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Local leaders discuss school safety concerns in Boston after incident in Mattapan, recent poll 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

School safety was a topic of discussion again Friday after another incident reported inside the Boston Public Schools. New discussion came as the Boston City Council held a hearing focused on school safety concerns and ways both the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Police can improve their working relationship. The hearing, in turn, came one day after an investigation got underway into what school officials said was a “verbal physical altercation” involving a staff member at the Mattahunt school in Mattapan. Several students, according to Principal Walter Henderson, saw the incident happen.“We’re living in a time where incidents of violence in schools are becoming more and more common and we see it in cities across the country, so I do hear parents’ concerns,” said Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper. In a recent poll, 81% of Boston public high school parents said they worry about their children’s safety while at school. The sam...

Chicago Cubs place Nico Hoerner on the IL as the team keeps a big-picture focus on the second baseman’s hamstring injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

The Chicago Cubs’ optimism that second baseman Nico Hoerner could avoid a stint on the injured list met reality Friday.Hoerner landed on the 10-day IL before the series opener against the Minnesota Twins, retroactive to Tuesday. He will be eligible to rejoin the Cubs for their series in Philadelphia to close out their nine-game trip. Infielder Miles Mastrobuoni was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs also activated left-hander Brandon Hughes from the IL and optioned right-hander Javier Assad.Hoerner’s IL move isn’t the result of any setbacks with his left hamstring strain. Hoerner made clear he has experienced “nothing but positives” with his recovery since suffering the injury Monday night. Ultimately the team’s best-case return-to-play scenario for Hoerner had him missing half the trip and playing at potentially not 100%, which also would have left the bench short-handed for that stretch.“Definitely the priority is on treating the strain...

Home Showcase: Somerville home has quirky charm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

You might have already spotted 42 Spring Street making the rounds on social media recently. Coming in hot (pink) on the heels of the Barbiecore phenomena, this absolute fever dream of a home is not only real, it’s also right in our backyard in one of Somerville’s best neighborhoods.Thanks to its proximity to Davis, Porter, Union, Inman, and Harvard — in no particular order, don’t come for us — 42 Spring Street is a foodie’s paradise as well as being ideal for commuters.The character-filled Spring Hill Greek Revival single family is distinctive inside and out, sitting on an oversized, 0.19-acre lot bursting with blooms you can enjoy from the home’s inviting front porch, enclosed sun porch, and garden.Even without its whimsical array of pink, purple, and green and other colors of a sherbet rainbow, the home’s period architecture stands on its own with tall ceilings, detailed moulding, and ornate fireplace mantles.Floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelves line a wall in the living ro...

House fire erupts in North County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Firefighters on Friday were working to extinguish a house fire in the Carmel Valley area, authorities said.The blaze occurred around 5:50 p.m. at 3735 Torrey View Court, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. This blues and crawfish festival is bringing the best of the bayou to San Diego FOX 5 captured video of rising black smoke that could be seen from the Interstate 5 freeway. No other information has been released at this time.Check back for updates on this developing story.

San Diego speakeasy makes 2023 list of best bars in North America

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- One of the 50 best bars in North America this year can be found in San Diego.Youngblood, located 777 G St, ranks No. 49 on a list complied by the 50 Best Bars in North America.The East Village speakeasy within a speakeasy offers drink service from highly-trained bartenders based on a multi-course drink experience. First, there's the appetizer that delivers something light and refreshing. Next is a drink that's a bit heavier as the entrée, followed by dessert with a sweeter cocktail. Padres cancel BeerFest On-Field Party at Petco Park "The most phenomenal beverage experience in San Diego hands down," Yelper Lauren S. commented about Youngblood. "I've been here 10 times now...and every time I am impressed. There is no menu, you just tell the very talented bartenders what you like and don't like, and they take it from there. I've never had the same drink twice, and every drink I've had, I liked.""I recently found out about Youngblood and boy did it impress me more than e...

