Chicago Blackhawks propose hiring a mediator as they start talks to reach a ‘fair and equitable’ settlement with former prospect Kyle Beach
The Chicago Blackhawks are set to meet with Kyle Beach’s attorney Tuesday afternoon to begin settlement talks, according to a letter obtained by the Tribune.
chicagotribune.comNHL Commissioner meets with Kyle Beach, offers league's help
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has talked to Kyle Beach about what the league can do to better protect its players after Beach said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010 and his allegations were largely ignored by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Massive manta ray photobombs surfer at Florida beach
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – A photographer accidentally snapped “one in a million” shot at Officers Club Beach in Florida over the weekend. Rusty Escandell captured the incredible moment when a giant manta ray did a back flip behind a surfer who was riding a wave. Escandell told WKMG that he was at the beach Sunday with his son, near Patrick Space Force Base, and didn’t even realize what happened. “To be frank with you, I was actually focusing on the surfer. AdEscandell posted the photo to Facebook and received dozens of likes, shares and comments on his own profile and then got hundreds more when the Satellite Beach page shared the snapshot.
Chicago firefighter charged with attempting to kill wife
Ramirez’s lawyer, Steven Decker, acknowledged his client’s wife was the alleged victim but said his client was acting in self-defense, and that Beach’s no-bond decision was not proportionate to the allegations. Decker said that ruling will be challenged on Ramirez’s next court date March 9.
chicagotribune.comBloody pillow and knife found in Washington Park apartment of man charged with assaulting woman and dragging her to vacant lot
From the video, it appears Williams “might have actually been alive” as her limp body was pulled from the apartment, prosecutors said. Brown was seen kicking her as he knelt over her body in the lot.
chicagotribune.comThe Latest: Cincinnati increases capacity for AAC title game
The school said it brought the capacity in line with what’s being allowed for Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals games. 17 Ohio State women’s basketball team canceled Saturday’s game against Iowa because of a spike in positive COVID-19 tests in the Buckeyes program. The Beach didn’t open its season until Dec. 4 and six of its seven games scheduled this month are road games. This will be the third straight game canceled. USC postponed its Pac-12 opener at home against Stanford over the weekend when it first reported the positive COVID-19 test.
2 Milwaukee women charged with drugging men in River North bars and robbing them, netting $85,000 in cash and valuables
Neither woman had a significant criminal history and both are mothers of young children, according to their attorneys. But Beach said drugging a person without their knowledge or consent was “an act of violence,” and set bail at $55,000 for Trammell and $45,000 for Rainey. Both are barred from having contact with the victims, and Trammell was barred from returning to Wisconsin during the case.
chicagotribune.com250 students, volunteers help clean up Guana Beach
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – More than 257 volunteers, mostly students, helped clean up GTMNERR (Guana) Beaches in South Ponte Vedra Beach on Sunday. Some of the schools represented were Ponte Vedra High School, Nease High School, Greenwood High School, Landrum Middle School, Fletcher Middle School, Palm Valley Academy, Ocean Palms Elementary, as well as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. They collected eight bags of trash, two bags of recycling and more. If you want to get involved, sign up for event emails at www.beachesgogreen.org or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.