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NBC News
a day ago
- NBC News
Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider
Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after the violence at 7:15 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission, Salem police spokeswoman Angela Hedrick said. The injured were taken to Salem Hospital, Hedrick said by email. Details about their injuries were unavailable. The suspect was described only as a man, and no identity was available. Salem Health, Salem Hospital's corporate parent, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night. The incident took place at the Union Gospel Mission's 50,000-square-foot Men's Mission, which opened in 2021 a few blocks north of the mission's old, circa-1960s facilities, according to the organization. It's across the street from the Salem Police Department. The nonprofit ministry was founded by a group of Christian businesspeople and today serves food, offers counseling and seeks to house roughly 150 people each night, according to its website.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Low water levels lead to increased fishing limits at Crouse Reservoir
DIAMOND MOUNTAIN, Utah () — Due to low water levels, an emergency change issued by the (DWR) on Tuesday has increased the daily fishing limit at Crouse Reservoir, effective immediately. The change, issued by DWR Deputy Director Michael Canning to the Utah Fishing Guidebook, now allows anglers to keep up to eight trout of any species, doubling the previous limit of four. Utah's reservoir outlook: Why conserving water is key 'This emergency change will allow the public to harvest more fish from the reservoir so they can be used and not wasted as water levels continue to decline this summer,' Canning said in a press release. 'Increased harvest will hopefully improve the survival of any remaining fish, as well.' The low water levels in Crause Reservoir can be attributed to the lack of snow Diamond Mountain received during the 2024-25 winter season. 'Pot Creek, the creek that feeds all of them, doesn't run year-round anymore and it's mostly fed by snow melt runoff,' Trina Hedrick, Coldwater Sportfish Coordinator at DWR told Gov. Cox signs executive order to establish new council focused on Utah's future and 'quality of life' 'We hold water at Matt Warner and Calder Reservoirs up above Crause, so it often stays low,' Hedrick added. 'It's simply a matter of not getting enough snow, and it's hard to maintain three reservoirs because of it.' Hedrick also noted that DWR highly encourages anglers to take advantage of this opportunity, as the oxygen levels within the reservoir will suffer if the current fish population isn't reduced. She said the fish are 'really big and a lot of fun,' and that they feel 'it's best to encourage fishing there,' and for Utahns to 'harvest and enjoy the fishing while it's still there.' The change is currently in effect and will expire on December 31st, 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fallen law enforcement officers are honored
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Several hundred people gathered Wednesday for the 2025 South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony. Gov. Larry Rhoden placed a wreath and Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick spoke in tribute to the fallen. Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Prorok was killed when he was struck by a driver during a high-speed chase on February 2, 2024. Parents' roundtable: Kids and cell phones Chief Hedrick recalled how the community came together after three of Rapid City's officers were shot in 2011. Officers Ryan McCandless and Nick Armstrong died. 'We are all defined by our response to hard times,' Hedrick said. Dozens of officers gathered beforehand at state government's George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center and then drove in a procession to the memorial ceremony at Capitol Lake. A service followed at Lutheran Memorial Church. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Business Insider
21-04-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
$1R0R Contract Exploited by External Developer; R0AR Responds with Buyback Program
Kingstown, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, April 21st, 2025, Chainwire R0AR confirms token drain incident due to staking contract vulnerability; recovery actions include structured buybacks following a significant price decline. Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform R0AR has disclosed a security breach involving its $1R0R staking contract, reportedly caused by a backdoor function introduced by an external developer. The incident led to unauthorized asset transfers and a near 90% drop in the token's value, followed by a partial price recovery after a buyback initiative was launched. Security Incident and Initial Response According to the R0AR team, the staking contract held approximately $785,000 in assets and was compromised by 'a trusted external contractor.' The actor utilized a backdoor to transfer funds, which were subsequently routed through Tornado Cash. Dustin Hedrick, Founder and CEO of R0AR, stated: 'The developer responsible for the smart contract backdoor was not a member of the core team, but a trusted external contractor.' The team confirmed that access has since been revoked and recovery efforts are underway. As of April 18, approximately 100 million of the stolen tokens had been recaptured, with only two $1R0R tokens unaccounted for. Recovery Measures and Market Reaction In response to the breach, R0AR initiated a buyback program involving weekly purchases from the open market. This approach was designed to mitigate volatility and support token liquidity. Following the announcement, $1R0R registered a price increase of over 250% from post-incident lows. The team emphasized that the compromised tokens represented a limited share of the total supply and noted that treasury reserves remain secure. Community Engagement and Strategic Direction During a recent AMA session, Dustin Hedrick addressed the incident and outlined the team's long-term focus on development and security enhancements. 