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Blackhawks will get No. 1 pick in 2023 NHL Draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

CHICAGO — There was a lot on the line for the Blackhawks on Monday night - and it all came down to the luck of the draw.That's exactly what they got thanks to a lucky ping pong ball.The team won the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery and was awarded the No. 1 overall selection in this summer's draft. This now means they'll have the chance to select center Connor Bedard, who is one of the most highly-rated players in the draft in a number of years. It marks the third time the Blackhawks have won the NHL Draft Lottery since it began in 1995, doing so in 1999 and 2007. In the first year, since the team could only move up four spots, so they were awarded the fourth-overall pick. Eight years later, the team was able to move up from the fifth to the first spot, where they selected nine-time All-Star, three-time Stanley Cup champion, and 2016 Hart Trophy winner Patrick Kane. If the Blackhawks indeed keep the pick and select Bedard, which is highly likely, it will be just the second No. 1 overall pick ...

Chicago among the top cities in US for paranormal activity, per survey

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

CHICAGO — If you're a fan of the supernatural, then Chicago is your place to be, according to a recent survey.Per Lawn Love, the city is ranked third in the United States when it comes to paranormal activity.The company looked at 14 different metrics when ranking the 200 biggest cities in America when it comes to their instances of the supernatural. They were put into four categories: Sightings, haunted locations, lifestyle, and community.In the survey, Chicago was second in the number of paranormal conventions and vampire-friendliness, third in the number of paranormal sightings, and eighth in the number of haunted sites.In the four main categories, the city was third in lifestyle, fourth in community, tenth in haunted locations, and 11th in sightings. According to this system, Chicago had a score of 44.25, which put it behind first place Los Angeles (59.21) and second place New York (48). San Diego (42.83) and New Orleans (39.56) rounded out the top five. Indianapolis was the only...

3-year-old boy, security guard among those killed in Texas mall shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

ALLEN, Texas (KETK) - Authorities have identified the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas. According to the Texas Department of Safety, the youngest victim was a 3-year-old boy from Dallas. The oldest were his parents. The victims, all from Texas, have been identified as:Female, age 11, SachseFemale, age 8, SachseKyu Song Cho, male, age 37, DallasCindy Cho, female, age 35, DallasMale, age 3, DallasChristian LaCour, male, age 20, NevadaElio Cumana-Rivas, male, age 32, DallasAishwarya Thatikonda, female, age 26, McKinneyWhile authorities declined to identify victims under the age of 18, officials in the Wylie Independent School District said two students at its Cox Elementary School - Daniela and Sofia Mendoza, grades four and two - were among those killed. They were remembered as “the kindest, most thoughtful students with smiles that could light up any room,” Principal Krista Wilson said in a letter to parents.Three members of a Korean American ...

Utah woman who wrote book about grief following husband's death charged with murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

KAMAS, Utah (KTVX) -- A Utah woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief following the death of her husband has been charged with murder, according to court documents.Kouri Richins was arrested on May 8 in Summit County for aggravated murder and three counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute, court records show. The alleged murder occurred on March 3, 2022, a day before Richins' husband, Eric Richins, died "unexpectedly," per his obituary. He and Kouri were married for nine years and had three young sons together. Wife of Utah man killed in tragic accident discovers pregnancy only hours later, family says According to court documents obtained by Nexstar's KTVX, Eric was found dead at the foot of his bed in the early morning hours of March 4, 2022. Kouri allegedly told authorities she had made him an alcoholic beverage and brought it to their room where he drank it. Kouri said that shortly after, she went to put one of her children to bed and fell asle...

VIDEO: Man gives South Carolina officer dance lessons during traffic stop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

PICKENS, SC. -- There is never a wrong time to learn the some dance moves, even after being pulled over by police.According to the Pickens Police Department, a police officer pulled over a driver in Pickens, South Carolina just after midnight on Sunday, May 7. VIDEO: Kenosha police save elder driver after flat tire sparks vehicle fire During the traffic stop, bodycam footage showed the Pickens officer speaking with a man about his night of dancing.“Do you dance?” the man asks Woodmansee, after showing her the dancing clogs he was wearing.“No – I’ve never seen it before,” Woodmansee replies, referring to the style of dance.The man offers to teach her a “two-step” on the road. “Right here?” Woodmansee asks. “Right there,” he replies. VIDEO: Wisconsin police pull bobcat from inside car “Officer Woodmansee has an eye for finding gifted people on traffic stops,” Pickens Police wrote alongside the video on Facebook. “This stop for failure to maintain lane quickly turned into a two-ste...

