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No gold for beach volleyball’s Grimalt cousins, Chile’s faces of the Pan American Games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Beach volleyball players Marco and Esteban Grimalt are not famous outside of Chile, but at home the cousins are the host nation’s faces of the Pan American Games. Television ads, posters in Santiago’s subway and Tik Tok videos shared by adoring influencers have the two front and center.The Grimalts failed on Thursday to defend their 2019 Pan American Games gold medal, losing 21-13, 21-17 to Brazil’s André Loyola and George Souto, a setback that upset Chilean fans nationwide.Fans like Josefa Eli, 23, arrived at Santiago’s Peñalolén beach volleyball center hours before the match, a rare feature in Pan American Games competitions, for two reasons: Avoid the rush and get better seats to watch the two most popular local athletes.“They are great and they are gorgeous. Can’t you see that?” said Eli, who was wearing an Olympic team shirt and eating a burrito as she waited in line. She will be back to the court on Friday to see the two Pan Ameri...

Loveland Ski Area: Heavy weekend snow could push up opening day

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

LOVELAND PASS, Colo. (KDVR) — At Loveland Ski Area, the snow guns are officially firing, with the potential for Mother Nature to help out in a major way this weekend.The Pinpoint Weather team is forecasting up to 18 inches of snow for the ski resort, which is quickly turning its attention to opening day."That's the million-dollar question," said Dustin Schaefer with Loveland Ski Area. "Opening day."He said that day is still to be determined, with a lot of factors at play. Travel alert: Snowstorm to affect roads this weekend Last year, they were able to open Nov. 3. Schaefer said they'll wait until they have an 18-inch base and 1,000 vertical feet before dropping the rope.Schaefer said they're excited about the big snow potential this weekend, but he said they're also excited about the significantly colder temperatures now on the way.“It looks like the temps are going to drop, where we can make snow 24/7 around the clock,” he said. 

Patient in need of life-saving seizure alert service dog

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Service dogs are true heroes to those who depend on them to be able to make a living and live an active life.Jaedyn Klette has a special bond with her service dog, Yuki.“I wouldn’t go anywhere without her,” Klette told FOX31.The 7-year-old Australian cattle dog can detect the likelihood that Klette will have an epileptic seizure by picking up on cues in the scent released by her saliva.“She only cues to the ones where my hormones are changed in my saliva,” Klette said. Video shows bear attack security guard at Aspen hotel Sadly, Yuki is going deaf in one ear and must retire from working as a service dog. Klette is heartbroken.“This is my best friend,” Klette said.Now she must find another trained companion. A GoFundMe is set up to help with the cost of obtaining, training and caring for a seizure alert service dog.“In order to have a full-time job, I have to have a service dog,” Klette said.Klette told FOX31 she will continue to provide Yuki with a loving...

Denver to close 2 streets in LoDo this weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The City and County of Denver announced Thursday that two blocks in the Lower Downtown neighborhood will be temporarily closed during nights this weekend.The closures are happening in response to requests from residents and nearby businesses to better manage crowds and traffic and improve safety in the area, according to a press release. These Halloween pop-up bars are open in Denver The city is piloting these closures to see how they might impact crowd management and congestion in the area.Market Street will be closed between 19th Street and 20th Street, and Larimer Street will be closed between 20th Street and 21st Street. The closures will be in place Friday and Saturday nights from about 10 p.m. to 3 a.m."Removing traffic flow and parked vehicles from these two blocks will also increase officers' visibility of potentially dangerous or illegal activity occurring so that it can be quickly addressed," the press release read.Parking meters in the closed areas will...

