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‘A lot of sleepless nights’: 6 moms, first class of all women, graduate from St. Paul’s EMS Academy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

Tyquana McChriston’s 4-year-old son hugged her after she graduated from the St. Paul fire department’s EMS Academy Monday.“Thank you,” Michael Lane III told his mother. She’s on a journey to become a firefighter and the boy said he wanted to thank her for that.McChriston was among six who graduated from the latest EMS Academy. Since the program started in 2009, it was the first class of all women. All are also mothers. The class started with 18 women and the six who made it through the academy are all Black.The EMS Academy is a program for low-income adults who are St. Paul and Ramsey County residents; the academy recruits women and people of color, who are typically underrepresented in emergency medicine and firefighting. Becoming an emergency medical technician is a steppingstone to the St. Paul fire department because all of the city’s firefighters are required to be EMT-certified.Training to become an EMT is difficult enough, and Monday’...

Pat Sajak announces ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement, says upcoming 41st season will be his last as host

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

FILE – Pat Sajak, left, and Vanna White, from “Wheel of Fortune,” attend a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 1, 2019, in Los Angeles. Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday, June 12, 2023, that its upcoming season will be his last as host. (Richard Shotwell / Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES — Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host.Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game show in a tweet.“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all,” the tweet said.Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothi...

U.S. Postal Inspection Service offering $50K reward for tips on Aurora post office robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

The United States Postal Inspection Service and Aurora police are seeking tips about a suspect who robbed an Aurora post office Monday afternoon.The armed robbery occurred about 2:26 p.m. at the 1550 Dayton St. location, the USPIS said on Twitter. The suspect is described as a middle-aged man wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, light jeans, a surgical mask and carrying a blue bag, authorities said. He displayed a black handgun at the time of the robbery, police said.Tipsters are asked to call USPIS at 1-877-876-2455. Rewards of up to $50,000 are available.Postal Inspectors & @AuroraPD are seeking tips regarding the suspect who robbed the U.S. Post Office at 1550 Dayton Street, Aurora, CO at approx. 2:26 P.M. today. UP TO $50,000 REWARD for information leading to arrest/conviction!! Call USPIS at 1-877-876-2455 if you have info. pic.twitter.com/wFnmZbSVkr— USPIS – Denver (@USPIS_DEN) June 12, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Aurora police to rele...

Why Miami Heat activated Tyler Herro for NBA Finals Game 5 vs. Denver Nuggets: “It’s all hands on deck”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

Perhaps if the series had been tied 2-2, it would have been different. But with the Miami Heat facing elimination, guard Tyler Herro was made available for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night in Denver.Herro (broken right hand) was upgraded to questionable on the Heat’s injury report the morning of Game 5. He hadn’t played since the first game of the playoffs in Milwaukee.“It’s all hands on deck,” Spoelstra said before the game Monday.Herro upgraded ahead of tonight. https://t.co/2EBdJEtySc— Mike Singer (@msinger) June 12, 2023Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Nuggets vs. Heat: Live updates and highlights from Game 5 of the NBA Finals Denver Nuggets | Keeler: Nuggets icon David Thompson predicted Denver’s next championship parade would be for Nuggets. One win to go. Denver Nuggets | Nuggets treating NBA Finals closeout chance as must-win situation: Act like we’re down 3-1 Denver Nugge...

Orange County mother falls to her death trying to save teen at waterfall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

An Orange County mother of two died when she fell from the edge of a waterfall while trying to save a teenager in San Diego County last week, authorities said.Sarah Crocker, 48, of Ladera Ranch was hiking with family and friends at Three Sisters Falls in Descanso when a teenage girl in their group slipped and started to fall.Sarah Crocker died when authorities say she fell from the edge of a waterfall in San Diego County. June 2023. (GoFundMe)Crocker tried to keep the girl from going over the ledge, but couldn't.“Unfortunately, both the woman and girl fell and suffered severe injuries,” the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.Several witnesses rushed to help Crocker and the teen, who was flown by helicopter to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Crocker was pronounced dead at the scene after drowning and suffering "multiple blunt force injuries," according to the medical examiner.“Sarah was pure joy. Her love of family, friends and all things outdo...

