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Southern Illinois man sentenced for stabbing wife in 'jealous rage'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. - A judge recently sentenced one southern Illinois man for stabbing his wife in a "jealous rage," according to the Franklin County State's Attorney's Office. Eric Wakefield, 47, of Christopher, Illinois, was sentenced to 29 years in prison on several felony charges. Investigators say Wakefield stabbed his multiple times with a knife on Sept. 26, 2019. The two had been married for 15 years. Franklin County prosecutors says his wife was stabbed over a "jealous rage," though did not disclose any further information on the motive. Woman claims weight-shaming at a St. Charles water park During the stabbing, investigators say a witness tried to stop the attack and called 911. Wakefield's wife was treated at a hospital for nine days and suffered severe injuries to her body and neck. A jury convicted Wakefield in March 2023 on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Keeler: Nuggets haters, get real! Denver sent LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant packing. There was nothing “easy” about Nikola Jokic’s road to NBA Finals.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

The Nuggets chased LeBron James and Anthony Davis to their fishing yachts in just four games. They sent Kevin Durant and Devin Booker packing in six. They rushed Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards to the golf course in five.But, no, no, no. Please. Go on. Don’t mind us. Enlighten we basketball neophytes as to how Denver is three wins away from its first-ever NBA championship because it munched on a diet of cupcakes in the playoffs. How this franchise somehow lucked upon the “easiest path to the Finals ever.”What’s that, you say? Math?Oh, yeah. We know. The Nuggets this postseason drew an 8 seed (Minnesota), followed by a 4 seed (Phoenix), then a 7 seed (Los Angeles), then another 8 (Miami). Add up the digits and it comes out to 27, making it the highest four-team opponent seed combination for an NBA Finals team in modern league history.Also: LeBron. AD. Durant. Booker. KAT. Edwards. Fishing.OK, Twitter trolls, that’s it. Get off my lawn. Out. Now.Are we seriously goi...

Police oversight panel selection committee member files lawsuit against Boulder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

A member of Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel Selection Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city and City Council over their handling of a complaint that led to Lisa Sweeney-Miran’s recent dismissal from the panel.The plaintiff, Jude Landsman, was the NAACP Boulder County representative on the 2022-2023 POP Selection Committee, which recommended Sweeney-Miran’s appointment to the panel. An official court filing dated Wednesday alleged that Boulder and its City Council committed an “abuse of discretion” by overriding the committee’s finding that Sweeney-Miran was fit to serve on the panel.A news release from the office of Landsman’s attorney, Darren O’Connor, stated that the city had “used an inapplicable code section to overturn the determinations of the Selection Committee, did not afford members of the Selection Committee their due process rights at any point during the investigation, and publicly and falsely claimed that Ms. Landsman and the other members of the Select...

All three Boulder County Fairgrounds osprey chicks are hatched and healthy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

All three Boulder County Fairgrounds osprey eggs have hatched as of Sunday, and County Parks and Open Space officials say they are looking healthy.After the hatch of the first egg last Thursday, the second egg quickly followed on Friday. The third egg hatched Sunday afternoon.“It is a blessing, and we’re all just soaking it in and so happy,” said Jasmine Finks, a moderator for the osprey camera website.Finks said that all the chicks are displaying healthy traits and are being fed “what they need.”Related ArticlesNews | “The Lost Wife,” two “Past and Present” books and others of regional interest for May News | Yearling moose spotted in Boulder relocated to Larimer County News | Boat ramp at Cherry Creek Reservoir to reopen in time for Memorial Day weekend News | Pair of critically endangered Amur leopard cubs born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo News | Colorado nature photographer John Fielde...

