Author: Living Legends

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th of his career, the second being the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night. Ovechkin scored his second goal on a power play with 13:46 left in the third period. And he did so with Gretzky in attendance for the first time during this chase. Gretzky should be there Sunday at the New York Islanders when Ovechkin has his next chance to make hockey history. Earlier in the night, he got his 893rd to move one away from…

Carolina Perez and 17-Year-Old Male: Disappearance in La Vernia, TX – Authorities Continue Search for Missing Teen, Urge Public to Provide Crucial Information Vermia, TX (March 12, 2025) – The search for 16-year-old Carolina Perez continues as investigators from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) work tirelessly to locate the missing teen who vanished from her workplace in La Vernia, Texas, on the evening of March 12, 2025. Carolina was last seen around 6:00 p.m. that day as she left her job located on the 120 block of US Highway 87 West. Authorities have launched a full-scale investigation, focusing on…

Boulder Arts Week features nearly 150 art events and activities over 8-days. The Boulder Transit Junction Open House is one of those events. Nearly a dozen businesses will come together to support artists in various ways. “As designers it’s really important to us to make sure that our communities have a thriving arts community,” said Laura Boyd Chapman, co-owner and Creative Director at BC Interiors. BC Interiors is a workplace furniture design company. Boyd Chapman will transform the showroom into a 90’s style coffee house for an open mic night. The stage will be open to high school student performers.…

During the 2025 Colorado Rockies home opener, a local Rockies ball player was still looking to make his way back to the team. At the beginning of the season, his focus was on an individual who transcends baseball — his daughter. Pitcher Lucas Gilbreath played at Legacy High School in Broomfield prior to his professional years. As the reliever begins his journey back to the majors, he’s finding inspiration from his infant daughter, who recently overcame a serious health issue. “I call her Lainey bug,” Gilbreath told CBS Colorado. “She’s just like the perfect baby. Just such a happy baby,”…

The measure would also bar schools from having gender specific dress codes and require them to use transgender students’ preferred names if they allow other kids to use nicknames. It would also consider misgendering by a parent “coercive control” and require courts to consider it when deciding child custody cases. Bill sponsors – state Rep.s Lorena Garcia and Rebekah Stewart — named the bill after Kelly Loving, a transgender victim of the Club Q shooting. “Frankly, I wish we didn’t have to bring this bill but the reality of navigating our world today as a transgender human necessitates it, and…

A Colorado jury on Friday convicted a driver of vehicular homicide nearly two years after her SUV struck and killed teen Team USA cyclist Magnus White. The verdict was read after 7 hours of deliberation in the week-long trial. The crash happened in July 2023 near White’s home in Boulder on Highway 119. Yeva Smilianska’s SUV struck White while the 17-year-old was on a training ride and riding on the paved shoulder of the highway and her car then continued off the road and down an embankment. Smilianska admitted during the trial that she had fallen asleep behind the wheel…

A missing teen has been found 2 months after her disappearance, impregnated by the man charged with her abduction. Sophia Martha Franklin, 16, was found near Omaha, Nebraska, around 11:40pm Wednesday, after a trucker said she spotted her with Gary Day, 40, at a rest stop. Sophia was 3 months pregnant with Gary’s child when he lured her away from her parents home Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in February, according to police. Surveillance footage captured a man police believe to be Gary wearing black pants, a black long-sleeve shirt and a gray winter hat walking by Sophia’s home the day she…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A witness to a fatal crash on Fern Valley Road Wednesday night said the Louisville Metro Police officer involved was driving extremely fast and with no lights or sirens. The department identified that officer Friday as Alyssa Begel. According to her personnel files, provided by LMPD, she was disciplined just last year in a different crash. Officers rushing to help EMS on Interstate 65 around 9 p.m. Wednesday were told by dispatchers they could slow down their response as police were already on scene. Three minutes later, on Fern Valley Road near Newburg, Begel’s cruiser collided…

UTICA, Ind. (WDRB) — The town of Utica in southern Indiana is expecting to lose upward of 50 homes when the Ohio River spills over the next few days. The residents are used to flooding but that doesn’t make it any easier to pack up and leave. “The Utica people live on the river, we love the river, but it’s bad when it gets out of hand,” said Steve Long, Utica town board president. It’s a stressful situation for neighbors in Utica, Indiana, waiting for the Ohio River to breech its banks. “Yeah, worrying about flooding,” Chris Halford said. “When…

Rita Kurtz, Founder of Hillside Envisions-Pawnee Co., Inc. – A Heartfelt Tribute to a Community Pillar Who Left an Unmatched Legacy of Service and Compassion In a deeply saddening moment for the community of Larned, Kansas, the loss of Rita Kurtz, one of the founding partners of Hillside Envisions-Pawnee Co., Inc., has left an indelible void that will be felt for years to come. Rita’s untimely passing has been met with an outpouring of grief from all corners of the Pawnee County area and beyond, as those who knew her personally and professionally reflect on the immense impact she had…