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Fare evasion is down 70% at Metro stations with new, higher fare gates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

Metro is installing new doors meant to make it more difficult to side-step fares.(Courtesy WMATA) Metro is installing new doors meant to make it more difficult to side-step fares.(Courtesy WMATA) The new higher fare gates at Metro stations are actually curbing fare evasion,   according to the transit agency’s newest data.A month after Metro rolled out new, higher fare gates at six stations, it said Tuesday that fare evasion has decreased by more than 70% at those stations.The new fare gates are “saloon door” shaped and increased the barrier height from 28 to 55 inches, making it more difficult to jump over fare gates. Metro is publishing the paid and unpaid ridership data on its online ridership ...

Jimmy Graham expected to return soon from ‘medical episode,’ Saints coach Dennis Allen says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is expected to return this week to practice following what team officials have described as a “medical episode” that led police in the Los Angeles area to arrest the veteran player and take him to a hospital last weekend.“I expect to see Jimmy out here, hopefully tomorrow,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said following practice Tuesday night. “We’ll see, but I don’t think this is going to be anything that’s going to cause him to miss a significant amount of time.”Dr. John Amoss, the Saints’ team physician, has said Graham likely had a seizure and was disoriented when he was picked up by authorities in Orange County on Friday night.The Saints had flown to California last Wednesday for joint practices with the Los Angeles Chargers in advance of New Orleans’ 22-17 victory in both teams’ second preseason game on Sunday night.Graham did not play in the game. The team had Monday off and Graham also missed practice...

Seahawks rookie receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba to miss 3-4 weeks with wrist injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will undergo surgery for a wrist fracture and miss approximately three to four weeks coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday.Smith-Njigba was injured in the second quarter of Seattle’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, when he was tackled at the 1-yard line after hauling in a 48-yard reception from quarterback Drew Lock. Carroll is “staying optimistic” that Smith-Njigba will be able to play in the Seahawks’ Sept. 10 season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, but made no guarantees.Smith-Njigba flew to Philadelphia on Tuesday, and will have the procedure soon.“He’s going to get surgery, and he’s with a hand specialist,” Carroll said. “Kind of a slight fracture that we just want to make sure we do that right thing to ensure that he gets back as soon as possible and as safe as possible. We’re going to be optimistic about it. Three, four weeks, we’ll see what happens.”Smith-Njigba, who was a star recei...

49ers remain undecided on backup quarterback headed into exhibition finale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hasn’t decided yet on who will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Brock Purdy and said that Sam Darnold and Trey Lance could rotate the job throughout the season.Lance and Darnold have shared the backup quarterback duties throughout training camp, alternating which one gets the primary work behind Purdy.The Niners often have only kept two quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster during Shanahan’s first six years in San Francisco but could opt for three this season. Teams are allowed to designate an emergency third quarterback on game days this season as long as that player is on the 53-man roster — a rule change put in place after the 49ers ran out of healthy QBs in the NFC title game.“You keep three when you have three,” Shanahan said Tuesday. “It’s hard with the 53-man roster. You’d like to keep two so you can get another position somewhere. … For what happened to us the one time out of 10,000...

17 Denver Public Schools campuses to end class early Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The school year has just begun, and Denver Public Schools campuses are already seeing impacts from the weather.Some 17 Denver Public Schools campuses will end classes early on Wednesday, the district announced. Most of the schools are some of the dozens in the district without air conditioning:Skinner MiddlePark Hill ElementaryMcMeen ElementaryWhittier ElementaryPolaris ElementaryCarson ElementaryGodsman ElementaryBryant-Webster ElementaryColumbine ElementaryStedman ElementaryAsbury ElementaryBradley ElementaryLincoln ElementaryBrown ElementaryKnapp ElementaryUniversity ParkEdison ElementaryA handheld thermostat on reads 88.5 degrees Fahrenheit inside Stedman Elementary, one of dozens of Denver Public Schools campuses without air conditioning, as pictured on Aug. 22. 2023. (KDVR) The disruption is the second so far this school year, which just started on Monday for Denver Public Schools. The return to classes coincided with a heat wave in the Denver metro area, which...

