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Video shows barefoot thief swiping dog’s ashes from Miami home
Read full article: Video shows barefoot thief swiping dog’s ashes from Miami homeA barefoot intruder was caught on camera scaling a balcony and breaking into a Miami home early Monday, stealing two wooden boxes — one containing the ashes of a beloved dog named Charlie.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez plays Lyle Menendez and a priest on TV. He's hungry for what's next.
Read full article: Nicholas Alexander Chavez plays Lyle Menendez and a priest on TV. He's hungry for what's next.Nicholas Alexander Chavez has had an exciting few weeks with the debut of his first two roles in prime-time shows.
Outfielder Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of year after spending 14 seasons with Rockies
Read full article: Outfielder Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of year after spending 14 seasons with RockiesFour-time All-Star Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of the season after spending his entire major-league career with the Colorado Rockies.
Tiger Woods watches 15-year-old son Charlie shoot a 12-over 82 in US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills
Read full article: Tiger Woods watches 15-year-old son Charlie shoot a 12-over 82 in US Junior Amateur at Oakland HillsCharlie Woods shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills.
US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats
Read full article: US military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threatsA Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe.
Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says
Read full article: Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president saysA day after NCAA President Charlie Baker made an aggressive and potentially groundbreaking pitch to allow some schools to pay their athletes, his proposal was met with praise, caution and questions from around college sports.
Many stars at Women's World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stage
Read full article: Many stars at Women's World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stageForget about orange slices, players like Alex Morgan, Australia’s Katrina Gorry and Jamaica’s Cheyna Matthews are redefining what it means to be a “soccer mom.”.
Police release renderings of woman whose body was found in 3 suitcases off Delray Beach
Read full article: Police release renderings of woman whose body was found in 3 suitcases off Delray BeachAn investigation is ongoing into human remains that were discovered in three suitcases in the ocean off Delray Beach.
Mental health dogs on site in Surfside to help first responders deal with extreme emotional toll
Read full article: Mental health dogs on site in Surfside to help first responders deal with extreme emotional tollWhile you may be more familiar with seeing urban search and rescue dogs, MDFR has another team of K9s on a life-saving mission.
Braves' Freeman celebrates his new baby 'twins with a twist'
Read full article: Braves' Freeman celebrates his new baby 'twins with a twist'NL MVP Freddie Freeman has followed his big season with the Atlanta Braves with an even more memorable offseason. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Freddie Freeman found a way to top the double honors of winning the NL MVP and Hank Aaron Award. He describes his babies, Brandon and Maximus Turner, as his “twins with a twist.”The twist is they were born six weeks apart. Freeman's wife, Chelsea, gave birth to Brandon on Dec. 30. For now, however, his focus is on his two baby boys — and perhaps a baby girl down the road.
Tiger Woods to play with 11-year-old Charlie in Father-Son
Read full article: Tiger Woods to play with 11-year-old Charlie in Father-SonThe PNC Championship announced Thursday that Woods will play with 11-year-old son Charlie in the tournament that has paired major champions with their sons since 1995, the year before the 44-year-old Woods turned pro. “I can't tell you how excited I am to be playing with Charlie in our first official tournament together,” Woods said. The PNC Championship is Dec. 19-20 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando in central Florida. It allowed Fuzzy Zoeller to play with his daughter, Gretchen, and Arnold Palmer to play with his grandson, Sam Saunders. Until deciding to play in the PNC Championship, it was thought Woods ended the year at the Masters.
California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekend
Read full article: California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekendRain showers fell Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, on the northwestern edges of fire-ravaged California but forecasters warned residents to not be fooled: a new round of hot, dry and windy weather is expected by the weekend. PG&E initially warned that approximately 21,000 customers in three counties would lose power beginning Saturday evening but expanded the potential shutoff when the forecast changed. A drier California means plants are more flammable. The threatened marijuana growing area is in the Emerald Triangle, a three-county corner of Northern California that by some estimates is the nation’s largest cannabis-producing region. Each farm has crops worth half a million dollars or more and many are within days or weeks of harvest.
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire's growth
Read full article: Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire's growth“This is a stubborn fire,” Angeles National Forest spokesman Andrew Mitchell said. At the time, many Southern California ground crews and a fleet of retardant- and water-dropping aircraft were assigned to multiple record-breaking blazes in the northern part of the state. Officials were investigating the death of a firefighter at another Southern California wildfire that erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender. Charles Morton, 39, died Sept. 17 while battling the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles. The blaze has charred over 21 square miles (55 square kilometers) of Medicine Bow National Forest.
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
Read full article: Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LAAt 165 square miles (427 square kilometers), the Bobcat Fire is one of the largest ever in Los Angeles County after burning for more than two weeks. Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for thousands of residents in foothill and desert areas, where semi-rural homes and a popular nature sanctuary have burned. Erratic winds that drove flames into the community of Juniper Hills over the weekend had died down, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Larry Smith. He had worked with the U.S. Forest Service for 14 years. “Charlie was a well-respected leader who was always there for his squad and his crew at the toughest times,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen.
These Miami-based felines are up for adoption and in need of a good home
Read full article: These Miami-based felines are up for adoption and in need of a good homeLucky, tortoiseshell and domestic shorthair mixLucky is a winsome female tortoiseshell and domestic shorthair mix staying at Dixie Animal Hospital. Chi Chi, SiameseChi Chi is a charming female Siamese cat staying at The Cat Network, Inc.Chi Chi is spayed and has had all her shots. Read more about Chi Chi on Petfinder. Kato, domestic shorthairKato is a male domestic shorthair cat being kept at The Cat Network, Inc.Kato has mastered his house-training etiquette. At The Cat Network, we get a kick out of the fact that he acts more like a dog.