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Muere el popular músico mexicano Fito Olivares a los 75 años

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

El conocido músico mexicano Fito Olivares murió este viernes a los 75 años, según reporta aldíadallas.com en su página web.La familia del artista confirmó su deceso y añadió que padecía desde hace años un cáncer a las células blancas, los huesos y la médula.Olivares es recordado por ser el creador de éxitos como “Juana la Cubana” y “Colesterol”. Muere a los 71 años Bobby Caldwell, cantante y compositor estadounidense Muere a los 98 años Ignacio López Tarso, el gran actor mexicano reconocido por su papel en “Macario” En la actualidad, lideraba el grupo Fito Olivares y su grupo, la Pura Sabrosura que fue formado en Houston.Nacido en Camargo, estado de Tamaulipas, en México, muchos lo conocían como el “Rey del Saxo”.Varios artistas expresaron su pesar en las redes sociales.Source

Nunge’s block seals Xavier’s win over Kennesaw St in NCAAs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C (AP) — Jack Nunge blocked Terrell Burden’s driving attempt at a go-ahead layup in the final seconds, and Xavier dug out of a 13-point hole against surprising Kennesaw State to escape with a 72-67 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.Souley Boum hit four clinching free throws in the final 2.6 seconds for the third-seeded Musketeers (26-9), who ran off 15 unanswered points as part of a game-ending 24-6 run. That was enough to turn away the 14th-seeded Owls (26-9) in the program’s first-ever March Madness game.Xavier moves on to face either Iowa State or Pittsburgh on Sunday in the Midwest Region.Xavier led 68-67 when Burden — who’d been successful all day with dribble penetration — turned into the paint past Jerome Hunter and appeared to have a path to the rim. The 7-foot Nunge moved over and swatted the ball into the backboard.The ball eventually made its way to Boum, who hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left for a 70-67 le...

Baylor powers past UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in March Madness

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Caleb Lohner scored a season-best 13 points in just 18 minutes, and No. 3 seed Baylor beat UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.Adam Flagler led the Bears with 18 points, and LJ Cryer scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half.Baylor (23-10) overcame a one-point halftime deficit to advance to play the Creighton-North Carolina State winner on Sunday in the South Region.Lohner’s only other double-digit performance since transferring from BYU to Baylor for this season came back in November when he scored 11 against Virginia.The Gauchos (27-8) looked like easy pickings for the Bears in the opening minutes before they used a 13-1 run to take a 26-22 lead.The Gauchos led the Mountain West Conference with a .493 shooting percentage and that sharpshooting carried over to Ball Arena, where they shot 61.5% in the first half to take a 36-35 lead into the locker room.That all went away after halftime, however. The Gauchos were held to...

Owner of pit bulls in deadly attack pleads guilty

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- One of the owners of two pit bulls involved in a deadly attack has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the incident, according to the Colorado First Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Kayla Mooney pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog on March 6, the DA's Office said. Mooney was sentenced to a stipulated two-year deferred judgment with an agreement to the following conditions:100 hours of useful public serviceNo dog ownership for one year. Thereafter, one dog per household, under 20 lbs. for the duration of the two-year period.Enroll in a dog ownership classVictor Bentley, 29, was listed as the other owner of the dogs but his case is still pending. Pit bulls attack, kill 88-year-old grandmotherThe attack happened at 15712 West 1st Ave. around 3:35 p.m. on Sept. 14. When officers arrived, they found blood leading into the home and came upon two dogs attacking Mary Gehring, 88, in the backyard. She later died and ...

Spring breaker arrested after punching Fort Lauderdale Police officer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

Body camera footage has been released of a spring breaker allegedly assaulting a police officer at a popular restaurant in Fort Lauderdale Beach.Wednesday evening’s incident involved 22-year-old De’Sean Allen-Eikens, a student and basketball player at California State University, Northridge, who was visiting South Florida for spring break.According to witnesses, Allen-Eikens had been drinking at the Rock Bar, located at 219 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., when he was asked to leave by a bouncer.A fight broke out between Allen-Eikens and the bouncer, with the bouncer throwing Akins to the ground and swinging his fist at him.When Allen-Eikens got back up, he refused to leave the area, and police were called.Bodycam footage showed a Fort Lauderdale Police officer attempting to calm Allen-Eikens down, but the suspect decided to take a swing at the officer. The officer quickly subdued Allen-Eikens and placed him in handcuffs.The suspect was taken to Briward Health Medical Center whe...