Trump seeks to steer attention away from first 2024 GOP debate as rivals make final preparations for Milwaukee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

(CNN) — The front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination is not only skipping the first presidential primary debate of the season – he’s also attempting to wrest the spotlight away from the stage in Milwaukee.With the Republican National Committee’s window to meet fundraising and polling requirements having closed Monday night, the debate stage is set, and the GOP contenders vying to become the party’s top alternative to former President Donald Trump are making their final preparations ahead of what will be among the most-watched moments in many of their political careers. As his rivals prepare for the two-hour showdown on Fox News, Trump’s campaign is attempting to counter-program the debate.The first debate, a key moment in any presidential primary, is also taking place in the middle of a week in which Trump’s legal troubles will once again take center stage.Trump has already taped an interview with Tucker Carlson, the fired former Fox News host, two sources familiar with the m...

Woman recovering after falling 10 feet into trench in Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

A woman is recovering after she fell approximately 10 feet into a trench near a church on Blue Hill Avenue last week. The incident happened on Friday near the Bethlehem Healing Temple Church. 7NEWS spoke to the woman involved on Tuesday who said she feels like she’s lucky to be alive. “I was petrified,” said Gale Swilley. “It was the most horrible thing that ever happened in my life and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.” Swilley is the daughter of the pastor at Bethlehem Healing Temple Church. She said the concrete below her gave way as she went to leave through one of the church’s entrances. “I was very shocked when I went through and opened my eyes and I looked around,” Swilley said. Swilley was still in the hospital as of Tuesday. She said her leg was hurt “pretty bad.” Swilley said her saving grace was the immediate response from the Boston Fire Department. “All I know is through all of the crying and the tears and the pleading and the praying, I opened m...

New DNA evidence expected soon in Ana Walshe murder case 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

Prosecutors are expected to share new DNA evidence in the coming weeks in the case against a Cohasset man accused of murdering his wife, Ana Walshe. Walshe was reported missing just after New Year’s Day. Prosecutors are now trying to prove that Walshe’s husband, Brian Walshe, murdered Ana and dismembered her body. Brian Walshe’s case was back in court on Tuesday where prosecutors said they are awaiting the results of DNA testing, which are expected to arrive in two weeks. The DA’s office and Walshe’s defense on Tuesday also filed a joint motion to push the next court date in the case to November. On the same day that court proceedings took place, authorities conducted another search Tuesday connected to Ana’s disappearance. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s office confirmed state police were out combing through a wooded area near I-95 in Peabody as part of their latest search. The search came after the DA’s office said two people in the Peabody community who were “unc...

Column: Jerry Reinsdorf finally fires Ken Williams and Rick Hahn, but perhaps too late to really matter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf made the second-most-popular decision he could make Tuesday in firing executive vice president Ken WIlliams and general manager Rick Hahn.The only thing better, in the eyes of most White Sox fans, would’ve been for Reinsdorf to announce he was selling the team.But you can’t have everything in life, and at least, for one moment, Sox fans could rejoice.It was their victory, after all.There’s no chance Reinsdorf would’ve fired two of the three men most responsible for the downfall of the franchise (the other being himself) without the nonstop protests of Sox fans who had enough of the losing, the lack of accountability and the series of public relations blunders, from hiring Tony La Russa (Reindorf’s fault) to canceling SoxFest to trading popular third baseman Jake Burger.But don’t stop now, Jerry. There are more moves to be made.The marketing department led by Brooks Boyer has been a nightmare as well. Chec...

The Real McCoy hosts grand opening in new Scarborough location months after forced closure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:08 GMT

Nearly nine months after news The Real McCoy was forced to close its doors to make way for a condo, the 54-year-old business has officially reopened in a new Scarborough location.“I’m very excited. Honestly, a little overwhelmed right now with the volume, but it’s fantastic,” George Mihail, the owner of The Real McCoy, told CityNews in between orders on Tuesday.“We had a slow, slow start … a soft opening on [Aug. 14]. There was nothing soft about it.”Mihail alongside his team held a grand opening celebration at the restaurant, located at Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East, Tuesday afternoon. Customers began congregating at around 7:30 a.m.By the time the doors opened at noon, Brayden Williams was first in line to pick up an order of chicken fingers, fries and onion rings.“I wanted to come here and show my support. You know this place has been here longer than I’ve been here,” Williams said.“Now to see it come back ...