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Bundle of birthday wishes given to WWII veteran turning 100

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A big bundle of birthday wishes from around the country was delivered to a retired World War II veteran who turned 100 on Saturday.U.S. Naval Commander Koert Voorhees served in the South Pacific during the war. His family threw him a huge celebration on Sunday and asked the organization Nothing but Love Notes to gather handwritten birthday wishes to deliver to him as a surprise. 90-year-old donates 90th gallon of blood Denver Police Officer and Navy veteran Jacob Odendahl was the one who made the surprise delivery to Voorhees. His wife, Connie, also turned 100 years old in April, and the organization said it planned to gather a bundle of love notes for her as well. The 100-year-old is in very good shape, mentally and physically, according to his family, who call him the "Energizer Bunny."

For Aden: Foundation named for teen who died trying to save driver from Sunrise lake hosts backpack giveaway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

A South Florida mother is honoring a hero — her late teenage son — by giving hundreds of students all the supplies they need for a successful school year, and it’s all thanks to a young man who sacrificed his life to try to save a stranger.A backpack giveaway was held Sunday morning in Plantation in honor of Aden Perry, a teenager who put someone else’s safety above his own and made the ultimate sacrifice.The Aden Perry Good Samaritan and Scholarship Fund handed out hundreds of book bags to incoming students near North Nob Hill Road and Cleary Boulevard.Sarah Perry, Aden’s mother, highlighted the importance of helping to ensure these students are prepared when classes resume later this month.“We’re here today in honor of my son, to give back to the community and help kids on their academic journeys by giving them school supplies, in honor of my son,” she said. “He was a brilliant student, and he had a heart for helping others, an...

20-year-old arrested in deadly shooting in Myles Standish Forest in Plymouth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

A man was arrested Saturday in connection with a shooting in Myles Standish State Forest last month that left one man dead. John Geovanni Pires Monteiro Macedo, 20, was arrested in New Bedford without incident.Monteiro Macedo is accused of shooting and killing Robert Aponte-Flores, 25, on July 12. Police said before the shooting, multiple witnesses saw Monteiro Macedo and the victim in an altercation in the state forest.Monteiro Macedo is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Plymouth District Court on one count of murder.

Freedom Library hands out 4,500 books in Massachusetts to combat book bans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

Having handed out thousands books in the South, the NAACP and American Federation of Teachers “Freedom Library” traveled north to give out another 4,500 often-disputed books.“The youth here understood because of what’s going on in Florida what’s going on in Texas, the attack on knowledge,” said American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten at a book giveaway Tuesday. “It’s starting with the attack on reading and on the opportunity to read, the freedom to read books of their choosing.”The giveaways held at the NAACP National Convention and the Boston Teachers Union headquarters throughout the week distributed a wide variety of books, including titles like “Nuestra America,” Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb,” “B is for Baby” and “The Hate U Give.”The Freedom Library initiative, a collaboration between the NAACP, First Read and AFT, has given away over 1.5 million ...

Russia launches missile and drone barrage on Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a missile and drone barrage Sunday across parts of Ukraine that killed six people, Kyiv officials said, as Moscow followed through on its promise to retaliate for an attack on a Russian tanker.Separately, Moscow’s second-largest airport briefly suspended flights early Sunday following a foiled drone attack near the Russian capital.Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 70 drones and missiles from aircraft over the Caspian Sea, including Iranian-made, Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs.Three waves of missiles hit the Starokostiantyniv area, damaging several buildings and igniting a fire at a warehouse, said Serhiy Tyurin, deputy head of Ukraine’s Khmelnytsky region military administration. The strike may have been intended for the city’s airfield, officials said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the facilities of aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich in the Zaporizhzhia region had also come under attack.The Russian barra...

East County shooting prompts police response

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

LA MESA, Calif. -- Police are investigating a shooting at 8000 University Ave. in La Mesa, authorities tweeted at 4:32 p.m. Sunday.According to the La Mesa Police Department, there is no current threat to community safety. However, they are advising the public to stay clear of the area.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Daimler Truck finance chief Jochen Goetz, credited with its spinoff from Mercedes-Benz maker, dies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

Jochen Goetz, the chief financial officer of Daimler Truck and credited with its successful spinoff from the automotive giant that makes the Mercedes-Benz, has died, the company said Sunday. He was 52.Goetz spent more than three decades working at the Daimler Group, the Stuttgart, Germany-based company best known as the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars. Daimler Truck said he was “decisively responsible” for the spinoff in 2021 of Daimler’s truck division, which is the world’s largest maker of trucks, from the rest of the company that renamed itself Mercedes-Benz Group AG.The company’s statement said Goetz died in a “tragic incident” on Saturday but didn’t give details.“The death of Jochen Goetz is a tremendous loss for Daimler Truck, both personally and professionally,” said a statement from Martin Daum, chairman of the company’s board of management, of which Goetz was also a member.The Associated Press

At least 2 buildings destroyed in flooding in Alaska’s capital from glacial lake water release

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated in Juneau after flooding caused by a release of water from a glacier-dammed lake, officials said Sunday.The Mendenhall River flooded Saturday because of a major release from Suicide Basin above Alaska’s capital city, a news release from the City and Borough of Juneau said.Video posted on social media showed towering trees behind a home falling into the rushing river as the water ate away at the bank. Eventually, the home, teetering at the edge, also collapsed into the river.River levels were falling Sunday but the city said the banks of the river remain highly unstable. Some roadways have been blocked by silt and debris from the flooding, it said. Such glacial outburst floods happen when glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes. A study released earlier this year found such floods pose a risk to 15 million people around the globe, more than half...

2 injured after being shocked on CTA tracks in Oak Park on their way to Lollapalooza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

OAK PARK, Ill. — Two people were injured, one critically, after officials said at least one of them touched an energized CTA rail at a stop in Oak Park.According to officials, the two people and a group of friends were going to Lollapalooza when they decided to jump down onto the tracks to take pictures and a man touched an energized rail. Officer-involved shooting under investigation in South Shore The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. at the Ridgeland Green Line CTA station in the 300 block of South Boulevard.Another person, a woman, who also jumped down to take pictures, was also injured possibly trying to help the male. On Sunday, officials said they aren't sure if she was shocked.Several of their friends jumped down and were able to help remove them from the tracks, officials said.The man was in cardiac arrest and taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. The female was conscious and also taken to a hospital.As of Sunday, the man is still in critical conditi...

Future uncertain for the US after crashing out of Women's World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:02 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The rest of the world has finally caught up to the United States.The once-dominant Americans crashed out of the Women’s World Cup on penalties after a scoreless draw with Sweden in the Round of 16 on Sunday. It was the earliest exit ever for the four-time tournament champions.A shootout in the 1999 World Cup — with a much different outcome — supercharged the U.S. team's prominence atop the sport globally. The Americans defeated China on penalties in front of a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl and Brandi Chastain doffed her jersey in celebration.Except for some desperate energy in the final match, this U.S. team looked uncharacteristically timid and disorganized throughout this World Cup. The two-time defending champions squeaked by in the group stage with just a win against Vietnam and disappointing draws against both the Netherlands and Portugal.The Americans have fallen victim to growing parity in women’s soccer. Former powerhouse team...