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Another gut-punch: Cardinals are 20 games below .500 for first time in decades

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Nearly one month removed from the trade deadline and with nearly one month remaining this season, the St. Louis Cardinals have hit one of their biggest skids in a disappointing campaign.The Cardinals have lost 10 of their last 12 games and bring a four-game losing streak into Tuesday. The latest loss, which spoiled one of Adam Wainwright's best opportunities for career win No. 199, puts the Cardinals 20 games under the .500 mark. It's been almost three decades since a Cardinals team fell that far back. That last happened late in the 1995 season. Why Bob Barker did not play for the St. Louis Cardinals Just how ugly has this stretch been for the Cardinals? They're only averaging around 2 runs per game and giving up around 7 per game in their last dozen contests. The Cardinals are in a tough spot when it comes to measuring performance. On one hand, the team traded away several veterans to stock the farm system and give younger players more opportunities, so some regressi...

Drivers crossing Colorado express lanes’ double white lines face $75 fines as surveillance increases

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

Colorado authorities are intensifying their crackdown on traffic express lane rule violators, deploying more roadway surveillance technology and shifting from warnings to $75 civil penalties in an effort to improve highway safety.The surveillance systems including sensors, cameras and tracking software detect violations and identify driver transgressors who cross the painted white lines separating express lanes from other lanes. Crossing those solid white lines greatly increases crash risks due to speed differences between express and other traffic.Drivers caught crossing or weaving back and forth across the white lines on Interstate 25 north of Denver and C-470 in the south metro area will face the penalties starting Oct. 1 after a one-month grace period starting Sept. 1, Colorado Department of Transportation officials said in a news announcement.Drivers who already have received mailed warnings during a grace period along the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor – where enforcement beg...

Person walking killed in Monday evening crash in Denver

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

A person crossing Evans Avenue mid-block Monday evening has died after a car hit them.The crash happened about 7:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Evans Avenue and Ogden Street, Denver police said in a post on X.UPDATE: The pedestrian in this crash has been pronounced deceased. At this time, it appear the pedestrian was crossing Evans mid-block when struck by the motorist traveling westbound. The medical examiner will release the deceased’s identification. #Denver— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) August 29, 2023The person was taken to the hospital but died soon after, police said.The driver, who was traveling west on Evans when they hit the person, stayed at the scene.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Can there be too many drive-thrus? One Colorado city is considering whether to impose a limit Crime and Public Safety | Suspect in fatal Parker hit-and-run arrested in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Medina Alert issue...

Moreno Valley Mall cracks down on teen fights

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

Over the past few years, brawls at malls and shopping centers have become a somewhat regular occurrence. But at Moreno Valley Mall, the three fights that happened on Sunday were beyond the pale, requiring the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to be called, and management is cracking down on unaccompanied teens.The youths, who were drawn by $4 movie tickets, may now face additional stipulations if they visit the shopping center at 22500 Town Circle after 5 p.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends, according to a report in the Inland Empire's Press-Enterprise.Specifically, the mall plans to require minors to wear lanyards that feature their names and the contact information that can be used to report misbehavior to their parents, according to the Press-Enterprise.The announcement came a day after the brawls, which forced Moreno Valley Mall management to "go back to the drawing board with regard to unattended youth at our property," according to a post by Chelsey Ritchie in the More...

Track Hurricane Idalia with interactive radar

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

Track Hurricane Idalia with the latest satellite and radar imagery, severe weather advisories, the hurricane's projected path, wind speeds and rainfall amounts with this interactive map.Please wait a moment for the map to load.Hit the play button to see an updated time-lapse loop of the sat-rad composite. Select and deselect layers for other interactive storm-tracking features.On Tuesday, Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm, but it was projected to come ashore as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) — a potentially big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian.At 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Idalia was about 275 miles (440 kilometers) south-southwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. It was moving north at 14 mph (22 kph).The storm's center will most likely hit a lightly populated area of the Gulf Coast known as the Big Bend before...

