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Jefferson City, Missouri hosting State Highway Patrol graduation today

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - 25 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will graduate from the patrol's law enforcement academy Friday.The ceremony is at 10:00 a.m. It'll be live-streamed on the patrol's Facebook page. Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will provide the keynote address. How long does the highway with Manchester Road go out of St. Louis? Nine of the graduates are from the St. Louis area. The new troopers will report for duty on January 8 .

Do you live in a multigenerational household in Colorado? The Denver Post wants to hear from you.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

Are you an adult living with your parents and/or grandparents? A parent whose adult children have returned to (or never left) the nest? The Denver Post wants to hear your story.Multigenerational households are on the rise. Whether for financial reasons, cultural traditions, caregiving to parents, receiving help with childcare or simply a desire to stick close to family, The Denver Post would love to hear about your situation and how it shapes your life — the hardships and the joys.If you’re open to sharing what life in a multigenerational household in Colorado is like for you and your family, please fill out the form below. Your responses could be quoted in The Denver Post. A reporter may follow up for an interview.[contact-form]  

Nuggets Podcast: Jamal Murray’s Canadian return, Peyton Watson’s ascension and sifting through the naughty/nice list

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink Podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the Nuggets’ win in Toronto. Among the topics discussed:Jamal Murray made his glorious return to Toronto, near his hometown of Kitchener. How was the reception? And where does he stand among all of the Canadian ballers?Peyton Watson continues to submit gems off the bench both offensively and defensively. Could Watson end up being the Nuggets’ best player off the bench by the end of the season?After seeing what the Oklahoma City Thunder did to the Denver Nuggets last week, is it time to start taking the Thunder seriously as playoff threats?Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice for the Nuggets so far this season? The fellas sift through lumps of coal.A fresh batch of reader emails arrived in Matt’s inbox ([email protected]).Subscribe to the podcastSoundCloud | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Music | RSSProducer: AAron OntiverozM...

Nuggets Journal: Nikola Jokic makes rare commercial appearance with Peyton Watson: “We were out there clowning all day”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

TORONTO — Happy holidays, Nuggets fans. One stocking stuffer suggestion for your loved ones: a DVD or Blu-ray of Nikola Jokic acting in a commercial.In a rare display of public persona beyond basketball, the two-time NBA MVP appeared alongside second-year wing Peyton Watson in a pair of advertisements for Hotels.com that made the rounds on social media this week and will air on television during the slate of Christmas Day games. The Nuggets host the Warriors in one of five holiday matchups.Jokic and Watson filmed the commercials while in Los Angeles for a pair of preseason games against the Clippers in October, Watson told The Denver Post. The teammates were paired for the sponsorship in part because they share the same agency, Excel Sports Management.“I think they wanted to do something with a vet and a younger guy, so they just suggested me,” Watson said. “It was cool. We were trying our best just to take it seriously. Me and Joker, we were out there clowni...

Broncos Journal: Sean Payton should be ticked if Denver whiffs on golden opportunity to reach playoffs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

When Sean Payton downed one too many lattes and went scorched earth on a scorching day back in July, he said a bunch of stuff he caught heat for.He also threw down the gauntlet.“I’m going to be (ticked) off if this is not a playoff team,” Payton told USA TODAY then.He could not have known at that moment just how right he’d be.Not because the Broncos are overly talented. And not because they stormed out of the gates like his first New Orleans team did in 2006.Just the opposite, in fact. Because despite all of Denver’s flaws and despite the dreadful 1-5 start to the season, the Broncos somehow ended up with a postseason berth sitting on a silver platter, waiting to be taken.The NFL isn’t normally so forgiving, mind you. It’s an attrition game, one where if the collective toll of injuries and close games don’t make the difference, losing your first three home games to bad teams almost certainly will.Not this team, though. And that makes this opportunity one they cannot let slip through...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in Oakland in the week of Dec. 11

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

A house that sold for $977,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $634,900. The average price per square foot ended up at $567.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Dec. 11 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $370K, condominium in the 500 block of Jean StreetThe sale of the condominium in the 500 block of Jean Street in Oakland has been finalized. The price was $370,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in October. The condominium was built in 1971 and has a living area of 564 square feet. The price per square foot was $656. The condominium features one bedrooms and one bathrooms.Jean Street9. $410K, condominium in the 1100 block of Hollywood Ave.The sale of the condominium in the 1100 block of Hollywood Ave., Oakland, ...

