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Denver Public Schools has lacked a safety chief for 6 months amid rising gun violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

Denver Public Schools has lacked a safety chief for six months as the district grapples with rising youth gun violence and a shooting inside its largest high school.The district attributed a delay in filling the position to several factors, including media coverage of the school board, whose infighting has been widely reported, and a desire to find a candidate who understands both safety and students’ social and emotional needs, according to a district document obtained by Chalkbeat.The former chief of the DPS climate and safety department, Mike Eaton, left the district in November after more than a decade. The department has other vacancies as well. The interim safety chief, Robert Grossaint, is out on medical leave, according to a district spokesperson. And one of two deputy chiefs, Melissa Craven, left DPS last month.The short staffing comes at a time when students, parents, and educators are particularly worried about school safety. Three shootings in and around East High School...

Panda Express offers orange chicken sandwich at select SoCal locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

For a limited time, Panda Express is offering an orange chicken sandwich at select Southern California locations.The OC Sandwich, as it is called, will be offered Wednesday through July 11 at just five restaurants in the Southland. They are:27670-b Santa Margarita Pkwy., Mission Viejo, 926918510 Firestone Blvd., Downey, 9024114480 Merced Ave., Baldwin Park, 91706 15528 Whittier Blvd. b, Whittier, 90603 25276 Marguerite Pkwy #104, Mission Viejo, 92692 “Inspired by fan favorite dish The Original Orange Chicken, the OC Sandwich marries its beloved sweet and tangy flavors with America’s favorite comfort food, fried chicken,” Panda Express noted in a news release. “The OC Sandwich is made with crispy chicken glazed in our signature Orange Sauce, topped with pickles and sriracha aioli in a potato bun.”The menu item comes after it had one of Panda Express’ most successful limited-time launches at the restaurant’s Innovation Kitchen in Pasadena in September 2021 and 2022, officials exp...

Suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 Idaho students indicted by grand jury 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June.Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus. At the time, Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University, and the killings left the close-knit communities of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington, reeling.A preliminary hearing — where prosecutors must show a judge that there is enough evidence to justify moving forward with felony charges — had been scheduled to begin June 26. But on Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Kohberger on the same criminal charges, effectively rerouting the case directly to the s...

Korina Adams and Destiny Darling Killed, Gustavo Caldera Arrested after Red-Light Crash on Saliman Road [Carson City, NV]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

Two Killed, Several Hurt in Multi-Car Accident near East William StreetCARSON CITY, NV (May 17, 2023) – Sunday night, Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed in a red-light crash on Saliman Road.Authorities responded to the scene around 10:00 p.m., near the intersection of East William Street and Saliman Road.Per reports, 26-year-old Gustavo Caldera was evading police when he ran a red light and struck a black Jeep Cherokee.Medics pronounced 27-year-old Adams and 28-year-old Darling, both from Reno, dead at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics took the passengers inside the Jeep to a nearby hospital with various injuries.Investigators also say the Toyota Corolla matched the description of a car involved in a previous theft. Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area of Saliman Road for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further details will be provided.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and f...

Woman Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash on Robinson Street [Carson, NV]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

Woman Hospitalized Following Vehicle Crash near Carson StreetCARSON CITY, NV (May 17, 2023) – Friday evening, a 55-year-old woman suffered injuries in a hit-and-run crash on Robinson Street.The incident happened at around 8:00 p.m. near Carson Street on April 28th.According to reports, a sedan driving westbound on Robinson struck the female pedestrian for unknown reasons. The driver immediately fled and did not give aid to the victim.Responding paramedics arrived and rushed the victim to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Officials currently withheld the name of the pedestrian until her family is notified.Authorities described the suspect vehicle as a black four-door sedan with a distinct black license plate featuring yellow lettering with damage to the right front.Carson City police officials are asking anyone with information about the hit-and-run crash on Robinson Street to call their local offices or text your anonymous tip to Secret Witness at 775-322-490...

