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Student told to remove patches from backpack before returning to class

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A viral video is sparking outrage from parents and the community after a Colorado Springs student was told to remove a Gadsden flag patch from his backpack.Now the school district is explaining why it said the story was "incomplete," citing other patches the student removed prior to returning to class at the Vanguard School. Which Colorado cities have the highest sales tax rates? The Gadsden flag is a symbol dating back to the American Revolution, which bears the imagery of a coiled snake and the words "Don't Tread On Me." In the video, the original reasoning given by the school for the removal of the patch was the flag's "origins with slavery."Gov. Jared Polis responded to the original video on social media and pointed out the history of the flag: "The Gadsden flag is a proud symbol of the American Revolution and an iconic warning to Britain or any government not to violate the liberties of Americans. It appears on popular American medallions and ...

Father of pilot killed in Pompano Beach helicopter crash questions what went wrong

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

Captain Terryson Jackson’s father proudly spoke about his son who was killed in the fatal helicopter crash-landing in Pompano Beach“I wish something could bring him back because I mean, I feel like the world needs him,” said Oliver Jackson.The pilot’s father described him as a man who put his children first, a man who sacrificed so much for people who needed him.“That’s what he loved to do, he cared about people a great deal,” he said. “But I mean anybody who is a parent, I mean I love my son and there is no replacement for him.”On Monday morning, Jackson and two other crew members were on their way to respond to an emergency, when they had trouble a minute into their flight.“I’m wondering where did the fire come from?” the father said. “And then the whole helicopter that kept spinning and spinning and falls down.”The Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment community, where C...

Gallery: Sox again lose to the Astros, 6-2

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

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Lockport Cave restarts walking tours, taking city official by surprise

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

Aug. 28—LOCKPORT — A top city official said he didn’t know the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride planned to reopen until Monday morning when news outlets began calling him.The Lockport Cave operation had remained closed since June 12, when its tour boat capsized, killing a Niagara Falls man and injuring 11 other passengers. One day later, Jason Dool, Lockport’s chief building inspector, deemed the attraction unsafe for occupancy.Dool on Monday said he has had no recent communication with the operators of the business, which revealed Sunday that it would resume offering candlelight walking tours in the underground space. The announcement didn’t say anything about the boat tours."I had no knowledge that any of this was happening," Dool said in an interview.He said he is waiting to see proof that the company has corrected the electrical issues he found during an inspection one day after the fatal incident.Thomas Callahan, the attractionR...

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

By DANIEL KOZIN (Associated Press)CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the tobacco-growing province of Pinar del Rio underwater and many of its residents without power. Idalia had strengthened to a Category 2 system on Tuesday afternoon, with winds strengthening to 110 mph (177 kph) by Tuesday evening. The hurricane was projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 4 system with sustained winds of at least 130 mph (209 kph) in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. The result could be a big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian.The National Weather Service in Tallahassee ...

6 regions targeted in biggest drone attack on Russia since it sent troops to Ukraine, officials say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions early Wednesday in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine 18 months ago. Drones hit an airport in the western Pskov region and started a massive fire there, the governor and local media reported. More drones were shot down over Oryol, Bryansk, Ryazan, Kaluga and the Moscow region surrounding the Russian capital, according to the Defense Ministry. The strike in Pskov, which was first reported minutes before midnight, hit an airport in the region’s namesake capital and damaged four Il-76 transport aircraft, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency officials.Pskov regional Gov. Mikhail Vedernikov ordered all flights to and from the airport canceled Wednesday so damage could be assessed during daylight.Footage and images posted on social media showed smoke billowing over the city of Pskov and a large blaze. Vedernikov said t...

EPA head says he’s ‘proud’ of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action.“Let me be clear, we are very proud of our decision to really evaluate the Pebble Mine project and do what is necessary to protect Bristol Bay,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday as he began a four-day tour of Alaska, starting in a Bristol Bay village.The EPA in January vetoed the proposed Pebble Mine, citing concerns with possible impacts on the aquatic ecosystem in southwest Alaska that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. The region also has significant mineral resources.Last month, the state of Alaska asked the nation’s high court to intervene.“The EPA’s order strikes at the heart of Alaska’s sovereignty...

11 taken to hospital as Delta jetliner hits turbulence near Atlanta airport

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Eleven people on a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after the plane hit turbulence while heading to Atlanta, officials said.Flight 175 had left Milan, Italy, and was about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the crew reported severe turbulence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said it will investigate.The Airbus A350 landed safely at the airport shortly before 7 p.m.Eleven passengers and crew members were taken to the hospital, Delta said. It didn’t provide details on their injuries or conditions.The plane was carrying 151 passengers, 10 flight attendants and four pilots, Delta said.“Delta Care Team members are mobilizing to connect with customers,” Delta said in a statement. “Our priority is taking care of our customers and crew who sustained injuries.”The airline said Delta agents were providing food, lodging and re-booking for the uninjured customers.The...

Treating a tropical illness in Chicago: Patient's painful journey with malaria

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

CHICAGO — It’s not something urban doctors see very often but that didn’t stop a local team of specialists from helping a scientist suffering with the extreme effects of malaria.Lindsay Maess loves her work.“I am a field biologist, but I specialize in the rescue and rehabilitation of African primates,” she said.And she knows the risks.“One of them is getting tropical infections,” she said.In the 20 years she’s been traveling to Africa, the Quad City native has weathered multiple illnesses. Her latest was malaria, even after taking preventive medication.“I took my first malaria medication and it didn’t work,” she said. “My Nigerian doctor believed it was a counterfeit medication.”After two more failed treatments, her symptoms grew worse, impacting her central nervous system.“Just searing nerve pain into the face, the head, deep inside the tongue, still down my spine and left arm,” she said. “I could barely hold my head up. I couldn’t speak. I had onset of extreme vertigo. My heartrat...

Named after famous Oriole, Saints’ Brooks Lee is his own player

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:59:24 GMT

With all due respect to his wife, Liz, Larry Lee, a baseball lifer, decided that if he ever had a son he would give him a baseball-oriented name.He was a big fan of Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock, but Brock Lee just didn’t click. Maybe he’d go with Major, but Major Lee? Too close to Major League, and too much pressure for someone who he knew was going to grow up playing the game.This is a 2023 photo of Brooks Lee of the Twins baseball team. This image reflects the Twins roster as of Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Fort Myers, Fla., when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)He settled on Brooks, with a tip of the cap to Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson. And the son with the baseball name will tell anyone who asks that he thinks that’s pretty cool, even if the facts can get twisted at times.“Most people think my first name is Lee,” Saints shortstop Brooks Lee said prior to going 1 for 4 in the Saints’ 5-4, 11-inning win over Columbus on Tuesday at CHS Field. “They cal...