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Silver Spring woman marks 107 years of life with a big celebration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "63495d00-c847-4feb-ad9b-e2c147297422"}).render("b9eeff6a60304f42b6320c5b008d2cc3"); });A Silver Spring, Maryland, woman is celebrating a big milestone; Thursday marked her 107th birthday.Catherine Gaines was born in 1916 in  D.C. and spent her life in the city until moving to the Aspenwood Senior Living in Silver Spring.“I have really been very fortunate and blessed that I have been able to live this long,” Gaines told reporters ahead of her birthday bash at the senior living center.Gaines served in the Women’s Auxiliary Corp during World War II. Once retiring from the Army, Gaines spent almost 20 years as a volunteer at Children’s National Hospital in D.C. She began volunteering after her niece and nephew were treated there.Gaines said one of her m...

¿Es legal la renuncia del ministro Zaldívar a la Suprema Corte de México?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

(CNN Español) — La renuncia de Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea como ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de México, un año antes de que terminara su encomienda, ha generado un debate sobre su legalidad, y ahora el Senado tiene la última palabra.Zaldívar anunció su decisión este martes con un mensaje en la red social X, antes Twitter, en el que dijo que su ciclo en la corte “ha terminado”, y que ya presentó su carta de dimisión al presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.El artículo 98 de la Constitución de México señala que las renuncias de estos ministros “solamente procederán por causas graves”. Cuando una se presenta, primero debe ser entregada al presidente de la República para que este la evalúe y, si la acepta, debe turnarla al Senado para que la revise, lo cual ya ocurrió.Esto deja en manos del Senado decidir si acepta o no las “causas graves” de quien busca renunciar a la Corte.Arturo Zaldívar presenta su renuncia a la Suprema Corte de MéxicoLa Constitución no detalla...

Mackenzie Holmes, Teri Moren hit milestones as No. 9 Indiana routs Eastern Illinois 96-43

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Preseason All-American Mackenzie Holmes had 19 points and six rebounds and moved into third place on Indiana’s career scoring list while leading the ninth-ranked Hoosiers to a 96-43 rout over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.Holmes (1,916 points) passed Karna Abram and needs two more to surpass Denise Jackson for No. 2.Indiana (1-0) won its 11th straight season opener, giving reigning national coach of the year Teri Moren her 400th career victory. Moren is one of five active Big Ten coaches with 400 wins.It was the 11th-most lopsided win in school history. The Panthers (0-2) were led by Miah Monahan with 13 points and freshman Lalani Ellis with eight. Indiana played its first meaningful game inside Assembly Hall since a shocking second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Miami with last season’s Big Ten regular-season title banner waving in the rafters.The Hoosiers took control quickly. They closed the first quarter on a 15-4 run, opened the second w...

Indian and Pakistani guards trade gunfire in disputed Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard, officials said Thursday.Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir said Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and machine guns at border posts in the southern Jammu area on Wednesday night, calling it “unprovoked.”India’s Border Security Force said in a statement that its soldiers “befittingly responded” and that one of its border guards was killed.The fighting ended early Thursday.There was no immediate comment from Pakistan. Each side often accuses the other of starting border skirmishes in the Himalayan region, which both claim in its entirety.Last month, two Indian border guards and three civilians were injured in fighting along the fronter with Pakistan.India and Pakistan have a long history of bitter relations over Kashmir. They have fought two of their three wars since 1947 over their competing...

Texas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago.Brent Ray Brewer, 53, died by chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the April 1990 death of Robert Laminack. He was pronounced dead at 6:39 p.m. local time, 15 minutes after a lethal dose of pentobarbital began flowing into his arms. Prosecutors had said Laminack, 66, gave Brewer and his girlfriend a ride to a Salvation Army location in Amarillo when he was stabbed in the neck and robbed of $140.After a spiritual adviser standing next to Brewer in the death chamber said a brief prayer, and Brewer responded, “Amen,” the inmate told the warden also next to him that he wanted to make a final statement.“I would like to tell the family of the victim that I could never figure out the words to fix what I have broken,” he said as members of the Laminack family quietly watche...

