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Denver school board schedules vote on whether to release video of closed-door meeting that violated law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

Denver’s school board has scheduled a special meeting Friday to decide whether to release the video recording of its five-hour, closed-door meeting the day after the March shooting inside East High School.The announcement comes nearly a month after a judge ruled the private meeting violated Colorado law and ordered Denver Public Schools to publicly release the recording. That ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by The Denver Post and other Colorado news organizations.“Finally our community can have some closure IF the Board votes to release this footage,” board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson said on Twitter on Thursday.In an emailed statement to The Denver Post, DPS spokesman Bill Good confirmed that the topic of the special meeting set for 10 a.m. Friday “will be to release the video of the executive session from March.” A half-hour discussion is scheduled.That board’s March 23 meeting took place the day after a student shot and wounded t...

New fire blazes in Mesa County following lightning strike near state park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

Dry thunderstorms rolling across western Colorado Wednesday night and Thursday morning set the scene for nine new fire starts in Mesa County.While most of the starts were single trees or small, contained areas, the Beaver Tail Mesa fire has reached 60 acres and is continuing to grow as of 3 p.m., said Olivia Bruce, public affairs officer for the Bureau of Land Management.Related ArticlesColorado News | Summit County officials respond to wildfire near Frisco Colorado News | Colorado wildfires: Firefighters race to snuff flames before hot, dry weather hits Colorado News | Firefighters gain ground on Devil’s Thumb fire, while Spring Creek fire grows Colorado News | Devil’s Thumb fire, one of five in Colorado, burning on 95 acres Colorado News | Calm conditions stall Spring Creek fire’s growth ahead of red flag warning Located along the Interstate 70 corridor to the northeast of James M. Ro...

Is this California's $1 billion Powerball winner?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

The lucky winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot may have been spotted Thursday morning at the downtown Los Angeles store where the ticket was sold.A woman wearing a black cap was seen darting from the store, hopping into a dark-colored BMW with tinted windows, and then driving away without speaking to reporters.“She came in here and she screamed ... She hugged people in the store and then she ran away,” said KTLA 5 News reporter Eric Spillman. “She claims that she has the winning Powerball jackpot ticket.”California Lottery officials have not yet released the winner’s name, but they are required to do so eventually.The possible Powerball winner darted from the store, hopped into a BMW, and then drove away without speaking to reporters on July 20, 2023. (KTLA)Wednesday's winning ticket was sold at Las Palmitas Mini Market on Wall Street.Nabor Herrera, the owner, was unaware that he had sold the jackpot ticket when he arrived to open for business early Thursday morning. He was...

What should you do after winning the lottery?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

Now that we know a phenomenally lucky Southern California resident won the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, what should this person do with his or her sudden mega-wealth?The best advice: Do nothing. At least for a while.There have been seemingly countless stories about lottery winners having their lives upended -- and not for the better -- by an influx of big bucks.Some blow through their fortunes with unwise spending. Others find themselves fending off requests from friends and family for a piece of the action.Many talk about how their lives took a turn for the worse by suddenly finding themselves among the one-percent crowd.It's so common, there's a name for it: Sudden Wealth Syndrome.The syndrome is characterized by simply being unprepared for riches, and behaving both irresponsibly and recklessly when dealing for the first time with piles of cash.Some years back I interviewed the California psychologists who came up with the notion of Sudden Wealth Syndrome. They advised lotter...

Former LASD deputy to plead guilty to conspiring to violate falsely imprisoned skateboarder’s civil rights 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

A former deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to violate the civil rights of a 23-year-old man at a Compton skatepark. Former LASD Compton Station Deputy Christopher Blair Hernandez agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy on Thursday. Hernandez and his then-partner Miguel Angel Vega were in uniform and on patrol in an LASD squad car near Wilson Park in Compton on April 13, 2020, when the incident occurred. “While on patrol, Hernandez and Vega saw two young Black males, one of who Hernandez believed was on probation, outside a skateboard park enclosed by a tall fence within Wilson Park,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a statement. “Vega parked the SUV on the grass near the skatepark, after which Hernandez and Vega got out...and approached the individuals, whom they ordered to lift their shirts.” At this point, the victim of the false impriso...

