Vallejo teacher charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor

Attorney General Russell Coleman and Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit Jackie Steele announced last week that action by their joint prosecution resulted in the indictment of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, for murder of a public official.

If released, Diddy would be living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, his lawyers stated at a November 21 bail hearing, according to the New York Post. The judge will make a decision next week if Sean Combs is granted bail.

The Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on Wednesday will consider adding $500,000 to a contract with Denver Rescue Mission to manage chronically homeless clients. For whatever reason, these clients have lived outdoors for years and need “more nuanced” case management, according to a memo from city staff to the City Council.

The opioid crisis has been a tragic period for communities around the nation, including in Pima County, which over the past three years has averaged about 500 overdose deaths a year.

Denver’s largest needle exchange, Harm Reduction Action Center, advised in their newsletter this week that high doses of naloxone, the opioid antidote, can precipitate dangerous withdrawal systems.

Police are still looking for whoever was involved in the death of a Jacksonville store owner who was hit and killed by shoplifters as she chased their getaway car in the parking lot.

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced a young dog named Roscoe who is just starting his journey towards finding his forever family. The nonprofit, which is now caring for him, explains, "When Roscoe was just a puppy, he likely thought he’d hit the jackpot—a family, a home, a chance at love and safety. But instead he got years of neglect and pain. Two years later, Roscoe’s body tells the story his voice can’t."

The political winds of change swept through the Golden State as Adam Schiff, former House Intelligence Committee Chair, was officially sworn in as California’s new U.S. Senator. This moment marks a symbolic and historic shift for the state as it grapples with a new era of federal leadership.

The Denver City Council accepted a federal grant Monday to pay for foster care for unaccompanied migrant children in Denver. The $2.4 million grant will pay for care through Sept. 30, 2025, according to city spokesman Jon Ewing. "The grant funding received for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor program is entirely federal, so federal dollars pay for the full $2.4 million," Ewing said. "Nothing is coming out of Denver’s budget and DHS isn’t paying the state. The grant pays us."

A Pueblo, Colo. man has reported he saw bright lights in the sky outside his home on two separate nights six months apart. The night of the second encounter, he reported finding strange “burns” or “dots” on his arm the next morning.

A Boone County school bus carrying students to Cooper High School crashed at the corner of Hanover Boulevard and Collier Lane this week. Two ‘heroic’ and quick-thinking students averted a bigger disaster.

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently shared that Juney, an inspiring dog who has been through so much in his short life, is still waiting for his forever family to find him. Juney's story is one of remarkable resilience and the unwavering spirit of a dog who has overcome unimaginable hardship.

The U.S. Department of Labor headquarters building on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Credit: Tierney L. Cross via TNS. Hundreds of university employees had their raises rescinded after a United States district judge overturned a new Department of Labor rule Nov. 15 that made more employees eligible for overtime pay due to a salary threshold increase.

Disclosure: State of Alabama-based writer. This article is a work from cited sources for informational purposes and is used with permission. No affiliate links are included. Halle Berry and her ex-husband can't get it together!

The Florida Department of Education on Friday put an administrative notice on the teaching license of Corey Thayer, the former Duval Schools teacher accused last year of sexual acts against a 14-year-old student.

You may wonder how I can feel lonely when I live in a building with about 150 formerly homeless people. I often wonder that, too. And I’ve wondered how much of that loneliness stems from the experience of homelessness itself.

Avoid the shoreline, move to the center of Alameda ( see interactive map ). Subscribe to ACAlert.org . Have a go bag and other emergency earthquake supplies ready. Last week’s tsunami warning was startling and confusing to many residents of Alameda. After getting over the initial disbelief of the federal alert that blared through our phones, many people were not sure what to do next.

President elect Donald Trump has said repeatedly that the government has information about UAPs that it has not released. In 2020, during a podcast with his son, Donald Trump, Jr., Trump said, “I won’t talk to you about what I know about it, but it’s very interesting.”

Denver Health discharged a pregnant migrant complaining of pain to the street last week after shelter for her homeless family could not be found, according to an advocacy group for migrants and people experiencing homelessness.

CALIFORNIA – BetCalifornia, a source for California online sports betting, published a report, November 12, analyzing the top fast-food restaurants in California. The report says McDonald’s took the top spot beating out In-N-Out Burger for 2024.

Starting Jan. 1, alcohol and cannabis sales could expand in some parts of California thanks to two new laws that aim to increase central city foot traffic, which has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Mexico to Los Angeles, La Virgen de Guadalupe has no borders. Her image can be found anywhere from corner markets to food trucks is a constant reminder that Latinos are presente (here).

In 1922, a group of immigrant German sisters gathered their children and picnic baskets and hopped on the streetcar at East 14th Street and 71st Avenue in Oakland. Their destination was Lincoln Park in Alameda, a favorite spot for both adults and children to spend the day with extended family. Someone brought a camera, and the moment was captured.

The Denver City Council postponed Monday voting on a contract with Comfort Inn, 4685 Quebec, one of many hotels housing former encampment dwellers in the city. Several council members expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that the contract includes payment from February to December of this year. They said that the contract should have come to council and been paid long ago.

CALIFORNIA – California attorney general Rob Bonta reminded Californians to submit a claim for a $50 million gas antitrust settlement by January 8, 2025. Bonta says California residents who purchased gas in Southern California between February 20, 2015 and November 10, 2015 can submit a claim for a payment.

The City and County of Denver released a statement saying about 42,000 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, have passed through Denver in the past two years. But how many are still here?

CALIFORNIA – A Santa Monica law firm is alleging McDonald’s uses deceptive advertising practices in its menu boards and drive-through screens. California has the highest number of McDonald’s locations in the U.S. – 1,224, with Texas and Florida following behind.

The Denver City Council voted Monday to spend up to $74 million over 20 years on 94 housing vouchers for homeless Indigenous people who will live at 901 Navajo St. The money will come from the Homelessness Resolution Fund, according to city staff. “The City does not by this agreement irrevocably pledge present cash reserves for payment or performance in future fiscal years,” according to memo from city staff to the council. “This Agreement does not and is not intended to create a multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect debt or financial obligation of the City.”

(AURORA, Colo.) -- Supporters of Kilyn Lewis, a Black man slain by Aurora Police earlier this year as they served a warrant for attempted homicide, used profanity during a confrontation Sunday. Four people were arrested.

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is restructuring its staff and changing its approach to case management for its clients in permanent supportive housing, like me. My case manager first told me of the changes a couple of weeks ago as he dropped a bomb – he’s leaving the Coalition. He has taken a job with the courts. He had been my case manager for more than four years – the only case manager I’ve ever had. A few weeks before, my nurse told me she was leaving the Coalition to further her education. She said the Coalition is moving away from the “team” concept and her position had been eliminated. Both she and my case manager were offered positions in the shakeup that they decided not to accept. The assistant property manager also quit last week. He took a job with the Denver Housing Authority.