Heat advisories continue to dominate the news this week as firefighters remain vigilant — especially in the parched East Bay hills. A one-woman force of nature is on duty too, organizing work parties to help mitigate the fire danger along …
Eye on the Hills: Former TV anchor Tokuda helping Oakland prevent fires Read MoreYun Chuan and Xin Bao, the long-awaited giant pandas on loan to the San Diego Zoo from China, are adjusting to their new home after arriving June 27 — but aren’t quite ready to meet zoo visitors yet. Zoo officials …
Panda pair ‘acclimating’ to new home at San Diego Zoo Read MoreBy Jaewon Kang and Leah Nylen | Bloomberg Kroger Co. released the full list of stores, distribution centers and plants — including 63 supermarkets in California — that it plans to divest to secure approval for the proposed merger with …
Albertsons unveils list of 63 California stores to be sold ahead of trial Read MoreWhen wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious — but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames do. It doesn’t have to be so deadly. As fires become more frequent, smoke is leading to a …
Opinion: Wildfire smoke kills thousands of Californians a year. It doesn’t have to be so deadly Read MoreNearly half of Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney cast members could soon be on strike if the workers authorize a mass walk-out as union negotiations continue over a new contract for 40% of the 35,000 park employees. Master …
14,000 Disneyland employees to vote on union strike Read More“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Southern California’s best cities to be a renter cost an average 12% more than lower-ranked places. The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed WalletHub’s grades scoring the value of …
What are Southern California’s best cities for renters? Read MoreCAPITOLA — Stacy Souza mostly works from her home in Capitola’s Jewel Box neighborhood, only a minute or two from the view at Cliff Drive that looks out over the city’s iconic — albeit, recovering — wharf and the majestic …
A high-traffic coastal bluff in Capitola is eroding. Will the city try to save it? Read MoreDenver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag. Was 2023 Nolan Jones’ ceiling? Or did the early season injuries set him too far back? …
Rockies Mailbag: Can Nolan Jones rebound? Is Colorado bad at drafting? Read MoreEditor’s note: Third in a series previewing the Broncos’ position groups entering training camp. Today, wide receivers. Previous previews: quarterbacks, running backs. On the roster (12): Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, Josh Reynolds, Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin, Jalen Virgil, Brandon …
Broncos Position Preview: Is Courtland Sutton really a part of Denver’s long-term plans? Read MoreJim Pittenger pulled up to Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs on his 10-year-old Harley Davidson last Tuesday, parked and walked through the front door. But instead of the usual exchange of greetings with employees, he said he felt “like a stranger …
What will happen to Biker Jim’s without Biker Jim? Read MoreTaxes pile on the struggle Re: “Mayor unveils housing tax plan,” July 9 news story The last thing taxpayers in Denver need in these inflationary times is two new sales tax ballot proposals that would raise the total sales tax …
Letters: Denver’s proposed sales tax increases would pile onto already inflated fast food prices Read MoreStoney Jesseph, center, stands with Rick Marion outside Pizza Pedal’r in Winter Park. (Courtesy Stoney Jesseph) Winter Park’s bike-themed pizzeria has new owners after 14 years in business. Stoney Jesseph, owner of Stoney’s Bar & Grill, alongside his partners, closed …
Stoney’s owner buys pizzeria in Winter Park Read MoreMore than half of popular Elk Meadow Park near Evergreen has been closed for a major improvement project that is expected to take until next spring to complete. Jefferson County Open Space officials closed the southern half of the park …
Half of popular Jeffco open space area will close until spring 2025 Read MoreDenver city officials will pay $130,000 to settle two lawsuits accusing police officers of retaliating against homeless rights advocates for filming and criticizing police activity. Denver City Council on Monday approved settlements in the lawsuits filed by advocates Regan and …
Denver will pay $130,000 to settle police retaliation lawsuits Read MoreDebra Aranda worried that someone had died when she was unexpectedly called out of her daily routine in a Pueblo prison a few weeks ago. But when the 67-year-old arrived at the room she’d been called to, a prison worker …
Prosecutors’ patchwork approach to notifying defendants about CBI lab scandal fuels calls for statewide action Read MoreThe Southern Ute Indian Tribe is suing Gov. Jared Polis and the director of the Colorado Division of Gaming, claiming the administration froze the tribe out of the state’s sports betting market as officials tried to control and tax the …
Southern Ute Indian Tribe sues Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado gaming director over sports betting Read MoreWith the Netflix documentary series “The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping” earlier this year and Paris Hilton’s powerful and moving congressional testimony last month about the abuse she said she suffered at group care facilities, the so-called “troubled teen industry” …
‘Teen Torture, Inc.’ review: Heart-wrenching doc details the horrors alleged at ‘tough love’ boot camps Read MoreA person was dead after a crash early Wednesday morning on I-90 near the Norwood Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 4:30 a.m., troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on the northbound lanes near Cumberland Avenue, Illinois State Police …
1 dead in crash on I-90 near O’Hare Read MoreFor the third time in recent years, officials are considering placing Merle Wakefield, a sexually violent predator, in a San Diego County community — this time in Poway. Wakefield’s placement has been a challenge, with one proposed location in Mount …
California officials try for a third time since 2021 to place sexually violent predator Read MoreIt may have taken a quarter century to develop a luxury waterfront hotel in Oceanside, but it’s apparently paid off. The Mission Pacific Beach Resort, which made its debut three years ago, has been named the No. 1 resort in …
