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Lottery fever sets in as jackpots climb

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

Lottery fever has set in around Massachusetts as the two multi-state jackpot games hit the half-billion dollar range.Last night’s Powerball drawing boasted an estimated jackpot of $522 million, with a $270 million cash option. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $400 million with a $205 million cash option.At Ted’s Stateline Mobil in Methuen, up against the New Hampshire border, owner Tony Amico said it’s about time the store sold a 2023 winner.“We’re due for one,” Amico said.The store sold a trio of $1 million winning tickets last year. Amico said the store begins seeing more foot traffic when the prizes reach eye-opening amounts.Once those numbers climb, Amico said, reinforcements are called in to help handle the foot traffic and ensure all five of Ted’s lottery machines are in order.“I normally have two or three employees here on average,” Amico said. “Today, I’ll have four to five,” he told the Herald Monday.Amico said it would be tough to even estimate how man...

A Texas man who went missing as a teen in 2015 has been found alive, his family and police say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

By JUAN A. LOZANO (Associated Press)HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 after last being seen walking his dogs in Houston has been found alive, his family and police said Monday.Police and firefighters found Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV around 10 p.m. Thursday after getting a call of a person being down in front of a church in southeast Houston, police spokesman John Cannon said.It was not immediately known where Farias had been the last eight years, Cannon said. Police investigators had not yet spoken with Farias, 25, who remained hospitalized.“What we do know is at the time of his recovery, a good Samaritan located him unresponsive and immediately called police and 911. My son Rudy is receiving the care he needs to overcome his trauma, but at this time, he is nonverbal and not able to communicate with us,” Janie Santana, Farias’ mother, said in a statement.In a tweet Monday afternoon, Houston police said it planned on s...

Celtics add depth to backcourt with signing of Dalano Banton to two-year deal, per report

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

The Celtics added some depth to their backcourt on Monday, signing young guard Dalano Banton to a two-year deal, according to a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania.Banton is 23 years old and just finished his second season with the Raptors, where he only played in 31 games and logged nine minutes per game before he was not extended a qualifying offer, which made him an unrestricted free agent. The second year of his deal will be a team option, according to the Globe.Banton does not project to play significant minutes as it stands in the Celtics backcourt, where Derrick White, Malcolm Brogdon and Payton Pritchard are slated to take up much of the time. Still, Banton is an intriguing depth option as he continues to develop. The Nebraska product has unique size for a guard at 6-foot-9, 204 pounds, and can give the Celtics some flexibility and defensive versatility. He’s not a strong 3-point shooter – with just a 27.5 percent mark over two seasons – but has solid slashing ability ...

Mets acquire RHP Trevor Gott from Mariners in exchange for LHP Zach Muckenhirn

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

The Mets acquired right-handers Trevor Gott and Chris Flexen in a deal with the Seattle Mariners Monday, the team announced. In return, the Mariners received rookie left-hander Zach Muckenhirn.Gott will be the only addition to the Mets’ bullpen, as the team designated Flexen for assignment. Flexen, who was owed $8 million this season, was designated for assignment by the Mariners last week. The Mets are now responsible for the $4 million left on the former Met’s contract.Gott joins the Mets after appearing in 30 games this season. The reliever is 0-3 with a 4.03 ERA in 29 innings of work. Gott has pitched for eight major league teams in eight seasons and has a 16-13 overall record with a 4.70 ERA.Muckenhirn became the first player from the University of North Dakota to reach the majors after the Mets picked up his contract on May 1. He appeared in just three games this season, totaling a 6.00 ERA in six innings of work.The Mets also announced that the team transferred ri...

SUMMER B’S

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

The Bruins began five days of workouts Monday at its Development Camp at Warrior Ice Arena, where young prospects will try and make an impression ahead of the 2023-24 NHL season.

