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More than 2 in 5 Coloradans who had eligibility reviewed lost Medicaid in first assessment since COVID

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

More than two-fifths of the 120,000 Coloradans whose Medicaid coverage was up for renewal in May lost coverage when their eligibility was reviewed for the first time since early 2020 — a result that was in line with what happened before the pandemic.The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing reported Wednesday that 56% of people whose eligibility was examined in the first month were able to stay covered by Medicaid, while 42% lost coverage and the rest were still in the process.The numbers were nearly identical to the 57% and 41% averages from 2018 and 2019, when the state last did regular Medicaid removals, said Kim Bimestefer, the department’s executive director.For much of the pandemic, states couldn’t remove most people from Medicaid because of the federal public health emergency. Congress decoupled those two provisions late last year, and states started reassessing eligibility in April. The redeterminations will happen on a rolling basis, with...

Evacuations ordered after Sandia Fire ignites near Temecula

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

The Riverside County Fire Department is responding to a multi-acre brush fire near Temecula Wednesday afternoon.The Sandia Fire, as it's been named, broke out in the late morning near the 48100 block of Sandia Creek Drive, the RCFD said on Twitter. As of about 12:10 p.m., the fire was consuming "light flashy fuels at a moderate rate of spread," fire officials said.By 1:15 p.m., it was 6 acres in size and 0% contained."An Evacuation Order has been issued along Sandia Creek road from DeAnza Rd to El Prado Rd.," officials added. For a map of the evacuation area, visit the Cal Fire and RCFD website.

Pedestrian Hospitalized after Hit-and-Run Collision on B Street [Fresno, CA]

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

Pedestrian Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run Accident on Calaveras StreetFRESNO, CA (July 5, 2023) – Tuesday evening, one pedestrian was hospitalized after a hit-and-run collision on B Street.Police responded to the scene near Calaveras Street around 9:30 p.m., on June 6th after receiving multiple dispatch calls in the area.According to reports, the driver of a vehicle struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. Shortly after, the involved driver returned to the area.Medical personnel arrived and transported the pedestrian to a nearby hospital in critical condition.Following preliminary duties, police arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence. Although, authorities have not yet released their identity.At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway. Once available, more details will be provided about the hit-and-run collision on B Street.Thousands of people are injured each year due to reckless driving. If yo...

Trump posted what he said was Obama’s address. An arrest followed.

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

By Eric Tucker | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama on the same day that a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in revealing new details about the case.Taylor Taranto, 37, who prosecutors say participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, kept two firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition inside a van he had driven cross-country and had been living in, according to a Justice Department motion that seeks to keep him behind bars.On the day of his June 29 arrest, prosecutors said, Taranto reposted a Truth Social post from Trump containing what Trump claimed was Obama’s home address. In a post on Telegram, Taranto wrote: “We got these losers surrounded! See you in hell, Podesta’s and Obama’s.” That’s a reference to John Podesta, the former chair of Hilla...

CoCo Lee dies; SF-raised musician was first Chinese singer to break into American market

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

By Zen Soo | Associated PressHONG KONG — Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48.The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and Instagram, with her condition deteriorating drastically over the last few months.“Although, CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her,” the statement read.Lee attempted suicide at home over the weekend and she was rushed to a hospital, her sister said. They said that she was in a coma and died on Wednesday.Born Ferren Lee in Hong Kong, Lee later moved to the U.S. where she attended middle and high school in San Francisco. She became a singer after winning first runner up in an annual singing competition held by broadcaster TVB in Hong Kong, and released her first album ...

