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Suns clinch playoff spot, rout injury-riddled Spurs 115-94

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed, beating the depleted San Antonio Spurs 115-94 on Tuesday night to clinch a playoff spot.The Suns (44-35) won their sixth in a row, the longest current winning streak in the NBA. With one more victory in the final three games, Phoenix would assure itself of at least the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and home-court advantage in the first round.Chris Paul scored 22 points, while Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Durant scored 18 points and reserve Torrey Craig added 15. The Suns are 7-0 when Durant has been in their lineup.Malaki Branham led the Spurs with 21 points. Tre Jones scored 20, while Keita Bates-Diop and Sandro Mamukelashvili each had 13.The Spurs (20-59) only dressed 10 players. They were without their top two scorers, Keldon Johnson (right foot sprain) and Devin Vassell (left knee). Also out for San Antonio were Zach Collins (finger), Jeremy Sochan (right knee soreness) ...

Good Samaritan claims car, dog stolen by people she was trying to help

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

(KDVR) — A metro area woman said her car and dog were stolen by individuals experiencing homelessness. “They took off with my car and my dog,” Julie Oliva said. Oliva said in late March, she stopped to help a man experiencing homelessness. She admits to letting him inside her Alfa Romeo to warm up. Soon after that man got out of her car, she said she noticed her cell phone was missing. Oliva said she then made contact with a group of people, also experiencing homelessness, who claimed to know the man in question. What can legally be done with a meth-contaminated home? Oliva said she allowed that group to ride with her in an attempt to find the alleged suspect. Once they arrived at the destination, Oliva said she got out of her 2020 Alfa Romeo to look for him. She admitted to leaving the car running and said the group stole it. Her dog, Gigi, was inside it. “I’ve done many things to help homeless, but this was horrible,” she said. “I just care about my dog.” If you have any inform...

How to sign up for the emergency fire alert system

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Firefighters are thankful for moisture provided by this week’s snowfall but remind residents that Colorado has a year-round fire season. “We’ll be right back in wildfire season in a couple of days,” Golden Fire Chief Kasey Beal said as snow hit the Front Range. Snowmelt could make rivers deeper, faster this kayak season Two Jefferson County fires within the past week, the Hogback Fire and the Bear Fire, have homeowners on edge. "We have a wonderful community to protect, plus my own house,” one resident said. Lookout Alert System allows emergency communicationFirefighters remind everyone to sign up for the Lookout Alert System, which allows residents to coordinate with family members, schools, daycare, adult care and anyone else on the emergency list. “It is really important to also be able to notify anybody who might be at the residence, or if you have somebody who looks after your home or if you look after somebody else in your neighborhood, you can then r...

Denver Broncos cheerleader in final 12 for 2023 Sports Illustrated Swim Search

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) --- A local woman is one step closer to being nationally recognized.Berkleigh Wright, 28, a Denver businesswoman and a Denver Broncos cheerleader, has been selected as one of the top 12 finalists for the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swim Search.  “I don’t even know how to put it into words, like the gratitude I’m feeling,” Wright said. “It makes me realize that what’s meant to find you will find you, regardless if you feel capable or worthy.”  Snowmelt could make rivers deeper, faster this kayak season Wright said this has been a lifelong dream. “I think since I’ve been younger, I’ve always looked up to the models at Sports Illustrated,” Wright said. “They empower women to know that their differences and uniqueness is what makes them beautiful, and they celebrate that. That’s a family and movement I really wanted to be a part of.” The 2023 Sports Illustrated Swim Search is an annual casting call that allows aspiring models the opportunity to be feature...

National City repeals decades-old ban on cruising

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. – National City City Council made a long-awaited decision Tuesday night, to reverse a ban on cruising that has been in place since 1992.Community members celebrated the decision.“Monumental! We’ve been fighting so hard for this,” Cyndi Sanchez said.Jovita Arellano with the United Lowrider Coalition said, “ just knowing that we are going to be able to cruise and we are not doing anything against the law.”The popular pastime has been prohibited for more than three decades. In the early 90s, city leaders approved the ban in an attempt to address crime and traffic.“That’s in the past. We are all grown up. It’s a family thing now, it’s not a clique thing anymore,” Bernando Silva said. Supervisors address Fletcher scandal in first meeting since resignation announcement People in the community said the decades-old decision caused the culture of the city to suffer as a result.“We want this for our kids. This is a culture. This is a tradition,” Santanera Perez said.It...