'The project has been in development for several years, and this moment, while difficult, represents a starting point for strategic rebuilding,' Hedrick said. He further reiterated R0AR's commitment to transparency and ecosystem resilience. Broader DeFi Context The incident contributes to an ongoing narrative of security concerns within the DeFi space. Despite this, R0AR's quick response and containment efforts have differentiated its handling from other cases of smart contract vulnerabilities. About R0AR R0AR is a decentralized finance platform developing community-driven blockchain infrastructure. The $1R0R token serves utility functions across staking, governance, and rewards within its ecosystem. The platform prioritizes protocol security, transparency, and long-term scalability in its development roadmap. For more information, users can visit: or follow:
Boston Globe
17-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
‘This is not my race, this is all of ours': Fifty years ago, wheelchair racing left the start line at the Boston Marathon
'I said to myself, other people have got to do this, too,' Hall said. 'This is not my race, this is all of ours. That really gave me joy. 'I think … even uphill, I was smiling." Hall often notes that he never set out to be a pioneer when he entered the Boston Marathon in 1975. After winning the National Wheelchair Marathon a year earlier, Hall approached the Boston Athletic Association ahead of the 1975 race, seeking to become the first official wheelchair competitor at the world's oldest marathon. Advertisement Race director and BAA president Will Cloney wouldn't issue Hall, a Belmont native, an official bib, but he agreed to let him race under one condition: To be considered an official finisher, Hall had to complete the distance in less than three hours. Eugene Roberts, who lost both of his legs in Vietnam, "unofficially" finishes the Boston Marathon in 1970. Bill Brett/Globe Staff There was plenty of skepticism. Five years earlier, a Vietnam veteran named Eugene Roberts had finished the course in a little more than seven hours. Hall was given a challenge. All he had to do was meet it. 'I had no reason to doubt what I could do,' said Hall, now 74 and living in Watertown. 'I just wanted to do it correctly, professionally.' He set off from Hopkinton on a sunny Patriots Day in a packed field. Advertisement 'The most amazing thing is how cooperative the runners were,' Hall recalled. 'The runners would speak to each other, 'Wheelchair on the left, wheelchair on the right,' and I picked my spots accordingly.' Hall's 2 hours, 58 minutes hit Cloney's mandate with time to spare. Cloney kept his word, and Hall was recognized as the first wheelchair finisher at the Boston Marathon and eventually the race's first wheelchair champion. 'I never thought about being recognized,' Hall said. 'It was always about doing the job and doing the job correctly. I never gave it a thought. Actually, I really enjoyed the ride.' Bob Hall takes on the Falmouth Road Race in 1976. David Ryan, Globe Staff Hall returned in 1977 for another title, this time with a few chasing him — including Sharon Hedrick (then Sharon Rahn), an undergraduate at the University of Illinois who got the idea to race Boston from a magazine. 'If I remember correctly,' Hedrick said, 'It said, 'If you'd like more information, or you're interested in [racing Boston],' to contact Bob. 'So I wrote a letter.' Hall encouraged Hedrick to enter the 1977 race, so she got straight to work. In pancake-flat Illinois, Hedrick got creative to prepare for Boston's famous hills, spinning her wheels up and down the massive ramps that carried spectators between tiers at Illinois' football stadium. Like Hall, Hedrick arrived in Boston in a standard 'day chair' with a little modification. Some runners offered a push during the race, and she screamed at them not to touch her, afraid any assistance would invalidate the effort. After 3 hours, 48 minutes, 51 seconds, Hedrick became the first woman to roll down Boylston, with little idea of the doors she was helping to open. Advertisement 'People at the time, they said, 'You're crazy,' ' Hedrick said. 'I told them, 'Well, why do people climb Mount Everest?' Because they want to see if they can do it.' That race in 1977 also introduced an early start for wheelchair athletes and made the division a fixture. The race hit new heights in the 1980s, with athletes such as Jim Knaub and André Viger pushing the course record lower. Candace Cable-Brooks was the force of the decade for the women, winning six times from 1981-88. By the late 1980s, Bob Hall was focused more on building wheelchairs than racing in them. RYAN, DAVID STAFF PHOTO By then, Hall had transitioned to pushing the sport forward with his chair designs instead of his performances. 'Hall's Wheels' helped the sport move past the heavy hulks of steel of the 1970s to three-wheeled titanium arrows to today's carbon-fiber marvels. With Hall serving as the Boston Marathon's wheelchair division coordinator, the 1990s were the age of Jean Driscoll, an Illinois alumna inspired by Hedrick, whom Driscoll called 'the standard in women's wheelchair racing.' Jean Driscoll was the dominant Boston Marathon athlete of the 1990s. HERDE Driscoll's inspiration, Sharon Hedrick, was the first woman to race the Boston Marathon in a wheelchair — before winning Olympic and Paralympic golds. Gray Mortimore/Allsport/Getty Images Driscoll won seven straight Boston titles from 1990-96, setting five course records (and world bests). She had to stomach three straight runner-up finishes to Australian Louise Sauvage — often in heartbreaking fashion, such as a stuck wheel in the Cleveland Circle train tracks in 1997 — before wrestling back the crown in 2000. '[Driscoll] has told me that I was an influence on her, and there's really no greater compliment to me,' Hedrick said. 