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Police officer resigns after being charged with sodomy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - An officer with the North County Police Cooperative has resigned over allegations he inappropriately touched someone in police custody.According to Major Ron Martin, assistant police chief for the NCPC, the incident took place on June 3 on the grounds of Normandy High School.Police claim Officer Marcellis Blackwell arrested a 37-year-old man that day, placed handcuffs on him, and drove him to a secluded part of the campus. Blackwell then put his hands down the victim's pants without their consent and while he was still handcuffed.The victim reported the incident to the NCPC on June 4, Martin said. Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The NCPC investigated the matter and found evidence to corroborate the victim's story, Martin said. Blackwell resigned from the force when presented with the allegations. He was arrested June 7.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Blackwell with one count of first-degree sodomy or attempted s...

GoFundMe page created for injured Gabe Osabuohien

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

Mountaineer Nation is aiming to take care of one of its own.A GoFundMe page has been created for Gabe Osabuohien, the former WVU hoops star, who was injured in a vehicle accident over the weekend. According to social media posts and the fundraiser page, Osabuohien suffered various injuries, including a pair of broken vertebrae, a concussion, and a broken nose. The GoFundMe page was created Monday evening. It has a goal of raising $15,000 for the former Mountaineer enforcer. As of Noon ET on Tuesday, more than $5,600 has been raised in the roughly 16 hours since the page was set up."WVU takes care of our own, and we have started this fundraiser to assist Gabe in a speedy and successful recovery," the page, created by WVU graduate Dan Fox, states. "Our goal is to assist Gabe this summer in medical bills and weekly living expenses until next season starts." Osabuohien played three seasons at West Virginia, appearing in 88 games for the Old Gold and Blue. He averaged career-highs in p...

Child drowns at Table Rock Lake

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

STONE COUNTY, Mo. — A two-year-old child died June 7 after a drowning incident on Table Rock Lake earlier this week.The child entered the water without a lifejacket on June 5 and drowned. The child was pulled from the water and taken to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO where she later died from her injuries.The incident occurred seven miles north of Blue Eye.This is Troop D's second drowning in 2023.

Jack's bounceback: Flaherty making strides after early-season woes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals are getting some key contributions from an important rotation piece at a time it's been hard to come by wins. Jack Flaherty fired six scoreless innings against a high-octane Texas Rangers offense on Wednesday, paving St. Louis to a 1-0 victory to close out a tough roadtrip. Flaherty didn't end up with the victory, but earned his third quality start in five games. Those last five games embody the best stretch of Flaherty's 2023 campaign. In that stretch, he's covered 30 innings, held opponents to just five runs and averaged around seven strikeouts per game. The Cardinals won in four of those five starts. RELATED - Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The 2023 season is a critical one for Flaherty in many ways. The 27-year-old could become a free agent next season, and big results could be essential in shaping his next contract, whether with St. Louis or elsewhere. As of now, it's also shaping to be his first largely-health...

Keeler: If Nuggets have to step on Michael Porter Jr.’s ego to win NBA Finals, know what you do? Keep stepping.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

MIAMI — Nikola Jokic has one foot in Bam Adebayo’s nightmares and the other on the Larry O’Brien Trophy. And you’re worried about Michael Porter Jr.’s feelings? Now?If the Nuggets gotta step on MPJ’s ego in order to reach the summit, so be it.The best move Denver coach Michael Malone made in Game 3 of the NBA Finals was shortening Porter’s window while extending the Nuggets’ rotation. When The Christian Braun Express rolls in from out of nowhere with that much smoke, you ride that puppy ‘til the coal runs out.“I loved our energy, our effort, our urgency, our discipline,” Malone said after the Nuggets nabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. “I thought we were where we needed to be (Wednesday). We’ll have to be even better come Friday evening.”And if MPJ doesn’t want to keep getting thrown under the bus, he’s got to get his dang head out of the ditch. If Porter wants to be a factor in Game 4 Friday night at the Kaseya Center, that’s not on Malone. That’s on MPJ.Port...