PGA Tour Butterfield Bermuda Championship Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

ThursdayAt Port Royal Golf CourseSouthampton, BermudaPurse: $6.5 millionYardage: 6,828; Par: 71Partial First RoundSuspended due to darknessAlex Noren30-31—61Vince Whaley31-32—63Robert Garrigus33-30—63Dylan Wu32-31—63D.J. Trahan31-32—63Davis Riley33-31—64Stewart Cink33-31—64Ryan Brehm31-33—64Ryan Gerard32-32—64Satoshi Kodaira31-33—64Austin Smotherman33-31—64D.A. Points33-31—64Matti Schmid32-32—64Kelly Kraft34-31—65Akshay Bhatia31-34—65Ryan Moore33-32—65Kevin Stadler35-30—65Charley Hoffman32-33—65Taylor Pendrith31-34—65Adam Scott34-31—65Brendon Todd31-34—65Doc Redman35-30—65Ben Martin33-32—65Kyle Westmoreland30-35—65Tommy Gainey32-36—66Adam Long34-32—66Greg Koch33-33—66Ryan Armour34-32—66Andrew Landry32-34—66Nico Echavarria33-33—66Lucas Herbert34-32—66Kramer Hickok33-34—67Justin Lower33-34—67Martin Laird32-35—67Camilo Villegas34-33—67Matthias Schwab34-33—67Ryan Palmer35-32—67Andrew Novak35-32—67Brian Gay32-35—67Robert Streb33-34—67Russell Knox33-34—67David Lipsky37-30—67Paul Haley II3...

Montbello man in ICU after black widow spider bite

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Ask Wendy Brewer-Thomas about her husband, Ronnie Thomas, and she will tell you he's a reliable man, husband and father."He is the sole provider of this whole house," Wendy said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Ronnie only misses work when he needs to take care of Wendy, she said. She had a planned medical procedure coming up."We were mentally preparing for that," Wendy said, "so I thought maybe he was just stressed out and getting sick because he was worrying about me, like he always does."'I thought he was just catching a cold'Ronnie was feeling ill and he was getting worse.Denver parking enforcers can't access stolen car data"I woke up in the middle of the night because he was coughing," Wendy said. "But again, I thought he was just catching a cold." How common are black widow spiders in Denver? Ronnie had pain in his hand and applied some medical cream to feel better — the only hint something was wrong. Then she found a blac...

Without stolen car database, Denver parking enforcers send tickets to thieves' victims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

DENVER, (KDVR) -- Despite Colorado ranking near the top of the list nationally for auto theft, Denver's Right of Way Enforcement Division does not have access to a statewide database of stolen vehicles. According to a city spokesperson, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation rescinded access to the list to Denver's Right of Way Enforcement (ROWE) Division because it's not a police agency. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 The news came as a surprise to Ed Beery, who recently received an overdue notice for a ticket that was reportedly placed on his stolen work truck more than a week after it was reported stolen."Eight days after we reported it stolen, the city of Denver wrote the citation," Beery said. "It's malfeasance." Beery says that the truck was eventually recovered from an impound lot two weeks later, after being stripped for parts. His company had to sell what was left of the truck and buy a new one. “All this time is ta...

Know before you go: Colorado ski area snow totals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

 DENVER (KDVR) — It's going to be a big weekend for ski and snowboard fans. Thanks to the recent snowfall, cold nights and help from snow guns, some ski areas in Colorado are getting ready to open or have already welcomed folks back to their slopes. Over the last 48 hours, ski areas like Winter Park, Arapahoe Basin, El Dora, Vail and Breckenridge all reported 3-7 inches of fresh powder. Keystone, Winter Park and Arapahoe Basin ski areas are reporting an 18-inch snow base, which is enough to open five runs at Keystone, three runs at Winter Park and one run at A-Basin. Eldora Mountain is reporting three runs open with a snow base ranging from 2-20 inches. Ski areas like Breckenridge, Vail and Loveland are planning to open on Nov. 10. As of the evening of Nov. 9, Breckenridge is reporting an 18-inch snow base, while Vail has reported a 13-inch snow depth.

Wine distributors say bill allowing wine sales in grocery stores is hurting business

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:12:24 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- A distributor of Australian wines based in Fort Collins says the law that allowed wine to be sold in grocery stores is having a harsh effect on his company and small liquor stores. The law went into effect March 1st of this year. FOX31 covered the concerns of mom-and-pop liquor stores when it happened. But now distributors, like Australian Beverage Company, says grocery store wine is killing their bottom line.ABC owner Bruce Clugston said that compared to last year, they’re down 40% with small liquor stores and 20% with larger stores. The company distributes to stores across the state."I’ve done very well with a lot of small retailers and it’s they are sort of my lifeblood and I am talking to people now and no one is ordering anything," Clugston said. "Here we are coming up on Thanksgiving and no one is ordering because they don’t know if they are going to be able to survive."He says it comes down to foot traffic, fewer customers means a lesser need for...