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Denver metro might get another In-N-Out

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

In-N-Out Burger is looking to expand its Colorado hamburger empire with a new location in Brighton, according to city development records.The California fast-food chain filed a site plan with Brighton’s community development department to build a restaurant at 2088 Prairie Center Parkway, according to a map of current projects on the city’s website and first reported by BizWest. The site plan is listed as under review.There are currently eight In-N-Out locations across the Front Range, according to the company’s website.This is a developing story and may be updated.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Colorado bear euthanized after eating trash that blocked its stomach, causing it to starve

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

Colorado wildlife officials euthanized a sick black bear that had eaten so much trash that the wad of garbage blocked its intestines, causing the bear to starve.Colorado Parks and WildlifeA photo shows wipes removed from the stomach of a black bear that was euthanized Sept. 9, 2023, in Telluride, Colorado. (Photo provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife)Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers killed the bear Saturday in Telluride after receiving reports of a sick bear near the trail along the San Miguel River, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the agency. The officers determined the bear was ill because it had discharge coming from its puffy eyes, walked in a humped position and seemed reluctant to move.The bear’s stomach was plugged with a wad of paper towels, disinfectant wipes, plastic sacks and wax paper food wrappers, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The plug of trash was keeping the bear from digesting food. Its intestines were empty, except for decomp...

Boy arrested in fatal hit-and-run spree targeting bicyclists in Huntington Beach

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

A Huntington Beach minor was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a string of three hit-and-runs that apparently targeted bicyclists, killing one of them.The unidentified child was arrested at about 9 p.m. and booked into Orange County Juvenile Hall on one count of homicide and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, the Huntington Beach Police Department said in a news release.Sunday night, three cyclists were struck, and one of them, 70-year-old Steven Gonzales of Huntington Beach, was killed.The three collisions occurred within a 45-minute timeframe and less than a mile apart.“I would like to commend the detectives who investigated these terrible crimes for their tireless work in apprehending a dangerous suspect,” said Huntington Beach Chief of Police Eric Parra. “I would also like to thank the public for their tips and support as we searched for the perpetrator. The safety of our City is our top priority, and I want to reassure the community that they are safe.The inves...

Man wanted in Tarzana bus station shooting death arrested in Mexico

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

A man who was wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Tarzana last month was arrested in Mexico, police said this week.Angel Garcia, 19, of Tarzana, was identified as the suspect in the Aug. 4 killing of 28-year-old Brandyn Rodrigo Mendez, and police believed he likely fled the country.He was arrested in Mexico on Sept. 5 and was brought back to Los Angeles.Garcia was eventually booked and charged with murder and attempted murder and is being held on $2 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 1 killed after Tarzana bus station shooting Mendez and another victim were shot in the parking lot of an Orange Line bus station at Reseda Boulevard and Oxnard Street.An investigation revealed the two victims were confronted by the suspect and at one point, Mendez allegedly took out a gun and fired multiple times before running from the scene.Both victims were struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital, but Mendez died from his injuries.No further details about the ...

Man arrested, charged with murder in girlfriend’s Daly City shooting death

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

DALY CITY — Prosecutors in San Mateo County say they’ve charged a Daly City man with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend just hours after police had responded to a report that he’d threatened her with a gun.Officers arrived around 1 a.m. Sept. 2 at the Daly City home shared by Aubrey Avery Jr., 42, his girlfriend, 49-year-old Grace Goodman and Goodman’s brother and mother, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Responding officers indicated that none of the people they spoke to were being cooperative and that both Avery and Goodman denied that there was a gun at the scene.Less than seven hours later, at 7:30 a.m., the same group of officers returned to the home due to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Grace Goodman in the garage with multiple gunshot wounds. Prosecutors did not say whether the victim was pronounced dead at the scene or in a hospital.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man arrest...

