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Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois. But Democrats are looking for ways to further protect the practice and its availability, including to outsiders who potentially face home-state penalties for seeking treatment here. Legislation approved by both houses of the General Assembly include requiring Illinois insurers to cover abortion-inducing drugs, penalizing crisis pregnancy centers if they distribute inaccurate information and requiring colleges to offer reduced-price emergency contraception on campus. Reaching beyond the borders is a high-tech House-approved measure that would require that interstate agreements over license-plate reading technology include a promise they not be used to track people traveling to Illinois for an abortion. It has its sights set on statutes such as the recent “abortion-trafficking” law signed in Idaho. Lawmakers say they are not circling the wagons amid an increasingly hostile landscape since the U.S. Supr...

Missouri AG drops quo warranto case against Kim Gardner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has dropped his quo warranto lawsuit against Kim Gardner, one day after she resigned from duties as the St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Bailey originally filed a writ of quo warranto against Gardner on Feb. 23, accusing her of neglecting her duties as circuit attorney. He amended his petition last month to include additional allegations of neglect. Top Story: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns Gardner, after mounting legal challenges, stepped down from office on Tuesday, nearly two weeks ahead of her intended target date of June 1. A court document obtained by FOX 2 on Wednesday says the quo warranto case was "voluntarily" dismissed "without prejudice." Bailey told FOX 2 earlier in May that he planned to move forward with the lawsuit as long as Gardner was still in office. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Oven explosion at Reunion Bread temporarily shuts bakery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for any bakery, apart from maybe Christmas.But just 90 minutes before Ismael De Sousa opened Reunion Bread for business on Sunday, May 14, his bread oven exploded, sparking a large fire inside the bakery at The Source Hotel + Market Hall.“Thank God no one got injured because it was massive,” De Sousa said. “The bread oven takes up three-quarters of the bakery, but no one was near the oven at the exact moment when it blew up and caught on fire.” View this post on InstagramA post shared by Reunion Bread Co (@reunionbread)The Denver Fire Department arrived on the scene, as well as a line of shocked customers, but the fire, which De Sousa guessed was caused by a gas leak in the oven, was already out, so DFD helped fan out the remaining smoke.De Sousa’s team was able to use the ovens at Bellota restaurant next door to save Mother’s Day, but many problems remained.“It was still a big profit loss because we could only make bread out ...

Cherokee Trail boys track, fresh off state record in 1600 relay, eyes another Class 5A title this weekend at Jeffco Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

After Cherokee Trail’s 1600-meter relay team came within four-tenths of the school record in the Stutler Twilight on April 29, the quartet — Kaelan Kombo, Kahari Wilbon, Beck Gutjahr and Peyton Sommers — petitioned coach Chris Faust for one more shot at the mark in the Centennial League championships last weekend.It would be the final chance for that particular foursome to run it, seeing as Sommers, the Cougars’ star, will be placed on a different relay at the state meet.So Faust agreed to the request — and upped the ante.“I told them, ‘Forget the school record guys. If you run what you’re capable of, you can go get the state record,'” Faust said. “They were clearly gunning for it. But they might’ve even shocked themselves.”Cherokee Trail turned in a state record 3 minutes, 13.02 seconds, pushing the Cougars to the Centennial League championship. That blazing mark roasted the previous record — Rangeview’s time o...

Investigation into fatal terrace collapse finds Brighton contractor failed to protect and train workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

An investigation after a 23-year-old worker’s death in a trench collapse in Aurora has found that a sewer and water contractor the man worked for did not adequately train and protect its workers.Coronado Excavation, sewer and water repair services based in Brighton, failed to follow safety standards and properly train employees, according to a U.S. Department of Labor news release.Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that the contractor exposed workers to trench hazards, the release said.In December, an unprotected trench at an Aurora residential worksite collapsed killing Marcos Guerro-Badillo at the Eastman Drive worksite.“The collapse occurred while employees installed residential pipes and their employer failed to use adequate protective systems in the trench as required by law,” the release said.In addition, “OSHA found Coronado Excavation had not trained workers on trenching and excavation hazards and did not...

