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Why were tractors picking up basketballs in Las Vegas on Tuesday?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

LAS VEGAS (NEXSTAR) — On Tuesday, machinery company Caterpillar named Australian Patrick Doheny the world champion of its 2023 Global Operator Challenge, which began with 5,500 competing operators. For the day's dirt-filled events, Doheny, along with eight other finalists went toe-to-toe at #CatConExpo — along with some unseasonably cool and damp Las Vegas weather.As part of the competition, the finalists operated various Caterpillar machines to complete certain tasks inside the company's 70,000-foot outdoor arena. Some even involved using machinery to get basketballs into hoops!Patrick Doheny, of Australia, was named world champion at the 2023 Global Operator Challenge (Courtesy of Caterpillar) Coors Light launches beer-flavored popsicle in time for March Madness This year, Caterpillar says it didn't tell the finalists what events they'd be performing and in what machines until two days before the final competition. The final round was a trench run, which involved excavating and ...

APD: Suspicious death in north Austin is now a homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 14, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are now classifying a suspicious death as a homicide, which occurred Tuesday afternoon in north Austin.Police responded to 11700 Metric Boulevard, which is between Braker Lane and Gracy Farms Lane, at approximately 3:15 p.m.During a media briefing Tuesday, APD Cpl. Destiny Silva said when officers arrived on the scene, they found one woman dead with obvious signs of trauma. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2023? Then, at approximately 3:25 p.m., APD received a welfare call at West Parmer Lane and north Interstate Highway 35 service road in the northbound lanes for a man standing on a bridge, Silva said during the briefing. Police were able to safely get him down.Police said the man may be involved in the suspicious death but did not say how.According to police, this is the 16th homicide of the year.The case remained under investigation Tuesday.

Bally Sports North owner files for bankruptcy, vows to broadcast during process

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

Diamond Sports Group, the company that owns the Bally Sports regional networks that broadcast Twins, Wild and Timberwolves games, has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, the company announced Tuesday evening.The company, which skipped an interest payment of about $140 million due on Feb. 15, said it is using bankruptcy to eliminate about $8 million in debt and that it expects that DSG expects its Bally Sports regional networks will “continue to operate in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 process.”That would mean the Twins’ entire 2023 will be broadcast by Bally Sports North, which already has been airing spring training games, something Twins president Dave St. Peter has consistently said he expected. The Twins’ deal with BSN ends after this season.Bally broadcasts games by 13 other major league teams — the Diamondbacks, Braves, Reds, Guardians, Tigers, Royals, Angels, Marlins, Brewers, Cardinals, Padre...

With Vikings agreeing to re-sign specialists Greg Joseph, Andrew DePaola, the ‘gang’s all back’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

For just the second time since the start of the 2015 season, the Vikings might begin 2023 with holdovers at kicker, punter and long snapper.The Vikings on Tuesday reached agreements to re-sign free-agent kicker Greg Joseph and long snapper Andrew DePaola. They are in line to join forces next season with punter Ryan Wright, who remains under contract.“I’m just excited to have a little bit of continuity from last year to this year,’’ DePaola said. “The gang’s back.”Since the start of 2015, the only time all three Minnesota specialists have returned was in 2020, although that actually did not go well. Long snapper Austin Cutting was waived midway through the season, and kicker Dan Bailey struggled and hasn’t played in the NFL since.Joseph got a one-year, $2 million deal that could be worth as much as $2.5 million with incentives and includes $1.7 million guaranteed. DePaola, said he got a three-year, $4.025 million deal that includes $2.265 million guaranteed. That’s the largest guaran...

3/14/2023: Major winter storm slowly departing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologists Steve Caporizzo & Rob Lindenmuth:Quite the storm for many this afternoon, especially outside of the Hudson Valley where many picked up 2 to 3 feet of snow, with snow still coming down in Western New England, it is entirely possible that some will end up with 40"+!Roads will still remain slick for some tonight, however, conditions will continue to improve through the night into Wednesday morning. Now we will be turning our attention to gusty winds that will likely be developing overnight tonight and into the day on Wednesday. Power outages are still an issue for many in eastern New York and Western New England, we are not anticipating many more, but with a gusty wind this could complicate things for some, especially where they saw much more snowfall.The storm is pulling away, high pressure is building in and this will create a tighter pressure gradient which is what will bring the gustier winds overnight and through the day on...

