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Colorado weather: Strong winds and blowing snow through Front Range and foothills

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

Strong winds are blowing through Colorado’s Front Range and foothills Sunday, kicking up snow from Saturday.Gusts of up to 80 mph will continue through 5 p.m. Sunday, making travel difficult for high-profile vehicles, according to the National Weather Service.High winds may result in blowing snow and reduced visibility, especially over mountain passes and areas that saw the worst of the snowstorm that moved out Saturday morning, NWS forecasters said on social media.Sunday morning, 88 mph winds hit Coal Creek Canyon, 74 mph winds were measured Berthoud Pass, and 72 mph winds blew through Dakota Hill, topping the NWS’s peak winds tracking list.Highway 93 between Boulder and Golden, open areas in the foothills and higher mountain passes above the timberline will be most vulnerable to blowing snow, the NWS said in a hazardous weather outlook Sunday.With light snow falling throughout the day, mountains in northern Colorado with north-west facing slopes could see up to 4 inche...

Aurora VA’s suicide prevention center rife with “emotional, mental and psychological abuse”

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

In March 2018, the director of the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Aurora Veteran Affairs hospital walked into the office of one of her employees.Dr. Lisa Brenner, one the nation’s leading clinical research psychologists in suicidology, went over to a Black employee and grabbed a handful of the woman’s long “Poetic Justice”-style braids.“If I were you,” Brenner said according to the employee, yanking slightly on her hair, “I’d rather be bald like one of those warrior women in ‘Black Panther.'”The employee didn’t know what to say.“You feel completely invisible,” the woman said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because she still works for the VA. “How do you respond when someone in a position of power says something like this?”Department staff say the incident represents just one of many troubling encounters with Brenner. The union of Aurora VA ...

Authorities searching for man who stole thousands in designer fragrances from Sephora 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

The search is on for a man wanted for stealing thousands of dollars in luxury merchandise from a Sephora in Calabasas. According to a release from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the theft occurred on Nov. 13 at the Sephora store in the Calabasas Commons at 5:19 p.m.  Road rage suspect rams police cars, is shot by officers in Hacienda Heights The suspect entered the store and proceeded to the fragrance section where he took multiple Tom Ford and Yves Saint-Laurent items and concealed them in his sweatshirt, authorities said. The suspect fled the scene in a silver Nissan SUV. (LASD)He then exited the store with the unpaid items – worth $1,309 – before entering a silver Nissan SUV and fleeing the scene.  Fire breaks out at LAX terminal; cause under investigation Anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD’s Malibu-Lost Hills Station. Anonymous information can be submitted by calling L.A. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org 

Road rage suspect rams police cars, is shot by officers in Hacienda Heights

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives have launched an investigation following a shooting involving a road rage suspect and an officer from the Huntington Park Police Department. Initial calls came into the Huntington Park Police Department around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon regarding a road rage incident, according to a LASD release. “As officers responded to the call, the disturbing party, who was allegedly involved in the road rage incident, was located by officers adjacent to the Huntington Park police station,” LASD said. “Officers attempted to stop the suspect vehicle and subsequently initiated a vehicle pursuit.”  1 dead, 2 hospitalized after shooting in San Pedro The driver was pursued along several surface streets and onto a freeway before exiting the freeway in Hacienda Heights. He was believed to be under the influence, law enforcement officials said.The pursuit eventually came to an end in the 15400 block of Garo Street in Hacienda Heigh...

Crews search for survivors and survey damage after tornadoes leave at least 6 dead in Tennessee

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

(CNN) — Crews are searching for survivors and surveying the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms tore through Tennessee, overturning cars, ripping apart buildings and leaving at least six people dead.At least three people died, including a child, after a tornado struck the Clarksville area of Montgomery County in northern Tennessee, officials said Saturday night.Montgomery County was in a “search and rescue phase” Saturday evening after nearly two dozen people were treated for injuries at a hospital, officials said.Footage obtained by CNN shows a tornado churning across a Clarksville road, flinging debris in the air and sparking power lines as it ripped through the area.In the storm’s aftermath, cars were left tossed on their roofs as downed trees and debris littered roads. Roofs and walls from multiple buildings were ripped off, photos show.“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who ...

