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This business makes a New Orleans staple, but it’s in Loudoun County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

Northern Virginia is not exactly close to New Orleans, but one small business owner in Loudoun County is giving his customers a taste of “The Big Easy.”Scott Bilstad, owner of Bilstad’s Beignets in Ashburn, is known for serving up beignets — deep fried squares of dough sprinkled with powdered sugar that are typically featured in French American cuisine. They’re most commonly associated with Louisiana cuisine, and are extremely popular in New Orleans.They are similar to doughnuts, but are just different enough to be highly unique.“Essentially, the flour we use is a little lower in protein, so it’s not as dense,” Bilstad said. “We also sheet it thinner, and then we cut them into squares.”Bilstad has been making them professionally for about four years now.Beignets are deep fried squares of dough sprinkled with powdered sugar. You can get a taste of the New Orleans specialty at Bilstad’s Beignets in Ashburn, Virginia. (Courtes...

More bodies found after sudden eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising confirmed toll to 23

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found the last body of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 23, officials said Wednesday.About 75 climbers started their way up the nearly 2,900-meter (9,480-foot) mountain in Agam district of West Sumatra province on Saturday and became stranded.Some 52 climbers were rescued after the initial eruption Sunday, and 11 others were initially confirmed dead. New eruptions on Monday and Tuesday spewed more hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, reducing visibility and temporarily halting search and recovery operations, said Abdul Malik, chief of the Padang Search and Rescue Agency.The bodies of two climbers were located on Monday and nine more on Tuesday, the National Search and Rescue Agency said.West Sumatra’s Police Chief Suharyono said the body of the last climber was found early Wednesday, ...

Dodgers acknowledge meeting with Ohtani. Yankees covet Yamamoto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dave Roberts started to dodge the big question about Shohei Ohtani, rocking back and forth in his seat and staying silent for three seconds before his big admission:“Yeah, we met with him,” the Los Angeles Dodgers manager said Tuesday at the winter meetings, making Roberts’ club the first to publicly admit a sit-down with the unique two-way player likely to break baseball’s salary record.Officials on other teams danced meticulously around the question as if choregraphed by Bob Fosse. Toronto general manager Ross Atkins, who sparked speculation of a possible meeting by holding his Monday media availability on Zoom rather than at the winter meetings hotel, had this to say: “Some meetings that occur, that don’t occur, I’m not going to get into the specifics of.”New Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell batted away Ohtani queries as if in a cross-examination. After saying he had not met with Ohtani, Counsell was asked whether anyone in the Cubs fr...

Chicago White Sox and RHP Erick Fedde agree to $15 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Erick Fedde is returning to the majors with the Chicago White Sox after spending last season in South Korea.The right-hander has agreed to a $15 million, two-year contract with Chicago, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move was pending a physical.The 30-year-old Fedde was selected by Washington in the first round of the 2014 amateur draft. He made his big league debut in 2017 and pitched for the Nationals for six seasons, going 21-33 with a 5.41 ERA in 102 games, including 88 starts.After he went 6-13 with a 5.81 ERA over 27 starts in 2022, he signed a one-year contract with the NC Dinos. Fedde went 20-6 with a 2.00 ERA and 209 strikeouts over 180 1/3 innings during his only season in South Korea.Fedde likely slots into a Chicago rotation fronted by Dylan Cease. But the White Sox are under new leadership with general manager Chris Getz, and Cease could be traded before the beg...

Boston College uses balanced scoring to ease by Central Connecticut State 82-68

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Donald Hand Jr. scored 11 of his career-high 16 points in the second half, Mason Madsen had 13 of his 15 before halftime and Boston College beat Central Connecticut State 82-68 on Tuesday night.Quinten Post, averaging 20.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.4 blocks per game, added 13 points for Boston College (6-3). Jaeden Zackery had 11 points, six assists and four steals. Claudell Harris Jr., Boston College’s second-leading scorer, did not play after injuring an ankle in an overtime loss to North Carolina State on Saturday. Chas Kelley III, in his first career start, was held scoreless in 21 minutes.Allan Jeanne-Rose had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Central Connecticut State (3-5). Jordan Jones also scored 19 points. Boston College made four 3-pointers in the opening seven minutes and held Central Connecticut State to just four field goals. Post had seven points and CCSU had eight.Madsen, Zackery and Post each scored in double digits in the first half, combin...

