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Gas war in Denver area slashes prices below $2 a gallon, national average drops

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

Gas prices have been slowly coming down over the past months in Colorado and across the country, but one stretch of road is seeing prices nearly half the state average.When a new QuikTrip station opened on Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village, a gas price war broke out among the stations on the street.Over the weekend, the price war drove gas under $2 a gallon, and as of Monday morning, the new station was selling regular gas for $1.71 a gallon, almost half Colorado’s statewide average of $3.25, according to reports from GasBuddy.Prices at other gas stations on the street hovered around $2.30 at 7:30 a.m., still more than a dollar below the average.In Denver, average gas prices have dropped 44.8 cents over the past month, putting the city average at $3.11, according to GasBuddy survey data. In the last week, prices have dropped 16.3 cents.For Colorado as a whole, prices are down 11.3 cents from last week and 41.7 cents from last month, according to GasBuddy.Nationally, prices ar...

10 Freeway closed: Los Angeles Mayor says 'damage will not be fixed in an instant'

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other local officials held a news conference Monday morning to update Angelenos on the closure of the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles.“To the 300,000 people who would normally drive on this stretch of the 10 and to those who live, work or have appointments or schools in the area, as we made clear yesterday, this was a huge fire and the damage will not be fixed in an instant,” Bass said during her 6 a.m. address."Engineers have worked all night and are working right now to determine our path forward," Bass continued. "I have made it clear with our local, state and federal partners that any unnecessary bureaucracy or delays are not happening here."How long the freeway would be shut down remains unclear after the massive pallet yard fire over the weekend that prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help facilitate cleanup and repairs. No cars are seen on the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2023. (KTLA)Th...

Schools in Tustin remain closed Monday amid active flare-ups, cleanup process 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

A flare-up continues to burn at the historic Tustin hangar Monday morning, as fire crews monitor the flames and disaster relief professionals continue to clean up potentially toxic debris. The City of Tustin took to X, formerly Twitter, to confirm that the western wall of the 17-story building reignited Sunday night. Orange County Fire Authority personnel remained on scene keeping watch of the blaze on Monday morning, with one firefighter telling KTLA 5’s Annie Rose Ramos that all they can do is let it burn out.  Photos: Iconic Tustin blimp hangar destroyed in fire Schools and daycare centers in the area, which were closed on Thursday due to the potentially toxic air and on Friday for Veterans Day, remain closed on Monday, officials said. Residents are being advised to remain in their homes if possible. Nearly 100 hazmat removal personnel began debris removal on Valencia Avenue on Sunday morning, and the street remains closed as more potentially dangerous materials...

Tragedy At Sea: Celebrated Fisherman Travis Meyer Loses His Livelihood

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

Ask any restaurateur along the coast from here to San Francisco who Travis Meyer is, and they’ll likely tell you he’s the halibut whisperer. He supplies restaurants from Isla and Crudo e Nudo in Santa Monica to Loquita in Santa Barbara, Industrial Eats in Buellton, Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivos, Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos and several in Paso Robles.  His halibut, sea bass, and bluefin tuna are the stuff of legend in an increasingly competitive world of commercial fishing.   “Travis has connected us directly to the pristine marine life that surrounds the Channel Islands,” Jason Paluska, executive chef of  The Lark in Santa Barbara tells L.A. Weekly. “For a chef, that’s a dream come true. When we first met, he delivered a beautiful California halibut that was dispatched using the ike jime method. It was hands down the freshest and cleanest bite of raw fish that I had ever tasted.” That all changed about a week ago on a midnight run to Hollister Ranch, when Meyer ...

Jill On Money: Will 6% real estate commissions become extinct?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

Years ago, as disruption was forcing many in the financial services industry to come to terms with declining mutual fund and trading fees, one stockbroker said to me, “I’m going into real estate, because the 6 percent commission is sacred!”Related ArticlesBusiness | The busiest days to fly during the winter holidays Business | New IRS income tax brackets and higher standard deduction. What you need to know Business | Watch for these 3 Medigap shopping surprises to avoid overpaying Business | Medical debt is disappearing from Americans’ credit reports, lifting scores Business | Does a 401(k) employer match tempt you to cash out? I thought about his comment recently, after a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri found that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and some big real estate brokerage companies conspired to artificially inflate commissions on home sales...

