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Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have located the animal’s owner: A juvenile suspect who fled and was arrested after the car crashed. The Meriden Police Department said on its Facebook page Thursday that the gray-and-white male cat has been returned to the suspect’s mother. The department said the youth said nothing to officers about the pet, which was found under a seat. Instead, police were led to the owner by someone who responded to the department’s Facebook post earlier this week looking for the animal’s owner. In the meantime, a number of people contacted authorities looking to adopt the cat, police said. Police said they found the feline while searching for evidence after the stolen vehicle collided with a patrol car during an Aug. 10 chase. Officers were pursuing the vehicle on suspicion that it had been used in armed robberies in several nearby communities hours earlier. After the crash, six suspects fled but w...

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now says he won’t be holding a press conference next week to unveil what he claims is new evidence of fraud in the 2020 election in Georgia, citing the advice of lawyers. No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election. Republican officials in the state — where three recounts confirmed Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden — have long said he lost legitimately. “Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment,” he wrote on his social media site Thursday evening. He added, “Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!”Trump had announced that he would be holding the event hours after a grand ...

Former Alabama correctional officer convicted in 2018 inmate beating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted a former Alabama prison sergeant of federal charges in connection with the 2018 beating of an inmate.Devlon Williams, 37, a former sergeant with the Alabama Department of Corrections, was convicted of deprivation of rights under color of law, falsification of records and obstruction of justice, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.Prosecutors said Williams repeatedly punched and kicked an inmate at Staton Correctional Facility who was on the ground and not resisting or posing a threat. Williams also hit the inmate multiple times with a collapsible baton, prosecutors said.“This defendant is being held accountable for using excessive force against an inmate and preparing a false report to cover-up his unlawful behavior,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.“Prisoners, like everyone else, have the right to be free from such needless and extreme violence,” Clarke s...

Alcohol-free brewery in Naperville partners with non-violence organizations in Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The folks at Go Brewing in Naperville are doing what they love, making their lineup of small-batch craft beers.The owner's claim to fame is making beverages that taste great, but in the words of Joe Chura, won't leave you feeling like crap. WGN’s Mike Lowe skydives with Golden Knights "The main reason is I had an issue with alcohol," Joe said.Conceived during the height of the pandemic, when Joe and his wife, Heather, like so many of us, felt socially isolated, they started to drink in excess."My family had issues with alcohol," Joe said. "It revolves around every celebration."It was hard at first, Joe said, but got easier. The trouble was non-alcohol beer had very few to choose from and they were lacking in variety and taste.So they started brewing their ownThey brought on some partners and after a lot of hard work, the brewery and beautiful tap room emerged. They also serve pizza and pretzels and invite food truck operators on occasion, as well as offer live m...

How Cubs, PAWS Chicago used City Series to find a few dogs new homes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

CHICAGO — The second City Series in 2023 hit during the "Dog Days of Summer," and that took on literal meaning at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.That's because an organization was hoping to find some canines a new home, doing so with the Cubs' help in a time of need. With the shelters filling up with animals over the summer months, PAWS Chicago held an adoption day in conjunction with the MLB franchise on Wednesday ahead of the second game between the Cubs and the White Sox. The idea was done with the aid of Lindsay Hawkins, the wife of Cubs general manager Carter Hawkins, and Emma Hendricks, the wife of pitcher Kyle Hendricks. "They had come through PAWS in the last year and they wanted to get more deeply involved," said PAWS Chicago CEO Susanna Wickham. "So they approached us about creating this event."For it, the organization brought six dogs for adoption to the event with Cubs-themed names: Gallagher, Hawkins, Hendricks, Ivy, Swanson, and Wrigley. Both Emma and Kyle Hendricks along ...

