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Keeler: TNT’s Ernie Johnson on Nikola Jokic, Shaquille O’Neal, Deion Sanders and how Denver went from cowtown to NBA cool: “The ring validates a lot of things.”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

Cowtown, schmowtown! Ernie, Kenny, Chuck and Shaq are throwing a party on Speer Tuesday, and Denver’s invited. We’ve made it, kids.“Oh yeah, (Denverites) are NBA cool, without question,” Ernie “E.J.” Johnson, the venerable broadcaster and straight man on the wildest, wackiest party in sports broadcasting, told me Monday en route the “NBA on TNT American Express Road Show.” “The ring validates a lot of things, man.”“Inside The NBA” is live from downtown Tuesday afternoon, when the best basketball team in the world hosts the No. 1 studio show on the planet. The “Road Show,” a pregame soiree with games, prizes and live bands, starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus — two-and-a-half hours before the Nuggets raise their title banner.“I think it’s always great when you can celebrate a new champion. And it’s so richly deserved,” Johnson said of the Nuggets, ...

Denver council members turn up heat on budget dispute with Mayor Johnston over rental assistance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

Denver City Council members said Monday that they are ready to overrule Mayor Mike Johnston if he doesn’t put millions more dollars behind emergency rental assistance in next year’s budget.The legislative muscle flexing played out on the City and County Building steps ahead of a meeting at which the council held a public hearing focused on the city’s proposed $4 billion 2024 budget. There was significant support for increased rental assistance during that budget hearing.Backed by dozens of supporters and some of her council colleagues, Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore zeroed in on a $14.5 million gap between what 12 council members believe is an appropriate amount of rental assistance funding for Denver households next year and what the mayor so far has said he would commit to that program.In the weeks ahead, the council will have the opportunity to vote on amendments to Johnston’s proposed budget and the mayor will have the option to veto those amendments. A mayo...

Violent repeat offender considered armed and dangerous wanted in L.A. County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

Police are searching for a 41-year-old man in connection with a violent stabbing in Claremont who is a repeat offender and should be considered armed and dangerous.  Officers with the Claremont Police Department responded to 200 West First Street, a Metrolink Station, at around 4 p.m. Sunday on reports of the stabbing, according to a CPD news release. The suspect, now identified as Phillip Borunda, had already fled the scene when police arrived.  Authorities located the victim in the grassy area near the Claremont Museum of Art and learned that he had been stabbed in the ribcage after an alleged argument with the Borunda. Paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department took the victim, who was suffering from possibly life-threatening injuries to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.  “All l saw was cop cars, the ambulance,” Amal Najir, who works at the nearby Jax Bicycle Center said.  Claremont resident Melissa Larose, who owns the Method Lagree, a fitnes...

Sale closed in Alameda: $2.4 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

1010 Sherman Street – Google Street ViewA spacious historic house located in the 1000 block of Sherman Street in Alameda has new owners. The 5,330-square-foot property, built in 1910, was sold on Sept. 15, 2023. The $2,375,000 purchase price works out to $446 per square foot. This two-story home offers a capacious living environment with its five bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of tiles on the roof. Inside, there is a fireplace. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Clinton Avenue, Alameda, in May 2023, a 2,580-square-foot home was sold for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $853. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,465-square-foot home on the 1600 block of Clinton Avenue in Alameda sold in June 2023, for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $852. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In Apr...

Body found near Cotati creek

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A dead body was found near a creek in the North Bay on Monday morning, the Cotati Police Department said. Police were called for to the Laguna de Santa Rosa creek, near the 100 block of East Cotati Avenue, at 11:26 a.m. Monday for the report of a dead person. Officers found the male subject and confirmed him to be dead. Who is pilot Joseph Emerson? Pleasant Hill neighbors say he’s ‘very friendly’ There are no signs of foul play, and there is no threat to the public, police said. CPD is waiting to release the victim's name until their family is notified. Anyone with information is asked to call (707) 792-4611.

