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104-year-old Chicago woman becomes oldest person to tandem skydive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

OTTAWA, Ill. — A 104-year-old Chicago woman set the record for oldest person to tandem skydive on Saturday.Family, friends and neighbors gathered at Skydive Chicago Airport in Ottawa to celebrate Dorothy Hoffner as she broke the record, becoming the oldest person ever to tandem skydive out of an airplane.Dorothy’s partner, a US Parachute Association instructor, was quickly impressed."She seems to know what she’s doing so it makes my job a whole lot easier," instructor Derek Baxter said. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines That’s because Dorothy does know what she’s doing, she jumped out of a plane once before, when she was 100."I was having dinner with Dorothy and I mentioned I was going skydiving and she said I want to do it too," said Dorothy's friend Joseph Conan.Dorothy had such a good time, that she brought up again this year."I looked up to see who the oldest skydiver in the history of the world was and it was a Swedish woman who was 103, and I realized Dorothy would br...

24 hours into the search for Charlotte Sena

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The search for Charlotte Sena began Saturday night during a family camping trip at the Moreau Lake State Park. The park is closed to the public while the investigation is ongoing. State officials gathered earlier to discuss efforts to find the young child."She is a beautiful, sweet, nine-year-old girl. She has blond hair, bangs, and green eyes. Just under five feet tall," described Charlotte's aunt, Jené Sena. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Charlotte was last seen with a Pokémon shirt and a gray helmet as she rode her bicycle with friends. Before dinner, around 6:15 p.m., she told everyone she was going to take one more lap around. When she didn't come back around to eat, her family started looking for her."At approximately 6:45 p.m., Charlotte's bike was located in Loop A. At 6:47 p.m., Charlotte's mother called 911 to report the child missing," stated Assistant Deputy Superintendent of NYS Police, ...

UAW strike heads into third week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. – Approximately 25,000 autoworkers are heading into their third week on strike. More than 4,000 of those workers are at the Wentzville General Motors Assembly.“I haven’t been working at GM too long, and I didn’t know what to expect with the strike, and I didn’t think it would last this long," Daniel Klen saidKlen works on the frame line inside the plant. While he’s worked there more than a year, he’s still considered a temporary employee. Workers like Klen are one of the reasons the United Auto Workers are pushing back against the Big Three.“I’ve been a temp over a year and I think what they’re trying to do is make it to where it’s a 90-day thing, which seems a lot more reasonable,” Klen said. “…You never know when you’re going to get converted, and to know, after 90 days, seems reasonable and to know that would be a really good thought.” Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Da...

Avalanche new-look top line shines in preseason win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

The best players in Colorado’s lineup during its final home preseason game Sunday night all looked ready for the ones that count.Both power-play units scored a goal and the Avs had little trouble with a not-very-NHL laden Dallas Stars at Ball Arena. Here are a few observation’s from Colorado’s 4-3 win.1. Top line clicksThis was the first time Colorado’s presumptive first line of Nathan MacKinnon flanked by Mikko Rantanen and Jonathan Drouin has skated together in a preseason game. It’s also the first time that MacKinnon and Drouin have played together since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey when they suited up for “Team North America,” a collection of the best young players from Canada and the United States.The Avs’ top trio created a Grade-A scoring chance in the first minute of each of the first two periods. Both times it was MacKinnon feeding Drouin, his former junior teammate in Halifax, near the front of the net.Drouin in particular had a strong offensive night, th...

12-year-old boy killed in father’s suspected DUI crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

Just a day before his 13 birthday, a 12-year-old boy died in a violent car crash after his father, who may have been driving under the influence, lost control of his vehicle and crashed in Pomona early Saturday morning.  Heartbroken family and friends gathered on Sunday near the crash site on the 57 Freeway to say prayers, sing happy birthday and mourn the loss of Abel Vazquez.  “My sister has experienced every parent’s worst nightmare and that’s the fact of having to bury your own child,” Cesar Sanchez, the victim’s uncle and godfather told KTLA’s Erin Myers.  The 12-year-old and his father were returning from a concert in celebration of his upcoming birthday when his dad slammed into an embankment off an on ramp.  Wreckage of a possible DUI crash that claimed the life of 12-year-old Abel Vazquez on Sept. 30, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)“He made it a point for his father to only get two tickets because he wanted to spend quality time with his father,” Sanchez explained. &...

