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Rainy, windy Thursday in Chicago, temp drop ahead of weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

Thursday is looking cloudy with rain showers and breezy winds of S 10-15, gusts of 30 mph. High: 47Rain showers accumulating out West, to make its way to Chicagoland area.Thursday Night: Cloudy, rain, warm late then temp drop, WNW 15-25 G40. 33 Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Friday Night: AM Rain/Snow Chance, Decreasing clouds, windy, WNW 15-25 G40. High: 37Full forecast details at the WGN Weather Center

Ride the new TRON Lightcycle Run roller coaster at Walt Disney World

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

It was 2017 when Disney officials took the stage at their D23 Convention and announced that a new roller coaster, TRON Lightcycle / Run, would be coming to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park. In just a few weeks, The Grid is ready to make its debut. TRON is a launching, motorcycle style coaster that sends riders - or what they call users - through a digital world. You are on Team Blue as it faces off against Team Orange. As you zip around the interior show building, you race around screens and other visual effects. This ride is pretty much identical to the TRON roller coaster at Shanghai Disneyland. That ride opened in 2016.Here are some things to know about what is easily the most intense roller coaster at the Magic Kingdom. THE SPEEDDisney has not revealed the official speed of the launch on TRON. They have only said that this is the fastest roller coaster in all Disney Parks, along with its sister coaster in Shanghai. If you’re wondering if its a launch you can hand...

California homes teetering on edge of hillside after collapse; residents evacuated

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

(KTLA) – Just a day after officials in Orange County, California, declared a local state of emergency, residents of four residential structures in San Clemente were forced to evacuate after the collapse of a hillside at the rear of the properties.  Crews with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) responded to the scene in the 1500 block of Buena Vista after receiving a 911 call about the landslide shortly after 8 a.m. Firefighters searched three properties to ensure all residents were out of the buildings, authorities said. Drone footage shows the swimming pool of one home, along with adjacent buildings, teetering dangerously close to a hillside collapse in San Clemente on Mar. 14, 2023. (OCFA)A close-up look at the swimming pool of a San Clemente residence as it teeters dangerously close to a hillside collapse on Mar. 15, 2023. Drone footage shows the swimming pool of one home, along with adjacent buildings, teetering dangerously close to a hillside collapse in San Clemente ...

'How can you wait 6 months?' Texans report long waits to get a driver license

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – There was no line outside the driver's license mega center in Pflugerville when Kelsea Ledterman walked to the door at 8 a.m. But she was still nervous that her attempt to get a new ID might not work out in her favor.“I tried to make an appointment online, but they were months out, like four or five months out,” Ledterman said. Nearly 1M drivers at risk of losing licenses. Are you one of them? The new mom, and new Texan, only has a few weeks before her California license expires. She was hoping she would get one of the very rare walk-in slots.She didn’t.“Unfortunately, they don’t have openings until September,” Ledterman said. “We will have to see if we can get to another surrounding county or something and find something a little sooner because that is a long time to wait to be able to drive your car.”The problem looks different across the state. In 2020, DPS moved to an appointment-only system to curb long lines outside its offices.On March 13, KXAN ...

Police make arrest in 2022 Rutland homicide

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Vermont State Police have arrested a man from Staten Island in connection to the 2022 homicide of Jonathan Naranjo. Trayvon Kisling, 18, faces several charges including first-degree murder. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Naranjo died on Monday, November 7, 2022, after a reported shooting and car crash. Rutland City Police were alerted to the crash at about 4:15 p.m., followed by a second call reporting a shooting in the area. Police found Naranjo dead with a car involved in the crash. Following a lengthy investigation, police say they identified Kisling as the shooter. Investigators say they learned earlier this month they learned Kisling was likely in Vermont. Police obtained an arrest warrant for Kisling and found him inside a car at a Shell gas station in Brandon, Vermont, on Wednesday. He was taken into custody and taken to the Rutland Police Barracks for processing. Ulster County deputy ...

Schenectady Hardware & Electric marks 100 years in business

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Schenectady Hardware & Electric (SHE) is celebrating its 100th Anniversary of being in business this year. Before it was the electrical contracting company it is today, it was a hardware store founded in 1923 by Benjamin Spraragen.Benjamin Spraragen was one of the first graduates of Union College’s electrical engineering program. Wiring hundreds of houses by day and running the hardware store by night, Benjamin labored uninterrupted during the Great Depression. His son, Donald served as President/CEO from 1982-93. He grew the residential business and expanded into light commercial industry. Grandson Larry stepped in to lead from 1993 to 2008, and under his leadership the company grew to become the largest electrical contracting firm in the area. This is Boss Lift After Larry passed away, his son Chris Spraragen, took over as president. To honor his father's legacy, he created the Lawrence Spraragen Memorial Scholarship, to help support young people...

Ulster County deputy honored for saving a man's life

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Ulster County Sheriff's Office deputy and several other first responders were honored on Saturday for saving a man's life. Deputy Gabriella LaLima and first responders performed CPR after a car accident on February 4, which left a man unconscious and unresponsive. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Image via Ulster County Sheriff's OfficeDeputy LaLima, along with other first responders, initiated CPR on the man who had suffered a medical emergency. The man was later taken to a hospital for further treatment and was able to make a full recovery. The man was in attendance on Saturday for LaLima's honoring at the Marbletown Rescue Squad Building in High Falls.

Denver weather: Freezing temperatures and light snow expected, sticking on roads in the mountains

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

Metro Denver residents can expect freezing temperatures with up to two inches of snow Thursday, leading to slush around cities and snow-covered roads at higher elevations in the mountains where winter weather advisories remained in effect.National Weather Service forecasters said most of the snow would fall before noon. Winter weather advisories covered the mountains until then. Light snow was expected along Colorado’s Front Range and on the eastern high plains.Winter Weather Advisories are in effect across the mountains until 12 PM Today. Snow covered roads may cause hazardous travel for areas above 10k ft. #COwx pic.twitter.com/j5hzRfFHRd— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) March 16, 2023Temperatures below freezing Thursday morning will reach a high of around 38 degrees, forecasters said. Partly sunny skies were expected on Friday.

Kafer: Is there even room left in Colorado’s GOP for sane Republicans?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

After the Colorado GOP chose former state Rep. Dave Williams as party chair, many sane Republicans wonder if there is a place for them within the Colorado Republican Party. By sane, I mean rational, evidence-based thinkers who get, at a minimum, that Trump lost the 2020 election, vaccines save lives, and Trump’s repellent, mendacious style has hurt Republicans’ standing in a once purple state.Williams, an election denier and conspiracy theorist, believes Trump won in 2020 sans evidence. He alleged without proof that 5,600 dead people voted in the 2020 Colorado election. Despite 300 years of vaccine science and millions of saved lives, Williams is a proud anti-vaxxer. Upon beating out six contenders for chair (all but one of the conspiracy theorists or tinfoil hat-lite variety), Williams stated, “Our party doesn’t have a brand problem. Our party has a problem with feckless leaders who are ashamed of you,” implying that GOP leaders lost because they were insufficiently Trumpist, an as...

Pat Schroeder, in her own words, “take off the blinders”

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:17:54 GMT

Editor’s note: Pat Schroeder inspired a generation of Colorado women to serve in politics, breaking glass ceilings and fighting for reproductive freedom, equal rights, and maternity leave. From 1972 to 1996, she represented Colorado’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She contributed to The Denver Post with guest commentaries for more than 20 years. Here are some favorite excerpts from her writings and her conversations:“Getting the Granny Vote”On concern for future generations, from Sept. 9, 2004 commentaryMy generation were the activists in the ’60s who are now in their 60s. We are tackling grandparenthood with the same vigor we tackled other conventional wisdom. Twenty-first-century grandparents are focusing on the future instead of dwelling on the past. Watch out, because there are lots of us — and we vote, big-time.Yes, we are concerned about our health care, but also about our grandchildren’s health care....