'I could win all the medals in the world, but to be told, 'You got me involved' ... 'I was injured when I was 9. So there was a whole span of time in there that I never thought I'd do anything again. Inspiring another person to get involved in an activity ... that's really special.' Advertisement An eighth win made Driscoll the most successful woman in Boston Marathon history, a record she still holds. 'The history and the lore of the Boston Marathon certainly made it special,' Driscoll said. 'To me, it was bigger than the Olympic and Paralympic Games. I wanted to win Boston so bad.' Swiss racer Franz Nietlispach won men's five titles from 1995-2000, a period in which he'd meet a young Swiss racer named Marcel Hug, who'd also become a dominant champion. South Africa's Ernst van Dyk ushered in a new era of dominance with 10 titles, his first in 2001 and last in 2014, the same year that saw the final appearance of 'Team Hoyt,' the father-son duo of Dick and Rick that inspired millions across more than three decades. (Left to right) Jean Driscoll, Gavin Foulsham, and Bob Hall conduct a wheelchair clinic at Boston College ahead of the 1997 Boston Marathon. HERDE, Tom GLOBE STAFF Though the athletes were getting faster, the wheelchair divisions weren't always thriving. Participation hit a low with just 11 men and four women finishing the race in 2008. The BAA had to act. In 2015, the wheelchair prize purse increased to $85,000, with the winners each receiving $20,000. In 2021, the BAA became the first World Marathon Major to offer equal $50,000 course-record bonuses across open and wheelchair divisions. Wheelchair champion prize money hit $40,000 in 2024 and $50,000 for 2025. Tatyana McFadden brought the women of Illinois back to the forefront, becoming dominant in her own right years after meeting Driscoll, her fellow Illini alumna. McFadden won five women's wheelchair titles from 2013-18. That first year, a 4-year-old from Spencer named Maddie Wilson watched McFadden blaze past in Natick. Wilson knew right away what she wanted for her fifth birthday: a racing wheelchair. Advertisement McFadden and Wilson, 20 years between them, became friends bonded by a love for racing. They met at the Falmouth Road Race a couple years later and had a quick one-lap race — McFadden won in her day chair but quickly became a mentor. A young Maddie Wilson (left) and Tatyana McFadden race around the track in Falmouth. Courtesy of Carl Wilson 'It was just like one of those moments where you're like … this person seems really special," McFadden said. 'She really reminded me of my younger self. 'I want to see the future generation grow ... We're going to be hosting the LA [Olympic and Paralympic] Games, and more than likely, she could be there.' 2025 Boston Marathon: Teen track phenom Delmace Mayo to race in wheelchair division Share Local track phenom Delmace Mayo is set to race in the Boston Marathon. His journey to this race started a long time ago in his native Haiti. While Wilson waits for her turn to race in Boston, Jamaica Plain's Delmace Mayo will be in the field on Patriots Day, racing the Marathon for the first time alongside the best in the world. The Brighton High School senior got to meet Hall recently at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury, where Mayo was training in a chair far more advanced than the hospital chair Hall raced in a half-century ago. 'I'm surprised he didn't flip,' Mayo joked. Jamaica Plain's Delmace Mayo (left) and Spencer's Maddie Wilson are two of the best wheelchair racers in the country. Courtesy of Carl Wilson Mayo got to share with Hall their first connection: Mayo's first racing wheelchair was one Hall built. Mayo's not alone in that. One of Hug's first racing wheelchairs was a 'Hall.' So was McFadden's. 'It really brings a smile to my face,' Hall said. Fifty years on from Hall's first ride, wheelchair racing continues to thrive, rarely more visibly than at the Boston Marathon. Come Marathon Monday, Hall and Mayo will be at opposite ends of their journeys — Mayo at the start line for the first time, Hall a grand marshal on the lead vehicle heading toward Boylston Street. Advertisement Hug will be the favorite again, his course record of 1:17:06 more than twice as fast as Hall's first finish. An eighth victory would tie Hug on the all-time list with Driscoll, who will be watching from afar — 'I still get butterflies on race day,' she said — as two more Boston Marathon champions from the University of Illinois, McFadden and Susannah Scaroni, chase another victory. Wilson is still waiting in the wings. She turned 16 a week before Patriots Day this year, putting her in line to race when she turns 18 — exactly 50 years on from Hedrick opening the door to the women's division. Each owes a small piece of the journey to Hall, a 24-year-old from Belmont who set off from Hopkinton in 1975 with nothing but a slightly modified hospital chair and a dream. 'I never have been one to, like, pat myself on the back,' Hall said. 'But looking at the journey, I'm really proud. I feel I really did accomplish a lot, whether I knew what I was doing or not. 'It warms me up quite a bit and puts a smile on my face. It's kind of like closing the circle of my life.' The growth of wheelchair marathoning owes a great deal to Bob Hall. RYAN, DAVID GLOBE STAFF PHOTO Amin Touri can be reached at
