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Olympic gold-medalist, former South Carolina assistant Nikki McCray-Penson dies at 51

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51.McCray-Penson was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school on Friday confirmed her death. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. She joined Dawn Staley as an assistant coach at South Carolina from 2008-17. She was part of the Gamecocks’ first national championship in 2017.McCray-Penson won gold medals with the U.S. women’s basketball team at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. The 1996 team sparked the formation of the WNBA and ABL. She played in the ABL and won MVP honors in 1997 before heading over to the WNBA. McCray-Penson was a three-time All-Star in that league while playing for the Washington Mystics. She played eight seasons in the WNBA before retiring in 2006. She was an assistant coach at Western Kentucky for three seasons.McCray-Penson then became the head coach at Old Dominion for three seasons, going 24-6 in 2020. She spent one year at...

Beethoven and Brews, Crosscurrents, plus 7 things to do in Denver this weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- This weekend is full of events in Denver celebrating arts, culture, reptiles, hot rods, beer and whiskey.It should be a warm weekend too, but you'll want to plan ahead for some afternoon storms on Friday and Saturday in true Denver fashion. Colorado farmers markets near you Here is a list of things to check out in the Denver metro this weekend. Some of them are free for all while others require tickets.Beethoven and Brews: Saturday at Denver Performing Arts ComplexThe Beethoven and Brews Fest will "bring together two beloved art forms, music and craft beer," according to president and CEO of the Colorado Symphony Mark Cantrell.There will be a pre-concert festival from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. featuring the Colorado Symphony Brass Quintet who will play while visitors experience a variety of hors d'oeuvres and handcrafted beers with fellow music and beer enthusiasts. Then, the Colorado Symphony will perform symphonies and overtures from Beethoven in the Boettcher Conc...

Dashcam footage captures police-involved shooting after dog charges at officer; 1 hospitalized after being bitten in Miami

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

Dashcam video showed the moment an officer fired several shots at two dogs after one charged at her. One woman was hospitalized after she was bitten by one of the dogs. Police arrived at the scene of the attack at Northwest Fourth Avenue near 65th Street, Friday morning. Neighbors heard the woman’s screams and rushed to help her. “And the guy behind her, he heard it too and they bit him,” said Emanuel Wooders, who saved the victim. Other neighbors saw the mauling. “They bit the hand, leg,” said a neighbor. The woman was bandaged up in an ambulance and was rushed to the hospital by fire rescue crews. Her condition is unknown. Meanwhile, officers attempted to corral the dogs as they waited for animal control.The dogs were then seen on dashcam footage charging at the officer who was forced to fire. 7News cameras captured evidence markers that were placed at the scene after shell-casings were found. It is unclear if any dog was struck.Neighbors were shake...

Dolphin found beached near Mizell-Johnson State Beach Park in Hollywood

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

A dolphin was found Friday afternoon beached near Mizell-Johnson State Beach Park in Hollywood. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene as State Park and Recreation workers provided assistance to the beached dolphin.Other authorities were contacted to assist in the dolphin rescue. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

When Lukashenko called Prigozhin, German spies were listening: reports

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

The German intelligence service listened in as Yevgeny Prigozhin negotiated with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to stop the Wagner Group’s march towards Moscow, according to German media reports. A joint investigation by German public-broadcasting outlets NDR and WDR claims the country’s intelligence service (BND) knew more about the Wagner discussions than was first reported, including the intermediary role played by Lukashenko, who negotiated the end to the attempted uprising.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said BND had “not known in advance” about the uprising in a TV interview last week. The new reporting puts Scholz’s statement into question. According to the media reports, BND received intelligence about a possible uprising in Russia led by the Wagner chief a week before it occurred but they did not let the chancellor’s office know because they could not verify the information.

Man who killed 23 people in Texas Walmart shooting targeting Latinos sentenced to 90 life terms by federal judge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

El Paso, Texas (CNN) — Patrick Crusius, the mass shooter who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history, was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms by a federal judge on Friday.Prosecutors had recommended Crusius, 24, receive consecutive life sentences for each of the 90 federal charges, including hate crimes and firearms offenses, to which he pleaded guilty.Before the judge announced the sentence, Crusius’ defense attorney delivered an allocution – a defendant’s formal address to the court – on behalf of the shooter to the El Paso courtroom.A defense lawyer told the court Crucius took responsibility for the harm he had caused and that his rampage was due to severe mental illness.The prosecution vehemently rejected the assertion, with one US attorney calling Crucius a “vessel of insidious violence.”For Crusius, the punishment meted out Friday is just the beginning. He faces a potential death penalty in a separat...

Authorities ramp up shark patrols along New York’s Long Island after 5 people were bitten in 2 days

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

(CNN) — Shark patrols are ramping up off Long Island beaches after five people were bitten in two days by marine animals that are likely sharks, authorities say.Officials in Long Island’s eastern Suffolk County, where three of the attacks occurred, have increased beach patrols and are using drones to scour the water for potential threats, the Suffolk County Police Department said Tuesday.The spree of bites has left New York beachgoers on high alert and recalls a similar spate of non-fatal shark attacks last summer that triggered several beach closures.A 15-year-old girl was bitten while swimming at Robert Moses Beach on Tuesday, according to George Gorman, the Long Island Regional Director for New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.Though no sharks were seen by the girl or anyone nearby at the time of the incident, the bite was most likely from a shark, Gorman said.Also Tuesday, a 15-year-old boy was bitten on his foot by a...

No charges will be filed in altercation involving Britney Spears, Victor Wembanyama, Las Vegas police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday.Spears said she was struck by a security guard as she tried to approach Wembanyama near a restaurant in a Las Vegas casino complex on Wednesday night. Wembanyama said a person — he later was told it was Spears — grabbed him from behind.Spears filed a police report, alleging battery. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department said its investigation is over and “no charges will be filed against the person involved.”Wembanyama is scheduled to make his NBA Summer League debut for the Spurs in Las Vegas on Friday night. The 7-foot-3 French teen was the No. 1 pick in last month’s NBA draft and is entering the league with as much acclaim as anyone since LeBron James in 2003.The altercation happened Wednesday night; Spears s...

Surveillance footage shows Britney Spears hit herself in the face while trying to get Victor Wembanyama’s attention

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Surveillance footage shows Britney Spears hit herself in the face while trying to get Victor Wembanyama’s attention.

Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:53 GMT

By MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER (Associated Press)EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty.Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, making it one of the U.S. government’s largest hate crime cases. Crusius, wearing a jumpsuit and shackles, did not speak during the hearing and showed no reaction as the verdict was read. U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama recommended that Crusius serve his sentence at a maximum security prison in Colorado.Crusius still faces a separate trial in a Texas court that could end with him getting the death penalty for carrying out one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.“We’ll be seeing you again, coward,” a family me...