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Second teen agrees to plead guilty in fatal shooting of St. Anthony Park coach, dad

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

The second young St. Paul man charged in the killing of Michael Brasel, who was shot as he tried to stop someone from rummaging through his car in front of his family’s St. Anthony Park home, has agreed to plead guilty to murder.Under the terms of the plea deal, Ta Mla, 18, agreed Friday to plead guilty to second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony in connection with the May 6 slaying of Brasel, a 44-year-old husband, father of two boys and youth hockey coach.Ta Mla (Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)The plea deal calls for Mla to be sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the shooting. The agreement also called for prosecutors to dismiss a second charge of second-degree murder with intent in connection with Brasel’s slaying.Prosecutors say Mla’s accomplice, Kle Swee, who was 17 at the time, fired the handgun that killed Brasel.In late August, Swee pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree intentional murder. He was sentenced to 25½...

Cleanup efforts begin at Washington Park Cemetery after decades of neglect

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

BERKELEY, Mo. - After decades of neglect, major cleanup efforts begin for one historic African-American cemetery in north St. Louis County. Volunteers spent Friday uncovering 40 years of lost history at a community graveyard. The hard work of many at Washington Park Cemetery revealed hidden gravestones and cleaned up decades of overgrown shrubs. "This volunteer group here has done more this morning than I've done since 1991," said Walter Rice, whose mother was buried at the grave site several years ago. Hermann, Missouri ‘Christmas Vintage’ movie now streaming Volunteers from Focal Point and Right Away Landscaping cleared two acres at the cemetery, which has thousands of graves dating back to 1921."It was overgrown so bad when I started," said Rice. "I used a machete to cut a path to my mother's grave."Rice visits the cemetery often to clean off his mother's grave. Dora Rice passed away in 1965 when her son was just returning from the Army."As long as I take care of my mother's gr...

Keeler: Deion Sanders, what are you thinking? Pencil Pat Shurmur won’t fix what ails CU Buffs offense, Coach Prime

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

Pat Shurmur’s offense sent Teddy Bridgewater to the hospital. There are times you wonder, honestly, if Deion Sanders, coach, spends enough time talking to Deion Sanders, father of CU’s best offensive player.Because none of this co-offensive coordinator switcheroo makes a lick of sense. Unless the point is getting embattled CU offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle, whom Coach Prime threw under the bus weeks ago, out the door with cause.But trying to get O’Boyle’s pal Sean Lewis, the only Buffs coordinator who’s held up his end of the bargain this fall, to quiet quit as well? Brother, that takes some serious stones. Or a serious lack of self-awareness. Or both.On one level, you kinda get it. When the offense hits a wall — as it did in the second half of the Stanford game and the first three quarters of the UCLA tilt — it’s time to roll the dice. Desperate times and all that.But come on, Coach Prime.Pencil Pat?When last we left Shurmur calling play...

Student stabbed on grounds of Denver’s George Washington High School

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

A George Washington High School student was injured in a stabbing on school property Friday afternoon, according to the Denver Police Department.Denver police responded to reports of a stabbing at the school in the 600 block of South Monaco Parkway, where they found a student with injuries to their left arm and hand, according to a post on X at 3:39 p.m. The student’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.ALERT: #DPD is investigating a stabbing in the 600 block of S. Monaco. One victim located, condition unknown. One suspect in custody. Investigation is ongoing. Updates will be posted to this thread when made available. #Denver pic.twitter.com/GlEDhyF7CP— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) November 3, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Woman arrested for assaulting deputy after Westminster apartment standoff Crime and Public Safety | Lafayette officers shoot suspect involved in alleged attempted murder Crime and Public Saf...

Boulder County will increase minimum wage to $25 by 2030

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

Workers in unincorporated Boulder County will earn at least $25 per hour by 2030 under a new minimum wage ordinance approved by the Board of County Commissioners this week.The minimum wage in unincorporated Boulder County will increase to $15.69 an hour starting in January and continue increasing by 5.8% per year until 2030. The minimum wage is currently $13.65.Commissioners Claire Levy, Marta Loachamin and Ashley Stolzmann unanimously approved the measure after hearing public comments from 11 community members.Colin Larson, government affairs director for the Colorado Restaurant Association, was among those who spoke against the minimum wage increase.“Our opposition comes primarily from a process issue,” Larson said. “We’ve been working in good faith along with our colleagues in the business community on a regional minimum wage and are engaged in that process.”Boulder County previously worked with other county municipalities to look at establishing a regional minimum wage, and seei...