Dangerous Toys Come Out to Play

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

Dangerous Toys Come Out to Play: Austin rockers Dangerous Toys, as frontman Jason McMaster points out during the show, haven’t performed at the Whisky in quite a few years. This venue plays host  to a lot of bands from the ’80s hair/sleaze scene — it remains the spiritual home of that music. It’s a party club for nostalgia hounds. But there’s no doubting the fact that, when Dangerous Toys rolled into L.A. this week, they weren’t fucking around.They look great, first of all. Less big hair and bandanas, more beards and sunglasses — they’re sporting a biker rock look, akin to the likes of Little Caesar.McMaster has long had one of the most underrated voices in rock, and he’s also a superb frontman. Funny and charismatic, he likes to throw anecdotes out between songs and play with the crowd a little. There was a charming moment at the Whisky when he thought he recognized the woman who discovered Dangerous Toys and pulled her on stage...

Weekend shooting victim near downtown Antioch identified

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

ANTIOCH — Authorities early Tuesday identified a man shot to death near the city’s downtown area on Sunday.Antioch police found Rafael Davis Jr., 29, down on the ground with more than one bullet wound after responding to reports of a shooting on West 2nd Street about 1:50 am., according to a statement from the agency. The shooting happened about a quarter-mile from the Antioch train station.An ambulance took Davis to a hospital. Medics were unable to save him.The killing is the eighth one investigated by Antioch police in 2023.Police have not announced any arrests or shared any information on possible suspects. They asked anyone with information on the shooting to contact Det. Adam Duffy at 925-779-6884 or the department’s non-emergency line at 925-778-2441.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two men killed, another wounded in two Oakland shootings Monday Crime and Public Safety | For years, women said this Bay Area bartender raped ...

Welcome to Winding Creek, where each day is an adventure

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

Discover Winding Creek in Roseville, California, where stunning new homes and a connection to the outdoors come naturally. At this nearly 500-acre master-planned community, there’s always room to live life wide open — whether residents are looking to lose themselves in nature along a gentle creek that runs through the heart of the neighborhood or find themselves at home, where memorable moments and shared laughter unfold effortlessly.Step out of your inviting home at Winding Creek and into the wonders of the great outdoors. Host to expertly crafted residences from respected homebuilders D.R. Horton, Richmond American Homes, K. Hovnanian Homes and Meritage Homes, this community offers a welcome retreat and places your preferences at the forefront. From generous lofts and convenient ground-floor bedrooms at Firefly by K. Hovnanian Homes to flex spaces at Roam by Meritage Homes and hundreds of options for personalization at Windsong by Richmond American Homes — residences at Windi...

First Look Inside: Blossom & Root opens in Danville

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

Danville’s eagerly awaited, veggie-forward Blossom & Root will open it doors on Aug. 30, offering the Tri-Valley’s first upscale restaurant menu to showcase vegan fare.It’s a move six years in the making, says owner Susan Vergilio, whose daughter inspired their entire family to go vegan. The only problem with that lifestyle change? There weren’t many restaurant options at the time where their family could dine out. So Vergilio, whose background is in chemistry and teaching, set out to change that, learning not only how to create a menu of delicious, high-level dishes — the executive chef is Jen Sopinsky — but how to open and run a restaurant.Blossom & Root is located at 411 Hartz Ave. in downtown Danville. It is the first entirely vegan restaurant in the Tri-Valley area. (Courtesy Cat Fennell.) Her goal: “Let’s enjoy kick-ass food without an animal on the plate,” she said.THE VIBE: Blossom & Root’s light, b...

Here’s what the hurricane categories mean

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:50:59 GMT

By Jennifer Gray | CNN MeteorologistOnce a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane, it earns a category designation on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: 1 through 5.Knowing about each category can help predict what damage an incoming storm may inflict – and how best to prepare.The categories are defined by wind speed, with a storm of Category 3, 4, or 5 considered a major hurricane. And damage is exponential as wind speed increases, meaning a strong Category 3 storm could do up to 60 times as much damage as a weak Category 1 storm.But it’s not always as simple as ticking up from 1 to 5.Hurricanes carry many risks not adequately conveyed by the wind speed-based scale, including:• Storm surge – when winds push water onto shore – which accounted for about half of hurricane fatalities between 1963 and 2012, according to a 2014 report in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;• Rainfall-induced flooding and mudslides, which made up about a quarter of such deaths, ...