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Homicide victim ID’d in 1987 Colorado cold case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

After 36 years, forensic experts identified a 1987 cold case homicide victim found near the Wyoming border in Jackson County.The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in a Monday news release identified Jerry A. Mikkelson, 24, of Sioux Falls, S.D., who went missing in 1983, as the man found Oct. 18, 1987, dumped on a forest service road five miles south of the Wyoming border.A family member of Mikkelson filed a missing persons report stating he “willingly” left his home in Sioux Falls on Aug. 8, 1983, sheriff’s office officials said. Investigators believe Mikkelson spent time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Olathe, Kansas; Wyoming; and possibly Colorado while he was missing.In June, the sheriff’s office and Colorado and Wyoming state investigators exhumed Mikkelson’s remains and collected new DNA samples. They also discovered a titanium rod put in his femur, and Mikkelson’s family confirmed he broke his femur and got the titanium rod six years before...

Broncos roundtable: Who leads Denver in receiving over the second half of the season?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: The bye week is over and Denver’s looking at nine straight games to the finish line. At 3-5, the playoff hopes are slim but have a pulse. The Broncos held at the trade deadline and as such go into the second half of the season with the same group of pass-catchers as the first half. Did you know: The only 100-yard receiving game over the first eight for Denver was Marvin Mims, Jr.’s two catches for 113 against Washington in Week 2? And he’s got two catches for four yards over the past four weeks. Head coach Sean Payton keeps talking about getting him more involved and it keeps not happening. So this week’s question is simple: Who leads the Broncos in receiving yards over the final nine games? The leaderboard right now goes Courtland Sutton (380), Jerry Jeudy (336), Mims (246) and RB Samaje Perine (231). I find myself quite tempted to go way off the board and pick RB Jaleel McLaughlin, another player Payton and company sho...

Israel’s foreign minister and families of hostages in Brussels to address the European Parliament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

Ayala Yahalomi Luzon in the European Parliament in Brussels. Her brother Ohad and nephew Eitan, 12, were kidnapped in kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists to Gaza on October 7; ''Time is running out. European leaders need to act now to free all the hostages,'' she said.Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is in Brussels on Wednesday where he will address the European Parliament alongside families of Israelis hostages detained by Hamas terrorist group in Gaza since 7 October.Cohen is also to meet  with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The two  were the first foreign leaders to visit Israel and express solidarity with the Jewish state only days after the 7 October massacre committed by Hamas in southern Israel communities.

Patrick Dempsey named 2023's Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — He's not just “McDreamy” anymore — Patrick Dempsey is now also People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.The “Grey's Anatomy” star and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022's selection. The pick was revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night."I’ve always been the bridesmaid!” Dempsey, 57, told the magazine about his initial reaction. “I’d completely forgotten about it and never even contemplated being in this position. So my ego is good.”The actor stars in the upcoming Michael Mann film “Ferrari.” He told The Associated Press last year that he did all the driving himself, calling it “the best role I’ve ever had."Patrick Dempsey poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Ferrari" during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Aug. 31, 2023, in Venice, Italy. On Tuesday, Nov, 7, People magazine named Dempsey as its Sexiest Man Alive. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, Fil...

Sale closed in Pleasanton: $1.5 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

5260 Northway Road – Google Street ViewA 1,854-square-foot house built in 1965 has changed hands. The property located in the 5200 block of Northway Road in Pleasanton was sold on Sept. 29, 2023, for $1,530,000, or $825 per square foot. This single-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the home is equipped with a garage.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Crestline Way, Pleasanton, in June 2023, a 2,877-square-foot home was sold for $1,972,000, a price per square foot of $685. The home has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,047-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Crestline Road in Pleasanton sold in September 2022, for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $782. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2023, a 2,047-square-foot home on Crestline Way in Pleasanton sold for $1,875,000, a price per square foot of $916. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

California Forever propose land exchange near Travis Air Force Base.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

