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Broncos roundtable: With a run of subpar pass defenses coming up, what’s Sean Payton to do on offense?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: Welcome back to the roundtable, dudes. Improbably, the Denver Broncos Football Club finally lost a game. Pretty impressive to reel off five straight and go from Oct. 12 to Dec. 3 without taking an ‘L.’ Now Sean Payton’s team has to win four of its final five to have a real chance at making the postseason.Here’s an interesting conundrum — or opportunity, depending on how you look at it. Four of the Broncos’ final five games feature opponents that currently rank in the bottom 12 of the league in pass defense efficiency. So, too, were the Texans. Denver still ended up running the ball 30 times against Houston, though some of that was due to called passes that quarterback Russell Wilson turned into rush attempts. Even still, you could sense the way in which Payton and the Denver offense wanted to attack down the field given Houston’s vulnerabilities on the back end. The big plays in the passing game returne...

Editorial: Denver needs more condos when a mid-range metro home costs $625,000

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

The housing market has cooled this winter and the median sale price for single-family homes in metro Denver was down 3.1% from October.But don’t celebrate just yet. The cost of single-family homes is still at an astounding mid-point price of $625,000. That price point is simply unsustainable for hard-working Coloradans.Colorado needs more condos for sale on the market.Multi-unit for-sale homes are a critical piece of the state’s affordability puzzle – often selling for significantly less per square foot than single-family homes or townhouses. Land has become so valuable in Colorado that anything less than multi-unit construction is a luxury. The mid-point price for metro Denver condos in October was $418,000.But construction of condos has long lagged behind in this state. According to a new white paper put out by the Common Sense Institute, a conservative-leaning think-tank, only 515 building permits for condominium projects were pulled last year. The paper notes that for-sale multi...

Man killed by gunman in East Los Angeles barbershop

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Police are searching for two people involved in the fatal shooting of a man inside an East Los Angeles barbershop Wednesday evening. The shooting was reported at about 5:41 p.m. in the 1200 block of Atlantic Avenue. Arriving deputies found a Hispanic male between 20-25 years old suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stated in a news release. The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. Investigators determined that the victim was inside the barber shop when a gunman entered and began shooting at him. The suspect fled the shop and was last seen running south on Atlantic Avenue with another person. Upscale rooftop restaurant in Hollywood has rat problem, workers say No motive for the shooting and no description of the gunman or the second person who fled the scene were provided. Anyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff's Department at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to remain ...

From SZA to Kelce: The most mispronounced words of 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles III.This year's lists of the most mispronounced words in the U.S. and Britain were released Thursday by the online language learning company Babbel, which commissions The Closed Captioning Group in the U.S. and the British Institute of Verbatim Reports in the U.K. to identify the top words that news anchors, politicians and other public figures have struggled with.FILE - Actor Cillian Murphy poses at the "Oppenheimer" premiere, July 13, 2023, in London. Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab o...

Four-bedroom home sells for $1.7 million in Danville

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

421 Evergreen Court – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 400 block of Evergreen Court in Danville was sold on Nov. 6, 2023 for $1,690,000, or $802 per square foot. The house, built in 1974, has an interior space of 2,108 square feet. This single-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the house includes an attached two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 2,298-square-foot home on the 1800 block of Silverwood Court in Danville sold in December 2022, for $1,698,000, a price per square foot of $739. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 2,663-square-foot home on Canfield Drive in Danville sold for $1,935,000, a price per square foot of $727. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Conway Drive, Danville, in May 2023, a 1,969-square-foot home was sold for $1,765,000, a price per square foot of $896. The home has 3 ...

