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Texas Tech hires coach Grant McCasland after NIT title

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

Grant McCasland was hired as Texas Tech’s new coach Friday, getting a six-year contract with the Red Raiders a day after North Texas won the NIT title to wrap up that school’s first 30-win season.North Texas was 135-65 in six seasons under McCasland, who has a master’s degree from Texas Tech. The Mean Green were 31-7 this season, which came a year after they had first broken the school record by winning 25 games.During his time on the Lubbock campus while getting his master’s degree, McCasland served as Texas Tech’s director of basketball operations for coach James Dickey from 1999-2001. “The commitment and vision for Texas Tech has no limits and we look forward to loving our team everyday with a greater purpose,” McCasland said in a statement Friday. McCasland earned his undergraduate degree from Baylor, where he was listed as a 5-foot-9 walk-on player who got into 47 games over four seasons, from 1995-99. He later was an assistant coach for the Bears from 2011-16 under coach...

Daughter of ex-intelligence official sentenced to 35 years for 2020 murder

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

The daughter of a former director of national intelligence has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing her longtime friend in 2020.In January, 29-year-old Sophia Negroponte was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen, of Bethesda.Prosecutors said Negroponte — the daughter of John Negroponte, the first director of national intelligence and a former United Nations ambassador during the George W. Bush administration — stabbed Rasmussen to death during an alcoholic rage after a night of heavy drinking.More Crime NewsMore Local NewsMore Montgomery County NewsSentencing guidelines called for a sentence of between 15 and 25 years, but Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Terrence McGann sentenced Negroponte to 35 years, calling her a “struggling, anger-filled alcoholic” who lacked empathy after the killing.Yousuf Rasmussen (Courtesy Montgomery County)The judge, who also said he found Negroponte dishonest in her test...

A.J. Foyt Racing heads to Texas ready to start season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt Racing started the IndyCar season with a new driver lineup and high expectations for improved performance. It came to a crashing halt in the third turn of the season-opening race. Santino Ferrucci and Benjamin Pedersen were part of the first-lap crash in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, that sidelined five cars before they completed a single trip around the circuit on March 5. “It was a bummer because there was so much newness, we had two new drivers, and everybody is excited for a new season and you don’t even get past turn three,” said Larry Foyt, president of his father’s race team. “It was such a letdown.” Almost a full month later, the team heads to Texas Motor Speedway — technically the home track for A.J. Foyt Racing, which operates one of its two cars from its headquarters outside of Houston — ready to actually start the season. “It’s weird because this feels like our first race,” Foyt said. “We didn’t get to do any...

Wildfire burning off I-70 in Jeffco, pre-evacuations issued

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A brush fire has sparked off Interstate 70 in Jefferson County, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. Pre-evacuations have been issued for the Morrison area that lies east of Highway 8 south to U.S. 285.The sheriff's office said the fire is burning along the hogback south of I-70 and that smoke is visible in the area of I-70 and C-470. Highway 93 is closed from I-70 to Morrison.A fire on the hogback in Jefferson County near Alameda & C470. (Credit: West Metro Fire Rescue)West Metro Fire Rescue is on scene working on the fire and has requested assistance from other departments. The Front Range is under red flag warnings due to high winds and low humidity. Winds have been so strong that semitrucks have been blown off highways and caused crashes.FOX31 has a crew heading to the area to gather more information. This is a breaking story and updates will be added as they are received.

Mile High crime: A week's look at incidents in Denver

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Crime happens everywhere in Denver, but the most common and most dangerous types continue to be concentrated in certain neighborhoods. Denver clocked nearly 1,300 crimes in the week between March 22 and March 29. Nearly half of Denver crime in 2023 is vehicle-related Vehicle-related crimes were the most common type, of which around one-third of the week's crime was either auto thefts or thefts from a motor vehicle. Crimes such as trespassing, disturbing the peace, violations of court orders and weapons possession are the next most frequent.Auto thefts alone were 17% of the week's crime. Thefts from vehicles were another 15%. Certain crimes are worse issues in certain places. While vehicle thefts happen everywhere in Denver, and they happen most frequently in a handful of neighborhoods.The Denver International Airport statistical had the city's most car thefts in the last week - 20 overall. Central Park, formerly known as Stapleton, had the second most with 15. Fi...

