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Colorado high school football scoreboard: Week 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

Thursday night scoresBanning Lewis Academy 52, Jefferson 0Arvada West 41, Boulder 7Columbine 42, Freedom 0Rampart 28, Doherty 18Mountain Vista 63, Fort Collins 0Northglenn 21, Gateway 8Golden 42, Silver Creek 13Cherry Creek 42, Legacy 14Monarch 30, Frederick 23Peetz 36, Prairie 14Englewood 49, Sheridan 14Rock Canyon 42, Smoky Hill 7Thompson Valley 36, Summit 15Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.

One dead in Union City shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

UNION CITY, Calif. (BCN) -- One person died in a shooting in Union City late Wednesday night, according to police. Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 33500 block of Seventh Street and arrived to find the victim, who was taken to a hospital but died there, Union City police said. Vallejo police officer who killed Sean Monterrosa gets his job back The identity of the person who died has not been released. Police are considering the case a murder but have not released any information about a possible suspect. The department said in a press release Thursday afternoon that the shooting "is believed to be an isolated incident and there does not appear to be an on-going threat to the community." Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Rivas at (510) 675-5399 or [email protected]. Information can also be left anonymously at (510) 675-5207 or [email protected]. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Here's how San Jose's mayor wants to crack down on sideshows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The mayor of San Jose says the city wants a new social media policy for posting illegal sideshow videos, and he's calling on social media companies in Silicon Valley to get onboard. In the South Bay city, Mayor Matt Mahan is ratcheting up the effort to deter illegal sideshows by calling on social media companies to join the fight against them."This includes the largest companies that call Silicon Valley home," Mahan said. ‘Sick and tired’: Oakland restaurant acquires parking lot, hires security to prevent car break-ins Mayor Mahan held a press conference to announce that he sent a letter to media giants like Meta, TikTok and Snapchat proposing a sit-down meeting at city hall with the mayor's team and the San Jose Police Department to discuss strategies to disincentivize illegal stunt driving."We're asking social media platforms to work in tandem with our police department to suspend the accounts of people who post this dangerous content for 30 days, and ...

Charges filed against SF city employees for bribery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Ever since the arrest of San Francisco Public Works director Mohammed Nuru back in 2020, federal prosecutors have been busy weeding out corruption at San Francisco City Hall. Now, San Francisco’s district attorney is doing the same, charging a city employee and a former member of then-mayor Gavin Newsom’s staff with a variety of corruption charges including bribery. Mpox cases increase among SF residents: officials "We have a job to enforce all laws in the city and county of San Francisco regardless of who breaks them," said SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. At a news conference Thursday, Jenkins announced felony bribery charges against Lanita Henriquez, the director of San Francisco’s Community Challenge Grant Program, and Rudolph Dwayne Jones, the founder and president of RDJ Enterprises."In this situation, someone was being awarded San Francisco city contracts because he was paying off a city employee. That is illegal and it can't be tolerated in the...

Griffis throws for 3 touchdowns to lead Wake Forest past Elon 37-17 in season opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Mitch Griffis threw for three touchdowns to open his tenure as Wake Forest’s fulltime starting quarterback and help the Demon Deacons beat Elon 37-17 on Thursday night.The fourth-year passer is taking over after the transfer of star Sam Hartman to No. 13 Notre Dame. Griffis had started last year’s opener against VMI in relief of Hartman, then was back in the starting lineup again — this time as the guy positioned for the longer term — a day shy of that anniversary to throw for 329 yards in his second career start.It wasn’t all perfect, namely with throwing an interception returned for a touchdown and taking two sacks when holding the ball too long. “Obviously the games are going to get a lot harder,” Griffis said, adding: “But I think each week I will improve. That’s the goal.”Griffis was accurate during a fast start, throwing for 230 yards on 11-of-14 passing as Wake Forest took a 24-0 halftime lead. That included a 33-yard score o...

