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Major changes coming to historic museum in City Park

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is planning to spend $17 million to make some major changes to the look and feel of its east-facing entrance for the first time in decades.The east plaza revitalization project, which is slated to begin in 2025, will transform the historic entrance of the museum where Infinity Theater (formerly IMAX) patrons enter in the evening. It will also redesign the plaza outside the entrance, museum officials said, opening it up to both the public and museum-goers eating at the cafe and restaurant just inside the doors.Perhaps most visibly, a historic staircase will also be reintroduced with the removal of an existing canopy, officials said.“People use it now, it’s just under the canopy and covered in carpet,” said Ed Scholz, executive vice president of operations and finance at DMNS. “It’s still going to be the entrance to the (Infinity) theater, but it can also be used by people for just sitting and hanging out — ...

Rain expected to begin Wednesday night, continue into the weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

The first part of the low-pressure system that has been churning off the California coast is set to make landfall on Southern California Wednesday, bringing with it some gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms. According to the National Weather Service, one to three inches of rain is expected, with the heaviest downpours forecast Wednesday night and Friday night into Saturday morning. Southerly wind gusts on Wednesday and Thursday could reach up to 50 miles per hour in mountain communities, NWS said.  Click here to view an up-to-date weather forecast for your community Most of the Southland will see “measurable rain” on Wednesday, according to KTLA 5 meteorologist Henry DiCarlo, followed by a brief lull in the storms on Thursday. “Keep in mind that this is the first wave of two,” he said of Wednesday’s rain. “The second wave is the actual storm, and that’s on Friday and Saturday.” The showers will continue to linger through Sunday morning, weather officials said, and...

2 people in critical condition after hit-and-run in Wilmington

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

Editor's note: This story was updated to clarify the area where this incident occurred.Two people were hospitalized after they were struck by a hit-and-run driver early Wednesday morning. According to law enforcement officials, the two victims were hit around 1 a.m. near the intersection of Anaheim Street and Island Avenue in Wilmington.  Driver forced to flee car amid I-10 fire charged towing fee by CHP It is not known if the pedestrians were in a crosswalk at the time of the collision. Police investigate a hit-and-run that hospitalized two people on Nov. 15, 2023. (RMGNews)Witnesses say that the pair were struck by a white sedan, who fled the scene after the crash without stopping to identify themselves or render aid. The victims are said to be in critical condition. 

Prep roundup, scoreboard: SHP boys, girls advance to NorCal water polo semifinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

Boys water poloNorCal Division INo. 1 Sacred Heart Prep 9, No. 8 Davis 4Top-seeded Sacred Heart Prep, playing at home in Atherton, scored two goals in the first quarter, added three more in the second to take a 5-2 lead into halftime and went on to defeat Davis in the opening round of the CIF NorCal regional.Andrew Spencer, Nelson Harris and Oliver Marcin each scored two goals for SHP, which advanced to play  No. 4 seed De La Salle on Friday night at the University of the Pacific in Stockton.Luke Kirincich, Tyler Hogan and Clay Carrington also scored for SHP against Davis. Harris and Carrington added two assists apiece as SHP improved to 22-7.Murdock Baker-Matsuoka had 11 saves and a steal for SHP.NorCal Division IINo. 3 San Ramon Valley 15, No. 6 Clovis West 9On a day in which seven San Ramon Valley players put the ball in the cage, Julius Martell led the way with four goals and Toby John added three as the Wolves won at home over Clovis West to advance to the NorCal regional semif...

Map: Peninsula roads closed for Biden-Xi meeting at Filoli

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

Because of the meeting of President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping at the Filoli estate, roads in the area are closed Wednesday to motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians.Related ArticlesTransportation | Opinion: On trade, Biden must remain tough with Xi Jinping Transportation | China’s state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting between their leaders Transportation | Biden-Xi APEC meeting will take place at Filoli estate and gardens. Here’s a look at the grand Peninsula mansion’s history Transportation | US, China close to agreement to crack down on fentanyl Transportation | Opinion: Chinese students wonder if Biden can engage Xi with curiosity The closures, in effect until 8 p.m., cover 4 miles of Cañada Road, between Interstate 280 and Highway 92, and Edgewood Road west of I-280, San Mateo County officials announced.The area is popular among cyclists and hikers, and inc...