Driver killed, 2 officers injured after box truck, police vehicle collide in Miami

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

The driver of a box truck was killed after, police said, they were involved in a crash with a Miami Police vehicle that sent two officers to the hospital and led to several street closures.City of Miami Police units arrived at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Northwest 28th Avenue and 25th Street, early Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene where the truck lay on its side. A dark colored car is seen smashed underneath with its airbag deployed. Large walls from a home were also seen smashed onto the ground.“This was a very serious accident, as you can see in the images,” said Miami Police Capt. Freddie Cruz.According to investigators, the officers somehow collided with the truck. It’s unclear whether the officers were in one vehicle or were separate. “This is still an investigation that we’re still putting together,” said Cruz. “What I can confirm is that two of our officers were involved in a very serious car accid...

Man accused of punching Jewish man in Dania Beach charged with hate crime

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

A man accused of an antisemitic attack in Dania Beach has been charged with a hate crime.Prosecutors said Tevin Grant attacked a man because of the victim’s religion.The attack happened along Stirling Road, Feb 7.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Grant hurled an antisemitic slur and punched the victim, who was speaking Hebrew on his phone while riding a bicycle.Grant has also been charged with aggravated assault.

Family of 26-year-old killed by hit-and-run driver speaks out

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

Police believe a man found dead in the street was struck by and hit-and-run driver, and now his family is making a plea for help from the public with any information, as they remember their loved one.“We just want justice for Jarvis,” said William McNair, the victim’s father. “He was a good kid.”The family of 26-year-old Jarvis McNair held a small vigil Thursday night near the scene where his body was found early Sunday morning.“He just was joyful,” said Latoya Harvard, the victim’s mother. “I anyone knows Jarvis, they know that he was just a happy outgoing person.” McNair’s body was found on Broward Boulevard near Interstate 95.His injuries, police said, were consistent with being struck by a car.A passerby captured cell phone video early on in the investigation.“Man got ranned over, they got it roped off,” said the author of the video.Police aren’t sure how McNair ended up in the roadway prior to being hit, an...

Tornado slams Little Rock, smashes rooftops, flips vehicles

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado plowed through Little Rock and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter.More than 350,000 people were at risk as what the National Weather Service called a “confirmed large and destructive tornado” tore through business districts and neighborhoods in Little Rock and North Little Rock.Passengers and airport employees at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock took shelter in bathrooms and were ordered to stay there until 3:45 p.m. Aerial footage showed several rooftops were torn from homes in Little Rock and nearby Benton.There were no immediate reports of injuries.Nearly 70,000 customers in Arkansas were out of power on Friday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages; about 37,000 were without power in neighboring Oklahoma.Massive storms brewing over at least 15 states in the Midwest and southern U.S. on Friday have meteoro...

Crews in Lynn work to put out fire that burned through multiple homes, vehicles on Chestnut Street

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 GMT

Emergency crews in Lynn spent Friday afternoon working to put out a stubborn fire that burned through several vehicles and spread to at least two homes on Chestnut Street, displacing ten people.The Lynn Fire Department said personnel were called to the area of 109 Chestnut Street on Friday afternoon where they found a 2-alarm fire burning upon arrival.Around 1:40 p.m., a SKY7 camera spotted firefighters working to put out flames that had burned through what appeared to be a box truck and a car.Both vehicles were tucked between two multistory homes that suffered serious damage. The sides of both buildings facing the vehicles were visibly charred, with heavy smoke coming from their interiors.https://twitter.com/LynnFireDept/status/1641871858558459907A tree next to one of the buildings also caught fire as dozens of Lynn FD personnel aimed water into the upper-levels of each structure.Officials at the scene told 7NEWS that all residents from both structures had been accounted for as cre...