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Keeler vs. Saunders: If Rockies fire manager Bud Black, then what?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

Sean Keeler: You enter a Yugo in the Daytona 500, the Yugo gets lapped in said Daytona 500, and this is somehow the driver’s fault? Joe McCarthy couldn’t win with this Rockies roster. John McGraw couldn’t win with this Rockies roster. So after a 25-1 loss to the Angels, the temple somehow needs to fall on manager Bud Black’s head? Now as much as we enjoy chewing the fat with the skipper, we get it — Buddy ain’t no Bobby Cox. Jurickson Profar should never hit higher than seventh in a serious batting order. But then again, this isn’t a serious roster. Ownership and the front office have tag-teamed to parallel park the Rox into one of the tightest spaces in baseball purgatory. The end result? A clubhouse torn between high-priced veterans who can’t stop getting hurt (Kris Bryant, Charlie Blackmon) and kids who need to play (Ezequiel Tovar), play a lot, learn to fail at the big-league level and, most importantly, learn how to recover from that failure while still keeping their head...

Denver airport scores RTD EcoPasses for restaurant and retail workers who rely on transit

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

Nearly 3,000 people who work at restaurants, shops and kiosks at Denver International Airport have received access to cheaper or subsidized transit passes this year under an EcoPass deal that received formal approval Monday from city leaders.Some concessionaires who operate businesses in the airport had provided workers with passes to use the Regional Transportation District’s A-Line train or buses to get to work. But others couldn’t afford it — or were too small to qualify for the lower per-worker EcoPass rates given to large employers.So DIA negotiated an arrangement with RTD in which the airport serves as a master contractor for EcoPasses and then passes the cost along to operators who hold 74 concessions contracts.The Denver City Council approved the one-year, $1.9 million deal as part of a block vote, but the arrangement actually took effect Jan. 1. Concessionaires paid $632 per employee for 2023, a rate that slashes up to $442 off what they would pay on their...

Dash camera footage shows 710 Freeway crash that killed 5 people

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

Dash camera footage captured the horrific crash that ended the lives of five people, at least two of them children, on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach early Monday morning.Tati, who did not want her last name revealed, told KTLA that she was driving to her job as a barista around 4 a.m. when the Hyundai Sonata sped past her in the fast lane.Seconds later in the distance, her dash camera footage shows the Sonata slam into an attenuator near the 91 Freeway interchange and explode into flames.Dash camera footage showed the Hyundai Sonata speeding before hitting an attenuator, killing 5 people. June 26, 2023. (Tati)“It was pretty bad. That area is pretty dark so I didn’t see much, but I did see the flames start ... I was just scared,” said Tati.According to the California Highway Patrol, six people were riding in the car. Five died instantly in the crash. Some were not wearing seatbelts and were ejected.Authorities have identified two of the victims as George Dobbs and Ariahh Slemaker, bo...

Oscar Rios-Rugama Dead, Jovany Pouncil Arrested after DUI Pedestrian Crash on South Decatur Boulevard [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

55-Year-Old Man Killed in DUI Pedestrian Accident near West Pioneer AvenueLAS VEGAS, NV (June 26, 2023) – Friday, Jovany Pouncil fatally struck Oscar Rios-Rugama in a pedestrian cash on South Decatur Boulevard.Police responded to the scene around 7:06 p.m., near West Pioneer Avenue on May 13th.Per reports, a citizen contacted authorities about a black 2012 Volkswagen CC that was traveling recklessly when it veered right and lost control. The sedan then continued heading north on the eastbound sidewalk where it struck several utility poles and a pedestrian.Medical personnel arrived transported the driver, a passenger, 55-year-old Rios-Rugama to a hospital for further treatment. There, crews pronounced Rios-Rugama dead.Following preliminary duties, police arrested the involved driver, 27-year-old Pouncil for DUI-related charges resulting in death or substantial bodily harm.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during clearing operations. At this time, an act...

Allen Michael Johnson Arrested after Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on South Mountain Loop 202 [Ahwatukee, AZ]

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

10-Year-Old Boy Killed in Multi-Car Accident near 32nd StreetAHWATUKEE, AZ (June 26, 2023) – Sunday afternoon, Allen Michael Johnson was arrested after a fatal crash on South Mountain Loop 202.The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m., near 32nd Street on May 20th.According to reports, a vehicle driven by Johnson was seen traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the freeway. There, the vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, causing a pile-up. Police said that a total of five vehicles were involved in the wreck.As a result, a 10-year-old kid died at the scene and he was identified as a passenger of Johnson’s.Also, multiple others were injured including a 10-year-old boy, a 33-year-old man, a 20-year-old woman, and another adult.In addition, the mother and a 5-year-old sibling of the deceased were in the vehicle and suffered injuries. Johnson was identified as the boyfriend of the mother.Police then arrested 34-year-old Allen Michael Johnson, who was intoxica...