21-year-old woman arrested for attempted murder in Santa Rosa

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

(KRON) – A 21-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old woman, the Santa Rosa Police Department announced Saturday.  Santa Rosa Police were dispatched to the area of Tanglewood Court and Oak Park Way for a report of a stabbing at 6:14 a.m. on Dec. 9. Hollister police arrest man on parole for breaking into home Upon arrival, officers located a 23-year-old woman on the sidewalk suffering from multiple stab wounds. Santa Rosa Fire Department and American Medical Response personnel also responded to the scene to render medical aid to the victim. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. She is expected to survive, despite sustaining significant life-threatening injuries.According to the police investigation, the suspect drove the victim to the location. After the victim was dropped off, the two began a physical altercation and the suspect stabbed the victim. The suspect then fled the scene in a vehicle.The suspect was identifie...

Silva and Grealish score as Man City fights back to beat Luton 2-1 in Premier League

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Manchester City ended its four-match winless run in the Premier League by coming from behind to beat Luton 2-1 thanks to two goals in a three-minute span by Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish on Sunday.Elijah Adebayo headed in Andros Townsend’s cross at the back post in the second minute of first-half stoppage time to give Luton the lead against the run of play at Kenilworth Road.Luton led Arsenal at home after an hour on Tuesday only to lose and the same thing happened against City, which equalized when Silva pounced on the loose ball following a tackle on Rodri and curled a finish into the bottom corner in the 62nd.Grealish then converted a cross to the far post by Julian Alvarez in the 65th to earn City a win after three straight draws — to Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham — followed by a loss at Aston Villa on Wednesday.City was without Erling Haaland because he was sidelined with a foot injury but the return from suspension of Rodri and Grealish proved vital...

Man City recovers to beat Luton 2-1 and end 4-match winless run. Everton hands Chelsea another loss

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

Without the injured Erling Haaland and trailing 1-0 to Luton at halftime, Manchester City was in danger of plunging into a full-blown crisis approaching the halfway point of its Premier League title defense.The defending champions managed to turn it round, though, as goals by Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish in a three-minute span earned a 2-1 victory Sunday that ended their four-match winless run and trimmed the gap to first-place Liverpool to four points.If it wasn’t for the recovery in the second half, City manager Pep Guardiola would have stumbled into the worst streak of results in his coaching career, having never gone five matches without a win.That was the bleak scenario facing Guardiola and City after striker Elijah Adebayo headed in Andros Townsend’s cross at the back post in the second minute of first-half stoppage time to give Luton the lead at Kenilworth Road — five days after the promoted hosts blew a 3-2 lead against Arsenal to lose 4-3.Haaland was sidelined bec...

In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — In a renewed push for respect for democracy in coup-hit West Africa, leaders from across the region kicked off a crucial meeting in Nigeria on Sunday and acknowledged for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of coups have so far met with little success.The 15-nation regional bloc, ECOWAS, has unsuccessfully tried to restore political stability across West and Central Africa which has recorded eight military takeovers since 2020, including in Niger and Gabon. In the past month, the governments of Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau have also described political crises as attempted coups.Despite sanctions and other measures by ECOWAS, the junta in Niger has consolidated its grip on power, while the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso have stopped collaborating with the bloc on their countries’ transition to civilian rule, ECOWAS commission president Omar Alieu Touray told the 64th ordinary session of the bloc in Abuja, Nigeria’s cap...

Gaza fallout: Antisemitism row sparked by Mideast war topples US university head

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:03:54 GMT

University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned after coming under fire for her response to antisemitism on campus, as the U.S. homes in on higher education’s response to the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. Elizabeth Magill stepped down on Saturday, days after she appeared before the U.S. Congress alongside other university leaders. Magill, along with Harvard President Claudine Gay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth, participated in a contentious, five-hour grilling from lawmakers on Tuesday over their response to antisemitism on their campuses.They faced an intense backlash for evading a question about pro-Palestinian student protesters’ calls for “intifada” or “the genocide of Jews.”Magill, whose position was already under pressure following her rejection of calls to cancel a planned Palestinian literary conference, on Wednesday released a video statement apologizing for her testimony. The video, published on X, has been&nb...