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Conor Daly is replacing Simon Pagenaud for the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

Simon Pagenaud will miss the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio on Sunday after flipping seven times during a harrowing wreck in practice a day earlier, leaving veteran driver Conor Daly to step into his Meyer Shank Racing ride on short notice.Pagenaud was going nearly full speed entering Turn 4 of the road course on Saturday when the team said a manufacturer brake failure occurred. Pagenaud was able to induce a spin, scrubbing some of the speed, but catapulted off the racing surface and into a wild wide through a gravel trap that finally ended with the No. 60 car on its side.Pagenaud was released from the track care center but, according to IndyCar protocols, could not return in time for qualifying. He was evaluated again early Sunday but the 2019 Indy 500 winner did not receive clearance to race.“To walk away from an accident like that is incredible,” team owner Mike Shank said. “This is obviously not a scenario we had planned for, but everyone at MSR has pitched in to get our backup car re...

Today in Sports – Novak Djokovic wins his first Wimbledon, beating defending champion Rafael Nadal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

July 31920 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers a second straight year (6-3, 6-0) to win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon.1925 — Suzanne Lenglen wins her sixth and final women’s singles title at Wimbledon, easily beating Joan Fry, 6-2, 6-0.1931 — Max Schmeling knocks out Young Stribling at 2:46 of the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Cleveland.1951 — Sam Snead wins his third PGA Championship with a 7 and 6 victory over Walter Burkemo at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.1966 — Atlanta pitcher Tony Cloninger becomes the first National League player to hit two grand slams in one game. He adds a single for nine RBIs in a 17-3 triumph over San Francisco.1976 — Bjorn Borg beats Ilie Nastase 6-4, 6-2, 9-7, to win his first men’s singles title at Wimbledon.1981 — Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Chris Evert beats Hana Mandlíková 6-2, 6-2 for her third and final Wimbledon singles title.1982 — Martina Navratilova begins her streak of six straight singles titles at Wimbledon w...

Denver weather: Scattered storms through July 4 holiday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will have a sunny start before isolated storms arrive each afternoon through the holiday weekend. Weather today: Afternoon isolated stormsSunny skies stay in the forecast to finish off the weekend, until some isolated storms pop up in the afternoon. Highs top out in the middle 80s with a gusty wind out of the southwest.A few storms could get to the strong or severe side, mainly looking to the Eastern Plains with hail and strong winds as the main impact. Looking ahead: Severe storm chance on July 4thThe severe storm chance continues on Tuesday with hail, gusty winds and a possible isolated tornado.Stay weather aware with all your outdoor plans! A cold front is bringing in that storm chance midweek and some much cooler air. It's expected to be in the 70s midweek. Then the metro warms through the 80s into next weekend.

Cherry Creek Reservoir closes boat ramp ahead of July 4 weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Independence Day weekend typically has the most amount of visitors for Cherry Creek State Park. Colorado Parks and Wildlife expects the park to reach capacity limits from Sunday until Tuesday. Just days before the busy holiday weekend Cherry Creek State Park officials decided to close the east boat ramp. Park crews said portions of the east ramp are submerged due to recent heavy rains, and higher reservoir levels have not receded to safe operating depth for boats to launch.The east boat ramp will remain closed until water levels recede. The west boat ramp is open as the only option for boaters through the Fourth of July. Officials on high alert for holiday weekend travel heading into the busy summer season The parking lot next to the east boat ramp will be open and hand-launched vessels like paddleboards and kayaks are allowed from the shoreline. Once the lot reaches capacity the park will not allow any more cars in unless visitors have an active campgr...

BSO search for 35-year-old man reported missing from FLL Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 35-year-old man.According to detectives, Roberto Funes-Solis was last seen around 10:30 p.m. on Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. He stands at about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. Funes-Solis has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, grey shoes and a black hat.Anyone with information on Funes-Solis’ whereabouts is urged to contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).

Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

(CNN) — Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July fireworks in favor of spectacular drone light shows this year.Salt Lake City, Utah, tried out the alternative way of celebrating Independence Day on Saturday with its first-ever drone show.The city’s mayor, Erin Mendenhall, said in a news release the new format marked an effort to minimize the area’s “high fire danger” and to lessen air quality problems caused by pyrotechnics.“As temperatures rise and fire danger increases, we must be conscientious of both our air quality and the potential for wildfires,” Mendenhall said in the release.Utah has an average of 800 to 1,000 wildfires each year, and the state is among the most wildfire-prone in the US, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.In neighboring Colorado, also in its wildfire season, the City of Boulder made a similar decision this year with its first-ever nighttime drone show ne...

Timing out holiday weekend rain and storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

7Weather – It’s been a soggy and cloudy start to our Sunday! Not ideal for our 4th of July weekend plans. Here’s what we can expect for the rest of the extended weekend. There will be periods of rain with some dry time mixed in today. Expect off and on waves of showers today. An isolated storm is possible this afternoon. We’ll have a lot of cloud cover around, so temperatures for most of us will stay in the 70s.Overnight, another batch of rain comes through. We’ll have showers for the Cape early tomorrow morning. A rumble of thunder is possible with this as well. Dew points will come up, so temperatures should stay in the upper 60s/near 70 overnight. That will be a good launching pad to get us into the low/mid 80s tomorrow. We’ll wake up to a lot of cloud cover. The July sunshine will help to clear it by midday. Tomorrow we’ll watch for scattered storms to develop mainly north and west of the city. The Storm Prediction Center highlights the...

11 arrested at DUI checkpoint in Pacific Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Eleven people were arrested at a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint in Pacific Beach on Saturday night, authorities said. The San Diego Police Department says officers with the Traffic Division, along with officers from California Highway Patrol, conducted the checkpoint at 2400 Grand Ave. between the hours of 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Are fireworks legal in some San Diego County areas? During that time, a total of 11 drivers were taken into custody on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, authorities confirmed. The identity of those individuals was not immediately released.According to the SDPD, exactly 2,140 vehicles traveled through the weekend checkpoint and 1,014 of them were screened by officers. A total of 21 drivers conducted field sobriety tests.In addition to these arrests, authorities say 11 vehicles were impounded.The department explained that DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents o...

Guatemala’s high court steps into election, suspends release of official results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the release of official election results, granting a temporary injunction to 10 parties that challenged the results of the June 25 vote.The Constitutional Court late Saturday called for a new hearing to review the contested tallies in no more than five days.Sandra Torres and Bernardo Arévalo had emerged from a field of nearly two dozen presidential hopefuls in the first round of voting. Since neither came close the 50% threshold, they were expected to compete in an Aug. 20 runoff to determine Guatemala’s next president.Arévalo in particular from the progressive Seed Movement party was a surprise, as he had not been polling among the leading candidates. Torres, the candidate for the conservative UNE party, is making her third bid for the presidency.Essentially, the court wants to compare the tallies that were put into the electoral system with the ones from the polling places themselves to make sure they match. If necessar...

NASCAR contractor dies after being electrocuted at Chicago Street Race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race.The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the man who died Friday as 53-year-old Duane Tabinski, the founder of an events company hired to install audio equipment for the race, local station WLS-TV reported.NASCAR said in a statement that a worker had “suffered a fatal medical emergency” on Friday.“We are coordinating with local authorities on this tragic incident,” race organizers said. “We share our condolences to the family and their loved ones.”Chicago police said first responders took Tabinski from the race course to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Friday morning, according to WLS-TV.The Chicago Street Race is the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history and will zip past the city’s downtown landmarks on Sunday evening.The Associated Press