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Deeply Rooted Gets Financial Boost for New South Side Dance Center 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

CHICAGO —  Deeply Rooted Dance Theater just received a financial boost for plans to build a new dance center on Chicago's south side.  The company currently operates from Ballet Chicago’s downtown studios. 2 Chicago breweries are finalists in a major beer competition – and it’s helping them toward their main goal But they are planning to open a new $15.6 million facility in Washington Park."To have a state-of-the-art building that's going to be beautiful in stature, allow others to come in and dream of the possibilities for themselves," Nicole Clarke-Springer, the theater's artistic director said.Clarke-Springer said this dream has been a long time coming, with seeds planted by co-founder Kevin Iega Jeff. In January, Makeda Crayton, who has danced on stages around the world, stepped into the role of executive director."I have worked in the industry for a long time and I understand what it feels like to feel like you are just a commodity, to not feel like a human being within this ...

Human remains discovered on Mt. Baldy

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

Human remains were discovered by hikers on Mount Baldy on Saturday morning.At around 10 a.m., hikers contacted the Fontana Sheriff’s Station after coming across the remains in the Mt. Baldy Wilderness Area.Deputies along with the sheriff’s Emergency Operations Division responded to the scene.The remains were transported to the coroner’s office where officials are working to identify the body. Authorities said positive identification is expected next week. No further details were released.Back in January, search efforts were underway when two hikers went missing in Mt. Baldy including British actor Julian Sands, 65. Two hikers were also found dead in the area before Sands went missing. Julian Sands (San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office)Jin Chung in a photo from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.Missing hikers in Mount Baldy. From left: Julian Sands, Robert Gregory, and Jin Chung.Cast member Julian Sands attends the "24" Season Five DVD release party Monday, Dec. 4...

Armed suspects burglarize multiple 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles County

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

Surveillance footage captured a 7-Eleven store being robbed at gunpoint amid a string of similar burglaries in Los Angeles County on overnight on Saturday.Four 7-Eleven store burglaries took place between 9:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. at locations on the 5700 block of Melrose Avenue, the 5700 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, the 4200 block of Beverly Boulevard and the 2800 block of James M. Wood Boulevard.Surveillance cameras at the Beverly Boulevard store in East Hollywood showed a masked suspect entering the business and pretending to shop around as he waited for customers to leave.Shortly after, he confronted the store clerks and told them he had a gun. That’s when he walked behind the cashier counter and helped himself to cigarettes, cigars and various tobacco products. Surveillance footage captured a 7-Eleven store robbed at gunpoint by two armed suspects in East Hollywood on June 24, 2023. (7-Eleven)Surveillance footage captured a 7-Eleven store robbed at gunpoint by two armed su...

Why 2023 could be one of the best years in video games ever

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

The year is half over and 2023 is already one of the most impressive ever in video games. Stellar titles have hit the shelves nearly every week along with some solid original projects.“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” leads the way by somehow making a perfect game even better and ultimately refining a paradigm shift in its gameplay and approach. Meanwhile, “Street Fighter 6” and “Diablo 4” have gone back to the past iterations to come up with an approach that polishes and streamlines winning formulas while also introducing daring new elements that haven’t been seen in either series.EA and Capcom released remakes of their respective classics “Dead Space” and “Resident Evil 4,” allowing a new generation of fans to experience the thrill of the survival-horror genre.“Fire Emblem Engage” focuses on the Divine Dragon, who must defeat the rival Fell Dragon. (Nintendo) Elsewhere, new sequels gave fa...

Golden Gate Ferry announces schedule changes, fare increase

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

(KRON) -- The Golden Gate Ferry announced schedule changes set to take effect next week. Starting June 26, the schedule changes will "enhance ferry service," and there will be no service reductions. SF Pride street closures, schedule, parade route Fares will also increase starting July 1. See below for the Golden Gate Ferry's new fare prices. Golden Gate FerrySome of the schedule changes include an additional weekend trip between Tiburon and San Francisco. Golden Gate Ferry posted the new schedule that is set to begin Monday (below).Golden Gate Ferry's fare increase starts on the same day Golden Gate Bridge tolls are set to rise. The tolls are set to increase as high as 35 cents. Golden Gate Ferry's entire announcement of the schedule changes can be viewed HERE.

