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MoDOT’s Emergency Response Team celebrates 30th anniversary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS – When the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Team first took to area roadways, it was to help with a battery jump or provide a stranded motorist with a gallon of gas.In 1993, there were eight operators and one supervisor on the team, working morning and afternoon rush hours.“On Interstate 70, 64, and Interstate 270,” said Tom Blair, MoDOT District Engineer for St. Louis. “Now, 30 years later, we have 20 operators and three supervisors and patrol 225 miles of roadways, and we do it 24-7.”They’re the crews that move incidents and clear vehicles from lane and shoulders, contributing to more efficient traffic flow, saving drivers gas and time, as well as reducing congestion and emissions. Violent twist follows parents’ intervention on daughter’s Snapchat sessions “I think one of the things is, in recent memory, not just in Missouri, but I come from other states and jurisdictions. It’s about safe driving and reckless driving. We’ve got to slow down an...

Denver Nuggets Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope celebrate first NBA championship at Raising Cane’s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

Following the Denver Nuggets’ historic NBA championship win, the first in the team’s 56-year history, standout forward Michael Porter Jr. and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope joined fans at the Raising Cane’s Central Park Boulevard location Wednesday morning.“I’m excited that Cane’s could be there to celebrate alongside Michael, KCP, and Nuggets fans during this historic time for the city and team, and I enjoyed Facetiming with them after their shift in Denver,” Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves stated in a news release Wednesday. “There’s no better way to celebrate a monumental moment than with Chicken Fingers and Cane’s sauce!”Porter Jr. and Caldwell-Pope were met with a roaring crowd, interacting with fans both at the counter and in the drive-thru.“This was such a fun experience, working with the crew and serving our fans at Raising Cane’s,” Porter Jr. stated in the release. “I used to work at a snow cone stand back in the day with my brothers and sisters, so ...

P-22 died of severe injuries, chronic conditions, final necropsy shows 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

Famed mountain lion P-22 died of multiple severe injuries and chronic conditions that impaired his ability to function in the wild, final necropsy results released Wednesday showed.The conditions also would have lowered his quality of life if he had been placed in human care, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Park Service.Late last year, the cougar was captured and humanely euthanized after being struck by a car near Griffith Park, the urban park he once roamed.Wildlife officials had been searching for the him over concerns for his health and after he was implicated in two dog attacks.The lion was believed to be 12 years old and had kidney, liver and possible heart disease.P-22 had recent trauma to his head and right eye, including an orbital fracture with bleeding and early stages of scar tissue development, officials detailed.“P-22 also had injuries consistent with older, significant trauma, including a diaphragmatic rupture, through which th...

USPS to close in observance of Juneteenth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

The United States Postal Service will be closed on June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday, officials announced Wednesday.Postal service retail locations will be closed and no mail will be delivered except for holiday premium Priority Mail Express, according to a news release.All normal operations are expected to resume on June 20. Government offices, schools, banks and public libraries are also expected to be closed. Biden celebrates Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, at the White House In 2021, President Biden signed bipartisan legislation establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.June 19 marks the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free from Union soldiers who told them the news of their freedom in Galveston, Texas.

Video: Neil Giraldo Mixes Up A Three Chord Arnold Palmer For Father’s Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

Gearing up for the upcoming tour with his wife of more than 40 years, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo took a break and mixed up a high octane  Arnold Palmer with master mixologist Paul Zahn for L.A. Weekly, made with his signature Three Chord Bourbon recently at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills.The father of two daughters,  Haley and Hana Giraldo, who have appeared on Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive and Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules, the film composer is also the founder of Steel Bending Spirits.  “When I first began playing guitar, I realized that if I could learn to play three basic chords — the roots of the blues — feel their meaning, perfect their sound, I could have a career in music,” Giraldo writes on the Three Chord website. “I also recognized that the beauty of the perfect melody, the arrangement of those notes and the  vibrations of those tones, could impact one’s mood and elicit powerful emotions.“One night as I was sipping bourbon in my studio with friends, the conversation naturall...

