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Vandal destroys holiday display in House Springs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. – A vandal destroyed a preservation area in House Springs overnight. Veteran Danny Tuggle had set the area up, hoping to share the Christmas spirit with his community."Vandalized the whole place," he said.Tuggle spent a month preparing for hundreds of people gathering at Christmastime."It was beautiful. I was so proud that it had come to life. Then walk in this morning," he said.Tuggle spends every day at the preservation area bringing it back to life. It's been three years of work and said the biggest disappointment came overnight. "I had two reindeer. They threw one in the pond over there that's buried over there and one right here," said Tuggle. "The vandals took the flag down, threw it in the lake and put a bandana where the flag normally would be. That's a sick person." 15-year-old charged as adult in fatal carjacking from January Tuggle said a man came through the area, slashing inflatable Christmas decorations, stealing extension cords, and throwing a tra...

Colorado snow totals for December 13, 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Dec. 13, 2023, as of 9 p.m. Wednesday:Bayfield, CO — 1.5 inches at 10:22 a.m.Black Forest, CO — 2 inches at 8:12 p.m.Colorado Springs, CO — 4 inches at 8:01 p.m.Falcon, CO — 3 inches at 7:19 p.m.Related ArticlesWeather | Denver weather: Snow moves out Saturday after dropping over 7 inches in some western suburbs, foothills Weather | Colorado snow totals for December 9, 2023 Weather | Colorado snow totals for December 8, 2023 Weather | Colorado snow totals for December 2-3, 2023 Weather | 30 inches of snow forecast for some Colorado ski resorts this weekend Monument, CO — 1.5 inches at 7:50 p.m.Peterson AFB, CO — 1 inch at 4:57 p.m.Pueblo West, CO — 3.5 inches at 4:55 p.m.Westcliffe, CO — 3.5 inches at 4:36 p.m.

Photos released of suspect wanted for deadly Metro stabbing in South L.A.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

A suspect remains at large after a man was stabbed to death on a Metro train in South Los Angeles Tuesday.The victim was identified by the Los Angeles Police Department as 27-year-old Jalil Sosa Illera.Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon on the 2400 block of South Flower Street at around 3:44 p.m. Police say Illera boarded the Metro E Line train from the LATTC/Ortho Institute Station in Historic South Central and became involved in an altercation with the suspect while on board.During the confrontation, Illera was stabbed multiple times by the unidentified suspect, police said.A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South ...

UC Santa Cruz campus bus crash injures six

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — A UC Santa Cruz Loop Bus crashed into a historic lime kiln near the campus’ main entrance on Coolidge Drive about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, injuring six people.Firefighters prepare a patient for transport to the hospital. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)Firefighters stabilize a UC Santa Cruz loop bus after it crashed Tuesday, resulting in five passengers and the driver being transported to hospitals with injuries. (Shmuel Thaler — Santa Cruz Sentinel)A shoe that belonged to one of those injured in Tuesday night’s accident sits on Coolidge Drive after it fell off a gurney while an injured person was transferred to a waiting ambulance. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)Show Caption of ExpandThe bus carried five student passengers and a driver, said UC Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Domby and a campus spokesperson.The bus was traveling down a hill on Coolidge Drive and left the road before it collided with the historic structure. The bus came to rest in a...

Rockets beat Grizzlies 117-104 and extend home winning streak to 11 games

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Tari Eason scored a career-high 25 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets extended their home winning streak to 11 games with a 117-104 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.Eason came off the bench to shoot 10 for 16 and matched a career-high with 14 rebounds.Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks each scored 11 points and Jae’Sean Tate had 10 points and seven rebounds for Houston, which shot 45%, including 12 of 32 from 3-point range. Houston outrebounded Memphis 58-39.The Rockets’ 11-game home winning streak is their longest since a franchise record 20-game home win streak from Jan. 10-April 5, 2018.Jaren Jackson Jr. had a career-high 44 points and seven rebounds, Derrick Rose added 19 points and six assists and Vince Williams Jr. had 10 points and seven rebounds for Memphis, which lost its third straight game.Jackson was 15 of 24 from the field and scored 29 points in the second half.The Grizzlies shot 43%, but we...

