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Commentary: A small town succeeds because “everyone bought in”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

Casey, Ill., claims a lot of big things: the world’s biggest wind chime, chair, mailbox, knitting needle and pencil. But that’s not all it’s got.I attended a family wedding in Michigan in July and chose to drive from my home in Colorado and stay in sleeping cabins. In my 55 years in America, I’d never been to the Midwest; this was a great opportunity to explore. The campground clerk in Casey recommended an excellent Mexican restaurant downtown.The world’s largest mailbox is in Casey, Ill. (Eva Syrovy, Special to The Denver Post)This is what I noticed on the way: irrigation equipment used to hang a collection of American flags that gleamed in the late light. Lots of freshly painted homes with neatly tended yards. All the storefronts downtown occupied, and even a boutique that sold $30 insulated cups along with glittery party gear. An immaculate outdoor stage, well designed and shaded by city buildings. And a line that waited patiently outside the ice cream sh...

Carrie Fisher, Vin Scully among newest additions to California Hall of Fame

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

The California Hall of Fame, an exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento, has added seven new members into its illustrious camp.Among them, a globe-trotting actress who redefined what it meant to be a princess, an L.A.-born singer-songwriter known as the "Matriarch of the Blues," and the voice of one of California's most beloved sports franchises.The California Museum, alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, announced the new inductees in a news release published Monday. The 16th class of the California Hall of Fame is as follows:Carrie Fisher: Actress and screenwriterMaggie Gee: Pilot and physicistEtta James: SingerJose Julio Sarria: LGBTQ rights activist and pioneerVin Scully: Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasterShirley Temple Black: Actress and public servantArchie Williams: Olympic gold medalist and educatorAll seven of the inductees are being added into the California Hall of Fame posthumously, joining the ranks ...

Michael Oher, former NFL tackle known for 'The Blind Side,' sues to end Tuohys' conservatorship

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.In the petition filed Monday in Shelby County Probate Court, Oher asks for the conservatorship to be terminated along with asking for a full accounting of the money earned off the use of his name and story. He also asks to be paid what he is due along with interest. He accuses the Tuohys of enriching themselves at his expense by continuing to “falsely and publicly” represent themselves as his adoptive parents “to the date of the filing of this petition.”“Oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that doing so would make him a member of the...

Three Injured, Suspect Arrested after Crash on Ninth Street [Antioch, CA]

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

Traffic Collision on the Antioch Sideshow Left Three People HospitalizedANTIOCH, CA (August 14, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a traffic crash on Ninth Street left three people with injuries, police said.According to Sgt. Whitaker, a sideshow occurred at the Antioch Marina and near the Smith’s Landing restaurant, just before 3:00 a.m., August 6th.Furthermore, multiple collisions were reported that started when a vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant, and one vehicle ended up being fully submerged in the San Joaquin River.In addition, the drivers of both vehicles immediately fled the scene on foot just before the officers arrived.Consequently, the officers decided to dissolve the sideshow at around 3:00 a.m.A speeding vehicle without any lights on was then spotted by deputies.Moreover, the deputies started to pursue the vehicle and eventually, they were stopped.Following the events, the vehicle struck another car and a fire hydrant in the area of Ninth and G Streets. Meanwhile, th...

Police: Gun threat in Pacifica parking dispute leads to arrest of Pittsburg woman with child in car

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

PACIFICA — A 36-year-old Pittsburg woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly threatened some people with a gun during a dispute over a beach parking spot while she had a child in her vehicle, police said.In a news release, police said that about 2:41 p.m. Sunday officers were dispatched to the Linda Mar Beach parking lot at 495 Linda Mar Blvd. on a report of a parking dispute involving a firearm.It was determined the woman had allegedly threatened three individuals with an apparently loaded handgun during a dispute over parking, the release said..Police said a child was in the woman’s vehicle at the time, but authorities did not specify the child’s age, gender or relationship to the woman.Officers were able to obtain identifying information for the woman and the vehicle she was in.The vehicle was located parked on the 100 block of Rockaway Beach Avenue a short time later, and the woman was arrested without incident.Police did not say if the child was still in t...

Hawaii’s governor: scores more people could be found dead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

By CLAIRE RUSH, AUDREY MCAVOY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER (Associated Press)LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following the Maui wildfires as search crews go street by street through neighborhoods where the flames galloped as fast as a mile a minute across the landscape.The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a death toll of at least 96.“We are prepared for many tragic stories,” Gov. Josh Green told “CBS Mornings” in a recorded interview that was aired Monday. “They will find 10 to 20 people per day, probably, until they finish. And it’s probably going to take 10 days. It’s impossible to guess, really.”As cellphone service has slowly been restored, the number of people missing dropped to about 1,300 from over 2,000, Green said.Twenty cadaver dogs and dozens of searchers are making the...

Ex-Miss. officers plead guilty to torturing Black men

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

By Michael Goldberg | Associated Press/Report for AmericaBRANDON, Miss. — Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case.Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover up attacks including the assault that ended with a deputy shooting one victim in the mouth.In January, the officers entered a house without a warrant and handcuffed and assaulted the two men with stun guns, a sex toy and other objects. The officers mocked them with racial slurs throughout a 90-minute torture session, then devised a cover-up that included planting drugs and a gun, leading to false charges that stood against the victims for months.Their conspiracy unraveled after one of the officers told the sheriff he had lied, leading to confessions fr...

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Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

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Jury acquits San Francisco woman who defended herself against stalker

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A jury acquitted a San Francisco woman who stabbed her alleged stalker in self-defense, attorneys said Monday. The woman, who was identified only as "Maria" to protect her identity, was put on trial for felony assault charges in connection to an October 2021 incident.Her attorneys showed the jury evidence that she acted in self-defense against an ex-boyfriend who sent her teenaged children "revenge porn," according to the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. Maria and her ex-boyfriend "briefly dated" in 2018, defense attorney said. After the relationship ended, the man "spent years stalking and threatening her, including recording a sexual encounter without her consent and creating a fake Facebook account to send that video to her teenage children," SFPDO wrote. Maria's co-workers testified as witnesses at trial and said the ex-boyfriend regularly followed Maria to and from work daily. Her children also testified that they received sexually-explicit video...

GoFundMe set up for victims in Danville murder-suicide

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:34:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Two children who died in a suspected murder-suicide in Danville last week have been identified. Evelyn Isailovic, 13, and her sister Amelia Isailovic, 11, both died in the incident, according to a GoFundMe established to assist their family.An adult who also died in the incident was previously identified as 44-year-old Nemanja Isailovic, of Danville. Evelyn and Amelia are believed to have been his children.Photo: GoFundMe"Evie and Amelia were bright lights in our community," read the GoFundMe. "Both loved school, had many friends and enjoyed many activities. Evie loved to play bass clarinet and Amelia had recently started learning to play the trombone." Mother confirms human remains found near Castle Rock Park were Katie Schneider’s The girls, along with their father, were found dead inside their Danville home last Wednesday around 5:20 p.m. when officers arrived to conduct a welfare check. “Officers entered the residence and found three bodies, an adult and two juvenile...