harnessed to keep everyone safe during the rescue, Kostichka said.An off-duty fi...

U.S. Border Patrol detains 32 Cuban migrants in Florida Keys landing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

MONROE COUNTY, FLA. (WSVN) – U.S. Border Patrol responded to a migrant landing in the Florida Keys and encountered a group of 32 Cuban migrants.https://twitter.com/USBPChiefMIP/status/1676254086226751489?s=20Upon their arrival, the migrants underwent medical screening before being taken into federal custody, Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar of the Miami Sector said in a Tweet, Tuesday morning. They will undergo processing for removal proceedings as per standard protocol.

Red Sox place Whitlock on IL; Paxton goes on paternity list

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed right-handed starter Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right elbow inflammation.Whitlock left his most recent start on Saturday in Toronto after one inning because of what was announced as “right elbow tightness.”Before Tuesday’s game at Fenway Park against Texas, manager Alex Cora said Whitlock had a “bone bruise.”Cora said the club will re-assess Whitlock’s injury next week.Whitlock, 27, is 4-3 with a 5.23 ERA in 10 starts this season.In addition, left-hander James Paxton, who was the AL Pitcher of the Month in June, was placed on paternity leave.The 34-year-old Paxton is 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA in nine starts this season.To fill their spots on the roster, the team recalled left-hander Brandon Walter and right-hander Tayler Scott from Triple-A Worcester.

Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi set to start against his former team at Fenway Park on Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is now set to face his old team on Thursday night at Fenway Park.Texas manager Bruce Bochy said the 33-year-old righty will pitch the final game of the series against the Boston Red Sox.“I’m definitely excited,” Eovaldi said, standing on the field behind home plate about 90 minutes before Tuesday’s matchup against Boston.“Obviously, I had this on my schedule and once I was able to kind of map everything out and found out we had the possibility of being able to start his one, I was super excited,” he said.“I was excited just to be able to come back here alone, but to be able to pitch in front of the fans again would be awesome.”Eovaldi spent 4½ seasons with the Red Sox, winning a World Series in 2018 after he came over in a mid-season trade.“I miss it here,” he said. ’Everything we were able to do in ’18 and the personal achievements I was able to accomplish as well. I had such an amazing time here in my career, everything is near and...

Massachusetts State Police suspend entry to Esplanade due to weather

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

The Massachusetts State Police is shutting down entry to the Esplanade due to the weather.“URGENT—Due to expected heavy rain and possibility of lightning thru 5 PM we are temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade at the security checkpoints,” the agency tweeted at around 2:30 p.m. “This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated.”The July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and runs until around 11 when fireworks wrap up. Gates opened at noon, and officials say they are ready for an all-day affair.Fireworks are planned for about 10:30 p.m., and the State Police did not elaborate on changes that far in advance.After the rain and storms on Tuesday, it should finally be drier on Wednesday and Thursday, the Herald has reported, but it’s expected to be very warm and humid with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

Orange Line track flooding, I-93 truck rollovers in Boston spark travel issues on July 4th

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

T riders and highway motorists dealt with some travel headaches on the Fourth of July, as Orange Line track flooding and truck rollovers on Interstate 93 in Boston wreaked some havoc on the holiday.Early Tuesday morning, the MBTA announced that Orange Line service had been suspended between Back Bay and North Station because of track flooding near Haymarket. The region has been in a flood watch due to significant rainfall in recent days.The MBTA told riders that they could use the Green Line for alternate service between North Station and Copley.Then at 10:35 a.m., after employees worked to resolve the flooding near Haymarket, the MBTA announced that regular Orange Line service had resumed between North Station and Back Bay.Related ArticlesLocal News | MBTA reveals cause of Orange Line track fire Local News | MBTA on-time service dropped last fall, T cites staffing shortages and delays of heavy rail rapid transit cars Local News | Chinese c...

Chicago White Sox call up OF prospect Oscar Colás from Triple-A Charlotte

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

Oscar Colás went on a tear recently for Charlotte with seven homers in his last seven games.Colás earned a return to the majors, as the Chicago White Sox recalled the outfielder from Triple A on Tuesday.He slashed .211/.265/.276 with one homer and seven RBIs in 25 games with the Sox before being optioned to Charlotte on May 2. He hit .140 (6-for-43) in his last 15 games.At the time, manager Pedro Grifol said Colás needed to slow the game down.“This is a tough level to play at,” Grifol said on May 2. “Some guys get here and produce right away, some guys don’t. Some guys need to go back down and continue to develop.”The No. 2 prospect in the organization according to MLB.com, Colás is slashing .293/.358/.508 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 48 games with the Knights.In the corresponding move, the Sox optioned outfielder Clint Frazier to Charlotte. Frazier slashed .197/.303/.242 with three RBIs in 33 games after being called up on May 21...

Five dead in Philadelphia-area shooting that’s nation’s worst violence yet around July 4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA (Associated Press)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 40-year-old man with a rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest fatally shot four men in a Philadelphia neighborhood and chased and killed a fifth man inside a house, police said. A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old were also wounded in the Monday night violence that made the working-class area of Kingsessing the site of the nation’s worst violence around the July 4 holiday. The gunman fired at police as they chased him for blocks, police said. When they caught up, he surrendered in an alley, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference. The shooter had no connection to the victims before the shooting, she said. “Thank God our officers were on the scene and responded as quickly as they did. I can’t even describe the level of bravery and courage that was shown, in addition to the restraint that was shown here,” Outlaw said.About four hours after...

Giant Dipper rollercoaster at Belmont Park turns 98

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- While Fourth of July symbolizes the nation's birthday, it also marks a local anniversary: the opening of Belmont Park's iconic wooden coaster, the Giant Dipper.The Giant Dipper, which first opened with the park in 1925, turns 98 today. The Mission Beach wooden coaster is the 10th oldest rollercoaster in the world.The wooden coaster was built by the Prior and Church Company, during what Belmont Park calls "the Golden Age of wooden roller coasters." Big Bay Boom: Watch fireworks over San Diego Bay John D. Spreckels, a wealthy sugar magnate, commissioned the coaster in the early 1900's as part of his plan to erect an amusement park in the up-and-coming Mission Beach neighborhood with the goal of driving real estate sales and promoting an electric railway.The Mission Beach Entertainment Center -- later renamed Belmont Park by the City of San Diego -- opened to the public in 1925, with the Giant Dipper serving as one of the park's star attraction.The 2,600 foot-long rolle...

External report on ousted AFN chief RoseAnne Archibald found harassment, wrongdoing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:28 GMT

OTTAWA — An investigation into allegations against former Assembly of First Nations national chief RoseAnne Archibald found the ousted leader was guilty of workplace harassment and created a toxic work environment. The report by Emond Harnden LLP reviewed five complaints against Archibald and found her behaviour amounted to harassment in more than one instance.A summary of the findings obtained by The Canadian Press says Archibald failed to maintain confidentiality and breached AFN policy, including by retaliating against a complainant.The report was delivered in April to the assembly’s legal counsel prompting the special assembly last week where chiefs voted to remove Archibald as the head of the AFN.The resolution passed with support from about 70 per cent of those who took part in the virtual meeting.Archibald said in a video posted online Monday that she wants to be reinstated, calling her ouster a “violent” attack on “an Indigenous, First Nation woman le...