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Hagerstown Flying Boxcars: New team, stadium pay tribute to Maryland aviation history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

The road to a career in Major League Baseball often takes young ballplayers on a life-changing journey — some will be making a stop, and learning a bit about military aviation history, in Hagerstown, Maryland.Construction began last October for a new ballpark in downtown Hagerstown for a new Atlantic League team that will play its first season in 2024.The team name was announced last week by Downtown Baseball Hagerstown as the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars in tribute to the military plane that was built in Hagerstown in the 1940s and 1950s.Made by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, which was located in Hagerstown, the C-119, and its predecessor, the C-82, became the military’s cargo and transport workhorses. By the early 1950s, Fairchild’s payroll reached 10,000 employees.The city of Hagerstown has installed an round-the-clock livestream webcam to document construction of the new stadium.Hagerstown has a long history as home to baseball teams. In 2019, Major League B...

Southern First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Southern First Bancshares Inc. (SFST) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $2.5 million.The bank, based in Greenville, South Carolina, said it had earnings of 31 cents per share.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 32 cents per share.The holding company for Southern First Bank posted revenue of $45.4 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $21.6 million, also falling short of Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SFST at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SFSTSource

Shelter-in-placed issued for possibly armed man on roof of Boulder business

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A shelter-in-place has been issued for the Glenwood Grove - North Iris neighborhood in Boulder as police work to take a possibly armed suspect into custody.According to the Boulder Police Department, officers are in the area of 30th and Iris working to contact a suspect. The area is in north Boulder, south of the Pleasant View Fields Sports Complex. The suspect allegedly stole a car and then climbed on top of a business. The man claimed he had a gun.BPD said officers are working to get the man down without anyone getting hurt.This is a developing situation and will be updated as more information becomes available.

No suspects identified after teen shot inside car

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

No suspects identified after teen shot inside carDENVER (KDVR) — Aurora Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 13-year-old boy to the hospital after he was shot while inside a car.At around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Aurora Police said the boy was shot while in the area of 13th Avenue and Potomac Street at the corner of Freedom Park.Two other people were also inside the car but were unharmed. 2 teens arrested for riot at Lookout Mountain Youth Detention Center The teen was taken to a local hospital and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said they do not know what led up to the shooting and are working to develop suspect information.Anyone who has information or who may have seen something is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward.

Crews return to scene of house fire in Fort Lauderdale to put out hotspots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

Firefighters returned Tuesday morning to the scene of a Fort Lauderdale home that went up in flames to put out remaining hotspots. The incident happened just before 7 p.m., Monday.Crews responded to Southwest 22nd Street and 33rd Terrace as they fought intense flames that came from the roof.The fire was put out in about 20 minutes.7Skyforce flew over the area where a huge hole was seen burned inside the home’s roof.

Some relief on the way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

Heat Advisory in effect for all of South Florida through tonight for feels like temperatures between 108 to 112 degrees. https://twitter.com/VivianGonzalez7/status/1683793877277319168?s=20Dust departs between late today and tomorrow as winds increase out of the East. This onshore flow will help moisture in the Atlantic move our way. This is setting the stage for a typical Summer pattern to return with morning passing showers followed by afternoon inland storms Wednesday. However, late week if the moisture in the Atlantic holds and models are right, times of rain will help temperatures go down into the low 90’s (average high is 91).Today in the TropicsTropical Wave near the Windward Islands remains disorganized and only has a small chance to form. Rain and gusty winds to move across the Lesser Antilles in about a day or so.Disturbance located a few hundred miles South-Southwest of Bermuda has a low chance to form as it moves West-Northwest towards the Southeastern U.S.Vivian G...

Firefighting plane crashes in Greece as wildfires rage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

ATHENS — A firefighting aircraft crashed Tuesday while battling a blaze on the Greek island of Evia, as wildfires continue to rage and a new heat wave hits the country.Two pilots, members of the Greek Air Force, were on board the Canadair water bomber that crashed into a ravine, according to officials at the Greek fire brigade and the air force.State broadcaster ERT showed footage of the plane dropping water over a fire, then striking a tree before crashing into a hillside and bursting into flames. A search and rescue operation is underway.The battle to contain wildfires across Greece continued for an eighth straight day as firefighters struggled to extinguish flames on inferno-stricken Rhodes, Corfu and Evia and at other smaller blazes in the Greek mainland.“In the face of what the entire planet is facing, especially the Mediterranean which is a climate change hot spot, there is no magical defense mechanism. If there was, we would have implemented it,” Greek Prime Minis...

Watch: Video shows Russian jet lighting off flares, damaging US drone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

A Russian fighter jet flew “dangerously” close to a U.S. drone that was targeting Islamic State fighters over Syria Sunday morning, harassing the drone and deploying flares directly above it, Air Force officials said.The flares damaged the MQ-9 Reaper drone’s propeller, although it was still able to land.“The Russian fighter’s blatant disregard for flight safety detracts from our mission to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, jead of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said in a statement.It’s the latest in a string of incidents involving Russian pilots harassing U.S. drones, causing tensions between the adversaries to flare up.“We call upon the Russian forces in Syria to put an immediate end to this reckless, unprovoked, and unprofessional behavior,” Grynkewich said.

Boston Bruins star Patrice Bergeron announces retirement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is retiring from the NHL after 19 seasons with the B’s.In a statement shared by the team Tuesday morning, the 38-year-old player spoke at length about his time with the Bruins, playing in Boston, and how he is choosing to leave the game on his own terms.“It is with a full heart and a lot of gratitude that today I am announcing my retirement as a professional hockey player,” Bergeron said. “As hard as it is to write, I also write it knowing how blessed and lucky I feel to have had the career that I have had, and that I have the opportunity to leave the game I love on my terms.”This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1683839534142992386

Firefighting plane crashes in Greece as blazes rage out of control and new evacuations are ordered

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:29 GMT

By MICHAEL VARAKLAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS (Associated Press)RHODES, Greece (AP) — A Greek air force’s water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, with both pilots feared dead, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.A state ERT TV video showed the CL-215 aircraft releasing its load of water on the island of Evia before its wingtip apparently snagged in a tree branch. Moments later it disappeared into a deep fold in the ground from which a fireball erupted.The air force said a search and rescue operation was underway, but the prospects were not good for the two pilots as the plane had no ejection system.A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country Tuesday amid a string of evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days.A fire service spokes...