First puma witnessed using new Highway 17 wildlife tunnel

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — Since the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County completed work on its wildlife tunnel at Laurel Curve in January, numerous animals have been spotted traveling under the roadway in the Santa Cruz Mountains to get to the other side of Highway 17.These have included critters as small as skunks and squirrels and as large as bobcats, deer, coyotes and foxes. However, earlier this month, the Land Trust was able to capture on camera one of the critters it has always wanted to see use the tunnel since its completion: a mountain lion.Video cameras installed by Pathways for Wildlife captured an uncollared male puma moving through the tunnel at 2:38 a.m. Nov. 28, and the footage was viewed by Land Trust staff earlier this month.Sarah Newkirk, Land Trust executive director, said it was a very exciting moment for the land conservation nonprofit, as it validated the reason to build it at Laurel Curve.“We had good reason to believe that it would work, and this actually is the proof that it ...

Santa Cruz County homeless deaths jump 33% in 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — The past year proved to be the deadliest year on record for people living without housing in Santa Cruz County, officials shared Thursday.County of Santa Cruz Homeless Persons Health Project administrative analyst David Davis presents this year’s Report on Homeless Deaths during Thursday’s ceremony. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) The 122 known homeless deaths in 2023 marked a 33% increase over 2022’s tally, according to Santa Cruz County Homeless Persons Health Project analyst David Davis. Davis and others spoke Thursday morning to a crowd gathered for the 25th annual Santa Cruz County Homeless Memorial.Homeless people in Santa Cruz County died at more than nine times the rate of those who were housed, and, on average, 27 years earlier – by age 49, according to Davis. The memorial also recognized that another 43 people who were formerly homeless had died this year, with their average age at death jumping to 58, he said.“So, housing contributes years to our l...

Mom caught moving Elf on the Shelf, gets local cops involved to restore son’s spirit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

After more than a decade of successful Elf on a Shelf shenanigans, this year registered the first epic fail for one Ohio family.Amanda Turinsky of Southgate said she really blew it.As tradition has it, the elf is placed on a shelf in various parts of the house each day leading up to Christmas with a little fun message to the children.The rule in this family tradition is that no adult can touch the elf or it will strip him of his Christmas powers and ruin the holiday.Southgate Officers Steven Trombley and Devin Brown helped restore the joy of Christmas for Knox Turinsky, 10. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Turinsky) Recently, the elf was sitting inside her 10-year-old son Knox’s bedroom.She and her 16-year-old son, who has already gone through his years of the tradition, had been sharing the job of moving the elf in the Christmas countdown.Related ArticlesEntertainment | ‘Iron Claw’ is great, misses a chance to point fingers Entertainment | Horos...

California’s push for rooftop solar panels plummets after rule change

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:26 GMT

By Michelle Ma and Tope Alake | BloombergCalifornia helped create the US solar industry, subsidizing rooftop panels at a time when the federal fight against climate change had barely begun. Now, it’s leading a sharp sales slowdown that’s threatening widespread adoption.Installers are slashing jobs. Bankruptcies are mounting. And it’s not just mom & pops feeling the pinch.Solar equipment-maker Enphase Energy Inc., long considered a bellwether for the sector, announced this week it would cut its workforce 10% and close two contract factories, with Chief Executive Officer Badri Kothandaraman citing California’s woes in a letter to staff.The shakeout follows a change in California regulations that scaled back the amount of money solar homeowners earn when they sell excess electricity to the grid — a shift that hit just as higher interest rates were making the systems more expensive.Research firm Ohm Analytics, which tracks the solar marketplace, found sales dropping 67% to 85% for t...