Colorado lawmakers grill utilities about high bills while profits soar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

As Colorado legislators and officials from the state’s regulated utilities sorted through ways to avoid a repeat of this winter’s huge increases in heating bills, one lawmaker asked how to square the soaring rates for customers with reports of big profits for the companies.“Why are we simultaneously living in a time when people are struggling the most to pay their energy bill and at the same time the utilities are making the most profits they’ve ever made?” asked Senate President Steve Fenberg, chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates. “I think why we’re here today is that sort of disconnect, at least the way it feels in the average person’s mind,” Fenberg said in a hearing Tuesday, the committee’s second.Starting late last year, utility customers across Colorado saw their heating bills spike, many at least doubling from the previous year. Natural gas bills shot up after the wholesale prices that utility companies pay r...

Back to work: CU Buffs women’s basketball begins NCAA Tournament prep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

On Monday, Colorado women’s basketball coach JR Payne gave her players a day off.On Tuesday, the Buffaloes began dialing in on Middle Tennessee.The 21st-ranked Buffs will face Middle Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Durham, N.C. (5 p.m. MT, ESPNews).Related ArticlesCollege Sports | CU Buffs’ Quay Miller refocused, ready for NCAA Tournament College Sports | Back to the dance: CU Buffs women’s basketball earns No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament College Sports | Pac-12 MBB tournament preview: Key storylines and the Hotline’s predictions for every game College Sports | Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament: A breakdown of the seeds, matchups and nitty-gritty College Sports | Pac-12 basketball Hot Seat breakdown: Decisions loom as March arrives “I’m just excited to practice,” Payne said. “Honestly, we’re gonna do everything we can to just make sure it’s a normal, hard-nosed week of p...

Rain returns to Southern California, bringing flood threats, gusty winds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

As if the Southland wasn't wet enough already, another storm is bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the region over the next 24 hours."Rain will likely increase in coverage and intensity this evening, especially for Los Angeles County, in response to a strengthening jet aloft," according to the National Weather Service. Roadway flooding and rock/mudslides are possible with significant water flow through local rivers, officials warned.Crews with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) are preparing for potential power outages from damaged or knocked-over power lines. Gusty winds caused power outages for thousands across SoCal during the last storm."An estimated 85 percent of outages that occurred during the storm were caused by downed trees," said LADWP. "When oversaturated by rain, soil can loosen and uproot trees that can fall on power lines."In addition to heavy rains in the forecast, the Los Angeles area is also under a flood watch. "Flooding and water intrusion ...

President Biden Arrives In L.A. County, Explains New Gun Background Check Order

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

Hours after announcing an executive order for stricter background checks to purchase guns, President Joe Biden went to Los Angeles County to explain the order.President Biden called his background check order a “common sense” regulation“This executive order helps keep firearms out of dangerous hands as I continue to call on congress to require background checks for all firearm sales,” Biden said Tuesday. “In the meantime, my executive order directs my attorney general to take every lawful action possible to move us as close as we can to universal background checks without new legislation.”Biden spoke in Monterey Park, weeks after a Lunar New Year mass shooting that left 11 residents dead. Upon arrival, the president met with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Congresswoman Judy Chu and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.“Judy shared with me that this is a tight-knit community with intergenerational households and deep reverence and respect...

East Bay storms keeping Piedmont Public Works crews busy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:24 GMT

PIEDMONT — Heavy rain and winds have lashed the East Bay this week, including hilly tree-lined Piedmont.Related ArticlesLocal News | Rash of Michigan school threats includes 9-year-olds’ alive-or-dead lists Daniel Gonzales, who directs the city’s Public Works Department, and his crew have been busy ever since severe weather descended in January and has continued off and on. He said Public Works is performing proactive maintenance on creeks and inlets to aid drainage, and crews are keeping storm drains and creeks clear of debris that impedes water flow.“Public Works maintenance workers remained on duty the night of March 9-10 to perform creek and drainage maintenance and be available to quickly respond to reports of flooding and downed trees,” Gonzales said this week via email.With rain comes landslides. The city experienced several landslides on private land during the recent storms. Gonzales said the city recently hired a geotechnical enginee...