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A Texas city’s homeless roadmap pays off big — but shows challenges for Denver as it pursues new strategy

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

HOUSTON — The apartment complex where Teresa Eddins now lives is so quiet that “you can hear a pin drop” at night, she says — a stark contrast to the constant noise she withstood while living beneath a bridge two years ago.She was one of the first people who moved into a former hotel in Houston that served as a center to help homeless people navigate their way to more stability. She credits the transitional housing facility and programs launched as part of “The Way Home,” the large Texas city’s nationally recognized homelessness-reduction strategy, for the fact that she now lives in an apartment she loves, alongside her adopted dog, Violet. It’s also where she decided to tackle her alcoholism, getting sober.“You don’t ever want to be in those shoes under a bridge — going through a hurricane, going through the cold, going through the winds, going through hot weather, you name it,” recalled Eddins, 63, of her life in 2021, wh...

49ers-Seahawks pregame: Geno Smith’s status in doubt; Niners do Knapp Stair Climb Challenge

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Geno Smith gingerly went through a 10-minute workout some three hours before kickoff today to determine whether he’ll start for the Seattle Seahawks against the 49ers.Smith sustained a groin injury in Thursday’s practice and was listed as questionable, prompting the Seahawks to add Sean Mannion to the 53-man roster as an option with Drew Lock behind Smith.Smith methodically worked on his pocket movement with occasional passes during his workout. If he plays, expect him to work out of the shotgun formation and unload quick passes rather than test his mobility with zone-read runs.Geno Smith went through a 10-minute workout, lot of communication between throws with training staff, looked very ginger, walked off favoring right leg/groinIf he starts for Seahawks vs 49ers, expect lot of shotgun snaps, no zone read, and lot of Nick Bosa & Co. crashing pocket— Cam Inman (@CamInman) December 10, 2023Smith is only three weeks removed from ...

Driver arrested after a three-county chase across the Bay Bridge

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

California Highway Patrol have arrested a driver who sped across three counties — San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa — to evade law enforcement on early Saturday morning, a chase that included a 120-mile dash across the Bay Bridge.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Authorities identify driver who slammed into disabled pickup truck on I-680 Crime and Public Safety | One dead in East Bay crash on Interstate 680 Crime and Public Safety | Driver arrested in fatal hit-and-run that killed woman on Highway 4 Crime and Public Safety | The three latest fatal crash victims on Highway 4 have been identified Crime and Public Safety | East Bay highway reopens following overnight closure caused by crash Around midnight, CPH authorities said the driver was flagged for failing to stop at a traffic stop in San Francisco. The patrol called in a helicopter to pursue the vehicle as it fled toward the...

Vallejo man arrested for loaded gun and methamphetamine in fanny pack

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

(BCN) -- Vallejo police said Saturday they arrested a man last week who was wanted for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman during an argument in October. Police responded to a call about a man allegedly brandishing a gun on Oct. 22 in the 400 block of Lincoln Road East. 21-year-old woman arrested for attempted murder in Santa Rosa A woman allegedly told officers she argued with a man who retrieved a firearm from his fanny pack, pointed it at her head and said "I'm a bad boy! I am a bad guy!" The suspect then fled the scene in a pickup truck. The victim gave police a detailed description of the suspect and his vehicle. Police spotted the man and his vehicle on Dec. 3 near Tennessee Street and Edwards Circle. Police said when they tried detaining the man - who was still wearing the fanny pack - he resisted and tried overpowering officers before fleeing on foot. Police pursued and arrested the suspect and, while searching his fanny pack, allegedly found a loaded firearm not regist...

Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the immigration system that Republicans are demanding in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas.The Democratic president has said he is willing to make “significant compromises on the border” as Republicans block the wartime aid in Congress. The White House is expected to get more involved in talks this week as the impasse over changes to border policy has deepened and the funds remaining for Ukraine have dwindled.“It’s time to cut a deal that both sides can agree to,” Biden’s budget director, Shalanda Young, said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”Republicans say the record numbers of migrants crossing the southern border pose a security threat because authorities cannot adequately screen all the migrants and that those who enter the United States are straining the country’s resources. GOP lawmakers also s...