3 Disneyland After Dark events returning for 2024 — plus a new themed party

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Disneyland will roll out a new themed party tied to the Disney Channel in 2024 that pays homage to kids’ TV shows and movies of the past along with three returning after-hours events that have become fan favorites.Disneyland announced plans for four after-hours, separate-admission special events in the first half of 2024 themed to Star Wars, Valentine’s Day, Gay Pride and the Disney Channel.Tickets for the Disney Channel Nite and Sweethearts’ Nite events go on sale Dec. 12 for Magic Key annual passholders and on Dec. 14 for the general public.The new Disney Channel Nite events will be held on March 5 and 7 at Disneyland.Disney Channel Nite will feature nods to various eras of the Disney’s kids’ television network with a High School Musical pep rally and Phineas and Ferb dance party.Visitors can take a cruise with the Descendants on the Sailing Ship Columbia along the Rivers of America, take the stage in the Golden Horseshoe for some Camp Rock Karaoke and test their knowledge in the ...

Lawyers argue over deadly California Costco shooting by off-duty officer — was it justified?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Defense attorney Michael Schwartz stood beneath the clock in courtroom 2F at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Wednesday, Dec. 6, and, during his opening statement in the voluntary manslaughter trial of a former Los Angeles Police Department officer, directed the jurors’ attention to the second hand on the dial.“Count three seconds,” said the attorney for Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, who was off duty and not in uniform on June 14, 2019, when he responded to an unprovoked blindside punch by Kenneth French with a volley of 10 shots that killed French and wounded parents Russell and Paola French in the Costco in Corona. “That’s how much time my client had after being punched so hard that his head hit the concrete with a thump.“That’s how much time he had (to assess) where the threat was, who the threat was and whether there was still a threat,” Schwartz said. “One … two … three.”No one is disputing that Sanchez was responsible for the gunfire in the crowded deli. At issue is whether...

Man shot by California police in had tried to kill witness in murder case, court documents say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

A man shot and injured by Long Beach police in Montebello in October was wanted on suspicion of attempting to kill a key witness in a murder case involving another member of his gang, according to a court document obtained by the Southern California News Group.The police shooting occurred Oct. 31 at a Chevron gas station at Garfield Avenue and Beverly Boulevard.In November, Long Beach police released video showing the moments leading up to a detective firing twice at Oscar Alejandro Ramires, 33, of Montebello — hitting him once in the upper body as he attempted to drive away after police surrounded him.Ramires rammed multiple civilian and police vehicles in the gas station, video shows.He had hit one undercover police SUV and one civilian SUV before the first shot was fired — a moment before the suspect hit the undercover minivan with the detective. The detective was knocked out through an open door after Ramires rammed it with his car.Ramires fled and hit another car on Via Altamir...

Cardroom employees protest another California bill aimed at non-tribal gambling

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

More than 100 LA-area cardroom employees and supporters gathered Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Fullerton to protest a bill they fear could fuel wide-ranging job and revenue losses for their industry.The rally was held outside the office of Democratic state Sen. Josh Newman whose Senate Bill 549 — otherwise known as the Tribal Declaratory Relief Act of 2023 — has reignited a decades-long conflict between tribal casinos and cardroom operators.Opponents of the bill say the casinos are simply looking for a way to squash competition from cardrooms.Federally recognized tribes have the freedom to offer slot machines, lottery games and “banked” card games — like traditional blackjack, in which the casino acts as the bank handling wagers.Cardrooms, by contrast, can only provide “player-dealer” games, such as poker, pai gow, baccarat and Texas Hold ‘Em.SB 549 would provide standing for Indian casinos to sue cardroom operators they claim are operating “banking card games” in violation of state law and ...

You might be surprised at how big NASA’s ballooning program is

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:46 GMT

Up, up and awayGiant balloons were in the news a lot this year, and NASA has some of the largest, which will launch early this month.When most people think of NASA they think of astronauts and spacecraft, not balloons. But NASA has been using balloons for more than 30 years. Its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia manages the agency’s scientific balloon flight program, with 10 to 15 flights each year from launch sites worldwide. This year’s most important flights begin early this month in the Antarctic.“The annual Antarctic long-duration balloon campaign is the program’s flagship event for long-duration missions,” said Andrew Hamilton, acting chief of NASA’s Balloon Program Office. “The environment and stratospheric wind conditions provide a unique and valuable opportunity to fly missions in a near-space environment for days or weeks at a time.”Why balloonsBalloon payloads are becoming more complex and more sophisticated, in many cases resembling spacecraft. However, balloon mission...