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A Tourist Allegedly Set Several Businesses on Fire in Puerto Rico

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4 months ago

January 7, 2025

A Tourist Allegedly Set Several Businesses on Fire in Puerto Rico

Bar Marea, which burned down, will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
Photo: Bar Marea Combate, Cabo Rojo

In the early hours of January 2, a woman from Missouri visiting Puerto Rico allegedly set fire to several businesses in the southwestern town of Cabo Rojo, burning down three of them and partially damaging the other. The incident set off widespread outrage across the island, which is currently facing a gentrification crisis due to expats relocating for tax breaks and the proliferation of short-term rentals for tourism that have displaced local residents.

The Puerto Rico Police Department identified the suspect as Danielle Bertothy, and officials say she left the island that same day. An investigation is ongoing and no arrest has been made. The businesses that fully burned down are the restaurant Marinera, Bar Marea, and Artesanías Juavia. The boutique hotel Luichy’s Seaside Hotel, which had around 50 guests on site at the time of the incident, was also partially damaged. Angel Luis Marrero, who owns Luichy’s and the building that houses all four businesses, told local news station Telemundo that he estimates repairing the damages from the fire will cost around $500,000 and jeopardize the livelihood of 15 employees.

In a Facebook post, Bar Marea said an allegedly intoxicated Bertothy came into the business near closing hours and began insulting patrons as well as workers. Bar Marea called the police and said officers walked Bertothy to a nearby Airbnb where she was staying, but the bar had to call police once again after she returned to the business. Bertothy was not detained either time, Bar Marea said in its post. After the second incident, the bar closed down. Security footage Bar Marea posted from the scene shows a person that appears to be Bertothy near the fire as it began; the person appears again later carrying a red gas can.

“I don’t understand why, if a person is aggressive, alcoholic, and disrespectful, they are [not] prosecuted. I don’t understand why she came to burn down the businesses. I don’t understand why they didn’t heed our call. The thing is that in this country you have to live in fear, letting these types of situations pass as if nothing had happened,” Bar Marea said on Facebook.

The property manager of the Airbnb where Bertothy was staying told the Latino Newsletter that she was due to stay at the short-term rental between December 30 and January 11. The manager, who asked the outlet to keep him anonymous, says Bertothy was provided a gas can and a generator after most of Puerto Rico lost power on New Year’s Eve. The island has been struggling with recurring, widespread blackouts for several years since the local government transferred management of the electric grid to a private company.

According to a now-deleted LinkedIn account, Bertothy works at an advertising and digital-marketing agency in St. Louis called HLK Agency. The agency suspended her after receiving a letter from St. Louis alderwoman Daniela Velázquez. “We were shocked to learn about the events in Puerto Rico. We have not yet been contacted by law enforcement in either Puerto Rico or Missouri but we are ready to cooperate in their investigation if asked,” the company said in a statement. “After learning about this on Friday afternoon, we chose to immediately place the employee on suspension pending further information. We are outraged by this senseless act and hope the authorities can address it in a timely fashion.”

Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Puerto Rico Police Department at 787-343-2020. The businesses will remain closed until further notice, the respective owners told local media outlet Metro. Two GoFundMe campaigns — one for Luichy’s Seaside Hotel and another for both Bar Marea and Artesanías Juavia — have been launched to help owners rebuild.

“We lost the material, but the dreams are still alive,” Bar Marea said on Facebook.

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Man found shot Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri, house, dies at hospital

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18 hours ago

April 28, 2025

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Man found shot Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri, house, dies at hospital

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An argument may have led to gunfire and a homicide Sunday afternoon at a house in east Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City, Missouri, police officers were sent at about 3:30 p.m. on a shooting in the 3100 block of Spruce Avenue.

The were led inside a house by people at the scene, according to a police department news release.

They found an adult male inside with life-threatening gunshot wounds.

He died a short time later at a hospital.

The suspects left the house before officers arrived.

The victim's name had not been released as of Sunday night.