Recipes: Celebrate the Jewish New Year with sweet vegetables

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins Friday evening, Sept. 15. Traditional meals for the holiday tend to have sweet touches to symbolize the wish for a sweet New Year. In addition to honey and apples, sweet vegetables have a place of honor on the menu.When I was growing up, my mother made a sweet stew for Rosh Hashana that included carrots, sweet potatoes and white potatoes, as well as dried fruit. We plan to roast these vegetables along with spiced chicken to make a festive main course for our holiday dinner.In some households, carrots, beets, winter squashes and chard are among the ritual foods that are blessed and served in a ceremony that begins the Rosh Hashana dinner. We will serve butternut squash cooked with sugar, cinnamon and cloves as a holiday dessert.Moroccan-Inspired Roast Chicken with Sweet Vegetables is a rich and aromatic Rosh Hashana dish. (Photo by Yakir Levy) Sephardic-Style Roast Chicken with Sweet VegetablesIn this one-pan dinner, the chicken gains a ...

Texas AG Paxton’s reported paramour expected to testify

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG (Associated Press)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is said to have had an extramarital affair was expected to give public testimony Wednesday, setting up a dramatic moment in the Republican’s impeachment trial on charges of corruption and bribery.The affair is central to the historic proceedings and accusations that Paxton misused his power to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, who was under FBI investigation and employed the woman, Laura Olson. One of the 16 articles of impeachment against Paxton alleges that Paul’s hiring of Olson amounted to a bribe.She was set to take the witness stand later Wednesday in the Texas Senate across from Paxton’s wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, who is required to attend the trial but is not allowed to vote on whether her husband should be removed from office. On Monday, she listened from her desk in the Senate as one of her husband’s former employees testified that t...

Four-bedroom home sells in Pleasanton for $2 million

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

7464 Alder Court – Google Street ViewA 2,444-square-foot house built in 1976 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 7400 block of Alder Court in Pleasanton was sold on July 21, 2023, for $2,010,000, or $822 per square foot. This single-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three baths. Outside, the home presents roofing composed of wood shake roofing / shingles materials. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house features a garage.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In May 2023, a 2,523-square-foot home on Oak Creek Court in Pleasanton sold for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $832. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,433-square-foot home on the 7400 block of Sundrop Court in Pleasanton sold in September 2022, for $1,785,000, a price per square foot of $734. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Oak Creek Court, Pleasanton, in April 2023, a 2,004-square-foo...

Jennifer Aniston called out for ‘liking’ Drew Barrymore’s ‘scabbing’ Instagram post

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

Apparently, Drew Barrymore can count on her celebrity friend Jennifer Aniston to still “like” her, as the bubbly talk show host faces an onslaught of negative publicity, angry protests, a prestigious awards show rejection and accusations of being a “scab” after she decided to resume production on her eponymous TV show Monday as the Hollywood writers strike enters its fourth month.An eagle-eyed X user noticed that Aniston was one of several celebrities who “liked” Barrymore’s incendiary Instagram post Sunday, in which the movie-star-turned-daytime TV host explained her controversial reasons for resuming filming for her show’s fourth season.“V(ery) interesting which celebs liked Drew Barrymore’s scabbing Insta post,” British voice actor Rebecca Norfolk said on X. Her screen grab of Barrymore’s likes showed that the host initially got a thumbs up from Aniston, as well as Jennifer Garner, Kristen Bell, Cara Delevingne and...

Searchers scramble in Libya as death toll from flooding hits 5,100

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:41:21 GMT

By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD (Associated Press)DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people.The Mediterranean city of Derna has struggled to get help after Sunday night’s deluge washed away most access roads. Aid workers who managed to reach the city described devastation in its center, with thousands still missing and tens of thousands left homeless.“Bodies are everywhere, inside houses, in the streets, at sea. Wherever you go, you find dead men, women, and children,” Emad al-Falah, an aid worker from Benghazi, said over the phone from Derna. “Entire families were lost.”Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. Two dams in the mountains above the city collapsed, sending floodwaters r...