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DEA takes new course of action as powdered fentanyl plagues streets and schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - A room full of grieving families gathered Thursday at St. Louis Community College in Florissant Valley, all in an effort to work with St. Louis’ DEA division to combat powdered fentanyl overdose deaths. The Drug Enforcement Administration looks to a new course of action as powdered fentanyl not only plagues the streets, but is also making way into St. Louis-area schools. Last month, during the DEA's division summit, special agent Michael Davis informed us of new statistics in the St. Louis metro. On average, seven out of every 10 pills sold over the table now contain fentanyl here in the area. Football coach shot in front of players at practice, St. Louis community shocked Davis says a surge in overdoses and seizures is what’s forcing the need for a new course of action. He says the region could surpass 1,000 deaths by the end of the year. "We're seeing record numbers of powdered fentanyl and fake pills, and these are pills that look like legitimate prescription pi...

Nuggets Podcast: Nikola Jokic dominates NBA GM survey, Jamal Murray’s ESPN ranking, the rookies and remembering Brendan Malone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat reporter Bennett Durando is joined by editor Matt Schubert to discuss training camp in San Diego, Denver’s first preseason game and all things NBA. Among the topics discussed: A trio of rookies are looking to crack coach Michael Malone’s notably veteran-heavy lineup. Who has risen to the challenge early on in preseason and who still has some maturing to do?The annual NBA general managers poll was released this week. Where does Nikola Jokic rank according to the GMs? Is Jamal Murray now flirting with All-NBA status based on recent polls?A remembrance of Brendan Malone, NBA legend and father of current head coach Michael Malone.Is it Benny, Benito, Ben? And how do you even pronounce Durando in modern America?Subscribe to the podcastSoundCloud | iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | RSSProducer: AAron OntiverozMusic: “Follow the Leader” The Trujillo CompanyWant more Nuggets news? Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to g...

CU Buffs set to face Stanford in kicking off second half of season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

Conference wins have been hard to come by since Colorado joined the Pac-12 before the 2011 campaign.Beating conference foes has been so difficult, in fact — CU is 28-78 against the Pac-12 since 2011 — that there’s rarely been a reason to complain about any of those wins.That’s not the mindset of the Buffaloes’ first-year head coach, however. Deion Sanders wasn’t happy with CU’s performance in last week’s 27-24 win at Arizona State — just the second win for the program ever in Tempe.There is an opportunity in front of the Buffaloes to get right on Friday, though, when Stanford visits Folsom Field.“He knows what he’s looking for on the field and he knows what he’s looking for, for his players and his coaches how to act,” said CU linebackers coach Andre Hart, who has worked with Sanders for several years. “So when he doesn’t see that, he will get directly in your face and let you know exactly where he is and where you should be. I love that about him. He lets you do your job, but at th...

Junior high students building tiny home to help family experiencing homelessness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

Woodshop students at an Orange County junior high school are hard at work building a tiny home that they hope will ultimately help a family experiencing homelessness in their community. As the Nicolas Junior High eighth graders prepare for that big project, their teacher, Mucio Vidales, has them scaling it down and working on an even tinier model home first. "Right now, we’re working on a one-twelfth small scale of our tiny home that we’re going to be building here at Nicolas,” student Marina Damito told KTLA’s Chip Yost. “Right now, we’re building the insulation, the floorboards the walls, all the framing.” Fullerton School District Assistant Superintendent Jeremy Davis said the project really started last year when the then seventh graders built a shed to understand some of the skills they would need to build a real tiny home. The superintendent also said that the project is being funded by community partners, as well as funds from grants.  “Our goal is to not only ...

Hospital seeks help identifying man found unconscious in park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica is asking for the public’s help to identify a patient.A photo of the unidentified patient at Providence Saint John’s Health Center. (Providence Saint John’s Health Center)The patient is described as a man in his mid-60s with graying light brown eyebrows, facial hair and scars on his head and face.He has no distinctive tattoos or birthmarks, and his hair was shaved during his treatment, a news release said.He was brought to the hospital on Oct. 3 after being found unconscious in a local park.Family or close friends who can identify this patient can call the hospital ICU at 310-829-8745 or the hospital main number at (310) 829-5511 and ask for the house supervisor on duty.

