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Missouri soldier awarded medal for saving drowning family

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

FORT BLISS, Texas - A Missouri National Guardsman deployed along the Texas-Mexico border received the Soldier Medal earlier this month for rescuing a mother and her two children from drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande.Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Lemon was deployed with the Department of Homeland Security on Dec. 17, 2022, when he received a request for a river rescue from the U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Missouri Army National Guard claims the Rio Grande current was about to sweep away a woman and two young children. Lemon, a staff sergeant at the time, went to the river bank, donned a flotation device, and attempted to toss the family a rope.Unfortunately, high vegetation made it difficult for the rope to land near the family. Lemon went to another location along the river and attempted to toss the rope to the mother again, but to no avail. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. ...

Driver accused of swerving to hit woman, breaking her legs

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

CASTLE POINT, Mo. -- A St. Louis County man is accused of breaking a woman's legs after hitting her with his car on Saturday. Otis Goff, 33, is being charged with driving while intoxicated, endangering the welfare of a child, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving with a revoked license. His bond is set at $350,000, cash-only.Court documents state that Goff was speeding on Baron Drive at around 6:00 p.m. Saturday. A witness tells officers that he swerved to hit a woman standing at the rear of a parked vehicle. This pinned the woman between the vehicles.A child got out of Goff's car before he left the scene. Witnesses say he was driving a silver, older Chevrolet vehicle. Deadly shooting on Stan Musial Veteran’s Memorial Bridge Sunday An ambulance took the injured woman to the hospital. She has two broken legs, and is in critical condition.Another witness reports seeing Goff pull up to his home. He chased another child, who got out of the car. They say his speech was slurred....

Best Buy Black Friday deals you should jump on now

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.The top Black Friday deals on TVs, home appliances and laptops at Best Buy If you’re interested in electronics, you won’t want to miss our roundup of Best Buy Black Friday deals.  Best Buy has slashed prices on big-ticket items, such as TVs, headphones, speakers, laptops and tablets, including an LG 86-Inch Class UQ75 Series 4K UHD Smart TV and a Whirlpool 3.8-Cubic-Foot High-Efficiency Top-Load Washer. BestReviews has reviewed and tested many products, so you’ll want to stay up to date with the hottest deals by checking our page regularly for updates.Last updated on Nov. 18, 2023, at 7:45 a.m. PT. TV dealsSmaller TVs are always cheaper than big-screen TVs, but you can get one on Black Friday at a nice discount. The best brands to shop include Samsung, LG, TCL, Sharp and Toshiba, but you’ll also want to focus on picture quality, process...

Five Below is practically giving its holiday décor away

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.If you’re looking for affordable holiday décor, here it isDid you know that decorating for the holidays earlier is scientifically proven to make you feel happier? If you’ve been waiting to bust out your Christmas décor, consider this your sign to deck the halls. But if you need to step up your holiday decorating game — and were hoping to do so without breaking the bank — it’s time for a trip to Five Below, where Christmas decorations are so affordable, they’re practically giving them away.From outdoor inflatables to stockings and throw pillows, Five Below has everything you need to give your home a festive holiday makeover on the cheap. Happy shopping!Shop this article: Inflatable Christmas Tree, Jumbo Hanging Christmas Light Bulb, 4ft Christmas Tree With Stand Affordable holiday decorations to shop at Five BelowInflatabl...

The 19 best Apple Black Friday deals

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.The best Apple deals we’ve seen so farIt may not be Apple’s world, but sometimes it sure feels like it. The wildly popular and influential tech company behind iPhones, iPads, Macs, Beats headphones, Apple Watches and more doesn’t often put its products on sale, which makes Black Friday Apple deals all the more desirable.Apple products are known for their premium prices, so now is the time to start checking on Black Friday sales. Right now you can save on Apple’s hit AirPods Pro 2nd-generation noise-canceling earbuds with a USB-C connector and the latest Apple Watch Series 9. You can even get your hands on the thin and powerful 15-inch MacBook Air with the M2 processor for a good discount today. BestReviews has pored over all the deals for Apple products during Black Friday (Nov. 24), so if you’re looking for a bargain, we have you covered. W...

