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Colorado’s heavy snowfall toll: CDOT needs $45 million to patch plowing budget, repair roads

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

Colorado transportation leaders are poised Thursday to set aside $25 million for emergency road repairs and repaving on mountain highways torn up by one of the heaviest winter snowfall seasons on record.That request for road-repair money from the Colorado Department of Transportation — which will target trouble spots on U.S. 40 over Berthoud Pass and other routes — comes as it also asks for $19.6 million to plug its strained snow-plowing budget. And there’s still several weeks left before the winter storm season typically ends in the high country.“As of March 31, this is the fifth … most potent winter we’ve had in the last 50 years,” John Lorme, CDOT’s director of maintenance and operations, said Wednesday afternoon during a presentation to the Colorado Transportation Commission.Continuing snowfall since then could nudge this winter season to the fourth- or third-heaviest in that time frame in terms of statewide snowpack, he said.Commission ...

Denver weather: Cool and breezy, afternoon clouds expected across sunny blue skies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

Cool and breezy weather will carry metro Denver through Thursday, with possible clouds floating across mostly sunny blue skies in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.The high temperature in Denver will be 51 degrees, weather service forecasters said. Clouds may reduce sunshine Thursday afternoon. Wind blowing at speeds up to 16 miles per hour will hit mostly dry grass. No significant rain was expected in Denver, forecasters said. On Thursday night, temperatures in Denver will drop below freezing.A red flag fire danger warning — due to dry air and soil with humidity as low as 10% and wind gusting at speeds up to 24 miles per hour — covers Colorado Springs, the southern Interstate 25 corridor, and the eastern plains. The dry air over the San Luis Valley and southern Front Range may lead to evaporation of light rain before it reaches the ground — what meteorologists call virga — with precipitation visible as gray streaks and possible sudden ...

Authorities shed more light on stabbing that preceded crash killed teen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

A day after a 15-year-old boy was killed when a vehicle plowed into a group of teens near Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, authorities in Simi Valley have released more information about a violent stabbing that took place in the city less than a hour earlier at the hands of the same suspect.Just after 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Simi Valley police responded to a Walmart located at 255 W. Cochran St. for a report of an incident involving a customer.When they arrived on scene, the found an employee of the store had been pepper sprayed and stabbed by a man believed to be Austin Eis, a 24-year-old homeless man.Austin Eis is seen in this undated photo provided by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.Witnesses told police that Eis entered the store, pepper sprayed the employee and then stabbed him several times with a large knife. He then turned his attention to a second employee, attacking her and then attempting to "drag her away." He was confronted by several other employees who tried to c...

Emerald Cup Solventless Judging 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

The Emerald Cup is deep into its judging cycle for 2023 as organizers prepare for May’s Award ceremony and we’re back on the solventless team.We’ve had great access to the contest since 2018. This is my fifth year judging one of the hash categories. While the state has seen some upstart contests making waves in recent years, the two decades of consistently bringing the heat still had The Emerald Cup firmly cemented as the top dog.  Currently, the judges are meeting once a week to go over the various categories. Edible and flower judges have to stick to the most vigorous schedule. You can smoke all the hash in a day if you party hard enough, but between the hundreds of flower entries and the pace of your metabolism on edibles, it’s easy to understand why some of the categories are referred to as a full-time job. High Time’s Jon Cappetta noted on Twitter this past Sunday, it took him three weeks to finish all the flower samples. He also said it was a gauntlet that he was glad wa...

For the Record: The LA Weekly Record Store Day Roundup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

For the Record: Saturday, April 22 will once again see the nation celebrating Record Store Day – an annual event which, since 2007, has offered up the opportunity to support independent record stores when they need it the most. It’s an often-stated fact that people don’t really buy physical media anymore, no matter how much retro value we place on vinyl records.But Record Store Day sees musicians – from the big leagues to the indie – putting out rare music, cool reissues, pictures discs, exclusive tracks and more, in order to give the stores a much-needed bump. It’s just a very cool thing, and this year is no different. There are a lot of great releases and we can’t cover them all, but here are some highlights…Poison Idea“The Badge” (45”, vinyl single)Portland punks Poison Idea formed in 1980, and they were known for a no-bullshit approach that straddled the line between punk and hardcore. They were also known for an anti-authority attitude, encompassed beautifully by the song “The ...

