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Rohnert Park police activity resolved, according to police

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

(KRON) -- Police activity on the Rohnert Park Expressway has concluded, according to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Service. Earlier, Rohnert Park police in Sonoma County had asked the public to avoid the area around Rohnert Park Expressway near Chuck E. Cheese because of "police activity." "Rohnert Park DPS is currently involved in a police activity on Rohnert Park Expressway in the area of Food Maxx / Chuck E. Cheese. Please avoid this area for the time being. Do not call 911 unless you have a life or death emergency," police wrote on Twitter at 2 p.m. Monday. As of 3:57 p.m., the activity was resolved."There may still be responders in the area, please use caution," Rohnert Park DPS said. The department said more information about the incident would be released "as soon as possible."

Warren Buffett’s firm invests in the biggest homebuilders while reducing GM stake in portfolio moves

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company appears to be betting on the housing market picking up because Berkshire Hathaway bought more than $700 million worth of homebuilder DR Horton’s stock this spring along with smaller stakes in fellow builders Lennar Corp. and NVR Corp.Berkshire revealed those new investments Monday in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that shows the conglomerate’s holdings as of the end of June.Investors always watch Berkshire’s moves closely because of Buffett’s remarkably successful track record over the years, but these filings don’t make clear which moves Buffett made and which ones were handled by one of the Omaha, Nebraska-based company’s two other investment managers. Buffett typically handles all the biggest investments in the $350 billion portfolio worth $1 billion or more. The three homebuilder stakes together are worth around $800 million.Berkshire holds nearly 6 million DR Ho...

Rockies activate Charlie Blackmon after he missed 2 months with a fractured right hand

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado activated outfielder Charlie Blackmon from the injured list Monday after he missed two months with a fractured right hand.Blackmon was scheduled to lead off and be the DH on Monday in the first game of a three-game series against Arizona as the Rockies attempted to end a five-game losing streak.“Prior to the injury, Charlie was having a really good year,” Colorado manager Bud Black said. “I suspect he is going to continue and have a strong finish to the season. He’s a really good baseball player and he’s an accomplished hitter. Charlie knows his game. It’s good to have him back. He conducts a professional major league at-bat.”Blackmon is batting .265 with 14 doubles, five homers and 26 RBIs. He was placed on the injured list June 11. He was struck by a pitch in the right hand June 3 and played in five games before the fracture was diagnosed on a follow-up X-ray.Colorado scored six runs in being swept in a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers that ende...

Jets agree to terms with former Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, AP source says

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

The New York Jets agreed to terms on a one-year contract with former Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook on Monday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.Cook, who turned 28 last week, joins a revamped Jets offense led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers and coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the agreement. NFL Network and ESPN first reported the deal is worth up to $8.6 million. Cook has run for at least 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons, but was released by the Vikings on June 8 for salary cap savings. He was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against the Vikings’ salary cap. Cook visited with New York on July 30 and watched practice after saying during an interview on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” the Jets “are right at the top of the list” and the odds of signing with them were “pretty high.”The former Florida State star also sa...

19 Coloradans hospitalized with West Nile as of Monday

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — West Nile virus has hospitalized more than a dozen people across Colorado, and the season is not over yet.Data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows 19 people were hospitalized with the virus as of Monday. Experts warn this may not be the worst of it. Man killed by police in Denver was carrying a marker "We do believe that West Nile virus is really elevated across the state right now," said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist.West Nile virus season is in full effect here in Colorado. CDPHE data shows 36 people have recently tested positive for the illness.West Nile can cause neurological illnessWhile doctors say most people who contract the illness may be asymptomatic, 19 of the people who tested positive are in the hospital battling neurological symptoms."We think about 80% of people may not even know they are sick," said Dr. Daniel Pastula, chief of neuroinfectious diseases and global neurology at UCHealth. "About 20% of the tim...

Posting of Trump charges muddies long day of grand jury testimony in Georgia

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia heard from witnesses into the evening Monday in the election subversion investigation into Donald Trump, a long day of testimony punctuated by the mysterious and brief appearance on a county website of a list of criminal charges against the former president that prosecutors later disavowed.Prosecutors in Fulton County were presenting evidence to the grand jury as they pushed toward a likely indictment, summoning multiple former state officials including the ex-lieutenant governor as witnesses. How a Georgia Trump indictment would differ from the federal Jan. 6 case But the process hit an unexpected snag in the middle of the day, when Reuters reported on a document listing criminal charges to be brought against Trump, including state racketeering counts, conspiracy to commit false statements and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. Reuters, which later published a copy of the document, said the filing was taken down quickly. ...

Rockies activate Charlie Blackmon after he missed 2 months with fractured right hand

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado activated outfielder Charlie Blackmon from the injured list Monday after he missed two months with a fractured right hand.Blackmon was scheduled to lead off and be the DH on Monday in the first game of a three-game series against Arizona as the Rockies attempted to end a five-game losing streak. Smokey the ‘Coors Field Cat’ has been adopted “Prior to the injury, Charlie was having a really good year,” Colorado manager Bud Black said. “I suspect he is going to continue and have a strong finish to the season. He’s a really good baseball player and he’s an accomplished hitter. Charlie knows his game. It’s good to have him back. He conducts a professional major league at-bat.”Blackmon is batting .265 with 14 doubles, five homers and 26 RBIs. He was placed on the injured list June 11. He was struck by a pitch in the right hand June 3 and played in five games before the fracture was diagnosed on a follow-up X-ray.Colorado scored six runs in being swept in a four-g...

Which is right: Coloradan or Coloradoan?

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Are Colorado residents Coloradans or Coloradoans?People may still individually debate which term they prefer, but the most widely and officially accepted demonym -- or term to denote a person who lives in or was born in a certain place -- is Coloradan.This recognition of "Coloradan" extends up to the federal government, whose style manual for federal publications recognizes the version without the "o" as the official way to refer to people from Colorado.Why is it Coloradan and not Coloradoan?A general rule for demonyms is to add "-an" to places that end in "o." Idaho becomes Idahoan, Ohio becomes Ohioan and Chicago becomes Chicagoan. This would mean that the correct demonym would be Coloradoan. However, there's a catch. 5 myths about the state that Coloradans want busted The name Colorado is of Spanish origin, and means "colored red." For names of Spanish origin that end in "o," like Colorado, the demonym rule is generally to remove the "o" and add "-an."Think of ...

Come hungry to participating Miami Spice restaurants to enjoy their 5 courses

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

Miami Spice is changing things up this year, they’ve leveled up to five courses instead of three.And here’s a couple of spots we can’t wait to devour.Miami Spice is beefing up their restaurant line-up this year.Mariana Kellogg: “With Miami Spice, you can visit a wide variety of restaurants at a great price point. this year we already have over 200 participants. We’ve got Orno, Tur, Bellmont, Cote, Key Club, name it. This year we have a new program launch called the signature dining experiences.”With this signature dining experience, foodies will get to partake in five tasty courses, instead of the basic three.Mariana Kellogg: “Tur is offering a signature dining experience in partnership with Woodford Reserve where they’re offering the whiskey pairing along with their five-course dining pre-fix menu.”Tur Kitchen at Coral Gables is turning up the heat with a menu inspired by the coast.Luca Delogu: “We take our guests for a jo...

Dead seals with shark bites wash up along Cape Cod, Wellfleet lifeguards help large fish close to shore

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT

Multiple dead seals with shark bites washed up along Cape Cod in the last couple of days, while several great whites were spotted close to shore during the peak of shark season.Also, Wellfleet lifeguards over the weekend helped out a large fish that’s often confused with great white sharks — after an ocean sunfish ended up very close to shore at Newcomb Hollow Beach.While the majority of the great white shark action is along the Outer Cape, the dead seals with shark bites were found in Cape spots away from the popular outer beaches.One of the seals washed up in Truro’s Pamet Harbor off of Cape Cod Bay, and another seal was found near Chatham’s Hardings Beach off of the Nantucket Sound.“Dead seal washed up near Pamet Harbor jetty with shark bites,” reads the white shark sighting on Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app on Monday.“Deceased seal with shark bite,” reads the Chatham report on the Sharktivity app.August is...