Why chants like ‘Free Palestine,’ ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ and ‘From the river to the sea’ are divisive

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

From school campuses to public protests, tensions surrounding the longstanding conflict in the Middle East have escalated since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the Jewish nation’s ensuing military campaign in the Gaza Strip.Even oceans away, the U.S. and California have become a battleground for white-hot debate — with some even turning into violence — on all sides. Reports of both antisemitism and Islamophobia have ramped up nationwide since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, which has already killed thousands.One thing that unites pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, and even those who seek peace for all involved demonstrations are the chants – generally used as call-and-response anthems.Phrases like “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “Am Yisrael Chai” – Hebrew for “the people of Israel live” – are often heard echoing at rallies and protests on all sides, where people are gathered together with those who have common ground, expressing the desire for freedom.But s...

Pac-12 legal affairs: What the court victory for OSU and WSU means for the future of the conference and the outbound schools

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

The most anticipated showdown of the Pac-12 season gained significant clarity Tuesday evening when Washington State and Oregon State were given legal control of the conference by a superior court judge.But overtime looms.The defendants, with Washington running point for the other nine outgoing schools, plan to appeal Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court Judge Gary Libey’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction that left WSU and OSU as the sole voting members of the Pac-12’s governing board.As such, the two schools left behind in the realignment game can determine the fate of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and assets.However, Libey agreed to stay his ruling through the remainder of the week to allow Washington to pursue an appeal.It’s not over.It could drag on for weeks, if not months.Six thoughts on the latest developments:1. The defendants announced immediately after the ruling that they would appeal to the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia, whe...

Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 13, 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

The first week of the playoffs was daunting, humbling and mentally exhausting. But we aim to learn from our mistakes, study the errors and be stronger this weekend.The three of us in this all-in-fun Bay Area News Group high school football picks competition went a combined 21-27 last week, largely because of the Central Coast Section’s competitive-based brackets.I led the way at 8-8. Joseph Dycus was 7-9. Mike Lefkow went 6-10.Nearly all our losses were in the CCS because the section does not use enrollment to separate teams into its five eight-team divisions.It’s all strength-based.As a result, we saw eighth-seeded Christopher beat top-seeded Archbishop Mitty in Division II, seventh-seeded Wilcox stun second-seeded St. Francis in Open/Division I and seventh-seeded Alisal upset No. 2 seed Capuchino in Division III.The North Coast Section blends enrollment and competitive equity to separate teams, choosing its playoff divisions during the off-season. Playoff results over the previous...

San Jose drug dealer sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed man

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Jose man who admitted to selling a counterfeit pill that contained fentanyl to an unknowing victim in a Fremont bar, later resulting in their overdose death, has been sentenced to over six years in prison, according to the United States Department of Justice.Ian Edward Parrish, 28, of San Jose, pleaded guilty to distributing the fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose on Aug. 28. On Tuesday, an 80-month prison sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp.In the plea agreement, Parrish admitted to selling four pills to a man in a Fremont bar on Aug. 16, 2022. When the victim asked Parrish if the pills were real Percocet, a prescription pain killer, Parrish said that they were. However, two of the pills were counterfeit and contained fentanyl. Parrish would admit in the plea agreement that he did not actually know if the pills were genuine Percocet, despite what he told the vi...

China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:50:45 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight, a new report concluded.The research by the Financial Transparency Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that tracks illicit money flows, is the most comprehensive attempt to date to identify the companies operating vessels where tens of thousands of workers every year are estimated to be trapped in unsafe conditions.The report, published Wednesday, found that a quarter of vessels suspected of abusing workers are flagged to China, whose distant water fleet dominates fishing on the high seas, traditionally lawless areas beyond the jurisdiction of any single country. Vessels from Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea were also accused of mistreatment of fishers.___This story was supported by f...