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Major St. Louis water main break has officials calling for rate hike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS --A major water main break at Lansdowne and Chippewa is causing some people in St. Louis to have low or no water pressure. Collector of Revenue Gregory FX Daly says that crews are working to isolate the break in the 20-inch main.Elected officials are proposing a water rate increase to pay for infrastructure improvements in the city. The increase would result in the largest hikes in city water bills in nearly three decades. St. Louis County town tows cars from driveways with expired tags The proposal came at a budget hearing Monday by Public Utilities Director Curk Skouby. The proposal would mean two 20% increases in the next fiscal year. One in July, and the other in January 2024.Skouby said the increases are necessary to help the water division deal with rising costs and aging infrastructure. Altogether, the increases would mean a $10 monthly jump in the average customer’s bill.A representative from the St. Louis Mayor's office states, "With more than 60 water main brea...

Denver mayor-elect Mike Johnston launches transition team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

Three days after winning the Denver mayor’s race, Mike Johnston and his backers are making moves to take the reins of the city from the departing Michael Hancock on July 17. Step 1 for the mayor-elect: Announcing the people who will helm his transition team and plan his inauguration. They include some well-known Denver faces in Mayor Federico Peña, state Sen. Julie Gonzales and State Rep. Leslie Herod.“What we know is we want to make sure that this is a city that hears everybody, that represents everybody and that includes everybody and that will be the focus of this transition,” Johnston said Friday morning while standing in Cesar Chavez Park a few blocks from his campaign headquarters in the city’s Berkeley neighborhood.Five people will co-chair Johnston’s transition committee. They include Peña and Gonzales, both of whom endorsed Johnston in his runoff race against former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Brough.Greg Moore, the former editor...

Broncos podcast: Denver adds pass-rusher Frank Clark plus a recap of OTAs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

On the latest edition of the 1st & Orange podcast, Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down Denver’s addition of pass-rusher Frank Clark, what they learned during OTAs and what’s ahead for Sean Payton’s team during next week’s mandatory minicamp.WatchListenRelated ArticlesDenver Broncos | LT Garett Bolles couldn’t protect Russell Wilson after 2022 injury and it made him angry: “I’m hungrier than ever” Denver Broncos | One OTA emphasis for Broncos’ Sean Payton? Working through 43 unique in-game situations: “There’s a rhyme and a reason to everything” Denver Broncos | Broncos signing veteran pass-rusher Frank Clark to one year deal, sources say Denver Broncos | Broncos WR Courtland Sutton on trade rumors: “This is where I ultimately want to be.” Denver Broncos | Should the Broncos pursue Minnesota R...

Custer County sheriff, CBI looking into elder abuse allegations involving actor John Amos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

Actor John Amos arrives at HBO’s 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after party in September 2007. Colorado law enforcement agencies are investigating claims the actor has been the victim of elder abuse. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)Colorado authorities on Friday confirmed they’re looking into allegations of elder abuse involving actor John Amos.Related ArticlesColorado News | Denver mayor-elect Mike Johnston launches transition team Colorado News | Suncor’s Colorado refinery records more malfunctions than comparable facilities, EPA study finds Colorado News | How heavy was hail that pelted metro Denver? CDOT had to deploy a snowplow Colorado News | Denver weather: Chance of afternoon storms ahead of “very wet” weekend Colorado News | With first-of-its-kind law, Colorado officials can now block you on social media The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking into the matter, along with ...

Monterey Park businesses continue to struggle months after mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

Months after a deadly mass shooting killed 11 and ripped Monterey Park apart, some local businesses continue to struggle.Traditional Guilin Noodles, a restaurant located next to Star Dance Studio, the center of the carnage, is still feeling the effects of the January attack."Our older customers are still very reluctant to come back because of the stigma from the shooting," said Zhen Wu. "So hopefully, in time, they'll feel more comfortable to return."The U.S. Small Business Administration is trying to help by offering loans for businesses affected by the disaster. U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) was on hand Friday to discuss the assistance."We are here because local small businesses like Traditional Guilin Noodles need our support and they need our help," Chu said.

