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Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

ROLLING HILLS, Wyo. (AP) — Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will allow wind energy companies to kill thousands of eagles without legal consequence.The falloff in enforcement of eagle protection laws — which accelerated in the Trump administration and has continued under President Joe Biden — was revealed in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data obtained by The Associated Press.It comes amid growing concern that a proliferation of wind turbines to feed a growing demand for renewable energy is jeopardizing golden eagle populations already believed to be declining in some areas. Dozens of permits approved or pending would allow roughly 6,000 eagles to be killed in coming decades, government documents show. Most permits are for wind farms, and more than half the killed birds would be golden eagles.The AP’s findings — that significant nu...

Biden to honor 9 with Medal of Valor, including 2 NYPD officers killed after 911 call

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman are among those who will be honored Wednesday by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public safety officer. The three NYPD officers, a Houston police officer, Colorado police official, Ohio sheriff’s deputy and three FDNY firefighters are the nine who will be receiving medals in a White House ceremony before Biden departs for Japan and the Group of Seven summit.NYPD officer Wilbert Mora and his police partner Jason Rivera were shot Jan. 21, 2022, while responding to a call about a family dispute in a Harlem apartment. Officer Sumit Sulan shot and killed the gunman, ending the deadly encounter moments after it began. Rivera died that night, Mora was pronounced dead four days later. The fallen cops were no strangers to tensions between the NYPD and some of the communities they polic...

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of NBA Western Conference Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

The Denver Nuggets held off a late rally by the Los Angeles Lakers to win Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals 132-126 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday night, May 16, 2023.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Nuggets vs. Lakers: Nikola Jokic has another triple-double as Denver survives Game 1 Denver Nuggets | Keeler: The best way for Anthony Davis, Lakers to slow down Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic? Kidnapping might actually be it. Denver Nuggets | Kiszla: Nikola Jokic and LeBron James couldn’t more different as basketball players. But their secret sauce is the same. Denver Nuggets | 20 and up: LeBron James defies time, propels Lakers to conference finals vs. Nuggets Denver Nuggets | Kiszla: Nuggets can’t lose to Lakers, unless they let the refs or ghosts beat them

Kiszla: Nuggets stare down ghosts of playoff failure to beat Lakers in Game 1 of Western Conference Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

In a basketball city haunted by ghosts of nearly 50 years of playoff failure, the Nuggets refused to be spooked when LeBron James and the Lakers dared them to fold.After blowing nearly all of a 21-point lead, Denver held off Los Angeles for a 132-126 victory Tuesday night in the series-opener of the Western Conference finals at Ball Arena.“Poise, not panic,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said when asked how his team survived a furious second-half comeback by the Lakers.Well, poise and a whole lot of Nikola Jokic.On a spring night when this Joker was better than the King, the best player ever to wear a Nuggets uniform recorded the 12th triple double of his playoff career for the benefit of the triple dunderheads: Kendrick Perkins, Stephen A. Smith and Mark Jackson of ESPN.You know, the haters that not only lobbied for Philadelphia center Joel Embiid for MVP but allowed ESPN to disparage Jokic in the process.This game turned from a belly laugh to sweaty palms for Nuggets Na...

Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 132-126 in West opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, powering the Denver Nuggets to a 132-126 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the opener of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.Behind Jokic's sizzling start and strong finish, and Jamal Murray's 31 points, Denver beat the Lakers in the opener of the West finals for the first time ever.After a slow start, Anthony Davis had 40 points and 10 rebounds, and LeBron James finished with 26 points, 12 boards and nine assists. Austin Reaves chipped in 23 points and fueled L.A.'s desperate fourth-quarter run that nearly erased Denver's 14-point cushion after three.The Nuggets led by as many as 21 but the Lakers pulled within three points twice in the fourth quarter, once on Reaves’ 3-pointer at 124-121 and again on James’ pair of free throws that made it 129-126 with 1:12 remaining.“Yeah, it took us a half to get into the game,” James said, “and that was pretty mu...