Swapping CBD For CBG- When Is CBG A Better Choice Than CBD Oil?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

View the original article about When CBG Might Be A Better Choice Than CBD Oil at Real Tested CBD.CBD has the most clout in the hemp industry, but searches for “CBD alternatives” have increased. More customers in the hemp community are ready to try a variety of cannabinoids. Although delta-8 products are popular with those who want a psychedelic experience, there are also non-psychoactive hemp cannabinoids that are gaining ground on social media.For instance, more people are asking their local hemp shops whether they have any “CBG near me.” As we’ve covered in previous posts, CBG is a significant cannabinoid that’s the precursor to both CBD and THC. Since CBG-A transforms to other cannabinoids, only about 1 percent of CBG is in most hemp strains. However, now that demand for CBG products is going up, more hemp manufacturers are putting out CBG-rich oils, capsules, and tinctures.But why would anyone buy a CBG extract rather than CBD? Are there any significant differences between CBG ...

How Mike Brown’s tactics have led the Kings to a 2-0 series lead over the Warriors, and created challenges for Steve Kerr

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr called it, and Wednesday afternoon his prediction was confirmed: Mike Brown, Kerr’s longtime assistant with the Warriors who took over as head coach of the Sacramento Kings this season, was named the NBA Coach of the Year.With 100 first-place votes from a panel of reporters and broadcasters, Brown became the first-ever unanimous winner.Wednesday, just before it was announced, Kerr sat at the podium at the Chase Center and said the Warriors need to make some adjustments against the Kings, who came into the series as heavy underdogs but now have a 2-0 series lead.The Warriors have been competitive in both games, but Brown’s tactical decisions have undoubtedly made an impact. Kerr acknowledged a handful.He talked Wednesday about how the Kings have done a good job blitzing Steph Curry and forcing him into questionable decisions, often hurrying the Warriors on offense.“The greatest basketball quote of all time is from John Wooden, ‘be quick but don’t hurr...

Bay Area man accused of killing his missing wife faces preliminary hearing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

A 61-year-old Fairfield man accused of the mid-February death of his wife may learn of his preliminary hearing date when he returns in the coming months to Solano County Superior Court.Gregory Grant Hobson, who has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, appeared in Department 23 on April 13 for a previously scheduled hearing setting, but Judge John B. Ellis rescheduled it for 8:30 a.m. June 12 in the Justice Center in Fairfield, official court records show.During the morning proceeding, Hobson was represented by Chief Deputy Public Defender Oscar J. Bobrow. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bruce Flynn, who is prosecuting the case, represented the people.Flynn’s criminal complaint, filed Feb. 21, indicated investigators believe Hobson killed Anu Anand Hobson, 53, of Fairfield, on or around Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.Hobson’s latest court proceeding came more than a month after Fairfield police confirmed Anu’s death and more than eight weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of her death...

Neighbor shoots 6-year-old and her dad after ball rolled into his yard

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

By Jamiel Lynch | CNNA manhunt is underway near Charlotte, North Carolina, after a 6-year-old and her dad were seriously wounded when a neighbor reportedly began shooting after a basketball rolled into his yard — at least the fourth time this week an apparently ordinary blunder led to gun violence.Suspect Robert Louis Singletary, 24, should be considered armed and dangerous, Gaston County Police said. He’s 6-foot-2 and about 223 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.Kids had been “playing basketball, and a ball had rolled down that way and had rolled into their yard and they went to go get it,” neighbor Jonathan Robertson told CNN affiliate WBTV.“We never expected anybody would break a gun out amongst all those kids,” he said. “I mean that was insane.”Police would not confirm what started the Tuesday night shooting in Gastonia, citing the investigation.It was another case this week alone in which young people were shot after seemingly...

7 fantastic Bay Area things to do this weekend, April 21-23

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:52:02 GMT

Got your weekend plans? We have some fantastic ideas, from free — free! — dance recitals to a classically creepy new series to a yummy deconstructed BLT salad.As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines. Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.1 SEE & HEAR: Bay Area Dance Week is backFeaturing scores of free events and performances all over the Bay Area, Dance Week is a total delight, and it’s back after a three-year absence. And that thing about it being free? All of it, every single plie and bit of Bhangra or Bollywood, costs nothing to attend. It tops our list of cool new shows to see this weekend and beyond.2 READ & COOK & EAT: 5 hot new cookbooksA bushel of awesome new cookbooks are out this spring, touching on everything...