Seeking integrity: How the Pac-12 moved to protect itself from a gambling scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

Sports gambling scandals have impacted schools in the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 recently. Assuredly, the Pac-12 is next. After all, gambling is legal in four of the six states within the conference footprint, the football championship game and basketball tournaments are held in Las Vegas, and misfortune seems to follow the conference like extra-point attempts follow touchdowns.“Everybody’s due in some sense,” said Matt Holt, president of U.S. Integrity, which provides sports wagering oversight to numerous NCAA conferences, including the Pac-12. “It’s like the financial world, where people get caught doing things they shouldn’t. Everyone can be tempted. It’s no different in sports betting.”Temptation and opportunity within college athletics have soared since 2018, when the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports wagering. Currently, 33 states and Washington, D.C. have legal, live betting, according to the American Gaming Association. (Wagering is legal in four more stat...

Sale closed in San Ramon: $2.5 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

12 Henry Ranch Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,961-square-foot house built in 2002 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the first block of Henry Ranch Drive in San Ramon was sold on May 31, 2023. The $2,460,000 purchase price works out to $831 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an attached garage as well as three parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In April 2023, a 4,111-square-foot home on Westside Drive in San Ramon sold for $2,800,000, a price per square foot of $681. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Welford Ranch Court, San Ramon, in July 2022, a 4,203-square-foot home was sold for $3,045,000, a price per square foot of $724. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,014-square-foot home on the first block of Terraced Hills Way in San Ramon sold in August 2022, for $1,565,000, a price per square foot of $777. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 b...

GOP rivals struggle with response to Trump’s woes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

By Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin | Associated PressBEDMINSTER, N.J. — Just last week, former Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal prosecutors would not bring charges against former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, a day after Trump was arraigned on dozens of felony counts related to classified documents, Pence described the allegations as “a very serious matter.”“I cannot defend what is alleged,” Pence, who is now challenging Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, said on CNBC. Later in the day, the former vice president faced pointed questions from a conservative radio host after refusing to say whether he would pardon Trump if given the chance.Pence’s evolving message highlights the high-stakes dilemma for Trump’s Republican rivals, who are struggling to find a clear and consistent strategy to take on the frontrunner as Trump’s unprecedented legal troubles threaten to dominate all other issues in the 2024 preside...

Movie theater to leave San Francisco Centre after Westfield departure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

(KRON) -- Another business has announced it will be leaving San Francisco Centre after Westfield's decision to pull out of operating the biggest mall in the city. Man dies in head-on collision in Monterey County The Century San Francisco Centre 9 and XD theater will be closing permanently after its current lease with the mall ends, the theater's owner Cinemark, confirmed to KRON4. Cinemark says its decision came after a "comprehensive review" of local business conditions. Cinemark is the first company to announce it will be departing the mall space since Westfield's announcement to transfer the management of the shopping center to its lender. Now, the city waits to see if more of the businesses based at the mall will choose to leave too.Shoppers walk by a Nordstrom sign at Westfield San Francisco Centre (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Nordstrom announced in May that the company would not renew its lease due to "unsafe conditions" in the city, city Supervisor Matt Dorsey sa...

Stern Grove Festival returns this Sunday with free summer concerts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:21:55 GMT

(BCN) -- The Stern Grove Festival will kick off its 86th season of free concerts at San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove this Sunday. Jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy and guitarist Isaiah Sharkey will be the first performers of the summer. Movie theater to leave San Francisco Centre after Westfield departure Concerts will continue weekly on Sundays until Aug. 20 and feature the Indigo Girls, the San Francisco Symphony, The Flaming Lips and more. Tickets are free but limited and must be reserved in advance on Stern Grove's website, www.sterngrove.org. They are released one month prior to each show date at 2 p.m. The next available tickets will be released this Friday at 2 p.m. for Angelique Kidjo's July 16 performance. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.