Blinken says no cease-fire until Ukraine has upper hand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

By Susie Blann and Matthew Lee | Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States won’t support peace talks in the war in Ukraine until Kyiv holds the upper hand, possibly after a Ukrainian counteroffensive that appears to be taking shape.Blinken said heeding calls from Russia and others, including China, for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the war now would result in a “Potemkin peace” that wouldn’t secure Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity or enhance European security.“Potemkin Village” was a tactic Russia’s 18th century government minister Grigory Potemkin used to build brightly painted village fronts to create an illusion of prosperity for Russia’s empress.In a speech in Finland, which recently joined NATO and shares a long border with Russia, Blinken repeated the U.S. view that “a cease-fire that simply freezes current lines in place” and allows...

Pedestrian killed on Concord highway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

CONCORD — A woman walking on state Highway 242 died after she was struck by a car Thursday night, the California Highway Patrol said.Her name was not immediately released, pending confirmation of her identity and notification of relatives.The CHP said the collision happened about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes of Highway 242 south of Clayton Road.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Suspected drunk driver being pursued by East Bay police dies in crash Crashes and Disasters | Man burned wife’s car after hit-and-run that killed 12-year-old girl Crashes and Disasters | Northern California solo car crash kills 2 children and adult, injures 7 other children and another adult Crashes and Disasters | ‘Hostile architecture’: Fatal Fremont crash raises new questions about boulder ‘minefield’ Crashes and Disasters | Woman dies of injuries suffered in May 12 Fremont crash ...

Could a Republican, maybe even former MLB star Steve Garvey, win California’s Senate seat in 2024?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

With all the votes counted in California’s U.S. Senate race, the results were clear: The Republican candidate won by a nearly 9% margin.That was 1988, and Sen. Pete Wilson had won re-election to what would be his final term before becoming California’s governor.And that was the last time a Republican was elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate.But with former Dodgers star Steve Garvey meeting with GOP officials and weighing a 2024 bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s open seat, the question remains: What would a Republican need to do to have a shot at one of California’s two Senate seats?Democrats held sizeable advantages over Republicans in more recent U.S. Senate contests in California — if a GOP candidate even made it to the general election since California’s top two vote-getters advance in the primary, no matter the party.Pete Wilson, former governor of California and member of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, speaks during...

Maybe Elizabeth Holmes could join Jen Shah’s popular abs class in Texas prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

The last the world saw of Elizabeth Holmes, the once high-flying Theranos CEO was smiling and “laughing with guards” as she walked into the federal minimum-security prison in Bryan, Texas, Tuesday to begin her 11-year sentence for defrauding investors of her failed blood-testing startup.If Holmes’ smiling face dropped into uncertainty and anguish once she traded in her casually stylish sweater and frayed jeans for a prison uniform, she could look to another celebrity prisoner for ideas on how to cope with the harsh reality of her new circumstances.May 30, 2023: Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, left, is escorted into a Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, where she will spend the next 11 years serving her sentence for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) Jen Shah, the former star of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” who preceded Holmes into the Bryan prison camp, has done all she can to stay busy, her friends h...

US Army rebranding: Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

By Hannah Schoenbaum | Associated Press/Report for AmericaFORT LIBERTY, N.C. — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.The change was part of a broad Department of Defense initiative, motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests, to rename military installations that had been named after confederate soldiers.The Black Lives Matter demonstrations that erupted nationwide after Floyd’s killing by a white police officer, coupled with ongoing efforts to remove Confederate monuments, turned the spotlight on the Army installations. A naming commission created by Congress visited the bases and met with members of the surrounding communities for input.“We were given a mission, we accomplished that mission and we made ourselves better,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of the ...

Single family residence sells in Oakland for $1.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:57 GMT

5062 Dublin Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,707-square-foot house built in 1947 has changed hands. The property located in the 5000 block of Dublin Avenue in Oakland was sold on April 14, 2023. The $1,510,000 purchase price works out to $885 per square foot. The property features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage. The unit sits on a 5,015-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:A 2,841-square-foot home on the first block of Woodside Glen Court in Oakland sold in March 2023, for $1,820,000, a price per square foot of $641. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Braemar Road, Oakland, in October 2022, a 2,498-square-foot home was sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $801. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 1,780-square-foot home on Castle Park Way in Oakland sold for $1,185,000, a price per square foot of $666. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.