Romarye Kenneth Stiger, 1 Other Killed in Fiery Crash on Interstate 10 [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

Car Accident on 19th Avenue Left Two FatalitiesPHOENIX, AZ (May 17, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a crash on Interstate 10 claimed the life of Romarye Kenneth Stiger and one other person.On May 7th, just before 3:30 a.m., officers received a report about a wrong-way collision in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 and 19th Avenue.According to reports, a wrong-way vehicle traveling at high speeds crashed head-on with an SUV. Both of the vehicles were engulfed in flames, seriously injuring Stiger and the 25-year-old driver of the wrong-way vehicle.After the initial crash, a third car, occupied by three women, struck the two vehicles, leaving the occupants with injuries.Emergency crews arrived to the site of the collision shortly after. There, they pronounced the 25-year-old driver, of Texas, and 30-year-old Romarye Kenneth Stiger dead at the scene. Meanwhile, medics transported the three injured women to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.The Sweet James team send...

Hundreds of apartments might sprout at prime Berkeley commercial site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

Retail section of a 207-unit, 8-story residential development at 1598 University Avenue in Berkeley, concept. (Trachtenberg Architects)BERKELEY — Hundreds of homes could sprout at a Berkeley site as part of a project that would replace some existing commercial buildings, city documents show.The development would consist of 207 residences and ground-floor commercial spaces, according to documents on file with Berkeley city planners.Related ArticlesHousing | Good Sam hospital campus revamp pushes ahead in San Jose Housing | Renter outcry in the East Bay: Who should pay for landlord improvements? Housing | Photos: Tech exec selling Millennium Tower penthouse in San Francisco for $14 million Housing | Real estate’s popularity as investment tumbles to 5-year low Housing | Site for potential San Jose development lands buyer The development is slated to sprout at the corner of University Avenue and C...

Abortion battles going on in US courts, statehouses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

By Kimberlee Kruesi and Geoff Mulvihill | Associated PressAbortion opponents are trying again to implement restrictions in the latest round of court and legislative action on the divisive issue.This round of efforts centers on states that have considered bans before and a policy that’s been bouncing around federal courts.Here are key things to know about the latest developments in the saga of how abortion policy will settle after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion.PURPLE STATE POLICYSince the Dobbs ruling last year, tighter abortion restrictions have been enacted in most Republican-controlled states and protections of abortion access have gone into effect in most that are dominated by Democrats.But there hasn’t been such a uniform story in the 11 states with divided government control. Virginia has kept its status quo, for instance, while Vermont has adopted a constitutional amendment to preserve abortion access a...

Palo Alto: Church pride flag vandalism investigated as hate crime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

PALO ALTO — Police announced Wednesday that the vandalism of a pride flag outside a Palo Alto church Tuesday morning was being investigated as a hate crime.Authorities say they received a report of vandalism at 10:58 a.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church at 600 Homer Avenue from a church employee.Investigators found that a pride flag and its mounting bracket had been ripped off the front exterior of the church building by an unknown suspect. The suspect left the flag on the ground and damaged the wall in the process. The investigation revealed that the act took place between May 7 and 11.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Feds: Aryan Brotherhood was behind six California murders, including two separate double homicides Crime and Public Safety | ADL says Elon Musk’s attacks on George Soros ‘will embolden extremists’ Crime and Public Safety | Suspect in deadly 2022 California church shooting indicted on 98 federal counts, including hat...

What to watch: ‘Master Gardner,’ ‘Happy Valley’ worthy, if flawed, finales

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:45:51 GMT

Can the third time really be the charm?At 76, uncompromising filmmaker Paul Schrader wraps up his trilogy on men confronting their pasts. Meanwhile, the third — and sadly final — season of one of TV’s best contemporary crime series — “Happy Valley” — hopes to save the best for last.But as great as they are in considerable ways, each has an issue with sticking the landing.Here’s our roundup.“Master Gardener”: Is it possible that Paul Schrader, the gifted and cranky screenwriter of the seminal “Taxi Driver” and auteur of other gritty downer films, has gone soft on us? You might come away feeling that’s the case after watching this final installment in his unofficially connected trio of features about men wrestling with past deeds and misdeeds. And OK, this isn’t as dark as “First Reformed,” the best film in that three pack. But “Gardener” is an at-times thrilling eyebrow-raiser about the troubled, seemingly mild-mannered horticultu...