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Domestic animal tests positive for plague, Larimer County officials announce

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

A domestic animal in Larimer County’s Red Feather Lakes area has tested positive for the bubonic plague, health officials announced Thursday.The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment was notified of the test results on Wednesday, Nov. 1, the department said in a Thursday news release.While the news release didn’t specify what animal tested positive, domestic animals include everything from household pets to livestock.According to the health department’s news release, infectious disease experts recommended people exposed to the infected animal for antibiotic treatment to prevent the plague from developing.A NextDoor social media notification and plague health alert signs will be posted in the general area to raise the level of awareness and ask people to take precautions to prevent plague, the news release stated.Both humans and animals can become infected with the bacterial infection without proper precautions.The disease is transmitted to humans thro...

Opinion: How many times must the courts instruct Colorado to respect Christians First Amendment rights?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

“Indeed, exclusion of a preschool is inherently anti-universal, and denying participation based on one’s protected beliefs or speech is not equitable,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Domenico when he enjoined the state government from withholding Universal Preschool program funding from or otherwise penalizing Darren Patterson Christian Academy.The Buena Vista school was approved to participate in the state’s new preschool program which provides eligible Colorado preschoolers at least 15 hours of instruction a week at public and private schools. School leaders were concerned that their policies might conflict with the state’s discrimination law and asked the Department for Early Childhood Education for an exemption.Darren Patterson Christian Academy enrolls students of any religious background but only hires Christians who are committed to the school’s mission. The school’s policies on pronouns, dress code, and bathroom use reflect the religious belief that god determines se...

Crash-and-grab freeway robbers were after jewelry: CHP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

The group of thieves who robbed a driver after deliberately causing a crash on a Los Angeles freeway were after a haul of jewelry, authorities tell KTLA.The shocking robbery, which was captured on video on Oct. 24, unfolded on the eastbound 10 Freeway near Arlington Avenue.According to the California Highway Patrol, a black Dodge Caravan deliberately crashed into a black Alfa Romeo sedan, forcing it into the embankment along the shoulder of the road.  Video: Car plows into group of people in front of L.A. area restaurant With the Alfa Romeo disabled, video recorded by two drivers shows four men wearing dark clothes and masks jumping out of the Caravan and swarming the sedan, grabbing items while the victim was on his knees with his arms raised.Video shared on Citizen shows a group of thieves rob the driver of an Alfa Romeo after a collision on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles. Oct. 24, 2023. (Citizen)Video shared on Citizen shows a group of thieves rob the driver of an Alfa Romeo aft...

SAG-AFTRA reviewing 'last, best and final' offer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

Hollywood studios have presented what is being said as their "last, best, and final offer" to end the months-long SAG-AFTRA strike.The union is reviewing it to see if it's acceptable to bring to their members. On Sunday, SAG-AFTRA updated its members about the ongoing negotiations in a post shared to X, formerly Twitter."The TV/ Theatrical Negotiating Committee analyzed and thoroughly discussed the AMPTP’s counter proposal all day and well into the night and will continue our deliberations on Monday," the update read. "We will keep you updated."Variety reported that on Saturday, the offer was presented during a Zoom meeting between CEOs of major studios and SAG-AFTRA officials. The meeting reportedly lasted about an hour and the union asked for more time to review the offer. West Hollywood thief allegedly stole actress Lily Collins’ wedding ring In the meantime, union members are calling on A-listers to reach out to the CEOs.Chelsea Schwartz posted this message to X and it’s been ...

Trump testifies in New York fraud trial with business empire at stake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

Donald Trump and lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) office will face off this week when the former president is expected to take the stand in the fraud case jeopardizing his business empire.His testimony marks an unprecedented turn in U.S. history where a former president and current White House candidate must defend himself on trial and in the shadow of a host of other legal troubles. However, that seems to have had little effect among GOP primary voters throwing their support behind Trump, who is consistently polling with double-digit leads ahead of his challengers among that contingent of likely voters.Still, the former president’s fury over the probe into his business has been on full display — both online and in fiery stump speeches in the Manhattan courthouse’s hallways — throughout which he has derided James as “corrupt,” “racist” and complicit in “prosecutorial misconduct.” At stake are Trump’s business licenses and the potential for him to lose ...

