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Important 'Ted Lasso' character reveals he's from this Illinois city

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

ILLINOIS - Emmy Award-winning TV series "Ted Lasso" recently wrapped up its third season. Through the ups and downs, fans learn that one key character is fictionally from Illinois. In the 10th episode of Season 3, Coach Beard talks with journalist-turned-book writer Trent Crimm and reveals a unique connection to the Land of Lincoln. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered Near the end of that episode, the conversation goes...Trent: "So where are you from originally?"Beard: "None of your business."Trent: "Yeah, yeah. It is a bit personal."The two then see assistant coach Roy Kent loosen up with a tie-dye shirt, to which Coach Beard smirks and also opens up. Beard: After a brief pause, "I'm from Peoria." Peoria is located along the Illinois River in central Illinois. The city was founded in 1845 and is home to more than 110,000 people. Peoria is well known for its contemporary design and its agricultural impact to Illinois. Perhaps Coach Beard's answe...

Maryland Heights man accused of fleeing police by car, bike

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Maryland Heights man is in custody for wreckless driving and endangering the lives of pedestrians while fleeing police.An officer with the St. Ann Police Department was on patrol on May 25 at Wright Avenue and Gregory Lane when a motorist drove into oncoming traffic in order to pass the officer in his police vehicle.Police claim the officer attempted a traffic stop, but the motorist sped off in a residential area. Pedestrians were forced to act quickly in order to avoid being struck by the fleeing vehicle. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered On June 22, the same St. Ann police officer saw the motorist on a bicycle. The officer told the man on the bike to stop in order to make an arrest for fleeing.However, the man on the bike attempted to pedal away, but the officer chased after him on foot and was able to make an arrest.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Harold Burton, 52, with resisting arrest ...

Opinion: I hope Trump lands in prison to protect our country from the narcissistic, sociopathic, racist, grifter

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

I sometimes wonder what my mother would say if she rose from the dead and learned that Donald J. Trump was once president of the United States. And, that he has the gall to try and bully his way back into the Oval Office after plotting to overthrow the government.She’d most certainly ask,“Lord! Lord! What is this world coming to?”Not that Mama knew Trump all that well, but she did watch the evening news and was familiar with the now twice-indicted, twice-impeached politician who was also found liable for sexual assault.If she were to learn of the shenanigans he has pulled since her death in 2005, she’d undoubtedly scoff, “I wouldn’t trust that man as far as I can throw him.”Mama was born in the backwoods of Alabama in 1912. So you can imagine that during her 93 years of living in the Jim Crow South, she was keenly aware that Black people were thrown in jail for far less than fomenting an attack on the Capitol.Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capito...

DeMarcus Ware talks upcoming Hall of Fame enshrinement, golf game, Super Bowl 50 season and “total turnaround” he expects from Broncos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

DeMarcus Ware believes football fans will be doing a double-take at their TVs this fall amid what he predicts will be a “total turnaround” for the Broncos under new head coach Sean Payton.Ware talked about the Broncos, his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement this August and his golf game on Wednesday, ahead of next month’s American Century Championship in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., where he’ll be competing for a fifth straight year.“(The Broncos) are going to be a sleeper team,” Ware told The Denver Post. “(Payton) can open up a lot of the offensive playbook, let Russell Wilson play like he should play, and they’ll start scoring some points… If they can get ahead (early in games) and the pass rush can turn on a little bit — I think people this year will watch them and say, ‘Hold on, wait a minute? That’s the Denver Broncos?'”Ware is set to become the second member from the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 te...

Douglas County school board appoints new member to fill seat left vacant by sudden resignation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

Douglas County’s Board of Education on Tuesday voted to appoint Jason Page to the seat on the school board that became vacant when member Elizabeth Hanson resigned during a public meeting in May.The board overseeing the Douglas County School District was split in its decision, voting 4 to 2 to appoint Page, who has a child in the district, to the open seat.Page previously served on the board of directors at Ben Franklin Academy, a public charter school in Highlands Ranch, according to his application.Related ArticlesEducation | Douglas County School Board members violated Colorado Open Meetings Law, judge rules Hanson resigned before her term ended, citing differences with the board’s conservative majority, including changes to the district’s equity policy and the board majority’s refusal to settle a lawsuit that accused directors of violating Colorado law last year when they prepared to fire former Superintendent Corey Wise.A judge ruled earlier this month tha...

