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As new season nears, the St. Louis Blues still haven't named a captain

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A new St. Louis Blues season starts next month, and training camp begins in roughly two weeks, but there's one big void the team has yet to address. Entering September, the Blues have not yet named a captain for the 2023-24 season. The Blues are one of just nine teams actively without a captain. They haven't had one since trading Ryan O'Reilly in February, and it's unclear how much longer that will be the case. Berube: Blues ‘ready to go’ after lengthy offseason Although the NHL does not require every team to have one, the captain is oftentimes revered as the locker room leader, a franchise face, and a key voice to consult with coaches and referees. Only two times throughout the Blues' half-century-plus existence have they sailed the ship without a captain. Those two times would be the 2007-08 campaign, amid a lengthy post-lockout rebuild, and the 1996-97 campaign, the first after the departure of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky. Generally speaking, the captain's honor is on...

Man identified in fatal north St. Louis shooting

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A man shot and killed early Monday morning has been identified. Police found Rodney Combs Jr., 32, at around 3 a.m. in the grass near a home in the 5900 block of Goodfellow. He had a gunshot wound to his lower extremities. He was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Call for Help closure has East St. Louis mothers crying for aid Homicide detectives are investigating this shooting. Call them if you have any information at 314-444-5371. Call Crimestoppers at 1-866-371-8477 to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward.

“Logistically impossible.” Drake, 21 Savage postpone Denver concert three days before show

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

There are lots of legitimate-sounding reasons why promoters would postpone or cancel a concert in Denver: an artist’s poor health, high country weather, and general tour troubles are among the biggest hits.But today’s announcement that Drake and 21 Savage will postpone their Friday, Sept. 8, concert at Ball Arena seemingly breaks ground for novel show postponements.Ticketmaster emailed ticketholders for the show on Monday morning to let them know that “due to the distance the road crew has to travel along with the magnitude of the production of the Drake concert, it is logistically impossible to bring the full experience of the show to Denver this September,” according to the email.Denver is the largest city for hundreds of miles in every direction, but one might think that a tour of such magnitude — which promoters acknowledge in the email — would try to work out those logistics beforehand. Blaming the postponement on the distance required to tra...

They here: Deion Sanders’ CU Buffs football ranked No. 22 in AP poll, 25 in coaches’ poll

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

BOULDER — The Prime Effect just crossed another box off the bucket list. Because the Buffs are officially back.Back in the top 25, at any rate.CU is ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press national ranking released this afternoon following a 45-42 win at then-No. 17 TCU last Saturday. The Buffs was also part of the AFCA coaches’ poll released Monday, at No. 25.It’s the Buffs’ first appearance in the AP top 25 since Dec. 6, 2020, when Karl Dorrell’s team opened their campaign 4-0 in a COVID-shortened season.It’s the earliest appearance for CU in the AP rankings since October 2, 2016. And it’s the first time CU has appeared in a September poll since Sept. 1, 2003.“These young men, they know now, man, if we ball out, we’re going to get the love that we deserve,” Sanders said at his midday news conference Tuesday. “And that’s all they want. They want the attention and love they deserve.”

Maintenance at Union Station Saturday to affect several RTD commuter lines

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

Several RTD commuter lines on Saturday will be affected by maintenance and overhead wire inspections at Union Station.The A Line will run as normal, but westbound trains will be delayed about five minutes between the 38th and Blake Station and Union Station.The G Line will also be running as normal between Wheat Ridge and Union Station, but G Line trains will arrive and depart on Track 8 at Union Station.The B and N lines will be the most affected and will not have service at Union Station.The B Line will run normal service from the Westminster to the 41st and Fox stations, and customers can transfer to the G Line for service to Union Station at the 41st and Fox or the Pecos Junction stations.The N Line will run normal service between 48th and Brighton-National Western Center Station and Eastlake-124th Station. Bus shuttle services are available Saturday to N Line customers between Union Station and 48th and Brighton-National Western Center Station.Related ArticlesTransportation | ...