Lions lose best interior defensive lineman, putting Alim McNeill (knee) on injured reserve

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions put their best interior defensive lineman, Alim McNeill, on injured reserve with a knee injury and signed cornerback Kindle Vildor off the practice squad.Detroit also added Tyson Alualu and Matt Farniok to the practice squad and released linebacker Raymond Johnson from it.The NFC North-leading Lions (9-3) made the moves Tuesday, two days after McNeill was injured in a win at New Orleans. Detroit will play at Chicago (4-8) on Sunday.McNeill made 31 tackles and six were for losses, including a career-high five sacks. He also a forced fumble and defended a pass. McNeill has started 35 games over three years with the Lions. Vildor played in two games earlier this season with Tennessee. He started in 22 of 44 games the previous three years in Chicago, with 97 tackles and an interception.The 36-year-old Alualu played in 17 games, including two starts, last season in Pittsburgh. He has started 113 of 191 games over three seasons with the Steelers ...

Denver job fair Friday aimed at hiring bilingual shelter workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver is housing over 2,600 migrants right now, many from South America and speaking little or no English. The city is seeking helping hands to make sure migrants in city housing are treated properly, especially during the holidays.For that purpose, the city is hosting a job fair on Friday at the Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave. There are 150 positions the city hopes to fill with bilingual Spanish speakers, paying between $25-32 per hour. How you can help migrants in Denver Hired individuals will work at the shelters to greet migrants, help them check in to the shelter, connect them with housing, serve meals, explain rules and distribute supplies, sanitize the shelter and help migrants integrate with the Denver community. The city website labels these positions as short-term. All positions are "on-call" and will work 24-39 hours each week.Interviews will be held Friday and individuals will hired on site, according to the city. Because of this...

Ex-officer pleads guilty in Colorado train crash that hurt handcuffed woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of reckless endangerment for parking his patrol car on railroad tracks before a handcuffed woman was put inside and seriously injured when it was hit by a freight train.Pablo Vazquez had been charged with five misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment in connection with the crash that injured Yareni Rios last year but reached a plea deal with prosecutors. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox A judge sentenced Vazquez to 12 months of unsupervised probation. If he stays out of trouble during that time, the misdemeanor charge will be dismissed and the case will be sealed, the Weld County District Attorney's Office told FOX31.Another former officer who put the woman in the patrol car after a traffic stop, Jordan Steinke, was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault for the crash near Platteville. A judge acquitted her of criminal attempt ...

Relatives pack court for Colorado funeral home owners' hearing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Relatives who knew or feared their loved ones were among the 190 abandoned bodies found decomposing in a Colorado funeral home watched in person for the first time Tuesday as the owners of the business appeared before a judge.Jon and Carie Hallford, owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, are accused of abusing corpses, stealing, laundering money and forging documents. Standing in handcuffs and orange jail clothes, they didn’t speak or enter pleas during a brief hearing. Polis to Biden: Reschedule marijuana before 2024 The Colorado Springs-based funeral home's facility in Penrose, a Rocky Mountain town of about 4,000 people, is where investigators in early October discovered dozens of stacked bodies. Some had death dates as far back as 2019, according to a federal affidavit.Family members were falsely told their loved ones were cremated, receiving substitute materials that were not their ashes, court records allege.'I don’t believe a human coul...

Police investigating after man shot in Brockton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:41 GMT

An investigation got underway in Brockton Tuesday after a shooting sent a man to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.A Brockton police spokesperson in a statement said the shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Lexington Street and Green Street. The spokesperson said an investigation into the shooting was ongoing as of around 8 p.m. and asked anyone with information about the case to contact detectives at 508-941-0200.Investigators were still on scene near 9 p.m., with evidence markers spotted around a vehicle and crime scene tape in place.No further information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.