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins uses homophobic slur on radio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

CINCINNATI (WOWK) – Bob Huggins, the West Virginia University head men's basketball coach, used a homophobic slur on a Cincinnati sports radio show on Monday.West Virginia's athletic department called Huggins' comments “offensive" and said it was reviewing the matter.During a call to Cincinnati radio station WLW, Huggins, a former longtime coach at Cincinnati, was asked about the transfer portal and whether he had a chance of landing a player from Xavier, a Jesuit school and the Bearcats' crosstown rival.“Catholics don't do that,” Huggins said. “I tell you what, any school that can throw rubber penises on the floor and then say they didn’t do it, by God they can get away with anything.“It was the Crosstown Shootout. What it was, was all those (expletive), those Catholic (expletive), I think.”You can listen to the audio, posted by Awful Announcing on Twitter, by clicking here. Oakland A’s announcer apologizes, says apparent use of on-air slur was accidental Bob Huggins released a s...

Women’s golf: Gophers freshmen still in contention for NCAA Championship qualification after Round 1 of regionals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

Gophers freshmen Isabella McCauley and Luisamariana Mesones both shot 2-over-par rounds of 74 Monday in the first round of the NCAA Westfield Regional to keep themselves in contention for a trip to the NCAA Championships.Both golfers are currently tied for 41st overall in Westfield, Ind. They’re tied for the top spot among players competing as individuals in the regional, but sit five shots back of the current lone advancing individual qualifier — Vanderbilt’s Celina Sattelkau and Virginia’s Amanda Sambach are currently tied for that honor — who will be the top finishing golfer among those who don’t qualify for NCAA Championships as a member of a qualifying team.McCauley, a Simley grad who won a high school state title and has also qualified for and competed in a U.S. Open, had three birdies and five bogeys to go along with 10 pars in Monday’s opening round.“Both Bella and Mariana played some solid golf today,” Gophers coach Rhyll Brinsmead said in a re...

Rockies blanked by Pirates’ Mitch Keller, who throws complete game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

PITTSBURGH — Somebody had to blink. It turns out it was Kyle Freeland.He lost a pitcher’s duel to Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller, who was magnificent as he pitched a complete-game shutout in Pittsburgh’s 2-0 win Monday night at PNC Park.Freeland escaped traffic jams via double plays in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings. But all Freeland could do in the seventh inning was watch Rodolfo Castro’s two-run homer sneak over the center-field wall.That was all Pittsburgh needed. The Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak while the Rockies lost for just the second time in their last eight games.The Pirates’ Connor Joe, the former Rockies, led off the seventh with a single to right, setting up Castro’s homer. Castro hammered Freeland’s 0-1, upper-middle, 90.1 mph fastball for his fourth homer of the season.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Rockies’ Bud Black remembers Vida Blue with a New York Post headline Colora...

Family grieves 54-year-old San Bernardino man shot, killed in road-rage incident

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

The family of a 54-year-old Andrew Sanchez, shot and killed after an apparent road-rage incident earlier this year, is grieving the loss of their beloved son, brother, father and one-on-one health aide to special needs children at Werner Elementary School in Rialto.  "He had a sense of humor, enjoyed his cooking, enjoyed his family,” Sanchez’s mother, Mary Louise Sanchez, said of her son. “He was happy at his job, enjoyed working with those special needs kids.”  The 54-year-old, who she called Andy, had also become her caretaker in recent years.  The fatal shooting occurred on Feb. 28 near the intersection of 5th Street and Tippecanoe Avenue in Highland.  Officers with the Highland Police Department responded to the scene on reports of assault with a deadly and found the Sanchez in his vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Deputies immediately began life-saving measures. The 54-year-old was taken to the hospital by fire department personnel where he w...

Why are Oakland’s kids still not in school? Striking teachers say it’s for the ‘common good’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:14 GMT

With just 13 days left in the school year, most Oakland classrooms remained empty Monday as striking teachers walked the picket line for a third day — but the impasse is no longer focused on money or benefits.Instead, the Oakland Unified School District and the teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association, are locked in a dispute over the teachers’ so-called “common good” demands, which seek to address racial equity, homelessness and environmental justice for students across the city.The demands — which include using closed school sites to house homeless students and creating a committee to coordinate reparations for Black students — are not issues that historically have kept children out of the classroom.Now, the dispute is even dividing the six members of the Oakland Unified school board itself: On Monday morning, board members Valarie Bachelor, VanCedric Williams, and Jennifer Brouhard urged the rest of the board to allow the district’s bargaining te...