California Science Center starts process to display Space Shuttle Endeavour vertically

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

A highly technical process began Thursday in Los Angeles to put NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on permanent display in the vertical launch position complete with an external tank and two solid rocket boosters.Workers used a crane to hoist the bottom segments of the boosters into the California Science Center's future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which is currently under construction in Exposition Park. The segments, called aft skirts, had to be precisely positioned so that the entire assembly can be stacked properly. Officials say it will be the first time the procedure has been done outside of a NASA facility.The 20-story-tall display will stand atop a 1,800-ton (1,633-metric ton) concrete slab supported by six so-called base isolators to protect Endeavour from earthquakes. Endeavour was built as a replacement for the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger and flew 25 missions between 1992 and 2011.Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. W...

New nighttime entertainment coming to Rivers of America at Disneyland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

Disneyland guests will soon have a new way to enjoy the sounds of New Orleans-inspired jazz when they visit the theme park.The Jambalaya Jazz band, which typically performs during the day at New Orleans Square, will entertain parkgoers with lively tunes at night as they float down the Rivers of America on a New Orleans-inspired raft, Disneyland officials announced Thursday. ‘San Fransokyo Square’ at Disneyland Resort to open in August The band, along with special guest Queenie, will begin their nightly sets at 7:35 p.m. Guests are also encouraged to check the official Disneyland app for other performance times and updates.The new entertainment on Rivers of America comes after Disneyland paused its “Fantasmic!” show performances through at least Labor Day after a fire broke out during a show performance in April.This photo courtesy of Shawna Bell shows a fire during the “Fantasmic" show in the Tom Sawyer Island section of Disneyland resort in Anaheim on Saturday, April 22, 2023. (C...

Two Women Hospitalized after Semi-Truck Crash on Interstate 5 [Dupont, WA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

Semi-Truck Crash on Interstate 5 near Mounts Road Left Two InjuredDUPONT, WA (July 20, 2023) – Wednesday morning, a semi-truck crash on Interstate 5 left two women injured.The incident occurred on July 19th, at around 5:30 a.m. near Mounts Road.At this time, the details surrounding the crash remain unclear. However, reports state that a semi-truck jackknifed and blocked two lanes of traffic.Two people were injured as a result of the semi-truck crash on Interstate 5, a 25-year-old woman and a 57-year-old woman. The 25-year-old woman was driving a car at the time of the collision and the 47-year-old woman was the driver of the semi-truck.First responders at the site of the crash transported the two women to a local hospital for treatment. The driver of the car is said to be in critical condition. Meanwhile, the condition of the driver of the truck is currently unknown.Following the crash, officials shut down several lanes on northbound Interstate 5 as crews performed cleanup and...

Pac-12 football: USC the pick over Washington, Utah in preseason media poll

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

Utah, the defending champion, was not picked to win the Pac-12 title in the preseason media poll released Thursday.Nor was the school that has won two of the past four conference crowns, Oregon.Or Washington, the hottest team in the conference at the end of 2022.Instead, USC was the pick to win the 2023 title (in the school’s final year in the conference, no less).Although the Trojans’ schedule is rugged — unlike last year, it includes Oregon and Washington — the bright outlook is easily justified with returnees at vital positions, including quarterback Caleb Williams, and a defensive line fortified through the transfer portal.The Trojans received 25 of the 36 first-place votes and topped the media poll with 413 points, decisively ahead of Washington (367), Utah (359) and Oregon (340).The limited separation between second and fourth place reflects what should be a stellar year for the conference on the field.The Utes have won back-to-back Pac-12 titles, retur...

Woman shot at Oakland apartment complex, suspect later arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:51 GMT

OAKLAND — A 35-year-old Concord woman was shot multiple times Wednesday night at an East Oakland apartment complex and a suspect was later arrested, authorities said.Additional suspects were being sought Thursday.The shooting was reported about 6:54 p.m. Wednesday outside at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of 65th Avenue.The woman was visiting and was near some other people when the occupants of two vehicles began shooting at them, authorities said.The woman was the only one wounded. She got a ride to another location where police were called. She was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition.A motive for the shooting is under investigation and police are trying to determine if the woman was the intended target.Descriptions of the vehicles involved in the shooting were obtained and broadcast over police radio channels.One of the vehicles was stopped by officers later in the area of 55th Avenue and Bancroft Way and the 21-year-old occupant was arrested, auth...