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Pat Schroeder remembered as a Colorado trailblazer for women’s equality who “never gave up the fight”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

In her 24 years in Congress, former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder tossed barbs and quips, riling those who stood in her way because she was a woman while at the same time inspiring those who saw her as a force of nature when it came to promoting women’s equality.Many of the Coloradan’s sayings are legendary. She was the one who nicknamed President Ronald Reagan the “Teflon President” because criticism never seemed to damage his reputation.But Schroeder’s most notorious quote came in response to someone asking how she could possibly be a congresswoman and a parent to two small children: “I have a brain and a uterus and I use both.”“She was very proud of that line,” U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who won Schroeder’s seat after she retired from Congress in 1997, said Tuesday morning when remembering her mentor.Schroeder, who represented Colorado’s First Congressional District from 1973 to 1997 and was the first woman elected to Cong...

Want tickets to NCAA Tournament at Ball Arena? Some face-value seats may become available Thursday.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

Fans wanting tickets to March Madness at Ball Arena have one half-court heave left if they don’t want to go through second-hand sellers or brokers.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Back to work: CU Buffs women’s basketball begins NCAA Tournament prep College Sports | Coors Light debuts beer-flavored popsicles for March Madness College Sports | NIT game day notes: Defensive battle could be in the works between CU Buffs, Seton Hall College Sports | CU Buffs’ Quay Miller refocused, ready for NCAA Tournament College Sports | Back to the dance: CU Buffs women’s basketball earns No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament Mountain West officials told The Denver Post that none of the seven teams that are locked into the Ball Arena site for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this weekend returned any tickets for resale as of the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline.However, there is one more team with a slot in Denver to fill...

Nuggets lose fourth straight, 125-110, to Raptors after season-worst first quarter in Toronto

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

TORONTO — Option No. 1 was getting swarmed in a continuation of the recent trend that has vexed him and the Nuggets. Option No. 2 might have actually been playing on one leg, as coach Michael Malone joked about before the game.That left the Nuggets with Option No. 3 as their way out of a three-game losing streak: The player who was benched for most of the second half in the third of those losses.Michael Porter Jr. led an impressive Denver comeback with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting here Tuesday night, but with Nikola Jokic contained and Jamal Murray not fully healthy, the Nuggets fell short of erasing a 24-point deficit in a 125-110 loss to the Raptors.The Nuggets’ most recent win remains their narrow escape against Toronto eight days earlier at Ball Arena. Since then, they have lost four straight, a season-long losing streak for the Western Conference’s top team.Denver (46-23) pulled within three points early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t quite overcome...

Keeler: Nuggets fan favorite LaPhonso Ellis pulled off one of basketball’s greatest upsets in 1994. Can son Walter Ellis do the same at NCAA Tournament in 2023?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

He has dad’s eyes. Dad’s smile. Dad’s sweet stroke. And, as it turns out, the same expression LaPhonso Ellis would flash with the Nuggets whenever he started feeling it on the floor.“We’re not ‘photogenic’ basketball players,” Walter Ellis, a senior guard with the Grand Canyon Antelopes, laughed as we spoke by phone about the NCAA Tournament games in Denver this week. “If you see our faces, it looks like we’re just making the weirdest faces. It just does not look good.”Young Walter, son of Ellis, the former Nuggets first-round pick and Front Range fan favorite, is 23 now. The older he gets, the younger Ellis noted, the more he starts looking like the old man. Acting like him, too.“My dad used to do this thing that irritated me when I was younger, he’d wag a finger or wave his hand along to a song,” Walter recalled. “Or he would tap his fingers to the beat. And lo and behold, I’m 23 and I kid you not, now if I hear a song that I like, I’m making all kinds of body motions. I’m like, ‘...

Pursuit ends with dramatic crash into historic Plaza Park fountain in Orange: video

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and faces several charges after leading police in a pursuit that ended with a dramatic crash into the historic Plaza Park fountain in Orange on Monday, authorities announced.  The incident unfolded just after 5 a.m. when an officer with the Orange Police Department observed a motorist in a Hyundai Sonata driving with their headlights off in the 100 block of South Parker Street. When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the suspect, identified as Raymond Salazar Felix, fled east at a high rate of speed on Chapman Avenue, police said.  Surveillance video from the City of Orange shows Felix driving straight into the Plaza Park roundabout and colliding with the iconic fountain, causing the Hyundai to flip several times before coming to a stop near the other end of the plaza.  The 24-year-old, who suffered moderate injuries in the crash, was found to be in possession of a ghost gun and a high-capacity magazine.  “Upon further ...

