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Dillingham adds a dose of enthusiasm in first season as Arizona State’s coach

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kenny Dillingham has made all the right moves since being hired as Arizona State’s coach, creating enthusiasm around the school and the community.Now the youngest coach in the FBS has to take it onto the field and try to turn around a program that needed a new direction. “We have to go out there and try to be the best version of us we can be,” he said. “That’s just trying to be successful. How we define success in our program is being the very best at whatever you’re doing all the time.”A Scottsdale native and Arizona State alum, Dillingham returned to his roots after the Sun Devils ended the Herm Edwards experiment after 4 1/2 seasons. Dillingham has gone through a rapid rise since being an offensive assistant at his alma mater from 2014-15, serving as the offensive coordinator at Memphis, Auburn, Florida State and last season at Oregon.The 32-year-old overhauled an Arizona State program that went 3-9 last season, bringing in more t...

Federal judge who ordered Southwest Airlines lawyers get religious-liberty training delays action

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has delayed his order that three Southwest Airlines lawyers attend “religious-liberty training” while the airline appeals the sanction to a higher court.U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr on Thursday issued a 30-day stay of penalties against Southwest for, he ruled, mostly disregarding a previous order in a case involving a flight attendant who says she was fired for expressing opposition to abortion.Southwest objected to the contempt sanctions, which include religious-liberty training conducted by a conservative Christian legal-advocacy group, Alliance Defending Freedom. The airline filed an appeal with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.Some legal experts have criticized Starr for ordering the Southwest lawyers to undergo training by a group that is aligned with a particular facet of one religion. The leader of Fix the Court, a small, nonpartisan group known mostly for monitoring the U.S. Supreme Court, filed a judicial-misconduct pe...

1 person shot at Santiago's restaurant in Commerce City

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police say at least one person has been shot at Santiago's restaurant in Commerce City.The restaurant is located on E 72nd Avenue. Police are asking people to avoid the area.Police say the suspect is "outstanding but likely identified."Video from SkyFOX over the scene shows two firetrucks and about a dozen police vehicles. Police have blocked off at least one lane of Eudora Drive and at least one lane of 72nd Avenue.Also visible from SkyFOX is a white pickup truck that has police tape blocking it off, parked in the drive-thru lane.This is breaking news update. FOX31 has a crew on the way to the area. Updates will be posted as more information is available.

Denver weather: More hot temperatures

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay warm with highs in the 90s and a few chances for showers and afternoon thunderstorms. Weather tonight: Warm, breezyEvening showers will clear out tonight, and so will most of the clouds. Wind gusts will stay around 30 mph out of the south as low temperatures fall to the mid-60s. Weather tomorrow: Chance of thunderstormsFriday will start with sunshine and more hot temperatures. As highs climb into the mid-90s, clouds will build in ahead of the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Looking ahead: More highs in the 90sSaturday will start with sunshine, then the chance for showers and thunderstorms moves in by the afternoon as high temperatures climb back into the mid-90s. Mid-90s and sunshine will stick around the forecast Sunday into the start of the workweek. The next big chance will move in Thursday and Friday with an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms, aiding in bringing temperatures back ...

Police: 2 kids taken by their non-custodial mother in Worcester found safe

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

Worcester police have located a mother and two children hours after they asked for the public’s help in finding them.Tiffany Cancel, 47, Joaquin Cancel, 11, and Avery Cancel, 9, have been found safe, according to a post from Worcester police.Worcester police thanked the public for their assistance.https://twitter.com/WorcesterPD/status/1692291495515050297This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Friday storms, more sun this weekend

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

It didn’t feel quite like summer today with temperatures in the 70s and an easterly wind keeping the cloud cover around. Scattered showers and storms will be here tomorrow. The weekend looks drier and brighter!A stalled front, that’s been to our south, will lift through our area tomorrow as a warm front bringing showers and storms for the late morning commute. Ahead of a cold front, currently draped across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, scattered storms will still be around midday into early afternoon. Some of these storms could be severe through the mid-morning and early afternoon. The biggest threats are damaging wind, lightning and downpours. There’s a low risk for hail and a brief tornado, so you’ll want to stay weather aware.Here’s a closer look at the expected radar and storm timing. Most of the showers and storms clear out by early afternoon with just a spot shower chance later in the day.The cold front will be to our east Saturday morning. Som...