CNN obtains 2021 recording of Trump discussing classified docs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

By Jeremy Herb | CNNCNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify.The recording, which first aired on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” includes new details from the conversation that is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump over the mishandling of classified information, including a moment when Trump seems to indicate he was holding a secret Pentagon document with plans to attack Iran.“These are the papers,” Trump says in the audio recording, while he’s discussing the Pentagon attack plans, a quote that was not included in the indictment.In the two-minute audio recording, Trump and his aides also joke about Hillary Clinton’s emails after the former president says that the document was “secret information.”“Hillary would print that out all the time, you know. Her private emails,” Trump’s staffer said.“No, she’d ...

DeSantis unveils immigration policy much like Trump’s

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

By Valerie Gonzalez and Steve Peoples | Associated PressEAGLE PASS, Texas — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end birthright citizenship, finish building the southern border wall and send U.S. forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels as part of an aggressive — and familiar — immigration policy proposal he laid out Monday in a Texas border city.The sweeping plan, the Florida governor’s first detailed policy release as a 2024 contender, represents a long-established wish list of Republican immigration proposals that largely mirrors former President Donald Trump’s policies. Much of DeSantis’ plan faces tall odds, requiring the reversal of legal precedents, approval from other countries or even an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Still, DeSantis projected confidence on Monday, excoriating leaders in both political parties for failing to stop what he called an immigrant “invasion.” He addressed his plans while touring Eagle Pass, ...

This California county is most expensive in U.S. for renters, and it's not SF

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A small surfing mecca has catapulted in rent prices over pricey San Francisco. According to a newly-released annual report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Santa Cruz County is now the most expensive area for renters in the United States. The 2023 Out of Reach Report's list calculated the hourly "housing wage" needed to rent a modest two-bedroom rental home in Santa Cruz. For Surf City, it's $63.33. A "housing wage" is the wage needed to pay rent without spending more than 30% of a household's income.Data released in the report shows Santa Cruz is the most expensive area, in the most expensive state, in America. Statewide in California, the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $2,197. In order to afford this level of rent and utilities — without paying more than 30% of income on housing — a household must earn $42.25 hourly, $7,323 monthly, or $87,877 annually.Hourly wage necessary to afford a two-bedroom apartmentSanta Cruz - $63.33Sa...

'I feel terrible for Oakland fans': Vegas-born MLB players advocate to keep A's in Oakland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland A's potential move to Las Vegas has left many in the baseball community feeling for East Bay MLB fans. In 56 years in Oakland, the A's have won four World Series titles and employed legendary players such as Rickey Henderson and Mark McGwire. However, attendance has plummeted recently as the A's have posted low payrolls and traded away many of their star players. Now, the team itself may be snatched from Oakland fans. The saga has prompted two prominent MLB players born and raised in Las Vegas to say they'd rather see the A's stay in Oakland than move to their hometown. Support grows for Moneyball Act in Oakland First, Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper, one of the faces of MLB, made the case for the A's to stay. “I feel bad for the A’s and their fans,” Harper told the Athletic. “They’re so rooted in Oakland. Those fans bleed green. Now it’s, ‘Hey, we’re going to pick the A’s to come to Vegas.’ I don’t agree with that."Harper was rewarded with cheers wh...

Palo Alto man throws lighter fluid at worker in Thousand Oaks restaurant, chases him through business with knife: VCSO

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:57 GMT

A man was arrested after allegedly throwing lighter fluid on a Thousand Oaks restaurant worker and chasing him through the business with a knife before attacking another man with the liquid, officials said Monday.The incident occurred around 2:05 p.m. Sunday at a restaurant in the 400 block of East Avenida De Los Arboles, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.An initial investigation revealed that a man, later identified as Robert Haight, 61, entered the business, allegedly squirted lighter fluid on an employee and tried to set him on fire in the unprovoked attack, officials said. 3rd tourist from California dies on vacation in Hawaii Haight then grabbed a large kitchen knife and chased the worker through the businesses before the victim ran out through the back.Haight followed the worker to the parking lot where a second person tried to intervene.“Haight then turned his attention to the second victim and assaulted him, by squirting lighter fluid on him,” officials deta...