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Man accused of attacking hotel staffers in Franklin County

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A St. Louis man is accused of attacking motel employees and fleeing police when confronted by officers.According to Chief Michael Wirt, St. Clair Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Super 8 Motel in the 1000 block of South Outer Road at noon on Dec. 3 for a reported disturbance.When officers walked in the lobby, they met with a customer, later identified as Louis Finocchio.Wirt said police noticed Finocchio, 37, seemed agitated and that his hands were swollen and bloodied. When asked about the blood, Finocchio claimed to have cut his foot.Finocchio sprinted from the lobby when officers told him they planned on detaining him. Officers fired department-issued Taser devices at Finocchio, to no effect. Franklin County deputies helped St. Clair police search the area and locate Finocchio.Meanwhile, police found two victims on the second floor of the motel. They were identified as a 56-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man. Both had suffered life-threa...

Keeler: Deion Sanders, CU Buffs can do so much better than Pat Shurmur calling plays in 2024

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

The only way Pat Shurmur reaches the College Football Playoff next winter is if a pal buys him a ticket.Deion Sanders? Shedeur Sanders? Travis Hunter? The Buffs should be beating prospective offensive play-callers off with a stick. Not sticking Shedeur with another season of Pencil Pat pushing the buttons.Yet when USA Today asked Coach Prime Monday if Shurmur, who put Teddy Bridgewater in the hospital and Drew Lock in purgatory, would return as CU’s offensive coordinator, this was Sanders’ reply:“Yeah,” Coach Prime said, “most likely.”Lordy, the man’s interviews for the “Coach Prime” TV show that debuts later this week must be pure gold. Because his offenses are anything but.Sanders took the keys from Sean Lewis and handed them to Shurmur around Halloween. CU hasn’t won a game since.Only three Pac-12 teams scored fewer points than the Buffs did — 20.25 per game — after Nov. 1. And Stanford, Arizona State and UCLA still averaged 2...

Teen missing from Durango since Sunday

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

A 15-year-old boy has been missing from Durango since Sunday night, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Braydon Ray Belt was last seen at the Walgreens in the 2700 block of Main Avenue at 6 p.m. Sunday, the agency posted in a Missing Indigenous Person Alert.Braydon Ray Belt was last seen in Durango on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation)Braydon is believed to be with a girl, according to the agency.He is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall; 120 pounds; with brown hair and brown eyes. Braydon is Indigenous and affiliated with the Navajo Nation, according to CBI.He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, grey sweatpants, white socks and black flip-flops.If seen, call 911 or the Durango Police Department at 970-385-2900.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Five Weeknight Dishes: Bold flavors in fast dishes

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

By Genevieve Ko, The New York TimesAre you still sandwiching, stewing and Hot Pocket-ing turkey? The leftovers that became effortless dinners for days are pretty much gone (and I truly cannot eat anything else with that roasted bird).But it’s nice to be back in the kitchen, right? All you have to make now is a simple meal for yourself and maybe the others you normally feed. After Thanksgiving’s creamy richness and slow bakes, it’s refreshing to chase sharp, tangy, hot flavors in fast dishes.These meals feel as bright as the sparkling lights strung everywhere and come together quickly enough to leave time for writing cards, sending gifts and baking all the cookies.1. Soba Noodles With Ginger Broth and Crunchy GingerThis noodle dish celebrates the pungent, spicy notes of ginger by both infusing it in stock to create a warming broth and frying it with shallots and panko to create crunchy ginger crumbs you’ll want to sprinkle onto everything: eggs, rice or even a savory porridge. Feel f...

Deion Sanders says Pat Shurmur ‘most likely’ to be CU Buffs offensive coordinator next season

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

BOULDER,CO November 4: Colorado assistant coach Pat Shurmur before the Oregon State game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. on Nov. 4, 2023. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)Colorado head coach Deion Sanders may have settled on his offensive coordinator for next year.In an interview with USA Today on Monday, Sanders was asked if Pat Shurmur would be the Buffaloes’ offensive coordinator next season and said, “Yeah, most likely.”Shurmur, a long-time NFL coach, was hired by Sanders as an analyst last summer. Eight games into this season, Sanders made the decision to promote Shurmur to a co-offensive coordinator role with Sean Lewis and handed the play-calling duties to Shurmur.Sanders also told USA Today that his son, Buffs’ starting quarterback Shedeur Sanders, is “OK” and should be healthy by the spring after missing the last game and a half with a fracture in his back, as well as an ankle injury.With the transfer portal opening on Monday, Sanders also told USA Today that the Buffs...

