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Missouri family moving out-of-state following new anti-LGBTQ laws

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Just days after Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation into law aimed at transgender athletes and minors, a Missouri family is invited to a Pride Month celebration at the White House. Later this summer, Missouri will officially join a handful of other states in banning gender-affirming care for minors and prohibiting transgender girl and women from playing on female sports teams. It's because of those two laws a central Missouri family is packing up their belongings, selling their home and moving out west."We picked Colorado because it's one of a few states that has enshrined protections for LGBTQ people and kids," Katherine Sasser said Wednesday. "Playing sports is challenging to lose that, and it would be devastating to her, but when you talk about not being able to get medical care, it's a life or death situation."In the coming weeks, Sasser and her family will be moving out of Missouri because of the recent legislation the governor signed, preventing her 11-y...

Kiszla: Nuggets’ championship was born way back in 2016 with a crazy idea: Nikola Jokic could be better than Larry Bird.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

A championship parade through the streets of Denver that will make Nuggets Nation cheer and clap louder than thunder began with one bold step on a sad day in Dallas nearly seven years ago.This is the story of the precise moment when a fly-over NBA city gambled everything on a 21-year-old Serbian forward with a soft shooting touch and a softer belly.As the Nuggets get ready to parade the shiny gold Larry O’Brien trophy through downtown, I’m here to tell you that maybe the most momentous date in team history is Dec. 12, 2016, when a struggling team searching for answers got blown out by 30 on the road against the Mavericks.That’s when the brain trust of Nuggets president Josh Kroenke, general manager Tim Connelly and coach Michael Malone leaned hard into the analytics and embraced a radical hypothesis many in the league would dispute to this day:Nikola Jokic is the second coming of Larry Bird.“(Connelly and I) sat down and looked at the analytics. We were trying to play two tale...

A soaking NE Colorado to see more rainfall as records fall and rivers rise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

Northeastern Colorado has been soaked since May, thunderstorms and prolonged rains have saturated widespread areas in what’s shaping up to be the wettest start to the year, or close to it, for some cities and towns.Rainfall totals from Jan. 1 to June 13 include 14.71 inches in Colorado Springs. The city’s mark is the top of all time for year-to-date rainfall, beating out 2015 (14.11) for the same period.Up and down the Front Range and east of Metro Denver are posting similar rainfall totals with many cracking the top 10 spots for year-to-date totals so far in 2023.Rainfall totals elsewhere since Jan. 1 include: Boulder: 13.07; Castle Rock: 13.48; Denver: 10.81; Evergreen: 11.58; Fort Collins: 11.22; Fort Morgan: 12.53; Greeley: 10.55; Julesburg: 9.63; Longmont: 12.85; and Loveland: 10.35.Prolonged, widespread rain has set daily and monthly records in some hard-hit spots.On Sunday and Monday 5.44 inches of rain fell at the Colorado Springs Airport, the highest two-day per...

Texas governor sends busload of migrants to Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has claimed responsibility for a busload of migrants that arrived at Union Station in Los Angeles on Wednesday.  In a statement, Abbott said small border towns in the Lone Star State “remain overwhelmed and overrun” with people crossing into the country illegally from Mexico and that many of them are hoping to make it to L.A.  “Los Angeles is a major city that migrants seek to go to, particularly now that its city leaders approved its self-declared sanctuary city status. Our border communities are on the frontlines of President Biden’s border crisis, and Texas will continue providing this much-needed relief until he steps up to do his job and secure the border,” the governor’s statement read in part.   Los Angeles City Council approves ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance Abbott is following the lead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has drawn criticism from Gov. Gavin Newsom for recently sending two groups of migrants from Florida to Northern C...

