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Colorado celebrates 100th birthday of a Tuskegee airman

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Hundreds of people gathered at Centennial Airport on Saturday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Lt. Colonel James Harvey III.Harvey is an Air Force pilot who flew as part of the 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the all-Black Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" in World War II. Marines memorial needs repairs after rough summer weather "He's had some amazing stories," said Harvey's younger cousin, Keith Lofton, who was at the event at Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight. "I appreciate him paving the way for us young men."Harvey paved quite a path. His pilot team won the inaugural Top Gun team competition in 1949. They were finally formally recognized in 2022.Lt. Col. James H. Harvey flew as part of the 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the all-Black Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails" in World War II. (KDVR)Harvey was also the first African American jet fighter pilot to engage in combat during the Korean War."I've known about the Tuskegee Airmen ever...

‘Horrible’: Body of 17-year-old swimmer recovered from Winchester lake

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

An investigation is underway after the body of a 17-year-old boy who went missing while swimming at Shannon Beach in Winchester on Saturday was later pulled from the water by firefighters.Troopers, firefighters, and members of the Massachusetts Environmental Police responded to the beach in the Upper Mystic Lakes around 7 p.m. and the teen’s body was later recovered by Stoneham firefighters, state police said. The victim’s name has not been released.A preliminary investigation suggests the boy was with a group swimming about 100 yards offshore in an area outside the swim zone.  At some point, hisfellow swimmers realized he was no longer at the surface. The victim’s body was recovered in about 6 feet of water near the place where he was last seen.Nearby residents say this isn’t the first time something tragic like this has happened at Shannon Beach.“Every year we have some kid die at this beach, every single year, it’s horrible,” a man said at the ...

Single-engine plane crashes while landing at Martha’s Vineyard Airport

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

A single-engine plane with two people on board crashed while landing at Martha’s Vineyard Airport on Saturday afternoon, the FAA said in statement. The Piper-46 crashed around 3:15 p.m. after the 80-year-old man who was flying suffered a medical emergency upon approach, prompting the 68-year-old woman passenger to take over the controls and land the plane on its belly with no landing gear. The woman suffered minor injuries and the man was extricated from the plane and med-flighted to Boston for additional treatment.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

6 bodies pulled from flooded tunnel in South Korea as heavy rains cause flash floods and landslides

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescue workers pulled six bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded tunnel, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes, leaving more than 30 people dead and forcing thousands to evacuate, officials said Sunday.Nearly 400 rescue workers, including divers, were searching the tunnel in the central city of Cheongju, where around 15 vehicles, including a bus, got swept away in a flash flood Saturday evening, Seo Jeong-il, chief of the city’s fire department, said in a briefing.Nine survivors were rescued from the tunnel, but the total number of passengers trapped in vehicles wasn’t immediately clear, Seo said.South Korea has been pounded by heavy rains since July 9. The rainfall had forced nearly 6,000 people to evacuate and left 27,260 households without electricity in the past several days while flooding or destroying dozens of homes, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said.The bodies pulled from the...

CPD: 15-year-old in hospital after shooting in Chicago Lawn

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood late Saturday afternoon, according to the Chicago Police Department.Police said a 15-year-old male was near an alley in the 6400 block of South Troy Street around 4:35 p.m. when he was shot in the thigh.The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center from the scene where he was initially reported as being in good condition. Prisoner on the way to jail breaks free from custody, carjacks 2 vehicles before being arrested in Wisconsin Police have no one in custody as area detectives continue to investigate.If you or someone you know has information that can help lead police toward making an arrest and conviction in the investigation of this incident, anonymous tips can be filed online at cpdtip.com.

Burger hits go-ahead homer as White Sox beat Braves 6-5 for first win in Atlanta

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jake Burger's sixth-inning homer off Spencer Strider gave Chicago the lead, Andrew Benintendi drove in three runs with three hits and the White Sox held on in the ninth inning to beat the Braves 6-5 on Saturday night for their first win in Atlanta.Strider (11-3) struck out 10 to reach double digits for the seventh time this season but allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings. Strider had won his previous five starts.Ronald Acuña Jr. had three hits, including two home runs, and drove in three runs for Atlanta. With Chicago leading 6-4, Acuña led off the ninth with his second homer, a drive off Kendall GravemanOzzie Albies singled and stole second before Graveman struck out Austin Riley. Albies took third on Matt Olson's single and Sean Murphy hit a game-ending, broken-bat double-play grounder to shortstop Tim Anderson. See the Cubs & White Sox 2024 schedules Graveman earned his eighth save in 11 chances.Lance Lynn (6-8) allowed four runs in 5 1/3...