Follow the Music program launches in Bay Area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Two Bay Area legends are coming together for a new program called "Follow the Music." NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott and Oakland musical legend Sheila E. launched the music education program for emerging artists in partnership with Elevate Oakland. It's name, "Follow the Music," is a call to action inspired by the Bay Area's legacy of music and social justice. It recognizes that young people are inheriting a world facing profound challenges, and music has a unique ability to help them express themselves, as well as navigate the road ahead.Follow The Music will be kicking off with a concert on October 29 at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park. The concert will showcase and feature performances by rising young artists from Oakland School for the Arts, GLIDE Memorial Church, San Francisco Community Music Center, Enriching Lives Through Music, Blue Bear School of Music, and SFJAZZ.

Che Flores becomes NBA’s first out nonbinary and transgender ref, revealing identity in GQ article

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

Che Flores is the NBA’s first out nonbinary and transgender referee, making that revelation in a story published by GQ on Monday.Flores, who uses the pronoun they, is entering their second season as an NBA staff referee, after working 35 games last season. They also worked 12 games as a nonstaff official during the 2021-22 season.“One piece I was missing for myself was that no one knew how I identified,” Flores told GQ. “Being misgendered as she/her always just felt like a little jab in the gut.”“I can go through the world and even my job a lot more comfortably,” they added.Some NBA executives have known how Flores identifies for several months. Many of Flores’ colleagues learned when they revealed it at preseason meetings last month.Flores has worked games for about a decade in both the G League and the WNBA. They have been previously picked to work some of the biggest events in basketball — the G League Finals, the WNBA Finals and the NCAA women’s national championship...

Astros starter Cristian Javier exits Game 7 of ALCS down 3-0 after getting only 1 out vs Rangers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros starter Cristian Javier gave up three runs to the Texas Rangers in the first inning while getting just one out before being replaced Monday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. Javier entered 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in the playoffs this year and 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four career postseason starts for Houston. But his struggles started immediately after he retired leadoff batter Marcus Semien on a grounder. Corey Seager launched a fastball 440 feet into the second deck in right field for a home run. Evan Carter walked and stole second base before scoring on a single by Adolis García, which caromed off the wall in left field. García stole second and Mitch Garver followed with a pop-fly single to left-center field. The ball bounced off the shoulder of diving left fielder Michael Brantley, allowing García to score to make it 3-0. A sharp single to left by Jonah Heim put runners at the corners, and Javier was removed by manager Dusty Baker.Phil Maton took ove...

China’s crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia ensnares thousands but leaves the networks intact

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant led him into a cyber scam compound in Myanmar, where he was instead ordered to lure Chinese into giving up their savings for fake investment schemes via social media platforms.Zhang is one of tens of thousands of people, mostly but not all Chinese, who have become ensnared in cyber scam networks run by powerful Chinese criminal syndicates in Southeast Asia. Regional and Chinese authorities have netted thousands of people in a crackdown, but experts say they are failing to root out the local elites and criminal networks that are bound to keep running the schemes.When scam operations are shut down in one place they often just resurface elsewhere. The problem is an embarrassment for Beijing and is discouraging ordinary Chinese from travel...

Woman killed in Montgomery Co. crash that closed Columbia Pike for hours

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:57:50 GMT

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, say one of the three people involved in a car crash Monday afternoon on the Columbia Pike has died.The crash happened at the intersection of southbound Columbia Pike and Blackburn Road in Burtonsville. Police, along with Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel, responded to the scene shortly after noon for the report of a two-car crash.A white Ford Escape and a black Toyota Corolla collided in the intersection, according to a police news release.The woman who died was a passenger in the Toyota and was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of both vehicles were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.An approximately two-mile stretch of southbound Columbia Pike was shut down for several hours so detectives could reconstruct the crash, but reopened shortly after 5:20 p.m., according to WTOP Traffic Reporter Dave Dildine.The northbound lanes of Columbia Pike remained open during the investigation.Below...