DC police: Rocky Apollo, a Pitbull Terrier, is being held for ransom
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
Have you seen Rocky Apollo? Police in DC are looking for this dog and the man allegedly holding him for ransom. (MPD)In the District, police say they are looking for a suspect who they say is holding a Southeast woman’s Pitbull terrier for ransom.Police in the District are looking for this man in connection with an alleged dog theft. (MPD)According to a police report, on Oct. 22, the woman asked a friend, an unidentified suspect, to watch her dog, a brown Pitbull Terrier mix named Rocky Apollo.Four days later, when the woman called to retrieve the dog, the suspect asked if he could buy the dog from her. When she said the dog was not for sale, the suspect allegedly said “he was going to kill the dog or that she could give him $250 if she wanted her dog back.”In a news release Sunday, MPD released this picture of the alleged dog thief.Though the police report states the victim and suspect had been “longtime friends,” the suspect’s name was not inclu...Luka Doncic, Mavs overcome LaMelo Ball’s 30-point triple-double in 124-118 win over Hornets
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic didn’t have quite the fourth quarter that LaMelo Ball had.The Dallas superstar did plenty to lead a bounce-back win for the Mavericks.Doncic scored 23 points after a rare scoreless first quarter and the Mavericks overcame Ball’s first 30-point triple-double in a 124-118 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.Ball scored 23 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter while finishing with 13 assists and 10 rebounds. But the Hornets couldn’t hold a 15-point first-half lead a night after rallying in the fourth for a one-point victory at Indiana.“Just trying to win, really. Trying to do as much as I could,” said Ball, who was 8 of 9 from the field and 5 of 6 from 3-point range in the fourth, the highest-scoring quarter of his career. “Didn’t really go our way at the end.”Grant Williams added 18 points, including a trio of 3s in the fourth quarter, and rookie Dereck Lively II had 15 points, 14 rebounds and a big fourth-quarter block for t...NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series Championship Results
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
SundayAt Phoenix RacewayAvondale, Ariz.Lap length: 1.00 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 312 laps, 57 points.2. (15) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 312, 35.3. (4) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 312, 34.4. (1) William Byron, Chevrolet, 312, 33.5. (9) Chris Buescher, Ford, 312, 47.6. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 312, 41.7. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 312, 47.8. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 312, 29.9. (19) Michael McDowell, Ford, 312, 28.10. (5) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 312, 37.11. (16) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 312, 26.12. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 312, 25.13. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, 312, 24.14. (12) Ryan Preece, Ford, 312, 23.15. (31) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 312, 24.16. (20) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 312, 21.17. (23) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 312, 20.18. (17) Joey Logano, Ford, 312, 19.19. (22) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 312, 0.20. (7) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 312, 21.21. (11) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 312, 16.22. (10) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 312, 15.23. (24) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ch...Devils beat Blackhawks 4-2 for sixth win in eight games
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — Dawson Mercer and Max Willman scored in the first period and the New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night.Curtis Lazar and Michael McLeod also scored as the Devils won for the sixth time in eight games. Vitek Vanecek stopped 32 shots for his sixth win in eight starts.“We did not start well at all,” Lazar said. “We took it upon ourselves to say enough’s enough. We simplified our game. As the game went on, we generated more looks.”Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato scored for Chicago, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Arvid Soderblom finished with 36 saves.Lazar tipped John Marino’s drive in the slot and the puck eluded Soderblom to push the Devils’ lead to 3-2 at 4:35 of the third period. “He’s my son’s favorite player,” Lazar said of Marino. “He’s going to be a happy camper.”Donato pulled the Blackhawks back within one as he scored on his second rebound with 4:46 left.Vanecek had a big stop on Phillipp Kurashev with 1:12 remaining, ...Ducks score 4 goals in 3rd period, hand Golden Knights first regulation loss with 4-2 win
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mason McTavish scored the go-ahead goal with 3:40 to play, Sam Carrick had two late goals, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas 4-2 Sunday night, handing the Vegas Golden Knights their first regulation loss of the season.Adam Henrique scored early in the third for the Ducks, who rallied from two goals down in the final period to get their sixth straight win for the first time in nearly two years. John Gibson made 29 saves for Anaheim, which scored four goals on five shots in the third.They beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights, who had earned a point in 12 straight games to start this season, the longest streak by a defending champ in NHL history. Vegas also had earned a point in 20 straight regular-season games since last March, the second-longest such streak in the last 40 years.Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who took a 2-0 lead into the third period before fading late on the second night of a back-to-back set. Log...¿Te sobran dulces de Halloween? Esto es lo que puedes hacer con ellos