Miami Beach Code Compliance officer caught rearranging contents of recycling bins at condo building in bizarre training exercise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

A Miami Beach employee was caught on camera creating code violations at a condo building, and you may be surprised to see what he did — and why. Karen Hensel has tonight’s 7 Investigates.This condo building’s surveillance video starts with a Miami Beach Code Compliance officer getting out of his car. Notice these two recycling bins, with their lids closed, in the alley next to the Nautilus Towers condominium.But watch what happens next. The officer opens one of the bins and arranges boxes inside so the lid no longer closes. He then opens it again, stacks even more boxes and raises the lid even higher before walking back to his car.Berta Flynn, resident: “Oh, ahh, interesting.”We showed the video to Berta Flynn, a unit owner at Nautilus.Karen Hensel: “Does it surprise you that a code enforcement officer would do that?”Berta Flynn: “It does. Unfortunately, it happens.”And unfortunately for the Code Compliance officer, a surveillanc...

Residents shelter in place in multiple Maine communities while law enforcement works to locate shooting suspect

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

LISBON, MAINE (WHDH) – Communities near Lewiston, Maine remained on high alert Thursday as authorities continued to search for a gunman suspected of carrying out a deadly mass shooting Wednesday night. Investigators said 40-year-old Robert Card allegedly first targeted a bowling alley in Lewiston before targeting a restaurant in town around 7 p.m. Maine’s Governor on Thursday morning said at least 18 people were killed. Thirteen people were injured. The Maine State Police asked residents in Lewiston and nearby Lisbon to shelter in place Wednesday night. Near 6:15 a.m. Thursday, state police expanded the shelter in place advisory to Bowdoin, Maine.“Please stay inside your homes while more than 100 investigators, both local and federal work to locate Robert Card who is a person of interest in the Lewiston shootings,” state police said.In Lisbon authorities said they found Card’s car abandoned at a local boat ramp on Wednesday night. Sources later told 7NEWS...

McTavish scores in OT as Ducks hand Bruins their first loss of the season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Mason McTavish scored on a 2-on-1 break with 2:52 remaining in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.McTavish converted on a pass from forward Leo Carlsoon and scored five-hole on Boston goalie Linus Ullmark.“It was nice to get rewarded there at the end,” McTavish said.David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist, while Charlie McAvoy added three assists, but Boston surrendered a 3-1 lead in the third period and lost for the first time this season. Charlie Coyle and Matt Grzelcyk also scored for the Bruins, now 6-1 on the franchise’s centennial season.Anaheim forced overtime on Troy Terry’s goal with 14.7 seconds left in regulation.Ullmark made 28 saves while John Gibson stopped 30 shots for the Ducks, who lost to the Bruins earlier this week on their home ice.“Sometimes you have luck and sometimes you don’t. That’s how it is. Hopefully we get a bounce the next game,” Ullmark said. “You can be (upset) right now and let it ...

Gallery: Bruins lose to Ducks in OT

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

The Boston Bruins break their winning streak losing to the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in overtime.

Bruins blow late two-goal lead, suffer first loss of season in overtime

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

The Bruins may have won ugly a few times this season, but they suffered their first loss of the season in spectacular fashion.On the verge of setting franchise mark for the best start ever in their 100-year history, the B’s gagged up a two-goal lead with less than two minutes left in regulation and then Mason McTavish scored at 2:08 of overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to an improbable 4-3 victory on Thursday at the Garden.The kicker was that the B’s played some of their best hockey of the season in the second and third periods. But when it was winning time, the B’s found a way to lose, failing time after time to clear the puck in empty net situations.“It was a lack of poise with the puck. We had opportunities, I thought,” said coach Jim Montgomery, whose team fell to 6-0-1. “I thought the game was over twice with the empty net. Guys were whiffing on pucks, guys trying to go for empty nets instead of using the walls on an indirect to clear and ge...

US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:33:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. The U.S. strikes reflect the Biden administration's determination to maintain a delicate balance. The U.S. wants to hit Iranian-backed groups suspected of targeting the U.S. as strongly as possible to deter future aggression, possibly fueled by Israel's war against Hamas, while also working to avoid inflaming the region and provoking a wider conflict.According to a senior U.S. military official, the precision strikes were carried out near Boukamal by two F-16 fighter jets, and they struck weapons and ammunition storage areas that were connected to the IRGC. The official said there had been Iranian-aligned militia and IRGC personnel on the base and no civilians, but the U.S. does not have any ...