Nearly $200 million granted to house thousands of homeless Californians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

State officials were granted nearly $200 million dollars on Wednesday to move thousands of homeless Californians out of encampments and into housing.The money was allocated through the Encampment Resolution Fund which is administered by the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and the California Interagency Council on Homelessness.The grants will be disbursed to 23 projects across 22 communities throughout the state.The ERF fund was “designed by Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to provide communities of all sizes with the funding to move people living in encampments into housing,” according to state officials.Wednesday’s announcement of $199 million is the third and largest round of ERF grants to be distributed. Previously, 26 communities were awarded $96 million from the fund over two rounds.Grants being disbursed to Southern California include:-Los Angeles County will receive the largest share with $59.5 million to serve 3,000 people on Skid Row.-The Los Angeles...

‘I’m having a panic attack’: Ex-Antioch officer charged with assaulting man during traffic stop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

ANTIOCH — In the latest scandal to engulf the city’s beleaguered police department, a former officer has been charged with assaulting a man during a July 2022 traffic stop, court records show.Matthew Nutt, who was fired from the Antioch police department over the same incident, was charged Tuesday with a single misdemeanor count of an officer unnecessarily assaulting a person. He has not yet entered a plea but is scheduled to do so on July 18.The charge stems from a July 1, 2022 traffic stop in which Nutt and a second officer knocked the man to the ground then pulled him into the car while attempting to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. The second officer has been identified in police records as Sgt. Joshua Evans, who is under administrative investigation for repeated use of racist slurs and other offensive communications, including one where Evans texted another officer, “I’ll bury that n—-r in my fields,” and later clarified that he’d ...

Fire breaks out at San Jose commercial building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire that broke out at a commercial building in San Jose is at two alarms, the San Jose Fire Department confirmed. The commercial facility is located in the area of Blossom Hill Road and Cottle Road. Video of the fire shows a massive amount of smoke billowing from the structure. Tesla involved in ‘major injury’ vehicle collision in Santa Clara Roads in the area are closed and traffic is delayed. People are being advised not to drive over fire hoses and to obey all directions from fire crews and police officers. It is not known how the fire started or if there have been any injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

A's stadium bill passes Nevada State Assembly and Senate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

(KRON) -- The Nevada State Assembly approved a $380 million bill to help the Oakland Athletics build a new stadium in Las Vegas. The bill was then returned to the Nevada State Senate, which voted to concur. The bill passed Wednesday is slightly different than the bill passed on Tuesday in the senate. The bill passed the assembly with 25 in favor and 15 opposed. Movie theater to leave San Francisco Centre after Westfield departure The bill will now be sent to the Nevada governor for a signature and then will need final approval from Major League Baseball.The bill's passage in the state assembly comes the day after A's fans staged a "reverse protest," with over 27,000 fans showing up at the Oakland Coliseum for the team's 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Missing at-risk man reported in Alameda

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

(KRON) -- An at-risk man was reported missing, the Alameda Police Department (APD) announced on Facebook Wednesday evening. McDaniel Smith, 89, was last seen Wednesday near the Burger King on 2200 Otis Drive around 4 p.m.Smith is between 6-foot-2 and 6-foot-6 tall and walks with a bamboo cane. He was last seen wearing a burgundy t-shirt. He is known to visit the South Shore Center shopping complex at 523 S Shore Center, according to APD. Police say if you have information about Smith's location, contact APD at 510-337-8340.

Former head of Stockton nonprofit found guilty of child molestation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:56 GMT

(BCN) -- A Stockton man was found guilty of charges related to child molestation Wednesday in a San Joaquin County courtroom. Samuel "Sammy" Nunez, 48, was found guilty of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, according to court records. Tesla involved in ‘major injury’ vehicle collision in Santa Clara Nunez formerly ran a now-closed Stockton-based nonprofit organization called Fathers & Families of San Joaquin. In a statement, San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas thanked Theresa Stroud, a deputy district attorney who tried the case, for the verdict. "Make no mistake, no matter who you know, or what connections you may have, no one is above the law," Freitas said. Nunez is scheduled to return to court on July 28 for a sentencing hearing. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.