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
Después de la rara experiencia de ver nevar en un frío Halloween, es posible que tengas muchos más dulces extra de los que esperabas, pero hay formas de deshacerte de ellos.Claro, puedes comerlos todos o tirarlos a la basura por que ambas son opciones, pero también hay otras que puedes elegir.Especialistas aconsejan a las personas que se comuniquen a refugios y hogares de ancianos locales para ver si aceptan donaciones de dulces y ahí podrían llevarlos.Ronald McDonald House Charities tiene varios programas locales en el área de Chicago, por ejemplo. La organización se compromete a ayudar a las familias que viajan a la ciudad a encontrar alojamiento y atención mientras su hijo recibe tratamiento. Pueden localizar algo similar en tu ciudad.También puedes ingresar tu código postal aquí para encontrar el Buyback más cercano donde puedes enviar paquetes de dulces para que las donaciones se agreguen a los paquetes de ayuda de múltiples organizaciones.Los niños también podrán recibir produ...Ducks rally for 6th straight win, snap Golden Knights’ 12-game point streak with 4-2 victory
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mason McTavish scored the go-ahead goal with 3:40 to play, Sam Carrick had two late goals, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from two goals down in the third period to hand the Vegas Golden Knights their first regulation loss of the season with a 4-2 victory on Sunday night.Carrick got the tying goal with 9:05 left and added an empty-netter for the upstart Ducks, winners of six straight for the first time in nearly two years.Adam Henrique scored early in the third for the Ducks, who rallied from two goals down in the final period to beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights, who had earned a point in 12 straight games to start this season, the longest streak by a defending champ in NHL history. Vegas also had earned a point in 20 straight regular-season games since last March, the second-longest such streak in the last 40 years.Anaheim trailed 2-0 entering the third, but Henrique got the Ducks on the board with a power-play goal from the slot. The Duc...Bouanga, Crépeau spark LAFC to 1-0 victory, first-round sweep of Whitecaps
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dénis Bouanga scored on a first-half penalty kick and Maxime Crépeau made it stand up against his former club as defending-champion Los Angeles FC finished off a first-round sweep of the Vancouver Whitecaps with a 1-0 victory on Sunday night.Bouanga, who scored 20 goals during the regular season to win the Golden Boot and was named a finalist for the MVP award, scored on a penalty kick in the 24th minute to give LAFC (15-10-10) the lead. Bouanga took the PK after Mario González drew a foul on Whitecaps defender Tristan Blackmon.Crépeau, a member of the Whitecaps from 2018-2021, finished with five saves to earn his second career clean sheet in the postseason — both with LAFC. Yohei Takaoka had six saves for Vancouver (12-11-12).The Whitecaps won LAFC’s first four visits to Vancouver in all competitions, but LAFC has gone 2-0-1 since.Bouanga and Ryan Hollingshead became the sixth pair of teammates to both score twice in the same match in LAFC’s...Mending Ground project aims for 38,000 new trees in Thousand Islands National Park
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
The Mending Ground tree planting project has kicked off this fall at Thousand Islands National Park.4,000 trees will have been planted as the season wraps up this week, with the park’s focus being on restoring a former quarry on Hill Island that was active over 50 years ago to a forested habitat.The Mending Ground project will aim to plant as many as 18,000 trees in that quarry, with a goal of planting 38,000 trees throughout the park in 10 years. The project falls under the umbrella of the federal government’s 2 Billion Trees program, which is providing up to $3.2 billion over 10 years to support efforts by provinces, not for profits, and Indigenous organizations to plant trees. Mary Beth Lynch, the Mending Ground Project Lead, says the planting project – and in particular planting within the quarry – has been something that park staff have hoped to do for a while, and the boost in funding from the 2 Billion Trees program has allowed it to happen.“We...Driver hurt after car slams into Lauderhill restaurant
Published Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:18:44 GMT
A restaurant in Lauderhill was boarded up following a dangerous drive.According to Lauderhill Police, a driver slamming his black Toyota sedan into a restaurant on West Commercial Boulevard and Northwest 77th Avenue, Sunday afternoon.The front of the business was damaged, and tables and chairs inside were left mangled.No one inside the restaurant was hurt, but police said the driver suffered minor injuries.He was taken to a medical facility for treatment.Latest news
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