Canoga Park man final victim still missing 11 days after Alaska shipwreck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

Authorities have recovered the body of the captain of a fishing charter boat that was found last month partially submerged off an island in southeast Alaska. The bodies of three of the four passengers aboard the vessel had been previously recovered.The body of Morgan Robidou, 32, of Sitka, Alaska, was recovered Thursday, 11 days after the boat was found, Alaska State Troopers said. The agency said the body was recovered from the Low Island area but did not provide further detail.The boat, which in addition to the captain carried two sisters and their partners, was found May 28 off Low Island, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Sitka. It was unclear what happened to the boat, which had last been seen near Sitka earlier that day. The investigation continues.The bodies of Maury Agcaoili, 57, of Waipahu, Hawaii; his wife, Danielle Agcaoili, 53; and Danielle's sister Brandi Tyau, 56, of Canoga Park, California, have been recovered. Tyau's partner, Robert Solis, 61, rem...

Oakland woman charged with murder for allegedly slicing her 10-year-old daughter’s throat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

OAKLAND — More than two weeks after an Oakland woman allegedly stabbed her own daughter to death in their apartment and called a relative to confess, authorities have filed murder charges against her and transferred her from a local hospital to the county jail.Rosa Orozco-Suarez, 33, was charged with murdering 10-year-old Sophia Lorenzo Orozco, as well as enhancements alleging the use of a knife, killing a vulnerable victim, and being in a position of trust, court records show. She is being held in Santa Rita Jail without bail, and is scheduled to enter a plea on June 30, records show.Sophia Lorenzo Orozco poses for a photo. She was stabbed to death inside her home on Bancroft Avenue in Oakland last month. Orozco-Suarez was hospitalized with self-inflected wounds after allegedly slicing Sophia’ throat on the morning of May 22, barely a month after the girl’s 10th birthday. Authorities say that Orozco-Suarez called a relative to confess to killing her daughter,...

The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling villain that fans loved to jeer, dies at 81

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

By Adrian Sainz | Associated PressThe Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died Wednesday, the WWE said. He was 81.The wrestling organization posted an article confirming his death, and a statement about his passing also was posted on his Twitter page giving details of his life. Neither statement mentioned a cause of death nor where he died, but the Twitter post said he “departed this world peacefully.”The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, grew up in a small village in Iran where he embraced wrestling in his youth.During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots and used the “Camel Clutch” as his finishing move during individual and tag team clashes in which he played the role of an anti-American heel for the WWF, which later became the WWE.The mustachioed, barrel-chested br...

Former UK leader Boris Johnson to step down as lawmaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

By Jill Lawless | Associated PressLONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament.Johnson quit after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers over misleading statements he made to Parliament about “partygate,” a series of rule-breaking government parties during the pandemic.In a lengthy resignation statement, Johnson accused opponents of trying to drive him out — and hinted that he might try to return.“It is very sad to be leaving Parliament — at least for now,” he said.Johnson said he had “received a letter from the Privileges Committee making it clear — much to my amazement — that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of Parliament.”He called the committee investigating him a “kangaroo court.”“Their purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless o...

California outmigration jumps 135% in 2 years, Census says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:25:24 GMT

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: The gap between Californians relocating across America and the smaller number of newcomers more than doubled between 2019 and 2021.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the Census Bureau’s state-to-state migration report for 2021, as it compared with 2019 data. The bureau skipped a 2020 report as pandemic limitations prevented a more accurate tabulation.Note that the Census tracks residents, age 1 and older, and whether they moved to another state, relocated within the same state, or just stayed put.ToplineLet’s look at California’s relocation mismatch, noting that interstate moves nationwide rose by 6% in these two years.More outbound: California lost 841,065 residents to other states in 2021, up 29% from the 653,551 exits in 2019.Fewer incoming: The state attracted 433,402 people from across the nation i...