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Effingham's newest deputy is a... Poodle?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — When you think of a police dog, you likely think of large, intimidating, German Shepherds, or maybe a Bloodhound utilizing its nose to track the trail of a suspect.But the latest K9 to join the Effingham County Sheriff's Office is of a different breed, literally.Meet Deputy Dale, the rescued poodle-mix who will be working as a K9 therapy dog alongside School Resource Officer Alex Ritz.Image of Officer Alex Ritz and Effingham's newest Deputy, K9 Dale. (Image courtesy of the Effingham Sheriff's Office)"I have seen Therapy Dogs work wonders in instances where young children were required to testify in court," Sheriff Paul F. Kuhns said. "There is something about a friendly dog that makes intimidating unfamiliar places, a little less scary." WATCH: Paris, Ill. based-baker has decorating ideas for Christmas cookies According to the sheriff, Dale is a 2½-year-old Poodle mix rescued out of Brevard County, Florida. Kuhns said Dale's role will be to assist peo...

Children’s Hospital Colorado reverses course, will continue paying full tuition for current recipients

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

Children’s Hospital Colorado reversed course Tuesday and said it would continue paying full tuition for employees who received the benefit this year.The Aurora hospital had announced earlier this month that all employees pursuing eligible degrees would receive only $5,250 in tuition assistance next year.Some staff members who’d previously had their full tuition paid by the hospital told The Denver Post and other news outlets that they didn’t think they could pay the balance of their tuition and were scrambling for solutions.Children’s stated earlier this week that it decided to stop paying full tuition because too many employees had enrolled. The hospital estimated it has spent about $11 million on education benefits since May 2022.Hospital spokeswoman Leila Roche said Tuesday that employees already enrolled in the full tuition program would continue to receive that assistance.Related ArticlesHealth | Staff scrambling after Children’s Hospita...

Opinion: There is a hidden housing crisis in Colorado for adults with disabilities

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

Every week, I read yet another news story about energized efforts afoot to provide affordable housing for generalized low-income or no-income people so that they can have a place to call home and be part of their community.These are important endeavors, but there is a hidden community sorely missing from consideration, and they face a crisis that deserves equal attention.I’m talking about people like my daughter – adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as severe autism, that render them our most vulnerable citizens. My daughter is just one of around 130,000 people with IDD in Colorado. Many of them cannot speak and require 24-7 support to get dressed, make a sandwich or cross the street. Adults with IDD also deserve to exist within their communities with the necessary support to live full and joyful lives.A Battlefront for Supported InclusionStarting as toddlers, the battle begins for families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilit...

Michael Malone: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope passed concussion protocol to return to Nuggets game in Chicago

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

CHICAGO — After sustaining a head injury during the first quarter Tuesday night, Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope passed in-game concussion protocol to briefly check back into the game, coach Michael Malone said.Caldwell-Pope played eight minutes in the second quarter but ultimately sat out the second half. His injury was designated a head contusion by the team. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls, 114-106.“I was surprised when I saw him (back on the bench),” Malone said. “I asked him, ‘How do you feel?’ He goes, ‘I’m good, I think I can go,’ so I put him in the game. And then as the second quarter was ending, I said, ‘How you doing?’ And he goes, ‘I’m OK.’ I said, ‘Well let’s get through halftime and see where you’re at.’ And it just didn’t make any sense to put him back out there. Let’s go home and hopefully get healthy and whole for our game in a couple of days...

South Broadway to close at I-25 Friday evening through midday Saturday for Denver bridge project

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

A portion of South Broadway in Denver will close Friday night for a partial Interstate 25 on-ramp bridge placement as part of a larger street improvement project.Both sides of Broadway will be closed between Mississippi and Exposition avenues from 7 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday, Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure announced Tuesday. The Interstate 25 southbound ramp at Broadway also will be closed.A detour will be in place on Alameda Avenue, University Boulevard and Louisiana Avenue. Drivers needing to get onto Interstate 25 should use alternate ramps such as those at Alameda or Mississippi avenues, Santa Fe Drive/Kalamath Street and University Boulevard, DOTI said.DOTI crews will be setting girders for a new Interstate 25 southbound on-ramp over Broadway, which is part of the larger project in the area that will create a new RTD Park-n-Ride entrance, reconstruct local streets to improve traffic flow, extend the bikeway to provide access to the I-25 and Br...

