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Kiszla: Free Justin Simmons! Broncos captain deserves better than to go down with this sinking ship.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

Broncos safety Justin Simmons is living proof that bad football happens to good people.Free Justin Simmons. He deserves better than this stinkin’ mess in Denver.If the Broncos do nothing else between now and the NFL trade deadline on Oct. 31, here’s hoping they do right by Simmons and let him join a team that knows how to win.His tale of football woe has been well-documented: Simmons arrived in 2016 as a third-round draft choice, too late to ride in the victory parade celebrating Super Bowl 50, but just in time to huddle around a dumpster fire nobody knows how to extinguish. Now in his eighth NFL season, Simmons has never been to the playoffs, lost 75 of 120 games and listened to five head coaches sell him a bill of goods.After being conditioned to disappointment, does a man ever get used to the bitter taste of defeat?“It doesn’t get any easier,” Simmons said Wednesday.This might be the worst team in the 64-season history of the Broncos, and know what the real bummer is? It co...

SoCal disabled dog crew to be featured in charity calendar, receive special honor

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

A group of disabled dogs from Huntington Beach are being honored with a special an award and a photo in an upcoming charity calendar.The "Unstoppable Dogs," Peedy, Pop, Zeek and Little Eddie, will be featured in the 2024 Walkin Pets Calendar — a special calendar published each year that raises money to help disabled and injured pets in need get wheelchairs. Walkin' Pets is a maker of mobility products for disabled animals. The company says it's helped nearly 2 million animals enjoy active, healthier lifestyles in its 20 years of doing business.The Unstoppable Dogs, Peedy, Pop, Zeek, and Little Eddie) from Huntington Beach are to be featured in a popular calendar that raises money for disabled dogs across the globe.The Unstoppable Dogs crew has a large following on social media and has been featured by popular animal interest account, the Dodo. They were among hundreds of entries from 26 countries across the globe hoping to be featured in the upcoming calendar. As part of their selec...

Newsom signs bill allowing cities, counties to ban artificial turf

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

Despite increasing popularity due to a yearslong statewide drought, artificial turf is a new enemy of the California State Legislature.A bill signed into law by Governor Newsom this year would allow cities and counties to ban synthetic lawns over health concerns associated with so-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, that have been linked to health concerns, including cancer.An environmental expert at USC said more research should be done to determine the actual health impact, but was concerned about the plastics entering the water supply.Newsom stopped short of an outright ban on the turf as he vetoed a different bill that would have banned the "forever chemicals" and, in effect, the fake turf.

Man arrested in connection with shooting at Stanford, attempted robbery in Palo Alto

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

PALO ALTO – Authorities on Tuesday arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of shooting a woman at Stanford University and later attempting to rob a grocery store in Palo Alto.The shooting was reported around 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Arboretum Drive, said Deputy Felicia Segura of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived to find a 47-year-old woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound to her leg.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Jose man’s toxicology results released in double-fatal Santa Cruz County crash Crime and Public Safety | Armed man taken into custody at Palo Alto shopping center Crime and Public Safety | 2 vehicles stolen, 6 others burglarized Monday in Los Altos Crime and Public Safety | Newsom approves automatic speed cameras for San Jose, Oakland pilot program Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police say teen pistol-whipped resident during home inv...

Four-bedroom home in Alameda sells for $2.3 million

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

1833 Kofman Parkway – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 1800 block of Kofman Parkway in Alameda has new owners. The 2,569-square-foot property, built in 1988, was sold on Sept. 15, 2023, for $2,300,000, or $895 per square foot. This single-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three baths. Additionally, the house includes a garage.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Tralee Lane, Alameda, in September 2023, a 2,299-square-foot home was sold for $2,120,000, a price per square foot of $922. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2023, a 2,218-square-foot home on Lawrence Road in Alameda sold for $1,765,000, a price per square foot of $796. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,256-square-foot home on the 200 block of Stanbridge Court in Alameda sold in February 2023, for $1,745,000, a price per square foot of $773. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