Davis helps Lakers overcome James’ absence, send Spurs to 18th straight loss

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Davis had 37 points and 10 rebound and the Los Angeles Lakers held off Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio 122-119 on Wednesday night, extending the Spurs’ franchise-record losing streak to 18.The Lakers were without LeBron James, with the four-time MVP sitting out the first of two straight games in San Antonio because of left calf injury. The teams will meet again Friday night.Wembanyama had 30 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks for San Antonio, which has not won since Nov. 2. Keldon Johnson added 28 points, and Malaki Branham had 16. After the Spurs trailed by 20 points early in the fourth quarter, Wembanyama’s 3-pointer over Davis cut the Lakers’ lead to 115-110 with 1:29 remaining. Wembanyama made one of two free throws to cut it to 117-116 with 22 seconds remaining.Wembanyama fouled out for the first time in his career after sticking his leg out on a missed 3-pointer with 8.8 seconds remaining and the Lakers up 119-116.Taurean Prince added 17 poin...

Williams scores 15, helps LSU rally from behind in 74-56 win over Alabama State

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Freshman Mike Williams III matched his season-high with 15 points and LSU dominated the second half to defeat Alabama State 74-56 on Wednesday night.The Hornets led 34-30 at halftime, then CJ Hines and TJ Madlock hit 3-pointers early in the second half to help maintain their lead, 40-35 near the 17-minute mark. LSU responded with a 13-0 run in which Williams scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, and the Tigers led 48-40.Later in the half, the Tigers made six of eight shots and extended their lead to 70-54 with five minutes remaining. LSU scored only six points in the final five minutes and Alabama State two. LSU shot 57.7% and made seven 3-pointers in the second half. Alabama State shot 29.6% after halftime and was outscored 44-22.Jordan Wright had 13 points with five rebounds and six assists for the Tigers (6-4). Jalen Reed added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Trae Hannibal had 11 points.LSU led 11-5 in the early going but Alabama State soon caug...

Holmstrom’s late short-handed goal lifts Islanders to 4-3 win over Ducks

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Holmstrom scored the tiebreaking, short-handed goal late with 1:33 left in regulation and the New York Islanders beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.Mathew Barzal, Kyle Palmieri and Casey Cizikas also scored, and Noah Dobson had two assists to help the Islanders improve to 6-0-1 in their last seven games. Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves.The Islanders are 9-1-4 in their last 14 games and trail the first-place New York Rangers by just four points in the Metropolitan Division.Troy Terry, Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick scored for Anaheim, which has lost four straight and 12 of 13. John Gibson finished with 30 saves.Carrick scored at 5:07 of the third with Anaheim’s third straight goal after New York took a 2-0 lead in the second period. It was Carrick’s sixth of the season.Barzal tied the score 3-3 on a one-timer off a pass from Bo Horvat at 7:46. It was his 10th goal of the season and gave him a team-leading 30 poin...

Chicago State stuns No. 25 Northwestern 75-73 behind 30 points from Wesley Cardet Jr.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 30 points and Chicago State stunned No. 25 Northwestern in a 75-73 upset Wednesday night.Boo Buie made two layups 41 seconds apart to put Northwestern in front 67-65 with 2:30 left in a back-and-forth game. Cardet tied it 26 seconds later and then hit a 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining.Chicago State (4-9) sealed it with four late free throws by A.J. Neal and Noble Crawford.Cardet shot 13 of 21 and Jahsean Corbett added 17 points for the Cougars, a Division I independent.Buie had 23 points and Ryan Langborg scored 18 for the Wildcats (7-2), who lost to Chicago State for the first time. Northwestern had won 15 straight against the South Side program since the teams first met in 1981.Source

Senado en Brasil aprueba que Flávio Dino, candidato de Lula da Silva, sea ministro del Supremo Tribunal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:59:56 GMT

(CNN Español) — El pleno del Senado de Brasil aprobó este miércoles con una votación dividida la candidatura de Flávio Dino, actual titular de Justicia y Seguridad Pública, para ocupar la vacante de ministro del Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), informó el órgano legislativo en un comunicado.Luego de 10 horas de debate, la votación resultó en 47 votos a favor, 31 en contra y dos abstenciones para aprobar que el también senador con licencia Dino forme parte del Supremo Tribunal luego de la vacante disponible tras la jubilación de la ministra Rosa Weber.Lula somete a consideración del Senado sus candidaturas para el Supremo Tribunal Federal y la Fiscalía General de Brasil“Durante los debates en el pleno del Senado, la oposición se centró en la carrera política de Flávio Dino, criticando sus actividades partidistas y su gestión en el Ministerio de Justicia” se detalla en el comunicado del Senado de Brasil.Dino, por su parte, aseguró que su desempeño como ministro del ST...