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Al menos cinco reos muertos y 11 heridos en enfrentamientos en cárcel de Guayaquil, informa el SNAI

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

(CNN Español) — Al menos cinco reos murieron y 11 más resultaron heridos en enfrentamientos registrados desde este sábado en la prisión Guayas Número 1 en Guayaquil, Ecuador, informó este domingo en un comunicado el Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral a Personas Adultas Privadas de Libertad y a Adolescentes Infractores (SNAI).El SNAI agregó que debido a estos enfrentamientos se reforzó la seguridad de la prisión y que también se han activado “protocolos de seguridad en todos los centros de privación de libertad a escala nacional”.Asesinan a Agustín Intriago, alcalde de Manta, Ecuador, en un atentado armadoLa entidad también indicó que hay agentes de seguridad penitenciaria retenidos por grupos de delincuencia organizada en cuatro prisiones y que ya “se desarrollan las acciones correspondientes por parte de las instituciones de seguridad para liberarlos y retomar la normalidad”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner B...

Albies’ 3-run homer in the 8th gives the Braves a 4-2 victory over the Brewers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ozzie Albies wanted another chance to step to the plate with the game on the line after failing to deliver a night earlier.Given that opportunity, Albies wasted no time making amends.Albies hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Atlanta trailed 2-1 before Albies’ 407-foot shot to left-center.“I actually want to be in those spots,” Albies said. “It’s fun when you can help the team with something to win games and score runs. To me, it’s exciting when you get up in those spots.”Albies’ 23rd homer of the season came one day after Devin Williams struck him out with the bases loaded to end the Braves’ 4-3 loss at Milwaukee. The three-time All-Star had gone 0 for 16 since Wednesday before connecting.“He’s got a slow heartbeat in him,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “He doesn’t panic or anything.”Albies connected on a first-pitch sinker from Elvis Peguero (1-3) to ...

The Tennessee Titans will wear throwback Oilers uniforms honoring the team’s history

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are going back to their Oilers days for throwback uniforms this season.The Titans announced Sunday night they will wear the uniforms the franchise wore between 1981 as the Houston Oilers through 1998, their second and final year as the Tennessee Oilers after leaving Houston for a new stadium in Nashville. They will don the throwbacks for two home games.The Columbia blue jersey, white pants and white helmet featuring an oil derrick with a red face mask was the combination worn the longest by the franchise founded in 1960 by the late Bud Adams in the AFL. “This was an original AFL team, so there’s a rich tradition there and now people are going to see this, and they are going to be reminded of this rich history,” said Surf Melendez, the Titans’ vice president and executive creative director.The uniform, created with Nike, features a nod to the Oilers coached by Bum Phillips with Pro Football Hall of Fame back Earl Campbell with ...

Police: Prince George’s Co. man killed in Southeast DC residential shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Police in the District have identified the male victim from Bowie, Maryland, who was killed Friday in a residential area near Benning Terrace Recreation Center in Southeast.In a news release, the department said that just before 5 p.m. officers were called for a reported shooting to the 600 block of 46th Place in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Southeast D.C.At the scene, officers found a male shooting victim, 27-year-old Malik Haggans, in the hallway of a residential building.After being examined by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services, officials say Haggans appears to have died at the scene of the shooting.Police ask anyone with information to call 202-727-9099, or text a tip anonymously by sending a message to 50411.Approximate location of the shooting in Southeast, D.C.Source

World’s biggest recreational bike ride begins anew for golden anniversary trek across Iowa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — What bills itself as “the world’s longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycle touring event” was more like the world’s biggest traffic jam Sunday as riders, packed together in a sinewy stream of brightly colored jerseys and shorts, churned across the Loess Hills on the western edge of Iowa.It’s called RAGBRAI — the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — and it promised to be bigger than ever this year, as the brainchild of two writers from The Des Moines Register celebrated its golden anniversary with a route similar to its first.That meant a start in Sioux City, where ambitious riders ceremonially dipped their rear tires in the Missouri River, and a finish for those with the legs and the temerity to last that long seven days later in Davenport on the Mississippi River.Along the way there is plenty of pie, more than enough beer, and countless spaghetti dinners served in church basements in tiny towns that dot the heartland. ...

How to protect landscapes from Colorado storms after extreme heat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Storms following high temperatures expected in the coming days can have a huge impact on landscaping whether it be gardens, yards or balcony plants.The average investment for landscaping in Colorado is about $12,000. Plant and garden experts tell the Problem Solvers it’s important to prepare your property and monitor conditions each day.City Floral Garden Center expert Hannah Lucey tells FOX31 that safeguarding your plants and flowers requires a delicate balance, especially when it comes to watering.“When we get long heat stretches like this, plants do become stressed out, so they’re susceptible to pests and disease,” Lucey said.She said that pots and the ground around roots should be checked regularly.“You want to make sure they’re still drying out and getting oxygen to their roots so it’s best to water early morning, in the evening,” Lucey said.Potted plants may need more water, depending on the container.“Smaller containers dry out faster, hanging containers dry ...

Woman dies in head-on crash in Steamboat Springs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after a head-on crash in Steamboat Springs Sunday.It happened around 12:14 p.m. on Highway 40 at milepost 126. https://kdvr.com/news/local/motorcyclist-dead-after-crash-in-fort-collins/ Two pickup trucks collided head-on. One vehicle had only one driver and the other had a driver and a passenger, according to Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler.The passenger, a 34-year-old woman, died on the scene.CSP said it was unknown whether or not the victim was wearing a seatbelt.

Police investigating possible armed robbery aboard yacht on Miami River

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Police are investigating reports of a possible armed robbery aboard a yacht along the Miami River.7News cameras captured a heavy police presence and several City of Miami Police cruisers with their lights on parked in the area of Southwest North River Drive and Second Street, near The Wharf Miami, just after 10 p.m., Sunday.The owner of the yacht said they chartered the vessel earlier in the day, and between 13 and 17 people were on board.The owner said, the people who they chartered the yacht to had paid, but at some point, when it came time to bring the yacht back to its proper dock, they held up the captain of the boat at gunpoint and demanded their money back.Thankfully, the boat’s owner said, no one was hurt, adding that another crew member had a cellphone and was able to secretly text for help.Cellphone video captured police officers with long guns and people with their hands up on board the yacht. While the yacht is currently docked near The Wharf, the venue had nothing...

5-foot gator removed from Flagler County home’s front lawn

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — An alligator was removed from a home’s front lawn in Flagler County.Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Friday shared a video of the five-foot reptile being pulled out of a drain pipe, blindfolding it and sealing its mouth shut.Several onlookers were also seen standing in the yard as they watched several deputies subdue the gator from a safe distance.A trapper arrived to the home shortly after to take the gator away.

Downed wire in Fort Lauderdale causes power outages for about 1,200 Broward customers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

A fiery scene led to power problems for more than a thousand residents in Broward County.A downed wire caused a fire in the area of 3000 Harbor Drive in Fort Lauderdale, Friday afternoon.The fire wasn’t the only problem. Some residents in the area said they were without power for up to 15 hours.Fort Lauderdale resident Delana LaHue described the moment she lost electricity.“I was very scared. In fact, I was filming standing in the window, and I was talking, saying, ‘Oh, we’re definitely, probably going to lose power,’ and then all of a sudden, it went ‘boom,’ you know, really loud,” she said.According to Florida Power and Light, about 1,200 customers were initially impacted, but power was restored later on Friday night.FPL officials said no one was injured as a report of the downer power line.