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‘We will rise’: Steeple still standing after fire tears through Cambridge church on Easter

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

The steeple of a Cambridge church is still standing Monday morning after a massive, multi-alarm blaze ripped through the building on Easter Sunday.Crews could be seen using ladder trucks late into the night to fight flames that were burning inside Faith Lutheran Church on Broadway.The church’s pastor said there was no one inside the building when the fire broke out around 5:30 p.m.Officials say the fire caused a lot of damage to the church, including a partial roof collapse. Crews are still monitoring the steeple in case it collapses as well. The fire chief estimates that, at one point, there were 150 firefighters from about a dozen departments trying to put the flames out. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries, but are expected to be okay.The Rev. Robin Lutjohann said he was devastated as he watched Faith Lutheran Church go up in flames on Sunday night and called the situation “heartbreaking.”“It is a place that is loved by the community,” he said. “There’s a sign in front o...

Crews battle fiery crash in Lakeville

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

Crews battled a fiery crash in Lakeville early Monday morning.The car went up in flames off the road on Route 140 north. Officials say the driver crashed through the guardrail. No injuries have been reportedThe road is clear as of 5 a.m.

Orioles reset: Series loss to Yankees shows gap still exists between Baltimore and top of AL East

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

Entering the season, the expectations, excitement and energy for the Orioles were higher than at any point to start a year since the rebuild began five years ago.The home-opening win over the New York Yankees on Friday — with 45,017 fans, most of whom were in Orioles orange, rocking the park — took those emotions to new heights, with Bryan Baker’s strikeout in the eighth and the one-run victory having the potential to serve as a stepping stone in a post-rebuild world.But, just as the Orioles lost the final two games versus the Boston Red Sox last weekend after an opening day victory, Baltimore followed up Friday’s thrilling triumph with two straight defeats against the Yankees.“We’re playing some close games,” Hyde said after the Orioles’ 5-3 loss Sunday. “I feel like we’re making some mistakes that we can’t do against good clubs. Boston, we could’ve won two there, and then here just some mistakes on the mound. ...

Alleged drunk driver clocked at more than double speed limit on Hwy. 401

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

Ontario Provincial Police stopped an alleged drunk driver who was travelling more than double the speed limit on Highway 401 in Toronto.Officers clocked an Audi RS5 travelling 235 km/hr near Leslie Street on Sunday evening.Police say the male driver has been charged with stunt driving, dangerous driving and impaired driving.The driver’s license has been suspended for 90 days and his car impounded for 30 days.He is ordered to appear before a judge in court to face further punishment.235km/h –#Hwy401/Leslie Street- Driver stopped by #TorontoOPP and charged with #StuntDriving, Dangerous driving, #ImpairedDriving, 80 plus. #90DayLicenceSuspension #14DayVehicleImpound pic.twitter.com/H6UwC46IYa— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) April 10, 2023

Defiant Jewish settlers march to evacuated West Bank outpost

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched Monday to an evacuated West Bank settlement, in a defiant signal that Israel’s most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition.The march also poses a new test for Israel’s security forces after days of unrest fueled by tensions over a contested Jerusalem holy site.Israeli police and army forces were being deployed to the northern West Bank — the scene of frequent tensions in recent months — to secure the march, which comes after days of fighting in Jerusalem and along Israel’s northern and southern fronts. The planned demonstration added to the already combustible atmosphere in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank that has accompanied the overlapping of major Jewish and Muslim holy days. Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks surrounding the Jerusalem shrine. The ...

In Ukrainian village, a family lives under cloud of shelling

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

BOHOYAVLENKA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small village in eastern Ukraine the sounds of war echo in the distance while 10-year old Khrystyna Ksenofontova plays. She pets the neighborhood cats, paints and, like everyone else here, hopes the fighting will end soon.The small village of Bohoyavlenka, in Donetsk province, lies 20 kilometers (13 miles) from the active front line. Khrystyna’s days are spent scrounging the bits of childhood she still can. Her family refuses to evacuate and lives under a cloud of constant shelling. She wears headphones to block out the booms of the explosions. ”(I feel) fear, trembling,” she says. The explosions resound at night most of the time, she says, brushing aside her sandy blond hair. But sometimes they come in the morning, too.Her mother, Yulia, and grandmother chose not to leave the village, which had a pre-war population of 1,400, after her father died from a brain injury suffered in an attack that destroyed one of their homes. They prefer to bear the br...

Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis living abroad have sent $2.5 billion home in March, responding to the cash-strapped government’s appeal for more hard currency remittances, the country’s central bank said Monday. The sum represents a 27.4% increase compared to February and is the highest in seven past months, according to a tweet by the State Bank of Pakistan. The announcement offered some hope for improving Pakistan’s ailing economy, officials said. The remittances came mainly from Pakistanis living in the United States, Britain and the Middle East. Pakistan is grappling with one of its worst economic crises, exacerbated by last summer’s devastating floods that killed 1,739 people, destroyed 2 million homes and caused $30 billion in damages. The impoverished country also has been hit by a wave of violence, which last week prompted top political and military leaders to order new operations against the Pakistani Taliban, a militant group that is separate but allied with ...

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will seek a fourth term in office, bringing the power of incumbency and unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a critical presidential battleground state.The announcement by Casey, the longest-serving Democratic U.S. senator in Pennsylvania history, gives Democrats a boost ahead of a difficult 2024 Senate map. They must defend incumbents not only in red states — Montana, Ohio and West Virginia — but also in multiple swing states.Casey, who will turn 63 in a few days, is a key ally of labor unions and President Joe Biden. In Congress, Casey, a moderate Democrat, has backed all of Biden’s top priorities and forged a close relationship with the president, at least in part because the men also have a bond that goes beyond politics: They hail from the same hometown of Scranton.In running for reelection, Casey’s message sounds similar to how Biden’s campaign for a second term may sound. Casey...

Roughly 40,000 customers remain without power as Hydro-Quebec works to finish repairs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

Hydro-Quebec is warning that some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week’s deadly ice storm may not be completed until Tuesday.Roughly 40,000 customers remain without power across Quebec as of 4 a.m. Monday morning, with the majority in the Montreal, Outaouais, Monteregie, and Laval regions.Regis Tellier, the utility’s vice-president of operations and maintenance, told reporters Sunday morning that power has been restored to over 90 per cent of the more than one million customers who lost electricity — including 180,000 who saw the lights come back on Saturday.Tellier said most of Quebec’s remaining outages affect only a handful of customers, noting hydro workers are reconnecting fewer customers even though they’re working at the same pace.Officials are also warning people not to use fuel-burning appliances inside after a number of reports of carbon monoxide poisoning.Montreal public health said Sunday that 180 cases of carbon monoxide p...

Dan Donahue's defense a key factor for Union

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:11:18 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Union Men's Lacrosse team is in a tough stretch right now. The Dutchmen are coming off a tough loss against No. 3 RIT. Despite that, there's a bright spot that has been keeping them in tight games all season long. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Junior goalie Dan Donahue recorded 15 saves in the game and had six big ones in the fourth quarter that helped the Dutchmen close the gap against the Tigers. Head coach Derek Witheford believes his play-making ability is something they rely on a lot, especially during this crucial time in the season."Our goalie is fantastic this year," Witheford said. "He's keeping us in games, he's saving a lot of goals, and we really trust him with some of those shots, so he's playing well past his ability, he's making stops he's supposed to stop, and he's stopping some that should be goals so, we're really happy with the way he's playing, and we just gotta clean...