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Plebes no more! Naval Academy students complete famed ‘Herndon Climb’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

It started and ended with the shot of a cannon.After all the grease was wiped away, the class of 2026 at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, were plebes no more—now midshipmen and women.It was 21 feet to glory for the annual Herndon Climb, where first-year students are tasked with scaling a greased monument — erected in honor of Cmdr. William “Bill” Herndon — to knock off the “dixie cup” on top, and plant the hat of an upperclassman on top of the marker in its place.(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "c9893ec4-62d9-4808-9776-85267fdb84be"}).render("7219b17b87c54a749d1a961410c888f5"); });It took a little over two and half hours on a brisk Wednesday morning, with older midshipmen dousing plebes with water the whole time, for the first-year academy studen...

Independent candidate becomes first elected Black mayor of Colorado Springs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

DENVER (AP) — An independent candidate defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second largest with a history of being a conservative stronghold. The victory on Tuesday night of?” Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entrepreneur who has never held elected office before, is the latest political setback for Republicans in a state that was once a battleground state. But that doesn’t mean a shift to the left.Mobolade, who picked up the endorsements of some prominent Republicans, focused on issues like hiring more police officers, reating affordable housing, conserving water and cutting red tape for businesses.He said people he met while campaigning are interested in solutions to everyday problems that respond to their needs, not partisanship.“That same hunger is not only in Colorado Springs but it’s across the country,” Mobolade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. He has compared the po...

New Mexico gunman who killed 3 wore bulletproof vest, left note

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A high school student who killed three women in northwestern New Mexico with an indiscriminate spray of gunfire left a cryptic note presaging “the end of the chapter” and wore a bulletproof vest that he discarded before being shot to death by police, authorities said Wednesday.Police added new details to the profile of the lone gunman and the weaponry he used as he walked through his residential neighborhood before being confronted by officers and fatally shot outside a church. The shooter discharged more than 190 rounds during the rampage, according to authorities, most of them from the home he shared with his father.Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe said in a news conference that 18-year-old Beau Wilson was wearing what appeared to be a modified vest with steel plates and that the note was found in his pocket. Handwritten in green lettering, the message said in part, “if your reading this im the end of the chapter.”Wilson began shooting with an AR-1...

Gurriel scores go-ahead run in 9th to lead Diamondbacks past A’s, 5-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led off the ninth with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Jose Herrera to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday for their fifth win in six games.Christian Walker and Corbin Carroll homered as Arizona took two of three from Oakland in the series despite the bullpen giving up another late lead. Gurriel led off the ninth with a double off Shintaro Fujinami (1-5) for his seventh straight game with an extra-base hit. Two walks loaded the bases before Herrera’s drive to right off Adrian Martinez allowed Gurriel to score easily.Ketel Marte added an RBI single.Jose Ruiz (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Miguel Castro pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. The A’s have lost all eight home series this season.Arizona starter Ryne Nelson allowed a leadoff double to Esteury Ruiz in the first inning and didn’t give up another hit in 5 1-3 scoreless innings....

FinVolution: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

SHANGHAI (AP) — SHANGHAI (AP) — FinVolution Group (FINV) on Wednesday reported net income of $101.3 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had net income of 35 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 36 cents per share.The online consumer finance marketplace provider posted revenue of $444.2 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FINV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FINVSource

Tickets on sale for Nuggets watch parties at Ball Arena

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you love to watch the Denver Nuggets with thousands of fellow fans, a low-cost opportunity has arrived.The Nuggets are facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. The series started Tuesday and will continue every other day until the winner takes four in the best-of-seven series. Here’s the full schedule for the Nuggets-Lakers series After playing two games in Denver, the teams will head to Los Angeles for Games 3-4. That's when Ball Arena will open up for watch parties, where fans can share the energy as they root for their team.Nuggets watch party schedule at Ball ArenaThe official Nuggets watch parties are scheduled for Saturday, May 20, and Monday, May 22, when the series is in Los Angeles. The games start at 6:30 p.m. Mountain. "The arena will be rocking and feel like a home game with Super Mascot Rocky, Skyline Drumline, Hype Squad and Nuggets Dancers bringing the playoff energy," the event page reads.Tickets are available through Ticke...

Airtanker base prepares for wildfire year ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) — Even as Colorado's "fire season" is considered year-round, the U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday that firefighters and support personnel throughout the Rocky Mountain region are preparing for the 2023 fire year. “It's a wildfire year," said Scott Headrick, forest aviation officer for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland. Is it illegal to pick columbines in Colorado? Media were invited to witness the preparations Wednesday at the Jeffco Airtanker Base. Airtankers were not on the property because Colorado is lush with recent moisture. But that doesn't mean they can't be ready. “That can change at any moment. If we get a warm day with some wind, that can go from confident to a big worry," said Robby Cline, an airtanker specialist for the Rocky Mountain Region.U.S. Forest Service sign (KDVR)The Forest Service currently has around 18-20 contracted airtankers around the country, according to Headrick. He said there are some...

Photos: Climate change art exhibit opens Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Artists from all corners of Colorado worked with scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder to create an exhibit that depicts climate change, and it will be on display at the state Capitol starting Friday.The exhibition, titled “Coloradans and Our Shared Environment in Times of Challenge and Change,” aims to tell the story of how climate change affects everyday life in specific communities around the state.  How CU students challenged a popular astrophysics theory Artists in the Colorado Art Science Environment Fellows program partnered with scientists at CU Boulder to create each piece. The teams then worked with residents in communities across the state to get site-specific perspectives."The data included, the locations portrayed, and the spatial/temporal variability among the paintings were all decided based on input from local community collaborators," the CASE Fellows website read.The teams all produced several pieces of art that were inspired by th...

Denver celebrates new affordable housing for people with brain injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver is celebrating the opening of new housing units located right in the heart of East Colfax. The city collaborated with multiple agencies in the community to get the apartments off the ground, and they will serve a specific community of people in Denver looking for a place to live.A portion of Denver's unhoused community now has a new place to call home. The city said people suffering from certain cognitive illnesses will have a new place to stay."I want to thank you for being with us today as we celebrate the opening of one of our newest communities, Valor on the Fax," said Jeff Martinez, president of Brothers Redevelopment. What happens when you lose an item at Denver International Airport? It depends Denver's Department of Housing and Stability, known as HOST, and a long list of partners commemorated the opening of the Valor on the Fax affordable housing units. They're designed for people with brain injuries who make less than $25,000 for a sing...

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against aviation companies in plane crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Family members of a mother and her children killed in a Boulder County plane crash in the summer of 2022 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the flight companies involved. Ian Kirby, 17, Amanda Kirby, 13, and their mother, Sandra Kirby, 48, were on a three-week vacation to Colorado and Utah. They were on a sightseeing tour plane when it crashed, killing all three and the pilot on July 17, 2022.FOX31’s affiliate station in Louisiana said the family was from Port Allen. The children's father and Sandra's parents filed the lawsuit. Prince Harry, Meghan pursued by ‘reckless’ photographers in ‘near catastrophic’ New York car chase The family is claiming gross negligence and wrongful conduct on the part of Bluebird Aviation LLC and VX Aviation LLC.The lawsuit states that the aviation companies "were negligent by failing to maintain the airplane, failing to train the pilot, failing to adequately supervise the pilot, failure to perform routine inspe...