Changes underway as FlatIron Crossing, Flatiron Marketplace plan for renovations

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

Face-lifts are in the works for FlatIron Crossing and Flatiron Marketplace, Broomfield developments along U.S. 36.FlatIron Crossing shopping mall at 1 W. Flatiron Crossing Dr. and Flatiron Marketplace at 231 E. Flatiron Crossing Dr. are neighbors with the same idea in mind: transforming the properties into mixed-use developments.If plans pan out, the mall will expand to offer more than shopping, with offices, residences and a hotel. Flatiron Marketplace would also welcome tenants and customers with a revamped experience, offering ground-floor retail space and apartments.The respective developers have made moves this year to turn their proposals into reality. Broomfield’s Land Use Review Commission heard from real estate investment trust company Macerich about its site development plan for FlatIron Crossing on March 13 and from real estate agency Provident Realty Advisor about its site development plan for Flatiron Marketplace on March 27.Both the development application for Fl...

Marshall fire started by week-old embers on Twelve Tribes property and a sparking Xcel power line, Boulder sheriff says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history started in two places — on the grounds of an international religious cult and from a broken power line about 2,000 feet away, Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson said Thursday, announcing the results of a 17-month investigation into the origin of the Marshall fire.Embers from a fire that was thought to have been extinguished on the Twelve Tribes‘ property at 5325 Eldorado Springs Drive a week earlier reignited under high winds and began the Marshall fire on Dec. 30, 2021, Johnson said. About an hour later, hot particles from a defective Xcel Energy line ignited a second blaze, he said.“The two fires became one at some point,” Johnson said during a news conference in Boulder.He later added that investigators did not examine when or where the two blazes merged, only where they began.Leaders of the Twelve Tribes did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday. A spokeswoman for Xcel Energy, Michelle Ag...

Orange County high school teacher placed on leave after LGBTQ sex discussed in anatomy class

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

A teacher at a Placentia high school has been placed on administrative leave after video of her anatomy and physiology lesson was released online and drew controversy.The El Dorado High School teacher, identified by the Orange County Register as Judy Rehburg, discussed the prostate and its role in providing sexual pleasure in homosexual relationships, the video shows. She also discussed sex toys being sold at popular retailers like Target.The video sparked outrage among some parents, who filed a complaint against Rehburg with the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, the Register reported.Placentia is a city in northern Orange County, next to Anaheim. Fights break out amid Glendale school board meeting on Pride curriculum While some parents have criticized Rehburg's lesson and said it was inappropriate for physiology class, others defended the teacher and the concept of teaching sexual education topics during the class.A syllabus posted to the school's website includes th...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tests positive for coronavirus

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tested has positive for coronavirus, her office said Thursday.Bass tested positive following a routine test Wednesday night.“The Mayor is feeling fine and will continue to work remotely as she follows public health guidelines,” officials said, adding that she is vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19.The mayor released the same statement on her official Twitter account Thursday morning. Bass was scheduled to speak at the 42nd Lotus Festival celebration at Echo Park at 11 a.m., according to her press office.At 7 p.m. she was set to attend the LiUNA Local 300 scholarship dinner where she was supposed to deliver remarks. Though not open to the public, Bass was also supposed to meet with Xi Boule of Sigma Pi Phi to speak on key issues facing Los Angeles, her press office said. No further details about the mayor's diagnosis or condition were released.

Superman actor Dean Cain flees California, citing 'terrible' policies

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:50 GMT

Dean Cain is the latest celebrity to leave the Golden State. In an interview with Fox News the "Lois & Clark" star revealed he moved to Nevada because of his issues with some of California's "policies.""I love California. It's the most beautiful state," he told the network's Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday. "Everything's wonderful about it except for the policies. The policies are just terrible. The fiscal policies, the soft-on-crime policies, the homelessness policies."Real estate sources told TMZ that Cain sold his mansion for $6.25 million, which went for $1 million under his original asking price. The actor listed his home in March and it sold in May. Cain's departure follows actors Mark Wahlberg and Scott Baio, who also left California.Dean Cain and Terri Hatcher in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." (promotional image)"The things that our leaders in California have been doing have driven out anybody who can really afford to get out. People are flocking ou...