San Jose man who helped security firm launder millions in payroll pleads no contest

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

A San Jose man pleaded no contest Monday to charges that he laundered millions of dollars in payroll for two security companies, one of them run by an ex-SJPD officer currently in jail for exploiting his employees and hiding money from state authorities.Nam Le, 52, laundered millions of dollars in payroll for San Jose-based security firms Atlas Private Security and VP Security as part of a fraud and tax evasion scheme, the Santa Clara County DA’s office said in an announcement Monday.Authorities said Le got paid 50 cents on the dollar for every hour of payroll he helped hide as part of the fraud ring, which was run in part by Atlas owner Robert Foster, a former officer who was sentenced to three years in Santa Clara County jail last year after pleading no contest to insurance fraud, money laundering and worker exploitation.Le will be sentenced next year. Prosecutors said that he was also ordered to pay some $109,000 in restitution, including $60,000 to the state Department of ...

Heather Locklear’s sobriety derailed by tequila and Ozempic: report

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

After several years of hard-won sobriety and reported stability, long-troubled TV star Heather Locklear is drinking again, acting erratically and using Ozempic to rapidly lose weight, leaving her family “very worried” and feeling “helpless,” the Daily Mail is reporting.Sources close to Locklear’s family are expressing these concerns after the Daily Mail published photos of her last week, which showed her looking haggard and as if she’s in a world of her own. The photos show the once luminous “Melrose Place” star outside a Malibu office building, balancing on a ledge, sprinting across the street and talking to herself.Heather Locklear appears distressed, bizarrely walks on ledge of office building https://t.co/MapBso8XSY pic.twitter.com/xLhbDx1eqE— Page Six (@PageSix) July 4, 2023“Heather is drinking,” a source told the Daily Mail. “The family is very worried. Everyone feels helpless.” Those feeling helples...

With Elon Musk, there was no ‘moment of passion’ and no affair, Sergey Brin’s ex-wife says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, is doubling down on her denial that she and Elon Musk had an affair that led to the 2021 break-up of her marriage.Instead, Shanahan said in a lengthy interview with People that her relationship with the Tesla billionaire was “collegial” in a way that’s typical among their social circle of Silicon Valley “thinkers, dreamers and doers.” She said she mainly sought parental advice from Musk, who has Asperger’s syndrome, after her daughter Echo, 4, was diagnosed with autism. She hoped Musk would have insights on the best treatment for autism.“Did Elon and I have sex, like it was a moment of passion, and then it was over? No,” Shanahan, 37, told People. “Did we have a romantic relationship? No. We didn’t have an affair.”FILE – Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses before his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, May 15, 2023, at the Elys...

Bay Area arts: 8 amazing live shows to see this weekend and beyond

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

There are a lot of great shows to see this weekend and beyond in the Bay Area, from rumbling dinosaurs to a revival of “A Chorus Line.” Here is a partial roundup.Dinos ready to roam in San JoseDinosaurs never seem to go out of of style, which after some 230 million years, is really saying something. But they are really having their moment in the Bay Area.The popular exhibit of beautiful behemoths, “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs,” is on display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco through January (www.calacademy.org). And this weekend, the family-friendly “Jurassic World Live Tour” rumbles into San Jose’s SAP Center for several shows.Based on the popular film series, “Jurassic World Live Tour” transforms the SAP Center into Isla Nublar, where Gyrospheres roll through the grounds while some two dozen dinosaurs roam about, including the beloved Velociraptor Blue and a 40-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex. Even Bump...

Levi’s Stadium soccer match stabbing suspect arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:54:12 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a stabbing at a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match over the weekend at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, according to authorities.Alejandro Garcia-Villanueva, 29, was arrested at his Sacramento home on suspicion of attempted murder for his role in the stabbing, Santa Clara police said in a press release. Garcia-Villanueva was identified within 24 hours of the incident using “advanced video technology” at the stadium and community input, according to authorities.Police also identified a person of interest, but said Wednesday that she was released from custody at the scene.Garcia-Villanueva is suspected of stabbing a man near the upper collarbone during a fight in the stands at Sunday’s match between Mexico and Qatar. A graphic video posted on social media showed the suspect holding the knife while participating in a brawl.Mexican fan gets stabbed during a brawl inside Levis stadium #SeleccionMexicana #eltri #m...