Person trapped in car after collision into South L.A. building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

At least one person was trapped in a vehicle that collided with a building Sunday in South Los Angeles, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  First responders with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received calls about the single vehicle accident near the intersection of 111th Street and Crenshaw in Inglewood at around 2:40 p.m., fire officials said.  At the scene, crews found one person trapped inside what appears to be a silver Chevrolet that somehow crashed into the commercial structure.  Firefighters were able to extricate the person in less than 15 minutes, officials told KTLA.   12-year-old boy killed in father’s suspected DUI crash Video posted to the Citizen App showed a heavy presence of first responders at the scene as crews worked to rescue the person inside the vehicle. Significant damage to both the vehicle and the building was also visible.  L.A. County Firefighters on the scene of a single vehicle crash into a building that left one person trapped...

Hollywood actors, studios to resume negotiations this week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

On Sunday, a day before negotiations are set to resume between striking actors and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, some actors joined members of Medieval Times Performers United, who have been on strike for seven months, to picket outside one of the restaurant’s locations in Buena Park.  The American Guild of Variety Artists, a sister union to SAG-AFTRA, represents Medieval Times performers.  “It’s incredibly heartening to see the AMPTP finally ready to seriously bargain with the writers and actors,” says Erin Zapcic, a strike captain for Medieval Times Performers United. “And as happy as we are for our union brothers and sisters, the reality is that Medieval Times has never once tried to end our strike and it’s been over seven months. We’re just as fired up as we’ve ever been, and we’re thrilled and honored to have SAG-AFTRA join us on our picket line to show this company we’re not going anywhere.”  As for SAG-AFTRA members, negotiators ...

Ruiz sets AL rookie record, Rooker hits 30th homer but A’s lose season finale against Angels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

ANAHEIM — After the A’s set franchise records for futility this season, there was one record broken and another milestone reached Sunday that may help them head into the winter on a positive note, despite their season-ending 7-3 loss to the Angels.Outfielder Esteury Ruiz broke Kenny Lofton’s American League single-season record by a rookie with his 67th stolen base. Then A’s journeyman outfielder Brent Rooker, the team’s lone All-Star this season, smashed his career-best 30th home run of the year.The A’s finished their funereal season at 50-112 after going 60-102 last year, posting the franchise’s worst record since the 1916 Philadelphia A’s went 36-117.  With reviled owner John Fisher’s Vegas relocation dreams hanging over the Coliseum, the A’s have endured their first back-to-back 100-loss seasons in Oakland and the franchise’s first since 1964-65 in Kansas City.But the two feel-good moments Sunday helped take the sting out of another loss. Rooker’s blast and Ruiz’s record s...

Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein’s Senate replacement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a spokesman in his office said Sunday.In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat should become open. However, he had been facing pressure by some Black politicians and advocacy groups to select Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent Black congresswoman who is already running for the seat. Lee, 77, has served the Oakland area in Congress since 1998.Lee is one of several prominent Democrats competing for the seat, including U.S. Reps. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, and Adam Schiff, D-Burbank. Newsom said he did not want to appoint any of the candidates because it would give them an unfair advantage in the race.Newsom’s spokesman Anthony York said the governor did not ask Butler to commit to staying out of the race. Dec. 8 is the deadline fo...

October entertainment guide 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:16 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews October entertainment (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); October is an awesome month for fall festivals and Halloween events.Here’s a roundup of fun events around the area for the month of October:October Entertainment GuideOct. 2-5: Wunder Garten’s Oktoberfest in D.C.Oct. 2-8: “My Mama & The Full-Scale Invasion” at Woolly Mammoth TheatreOct. ...