Colorado road conditions: I-70 closed in both directions near Silverthorne

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

2:55 p.m.: Interstate 70 westbound is closed at Loveland Pass due to safety concerns, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The closure extends from Loveland Pass, exit 216, to Silverthorne, exit 205. A detour is in place.2:18 p.m.: Interstate 70 eastbound is closed at Silverthorne due to safety concerns, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The closure extends from exit 203 for East Frisco to exit 205 for Silverthorne.2:02 p.m.: Interstate 70 westbound and Berthoud Pass are reopened after multiple crashes and vehicles sliding off the road closed the roadways for about an hour Monday afternoon.I-70 westbound at Eisenhower Tunnel and Berthoud Pass reopened just before 2 p.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.Related ArticlesTransportation | I-70 eastbound reopens near Eisenhower Tunnel after three-vehicle crash Transportation | Eastbound I-70 reopens after rollover crash Transportation | ...

Where to find free Thanksgiving meals in metro Denver in 2023

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

Denverites in need of a warm meal this Thanksgiving season can find free food and resources at the following locations:African Community CenterWhen: 5:30 to 7 p.m. or 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20Where: Assumption of the Theotokos Cathedral at 4610 E. Alameda Ave., DenverDetails: The African Community Center is hosting its 18th annual Refugee First Thanksgiving event on Monday. Tickets are free, but required. They can be reserved online. The event is a multicultural dinner welcoming newcomers to the country featuring international music, activities for children and globally inspired food. The event is alcohol-free and halal to be inclusive of Muslim attendees.Denver Rescue MissionWhen: 12 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21Where: Empower Field at Mile High, parking lot B, at 1701 Bryant St, DenverDetails: While registration for Denver Rescue Mission’s Thanksgiving Banquet-in-a-Box is already full, people who did not get a chance to register can head to Empower Field between noon and 1...

Women’s basketball: CU Buffs move up to No. 3 in latest AP Top 25 rankings

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

Colorado women’s basketball keeps climbing.On Monday, CU jumped two spots to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.This is the best AP ranking for the Buffaloes (4-0) since finishing the 1994-95 regular season at No. 2. Prior to last week, CU had not been inside of the Top 10 since December of 1995.Ranked No. 20 in the preseason, CU vaulted 15 spots last week, the largest one-week leap in poll history, according to the AP.CU played just once last week, pulling away from SMU for an 84-69 win on the road on Saturday night. But, the Buffs moved up because two teams ahead of them lost.Iowa, which was No. 2 last week, fell to No. 5 after a home loss to unranked Kansas State (the Wildcats vaulted to No. 16 on Monday). And Utah, which was No. 4 last week, fell to a tie for No. 10 after a loss at then-No. 21 Baylor, which is now at No. 14.South Carolina remains at No. 1 and the Gamecocks received all 36 first-place votes this week. CU’s Pac-12 rivals, UCLA and Stanford are at No....

Colorado special session on property taxes wraps as lawmakers approve relief bill, rental assistance, flat TABOR refunds

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

Updated at 2:30 p.m.: The last bill among Democrats’ seven priority bills has been approved by a final vote in the Colorado House, wrapping up the legislature’s first special session in three years.Following a vote to concur with the Senate’s changes to the bill that would create a task force to study property taxes and provide recommendations to the Colorado General Assembly, House representatives voted to approve HB23B-1003.All bills will now head to the governor’s office for final signatures, and the special session has ended, mid-way through its fourth day — with the Senate adjourning last, at about 2:50 p.m.Updated at 2:24 p.m.: The Colorado House resumed its work after Weinberg’s speech and passed the summer meal program bill with a vote of 44-16 on a mostly party-line vote, with some Republicans joining Democrats in approving the program for low-income families. That bill is now headed to the governor’s office.Updated at 2:06 p.m.: Re...

Disneyland guests injured by falling lamp post

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:40:13 GMT

Several Disneyland guests were injured, including one who was taken to a hospital, after a lamp post on Main Street U.S.A. fell over due to high winds Monday, a Disneyland official confirmed to KTLA.Anaheim Fire and Rescue responded to the scene just before 8:30 a.m. and discovered that three people had been hurt. One person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, officials said. The other two were treated for minor injuries and released at the scene, according to Anaheim Fire and Rescue. The lamp post was located in the flowerbed around the Disneyland flagpole and is used for stage lighting during parades and shows along Main Street U.S.A., the Orange County Register reported.Several guests at Disneyland were injured when a lamp post toppled in in high winds. Nov. 20, 2023 (KTLA)Authorities say a lamp post at Disneyland was toppled by strong winds, injuring three guests. Nov. 20, 2023. (KTLA)Several guests at Disneyland were injured when a lamp post toppled in in high ...