Monday Morning Lights: Early look at NCS, CCS Open Division championship games

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going.SRV VS. DLS: TEAMS MEET FOR NCS OPEN TITLEWhen that game ended with a walk-off touchdown run by De La Salle’s Derrick Blanche in overtime, San Ramon Valley hoped to get another shot at the Concord powerhouse, another chance to become the first North Coast Section team in 32 years to defeat De La Salle.Friday night at Dublin High, SRV will get a second opportunity as the East Bay Athletic League teams meet for the NCS’s Open Division championship.The winner will advance to a NorCal regional. The runner-up will play Pittsburg or California for the section’s Division I championship in two weeks.Will this time be different for SRV?Can this game possibly match or come close to matching last month’s all-time classic?De La Salle has won nine in a row since opening the s...

Dog found alive alongside body of hiker missing two months

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

A Colorado hiker missing since August was found dead — but his dog had survived and remained by his side.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ‘It’s not a possum, it’s a person’: Man missing for a month is found dead in chimney Crashes and Disasters | 8 children abducted from Arkansas foster homes rescued in Northern California Crashes and Disasters | Man charged after reporting child missing from supermarket parking lot whom he forgot at home Crashes and Disasters | Body found in Northern California forest; missing man last seen on gas station camera Crashes and Disasters | Missing hiker found dead on Mount Whitney The discovery was reported by Taos Search and Rescue, which had participated in the initial search for Rich Moore, a 71-year-old man from Pagosa Springs, in southern Colorado.Moore was reported missing on Aug. 19 after heading out with his Jack Russell terrier,...

Spider season: Here are a few things you may not know about them

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

Does whatever a spider canWhat was an itsy-bitsy spider spinning webs a few months ago is now a large, fully-grown exterminator helping keep the pest population under control.Is it peak spider season? Not necessarily, because there are usually more spiders in the spring after they hatch their eggs. By September to November they are fully grown, easier to find and make larger webs.Some spidey factsRelated ArticlesEnvironment | Photos: Stunning Bay Area wildlife Environment | How to make your outdoor space a refuge of biodiversity Environment | Walk on the Wild Side: Birding and wildlife watching in California’s coastal redwood forest Environment | Have Alameda brown pelicans lost their ability to fly in formation? Environment | A name nearly lost to time — Monterey resident discovered a new species, but he wasn’t credited The world is home to about 50,000 species of spiders.Almost all are venomous b...

California high school student suspended for saying ‘Free Palestine’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

A Corona del Mar Middle and High School student was suspended this week, allegedly for saying remarks deemed to be threatening, such as “Free Palestine,” to a classmate, according to social media posts circulating Friday.Newport-Mesa Unified Assistant Superintendent Kerrie Torres confirmed the student was suspended for three days from classroom instruction starting on Nov. 13.Torres and other district employees reached Friday evening said they could not go into further details about what caused the suspension.But a social media post that purports to be from the student’s aunt included a photo of a letter signed by Principal Jacob Haley that said: “(The student) said threatening remarks to a young lady in class. He said ‘Free Palestine.’” Those social media posts also detailed previous tensions that occurred between the student and others at school.Related ArticlesEducation | GOP hopeful Chris Christie visits Israel, says the US must show solidarity in war against Ha...

Northern California native among 5 US troops killed in a military helicopter crash over the Mediterranean

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:18:24 GMT

By TARA COPP | Associated PressWASHINGTON  — The Pentagon on Monday identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their UH-60 helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean.The military’s European Command said the helicopter went down over the weekend during an air refueling mission as part of military training.The five service members who died were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California; Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire; Sgt. Andrew P. Southard, 27, of Apache Junction, Arizona; and Sgt. Cade M. Wolfe, 24, of Mankato, Minnesota.The U.S. has built up its force presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. There are two carrier strike groups operating in the region, U.S. Air Force squadrons have received additional crews and warplanes, and U.S. special operations forces hav...