$3.6 billion in L.A. employee payroll goes to workers who live outside city, report shows

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

A recent payroll analysis of people employed by the city of Los Angeles found that nearly 64% of workers live outside of L.A. proper, resulting in $3.6 billion exiting the city last year, officials announced Monday.  The L.A. Payroll Employee Residence Analysis, released by the L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia, examined what city workers, with the exception of those employed by the department of water and power, made and where they lived in 2022.  While city employees are not required to live in L.A., the analysis highlights some of the benefits of workers residing in the city they are employed by, including: Reinvesting tax dollars back into the city with local spending and sales taxes More local revenue, which can mean more money spent on city resources and services Greater engagement with local communities that employees serve Faster response times in case of work emergencies Less traffic, greenhouse gas emissions and stress on workers and the...

This dying lake could be the site of California's next ‘gold’ rush

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

The Salton Sea, once a resort destination and now largely overlooked, could be the site of California's next gold rush – this time involving lithium.A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy shows the dying lake, which sits between the Coachella and Imperial valleys in California's southern desert, is brimming with “white gold”: enough to build batteries for 375 million electric vehicles.This makes it one of the largest lithium brine deposits in the world.Analysts from the University of California, Berkeley measured lithium concentrations in the Salton Sea’s rocks and created computer models to estimate its potential production over the next 30 years. They also looked at scenarios for recovering the metal, which powers everything from EVs to cell phones and tablets, laptops, tools and vaping devices.Their analysis found that, with technological advances, the region could produce more than 3,400 kilotons of lithium and create an economic boom for the region where, according to t...

Falling crane crushes family's home

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

A family in Loma Linda narrowly escaped injury after a crane tipped over and fell onto their home, causing extensive damage Friday.  The incident reportedly happened as a company contracted by SoCal Edison was working to replace some power poles in the area.  The homeowners, who have lived in the residence for 37 years, said that the power company sent out a notification about the work and possible power outages in the area late last week.  Damage done to a home in Loma Linda after crane tips over on Dec. 1, 2023. (KTLA)Damage done to a home in Loma Linda after crane tips over on Dec. 1, 2023. (KTLA)Damage done to a home in Loma Linda after crane tips over on Dec. 1, 2023. (KTLA)Video of the scene shows heavy damage to the home, with the crane nearly splitting off a portion of the home over the garage.  City officials have yellow-tagged the structure, meaning it is not safe to stay in due to structural damage. The homeowners told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson that they are now...

Quinerly and Harrison help West Virginia women get rare victory in series with No. 25 Penn State

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — JJ Quinerly scored 22 points, Jordan Harrison had 14 points, nine assists and six steals, and West Virginia beat No. 25 Penn State 83-65 on Monday night for its first victory in the series since 1989.West Virginia has won just seven of the 33 games in the series with Penn State — with the last win, 76-64, coming on March 8, 1989 in State College.Kyah Watson added 15 points, Lauren Fields had 12 and Tavy Diggs 10 for West Virginia (8-0). West Virginia took its first double-digit lead of the game during a 12-2 run to close the first half. Quinerly had 13 points in the first half as the Mountaineers shot 46%, including 5 of 8 from distance.Penn State never got closer than seven points in the second half. Tay Valladay led Penn State (7-2) with 18 points. Ali Brigham and Chanaya Pinto each scored 10. Penn State’s top two leading scorers, Makenna Marisa (17 points per game) and Shay Ciezki (15.5) combined for eight points on 3-for-14 shooting. Penn State en...

Waiting for Shohei: MLB free-agent market slow as Ohtani mulls big money

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:23 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Baseball is waiting for Shohei.Big-name free agents appear in no hurry to strike deals at the winter meetings, biding time until Shohei Ohtani potentially breaks the record for richest contract set 4 1/2 years ago by Mike Trout.And Japanese free agent Yoshinobu Yamamoto could be holding up the starting pitching market.“It’s probably a little slower from a conversation standpoint at a winter meetings than it normally would,” New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Monday. “A possibility is that, yeah, the top of the free-agent market hasn’t moved yet, and often it takes the top of the free-agent market moving for the rest of the dominoes to fall.”Ohtani, the two-way unicorn who has won two of the last three AL MVP awards for the Los Angeles Angels, is expected to get a deal topping $500 million — even though he won’t pitch again until 2025 following elbow surgery.Trout’s contract was for $426.5 million over 12 ...