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McNeese State coach Will Wade hit with penalties and 10-game suspension for LSU violations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

An independent infractions panel handed a two-year show-cause penalty and a 10-game suspension to former LSU and current McNeese State men’s basketball coach Will Wade on Thursday for multiple rules violations.The ruling came from a panel of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) and determined Wade failed to report potential violations, provided cash payments to prevent the disclosure of potential violations and failed to cooperate with the investigation. The case also included violations tied to the Tigers’ football program, leading to both programs being placed on probation following previous self-imposed penalties.The basketball case originally grew from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball, with LSU firing Wade in March 2022. He was hired by McNeese State earlier this season.The show-cause penalty through June 2025 means Wade cannot perform any off-campus recruiting activities during April and summer evaluation periods. Ther...

1 person found dead in car after being swept away in high water

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said one person died in Watkins after being swept up in high waters during the severe thunderstorms Wednesday night. ACSO said it received reports of cars off the roadway due to flood waters around 11:30 p.m. in the area of North Watkins Road and East 6th Avenue. One of the cars that was swept away in the water was occupied, but rescue crews were unable to find the car due to the high water level and dangerous conditions. Tornado destroys home in Logan County The rescue crews returned Thursday morning and discovered the top of the vehicle several hundred yards northwest of the intersection using a drone in the area. Crew members located the deceased occupant at 9:20 a.m. Due to flooding that occurred overnight, Watkins Road was closed between Interstate 70 and Jewell. The sheriff's office said the road and bridge crew is working with Bennett-Watkins Fire to get the road back open.

Orville Peck postpones all future shows, no longer on list for Dusty Boots in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The headliner for the new country-focused music festival at Civic Center Park, Dusty Boots, has postponed all of his upcoming shows. Orville Peck announced on Wednesday that he will no longer be touring this year, effective immediately. The country artist cited mental and physical health as his reason for the postponement. First-ever Dusty Boots concert brings country artists to Civic Center Park “This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make, but I’ve come to realize that my current mental and physical health won’t allow me to bring you my best. My fans mean the absolute world to me and I am so incredibly thankful to every single person who has bought a ticket to come and see us play, I do not take it for granted. Being on stage is my favourite thing in the world,” said Peck on his Instagram.Peck was scheduled to headline the first-ever Dusty Boots music festival with Colter Wall on July 1. However, his name has been removed from the artist lineup o...

COVID is now rarer in Colorado than before it was declared a national emergency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The public health emergency has been over for some time, but the numbers have finally caught up. COVID is officially as small an issue as it was in February 2020. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment continues to track COVID numbers including daily new COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The main metrics used to gauge COVID's respective danger to the community are now all as low or lower than they were in March 2020 when former President Donald Trump declared a national emergency. Red Rocks hailstorm: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt Daily caseloads have not been so low since the COVID pandemic began in earnest. As of June 17, there were an average of 41 COVID cases reported daily - about as many as were recorded in early March 2020 weeks before any emergency was declared. COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths show the same trend. There were an average of 14 patients admitted to Colorado hospitals per day as of June 14, the lowest since ...

Second arrest warrant issued for rapper Kodak Black in Broward County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

An arrest warrant was issued for rapper Kodak Black in Broward County after he failed to submit to a random drug and alcohol test as part of his pretrial conditions. Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was suppose to to show up for his testing appointment on June 9. He is facing charges stemming from a 2022 arrest for allegedly trafficking oxycodone.This is the second time this year that an arrest warrant has been issued for Black. Back in February, he tested positive for drugs when he submitted a urine test. His attorney argued that the company responsible for the test made a mistake. Instead of going back to jail, Black agreed to go into rehab for 30 days. Due to breaking the terms of his pre-trial release, Black’s release was revoked.

Debris field found near Titanic amid search for submersible, Coast Guard says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

A robot on the seafloor found a debris field near the Titanic shipwreck, the Coast Guard announced Thursday. The discovery is a possible lead in the search for a missing tourist submersible that disappeared during a dive to the site of the Titanic shipwreck.“A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic,” the U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District said in a tweet Thursday. “Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information.”The nature of the debris field is unclear. Rear Admiral James Mauger, who has led the search-and-rescue operation, will lead a media briefing at 3 p.m. EST in Boston.The Titan, a 21-foot tourist submersible, lost contact with its Canadian-owned parent ship, Polar Prince, on Sunday morning, sparking a wide-reaching search led by the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards that has garnered round-the-clock international attention. Commercial, research and private vessels and aircraft, as well as teams from the U.S., Canada and ...

Europe’s new Marshall Plan: making a bet on Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast This week’s EU Confidential episode comes to you from London, where the Ukraine Recovery Conference has just wrapped up. Ukraine may still be fighting a war, but already a conversation has started abo...

Debris has been found near the Titanic during search for submersible, US Coast Guard says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

The search for a missing submersible with five people aboard took a bleak turn Thursday when the U.S. Coast Guard said a debris field was found at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic, and the critical 96-hour mark passed when breathable air could have run out.The Coast Guard’s post on Twitter did not say whether officials believe the debris is connected to the Titan, which was on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic. It said the debris was discovered within the search area by a remotely operated underwater robot, and was being evaluated.The Titan was estimated to have about a four-day supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic — but experts have emphasized that was an imprecise approximation to begin with and could be extended if passengers have taken measures to conserve breathable air. And it’s not known if they survived since the sub’s disappearance.Rescuers have rushed ships, planes and other equipment&nbs...

US median age reached a record high in 2022, according to the US Census Bureau

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

(CNN) — The United States population has been aging for decades and is now older than it has ever been.The median age of the US population reached a record high of 38.9 years in 2022, according to new estimates from the US Census Bureau.That’s an increase of about 3.5 years since 2000, and a jump of 0.2 years in the past year alone.Births outnumbered deaths last year but not enough to shift the overall pattern of aging, according to the Census Bureau estimates. Other federal data shows that the US birth rate has been trending down for years. There was a steep drop in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic and only a slight increase the following year.“Without a rapidly growing young population, the US median age will likely continue its slow but steady rise,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer with the Census Bureau.Nearly all states saw their population grow older between 2021 and 2022, according to the new Census Bureau data. In about a third of states, more than h...

Massachusetts Opioid Deaths Climbed To New High In 2022

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:47 GMT

The already-devastating opioid crisis is getting worse.Massachusetts experienced 2,357 confirmed and estimated fatal opioid-related overdoses in 2022, a new record high, according to data the Department of Public Health published Thursday. The fatality rate of 33.5 per 100,000 people reflects a 2.5 percent increase over 2021 and a 9.1 percent increase from 2016, the pre-pandemic peak.The crisis was especially pronounced among non-Hispanic Black residents, for whom overdose deaths increased 42 percent. The most rural areas of the state had the highest overdose death rate, compared to more densely populated regions.State public health officials said a major factor driving the jump in fatalities is the increasingly common presence of multiple substances, especially fentanyl, contaminating the drugs a person might use.DPH plans to release the latest opioid report at a Public Health Council meeting Thursday afternoon. Goldstein and other Healey administration officials briefed media...