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Storms, strong wind gusts expected late Sunday night

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

This enjoyable, June-like Sunday in mid-April will end with thunderstorms, some with potentially damaging wind gusts, starting at around 10 p.m.Clouds will increase Sunday afternoon. Rain and storms are expected overnight Sunday through about 3 a.m., but will dry up in time for Monday morning’s commute.“There is the possibility that a storm or two may bring with it some high winds,” said 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson. “You’ll definitely hear some of those storms out of your window this evening.”After a mostly dry morning to early afternoon, a cold front crosses the region tonight, bringing another round of showers & thunderstorms starting late this afternoon. Warm & humid today, then dry, breezy, & cooler conditions to start the work week. #MDwx #VAwx #DCwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/c0V7mImiSs— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) April 16, 2023The rest of the workweek is expected to be more comfortable, warm a...

Denver weather: Warm and windy trend

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will transition from showers to sunshine and warmer temperatures through Tuesday. Wind will also pick up each day, meaning high fire danger.Weather today: Seasonal sunshineAfter a cool start to the day, sunshine warms Denver to seasonal highs in the mid-60s. Not as windy as yesterday but still a breeze around. Looking ahead: High fire danger before showersThe warming and windy trend continues through Tuesday. The main concern will be the high fire danger. Unsettled weather returns midweek through Friday with showers and cooler temperatures. The Denver metro will look to stay cool for next weekend but back to sunshine and dry skies.

Police: Repeat drunken driver arrested after fleeing hit-and-run crash in East Bridgewater

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

An East Bridgewater man is facing his second operating under the influence charge and several other charges after he allegedly fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash on Friday, officials said.Kyle Campbell, 28, is expected to be arraigned in Brockton District Court on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, subsequent offense, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, leaving a firearm in a vehicle, improperly storing a firearm, and possession of a large capacity feeding device, according to East Bridgewater Deputy Police Chief Michael Jenkins.Officers responding to a reported hit-and-run crash in the area of Washington and Pond streets around 9 p.m. found a parked vehicle with heavy damage.As the investigation unfolded, police said a Honda Pilot drove by the scene at a high rate of speed before pulling into a nearby parking lot and re-entering Washington Stre...

Rapper E-40 says ejection from NBA playoff game was due to ‘racial bias’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

Hip-hop star E-40 attributed his ejection from the arena where Saturday’s NBA playoff game between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors was played to “racial bias.”The rapper, who is from the San Francisco Bay Area, says he addressed a heckler in “an assertive but polite manner” toward the end of Game 1 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.“Kings security approached me, assumed I instigated the encounter and proceeded to kick me out of the arena,” E-40 said in a statement Sunday, according to ESPN.“Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that — despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent. Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.”E-40, whose real name is Earl Stevens, is known for hit songs such as “Tell Me When to Go” and “U And Dat.” The 55-year-old rapper, who...

Nets Notebook: Nets want stricter officiating on Joel Embiid — but likely won’t get it

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

PHILADELPHIA –  Superstars get the benefit of the whistle – and sometimes, that means no whistle at all.Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn made sure to point out that Sixers superstar center Joel Embiid got away not only with traveling violations but also three seconds in the paint violations he felt went uncalled in Brooklyn’s 121-101 Game 1 loss to the Sixers on Saturday.“Hopefully they’ll be calling travel and three seconds on the big fella next game,” Vaughn said after the loss. “So I’ll be looking forward to that.”The Nets’ coach doubled-down ahead of practice on Sunday when asked about his comments about Embiid traveling in Game 1.“He only got one pivot foot,” Vaughn said at Temple University’s Pearson & McGonigle Hall. “I’ll just say that.”Starting center Nic Claxton, however, said the Nets can’t expect officials to make those calls on Embiid.“They’re not gonn...

