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Guyana’s Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

LETHEM, Guyana (AP) — Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter the arena to begin the Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo, a celebration of the cowboy lifestyle on Guyana’s rugged Rupununi savannah.The two-day, annual rodeo draws thousands of visitors from Guyana’s capital and other countries, especially neighboring Brazil. The event is held in Lethem town in the Rupununi Region also known as Region 9 – Upper-Takutu-Upper Essequibo in southwest Guyana.Competitions include bareback bronco riding, saddle bronco, steer roping, ribbon roping and wild cow milking. The event has become so popular it even has participants from Britain, the United States and Brazil. But most of the participants are local cowboys who get together to pit their skills.Rancher Ian RodrIguez has lived his whole life in Rupununi and owns the lot of land where the rodeo is held. His father was chief judge of the rodeo before he died. RodrIguez is following in his father’s footst...

Chicago police looking for 3 women in strong arm robbery case on Red Line train

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police detectives are asking for help identifying three women in connection with a strong arm robbery Friday on the Red Line.The strong arm robbery happened around 8:13 p.m. near the 79th Street Red Line station, according to a community alert from the Chicago Police Department. Girl, 15, fatally shot in head on South Side ID’d Police said the three women beat someone and then took their property while they were on the train.Anyone with information is asked to call Mass Transit detectives at 312-745-4706.

Parents track down kidnapping suspect, tackle him in the mall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A one-month-old child was safely returned to his parents after being allegedly kidnapped in a stolen car early Saturday morning.This father, John, saw his infant kidnapped when his car was stolen -- then later tackled the suspect in the Vancouver Mall, April 8, 2023 (KOIN)The alleged car theft and kidnapping happened just before 8 a.m. Saturday out front of Happy Juice, a smoothie and coffee stand in Vancouver, Washington. The baby's parents, John and Ashley, own the business and said they began setting up for the day around 7:45 a.m.“I turn my back for just a second and he utilized that time to run and hop into my driver's seat of my car door," John said. John said he was just a few feet away from the car with his son still in view. He said he began pleading with the man to give the child back.“I said, ‘Hey my son's in there, just give me my son. Take my car, just, please, give me my son.’ He hopped in and drove."The Happy Juice coffee stand, 1501 NE 99th ...

Capital City Rescue Mission Easter celebration serves thousands in need

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10)- Easter Sunday brings the Capital City Rescue Mission’s Annual Easter lunch. The organization usually serves one thousand plates and bag lunches for community members in need. But this week, the organization has been busy prepping to serve 2,000 members of the community.Chief of Staff David Poach says it’s always fun yet still challenging.“But every holiday, we have tons of volunteers who come out, who help us prepare and serve and make this day happen,” Poach said. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Executive Chef Max Ansong says that volunteers have been shopping and prepping hundreds of pounds of food for the easter meal since Wednesday.“For all of the food that we are going to cook, we have to prep up. And we did with great volunteers that came.”Chris Jones volunteers in the kitchen and says he enjoys donating his time and skills to a big cause.“I think in my life, I always liked helping people,” he sa...

Masters Live Updates | Koepka, Rahm begin final round

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from Sunday’s third and fourth round of the Masters (all times local):2:40 p.m.Now the real action begins.The final pairing has teed off at Augusta National with leader Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm both vying for their first Masters championship. Koepka, a two-time winner of both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, is at 11 under for the tournament, two strokes ahead of Spain’s Rahm.Viktor Hovland from Norway entered the final round three shots back of Koepka. He is playing alongside Patrick Cantlay in the group ahead of Koepka and Rahm.After two days of rain, the sun has emerged and the course is playing easier despite gusts of wind.Several players from the earlier groups are posting good numbers, including Sahith Theegala, who is 3 under for the round through eight holes, but still eights shots back of Koepka. Cameron Young is 3 under on the round through five holes. ___12:45 p.m.The final round of the Masters is underway, with twos...

