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Caroline Lennon elected chief judge of First Judicial District spanning Scott, Dakota counties

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

Judge Caroline Lennon has been elected by her peers to continue serving as chief judge of Minnesota’s First Judicial District for a new two-year term. An election was held among the district’s 36 judges in Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley counties.Lennon was elevated to chief judge from assistant chief judge upon the retirement of former Chief Judge Kevin Mark in January. Lennon, who became a judge in November 2008, has been chambered in Scott County longer than any other judge currently on the bench.In 2010, she established the Scott County Early Case Management program, which seeks to streamline and improve how family cases such as marriage dissolution and child custody are handled in court.Judge Vicki Vial Taylor, who is chambered in Hastings, has been re-elected to serve a two-year term as the district’s assistant chief judge.Related ArticlesLocal News | St. Paul man gets 5-year prison term for gas station shooting Loc...

Albany reeling from Mother's Day weekend gun violence

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Police are investigating five shootings that happened over Mother's Day weekend. They say ten people were shot, including two children.Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Chief Eric Hawkins, District Attorney David Soares, and other law enforcement officials provided an update Monday afternoon. According to Chief Hawkins, it does not appear that the various incidents are related. No arrests have yet been made.Officers responded to Village Barber and Beauty on the 200 block of Second Avenue Saturday afternoon for reports of three people being shot. 47-year-old Stanley Tyrone died from his injuries. A nine-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.Police said another child was shot in the hand on Saturday night in the area of Second Street and Ontario Street. A 37-year-old man was also shot in the back. Both are expected to recover. Law enforcement say they will continue to try to take illegal guns off the street...

Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS - In a new court filing, the Missouri Attorney General claims St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was at nursing school while she supposed to be attending a contempt of court hearing.On May 4, Gardner announced she would be stepping down from her role as the city's chief prosecutor, effective June 1.Gardner had faced legal battles on numerous fronts via Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s drive to remove her from office and indirect criminal contempt cases, and a dwindling roster of prosecutors in her office due to resignations. It’s a situation at least one St. Louis judge dubbed a “rudderless ship of chaos.”The day before the announcement, FOX 2 learned Gardner had enrolled in nursing courses at Saint Louis University to obtain an advanced nursing degree. Gardner earned a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Harris-Stowe State University in 1999. She attended Saint Louis University School of Law and earned her Juris Doctor...

LeBron James on Denver Nuggets entering Western Conference Finals bubble rematch: “They’re better, but they were great then.”

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

What the Joker claims he can’t recall, the King refuses to overlook.The last time the Nuggets and Lakers met in the Western Conference Finals, they were quarantined at Disney World and LeBron James was hellbent on bringing a championship banner back to Disney Land for the first time in a decade. Los Angeles advanced in five games, then won the title.“To be honest, I don’t remember,” Nikola Jokic said when asked what he learned from the experience.What James remembers isn’t the number of games the series lasted, but rather the margin for error. He remembers a series in which no game was decided by more than 12 points, one in which the only reason L.A. didn’t trail 2-1 was an Anthony Davis buzzer beater.“They’re better (than they were), but they were great then,” James said Monday, politely protesting questions about how different Denver is now vs. then. “And they’re great now. Joker has got two more years under his bel...

Cherry Creek State Park suffers significant flood damage, some areas closed

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

Having received 6 inches of rain over a three-day period last week, Cherry Creek State Park has sustained significant flood damage that includes road washouts, officials said Monday. Some areas of the park have been closed.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Colorado wildflowers could be epic this year thanks to abundant snowpack, but other factors in play The level of the reservoir has risen 10 feet since last Wednesday, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Kara Van Hoose, resulting in the closing of the east and west boat ramps. The reservoir is open for boating, but only for hand-launched watercraft such as kayaks. The swim beach and some picnic areas on the east side of the park are closed.A road at Cherry Creek State Park was heavily damaged by flooding last week. The level of Cherry Creek Reservoir rose 10 feet. Park officials have not determined how long it will take to repair the damage. (Provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife)“We won’t kn...