Promising senior, 3 others slain in Alabama party shooting

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

By JEFF AMY and KIM CHANDLER (Associated Press)DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A high school senior who planned to play college football was celebrating at his sister’s 16th birthday party Saturday night in Alabama when gunfire killed him and three other people and wounded several others.Police were gathering evidence Sunday at a dance studio where the party was held in downtown Dadeville. They did not immediately say if a suspect was in custody, or if they knew more about any motivation.Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, a Dadeville High School senior who had committed to Jacksonville State University, was celebrating at his sister Alexis’ party before he was shot to death, his grandmother Annette Allen told The Montgomery Advertiser. “He was a very, very humble child. Never messed with anybody. Always had a smile on his face,” Allen told the newspaper, calling it “a million-dollar smile.”Dowdell’s mother was among those hurt in the shoo...

New push on for US-run free tax file system

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

WASHINGTON — It’s that time of year when throngs of taxpayers are buckling down to file their income tax returns before Tuesday’s filing deadlineAlmost one-quarter of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes, many paying to use software from private companies such as Intuit and H&R Block.There could be a new, free option in future years. The IRS has been tasked with looking into how to create a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system for all.The idea has been batted around and hotly debated for a long time. Congress now has directed the IRS to report in on how such a system might work.The order came as part of the $80 billion infusion of money for the tax agency over the next 10 years under the Democrats’ flagship climate and health care measure, known as the Inflation Reduction Act. It gave the IRS nine months and $15 million to report in on how it might implement such a program and how much it would cost.Next month, the IRS ...

Kenyan runners poised to make history in 127th Boston Maraton

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

The elite performers from Team Kenya will be looking to execute an historic three-sweep in Monday’s 127th running of the BAA Boston Marathon.The Boston Marathon was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed with a first-time autumn race on Oct. 11, 2021.Kenyan Benson Kipruto (2:09:51) took the men’s a race while compatriot Edna Kiplagat (2:25:09) broke the tape in the women’s race. Her winning time set a new master’s record on the course.The Boston Marathon returned to its Patriot’s Day format last April 18, with a predicable result for the Kenyans. Evans Chebet won his first Boston Marathon with a time of 2:06:51, the eighth fastest clocking in BAA history. He was followed across the line by countrymen Lawrence Cherono (2:07:21) and Kipruto (2:07:27).Peres Jepchirchir took the women’s race in 2:21:01 in her BAA debut, becoming the first athlete to win the Boston, New York City and Olympic marathon titles.Separating a Kenyan from the winner’s podium in the men...

Red Sox notebook: A special year, a special bond – 2013 Red Sox reunite 10 years after title

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

Jonny Gomes already knew how hard winning a World Series would be. He’d lost with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and wasn’t sure he’d ever get another chance.Then, when he was with the Oakland Athletics in 2012, he realized what winning one would actually mean.“It was their 40-year anniversary of ’72 and they just wheeled these dudes out,” Gomes said. “It sunk in that winning a title is forever.”Now, Gomes and his 2013 Red Sox teammates are living out “forever” themselves.On Sunday the 2013 club reunited at Fenway Park to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their World Series championship season. Before the game players and their families were invited to throw batting practice on the field to their kids, play catch in the outfield and tour the inside of the Green Monster. The team was also honored during a pregame ceremony, during which a 2013 World Series championship banner was unfurled across the entire left field wall.The ...

Gerrrit Cole delivers complete game shutout as Yankees stuff Twins 2-0

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:56 GMT

The Yankees were able to split the series in a finale that was expected to be a pitching duel between Gerrit Cole and Pablo Lopez.But Cole (4-0) threw a complete game and outshined his counterpart, allowing just two hits, a walk and no runs in the Yankees’ 2-0 victory against the Twins. He didn’t allow a hit through 4.1 innings and struck out 10 batters, his 23rd double digit strikeout game as a Yankee, tying him with Ron Guidry for the franchise record.It was the second-straight game the Twins’ bats were mostly neutralized to end the first season series between the two teams, a stark difference compared to the 20 combined hits in the first two games. The Twins had five hits Saturday and were held to just two on Sunday.The Yankees got traffic in the third inning after a one-out walk to Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo reached after Lopez hit the first baseman in the foot.The HBP is Rizzo’s 204th of his career, tying him with ex-Phillies infielder Chase Utley for...