El Cajon kicks off series of homelessness town hall meetings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Leaders in El Cajon hosted the first of a series of town halls over homelessness concerns.It comes following months of pushback over the current voucher program which places people without homes in motels.But concerns are being raised after criminal activity was reported at several locations.“It’s an example of the community not working for a section of the population and the community should and clearly wants to work for everyone, but boy it’s hard to figure out what works,” El Cajon resident Paula Fletcher said.City leaders had residents fill out surveys and provide their feedback for tackling the homeless problem. They wrapped up the meeting with long lists of ideas.Last month, an underage girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by two men -- one who used the homeless voucher program. Crews battle building fire in El Cajon “The two violent sexual predators, that was an anomaly,” homeless advocate Matthew Kearney said. “Yes, it was horrible. They need to be jai...

Risk of severe storms persists from Texas to Great Lakes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Severe thunderstorms were expected to bring hail, strong winds — and the threat of tornadoes — to parts of the Midwest and South that are reeling from a weekend of deadly weather. Officials warned residents to have shelter ready Tuesday night before going to sleep.At least two tornadoes were confirmed Tuesday in Illinois as storms targeted the state and eastern Iowa and southwest Wisconsin before nightfall. Areas of southern Missouri, Arkansas, southwestern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas were most at risk overnight. “This could be a night to just set up down in the basement to be safe,” Tom Philip, a meteorologist in Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday.The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings in Iowa and Illinois on Tuesday evening and said a confirmed twister was spotted southwest of Chicago near Bryant, Illinois. Officials said another tornado touched down Tuesday morning in the western Illinois community of Colona. Local news reports showed wind dam...

Nathan MacKinnon’s 100th point, an overtime goal, gives Avalanche Central division lead in San Jose

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

Bo Byram stopped himself. Marveling at Nathan MacKinnon’s season, he didn’t want to go so far as to jinx anything.“He missed a bit of time there, which is too bad,” Byram said Monday before the Avalanche departed for San Jose. “But I think he’s on pace to — actually, never mind. I don’t want to say that.”Byram can rest easy. MacKinnon has reached 100 points in a season for the first time in his illustrious career, and he did it with an overtime breakaway goal to beat the Sharks 4-3 and move Colorado into the division lead for the first time in months.By earning one point before overtime, the Avalanche (46-24-6) clinched a playoff spot for the sixth consecutive year. By earning the second, they pulled into a three-way tie with Dallas and Minnesota at 98 points. But the Avs have played one fewer game than the Stars and Wild, giving them the highest point percentage.One milestone hunt ends, another stalls: MacKinnon is the Avalanche’s fir...

Police searching for 3 carjacking, shooting suspects in Venice

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Department were searching for three suspects believed to be involved in a shooting in Santa Monica and, later, a carjacking that ended with a crash in Venice Tuesday evening. The incident unfolded just before 8:30 p.m. when Santa Monica police responded to reports of a shooting at Main Street and Bicknell Avenue.  At the scene, authorities found shell casings on the ground and a bullet hole in the victim’s vehicle. Fortunately, there were no injuries as a result of the shooting, police said.  While details are limited, police say the suspects, at some point, carjacked a dark gray Jeep Patriot and crashed the vehicle near the intersection of Rose Avenue and Main Street before fleeing the area on foot.  Aerial footage from Sky5 showed a police perimeter set up near the crash site while officers searched the area for the three men. Authorities with LAPD set up a perimeter in Venice while searching for three armed carjacking suspects on ...

Man sentenced to prison for lewd acts on a child in Ventura County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:14:14 GMT

A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for lewd acts on a child in Ventura County on Monday.Raymond Giral, 55, from Parker, Colorado was convicted by a Ventura County jury of four counts of a lewd act upon a child.Giral had sexual contact with an underage victim at multiple locations throughout Ventura County between 2007 and 2012, officials said. Giral's convictions include “aggravating circumstances that the victim was particularly vulnerable and that Giral took advantage of a position of trust,” court documents said. “The jury also found true the special allegation that Giral had substantial sexual conduct with the victim.”The victim came forward in 2018 after learning Giral had been arrested for a separate sex crime in Colorado. Giral is currently serving an eight-year prison term in Colorado when he was convicted by the Ventura County DA’s office.“I am proud of the victim for having the courage to confront her abuser and tell her story at trial,” said Deputy District Attorne...