Miami-Dade leaders come together to promote 24-hour ceasefire campaign for spring breakers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

Miami-Dade leaders are calling for calm as they ask spring breakers to put their guns down.A 24-hour ceasefire campaign, which has been happening for a few years, features different events that lead up to a festival. On Friday, various community leaders joined forces for the campaign that encourages people to put their guns down. They are asking people in Miami-Dade County to be a part of the campaign. The festival is called The People Matter, which promotes peace, love and hip-hop. Miami-Dade Public Schools spring break also kicks off during the weekend. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava attended Friday’s event, as well as Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez III, who said this ceasefire should last more than 24 hours. “I, like the mayor, believe that that ceasefire should be forever, because I’m tired of seeing petty beefs being solved in the streets with firearms,” Ramirez said. “I’m tired of my officers being shot at. We’...

2nd man seen helping other man carrying dead puppies in Fort Lauderdale parking garage speaks out

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

As police continue their search for a man who could be behind a horrific case of animal abuse, another man who was also seen on surveillance video wants to clear his name. London Reyes spoke with 7News about the matter on Friday,“It’s turmoil at this point for me, and I have nothing to do with that situation,” he said. “I was being a good Samaritan, helping someone that was in need.”Reyes said he wants to clear the air.“I would never do anything that would hurt an animal,” he said. He was seen in cellphone video that was shot Sunday night in a Fort Lauderdale parking garage.The disturbing video showed Reyes and another man who was carrying two dead French bulldog puppies. It appeared that the dogs were locked in a hot car. In the video, Reyes confronted the unknown man, but said many people believe he was somehow involved. Now he wants everyone to know he was only there to help.“If they can actually continue to investigate and run thos...

MBTA plans to lift ‘global’ speed restriction on Green Line on Saturday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

The MBTA has announced plans to lift a global speed restriction in place on the Green Line on Saturday, just over a week after the restriction went into effect last Thursday.  Though officials said they plan to lift the 25 mile per hour global Green Line restriction, other restrictions will remain in place on sections of tracks across all T lines. MBTA Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville discussed the changes at a press conference Friday afternoon, marking good news for Green Line riders.The T announced system-wide speed restriction on the Orange, Red, Green and Blue lines last Thursday after a Department of Public Utilities safety inspection identified issues. The T lifted global restrictions on the Red, Blue and Orange lines on Friday of last week. It then lifted the global restriction for the Mattapan Trolley on Thursday of this week.Asked about the speed of inspections and repairs, Gonneville said “The safety of our customers, the safety of our employees…is our first pr...

Pediatric hospital beds are in high demand for ailing children. Here’s why

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

(CNN) — Effie Schnacky was wheezy and lethargic instead of being her normal, rambunctious self one February afternoon. When her parents checked her blood oxygen level, it was hovering around 80% — dangerously low for the 7-year-old.Her mother, Jaimie, rushed Effie, who has asthma, to a local emergency room in Hudson, Wisconsin. She was quickly diagnosed with pneumonia. After a couple of hours on oxygen, steroids and nebulizer treatments with little improvement, a physician told Schnacky that her daughter needed to be transferred to a children’s hospital to receive a higher level of care.What they didn’t expect was that it would take hours to find a bed for her.Even though the respiratory surge that overwhelmed doctor’s offices and hospitals last fall is over, some parents like Schnacky are still having trouble getting their children beds in a pediatric hospital or a pediatric unit.The physical and mental...

MBTA removes 187 ceiling panels at Harvard station, says no asbestos found

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:06 GMT

Crews had removed approximately 187 ceiling panels from the MBTA’s Harvard station as of Friday, the T said, just over two weeks after a falling tile narrowly missed hitting a person on a platform on March 1. MBTA Interim General Manager Jeff Gonnevile said on March 3 that the tile appeared to have fallen due to corrosion from water leaking into the area. He announced ongoing work at the time to remove similar panels. Officials provided an update on efforts on Friday after providing other updates in recent weeks. In addition to removing panels, officials said this week that crews tested and confirmed asbestos wasn’t found in the area. Officials said crews will continue to detach remaining panels overnight before engineering consultants move in to re-inspect the ceiling. Video surveillance of the March 1 incident showed a woman, later identified as Cianna Navarro walking along the Harvard platform before the ceiling tile fell close by. Navarro later told 7NEWS she...