Man charged with murder in deaths of daughter, sister-in-law after 6 people found dead in house fire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

GREEN POND, S.C. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the killings of his sister-in-law and daughter after South Carolina authorities found six people dead while responding to reports of a house fire and stabbings, officials said at a press conference Monday.14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone identified a 50-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl as two of the six people killed Sunday at a home engulfed in flames. No motive has been identified, and officials expect more charges to come. The other deceased victims’ identities have not been released as Colleton County Sheriff Buddy Hill said officials await autopsy results.Ryan Lenard Manigo, 33, was held Sunday at the Colleton Detention Center as part of the ongoing investigation. Bond was not set at a Monday afternoon hearing, Stone said. Manigo has also been charged with attempted murder of the lone survivor on top of the two murder counts.Authorities found the deceased victims and one person in critical condition at...

Former sheriff who nabbed ‘Green River Killer’ to run for Washington governor

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A former sheriff and congressman known for his work that led to the capture of the “Green River Killer” has entered the race to become Washington’s next governor.Former King County Sheriff and U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, 72, filed campaign paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission on June 30 to run as a Republican candidate to replace Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, who is not seeking a fourth term. Reichert, who has not officially announced his campaign, joins a growing field of gubernatorial candidates, including a pair of prominent Democrats — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz. Republican candidates include Yakima doctor Raul Garcia and Richland School Board member Semi Bird. Reichert served two terms as sheriff and was the first detective assigned to the Green River killings, named for the river where the first bodies were found in 1982. Gary Ridgway, who killed 49 women, was arrested and conv...

Tajik man who fatally shot 2 security officers at Moldova airport dies in hospital

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A Tajikistan citizen who fatally shot two security officers at the airport in Moldova’s capital last week died Monday from injuries he sustained when officers subdued him, authorities said.The attacker, who Tajikistan prosecutors later identified as Rustam Ashurov, 43, was hospitalized Friday after being seriously injured by security forces who apprehended him after the shooting at Chisinau International Airport. Ashurov had just opened fire on two airport staff after being denied entry into the country.Ashurov had grabbed a guard’s weapon as he was being escorted away by officials, which he then used in the attack. Besides the security personnel who were killed, one traveler was injured in the shooting.Moldova’s president, Maia Sandu, identified the people killed as a border police officer and an airport security employee.“The person suspected of the double murder at Chisinau International Airport died 15 minutes ago,” Moldova’s national police announ...

Ontario doctors now watching three new tick-borne illnesses

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

Ontario doctors are now watching for three new tick-borne illnesses, in addition to Lyme disease. Tick-borne infections are expected to rise across the province, and as of this weekend, a new regulation requires healthcare providers to report the three types of tick-borne diseases in addition to Lyme disease to their local medical officers of health.“The infections include something called anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus, these are three very, very rare infections in Canada,” said Dr. Isaac Bogoch.“Those three infections, although extraordinarily rare right now, might not be so rare in the years to come.”Climate change is to blame for their spread, according to the province’s medical officer of health.As of this weekend, a new regulation requires Ontario heath-care providers to report three types of tick-borne disease in addition to Lyme to the province: anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus. Cases are expected to rise due to climate change @CityNewsTO ...

Oregon father dies after falling from cliff while hiking with family near popular waterfall

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:39:21 GMT

MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a father died over the weekend when he fell roughly 200 feet (61 meters) while hiking with his wife and five children in Oregon. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the man as 41-year-old Gerardo Hernandez-Rodriguez of Beaverton, Oregon. Hernandez-Rodriguez was hiking with his family on a popular trail near Multnomah Falls, the state’s tallest waterfall, on Saturday, the sheriff’s office said. He stumbled and fell from a switchback not far from the falls and the scenic Benson Bridge, roughly 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) east of Portland. Sheriff’s deputies and a U.S. Forest Service ranger began to search the area, asking a nearby police department for a drone to help search the steep and largely inaccessible terrain. A sheriff’s deputy found Hernandez at the base of a cliff near a highway, directly below the trail where he slipped. Hernandez did not survive the fall, the sheriff’s ...