'We had 24 hours of water left': City of Blanco bumps up to Stage 6 water restrictions after supply issues

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

BLANCO, Texas (KXAN) — City of Blanco Mayor Mike Arnold said the city's water reserves have refilled enough to serve the city for the next few days under current Stage 6 water restrictions. He attributes the tightened restrictions to maintenance issues the city's water supplier is facing. Central Texas cities issue water restrictions Friday, the city issued an emergency notice on its website about heightened water conservation efforts.The restrictions prohibit all outdoor watering and industrial water use. Arnold said the Real Ale Brewing Company and Milam and Greene Distillery are two businesses the city asked to halt operations to conserve water.Milam and Greene Distillery posted Friday it would be closed due to the water restrictions.Arnold said the city is monitoring the situation every day and hopes to have the issue resolved soon.He said the city has worked with the Texas Department of Emergency Management to work out contingency plans if water problems persist.If the need ...

Llano County brush fire at 707 acres, nearly 20 agencies responding

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

LLANO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A brush fire that began burning at a ranch Thursday afternoon grew to scorch 707 acres and is 80% contained as of 9 p.m. SaturdayOfficials said no homes have been lost, but 12 were threatened. The blaze was likely started by someone in the area operating machinery, according to the Texas A&M Forrest Service. Air support and dozers are expected to keep working on building firelines overnight.Humidity kept the flames low early Friday morning, which helped the containment process. Even though the majority of the fire is now contained, officials said the conditions Friday afternoon were concerning. "This excessive heat is just making these fuels even dryer," said Walter Flocke of Texas A&M Forrest Service. "Temperatures over triple digits every single day, multiple days in a row, is going to make what could have been a smaller fire even bigger and harder for crews to control," Flocke continued. The Llano County Office of Emergency Management posted o...

Loons settle for another draw at home

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

On the day when Major League Soccer officially announced the arrival of soccer’s most famous number 10, Lionel Messi, the two number 10s provided the only scoring for Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United FC, in a 1-1 draw at Allianz Field.Carlos Vela and Emanuel Reynoso scored three minutes apart in the first half, and MNUFC finished its pre-summer break schedule with yet another draw at home. The Loons missed a chance to win back-to-back MLS games for what would have been only the second time this season.It was the Loons’ sixth draw in 10 home games this year, against just two wins. Only struggling Colorado has fewer home wins than Minnesota this season, a major reasons that the Loons continue to hover around ninth place, the final playoff place in MLS this year.Vela opened the scoring for LAFC on what was practically a broken play. Loons midfielder Kervin Arriaga missed a flick on a bouncing ball in midfield, and Los Angeles wing Stipe Buik was able to let Vela loose behind the def...

Saints’ Funderburk working his way onto Twins’ radar

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:28:05 GMT

Due to COVID, 2020 will always be known as minor-league baseball’s lost season. But Saints left-handed reliever Cody Funderburk will remember it as the year he found himself as a pitcher.Three years later, a 25-pound weight loss, a commitment to fitness and two new effective pitches have pushed the former 15th-round draft pick very much into the Twins’ plans.“He’s an under-the-radar guy who is getting more on the radar this year,” Saints pitching coach Pete Larson said prior to the Saints’ 4-2 win over the Durham Bulls on Saturday at CHS Field.The 6-foot-4 Funderburk was a 250-pound power-hitting first baseman/pitcher at Dallas Baptist University when the Twins drafted him in 2018 as a pitcher. He had a lackluster 2019 season at Cedar Rapids (1-3, 4.68 ERA) before word came that the 2020 minor-league season would be canceled.“I was really nervous about the whole year because no one really knew what was going on,” the 26-year-old Funderburk said. “I knew that it was a year where I co...