L.A. County hospital seeks help identifying female patient

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

Hospital officials at Providence Saint John’s Health Center are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female patient in the intensive care unit.  The woman was found unconscious in an alley near 1701 S. Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica on June 10 and was transported to the hospital by ambulance.  The hospital did not release any specifics about her medical condition, but said the patient is “unable to participate in her care.”  The patient is described as a white female, possibly in her 60’s or older, who is approximately 5 feet tall and around 95 pounds.  The unidentified female patient was brought to the hospital on June 10 after she was found unconscious in Santa Monica. (Providence Saint John's Health Center)Anyone who may be able to identify the patient is asked to call Providence Saint John’s intensive care unit at 310-829-8745.  

Santa Barbara Co. man convicted of child molestation charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

A Ventura County jury convicted 83-year-old Carillo Chavez of Lompoc of five felony counts of lewd conduct and substantial sexual conduct with a child under age 14 on Friday. On Monday, the same jury also found that the victim was vulnerable and Chavez took advantage of a trusted relationship with the victim in order to commit the crimes. According to a Ventura County District Attorney news release, Chavez, who was already a convicted child molester from 1995, sexually abused the young victim at least five times at two locations in Ventura County between October 2001 and October 2002.The young victim, who is now an adult, reported the crimes years later and Chavez was charged and convicted. "The prosecution team is grateful for the extended statute of limitations for child molestation that allowed this prosecution,” said Deputy District Attorney Reber, who prosecuted the case. “But for the tremendous bravery of the victim, justice could not have been done.”Chavez is s...

Tailgates, t-shirts and what else to expect at A’s fans ‘reverse boycott’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

In the wake of the team’s threats to relocate to Las Vegas, Oakland A’s fans are organizing a “reverse boycott” to remind the world that the A’s fandom is still very much alive. The boycott isn’t just a protest, fans hope to make it a full party.Their theme: Sell the team, John Fisher.“It might be something that doesn’t make a difference, but it’s going to be a night for the fans,” Hal Gordon, also known as Hal the Hot Dog Guy, said. “If you are someone who has had nights at the Coliseum, a lifetime or a season, it’ll be a fun way to bid those memories goodbye.”The festivities will start once the parking lot gates open hours before first pitch at 6:40 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Rays. Independent fan groups that include the Oakland 68s and Last Dive Bar are organizing a tailgate they expect to turn into a party. They’re serving up tacos from Tacos El Ultimo Baile and drinks from Old Kan Beer & Co, both out of Oakland, with a h...

Sajak says he’ll retire after next season of ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host.Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game show in a tweet.“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all,” the tweet said.Sajak, 76, has presided over the game show, which features contestants guessing letters to try to fill out words and phrases to win money and prizes, since 1981. He took over duties from Chuck Woolery, who was the show’s first host when it debuted in 1975.Along with Vanna White, 66, who joined the show in 1982, Sajak has been a television mainstay. The show soon shifted to a syndication and aired in the evening in many markets, becoming one of the most successful game shows in history. Sajak will ...

Stanford baseball coach David Esquer defends decision to let Quinn Mathews throw 156 pitches in complete game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:59 GMT

A day after Stanford University senior Quinn Mathews threw 156 pitches in a complete game win over the University of Texas in the second of a three-game NCAA Super Regional series, the debate was on.Was it wrong to let a college pitcher, one who is likely to be selected in the first five rounds of the MLB Draft this June, throw more pitches in a game than any big leaguer has thrown since knuckleballer Tim Wakefield in 1997?“Before people pass judgment, they don’t know what we know,” Stanford University coach David Esquer said Monday, hours before his team faced the Longhorns at Sunken Diamond for a berth in the College World Series.Mathews has “been trained to throw 125 pitches on a weekly basis. He did go above that, but we took into account that he wasn’t cranking off a majority of sliders and fastballs,” Esquer continued. “He was probably throwing a majority of changeups, and we thought that lowered the stress of the pitch count.”Mathews has been a workhorse for...