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Bandimere closing means an end to 'Take it to the Track' for young drivers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

MORRISON, Colo. (KDVR) — Lost in the emotion of Bandimere Speedway's swan song is the final season of "Take it to the Track." Entering its 19th season, “Take it to the Track” is designed to give younger drivers the opportunity to “experience the thrill of speed.” The owner of Bandimere previously announced this will be the final season for "Thunder Mountain" at its Jefferson County location. Among those waiting in line for the starting line is driver Casey Babcock. “It’s gonna be greatly missed,” he said. Homeowners warned to brace for higher property taxes Babcock is waiting to race with his 13-year-old son, Cayden. Babcock said he will have to seek out other venues to allow his son to let loose in a controlled environment. “We still got Pueblo and Julesburg, so I'll probably just be traveling a little more to get some drag time in," Babcock said. “Take it to the Track" test nights take place every Wednesday through Oct. 11. Cost is $40 or $35 with the discount offered by Colora...

Life in prison for road rage shooter who killed 13-year-old

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Jeremy Webster, a man accused of opening fire on a family and killing a 13-year-old boy in June 2018 was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to life without parole Wednesday.Vaughn Bigelow Jr., 13, was killed in the shooting as a result of a gunshot wound to his head.Webster, 27, was found guilty of 12 charges in all -- murder, multiple counts of attempted murder, multiple counts of assault and attempted assault. He was given the maximum sentence for all charges. Psychologist says man charged in road rage killing was sane Before handing out the sentence, the judge said this case was "unlike any other case" because of the level of tragedy and loss.District Attorney Brian Mason echoed this after the sentencing and called the loss to the Bigelow family unspeakable."I've seen a lot of bad cases in my career, and this is one of the worst we have ever, ever seen," he said. Before Webster was sentenced, Vaughn's mother, Meghan, asked the judge to give him the maxim...

Jailed Putin foe Navalny says he’s facing additional charges in Russia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s best-known critic in Russia, told a Moscow courtroom Wednesday that he is facing extremism charges that could keep him in prison for 30 years, according to the Associated Press.In the hearing, he fought for time to review the charges he is facing.“It is a cynical insult, in this process investigators are trying to make it so that I can’t even see the materials of my case,” Navalny said in remarks tweeted out by his team’s Twitter account and translated from Russian. “Now, they’re probably slightly ashamed that they will discuss an obvious thing. There are 195 volumes in my case and they are not giving me the chance to study it.”It signifies the continuation of a trend that has seen critics of Putin and his regime subject to ever harsher prison sentences amid the escalation of Russia’s war in Ukraine.Navalny is serving an 11 ½ year prison term. In February 2021, he was sentenced to two years and eight months for...

In the trenches with bright, chic spring coats

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

Some style icons never die — they just get reinvented. Take the trench coat. Once again, they’re a must-wear for this spring and early summer. But not just the business-as-usual numbers; this year’s have gotten a little more cheeky, with designs that range from loose and casual to electric neon in hue. Follow one of these current trends to find the silhouette and style that will make your own personal statement this season. Choose your own fashion adventure from….Bold brightsThe latest colorful trenches are everything that your standard stone-gray version is not. Take the Maxi Trench Jacket ($99.95 on dynamiteclothing.com). Sure I love its removable sash andlightweight, soft fabric that makes any silhouette flattering. But I also credit the back vent for its allure, and most of all, the high-voltage shade of orange it comes in — which goes with just about everything you put on.Playful patternsIt’s customary for trenches to be a solid color, even when those colors come in all kinds o...

Boys track All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

BOYS TRACK ALL-SCHOLASTICSCam Allain (Carver) high jumpSam Burgess (Framingham) 2-mileNataenel Vigo Catala (Haverhill) 300Neil Chowdhury (Andover) 600Jacob Cookinham (Bishop Stang) shot putAndrew Gleason (Pembroke) 55Sean Golembiewski (Hopkinton) 55 hurdles/pentathlonColin Kirn (Andover) 1000Rowan McConkey (Arlington) high jumpNathan Shultz (North Attleboro) long jumpTyler Tubman (Newton North) mile4×200 (Lexington): Jayden Bai, Jake Wheaton, Branndon Uda-Thach, Alexios Kontothanassis4×400 (Newton North): Matthew Paquette, Jack Tsai, Myles Scott, Quincy Scott4×800 (Newton North): Alex Hrycyszyn, Reeve Derby, Gabe Grove, Tyler Tubman4×800 (Brookline): Declan Mulligan, Altamo Aschkenesay, Hunter Bailey, Kailas CiattoCAM ALLAINCARVERThe junior was third at the New Balance Nationals before soaring to a personal best of 6-8 for the win at the Adidas Nationals. The South Shore League champion and MVP was second at All-States and third at New Englands. The honor roll st...