LAPD volunteer attacked by bees in Encino will have to cover own medical expenses, son says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

A Los Angeles Police Department volunteer is on the mend and recovering in the hospital after he was attacked by a swarm of bees in Encino Monday.The volunteer, identified only as Gary, was stung anywhere from 50-100 times as he tried to help with traffic control in a residential neighborhood that was actively being terrorized by a swarm of aggressive bees.Gary is an Air Force veteran who has been an LAPD volunteer for nearly 18 years, according to his son, Daniel. The terrifying attack happened around 5 p.m. on the 17100 block of West Adlon Road. Daniel watched the events unfold on live TV, witnessing his father be swarmed by the bees and ultimately falling to the ground face-first."It was gut-wrenching," Daniel said. "I couldn't even believe it. It looked so painful."He described the feelings of helplessness as he watched his father bleed from the face as he tried to put distance between himself and the swam."It’s easy to criticize after the fact, but at the time, I'm sure ev...

Deborah Bishop Fatally Struck on East Flamingo Road [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

Woman Killed in Auto-Pedestrian Crash Near Mountain Vista StreetLAS VEGAS, NV (May 17, 2023) – Monday evening, a pedestrian crash on East Flamingo Road claimed the life of Deborah Bishop. The incident occurred at about 7:45 p.m., April 24th, near Mountain Vista Street.According to reports, for unknown reasons, the woman crossed an unmarked crosswalk on Flamingo and was struck by a 2015 Scion TC.Responding emergency crews rushed the woman to a local hospital where she later died. Police identified the victim as 74-year-old Deborah Bishop.Meanwhile, the Scion driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the authorities. Police ruled out impairment from the driver.At this time, an active investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fatal pedestrian crash at East Flamingo Road.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt condolences to the family of Deborah Bishop.It is important to have strong legal representation on your side w...

Sisters of Mercy Return to LA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

Sisters of Mercy Return to LA: After ten Sisters-less years, Los Angeles’ goth/darkwave/death disco fans can be forgiven for feeling a little starved. Frontman Andrew Eldritch may have mixed feeling about that, and those labels. As readers will rediscover from our Sisters of Mercy / Cruel World Fest cover story (out tomorrow), the man wants nothing to do with any such scene. He seems to hate the idea of “pasty-faced dweebs” waxing nostalgic to old Sisters tunes, and he certainly hates the term “goth.”And yet, let’s be honest, the crossover of fans attending this gig at the Hollywood Palladium and those going to Cruel World is pretty thick. Despite Eldritch’s protests, there were plenty of pasty faces on show on Monday night. The clothes were 99 percent black, and much of those were leather, latex and/or lace. The frontman can moan all he wants, but his adoring audience is what it is.That said, we wouldn’t want him any other way. The un...

San Jose police: Willow Glen High School student arrested with loaded “ghost gun” in his possession; no ongoing threat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

SAN JOSE — A Willow Glen High School student was arrested Wednesday with a loaded “ghost gun” in his possession, according to San Jose police.Police said in a tweet around 12:30 p.m. that two school resource officers arrested the student after a brief pursuit. There was no ongoing threat to the school community or the public at large, authorities said. Police were alerted of the incident at 11:57 a.m.“Thanks to the quick actions of these on-campus School Resource Officers, this gun was seized and possibly prevented a tragic event from occurring,” the San Jose Police Department said on Twitter.***HAPPENING NOW***Units are currently at Willow Glen High School on a report of a student with a firearm on campus.Two School Resource Officers arrested a student after a brief foot pursuit & confiscated this loaded ghost gun on his person. pic.twitter.com/CfRhQWP2Ch— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) May 17, 2023The department said officers will rem...

SF Giants’ Taylor Rogers threw away his glove and hasn’t allowed a run since

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Taylor Rogers had a parting message Tuesday night after five minutes of answering reporters’ questions following his scoreless inning of work in the Giants’ 4-3 win over the Phillies, in which the bullpen took down 17 of the 27 outs.“It’s nice to talk you,” the left-handed reliever said. “When it’s not bad.”The last time Rogers met with a scrum of media, he had just tossed his glove in the trash. Unlike starting pitchers, who typically answer questions after each game, relievers too often only meet large groups of press when something’s gone wrong. And for the first two weeks of this season, lots had gone wrong for Rogers, a $33 million free-agent pick up, culminating in a disastrous four-run, four-walk outing in a loss to the Dodgers on April 12 that prompted Rogers to find the nearest trash receptacle, a black bin in the corner of the third-base dugout.That was the last anyone saw of that particular black Rawlin...