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Denver students displaced by Manual High School’s closure in 2006 get their long-awaited diplomas — and an apology

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

Shanita Lewis always hoped to receive a diploma from Denver’s Manual High School and, on Monday evening, it finally happened — more than a decade after the school temporarily closed and displaced hundreds of students. Lewis was one of 11 former Manual High students to receive honorary diplomas from Denver Public Schools during a meeting of the Board of Education. “It mattered that our school closed,” said Lewis, who was a freshman when Manual closed in 2006. She graduated from George Washington High School in 2009. “All these years later, it still has shaped and affected the lives of so many young adults.” The effort to have DPS award Manual High diplomas to any student affected by the closure has been underway at the district for at least a year. On Monday, DPS turned part of the evening’s school board meeting into a mini-graduation ceremony to honor former Manual students. Former Manual students, dressed in graduation caps, “walked” across a room at D...

Mom, 2 young daughters killed in tragic Mother's Day crash on 10 Freeway in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

A 31-year-old mother and two of her daughters were killed in a tragic crash on Interstate 10 in Riverside County Sunday. Six other members of the family were injured in the wreck. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in Whitewater, a town located about 15 minutes northwest of Palm Springs. Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene on the eastbound 10 Freeway just west Haugen-Lehmann Way, but not before other motorists and Good Samaritans attempted to help the victims.  “When I got into that one lane, I looked ahead of me there was this kid in the fourth lane flailing around on the ground, and people were just driving around him,” Dr. Timothy Jochen told KTLA. The dermatologist pulled up to the aftermath of the deadly crash and says it’s a scene he will never forget.  “So, I stopped, parked in the median, got out of my car and ran up to the kid,” Jochen said. “I may not be the best person there. I’m not an ER physician, but I’m going to be a heck of ...

1 arrested after Kim Kardashian-lookalike dies in Burlingame

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A unlicensed plastic surgeon will be criminally charged in San Mateo County after a Kim Kardashian-lookalike model died, prosecutors said. Christina Ashten Gourkani, 34, relied on plastic surgery to sculpt her body into an exaggerated version of Kardashian's famous curves. The model posed for her OnlyFans page emulating the reality television star, and she attracted more than half a million followers on Instagram.On April 19, Gourkani went to a Burlingame hotel room where she received several silicon injections for a buttocks enhancement, the Palo Alto Daily Post reported. She died the following day from cardiac arrest, according to her family. "At approximately 4:31am on 4/20/2023 our family received a tragic phone call from a family member who was frantically screaming and crying (hysterically) on the other end of the line....Ashten is dying...Ashten is dying."Her modeling website states, "Ashten passed away after complications from a cosmetic surgery procedure. Ashten's...

Woman dies after domestic dispute in South San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

(KRON) -- A man is behind bars after allegedly killing a woman in a domestic dispute early Monday morning, according to the South San Francisco Police Department. Bay Area DAs settle action against CVS for expired drugs and baby formula Just after 3 a.m., officers were called to a residence on the 3000 block of Brunswick Court on a report of an unresponsive woman. The victim, whose name is not being shared, was identified only as a 28-year-old woman from South San Francisco. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }She was found dead at the residence, and police are calling it an isolated domestic violence incident. The suspected killer, Eduar Pajoy-Delgado, 35, of South San Francisco was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail on a murde...

2 lanes closed on Richmond-San Rafael bridge due to car fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

(KRON) -- Two lanes were closed on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge on Monday due to a car fire, California Highway Patrol said on Twitter. All lanes are now clear.The #2 and #3 lanes were blocked going eastbound due to the blaze. The car was near the middle of the bridge.CHP reported the incident at 6:15 p.m., showing a picture of the torched vehicle. There are no injuries.

Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston score as Stars beat Kraken 2-1 in Game 7 to advance to West final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and 19-year-old Wyatt Johnston scored goals and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 on Monday night. Dallas moves on to play first-year Stars coach Pete DeBoer’s former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Game 1 of the West final is Friday night in Las Vegas. DeBoer improved to 7-0 in Game 7s, this being the fourth different team he led to a win in the finale of a best-of-seven series that went the distance. Darryl Sutter and Scott Bowman are the only other coaches to do that. It was the fourth time in five seasons the Stars got a Game 7 — the others were all away from home. They hadn’t won a Game 7 at home since 2000, when they made the Stanley Cup Final. In the only other Game 7 they hosted at American Airlines Center, the Stars lost 6-1 to St. Louis in a second-round series in 2016. Johnston made it 2-0 with 7:12 left, when he gather a puck that ricocheted off the back boards ...

Arenado HRs in 4th straight game, Cards rout Brewers 18-1 for 4-game win streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered in his fourth straight game and Nolan Gorman had a career-high five RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 18-1 Monday night for their season-best fourth straight win.Andrew Knizner hit his first career grand slam in a 10-run eighth after entering as a pinch runner earlier in the inning, which began with Tommy Edman homering. The Cardinals tied their season high with 16 hits.Jack Flaherty (3-4) allowed three hits in seven innings and struck out 10 in his 10th career double-digit strikeout game. The 27-year-old right-hander had not pitched seven innings since May 7, 2021.Willson Contreras returned behind the plate for his first appearance at catcher since May 5. Signed by the Cardinals a free agent to an $87.5 million, five-year contract, he was used as a designated hitter for 10 days because of defensive concerns.Following an eight-game losing streak that dropped the Cardinals to 10-24, St. Louis has won seven of eight....

Golden Knights joins Rangers, Blues for historic NHL playoff starts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have been making history since they broke into the league, and they made some more Sunday night.In defeating Edmonton 5-2 to win their playoff series in six games, the Golden Knights became the third team in NHL playoffs history to make the conference final four times in their first six seasons.The New York Rangers advanced at least that far their first seven seasons (1926-27 to 1932-33) and won the Stanley Cup twice. The St. Louis Blues made it four of their first five seasons (1967-68 to 1971-72).“I think Vegas is the most impressive of those,” Ontario-based hockey historian Eric Zweig said. “The fact that they’ve had to do it in a salary-cap era with a 32-team NHL and they’ve still done it. They’ve even had a couple setbacks. They haven’t just been onward and up. I still don’t know how they did it the first year. That’s miraculous to me that they actually kept up that 100-point pace all year long and made the Stanley Cup Final.”The ...

Striking Hollywood writers vow not to picket Tony Awards, opening the door to some kind of show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Striking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next month’s Tony Award telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door for some sort of Broadway razzle-dazzle on TV. The union last week denied a request by Tony organizers to have a waiver for their June 11 glitzy live telecast. It reiterated that in a statement late Monday, saying the guild “will not negotiate an interim agreement or a waiver for the Tony Awards.”But the guild gave some hope that some sort of Tony show might go on, saying organizers “are altering this year’s show to conform with specific requests from the WGA, and therefore the WGA will not be picketing the show.” What is being altered was not clear, but it may be to allow a non-scripted version of the Tonys to go on. The strike, which has already darkened late-night TV shows like “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert “and “Saturday...

Cubs’ Cody Bellinger crashes into wall vs. Astros, leaves game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:57 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger left Monday night’s game against the Houston Astros with an apparent injury after making an acrobatic catch in the seventh inning. Bellinger robbed Kyle Tucker of extra bases when he leaped and crashed into the padded wall just in front of the Houston bullpen in right-center for the third out in the seventh. The 2019 National League MVP appeared to turn his left ankle when he landed after making the grab and crumpled to the ground.Right fielder Seiya Suzuki immediately motioned for help and a trainer came to check on Bellinger. After a couple of minutes, he slowly got to his feet and walked gingerly off the field. Bellinger was replaced by Miles Mastrobuoni. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource