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WWII soldier's remains identified and to be buried in Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

MOUNT OLIVE, Ill -- Sgt. John W. Radanovich was a soldier who died in World War II. On August 12, his body will be buried at Union Miner Cemetery in Mount Olive, Illinois. Becker & Sons Funeral Home in Mount Olive will hold services at the grave before the burial. His remains were found by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on May 11, 2023. They were recognized using DNA analysis. Radanovich's name is written on the Walls of the lost, along with the names of other people who are still lost from World War II at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. His name will be marked with a pin to show that he has been found.   Radanovich was from Mount Olive, Illinois and was part of the 4th Infantry Division's Company G, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment. When he was 23 years old, his rifle platoon was fighting German forces near the town of Grosshau in Hürtgen Forest, Germany.   Harper Finn passes away, St. Louis Medical Examiner confirms On Decem...

Acclaimed Denver7 news anchor Anne Trujillo to retire in November

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

Anne Trujillo, the longest-running evening news anchor in the Denver television market, is retiring from her post at KMGH/Denver7 in November.Beginning as a general assignment reporter at Denver7 almost four decades ago, Trujillo worked her way up to become one of the most recognizable figures in Colorado’s news industry.“After a wonderful span of almost 40 years with KMGH, I decided it is time to move into a new phase of my life, enjoying time with my family, pursuing personal interests and exploring even more opportunities to engage with my Colorado community in new and deeper ways,” Trujillo stated in a news release.Trujillo’s work at the ABC affiliate has included covering the state’s tragic mass shootings at Columbine High School, Aurora Theatre and a King Soopers in Boulder.During the COVID-19 pandemic, Trujillo and her husband worked with Denver7 engineers to build a studio in their home, allowing her to keep delivering the news to viewers.“When ...

Roaring Fork superintendent purchases $840,000 Denver home amid housing assistance proposal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

As discussions surrounding superintendent housing assistance continue within the Roaring Fork School District, Superintendent Jesús Rodríguez’s recent purchase of an $840,000 home in Denver has raised concerns and drawn criticism from community members.The purchase, which was made aware to the housing task force via email Sunday evening, has added fuel to a topic that has already been a focus of community debate in recent months.Angela Fullerton, who served on the superintendent housing task force, shared her opinions regarding the news of Rodríguez’s purchase.“I would love to know the total number of hours we have spent discussing this housing assistance proposal,” Fullerton said. “The whole point was to help the superintendent afford to live in the valley. He obviously could and yet he chooses not to.”Read more on Glenwood Springs Post-Independent.

Lindsey Horan calls former teammate Carli Lloyd’s criticism “noise” at the Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Co-captain Lindsey Horan brushed aside criticism leveled at the United States by former teammate-turned-pundit Carli Lloyd, calling it outside noise.Now an analyst with Fox Sports, Lloyd didn’t hold back after the Americans eked out a spot in the knockout round at the Women’s World Cup with a scoreless draw against Portugal.Lloyd called her former team “uninspiring” and criticized players for dancing and laughing with fans after the match in Auckland on Tuesday.“I have never witnessed something like that,” she said. “There’s a difference between being respectful of the fans and saying hello to your family, but to be dancing, to be smiling?”The next day, Lloyd walked back the comments a bit: “I was very critical of the team last night. I had some time to reflect, to sleep on it and I want people to understand that I care deeply about this team.”Horan said Thursday that Lloyd’s commen...

Rabbi Black: “It lessens our own humanity when we take the life of another person”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

On the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, I was in synagogue when my Apple watch started incessantly vibrating with multiple text messages. Normally, during services, I turn off all my electronics, but for some reason, my watch was still connected to the internet.Given the volume of messages that kept repeating, I had a feeling that something important was happening. I glanced down at my watch and saw the first reports of a mass shooting taking place. I remember slipping out of the chapel, turning on my phone and discovering, to my horror, that a man had broken into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh with an automatic weapon, opened fire and killed 11 innocent congregants.I returned to the service and, with tears in my eyes, shared the awful news with my stunned congregation. Wednesday we learned that a jury had decided that the guilty party would receive the death penalty for his horrific crime.When the perpetrator of this act of racist and antisemitic violence (whose name I will not ...

Fig Farms Doubles Up at SoCal Cannabis Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

Fig Farms continued its 2023 run of excellence by winning two out of three flower categories at the High Times SoCal Cannabis Cup.The victories came in the Indica and Hybrid categories. Animal Face won in the hybrid category after winning best indoor flower at the 2022 Emerald Cup. Blue Face won the Indica category a few months after winning both best indoor flower and best indoor at this year’s Emerald Cup. This is just further validation for the work Keith and Chloe Healy are doing with their team of monster growers in Oakland. The Blue Face took home two top prizes this year and is absolute rockstar cannabis. Fig Farms describes the aroma as a combination of acetone, tree bark and pickled ginger. The Animal Face that took home the top hybrid is absolute gas and fuel terps. I judged the hybrid category it won. I saved the Animal Face for last to see if anything would top it. Nothing did, but the same could be said for the 20 Emerald Cup flower judges who didn’t see a strain ...

Ex-Miss. officers plead guilty to racist assault on Black men

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

By Michael Goldberg | Associated Press/Report for AmericaJACKSON, Miss. — Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who called themselves the “Goon Squad” have pleaded guilty to a racist assault on two Black men who were brutalized during a home raid that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth, federal prosecutors say.The civil rights charges were unsealed Thursday as the officers — five former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies and an ex-Richland police officer — appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty.The charges come after an Associated Press investigation that linked the deputies involved in the episode to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries.Court documents show that on Jan. 24, the officers burst into the home without a warrant, then handcuffed and used a stun gun on the two men, Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.The officers assaulted them w...

Martinez police have arrested the city’s alleged martini bar burglar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

Martinez police have arrested a suspect days after Bentley’s Container Bar, Martinez’s newest martini and cocktail bar, was burglarized and vandalized.A little more than 24 hours after Bentley’s Container Bar held its grand opening in downtown Martinez on July 28, someone stole $10,000 worth of tools and vandalized the space – and a neighboring brewery captured the crime on surveillance footage. On Aug. 2, Martinez Police Department arrested a 65-year-old man on suspicion of two felonies relating to grand theft and vandalism, according to Lieutenant Patrick Salamid.“I can’t think of any recent incident of something like this happening,” he added.It was a sad conclusion to the Friday night celebration for a new cocktail bar that pays homage to Martinez’s pride as the birthplace of the martini. A little after 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, the thief burglarized and vandalized the bar’s outdoor patio and the inside courtyard of the adjoining ...

Levi’s Stadium: Santa Clara fines Taylor Swift’s pyrotechnics company for curfew-breaking fireworks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped at Levi’s Stadium last weekend, the pop star captivated the audience as she closed out her sold out shows with a stream of fireworks.And, while concert-goers were thrilled, the city not so much.Now Santa Clara is issuing a $2,000 fine to Pyrotek, the pyrotechnics company used by Swift, for setting off the fireworks after 11 p.m.Santa Clara has an 11 p.m. curfew for concerts at Levi’s Stadium and Swift ended her show at 11:38 p.m. on Friday and 11:26 p.m. on Saturday, capping off her three-and-a-half-hour show with her hit song “Karma” from her 2022 album “Midnights” and a cascade of fireworks behind her.In an email, city spokesperson Michelle Templeton said city staff is also reviewing whether they will fine the San Francisco 49ers, who manage the stadium for non-NFL events, for the curfew-breaking concert.“Any noise ordinance violations will be determined after a post-event review of recorded noise levels and...

SF Giants’ Crawford, Flores out of lineup for series finale vs. Diamondbacks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Brandon Crawford will not start the final game of the Giants’ series with the Diamondbacks on Thursday.Giants manager Gabe Kapler said that he was already considering giving the 36-year-old shortstop the day off, and that a minor injury was the deciding factor.“He jammed his pinky on the slide into third base,” Kapler said. “I don’t think it’s anything significant, but it was just enough to where it barely tipped the scales. You don’t want to make anything a little bit worse or have him playing catch up.”Crawford has been on a tear since returning from an 11-game stay on the injured list. He has five hits in his last 16 at-bats, including a home run and the 44th triple of his career (which resulted in the injured finger).Crawford isn’t the only Giant to get the day off. Wilmer Flores, who is batting .305 and has had a multi-hit game in seven of the team’s 17 games since the All-Star break, will also re...