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Family identifies victim in fatal hit-and-run, says she was their 'North Star'

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Family members of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash Friday night spoke to FOX31 and shared that she was the family's "North Star." Family said Starr Martinez was a great woman, mother, stepmother and grandmother.Her stepson, Curtis Martinez, told FOX31 that Starr and his dad were married for over 20 years. Video shows deadly hit-and-run on Federal Boulevard "They were like your typical Bonnie and Clyde, man," he said. "They were together 24/7, unbreakable."A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family, you can donate to it here.The suspect truck and driver were found in Lakewood on Saturday, the Denver Police Department said.The driver was arrested and identified by DPD as 42-year-old Francisco Duenas-Colmenares.

US Congress concerned about Russia placing nuclear arms in Belarus

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

Members of Congress are concerned about reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to move tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus, though the threat should not stop the U.S. from continuing its support for Ukraine, Rep. Mike Gallagher said Sunday.“Putin has engaged in nuclear saber-rattling since the start of this crisis, Gallagher (R-Wis.) said during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” “It’s something to be concerned about. But we should not allow his threats to deter us. We can’t allow that to be a cause for delaying critical weapon system[s] that we need to deliver to the Ukrainians.”Putin announced the plans to build a storage facility for nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus by July 1 on Saturday, according to reports from a Russian state-owned media outlet, Ria Novosti.“Tensions are rising,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “I think this is saber-rattling on the part of Putin.”Sen...

Heat no longer in a zone, leaving them defensively deficient and desperate

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

Even when the gimmick worked, Erik Spoelstra appreciated there had to be something more defensively.Once the gimmick was solved, the Miami Heat’s defense has been, well, defenseless.Yes, it was a good run for the zone defense that Spoelstra utilized during the first half of the season, putting his team on record pace for defensive possessions in zone and vaulting the Heat to a top-five defensive rating prior to the All-Star break.And then it wasn’t such a good run.“The last few times we’ve used it, we’ve gotten torched by it,” Spoelstra said. “So it was kind of an easy decision to move away from it. We work on it, still. Still have it in our tool kit. It just depends on the game and the circumstance.”At the moment, circumstances are dire on that end of the floor, including Saturday night’s 129-100 loss to the Brooklyn Nets at Miami-Dade Arena.The numbers are staggering and sobering.In their last 15 games, the Heat are 25th in the...

Biden’s visit an ‘authentic’ expression of Canada’s importance to U.S.: ambassador

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

WASHINGTON — The federal Liberals aren’t the only ones declaring U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa a triumph for Canada-U.S. relations. U.S. envoy David Cohen describes Biden’s visit as an authentic, intimate showcase of how important Canada continues to be to its southern neighbour.Cohen is pointing to significant progress on modernizing Norad and working together on critical minerals as two of the most important elements of the visit. But not everyone is happy: new rules at the Canada-U.S. border are already turning away legions of would-be asylum seekers at the unofficial Roxham Road crossing.Cohen says the changes are an integral part of a larger, broader strategy to deal with irregular migration, which he calls a very difficult issue. He’s also playing down Biden’s comment that Canada doesn’t want to turn its critical minerals into products, saying the president was trying to emphasize the opportunity for the two countries to work to...

Man fatally shot in chest on West Side: CPD

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

CHICAGO — A 32-year-old man was found shot dead in Garfield Park early Sunday morning. According to police, the man was found with a gunshot wound to his chest near the 3000 block of West Madison Street around 5:52 a.m. where he was pronounced dead. Men shoot at police, officers fire back in Marshall Square Police say no one is in custody and they are currently investigating the circumstances around the incident.