By Michelle R. Smith and Ali Swenson | Associated PressWhen 12-year-old Braden Fahey collapsed during football practice and died, it was just the beginning of his parents’ nightmare.Deep in their grief a few months later, Gina and Padrig Fahey received news that shocked them to their core: A favorite photo of their beloved son was plastered on the cover of a book that falsely argues COVID-19 vaccines caused a spike of sudden deaths among healthy young people.The book, called “Cause Unknown,” was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President John F. Kennedy’s nephew, who is now running for president. Kennedy wrote the foreword and promoted the book, tweeting that it details data showing ” COVID shots are a crime against humanity.”The Faheys couldn’t understand how Braden’s face appeared on the book’s cover, or why his name appeared inside it.Braden never received the vaccine. His death in August 202...

Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital strike

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Two drones targeted the al Asad airbase in western Iraq used by U.S. forces and one drone targeted a base in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. U.S. forces intercepted all three, destroying two but only damaging the third, which led to minor injuries among coalition forces at the western base, according to a statement Wednesday by U.S. Central Command.The U.S. official were not authorized to speak publicly on the attacks and spoke on the condition of anonymity. “In this moment of heightened alert, we are vigilantly monitoring the situation in Iraq and the region. U.S. forces will defend U.S. and coalition forces against any threat,” Central Command said in the release. Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have threatened to attack U.S. facilities there b...

Driver arrested after crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu kills 4 college students

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two other people, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Four women were pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to a hospital but there was no word Wednesday on their conditions.Pepperdine initially said on X, formerly Twitter, that officials believed those killed attended the university’s Seaver College of Liberal Arts. Pepperdine’s president, Jim Gash, later confirmed that the four killed were students.“Earlier today, we learned that four precious lives who brought joy and light to our campus were taken from us suddenly, tragically, and incomprehensibly,” Gash wrote in a message to the university community. The school la...

Palestinians in Colorado mourn losses in conflict thousands of miles away

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Israeli and Palestinian communities are both mourning losses in the Israel-Hamas conflict, both abroad and right here in Colorado.On Wednesday night, a group of Palestinians and their supporters gathered at Washington Park to honor their dead."It's up to 29 people at this point, so it's kind of hard to keep 29 names in my head," said Abdullah Elagah, a local Palestinian.Elagah was joined by dozens of other Palestinians and supporters to grieve their losses."It's something that we, collectively, need to be grieving together in these moments," said another Palestinian mourner, who asked not to be identified. Will the US send troops to Israel? The conflict has separated families. One thing that keeps this community connected, Elagah said, is their loss."It's been very hard to hear back from them," Elagah said.Palestinians and their supporters gathered at Washington Park to mourn losses in the Israel-Hamas conflict (Rogelio Mares, KDVR)Grief 'ongoing' in decades-long I...

FHP: Search underway for reckless driver who fled traffic stop, ditched car after fiery crash in Miami Gardens

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:15 GMT

Authorities are searching for a driver who, they said, fled a traffic stop after troopers attempted to pull him over for reckless driving and crashed the vehicle in a Miami Gardens neighborhood following a brief pursuit.A 7News crew who was covering the aftermath of the wreck and bailout in the area of Northwest 37th Avenue and 213th Street found themselves in the middle of a tense response by Florida Highway Patrol troopers and other officers, Wednesday evening.Cameras captured a subject who sprinted past the news unit with a gun in hand.Meanwhile, frightened neighbors, several of them children, ran back into their homes, while cruisers and troopers moved across the area.According to FHP, the chaotic chain of events began when troopers tried to pull over the reckless motorist along Northwest 37th Avenue.Investigators said the driver would not stop, and a pursuit ensued.It all came to a crashing end after a collision caused the subject’s vehicle to burst into flames. The drive...