Red Lobster offering 'endless lobster' for one-day only at Times Square location

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

Red Lobster is no stranger to unlimited food offerings. The restaurant chain regularly holds events to offer endless shrimp, and its world-famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits are unlimited to restaurant guests.But a new promotion taking place this month might be the restaurant's most ambitious.Red Lobster announced Tuesday that it would be offering endless lobster for one day only at one location.The endless lobster event will happen on March 28 at the Red Lobster located in Times Square in New York City. Those lucky enough to snag a reservation, will get to enjoy unlimited live Maine lobster, entirely free of charge.Each 1.25-pound lobster comes with a side of butter, steamed broccoli and a choice of side.Red Lobster is hosting the first-ever Endless Lobster event for "lob-sessed" guests at its Times Square location on March 28, 2023 (Red Lobster)Reservations open to the public on March 21 for three available dining windows: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.Reservat...

Brentwood police identify man shot by officers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

BRENTWOOD – A man suspected of holding a woman against her will Sunday night at a Brentwood apartment complex and shooting at police officers who tried to intervene has been identified as Joshua Smith, 30, of Long Beach, authorities said.At least one officer returned fire, injuring Smith. The woman was also injured, but it was not immediately clear if she was hit by the officer’s gunfire. Both of them were taken to a hospital and were expected to survive.On Monday, Smith was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on two counts of attempted murder on a peace officer and a felony parole warrant, according to the Brentwood Police Department.The incident unfolded around 9 p.m. Sunday at the Brentwood Garden Apartments at 180 Sycamore Ave. Officers were already in the area on another call when they were directed to the complex for a report of an armed man holding a woman against her will.Officers heard gunshots as they arrived at the scene and found the man and woman in a breezeway ...

5-year-old rescued from fallen tree debris in Pittsburg

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

PITTSBURG, Calif. (KRON) -- A 5-year-old had to be pulled from debris after a tree fell onto the roof of a learning center in Pittsburg on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Eastbound 580 reopens after overturned big rigs closed the Richmond bridge Fire Captain Jeff Clark said when fire crews arrived on scene with the Pittsburg Police Department at The Learning Center on Civic Avenue, about 20 children were on the scene. Upon entering the building, they found one child trapped in a bathroom. She wasn't hit by any falling debris, but her doorway was blocked. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Daily News SIGN UP NOW Another child was then found under the rubble of a collapsed roof nearby. Tree bra...

Photos: planes overturned by high winds at Concord airport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

CONCORD, Calif. (KRON) -- Three Cessna planes were tipped over by high winds at Buchanan Field Airport in Concord on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Eastbound 580 reopened after big rigs were overturned by high winds on Richmond bridge The incident happened around 2 p.m., and the FAA reports that none of the planes were preparing for flight at the time. A Cessna 210 and two Cessna 172s were flipped in the incident. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Airport officials with Contra Costa County said no one was inside the planes when they toppled over, and no one was nearby. All planes have since been secured. A photo shared by Contra Costa County Fire Department showed tow planes sitting on their nose on the ta...

Highway 1 still closed at Santa Cruz-Monterey county line

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:44 GMT

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KRON) -- Highway 1, a major corridor connecting Santa Cruz County to Monterey County along the coast, has been fully shutdown for three days because of flooding south of Watsonville.Many drivers who depend on Highway 1 are wondering, when will it reopen? The California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz wrote, "It’s UNKNOWN. A levee breach has eroded the embankment around the Pajaro Bridge. Caltrans engineers are monitoring the bridge and its integrity."As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, state officials said there's still no estimated time for when Highway 1 will reopen. The hard closure began on Sunday morning. Emergency crews put up barricades diverting drivers off Highway 1 northbound at Salinas Road on the Monterey County side of the border. Barricades are also diverting drivers off Highway 1 southbound at Highway 129 (Riverside Drive) on the Santa Cruz County side of the border. An atmospheric river poured rain over the region before water from the Pajaro River breached a levee ...