Train, vehicle collide in Moorpark

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

A train and a vehicle collided in Moorpark late Wednesday morning, officials said.The crash was reported a few minutes before noon.As a result, Los Angeles Avenue was closed in the area between Hitch Boulevard and Tierra Rejada Road, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.Check back for updates to this developing story.

Homeless encampment cleanup postponed after 'highly inappropriate' email from LAPD officer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

A controversial plan to clean up an encampment in West Hills on Thursday has been postponed after a "highly inappropriate" email from a Los Angeles Police Department officer was leaked, the department said Tuesday.The social media account Film the Police LA released a screenshot of an email from Senior Lead Officer Brittney Gutierrez in which she says the Thursday cleanup is being conducted by a "hush hush task force." She also indicated that she did not want any of the people experiencing homelessness to be contacted before the cleanup so she could arrest all of them."Everyone will be arrested and all their belongings will be taken away by sanitation," she wrote.William Gude, a Hollywood resident who was identified by the Los Angeles Times as the person behind the Film the Police LA account, described the wording of the email as "wild."A leaked email has postponed the cleanup of a homeless encampment in West Hills, as shown on June 28, 2023. (KTLA)"This language sounds like they’re...

Construction worker in critical condition after 'random' Garden Grove assault

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

A construction worker was assaulted while working on a site in Garden Grove last week, and police are looking for several suspects.The incident occurred around 12:40 a.m. on June 20 in the 13800 block of Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove police Lt. Mario Martinez told KTLA.Construction workers had been working on some asphalt in the parking lot of a business complex when an altercation broke out between the workers and people who left one of the businesses.The altercation soon became physical and one of the workers was struck by a man in his early 20s described as being about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 140 pounds.The victim fell and injured his head. He was taken to a hospital where he is listed in critical but stable condition, Martinez said. The suspect fled from the scene and no arrests have been made.Detectives are working to get surveillance video amid the active investigation.The victim was identified only as Carlos in a GoFundMe page set up by his family.He was apparently admitte...

Innovative Imaging Company, oVio Technologies, Announces Participation At Las Vegas Aesthetics Event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

oVio Technologies, a 360o imaging company, has recently announced its plans to attend The Aesthetic Show in Las Vegas. From July 7th to 9th, they will be presenting the oVio360 system. oVio has partnered with many clinics and medical professionals who benefit from their systems’ speed, efficient processing, and standardized photos and videos. The company expects to make many connections and learn about different providers who may need their solutions. oVio will be doing live demonstrations of their system, offering before and after photos, and demonstrating new system enhancements.The Aesthetic Show: Where Science Meets Beauty will be an environment for cultivating industry relationships and learning new information about the best players in the field. Hosted at the WYNN hotel, the event will have conferences for practitioners to share their knowledge and a multi-disciplinary expo. Over 2,000 visitors will be attending in addition to the 175 exhibitors and 90 presenters.oVio has att...

Erick Mikail Bartlett Pronounced Dead Following Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash on Edison Highway [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:25:48 GMT

Fatal Pedestrian-Auto Collision Near Steele Avenue Leads to ArrestBAKERSFIELD, CA (June 28, 2023) – Early Friday morning, Erick Mikail Bartlett was killed in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Edison Highway.The incident occurred around 3:32 a.m., near Steele Avenue just east of Webster Street on June 16th.According to the investigators, a white Nissan Sentra going east on Edison hit the pedestrian in the No. 2 lane for unknown reasons. However, the driver did not aid the victim and fled the scene.Medical responders rushed the pedestrian to Kern Medical where he later succumbed to their injuries.Authorities located the abandoned suspect’s vehicle on Kentucky and Center Streets. On Wednesday, police arrested 57-year-old Brian Lee Estes for suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and felony hit-and-run.Later, the Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased victim as 26-year-old Erick Mikail Bartlett of Bakersfield.Anyone with additional information abou...