Opinion: “The Imperial Supreme Court” has a corruption and a precedent problem

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

Public trust in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low following some of the most polarizing decisions in the last 50 years, ethics issues that have erupted into a corruption crisis, and an unprecedented power grab that has turned the Court into an imperial one.Twin polls from Quinnipiac University and Gallup have recently confirmed the public’s historical disapproval numbers ratings. Gallup first started asking Americans to rate the job the court was doing in September 2000. At that point, 62% of Americans approved. Today, Gallup is at 40% and Quinnipiac is at 36%. Nearly 7 in 10 registered voters think the Court is mainly motivated by politics instead of the law.  And a whopping 63% surveyed would support limiting the number of years a justice can serve on the Court. Yes, please.Meanwhile, back in their ivory tower, we have witnessed the rise of the most activist court in the past century as the six-member ultra-conservative majority has embarked on a radical path to restructure ...

Pair arrested after failed attempt to rob elderly couple in their driveway, police say

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

A pair of would-be follow-home robbers who targeted an elderly couple Wednesday afternoon has been arrested, the Upland Police Department announced.The culprits, 29-year-old Jacourie Ishlumati and 28-year-old Janelle Cunningham, followed the victims from a bank to the driveway of their home in the 2000 block of Shorewood Avenue, police said in a social media post."The suspects threatened to hurt the elderly couple if they did not give them money," police said, but the victims' neighbors came outside to help, prompting the would-be robbers to flee.Investigators identified and arrested Ishlumati and Cunningham for robbery on Thursday.They are being held at the West Valley Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 bail.The pair was due to appear in Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court Tuesday morning.

Jessica Ramos Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on FM 60 [Burleson County, TX]

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

Justin Davis Involved in Collision on FM 60 Left Woman DeadBURLESON COUNTY, TX (September 5, 2023) – Tuesday morning, a multi-vehicle crash on FM 60 left Jessica Ramos dead.The incident occurred on August 2nd, just before 6:46 a.m., in the area of FM 60 in Burleson County.According to reports, Ramos was driving a 2016 Honda eastbound on FM 60. There, a semi-truck driver, in a 2018 Freightliner, was traveling south on FM 50. The semi-truck driver failed to yield the right-of-way and hit the Honda.The truck driver was hurt and was brought to Bryan’s CHI St. Joseph Hospital.Eventually, first responders pronounced 24-year-old Jessica Ramos dead at the scene due to the extent of her injuries.Crews closed the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties.No further information regarding the multi-vehicle crash is public at this time; however, more information will be provided once made available.The team at Sweet James sends their warm and sincerest sympath...

Additional sprayings ordered to control Santa Clara County mosquito population amid positive West Nile virus tests

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

SANTA CLARA COUNTY — Sprayings aimed to reduce the adult mosquito population are set to be performed throughout the next week after more insects tested positive for West Nile virus in Santa Clara County.The Santa Clara County Vector Control District announced sprayings around portions of San Jose, Milpitas and unincorporated county areas set for Tuesday, Thursday and Monday.Tuesday night’s spraying was centered on Quimby Road and Ruby Avenue in San Jose and a part of unincorporated Santa Clara County. The affect areas fall within ZIP codes 95121, 95135 and 95148.Thursday’s spraying, also in San Jose and unincorporated areas, will focus on Kirk Road and Tawnygate Way within ZIP codes 95124 and 95118.The district on Tuesday announced the additional measures alongside confirmation that more virus-positive mosquitos were found in portions of San Jose and Milpitas. According to the district, the affected areas fell within ZIP codes 95035 and 95132 and centered around Yellowst...

Everyone loves AMLO, but will they love who comes next?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:40 GMT

Carolina Millan, Maya Averbuch | (TNS) Bloomberg NewsOn a Saturday afternoon in early July, Mexico City’s vast Zócalo square was packed wall-to-wall with supporters gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s election to the presidency.Not many political leaders can draw on such devotion, let alone in the final year of their mandate. Still less can they expect the world to have shifted their way, from globalization toward domestic self-resilience, bolstering the economy and adding an air of validity to policy choices once dismissed as idiosyncratic.Yet that’s where López Obrador finds himself as he enters the last leg of his single, six-year term and sets about making his impact on Mexico a lasting one. For all the criticism levelled at him, from his failure to staunch Mexico’s violent crime to a focus on quixotic personal projects and an energy policy that shut out investors, the president enjoys a near-60% approval rating that lifts his Morena party goi...