Highlands Ranch’s Mallory Swanson suffers torn patella in left knee, putting World Cup aspirations in serious jeopardy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

Mallory Swanson suffered a torn patella in her left knee, U.S. Soccer announced Sunday, and places her World Cup in serious jeopardy.Per U.S. Soccer, Swanson will be replaced by 18-year-old forward Alyssa Thompson, a rookie with Angel City FC. Meanwhile Swanson returned to Chicago on Sunday for further evaluation.A Highlands Ranch native, Swanson (neé Pugh) had to be carted off in the first half of Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland at Q2 Stadium in Austin Texas. With the FIFA Women’s World Cup three-and-a-half months out, it’s likely she will be forced to miss the tournament which is set to be played in Australia and New Zealand.According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a torn patella take six months to recover fully from, while “many patients report that they required 12 months before they reached all of their goals.”Related ArticlesSoccer | With final games before Women’s World Cup around the corner, Col...

Woman punched in head, robbed near UC Berkeley

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

A woman was beaten and then robbed near the University of California, Berkeley’s campus early Sunday morning, according to authorities.At approximately 1:21 a.m., a woman walking on the 2200 block of Hearst Ave. was punched in the head and then had her purse stolen. The suspect ran away from the area and was wearing a white shirt and black pants, authorities said.Anybody with information about the crime can call Berkeley Police at 510-981-5900.

Seaside police arrest suspected drug dealer in Monterey after overdose death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

By Bay City NewsA 31-year-old man was arrested Friday in Monterey for allegedly selling suspected fentanyl that someone overdosed on last month in Seaside, police said.Justin Born was identified by Seaside police as the suspected drug dealer who sold the fentanyl to the man who overdosed, and detectives went Friday to serve an arrest and search warrant for Born at his home on Ocean Avenue in Monterey.During the trip from Seaside to Monterey to serve the warrants, a DUI driver struck a police vehicle and a woman was arrested, Seaside police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | South Africa police say prison escapee arrested in Tanzania Crime and Public Safety | Fremont police investigating Saturday evening shooting Crime and Public Safety | ‘This tragedy was avoidable’: New records show how Hayward police found 8-year-old Sophia’s Mason — but it was already too late Crime and Public Safety | ...

Detienen a tercer adolescente sospechoso de triple homicidio en Florida

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

(CNN) — Un tercer joven sospechoso que era buscado en relación con la reciente muerte a tiros de tres adolescentes en Florida Central fue detenido, según la policía.El Servicio de Alguaciles de EE.UU. “capturó a Tahj Brewton” este sábado con la ayuda de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Lake, según una publicación en Facebook de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Marion.La oficina del sheriff había ofrecido hasta US$ 10.000 por información que condujera a la captura de Brewton, que había permanecido en libertad y era considerado “armado y peligroso”.La oficina del sheriff dijo que Brewton, de 16 años, “fue arrestado por órdenes de detención en vigor por robo de auto con un arma de fuego, asalto agravado, robo mayor de un vehículo de motor, huida o intento de eludir a un oficial de la ley, y la manipulación de un dispositivo de monitoreo electrónico”. Fue detenido al sur de Groveland, Florida.“Necesitamos su ayuda”: ofrecen una recompe...

Francia: derrumbe de edificio de viviendas deja al menos 5 heridos y 8 desaparecidos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

PARÍS – El derrumbe de un edificio de viviendas en Marsella (sur de Francia) ha dejado cinco heridos de gravedad y al menos ocho personas en paradero desconocido, mientras los servicios de emergencias trabajan aún en el lugar, cuya situación no está aún “estabilizada”, de acuerdo a la Fiscalía.“Ocho personas no responden a las llamadas”, explicó en una rueda de prensa la fiscal de Marsella, Dominique Laurens, que investiga el suceso catalogado, por el momento, como expediente judicial por “lesiones involuntarias”.El derrumbe, que se produjo en torno a las 12:40 a.m. (23.40 GMT), afectó también a los edificios colindantes. Sospechoso de tiroteo en París dijo que quería matar a migrantes y luego suicidarse Lanzan cuenta regresiva de 500 días para los Juegos Olímpicos 2024 en París Las ocho personas desaparecidas eran habitantes del edificio afectado, pero a la lista se podría unir un posible...