I-70 westbound closed, traffic detoured, in Wolcott for vehicle recovery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed from Wolcott to Eagle for a vehicle recovery, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.Traffic is being diverted onto U.S. 6 at the Wolcott exit, exit 157, to the Eagle exit, exit 147.CDOT advised drivers to expect delays due to the heavy traffic volume on the detour route.Related ArticlesColorado News | I-25 near Pueblo to close for train bridge repair after derailment Colorado News | Five injured in 21-vehicle pileup on I-70 near De Beque Colorado News | I-70 westbound reopens at Golden after oversized load hits bridge Colorado News | I-70 reopened in both directions in Glenwood Springs Colorado News | Colorado’s Cottonwood Pass from Gypsum to Roaring Fork Valley closed for winter Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Familiar Denver hot dog stand closes following death of owner

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

A Denver restaurant specializing in hot dogs has closed following the death of its owner.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Another favorite Denver restaurant opening at DIA Restaurants, Food and Drink | Domo owner asks guests to be patient as he reopens restaurant Restaurants, Food and Drink | Stoney’s Cantina closes after two years on South Broadway Restaurants, Food and Drink | Apple Blossom will close after two years in downtown Denver hotel Restaurants, Food and Drink | Stranahan’s whiskey returns to mountain-town roots with new taproom Inspired by his childhood summer spent noshing on franks in Chicago, Sonny Jarock opened the original Mile High Vienna Stand near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Santa Fe Drive in 2008 before moving to another building at 300 Santa Fe Drive.Posts from family on Facebook say Jarock died on Dec. 3 at 50 years old and that the stand will close. A cal...

Protesters demanding ceasefire in Gaza block 110 Freeway in downtown L.A.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

Dozens of protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza blocked a portion of the 110 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning. Sky5 was over the scene near 3rd Street around 9:30 a.m., where protesters holding signs stood and sat on the freeway, blocking all southbound traffic. A group called IfNotNow, which described itself as a movement of American Jews supporting the end of U.S. support for Israel's war on Gaza, claimed responsibility for the protest."As Jews, we cannot sit by as the people of Gaza are starved and slaughtered our name. And as Americans, we can't let Biden & Congress send billions more in funding for Israeli war crimes. We have shut down the freeway to call for a #CeasefireNOW, which 66% of Americans support," the group posted on X, formerly Twitter.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Rain returns to the forecast in Southern California

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

The last days of autumn will bring a chance of rain to Southern California from a low-pressure system developing in the Pacific Northwest.Our current warm and dry pattern continues through Saturday with daytime high temperatures in the low to mid-70s in Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire, according to the National Weather Service.“The offshore flow will greatly weaken on Sunday and then turn onshore on Monday,” the NWS said. “Clouds will increase through the day ... and will remain mostly cloudy through Monday.” Get the 7-Day Forecast for your area A chance of light rain will first develop along California's Central Coast on Sunday and gradually shift to the south. Meteorologists don't expect rainfall amounts to be impressive.“Right now, it looks like the two-day rainfall totals will be a half inch to three-quarters of an inch north of Point Conception and a quarter to a half inch south. The exceptions will be [Los Angeles] County where only a tenth or two might fall...

Minor suspected in Upland carjacking, hit-and-run arrested

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

A juvenile suspected of carjacking a woman in Upland and then being involved in a hit-and-run crash was arrested Tuesday night, police said. The carjacking took place on Dec. 7 at a convenience store in the 400 block of South Campus Avenue, the Upland Police Department posted on X, formerly Twitter.The woman was approached by the suspect as she exited the business. He asked for food or money but then grabbed the victim's keys and stole her vehicle when she went to hand him some change, police said. The vehicle was then involved in a hit-and-run crash in Ontario and later abandoned. Investigators identified the suspect as a 17-year-old Upland resident. He was located and booked on suspicion of carjacking, police said.