Top 10 cities and states with the fastest-growing EV charger infrastructure

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

(iSeeCars) -- Electric vehicles are projected to grow from six percent to 30 percent of new vehicle sales in the next six years. A 500-percent spike in EV sales will require a similar rise in electric vehicle infrastructure if all these new EV owners want access to quick and convenient public charging.While there are already 150,000 EV charging stations in the U.S., most of them are Level 2 chargers that only add about 10-20 miles an hour to an electric vehicle’s range. Level 3 fast chargers can add 3-20 miles or range a minute, completely replenishing most electric vehicles in 30-60 minutes. However, with only 28,000 Level 3 fast chargers in the public infrastructure, access to fast charging is limited. Of those 28,000 fast chargers, over 17,000 are part of the Tesla Supercharger Network, leaving only 11,000 Level 3 chargers available for non-Tesla drivers. You can see which cities are the most and least EV friendly in our recent EV charger study, but suffice it to say the cou...

Tigers that escaped after possible tornado recaptured in Georgia

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — Two tigers that "briefly escaped" following a possible tornado in Southwest Georgia were recaptured, Pine Mountain Safari said Sunday. "THE TIGERS ARE SAFE!" the safari wrote on Facebook, saying its facilities were damaged in the severe storm. "Fortunately, none of our animals and employees were hurt. However, several animal enclosures were breached, and two tigers briefly escaped."The tigers were tranquilized and returned to a secure enclosure, Pine Mountain Safari said. The tornado reportedly touched down early Sunday in Troup County, Georgia, near the Alabama border, according to the Georgia Mutual Aid Group. Affected areas included the county seat of LaGrange, about 67 miles southwest of Atlanta. The National Weather Service will look at the damage to confirm whether the storm was in fact a tornado.The suspected tornado was just one of several instances of severe weather in the South over the weekend. At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others...

Yale student wants street named after Eli Whitney renamed

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Yale University business student is proposing renaming Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. The student, Robert Lucas, said the legacy of Eli Whitney should be studied, not celebrated. “Eli Whitney’s principal legacy was the invention of the cotton gin, and that led to the expansion of slavery,” Lucas said. “The basic idea was creating a machine – or create and patent a machine – that could cut that work down," said Jason Bischoff-Wurstle, the director of photo archives at the New Haven Museum. "That idea being the work would be faster and require less people. It did go on in American history and create a massive growth of slavery rather than diminish it."The original cotton gin of Eli Whitney, on display in the Smithsonian. (Getty Images)Bischoff-Wurstle said that’s because it fueled the ability to produce more cotton. He said that Whitney showed it off to the press before he had a patent for it."The word got out and people began building their own...

Low rain chances every day

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Morning low temperatures Sunday fell to mostly the low to mid 40s in the Hill Country to the mid 40s to low 50s for the rest of the area. Camp Mabry's low of 53° is a degree shy of normal. The low at Austin-Bergstrom was 45°.The Gulf flow returned clouds to the area sooner than expected. As a result, the eastern half of the area will be mostly cloudy to overcast this afternoon. Clouds will increase in our western counties. There is now a 20% chance of rain through the afternoon.Low rain chance mostly east of I-35Highs will be warmer than normal again today. Highs should reach the low to mid 80s this afternoon especially in that area from the Hill Country eastward to the I-35 viewing area. Off to the east it looks like highs remain in the upper 70s because of the cloud cover and rain.Highs above the normal of 76°Afternoon humidity will be lowest in the western part of the area. More moisture means higher humidity where the spotty rain is forecast.Somewhat humid in ou...

Is it 'y'all' or 'ya'll'? Where does the apostrophe go in Texas' favorite word?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — It's probably one of Texas' most-used words — but do you ever feel confused about where the apostrophe should go? You're not alone. Grammar can be hard, everyone!As Washington State University explains, it's a common English language error — no matter how simple it might be. Since the Southernism is a contraction of "you" and "all," the apostrophe "stands for the second and third letters in 'you." The top barbecue joint in Texas is in Austin, according to Yelp Thus, the correct placement is "y'all," not "ya'll" (which would cut the word 'all' in half)."Put together 'you all,' and you get 'y'all,' just as 'cannot' becomes 'can't' and 'do not' becomes 'don't.' Think about the term in this sense, and you'll be less likely to misspell it," Southern Living writer Grace Haynes explains.Even though you know it's right, the word "y'all" might still look wrong to your eye, though. Why is that? Your mind may be drawing visual connotations with a "will" contraction (like "we" + "...