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27+ min ago (978+ words) Addyson Figueroa has the "it" factor, that indefinable, know-when-you-see quality, according to Highland coach Eric Kundich. People tend to flock to the 5-foot-6 sophomore guard, who'is one of the Trojans" captains. "She"s naturally outgoing," Kundich said. "She can talk to anybody, all groups of people. She"s taken a leadership role with our younger kids." Figueroa can"t exactly explain the phenomenon. "It comes naturally, being a leader," she said. "I"ve been playing basketball since first grade, and most of the time I"ve been a leader on those teams, whether it"s appointed or not. Most of the time, my teammates look to me if they need to talk about something or just ask a question. "Even now, during drills, some of the girls will come up to me and ask if they"re supposed to be…...

30+ min ago (522+ words) After considerable discussion Monday and at its last council meeting, the Valparaiso City Council unanimously approved a rezoning of the 1.25-acre parcel upon which the Banta Center sits from public space (PS) to urban residential (UR). The change would allow plans to move forward for Matt and Wayne Welter to purchase and repurpose the former school into high-end living units. The vote followed a 7-0 vote in November by the Valparaiso Plan Commission to recommend approval of the rezoning. Nothing would happen with the building until the senior center, which is proposed to transfer to the Valparaiso Rec Project, had changed locations. Council President Ellen Kapitan, D-At-Large, said she'd like for the historic preservation committee to weigh in. The physical transaction of sale won't be for two years, according to Parks Director Kevin Nuppnau, but in the meantime, Reed didn't want…...

43+ min ago (526+ words) Sin embargo, los datos demuestran que, pese a las expectativas y las representaciones del operador, el sistema el'ctrico no ha mejorado con la celeridad, consistencia ni efectividad que Puerto Rico merece y que LUMA prometi" y que nos minti, afirm" la gobernadora Jenniffer Gonz'lez. Gonz'lez se'al" que Luma tiene a su disposici"n casi 11.000 millones de d"lares en fondos federales para reconstruir la red, pero que solo ha podido recuperar unos 550 millones en reembolsos de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias de Estados Unidos (FEMA, por sus siglas en ingl's). La agencia ha liberado fondos para ayudar al territorio a reconstruir y fortalecer su red. Esto es inaceptable, dijo Gonz'lez. Ellos le vendieron al pueblo de Puerto Rico que eran unos expertos manejando temas federales, que eran los expertos trabajando en reembolsos y eso no fue verdad....

53+ min ago (678+ words) The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. At age 41, still faster than the rest. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill at St. Moritz on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years " and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement. The United States ski great seized the lead by an astonishing 1.16 seconds ahead of Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Even wilder was that Vonn trailed by 0.61 after the first two time checks at the Swiss resort. Vonn's lead was later cut to 0.98 " still a massive margin in downhill " when unheralded Magdalena Egger took second place from teammate Puchner. "It was an amazing day, I couldn't be happier, pretty emotional," Vonn told Swiss broadcaster RTS. "I felt good this summer but…...

56+ min ago (39+ words) Friday is the eviction deadline at the South Shore apartment that made national headlines earlier this year after it was raided by federal immigration agents. Eviction deadline Friday for residents of South Shore apartment, previously raided by federal agents...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago (23+ words) BALTIMORE, Maryland, EE.UU. (AP) " Juez federal emite orden que proh'be a autoridades migratorias detener a Kilmar "brego Garc'a. More in En Espa'ol...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (801+ words) Warren could do only so much to disguise the fact that Aaron Stewart was going to run the ball. After all, the Illinois recruit led the state in carries this season. "Especially during a game, I'm not thinking about my stats," Stewart said. "I'm just thinking about winning the game. People tell me all the time about how much I run. But even after a game, I can't remember what happened. It's just what I do, and it's become second nature." The 5-foot-7, 185-pound Stewart made it look like second nature as he rose to the occasion for the Blue Devils game after game. By the time the season ended, he had exhibited a level of dominance arguably never seen in Lake County. Stewart, the 2025 News-Sun Football Player of the Year, finished his senior season with 338 carries for 2,872 yards and…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (964+ words) Continuaron su educaci'n, se convirtieron en contadores y criaron a tres hijos que ahora son adultos con carreras profesionales. Las familias de clase trabajadora como la suya formaron la base del gobernante Partido Libertad y Refundaci'n, o LIBRE, un movimiento construido sobre la izquierda pol'tica de Honduras tras el golpe de Estado de 2009 que derroc' al presidente Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Hondure'os con recursos limitados lanzaron el movimiento a la contienda pol'tica, marchando, organiz'ndose, haci'ndose o'r, porque cre'an que LIBRE, a su vez, velar'a por ellos. En 2021 dio sus frutos y Xiomara Castro, esposa de Zelaya, gan' la presidencia con m's del 50% de los votos. Cuatro a'os despu's, el partido est' dividido por luchas internas y trata de asimilar la espectacular derrota de su candidata presidencial Rixi Moncada, que obtuvo menos del 20% de los votos en los comicios del 30 de noviembre....

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (940+ words) When high school students in the West Hartford Public Schools district study World War II in the coming year, they will learn about more than just the typical hallmarks like Japanese American detention camps. They will also hear about Sadao Munemori, a soldier who died protecting comrades from a grenade. The 22-year-old posthumously became the first Japanese American awarded the Medal of Honor. Lessons like this that delve beyond places have left teachers "humbled," said Jessica Blitzer, the district's social studies department supervisor who helped design curriculum for secondary grade levels. "It's one of those moments where you think "How have we not been doing that?' These are moments where you realize this is really important, particularly given the population that we have in West Hartford, which is incredibly diverse in many ways," Blitzer said. Three years after Connecticut became…...

2+ hour ago (668+ words) As the city's'quickest start to winter in nearly 50 years'persists, this weekend is due to bring another round of bitter cold weather, officials say. Expect temperatures to plunge starting tonight. After highs in the low 30s, the cold will begin to set in overnight into Saturday, according to David King, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chicago. Through the start of the weekend, there's a chance of snow, but most accumulation is expected southwest of the city, King said. It's after that system that forecasters predict the bone-chilling temperatures to really set in. The heavily Republican-led Indiana Senate yesterday rejected a mid-decade redistricting plan aimed at giving the state two additional GOP U.S. House members in a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump's pressure to try to help maintain a congressional majority in next year's midterm elections. When senators voted on…...