Heat storm back to 128-126 OT victory in Milwaukee, Knicks up next in East semis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

It was stunning and similar,For the second consecutive game the No. 8 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference stormed back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit against the No. 1 seed.So the Milwaukee Bucks, the team with the best regular-season record in the NBA, are done.And the Miami Heat, again fueled by Jimmy Butler, move on, this time after a 128-126 overtime victory Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.It is just the sixth time a No. 8 has defeated a No. 1 in a seven-game series.Up next for the Heat?Another chance for the Heat to make history, this time against a familiar playoff opponent.Heat vs. New York Knicks, in the Eastern Conference semifinals, opening Sunday at 1 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.With Butler following up his 56 in Monday’s Game 4 home victory with 42, the Heat ultimately needed only five games to take down the Bucks, even while losing guards Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo in the series.Butler was supported by 22 points from point guard Gabe Vincent, ...

Editorial: D.C. pols need to boost Capitol Police funds, stat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

Capitol Hill operates in two modes: outrage and “asleep at the switch.”In a prime example of the latter, lawmakers in D.C. have hit the snooze button while the very people who protect them plead for funding. .As RollCall reported, a fiscal year boost for the U.S. Capitol Police isn’t stretching far enough, as the force is still in dire need of more officers to handle the challenges of the upcoming presidential election, a recently reopened Capitol and growing threats against members, according to Chief J. Thomas Manger.Manger testified this week before the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee and made a plea for more funding to let the department add to its staff. Its $840.9 million fiscal 2024 request is a more than 14% increase over enacted fiscal 2023 funding. Much of that money would go toward hiring and retention, Manger said.It’s a problem facing many police departments across the country as they struggle with massive staffing shortages...

Davies: Tax code a playground for a few, maze for many

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

The tax code has become so convoluted and the ramifications of erring so onerous that tax preparers have become almost a priestly class of intercessors between the IRS and taxpayers. And yet, most of us are simply report numbers that the IRS already has. Filing our taxes is less about reporting our incomes than providing the IRS free secretarial support. This cesspool of confusion delivers a cornucopia of benefits to lawyers, tax accountants, favored industries, lobbyists and politicians.In part, the tax code is a make-work program. Congress digs legal holes, and we pay lawyers and accountants to fill them in again. Favored industries and lobbyists benefit more subtly. The more intricate the tax code, the easier it is for politicians to hand out favors without attracting attention. Industries pay lobbyists to encourage politicians to create special tax favors, and politicians receive political and financial support from the industries. This symbiotic relationship thrives in an envir...

OBF: Tuckered out? Celtics produce a lemon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

It’s been a big week for shakeups.Tucker Carlson is out at Fox.Don Lemon is out at CNN.And Punxsutawney Phil is out as the official mascot of Groundhog Day.He’s been replaced by Lucky, the Celtics leprechaun.The Celtics are caught in an endless loop of late-game collapses, flat starts, and a persistent inability to close out foes with a vengeance.We’ve covered this before. There is a glaring lack of “grit and balls” in this version of the Celtics. We want to play fair, so we’ll hold off on the Larry Bird analogies.But the Big Three 2.0 only left town a decade ago.Those Celtics won Banner 17 with a 39-point rout in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals.Thirty-nine points.And they did it against the defending Western Conference champions led by the late Kobe Bryant.One must wonder if given the same opportunity in another time-space continuum, these Celtics would have stopped at 15 and subsequently asked Kobe to sign their jerseys.These are not the 2008 Celtics. Nor are they playing Kobe’s Lak...

Lucas: Dems’ stand on trans sports ban endangers women

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:10 GMT

It is a good thing Lori Trahan was never forced to compete against Lia Thomas.Otherwise, the U.S. Congresswoman from Lowell’s 3rd Congressional District might not have won that athletic scholarship to Georgetown University.Trahan was one of nine Massachusetts members of the House, all Democrats, who voted against Republican-sponsored legislation that would prevent biological men from competing in women’s sports.While no Democrats voted for it, the bill was passed last week on a 219 to 203 vote. President Joe Biden has promised to veto the bill in the unlikely event it is approved by the Democrat-controlled Senate.One wonders, though, if Trahan, would have gotten her free college ride had she competed for it against a biological man identifying as a woman, like Thomas.Perhaps she would have gotten her scholarship anyway. At a stately six feet tall, Trahan was a talented volleyball player at Lowell High School before attending Georgetown.But back then, and at Georgetown, Trahan compet...