Reigning SoCon champion Samford jumps out early, rolls past Division II Shorter 69-14

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Michael Hiers threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first half as Samford rolled to a 69-14 victory over Division II-member Shorter on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Hiers hit Chandler Smith with a pair of scoring throws and threw one each to Jay Stanton and E. Jai Mason as the reigning Southern Conference champion and the FCS’s ninth-ranked Bulldogs scored touchdowns on 7 of 8 possessions in the first half for a 49-7 lead at the break. Hiers added a 33-yard touchdown pass to Brendan Jenkins midway through the third quarter and finished 28-of-35 passing for 375 yards. Stanton added a 12-yard touchdown run, and Mychael Hamilton and Damonta Witherspoon each had two rushing touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Harold Cook completed 20 of 28 passes for 170 yards and threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to John Dietl III for Shorter. Cook added a 7-yard TD run to end the third quarter.The Bulldogs are coming off an 11-2 season and first SoCon...

Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long grand slam in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, becoming the first player in major league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season.Acuña sent a 429-foot shot to deep into the left field pavilion off Lance Lynn for his third career slam and first since 2021. Acuña has 36 career homers in August, his most in any month.Acuña has 61 stolen bases.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

North Carolina State beats UConn 24-14 in season opener for both teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — North Carolina State quarterback Brennan Armstrong threw for 155 yards and ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wolfpack to a 24-14 road win Thursday over UConn in the season opener for both teams.The grad transfer from Virginia completed 17 of 26 passes and carried the ball 19 times, including on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards. Victor Rosa ran for 99 yards and scored both of UConn’s touchdowns, including a 71-yard run that got the Huskies to within three points in the third quarter.But he summersaulted into the end zone at the end of the run and that celebration forced the Huskies to kick off from the 20-yard line.The Wolfpack’s Julian Gray returned it 40 yards, and another 15 yards was added after the Wolfpack’s Rakeim Ashford was hit on the sideline at the end of the play. Ashford lay motionless for more then 10 minutes and was taken off the field on a stretcher. His condition was not immediately known.Armstrong’s second touchdown run...

Recrean el aroma del bálsamo utilizado en una momia egipcia de hace 3.500 años

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

(CNN) —  Los científicos lograron descifrar un antiguo aroma al identificar los ingredientes utilizados en los bálsamos de momificación egipcios, y recrearon su fragancia.Quienes deseen conocer este aroma de miles de años de antigüedad podrán encontrar lo que los investigadores han bautizado como “el aroma de la eternidad” durante una próxima exposición en el Museo Moesgaard de Dinamarca.Nombrada como “el aroma de la vida eterna”, la fragancia se basa en la cera de abejas, los aceites vegetales y las resinas de árboles de tierras lejanas que el equipo encontró en bálsamos utilizados hace más de 3.500 años para preservar a Senetnay, una noble cuyos restos se colocaron en vasos canopos y se descubrieron en el Valle de los Reyes de Egipto, en 1900.Imagen digital revela cómo se vería el rostro de un hombre egipcio que vivió hace 35.000 añosEl hallazgo revela la condición social de Senetnay, así como los métodos utilizados para conservar sus restos y la impo...

Naloxone coverage would expand under Pettersen bill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:51 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Thursday was Overdose Awareness Day, which holds a special meaning for one member of Colorado’s congressional delegation.U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen is an advocate for ending the opioid epidemic, with opioid abuse personally hitting her family. She introduced a piece of legislation she hopes Congress will take up later this year. Adams County opening shelter for youth in crisis A former state lawmaker, Pettersen championed several bills at the Colorado state Capitol with the goal of addressing the opioid crisis. She is hoping to get some legislation passed at the federal level to address the same issue.Pettersen was back home in Colorado on Thursday, commemorating the day at a location that is special to her: Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.It’s the hospital where her mother was treated for addiction. Pettersen credited the staff there for saving her mom’s life. She said it was her first time walking the halls of the facility again since her mom was ...