Education funding tops list at legislative breakfast with Prince William supervisors, School Board

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors and School Board discussed 2024 legislative priorities with the Prince William state delegation Monday, emphasizing the need to improve funding for schools.Specifically, the discussion centered around the need to raise per pupil spending – and funding – in Prince William County.This issue was outlined in a report released earlier this year by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission that evaluated the cost of education in Virginia and provided an assessment of the costs of the Standards of Quality.State Sen. Jeremy McPike, who represents the 29th District, implored everyone in the room to read and study the report, even to “tuck it underneath the pillow” as they sleep.“It should be one of the top priorities because education investment is one of the key things that we have fallen behind in,” McPike said.Education fundingThe Virginia General Assembly directed the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to condu...

In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders recognize Niger’s junta but seek fast return to democracy

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the country would remain even as they initiate steps for a “short” period of transition to civilian rule.A team of heads of state would engage with the junta “to agree on a short transition program” as against the three years the soldiers earlier proposed, Omar Alieu Touray, president of the regional bloc of ECOWAS Commission, said at the bloc’s meeting in the Nigerian capital of Abuja.The recognition of the junta by the 15-member bloc ends hopes of any immediate reinstatement of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed amid a surge of coups across West and Central Africa where there have been eight military takeovers since 2020. In the past month, the governments of Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau have also described political crises as attempted coups.“The heads of state have recognized that what has happened i...

In inaugural speech, Argentina’s Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It wasn’t the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina’s newly empowered President Javier Milei presented figures to lay bare the scope of the nation’s economic “emergency,” and sought to prepare the public for a shock adjustment with drastic public spending cuts. “We don’t have alternatives and we don’t have time. We don’t have margin for sterile discussions. Our country demands action, and immediate action. The political class left the country at the brink of its biggest crisis in history,” he said in his inaugural address to thousands of supporters in the capital, Buenos Aires. “We don’t desire the hard decisions that will be need to be made in coming weeks, but lamentably they didn’t leave us any option.”South America’s second largest economy is suffering 143% annual inflation, the currency has plunged and four in 10 Argentines are impoverished. The nation has a yawning fiscal deficit, a trade deficit o...

Falcons CB A.J. Terrell cleared from concussion protocol, set to play vs Bucs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell was set to start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being cleared from the concussion protocol.Terrell was injured last week in a 13-8 victory over the New York Jets. After being limited in practice for two days, he was able to fully take part on Friday. Even with Terrell being cleared, the first-place Falcons (6-6) were without five starters: offensive tackle Kaleb McGary (knee), center Drew Dalman (ankle), defensive tackle David Onyemata (ankle), linebacker Nate Landman (knee) and cornerback Jeff Okudah (ankle).Tampa Bay (5-7) was missing three defensive starters: cornerback Jamel Dean (ankle/foot), inside linebacker Devin White (foot) and nose tackle Vita Vea (toe).___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

PGA Tour Alfred Dunhill Championship Par Scores

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:54:06 GMT

ThursdayAt Leopard Creek Country ClubMalelane, South AfricaPurse: $1.5 millionYardage: 7,112; Par: 72Final RoundSuspended for the day due to lightningLouis Oosthuizen, South Africa70-68-63—201-15Charl Schwartzel, South Africa68-68-65—201-15Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa68-70-68—206-10Andy Sullivan, England68-69-69—206-10Wu Ashun, China68-70-69—207-9Marco Penge, England69-66-72—207-9Wynand Dingle, South Africa70-68-70—208-8Casey Jarvis, South Africa67-67-74—208-8Jayden Trey Schaper, South Africa66-72-70—208-8Matti Schmid, Germany72-69-67—208-8Johannes Veerman, United States70-71-67—208-8Robin Williams, South Africa65-71-72—208-8Sam Bairstow, England71-66-72—209-7Alejandro Del Rey, Spain72-71-66—209-7Luca Filippi, South Africa68-70-71—209-7Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Norway70-72-67—209-7Christiaan Maas, South Africa67-73-69—209-7Pieter Moolman, South Africa70-72-68—210-6Renato Paratore, Italy69-70-71—210-6Andrea Pavan, Italy70-70-70—210-6JC Ritchie, South Africa73-67-70—210-6Er...