California Forever sent a letter on Monday to Solano County, the City of Fairfield and the Solano County Water Agency proposing a land exchange of thousands of acres near Travis Air Force Base.The company has offered to swap 1,573 acres of high habitat value land on Jepson Prairie near Travis Air Force Base, for 1,403 acres of pasture with medium agricultural value six to 10 miles away from the base, mostly east of Rio Dixon Road.The letter, signed by California Forever CEO Jan Sramek, was addressed to Fairfield City Manager David Gassaway, County Administrator William Emlen and General Manager of Solano County Water Agency Chris Lee.The letter says that California Forever is offering the exchange because it learned the parcels it purchased on the Jepson Prairie are included under the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program, and that its ownership of them could also pose a threat to the goals of the Solano County Habitat Conservation Plan.“...

4 red wines you can fall back on in autumn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

They say even a broken clock is right twice a day. So, when it came to a late-season daylight saving time change who knew they would get it exactly right? One day it was warm and summery and the next it was autumnal and raining. Somewhere, somehow someone is high-fiving someone else.I don’t know about you, but warm weather makes the enjoyment of red wine sometimes problematic. There are many restaurants that don’t seem to know the difference between room temperature and proper serving temperature. Or they just don’t care. Nothing makes red wine less enjoyable than it coming to you just under body temperature. But fall fixes a lot of that for us. And after this particularly humid and prolonged summer, I, for one, am really ready for some red wine, whatever the temperature. But when it comes to the switch from white wine to red wine, sometimes it is best to lean into it slowly. For that reason, I have assembled a few “lighter”-styled local-ish red wines that go equally well with swimm...

Cabrillo College board censures trustee over social media posts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

WATSONVILLE — Despite a recommendation by an ad hoc panel against censuring Trustee Steve Trujillo over profane posts on his personal Facebook page, the Cabrillo College Governing Board of Trustees at its Monday meeting voted 7-1 to censure Trujillo.The decision stemmed from complaints received over public posts on Trujillo’s Facebook page made between March and July and directed at national political figures, which the complainant found to be inappropriate, “misogynistic” and “racist” against “white European people in history.”The cited posts include derogatory language directed at national political figures such as former President Donald Trump, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as well as female Republican voters.Cabrillo College Trustee Steve Trujillo. (Dan Coyro — Santa Cruz Sentinel file) The complaint argued that the posts violated board policy, specifically “Policy 2715,” which was in place at the...

In-N-Out Burger announces expansion into New Mexico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

In-N-Out Burger has added the state of New Mexico to its list of conquests.The Irvine-based fast food chain announced in social media Tuesday morning that it is planning a restaurant in Albuquerque and will be “fully in the Four Corners” by 2027. A Facebook meme features a signature of owner and president Lynsi Snyder. Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Saratoga restaurateurs causing a stir in Santa Cruz Mountains Restaurants, Food and Drink | Chipotle says it may need to tick its food prices up to pay California wages Restaurants, Food and Drink | In-N-Out Burger’s 2024 T-shirt is now on sale Restaurants, Food and Drink | 23,000 people attend In-N-Out’s 75th anniversary festival in Southern California Restaurants, Food and Drink | Panda Express tests Dim Sum Bites and Boba Black Tea Ice Cream In-N-Out currently has restaurants in seven states, and opening in Albuquerque would boost the number...

French: ‘MAGA Mike Johnson’ and our broken Christian politics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:47 GMT

There are two moments from Mike Johnson’s early days as speaker of the House that almost perfectly encapsulate the broken way that so many Republican evangelicals approach politics. The first occurred just after the House elected Johnson. ABC’s Rachel Scott started to ask Johnson about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But before she could finish, Johnson’s Republican colleagues started to shout her down. Johnson simply shook his head. “Next question,” he said, as if the query wasn’t worth his time. It was the kind of conduct that led Florida Republican Matt Gaetz to dub the new speaker “MAGA Mike Johnson.”The second moment came in his first extended interview as speaker, when Johnson shared the basis of his political philosophy with Sean Hannity of Fox News: “Someone asked me today in the media, they said, ‘It’s curious, people are curious. What does Mike Johnson think about any issue under the sun?’ I said, ‘Well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it.’ That’s my ...