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Missouri Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for April 26, 2025

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2 days ago

April 27, 2025

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The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at April 26, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from April 26 drawing

01-12-14-18-69, Powerball: 02, Power Play: 3

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 26 drawing

Midday: 5-0-9

Midday Wild: 5

Evening: 3-4-9

Evening Wild: 7

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 26 drawing

Midday: 4-5-1-1

Midday Wild: 3

Evening: 9-3-1-2

Evening Wild: 2

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Winning Cash4Life numbers from April 26 drawing

05-31-32-33-34, Cash Ball: 02

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Winning Cash Pop numbers from April 26 drawing

Early Bird: 10

Morning: 10

Matinee: 08

Prime Time: 05

Night Owl: 15

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Winning Show Me Cash numbers from April 26 drawing

02-05-12-24-26

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Winning Lotto numbers from April 26 drawing

02-06-08-10-16-28

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from April 26 drawing

12-20-26-38-40, Powerball: 05

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.

To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:

Ticket Redemption

Missouri Lottery

P.O. Box 7777

Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777

For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.

For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.

When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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‘I Have a Job for These Boys’: Rob Vaughn Explains Lineup Issue in Win Over Missouri

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2 days ago

April 26, 2025

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‘I Have a Job for These Boys’: Rob Vaughn Explains Lineup Issue in Win Over Missouri

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— When a left fielder catches a fly ball in the first inning of a baseball game, it does not generally turn into a possible harbinger of doom for his team. When Missouri’s Brock Daniels recorded an early putout in Friday’s game, that’s probably not what he expected.

Daniels, though he featured in the number six spot on head coach Kerrick Jackson’s lineup card for game two between the Tigers and No. 18 Alabama Friday, was not on the program’s 30-man roster of eligible players for this particular SEC weekend. Therein was the problem.

This discrepancy was brought to wider attention when he was about to have his first at-bat in the top of the second inning. During a short delay, Crimson Tide head coach Rob Vaughn addressed the issue with the umpiring crew. Simply put, Daniels couldn’t play.

The difficult part of that equation was that he had participated already. In fact, he had not just meandered around in left field during the game’s opening inning. He had tangibly contributed to an out that retired the side, directly affecting the competition.

When that happens, not that it is a common occurrence, possibilities are understandably an object of discussion. The specter of a big one looms, that big one being a forfeit. That is not what came to pass on Friday night. Instead, the visiting Tigers were charged with an out.

“We obviously get those 30-man rosters,” Vaughn said. “Every time there’s a new arm [to] come in, every time there’s anybody new in the lineup, I always go check it. Every team does it a little bit differently. We ended up getting their lineup probably 10 minutes before the plate meeting.”

Vaughn was not critical of the timing, chalking it up to the difference in teams he mentioned. He exchanged lineup cards with Jackson, as is the custom. Vaughn discovered Daniels’ absence from the 30-man just prior to first pitch. Daniels was not in Thursday’s lineup.

“Kerrick is one of my really good friends,” Vaughn said. “It’s just something, that, my job is to put our guys in the best position to win. When I saw it, I went and told our sport supervisor, and I’m like, ‘Hey, I don’t really know what to do in this situation’… I didn’t know if it was a forfeit. I didn’t know if it was an out.”

The league office then advised Vaughn and his staff on the rules, which call for the automatic out. Tigers third baseman Chris Patterson had just notched his team’s first extra-base hit of the series when Daniels was due up; in accordance with the conference’s rule, Daniels was called out.

Patterson still made it to third base, but the second out caused by the administrative error loomed large, since he was eventually stranded 90 feet away from scoring the game’s first run.

“Nobody wants a forfeit. Nobody does,” Vaughn said. “We want to go play that game. We want to go win. We want to go win it on the field the right way. You don’t want to win it on a technicality. So I’m kinda glad that it was an out… I hated to do it. Kerrick’s my guy. I love that dude. But I have a job for these boys. That’s my number one responsibility.”

Alabama (34-10, 11-9 SEC) did win Friday’s game on the field. 7-3, to be exact, in a contest featuring home runs from Kade Snell and Jason Torres. Missouri fell to 0-20 in SEC play and 13-29 overall. The Tigers lost Thursday’s game 7-5, meaning the series has now been decided in advance of Saturday’s 1 p.m. CT finale.

Missouri replaced Daniels with right fielder Pierre Seals and shifted Cayden Nicoletto, who started Thursday and Friday, over to left, where Daniels had been. Seals made the best of the peculiar circumstances with a two-hit game and an RBI.

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