Dahrran Diedrick, the former Nebraska and CFL running back, dies of cancer at 44

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — Dahrran Diedrick, the Canadian running back who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday after fighting cancer. He was 44.The Montreal Alouettes, the team Diedrick helped win two Grey Cups, confirmed the death through his family. Quarterback Anthony Calvillo, currently the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, was a teammate of Diedrick’s for eight seasons in Montreal.“I won two championships with Dahrran and he was a very important piece of our team,” Calvillo said in a statement. “He was always in a good mood and got along with everyone in our dressing room. He leaves us far too young.”Born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, the 6-foot, 225-pound Diedrick was the first Canadian-born scholarship recruit to play for Nebraska. In 2001, he started for the Cornhuskers, rushing for a Big 12-leading 1,299 yards and 15 touchdowns.Diedrick helped Nebraska reach the national championship...

McKenna’s 10th-inning homer gives the Orioles a 6-4 win over the Mariners

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan McKenna entered the game as a defensive replacement in a routine ninth-inning substitution.Then plans quickly changed — and it turned out the Baltimore Orioles would need his bat.McKenna hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Orioles a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.When McKenna replaced Anthony Santander in right field, Baltimore was trying to protect a one-run lead, but he could only watch as Mike Ford’s tying homer off closer Félix Bautista sailed past.So the game went to extra innings. The Mariners weren’t able to advance their automatic runner at all in their half of the 10th. Mike Baumann (5-0) retired J.P. Crawford on a grounder to the pitcher and then struck out Julio Rodríguez and Ty France.With one out in the 10th, McKenna hit a drive to right-center off Justin Topa (1-3) for his second homer of the year.“It’s awesome,” McKenna said. “It’s stuff you try to visualize, try to be prepared for ...

SUV lands upside down in sinkhole

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado State Patrol Limon said a vehicle was discovered upside down in a sinkhole on Saturday afternoon.Trooper Brett Corbin responded to Weld County Road 2 in Brighton after a local resident called 911 about the vehicle being in the sinkhole. That resident happened to have been flying a drone around the area to check out the water levels on the roads. 4 juveniles in stolen vehicle attempt runover, crash after short pursuit, police said CSP Trooper Troy Kessler said the emergency call was received around 9:30 a.m. and it's estimated that the incident happened about 15 minutes earlier. A Jeep Cherokee ended up upside down in a sinkhole about 6 feet deep around the intersection of Watkins Road and Weld CR2 and East 168th Avenue. A Jeep Cherokee was removed from a sinkhole after is ended upside down in it on Weld County Road 2 (Photo credit: Colorado State Patrol)A Jeep Cherokee ended upside down in a sinkhole on Weld County Road 2 (Photo credit: Colorado State Pat...

What's changed and what's next: Year after Roe v. Wade overturned

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It has been one year since the Supreme Court issued a monumental decision to overturn Roe v. Wade."Colorado Point of View" dug into what’s changed and what’s next.According to state data, Colorado has seen an uptick in out-of-state patients traveling here to get an abortion. Poll shows more Americans support legal abortions In 2022, a quarter of all abortions performed in Colorado were for patients who did not live in the state. And more than half of those people, 60% came from Texas. The number of Texans getting an abortion in Colorado jumped more than 500%.Groups on both sides of the issue discussed their points of view with host Ashley Michels. "We are seeing a real backlog in access to regular reproductive health care, other aspects of reproductive health care because there has just been such a precipitous change," Karen Middleton with Cobalt Advocates said."We’re very disappointed that Colorado would become a travel destination for abortion tourism but unfort...

Denver weather: More sunshine to end the weekend

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:45:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather pattern will stay sunny through the weekend and into the start of next week. Weather tonight: Mainly clear, breezyOvernight, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Wind will shift out of the south gusting at times up to 25 mph as lows fall to the 50s. Weather tomorrow: Sunny, breezy, mildSunday's weather will look very similar to Saturday's. High temperatures will climb up to the lower 80s alongside plenty of sunshine. Looking ahead: Sunny and warmer start to the workweekSunshine and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for the start of the workweek. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will hit highs close to 90 degrees, which could be the first day that Denver hits 90 or hotter this year. Thursday and Friday will be a little cooler thanks to the chance for afternoon thunderstorms.