A Texas woman was fatally shot by her boyfriend after she got an abortion, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A man who didn’t want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot, police said.He was jailed on a murder charge as of Friday.Texas banned abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy in September 2021. But nearly all abortions have been halted in Texas since Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer, except in cases of medical emergency.Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, was with her boyfriend, 22-year-old Harold Thompson, on Wednesday when he tried to put her in a chokehold, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. She had returned from Colorado the night before.“It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child,” the affidavit said. “The suspect did not want (Gonzalez) to get an abortion.”Surveillance video from the parking lot shows Gonzalez “shrugs him off,” police said, and the two continue walking. Thompson then pulls out a gun and shoots Gonzalez in the head. She falls to the ground and Thompson shoots h...

102 candidates officially registered for Toronto mayor’s race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

A total of 102 candidates have registered to run for mayor in the byelection set for June 26, including a dog named Molly. It’s the highest number of candidates ever registered to run for mayor, surpassing the previous high of 65 in the 2014 municipal election. In 2022, there were 31 candidates seeking the mayor’s job. Toronto's Mayoral campaign is going to the dogs…literally.the 101st and final entrant, is Molly. She arrived with her rollerblading owner at 1:59PM, just one minute before the nominations closed.I'll have more on this pups political asperations, coming up on @CityNewsTO pic.twitter.com/KwTgGfIOeb— Momin Qureshi (@MominYQureshi) May 12, 2023Despite saying multiple times that he would not get involved in the mayoral campaign, Premier Doug Ford once again weighed in with his opinion which appeared to favour one candidate in particular. “We need someone who has experience dealing with crime. I believe we need someone that has actuall...

More than 60 migrant families found living in dilapidated greenhouse in rural California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A dilapidated greenhouse at a Northern California nursery was home to dozens of farmworkers and their families who were living in tiny and unsafe dwellings without ventilation, authorities said Friday. Officials found 62 makeshift dwellings inside the greenhouse on a property in rural Monterey County that were put together with plywood, sheetrock and other materials, said Nick Pasculli, a county spokesperson. “There are exposed gas lines and wiring, no proper sewer. The conditions are very rough,” Pasculli said. It was not yet clear if the farmworkers were employed at the nursery in the community of Royal Oaks or just lived there, Pasculli said. He added that some residents were paying up to $2,000 per month in rent and one told investigators he had lived there for more than eight months. Nor have investigators determined yet where the migrant families are from, according to Pasculli, though some of them speak indigenous languages native to the Mexican stat...

Governor says California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday as he announced a plan that would cover the shortfall this year while potentially leaving the state with multibillion-dollar deficits in the future.Newsom, a Democrat in his second term, proposed no major tax increases for individuals or spending cuts across the state’s most important programs, including those impacting public education, health care and homelessness. His plan would cut spending by about $10.6 billion — about $1 billion more than what he proposed in January — while covering the rest of the deficit through a combination of borrowing and delaying some spending while shifting other expenses to different sources.“This was not an easy budget, but I hope you see we will try to do our best to hold the line and take care of the most vulnerable and most needy, but still maintain prudence,” Newsom said.Unlike the federal government, California must ...

Western Illinois to join Ohio Valley Conference; football to play 1 more season in Missouri Valley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:02 GMT

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Western Illinois will become a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, though the Leathernecks' football team will play the 2023 season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference before making the move.The Ohio Valley on Friday announced Western Illinois would become the 11th member in a conference with schools in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. NASCAR making a few adjustments to Chicago races Western Illinois' football team had played in the Missouri Valley and its previous iterations since 1985. The Leathernecks' other teams have been in the Summit League since it was founded as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1982.The Ohio Valley plays in the Football Championship Subdivision, same as the Missouri Valley.“This represents a new start, and a new era for Leatherneck athletics against some old rivalries, as well as some new teams in our geographic footprint,” athletic director Paul Bubb said. "When you look at...