Disneyland releases first look at new Adventureland Treehouse

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

In one week, one of Disney's beloved families will be making their return to the "Happiest Place on Earth," when Disneyland officially opens the new-and-improved Adventureland Treehouse.Previously themed after the 1999 animated film "Tarzan," the new Adventureland Treehouse is going back to its roots, returning to its original ties to the 1960 adventure classic, "Swiss Family Robinson."The Adventureland Treehouse will showcase 'wondrous new environments created amongst the branches of a giant tree, where guests will once again enter by the giant waterwheel and follow the wood rope stairways up, up, up into the boughs.' (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)The new treehouse pays homage to the original attraction, which opened in 1962 following the success of the film. More than two years ago, fans said goodbye to Tarzan's Treehouse and Disneyland promised a fresh and vibrant reimagining of the attraction for the next generation to enjoy. "The Adventureland Treehouse will showcase wo...

Flower vendor stabbed six times by attacker in South Los Angeles

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

A flower vendor is facing a long and difficult recovery after he was viciously stabbed in an unprovoked attack in South Los Angeles.The victim, Juan Diaz, 65, was stabbed six times by an assailant while selling flowers near the 105 Freeway off-ramp on Oct. 31. Diaz has been selling flowers in L.A. for the last 20 years.The suspect, who is described as a young Black or Hispanic man between 15-20 years old, escaped the area after the attack, police said.Diaz said he has no idea why someone would choose to attack him like this, but said the community is becoming increasingly unsafe. He’s now unable to work and remains in great pain.“It’s been changing,” Diaz said through a Spanish translator. “It’s very crazy out there. A lot of people on drugs. All I can hope for is a fast recovery. I need to continue working despite the fear.”On Tuesday afternoon, Juan said a stranger approached him. He believed the man was coming from the Metro and appeared to be intoxicated. Without warning or inst...

1 Killed, 2 Hurt in Wrong-Way Collision on Loop 101 [Peoria, AZ]

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Tour-Bus Accident near Thunderbird RoadPEORIA, AZ (November 3, 2023) – In the early hours of Sunday, a tragic incident occurred on Loop 101, resulting in the loss of one life and injuries to two others due to a wrong-way collision.Authorities responded to the scene on the northbound lanes of the freeway at approximately 3:40 a.m., on October 29th. According to initial reports, a truck was traveling in the wrong direction, heading south in the northbound lanes, and collided head-on with a tour bus carrying seven passengers.Upon arrival, medical personnel pronounced the truck driver deceased at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported two bus passengers to a nearby hospital for the treatment of severe injuries. One of the bus passengers was ejected from the vehicle, while five other occupants received on-site medical attention for minor injuries.Emergency response teams temporarily closed the surrounding area to manage the situation, reopening the r...

Were Lisa Marie Presley’s emails leaked to ‘prop up’ Sofia Coppola’s Elvis movie?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

Insiders close to the Presley family and the Elvis Presley estate are reportedly furious about the leak of the late Lisa Marie Presley’s private emails to Sofia Coppola, in which she asked the director to change how her father would be depicted in her new film, “Priscilla,” saying that the script was “shockingly vengeful and contemptuous” and would strain her already fragile relationship with her mother, Priscilla Presley.One of the Presley estate insiders, who spoke to Page Six, suggested that the timing of the leak is “deeply suspicious” — just before “Priscilla” opens wide in theaters this weekend. The insider questioned whether the email leak to Variety was done to generate controversy, which would in turn create public interest that could help the film at the box office.“These emails obviously did not come from Lisa or anyone close to her, nor the Elvis estate,” the insider told Page Six. “By making public a private em...

Letters: Utility tax | What problems? | Campus climate

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:24 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Oppose PG&E’sutility tax planPerhaps the California Public Utilities Commission should be renamed the California PG&E Utilities Commission since it is only PG&E that will benefit if the commission votes in favor of its proposed new pricing system.Proposed is the highest utility tax in the country — between $400 and $1,500 a year. You could not get out of paying the utility tax, even if you buy zero electricity from the grid. The utility tax would increase the utility bills of millions of people who live in apartments, condos and other homes that don’t use much electricity. This tax would discourage any form of conservation, including turning down the AC, using efficient appliances or installing solar panels.Tari and Bill NicholsonMartinezColumnist overstatesCalifornia’s problemsRe: “As governor travels overseas, state economic outlook worsens” (Page A6, Oct. 26)....