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King Soopers shooting suspect's case finally resumes after he's ruled competent

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors are finally set to lay out their case against a mentally ill man now deemed competent to stand trial in a mass shooting more than two years ago, accused of gunning down 10 people at a supermarket in a Colorado college town.A judge planned a hearing Tuesday to decide if there is enough evidence for Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who has schizophrenia, to go on trial in the March 22, 2021, shooting at a crowded King Soopers store in Boulder, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of Denver. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Authorities have not revealed if they know a motive for the shooting. But a forensic psychologist testified during a hearing in September that the 24-year-old Alissa bought firearms to carry out a mass shooting and indicated “there was some intention to commit suicide by cop."Alissa, who is charged with murder and multiple attempted murder counts, has not been asked to enter a plea yet. But neither his attorney...

Denver asking for public input on bike plan

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) --- The city of Denver is updating its bike plan and looking for public input.People can provide feedback through a new online survey open through Dec. 15. There’s also a virtual public meeting on Wednesday at 5 p.m. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox It’s all part of the city’s Denver Moves plan for bicycles, which was last updated in 2015. Taylor Phillips, with the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, said it’s something they try to update every 5-10 years."The point of this plan is to really modernize and update our bike plan, given a lot of things have changed in the past 8 or 10 years,” Phillips said. “It’s a lot better if we can get that information from the community. Where do you want to bike to? Where feels unsafe on our existing bikeways, and how can we make bicycling better and more fun, safe and convenient for all Denverites?"People can provide feedback on Denver's bicycle plan through a new online survey...

BC wide receiver Dino Tomlin at home in Pittsburgh

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

Boston College wide receiver Dino Tomlin will enjoy a homecoming of sorts when Eagles engage the Panthers of Pittsburgh on Thursday night (7) at Acrisure Stadium.Tomlin is the son of Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and he grew up in a football culture wholly defined by the Steel City. Tomlin said a sizable contingent of family and friends will be in the stands wearing maroon and gold while rooting against the home team.“It will definitely be fun to go home and play in front of my family and friends,” said Tomlin following a hard practice on Monday. “It’ also playing on TV (nationally) and it’s a big game.”BC and Pitt seldom crossed paths under the old ACC divisional structure with the Panthers in the Coastal and the Eagles in the Atlantic. When the ACC realigned into a unified conference this season, Pitt, Miami, and Syracuse were assigned BC’s permanent partners, an arrangement influenced by their former ties to the Big East.“He’s a Pittsburgh kid and I’m sure coach Toml...

‘Maxine’s Baby’ turns lens on Tyler Perry’s life

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

It’s fitting that as Tyler Perry is on view in a career-encompassing biography dedicated to his mother, this documentary is encircled by a bit of mystery.“Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story,” on Prime Video Friday, is the result of a decade-long effort by Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz to chronicle Perry’s life: From an abusive childhood with a sadistic father, his fierce love for Maxine Perry, his mother who died in 2009, and his transformation from homeless playwright into box-office behemoth and media superstar.Bekele, 37, an Ethiopian model turned filmmaker, was Perry’s partner until 2014 when she delivered his only child, a son, Aman Tyler Perry who is being raised by his single father.Bekele teamed with the Bronx-born Armani Ortiz who worked for Perry.  In a joint Zoom interview she said, “Initially, the intention wasn’t to film a documentary. It was like, I had a front row seat of watching Tyler, because he was busier than ever.” As the doc began “around the end of 20...

Editorial: Transparency just a buzzword in Bay State politics

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

Transparency is a four-letter word in Massachusetts politics.Putting a pin in the State Legislature’s efforts to stop Auditor Diana DiZoglio from opening the books, the most egregious example of late comes from the top.Gov. Maura Healey will no longer disclose her out-of-state travel in advance, it was reported late last week. This came after Healey took a trip to North Carolina in early October without it being made public at the time. Her office said the new policy is due to unspecified “security concerns.”This is quite a change from the Maura Healey of February 2022, who, as a gubernatorial candidate, backed a bill that would make the governor’s office follow the state public records law.“AG Healey has long supported updating the public records law to cover the Governor’s Office in the interest of transparency and accountability,” Healey spokesperson Jillian Fennimore said.The problem, Healey learned after becoming governor, was that tran...