After extended Leagues Cup break, Austin FC primed for playoff run with 11 matches left

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC gets back to Major League Soccer action Saturday on the road against St. Louis City FC, and while losing early in Leagues Cup wasn't exactly what head coach Josh Wolff wanted, he acknowledged the team got a much-needed break.MLS play continues Saturday across the league as Leagues Cup wraps up, and now with just about the entire roster healthy and match-ready, Wolff said it's now or never with the last 11 games of the regular season.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters"Most of our players are going to be available going forward," Wolff said. "This was a chance to get a break, but we kept them in a fairly decent routine. By no means was a long break our objective, but we'll take advantage of it as it happens. We're getting back to a healthy space."Austin FC hasn't played since being eliminated from Leagues Cup play by FC Juarez on July 29, so the c...

Retirees win St. Jude Dream Home in Dardenne Prairie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. – Patricia McBride and her husband were watching FOX 2 months ago when they saw a four bedroom, two-and-a-half bath St. Jude Dream Home in Dardenne Prairie and decided to take a chance.“Watching Channel 2 when we had it and said, ‘Yeah, let’s give it a shot,’” Patricia said. “We did and thought no more about it.”Patricia went online and was one of 16,000 people to buy a $100 ticket for a chance at the $700,000 home. All proceeds from the contest are donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Cut to Thursday morning on FOX 2 News in the Morning, when Patricia had her name drawn on air as the Dream Home winner.“Actually, received a text before I got the call,” she said. “My niece texted before I got the call, and she said, ‘Did you just win a home?’ Then my husband hands me the phone, and this woman said she was from St. Jude and asked me my name, and I just could not believe it. Oh my God, I just could not believe it.”Patricia and her husband are both reti...

Teen employee shot at Santiago’s in Commerce City, police looking for suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

Commerce City police are investigating a shooting at Santiago’s Mexican Restaurant.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Colorado Springs officer shoots armed fugitive who pulled gun, police say Crime and Public Safety | One person dead after shooting near downtown, Denver police investigating Crime and Public Safety | Montana women accused in downtown Loveland homeless shooting Crime and Public Safety | Adams County deputy shot, suspect arrested after overnight chase Crime and Public Safety | MS-13 gang member from El Salvador gets life in prison for metro Denver murders Shooting investigation at 72nd and Highway 85. Very large police presence and active scene. Please avoid the area. More info here and on FB when it’s available. pic.twitter.com/Lkht167Kjn— Commerce City Police Department (@CommerceCityPD) August 17, 2023A teenage employee of the restaurant, near the intersection of 72nd ...

Woman bitten by snake outside Riverside County home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

A woman is recovering after being bitten by a snake outside her mother's Wildomar home earlier this week.The woman's mother, Denise Silva, told KTLA her daughter still has a lot of swelling and is in a lot of pain after the red diamond rattlesnake bit her on her toe. The daughter, Tonya, was walking up to the home Tuesday when the snake struck. "She shook her foot and it went back underneath," Silva explained. Tonya's toe immediately started swelling and she went to the hospital."We didn't know if it was a rattlesnake, or if it was not venomous," Silva said. Silva's grandson, meanwhile, fended off the snake until Ryan Jessup of Ryan’s Rattlesnake Rescue responded to the home. The reptiles are usually docile and won't strike unless they feel threatened, but this one might have been already on defensive due to an injury it appeared to have, Jessup said. Most likely, it was just looking for some shade. "With the heat that’s going on, that’s what snakes are doing now, in search of shade...

2 strong-arm robbery suspects arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:27 GMT

Two 20-year-old men have been arrested for a pair of strong-arm robberies where the victims’ cellphones were stolen, and authorities announced on Thursday that they believe there are likely additional victims.  Around 6 p.m. on Aug. 16, officers with the Ontario Police Department responded to the 4500 block of Mills Circle on reports of a robbery, according to an OPD news release.  At the scene, police learned that the victim’s cell phone had been taken from his hand by a suspect wearing all-black clothing and a mask.  Just after 7 p.m., a little more than four miles away from the original robbery, authorities received a second report of a strong-arm incident involving a stolen cell phone in the area of Vineyard Avenue and Sixth Street. The victim in the second instance gave authorities an identical suspect description.  “Based on witness statements and evidence at the scene, it appeared the two robberies were related,” the release stated.  Investigators were able to track...