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Homewood Chevy gives away car for 9th year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

HOMEWOOD, Ill. — A mom is heading to her Christmas celebrations in style thanks to Homewood Chevy with a big heart.For the ninth year, the dealership held its Chevy Cares car giveaway contest. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines People submitted a short entry on how a new car would change their lives.

'Cold moon' will light up sky Tuesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

(KSWB) -- The last full moon of the year will illuminate the sky Tuesday night. The full "cold moon" peaks Dec. 26 at 7:33 p.m. Eastern Time. Its name was coined by the Mohawk people, according to CNN, and is a reference to the cold winter temperatures that coincide with the last full moon of the year.Because of the long winter nights and the path the "cold moon" travels on, you'll have more opportunity to see it than any other full moon of the year. The December full moon is at its highest path in the sky and is above the horizon longer than any other moon this year. Because of that, it is also called the "long night moon."With the full moon comes high tides. A warning is in place along West Coast beaches as high tides are expected to reach heights of over 6 feet in places like San Diego, creating hazardous swimming conditions.The first full moon of 2024, the full wolf moon, will rise on Jan. 25. There are several celestial events to look forward to in 2024: the April 8 total ...

St. Peter's to halt new mental health patients, for now

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

RENSSEALEAR COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — St. Peter’s Health Partners temporarily stopped accepting new mental health patients. The medical provider decided to stop taking new clients on Christmas Day. New homeless shelter coming to Montgomery County They have nearly 700 active mental health cases with 200 more on a waitlist. Those on the waitlist will not be affected by the temporary hold, St. Peter's said.The medical group cited staffing as the main issue, one of the challenges of doing business post-COVID. Those who work in the mental health field say that problems with staffing levels are more common than you might think.“We kind of are always in that crisis mode,” said Dan Egan, the board chair of the Capital Region’s American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "COVID really did open a lot of folks' eyes to the importance of mental health and that need to get help. And now, we're at the point where we're struggling to make sure the help is there and received by those folks who...

Remains found in Virginia woods identified as 5-year-old missing since 2003

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) —The Carroll County Sheriff's Office announced that the remains of missing 5-year-old Logan Bowman were identified. The child was murdered in Virginia's Grayson County in January 2003. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! As the search for him continued, authorities charged his mom, Cynthia Davis, and her then-boyfriend, Dennis Shermerhorn, in connection to his disappearance. Alvin “Wayne” Bowman said that he last saw his son, Logan, while dropping him off with Davis on Christmas Day 2002. The boy was reported missing a month later.In September 2022, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office responded to Iron Ridge Road in Galax, Virginia, for reports of human remains found in a trash can in a wooded area. As the investigation continued, officials determined that the remains had been in the woods for a long time. Spirit Airlines sends unaccompanied boy, 6, on wrong flight Othran Inc., a Texas-based company specializing...

Live updates | Israel expands offensive in central Gaza as Netanyahu aide meets with US officials

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

The Israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip to the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory.With international pressure for a cease-fire building, top U.S. officials were meeting with Israel’s minister for strategic affairs Tuesday at the White House in Washington.Residents reported shelling and airstrikes shaking the Nuseirat, Maghazi and Bureij camps. The built-up towns hold Palestinians whose families fled or were driven from their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s independence.The camps are now crowded with Palestinians who fled northern Gaza in the early stages of Israel’s ground offensive.“We have expanded the fighting to an area known as the central camps,” Israel’s military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, told a news conference.More than 20,900 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Health Mi...

Sean Payton says Broncos are “average to below average in a lot of things” on offense

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

The 6:04 mark in the third quarter served as a good representation of the offensive struggles Denver had for the majority of its 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday evening.On first down, quarterback Russell Wilson’s screen pass to running back Javonte Williams resulted in a 3-yard loss. On the following play, Wilson was pressured before he threw an incomplete pass to wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. With the Broncos facing a third-and-12, Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore pushed away Denver right guard Quinn Meinerz before recording his third sack of the game.The Broncos are in the final two weeks of the season and still searching for consistency on offense. In the last two games, Denver has scored only seven points in the first half. Against the Patriots, the Broncos had one of their worst third-quarter performances, as they were held to -13 total yards on offense and went 0-for-4 on third down.“Right now, we’re average to below average in a lot of things offe...

Houston claims safety Kareem Jackson, source says, ending Broncos tenure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

Kareem Jackson is headed back to where his football career started.The former Broncos safety was claimed by the Houston Texans on Tuesday after Denver waived him Monday, a source confirmed to The Post.Jackson hasn’t played since Nov. 19 against Minnesota, when he incurred a four-game suspension for the latest in a series of high hits and unnecessary roughness penalties. He was eligible to return Sunday against New England, but Denver used a one-game roster exemption to buy more time and then released him Monday rather than making a roster move to create a spot for him.Jackson had played the past four seasons for the Broncos but spent the first nine years of his career in Houston. There, he’ll be reunited with head coach DeMeco Ryans, with whom he played two years at the beginning of his career.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs still in AFC West driver’s seat despite so many blunders, butterfingers Denver Broncos | Kiszla vs. G...

400 homeowners sue JeffCo over airport’s effect on home prices

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

Four hundred and six homeowners in Superior are suing Jefferson County, accusing its airport of violating their airspace, dumping lead on them and devaluing their 230 houses.Their lawsuit, filed Dec. 21 in Boulder, marks an escalation in a years-old dispute between Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and residents of the Rock Creek neighborhood, which is located just northwest of the airport in Boulder County.The airport has surged in popularity in recent years, with 300,000 takeoffs and landings in 2022, or one every two minutes, and likely even more in 2023. That means thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in business revenue, according to Jefferson County.It also means noise, pollution and lower home values for its neighbors to the northwest.“Properties offered for sale have been sitting on the market for longer than other similar properties; some potential buyers have not moved forward after visiting properties; and some properties have been sold below market val...

Football: Transfer Chidozie Nwankwo eager help CU Buffs take next step in 2024

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

Throughout the fall, Chidozie Nwankwo was focused and busy with his season at the University of Houston.Like many around the country, however, he couldn’t help but notice what was going on in Boulder as Deion Sanders went through his first season as the head coach at Colorado.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Football recruiting: Former Florida State linebacker DJ Lundy commits to CU Buffs College Sports | Colorado AD Rick George believes unlimited transfers could take focus off education College Sports | Festivus 2023: The airing of grievances, sports edition College Sports | Football recruiting: CU Buffs land top-rated lineman Jordan Seaton College Sports | Former FIU tackle Phillip Houston commits to CU Buffs “I was trying to keep up with it as much as I could,” Nwankwo said. “I’m always a fan of Colorado. My former teammate, (running back) Alton McCaskill, he’s at Colorado, so I keep up with them.“I f...

6 arrested in South L.A. prostitution sting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:20:19 GMT

Six people have been arrested as part of a prostitution sting conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department. The operation was conducted along the Figueroa Corridor in South L.A. on Dec. 22, just before 8 a.m.As part of the operation, undercover officers posed as sex workers and targeted sex purchasers and human traffickers. During the operation, six people were arrested and cited for solicitation of prostitution. Those arrested have been identified as Raul Ocampo Maya, 63; Daniel Alejandro Arceo, 29; Pedro Sanchez-Gonzalez, 54; Bryan Garcia Orellano, 30; and Anthony O. Williams, 57.This operation is an ongoing effort to prevent the trafficking of women and minors along the busy corridor, LAPD officials said. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact the Southeast Area Vice Detail at 213-972-1017. Anonymous tips can be submitted through LACrimestoppers.org.