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Spencer Knight back on ice for Panthers, taking first steps toward return

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers goalie Spencer Knight went to a Blink-182 concert, made some sushi with teammates and got to see some familiar faces and meet new people as well.Sounds like vacation — but they were also big steps toward getting him back to the NHL.Knight has been on the ice this week at a development camp with the Panthers, the first time he’s been around the team since entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program in February. He was not with the Panthers for the remainder of the season, including their run to the Stanley Cup Final. The development camp has both on- and off-ice events, including the concert this week at the team’s home arena and other team-building events.“I honestly approach it like it’s just a great opportunity to play hockey,” Knight said. “I think any opportunity to play hockey is a great opportunity. But I think honestly in terms of my game, I think it is, too. You’ve got to come in and just work hard.”Kni...

Pedestrian killed by car fleeing Secret Service near White House

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was killed by a car fleeing law enforcement officers Wednesday afternoon just outside of the White House.The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. when uniformed members of the Secret Service attempted to stop a vehicle with an expired registration, according to a statement on Twitter from the agency. The driver initially indicated they would stop, but then accelerated away, the statement said.The driver sped through a red light and struck multiple people in the crosswalk of the intersection of 17th Street Northwest and Constitution Avenue. One man who was struck by the car died at an area hospital.Authorities are still searching for the driver.

Police searching for man they consider ‘armed and dangerous’ after 1 person shot in Manchester, NH

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

A search got underway in Manchester, New Hampshire Wednesday for a man who police said is “armed and dangerous” after a shooting that sent one man to an area hospital. Police said the man who was shot, age 34, was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound “to his lower extremity” after calls initially came in reporting a shooting around 3 p.m. on Front Street.Police said the suspect, Anthony Barahona, was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts. The suspect and the man who was shot, police said, are known to each other. “The gun has not been recovered so Barahona should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. Manchester police asked anyone with information about this incident or the location of Barahona to call the police department at 603-668-8711. Individuals can also provide an anonymous tip through the Manchester Crimeline at 603-624-4040.

Man arrested after stabbing at Gardner gym, victim speaks out

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

A man is facing assault charges after police say a victim was stabbed at a gym in Gardner, according to authorities.The Gardner Police Department said the stabbing happened around 10:20 a.m. at the Planet Fitness on Victoria Lane. The victim, 43-year-old Daniel Harris, was seriously wounded as a result and was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.“Out of nowhere, I feel somebody grab me from behind, and I feel like what’s a punch to my back,” Harris said. “There was blood everywhere though that was what scared me more than anything. I’ve never seen myself bleed that much.” Harris said he was pulled to the ground in the men’s locker room, and his attacker ran away. Gym employees grabbed gauze for Harris’s wound and recorded the suspect’s license plate number.According to Gardner PD, 28-year-old Lennox Nunez of Revere was later stopped and arrested near Route 190 in Fitchburg with assistance from Massachusetts State Police.Lennox was arraigned at Gardner Dist...

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’: Fisherman describes close encounter with two whales off Nantucket coast

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

A close call off of Nantucket when two whales came right up to a fisherman’s boat earlier this week.“I’ve seen them close before, maybe a couple hundred yards, but that was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime for them to come that close to the boat,” Josh Holdgate said.Holdgate was tuna fishing with five others aboard Captain Pete Kaizer’s Althea K about 30 miles east of Nantucket.Holdgate said the fog was thick which made it harder to spot the whales.“Usually, you can see them for a couple miles,” he said. “The only time you could see them was inside that fog bank which is maybe 300 yards of visibility, so once they came up, they’re already on top of you. They’re 50 feet long. It’s pretty incredible.”They took the boat from the island’s harbor Monday, but their fishing trip quickly turned into a sightseeing tour.“People go on whale watches for hours and hours and don’t have an experience as close as that,” he said.

Solve It 7: Bank Account Bummer

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

Time and money were running out for a local medical school student after identity thieves cleaned out her bank account. When she had trouble getting her money back, she contacted Solve It 7.Kaitlyn was worried! How would she buy food and pay her bills?“I was really stressed,” Kaitlyn said.  Her cash concerns started in May. She used an app to order coffee, and her debit card was declined.“So I went right to my banking app, and then saw that my account had $0 in it,” Kaitlyn said.  Kaitlyn discovered she was hit by identity thieves.“There was a strange account that I didn’t recognize that had been created under my name. And I went into that account and saw that all my money had been transferred into it and then withdrawn from an ATM,” Kaitlyn said.  She says more than $1000 was gone.“That part was the scariest part knowing that someone had stolen my identity and was able t...

Report: Kristaps Porzingis signs two-year extension with Celtics

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

Kristaps Porzingis has signed an extension with the Boston Celtics, according to a report.The center/forward has inked a two-year, $60 million extension with the team, his agents told ESPN on Wednesday night. The Celtics acquired Porzingis more than two weeks ago in a three-team trade which saw Boston deal guard Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies.Porzingis is now under contract for $96 million through the 2025-26 season. The oft-injured big man is coming off his best NBA season as a member of the Washington Wizards, as he averaged 23.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game.The 27-year-old is considered a part of Boston’s big three with star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as the Celtics continue to chase a championship. The addition of Porzingis and the subtraction of Smart drastically changes the makeup of the roster.Porzingis arrived in the NBA to great fanfare with the New York Knicks. But injuries when he was with the Knicks and later the Dallas Mavericks pr...

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara clocked at more than double speed limit before Jamaica Plain crash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

A newly obtained police report alleges that City Councilor Kendra Lara was traveling at a high rate of speed during “heavy” pedestrian and vehicular traffic when she slammed into a Jamaica Plain house late last month, causing her son to bleed “profusely.”The police report, which was filed on July 5, finds that Lara, 33, was driving the Honda Civic involved in the crash at a “minimum speed of 53.41 miles per hour” in the road with a 25 mph limit, and could have been traveling as fast as 59.29 mph according to another formula that worked back from the speed at impact to the home.An initial police report obtained by the Herald on the day of the June 30 crash alleged that Lara was driving an unregistered vehicle and her license had been revoked. It further alleges that her child was not in a booster seat, which is a violation of state law for children younger than 8 or shorter than 57 inches.The new report backs up these same violation allegations and adds new possible citations: reckle...

Opening South Boston beach delayed; boss away in England

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

If state wildlife officials had the final say, Southie residents could now be cooling off at the L Street Beach behind the renovated Curley Center.With MassWildlife outlining a beach access plan — with a shorebird monitor — the city still has to complete its own review and adopt a state beach proposal.“They don’t need any extra permissions because we have already issued our determination,” a MassWildlife spokesperson told the Herald on Wednesday. “As long as they follow their beach management plan, there is no other review on our end.”City officials say the Conservation Commission is scheduled to vote July 19 on the beach management plan, which outlines conditions the city needs to take for access not to have an adverse effect on the piping plover.The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, head of the city’s Environment Department, which oversees the Conservation Commission, has been out of town. She received an invite from the U.S. Embassy of London to participate in a discussion ...

Manhattanhenge is a bust as clouds hide NYC sunset. Last chance this year is Thursday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s only one more chance this year to possibly take in Manhattanhenge, the biannual alignment of the setting sun with the city’s east-west streets that brings New Yorkers out of their apartments to watch it bathe the urban canyons in a rosy glow. With gray, gloomy weather socking in the horizon at Wednesday’s sundown, fans of the spectacle will have to hope the clouds part Thursday.“I tried but it’s not going to happen today,” said Kevin Andrade, a restaurant server who had the day off and waited in hopes of a fiery sky show on West 23rd Street. “I’m so sad about it.”It was Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the museum’s Hayden Planetarium, who coined the term Manhattanhenge to describe the phenomenon. He was inspired by Stonehenge, where tourists and modern-day Druids camp out on the summer solstice to watch the rising sun align with the prehistoric stones.Manhattanhenge attracts its own Druids when it happens for two nights around Memorial...