Travel & Leisure readers pick their No. 1 resort in the U.S. It’s in California Read MoreAssociates of the Sinaloa cartel were sentenced Tuesday for the kidnapping and beating of two women on behalf of the cartel, prosecutors said. Victor Medrano, 44, and Eliceo Flores, 36, were sentenced in El Cajon Superior Court to life in …
Alleged cartel associates sentenced to life in prison for California kidnapping Read MoreYun Chuan and Xin Bao, the long-awaited giant pandas on loan to the San Diego Zoo from China, are adjusting to their new home after arriving June 27 — but aren’t quite ready to meet zoo visitors yet. Zoo officials …
Panda pair ‘acclimating’ to new home at San Diego Zoo Read MoreBy Jaewon Kang and Leah Nylen | Bloomberg Kroger Co. released the full list of stores, distribution centers and plants — including 63 supermarkets in California — that it plans to divest to secure approval for the proposed merger with …
Albertsons unveils list of 63 California stores to be sold ahead of trial Read MoreNearly half of Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney cast members could soon be on strike if the workers authorize a mass walk-out as union negotiations continue over a new contract for 40% of the 35,000 park employees. Master …
14,000 Disneyland employees to vote on union strike Read MoreTeresa Giudice reflected on a memorable scene from âThe Real Housewives of New Jerseyâ Â that was filmed more than a decade ago. In a July 2024 interview, the RHONJ OG admitted she thought producers edited in her ex-husband Joe Giudiceâs …
Teresa Giudice Still Wants Answers From Ex-Husband’s Joe’s Famous Season 4 Phone Call Read MoreOne of the most interesting subplots of the upcoming NFL season for the Dallas Cowboys—and there are many subplots percolating already—is the development of the receiver corps behind star CeeDee Lamb. There’s no question want Lamb can do, but there …
Cowboys Predicted to Add ‘Game-Breaking’ Playmaker to Help CeeDee Lamb Read MoreLindsay Hubbard is living in her comments section—and fans are living for it. Days after the “Summer House” star dropped the bombshell news that she is pregnant, she shared a detailed timeline of events and responded to fan comments. On …
Lindsay Hubbard Claps Back at Critics of Her Pregnancy Timeline & Mystery Boyfriend Read MoreWhen I read the majority opinion in Trump v. United States, which held that presidents enjoy absolute immunity for official acts within their “conclusive and preclusive” constitutional authority and presumptive immunity for all other official acts, I was genuinely and …
French: What happened to the originalism of the Supreme Court originalists? Read MoreI lived in Chicago for more than 75 years and I was a Chicago cop for 33 years. I am shocked by the type of violence the city endured this past weekend. More than 100 people were shot and 20 …
Shootings are more brazen than ever Read MoreDEAR ABBY: My fiancee has a number of male friends she has known for years. One of them stops off at her work, brings food and gifts, and may go out with her after hours. Another called her one evening …
Dear Abby: My fiancee’s fine with other men touching her, but I’m not Read MoreThe Essence Festival of Culture, the ultimate celebration of Black women in America, has just wrapped up in New Orleans. As the mayor who saw the festival’s potential 30 years ago when many city leaders were skeptical, I consider it …
Essence Fest showcases how much Black women have to offer Read MoreThe NASCAR Chicago Street Race — particularly the broadcast — was no doubt a spectacle with its colorful high-powered cars roaring around the eastern edge of downtown last weekend. But for the city, was hosting the event for the second …
With one year left on NASCAR deal, will the city finally come up a winner? Read MoreTwo men including a tow truck driver were killed during a shootout with each other early Wednesday in Roseland on the Far South Side. Around 2:30 a.m., officers responding to calls of a person shot in the 11300 block of …
Tow truck driver and man killed in Roseland shootout Read MoreA man was shot to death Tuesday night inside an Auburn Gresham home on the South Side. Just before 11 p.m., the 18-year-old man was in a home in the 8500 block of South Parnell Avenue when he was shot …
Man shot to death inside Auburn Gresham home Read MoreOne of the first transactions in free agency saw Jeff Skinner signing with the Edmonton Oilers instead of his hometown team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. NHL insider Chris Johnston, speaking on The Chris Johnston Show episode recorded on July 2, …
Maple Leafs ‘No Longer a Championship Destination’ Among Players Read MoreCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jessica Simpson, 44; Adrian Grenier, 48; Sofia Vergara, 52; Arlo Guthrie, 77. Happy Birthday: Keep your options open, but don’t take on more than you can handle this year. Your reputation depends on quality rather …
Horoscopes July 10, 2024: Sofia Vergara, spotlight your attributes Read MoreDear Eric: I did a bad thing — I ghosted a friend. The friendship made me uncomfortable. I thought he had romantic feelings for me, or maybe he just wanted more from the relationship than I did. Since I had …
Asking Eric: Former friend can’t shake ghosting guilt Read MoreWith tens of thousands of delegates, elected officials and protesters expected to flood Chicago next month for the Democratic National Convention, the city’s busiest health care nexus could be facing some serious blockages. Hospital officials within the Illinois Medical District …
Chicago’s Democratic convention could cause big traffic headaches for Illinois Medical District hospitals Read MoreThe former Mary H. Thompson Hospital in Fulton Market is still standing but now, the property is a 210-unit luxury apartment building in Fulton Market. The building’s name — The Thompson at Fulton Market — is both an homage to …
From a hospital to luxury apartments: The Thompson at Fulton Market building honors piece of Chicago history Read MoreThe Toronto Maple Leafs will need to navigate a delicate situation throughout the offseason. It involves unhappy forward Nicholas Robertson as he informed the team he “has no plans to re-sign” with the franchise. Even then, Leafs Morning Take host …
Maple Leafs Urged to Give Forward ‘Another Look’ Before Trade Read More