Movie Review: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

It opens with a clock counting down until show time — the dropped stomach, rollercoaster slowly encroaching its apex sensation — and then, a gentle fake out. Taylor Swift is heard before she is seen. “It's been a long time...” her voice carries. Then the drop hits: an abridged performance of “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” into “Cruel Summer,” a track that TikTok breathed new life into four years after its initial release on her 2019 album “Lover.”This is the moment it should become clear: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” film is a near exact replica of her blockbuster concert performance, which recaps all 10 of her studio albums across 17 years of recorded work. There will be no narrative breaks, no behind-the-scenes footage, no additional ornamentation of the monolithic set (with the exception of a few CGI effects and album title cards to introduce each epoch.) The film delivers on the promise of its title: this is the Eras Tour in full — conveni...

Mary Lou Retton’s biggest donor is famed mattress store owner who’s helped hurricane victims and Trump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

Donations continue to pour in to help the family of uninsured Mary Lou Retton pay for what’s expected to be a staggering medical bill as the Olympic gymnastics legend battles a rare form of pneumonia in a Houston hospital.That’s just as it should be, according to fellow Houstonian Jim McIngvale, the biggest donor to the Spotfund crowdsourcing campaign set up Tuesday by Retton’s daughters. McIngvale is better known in Texas as “Mattress Mack,” for his ownership of the Gallery Furniture retail chain. A major philanthropist, McInvale revealed to TMZ that he and his wife, Linda, donated $50,000 to the Retton fund, hoping to encourage other people to offer what they can to assist with the 1984 gold medalist’s medical expenses.HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 05: Jim McIngvale reacts after throwing out the first pitch prior to Game Six of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)&n...

Letters: BART alternative | Ignoring Palestinians | Rejecting peace

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Alternative to BARToffers more than rideEven though I get a great senior discount on BART, I haven’t ridden for years for fear of crime, the smells, the dirt, ad nauseam.I still enjoy going to San Francisco for musical theater, the Academy of Science, Cirque du Soleil, etc. If you are over 50, think about joining your local senior club and going on day trips. Cost includes bus, usually lunch and the event. Let the bus driver fight the traffic and parking, and sit back and enjoy making new friends.Carol HeathPleasant HillWorld has turned itsback on PalestiniansRe: “Airstrikes, threats increase as death toll soars to 1,600” (Page A1, Oct. 10).The recent front-page piece on Israel and Palestine portraying the conflict as an equal, two-sided war without the context of Israel’s illegal occupation of Gaza over the last 70 years is disingenuous.Gaza is the world’s largest open-air ...

Hayward police release body camera video of deadly shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

HAYWARD — Hayward police have released body-worn camera footage showing officers fatally shooting a man last month.The release of the video Thursday is the first footage released by the Hayward Police Department that shows two officers shooting to death 37-year-old Antonio Lacunas-Escobar of Hayward. The shooting officers have previously been identified as Alexander Robinson and Dominic Espino.The edited video shows the officers carrying rifles with lights attached to them before shooting Lacunas-Escobar from a distance. Two of the three officers were positioned behind a barrier and above the parking lot where Lacunas-Escobar was walking.Police have said officers responded about 9:40 p.m. Sept. 6 to reports of a man who pointed a gun at two women in a vehicle near the 22000 block of City Center Drive. The shooting happened about 20 minutes later after officers found a man matching the witness description, police said. The man was described by police as being “uncooperati...

Tom Brady enjoying the ‘fun story’ of Purdy’s rise with 49ers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:25 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Fear not whether Brock Purdy gets enough credit for the 49ers’ 5-0 start and his comeback from elbow surgery.Just enjoy the show. That’s what Tom Brady is doing in retirement when watching his childhood team.“It’s kind of a fun story, and I hope it continues for him because he seems like he’s a really humble young man and he wants to go out there and do great things,” Brady said Monday on his SiriusXM “Let’s Go!” podcast with Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray.“The more you kind of have that chip on your shoulder like he does,” Brady continued, “and there were not quite the expectations, it’s nice to go out there and continue to prove people wrong.”Brady is the NFL’s authority figure on that. The San Mateo native was drafted No. 199 overall (sixth round) in 2000, then won seven Super Bowl titles before walking away, apparently for good, after last season with the Tampa Bay Buccan...