Cottonwood Pass road now open for the season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

Cottonwood Pass — which runs from Gypsum to the Roaring Fork Valley — is now open and will remain open through the fall, conditions permitting. Cottonwood Pass drivers are urged to use caution when driving this road. Traffic and weather can have a significant impact on road conditions. Furthermore, portions of the road are not paved, and there are many sharp turns and steep drop-offs. Regulations prohibit travel on portions of Cottonwood Pass for oversized vehicles without a permit. Any vehicle that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches in width, 14 feet 6 inches in height and 35 feet in length will require a permit to travel over Cottonwood Pass. Read the full story from our partner at vaildaily.com. Related ArticlesTransportation | Colorado weather: Aurora firefighters rescue man stranded in truck in high water Transportation | Massive sinkhole north of Paonia shuts down Colorado 133 Transportation | E. 13th Ave. in Denver’s Capitol Hill re...

Black bear plays 'ding dong ditch' on cabin in San Bernardino County wilderness

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

A black bear in the mountains of San Bernardino County was caught on camera last month after it triggered the doorbell camera at a cabin and surprised its owners.The video was captured April 18 at a cabin near Running Springs. It shows a large black bear approach the cabin's front door, stand up on its hind legs and look around. At one point, the bear appears to stare right at the camera.The video was shared with KTLA by Ring, the popular brand of security doorbell cameras.The owner of the cabin told Ring that the bear stopped by the cabin around 2:45 a.m., and while bears have been known to roam around the neighborhood, one has never gotten that close to the cabin before."Upon viewing, we were in disbelief," said Cesar, the owner of the cabin. "This was a very big bear. We want to share the video to bring awareness to the local community and tourists that bears do roam the area. This awareness will minimize potential danger for both people and wildlife/bears." Black bear living ...

NASA studies find lower methane emissions across Los Angeles area

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

Despite reports of air quality dipping to dangerous levels in Los Angeles this week, a pair of studies from NASA found that one type of emission has been successfully reduced across the region in recent years.Two contrasting studies sought out to determine whether or not levels of methane, one of the primary greenhouse gases associated with global climate change, lowered in Los Angeles over the past several years.While taking different approaches, both studies found that human-caused methane emission has gone down.The first study was published in February in Environmental Research Letters. Scientists looked at sensors across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties and found that methane emissions were reduced by 33 million pounds, or about 7%, per year.The scientists evaluated data from ground-based sensors placed around the region as part of the "Megacities Carbon Project," a globe-spanning initiative to monitor greenhouse gases in major metropoli like Los Angele...

Fire crews battle house fire in Pico-Union

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

A two-story home in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union neighborhood was severely damaged in a fire Monday afternoon.The fire at 1426 S. Burlington Ave. was reported just after 1 p.m.Nearly two dozen firefighters responded to the scene and extinguished the flames within 30 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The extent of damage to the craftsman-style home was not immediately known.Investigators say the fire may have been connected to a roofing operation.No injuries were reported.

Connolly staffers hospitalized after baseball bat attack in district office

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:27:21 GMT

Two staffers for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) were hospitalized Monday after a man entered the congressman’s district office in Fairfax, Va., and assaulted them with a metal bat, underscoring the threats faced by lawmakers amid extreme political polarization in the U.S.Connolly, who represents Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, said the assailant asked for him before attacking his staffers, who were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect struck a senior aide in the head and an intern in the side with the metal bat, Connolly told CNN. It was the intern’s first day on the job, Connolly said. The congressman told the network he was at a ribbon-cutting for a food bank when the assailant entered his office.The alleged attacker — identified by authorities as Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, of Fairfax — is in custody and faces one count of aggravated malicious wounding and one count of malicious wounding.“This morning, an individual entered my District Offic...