Procession held for Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy killed in on-duty crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

A procession through the streets of Moreno Valley and Perris in honor of Riverside County Deputy Brett Harris who died as a result of injuries suffered during an on-duty traffic accident was held Tuesday afternoon.  The 26-year-old and another deputy were responding to a call for backup on May 12, at around 2:15 a.m., when the crash occurred at the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and State Street in San Jacinto.  Harris, who was assigned to the Hemet Sheriff’s Station, suffered major injuries, including a “catastrophic brain injury,” according to the Sheriff’s Office. Riverside County Sheriff's Office deputy Brett Harris died after he was involved in a crash on Friday, May 12, 2023 (Riverside County Sheriff's Office)The driver of the second vehicle, a 56-year-old Hemet woman, suffered moderate injuries and the second deputy suffered a knee injury while trying to remove Harris from the wreckage. It remains unclear what led up to the crash or which driver may have been...

Child killed in Riverside head-on collision; 4 others injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

An eight-year-old boy was killed and four other people were hospitalized after a head-on crash in Riverside early Tuesday.The collision occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Arlington and Stover avenues and involved a gray Nissan sedan and a white Honda sedan.Home security video obtained by KTLA shows the driver of the Honda apparently losing control and veering into the path of the Nissan. The violent impact scattered car parts and debris across the roadway and into yards.Video from the scene showed Riverside City Fire crews extricating the occupants of the Nissan, at least two of whom appeared to be unconscious. May 16, 2023. (OC Hawk)Four people in the Nissan, a female adult and three juveniles were rushed to a hospital with injuries ranging from critical to serious, a spokesperson for Riverside Police said. An eight-year-old boy later succumbed to his injuries.The man driving the Honda was hospitalized in serious condition.“I was at work watching everything from the cameras. I was shocke...

Police catch DUI driver with three-wheeled sedan in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

A DUI driver with a three-wheeled vehicle was caught cruising down a Murrieta neighborhood on Monday.An officer was patrolling the Murrieta Hot Springs neighborhood when he noticed a “very unique Toyota Camry driving near him,” police said.The suspect’s large sedan was seen coasting on three wheels only. A picture from the scene shows the vehicle with severe front-end damage. The front passenger-side tire was missing, along with the entire front bumper, exposing the vehicle’s inner parts.As officers attempted to pull the suspect over, he continued traveling for some time before stopping in a parking lot, police said.Upon investigating, police discovered the driver was involved in two hit-and-run crashes —One recent victim identified the suspect vehicle as the perpetrator while the second crash happened at a nearby golf course, authorities said.Police arrested a DUI driver cruising in a Murrieta neighborhood with a three-wheeled vehicle on May 15, 2023. (Murrieta Police)The suspect w...

Here’s How to Get Presale Code Tickets for Lil Durk Sorry for the Drought Tour

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

AHHH HA! We can tell you how to get presale code tickets for Lil Durk, who just announced a banger of a tour. Dubbed the “Sorry for the Drought” Tour, Lil Durk will be hitting dates across the country with special guests Kodak Black, NLE Choppa and DD Osama. The tour launches July 28 in Tampa, FL and wraps September 7 in Phoenix, AZ, with dates here in Southern California on September 2 in San Diego and September 6 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood — see below for all dates. Here’s how to get the passwords and presale code tickets for the Lil Durk Sorry for the Drought Tour:What are the presale codes for Lil Durk Sorry for the Drought Tour?Presale tickets for the Lil Durk Sorry for the Drought Tour go on sale tomorrow, May 17 at 10 a.m. local time, and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Ticketmaster / Live Nation website presale code or password: ICONICLive Nation mobile app presale code o...

SF Giants clinch series win vs. Phillies after bullpen steps up to back Cobb’s tough outing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — If two players on the Giants have had more disparate starts to the season, it might be Alex Cobb and Taylor Rogers. Cobb took the National League’s best ERA into his start against the Phillies Tuesday night, while few relievers in the majors have had a tougher go of it than Rogers since inking a three-year, $33 million contract this winter.But the script flipped in a 4-3 win, with Rogers and the Giants’ maligned bullpen bailing out Cobb, who tied a career-high in walks and turned in his shortest outing since last May. Reaching base three times, LaMonte Wade Jr. played a part in both the Giants’ scoring rallies, and San Francisco clinched a series win over Philadelphia.Cobb’s early success and Rogers’ struggles might as well represent a microcosm of the Giants’ pitching through the first quarter of the season. Their starters have been among the upper third of the league; their relievers in the bottom third. But after getting only 3⅓...