Knight: Affordable access to insulin vital to U.S. health

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

As a registered nurse working at the bedside, a crucial issue I have experienced are clients with diabetes not adhering to their insulin regimen due to increased cost. There has been an enormous uptick of clients who are admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis, a state in which the body produces an overload of ketones in the blood due to lack of appropriate insulin utilization. This is a serious complication from uncontrolled diabetes, and is inherently life-threatening.The prevalence of diabetes is astonishing. In 2019, approximately 11% of the American population was diagnosed with this disease. These numbers are projected to increase at a monumental rate, making diabetes one of the most universal diseases within our population.A large amount of people have inadequate health insurance, and with the cost of insulin rising, affordability of this medication is  problematic. Insulin is a fundamental medication, and its actions decrease the body’s blood sugar levels in orde...

Dear Abby: Kids baffled as mom walks out on dad

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

Dear Abby: One night about six months ago, my mom walked out on my dad. A week later, she admitted she had been having an affair for a whole year. My parents’ divorce was final three months after she left.Mom has now announced to me and my siblings that she’s engaged and plans to marry her fiance just six months after the divorce. We think it’s a terrible idea. We really dislike her fiance and think he’s a bad guy based on our interactions with him. Mom claims to be happy, but we don’t believe her. Should we just let her live her life? How do we accept this new reality? — Thrown in WashingtonDear Thrown: If you and your siblings plan to maintain a relationship with your mother, handle this like the hot potato it is. Recognize that things were not as rosy as you assumed in your parents’ marriage, take things one step at a time, and make an extra effort to look out for your father. Then cross your fingers and hope that as painful as this disru...

Deadline looming for Scripps Health patients with Medicare

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Scripps Health is dropping out of the Medicare Advantage program at the end of the year.It’s a move affecting 32,000 people in San Diego County who have Scripps Clinic and Scripps Coastal primary care doctors under several health plans.Patients recently received shocking notices and now have less than a month to decide what to do with their coverage.“We have till December 7th to make a decision. After December 7th, it's locked in for January 1st," said John Mendoza, an independent health insurance broker in El Cajon. "There's some PPO plans that will offer that availability to keep their doctors, if they're willing to pay out-of-network costs.”Mendoza says those typically range from $150 to $400 a month, depending on age.It’s a bitter pill to swallow for those who haven’t had to pay anything. Two popular ice-skating rinks opening this week for the holiday season “I have a list of people that have these networks and now they're pulling their hair out -- some of these p...

City of San Diego passes plan to reduce fees, entice homeowners to pay for sidewalk repairs

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego City Council voted 5 to 3 Monday afternoon to begin a sidewalk program to reduce the cost of city permits in hopes of enticing homeowners to complete repairs on damaged sidewalks.According to the city, there's more than 85,000 sidewalks in need of repair, which is estimated to cost $238 million, but city officials said some of that responsibility is on the homeowner, not the city. “I understand that addressing sidewalks has remained a complicated puzzle," Councilmember Kent Lee said during Monday's meeting. "Today is a positive first step."The city said it has already spent millions of dollars in injury payouts and now hope cutting permit fees for homeowners will help cut down on the backlog of sidewalk repairs and cut down on lawsuits. The city said it's paid an average of $46,000 per claim in the last 10 fiscal years. Prefer small towns? This is the least populated city in San Diego County According to the city, a state law states homeowners are responsib...

Fire that indefinitely closed vital Los Angeles freeway was likely arson, governor says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities said.Gov. Gavin Newsom said investigators were trying to determine if one person or more were involved. He gave no other details. “I have to stress that we have determined what started the fire,” Newsom told reporters Monday.The fire erupted Saturday in two storage lots under Interstate 10 where construction materials combusted quickly and the fire grew. It left many columns charred and chipped and the deck guardrails twisted. Crews shored up the most damaged section for the safety of workers clearing the debris. It’s still unclear what structural damage, if any, the blaze caused to the freeway. Beyond a massive traffic headache, the closure is expected to be felt well beyond the metropolis, including possibly slowing the transport of goods from th...