Cold Case: The killer of a Malden teen in 1991 finally found guilty

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

It took 23 years, but a man has finally been convicted for the 1991 murder of Patricia Moreno.The Herald reported that the 17-year-old “Tricia” was seen smoking a cigarette on the fire escape of her Malden foster parent’s apartment early in the morning of July 20, 1991. At around 2:50 a.m., a neighbor said two shots rang out and he looked through a small gap in the blinds of his window and “saw Moreno lying on the fire escape gasping for air.”Police responding to 911 calls for the gunshots would find her face-down on the third-floor fire escape of 21 Henry St. in Malden, still alive but fading. The .38 slug to her head would take her life 12 hours later, at around 3 p.m.On Thursday, a man named Rodney Daniels was convicted by a Middlesex Superior Court jury in Woburn for Moreno’s murder. Police arrested the former Massachusetts man at his home in Georgia on Sept. 27, 2021.“When a family loses a loved one in a homicide, even the passage of time never fully heals that wound. That is e...

13 Canada geese die after landing in Los Angeles tar pits

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

Wildlife rehabilitation technician, Jennifer Martines checks on one of the flock of Canada Geese, that mistakenly landed in the sticky goo at La Brea Tar Pits, suffering serious injuries and deaths on July 31st.Of the 7 geese transported to the International Bird Rescue Center in San Pedro, 5 did not survive, one is still not stable and this goose passed the water repellent check up and was able to rejoin other birds in the outdoor water area on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)One of the flock of Canada Geese, that mistakenly landed in the sticky goo at La Brea Tar Pits, suffering serious injuries and deaths on July 31st is now on the mend.Of the 7 geese transported to the International Bird Rescue Center in San Pedro, 5 did not survive, one is still not stable and this goose, on the right, passed the water repellent check up and was able to rejoin other birds in the outdoor water area on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, P...

Molly Smith, Rebecca Skoler to play for Massachusetts Women’s Amateur title

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

It was nearly an all-sister final to determine the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship winner.But Rebecca Skoler crashed the party.On Thursday, at Dedham Country & Polo Club, Westford’s Molly Smith advanced with a dominant 6 and 4 semifinal win over Lillian Guleserian of Blue Hill Country Club.In the other semifinal, Morgan Smith rallied from three holes down to tie Skoler. Skoler, however, pulled out a 2-up win over the defending champion. Morgan Smith captured the 2022 championship over Skoler, 1-up, in an epic match.Molly Smith will battle Skoler, a Pine Brook CC member, on Friday in the championship match, which is set to begin at 7:30 a.m. Molly Smith has been the tournament’s dominant player. The recent Westford Academy graduate was the medalist during stroke play, besting the runner-up by five shots after two rounds.

3 baby spider monkeys seized after smuggling attempt in Calexico, CBP says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:43:30 GMT

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Three baby spider monkeys hidden in animal carriers were discovered in a vehicle attempting to cross the border earlier this week at the Calexico West Port of Entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.CBP says a 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man driving a van were attempting to smuggle the animals into the U.S.During an initial inspection, a CBP officer discovered an animal carrier hidden behind the rear seat that contained live monkeys. The officer sent the occupants and vehicle to secondary inspection for further investigation.CBP officers discovered a total of three live, baby spider monkeys in two separate carriers. U.S. group asks Mexico to protect its bobcats The animals were removed from the vehicle and placed in a "safe and secure area" according to a CBP news release.The monkeys will remain in quarantine under the supervision of USDA Veterinary Services until a proper home is found for them.“Illegal smuggling of endangered species,...