Jill On Money: Healthcare open enrollment for 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

As open enrollment packages for healthcare coverage roll in, you might be tempted to tune out and default to whatever you elected for 2023.Related ArticlesBusiness | More travelers are using buy now, pay later for holiday trips Business | Buy boomers, sell millennials is Bank of America’s way to play this market Business | Ways to recover from a financial shock and be prepared next time Business | Getting a second opinion can help ward off misdiagnosis Business | Soaring US childcare costs are weighing on spending and the labor market That would be a shame, because health insurance varies widely from year to year and so too might your healthcare needs. That said, unraveling the choices can be crazy making, because there are so many variables that comprise the total annual cost of insurance.The big one that grabs your attention is the premium, which is the amount that you pay an insurer to participate in ...

A Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert on Thanksgiving disasters and redemption

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

There are a lot of ways to screw up a Thanksgiving turkey. One of the more original ones is having your dearly beloved almost choke on an engagement ring.“One of our turkey experts received a call from someone who had hidden an engagement ring in the stuffing, and then he couldn’t find it,” says Barbara Robinson. “He called us in a panic. Of course, we came to find out, it had slipped into another cavity.”Crisis averted. And as a supervisor at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line (1-800-BUTTERBALL), that’s what Robinson does every holiday season – prevent crises, provide advice and lend much-needed emotional support. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, she and roughly 50 other culinary experts with headsets and computers operate the company’s call center in Chicagoland. (For non-Midwesterners, that’s Chicago and its suburbs.) They handle more than 100,000 requests for assistance each season, covering everything from properly thawing a turkey (never in the Jacuzzi!) to what to...

Facing a Thanksgiving baking emergency? Call this hotline.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

So you’re on the hook for making the Thanksgiving meal happen, but the prospect of prepping yeasted breads wakes you up in a cold sweat. Or maybe a cousin decided to bring a guest who is … gasp … a vegan.Don’t despair, frazzled home chefs. Vermont’s King Arthur Baking Company runs a baking hotline — and email and chat — that pairs struggling bakers with pros to navigate any baking project. Those professional bakers are standing by — at 855-371-2253 and www.kingarthurbaking.com/bakers-hotline — from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 6 to 1 p.m. weekends, Pacific time.We asked hotline baking specialist Dawn Hope to share some of her tried-and-true tips — and warnings —for Thanksgiving baking.Q: What’s your backstory?A: Like a lot of other people I work with on the hotline, I was a former professional baker — I worked in a bakery for decades and I used to work for decorators in New York City. My whole life has been in food. My job...

Can you guess which hit ’90s rock act is heading out on tour in 2024?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

Hootie & the Blowfish is hitting the road in 2024.And they are bringing Collective Soul and Edwin McCain along for the ride on what is being dubbed the Summer Camp with Trucks Tour.The trek includes a Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View on July 17.The overall tour begins May 30 in Dallas and continues through Sept. 28 in West Palm Beach, Florida.Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Nov. 10, hootie.com.There are also presale opportunities for Hootie & the Blowfish and Citi card members, both of which run from noon Nov. 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 9. (See hootie.com and citientertainment.com for details.)Summer Camp with Trucks TourMay 30            Dallas, Texas                        Dos Equis PavilionMay 31            Rogers, Ark.                         Walmart AMPJune 1              St. Louis, Mo.                      Hollywood Casino AmphitheatreJune 6              Detroit, Mich.                       Pine Knob Music TheatreJune 7              Cincinnati, Ohio  ...

Pac-12 power ratings: Arizona rises as the top tier forms and tiebreaker scenarios gather at the gates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:47 GMT

With three weeks left, six teams are in the race for a berth in the Pac-12 championship game.Washington stands alone with an undefeated record in league play (6-0), followed closely by Oregon (5-1). Four teams have 4-2 marks: Utah, Oregon State, USC and Arizona.If the Huskies win at least two of their final three, they clinch a berth in Las Vegas. And if the Ducks keep winning, they qualify, as well.But the conference is one or two unexpected results away from tiebreaker mayhem. Only four of the six teams play each of the others, and the two schedule misses, USC-Oregon State and Arizona-Oregon, could further complicate matters.Which makes this a fine time to remind fans of the tiebreaker process itself.Two-team tieHead-to-head trumps all. If the tied teams did not play each other, the following process is applied, according to the conference:— Win percentage against the next highest placed common opponent in the standings (based on record in all games played within the confere...