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‘Everybody assumes that it’s like the rest of California and it’s not’: Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

BY ADAM ECHELMAN | CalMattersIn rural Siskiyou County, where California meets Oregon, the local community college is hiding its LGBTQ+ center behind closed doors. Queer students are scared for their safety.“We are a very conservative county, and we have many students that are out at school but not at home,” said Ty Speck, who goes by “Mama Ty” among students and serves as the advisor to the LGBTQ+ club at the College of the Siskiyous. Instead, she said, the three students in the group wanted to meet in a rotating set of undisclosed locations.All across California, but especially in rural areas and small cities scattered across the Central Coast, the Central Valley, and the Far North, community college leaders push back at the notion that California is an easy place to be queer.In a report from last year obtained by CalMatters, college administrators across the state expressed their support for LGBTQ+ students but said that setbacks persist.The report came as a follow up to a 2021 st...

American man arrested after deadly attack on 2 in Germany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

By Geir Moulson and Frank Jordans | Associated PressBERLIN — An American man has been arrested in the death of a U.S. tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany after he allegedly pushed the two women down a steep slope, authorities said Thursday.The incident near the popular tourist attraction happened on Wednesday afternoon near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a famous view of Neuschwanstein.The 30-year-old man met the two female tourists, ages 21 and 22, on a hiking path and lured them onto a trail that leads to a viewpoint, police said in a statement.He then “physically attacked” the younger woman, police said. When her companion tried to intervene, he choked her and pushed her down a steep slope.The assailant then appears to have attempted to sexually assault the 21-year-old before pushing her down the slope as well. She fell nearly 50 meters (165 feet), ending up close to her friend.A mo...

‘The Last of Us’ is coming to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights has revealed the second maze in its 2023 lineup.The Universal City theme park announced on Thursday, June 15 that it will be dedicating one of its walk-thru haunted attractions to the terrifying action-adventure video game “The Last of Us.”Scenes from the award-winning game, developed by Naughty Dog and PlayStation, will be brought to life in a new immersive experience that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. It’s a barren civilization where the infected and survivors must coexist. Inside the attraction, guests will walk deeper into the darkness and follow in the footsteps of the game’s heroes, Joel and Ellie, on a brutal journey where they encounter various kinds of infected including runners, stalkers and clickers, as well as the Hunters, a group of hostile humans.Once they reach their final destination, the scares aren’t over yet, as inside The Hotel Grand a labyrinth of dark tunnels and terror awaits.“The world inside th...

Freeway shooter fired on landscaping crew on I-80 in Berkeley, according to CHP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol is looking for a freeway shooter who opened fire on a group of landscapers working alongside I-80 in Berkeley Wednesday. Officers with the CHP Oakland Area division were notified of the incident around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Tesla involved in ‘major injury’ vehicle collision in Santa Clara The victims, 14 employees with a landscaping company contracted by Caltrans, were working near the University Avenue off-ramp on the westbound 80 in Berkeley. A passenger in a passing white Ford Crown Victoria pointed a black handgun out the window and fired two shots at the landscapers, according to reports. The vehicle then fled the scene.The suspects in the Ford were described as Black male adults with short hair. Traffic was not impacted by the shooting. There is no known motive at this time, police said.The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Tech industry layoffs lead janitors to protest Silicon Valley working conditions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

(KRON) -- Janitors who work at Silicon Valley tech companies are marching and protesting on Thursday to bring attention to what they say are dangerous workloads, following widespread layoffs. The event, which is being called "Justice for Janitors Day," comes on the anniversary of a strike launched by a Los Angeles janitors union in 1990.That campaign pit low-wage, largely immigrant workers against powerful businesses and multinational corporations, according to the UCLA Labor Center. Cinemark and Westfield abandoning downtown SF just the latest in string of bad news The janitors are entering into contract negotiations and are fighting for safer workloads from their employers that "won't cause injury and long-term damage to their bodies," according to organizers, SEIU United Service Workers West. That organization says that janitors who work at tech industry jobs in California have reported having to clean more than two and half times the International Sanitary Supplies Associati...

Sweden moves closer to launching a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is moving closer to another bid to host the Winter Olympics for the first time in what’s shaping up to be a race for the 2030 Games with only one obvious candidate.Following a four-month feasibility study, Swedish sports officials said Thursday there is a desire for the Nordic country to stage the Olympics in Stockholm. It will be the ninth Winter Olympic bid for the nation that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1912.“Our preliminary study shows that Sweden has the opportunity, know-how and will to arrange the Winter Games in 2030,” Swedish Olympic Committee president Hans von Uthmann said.Von Uthmann said there will now be a “dialogue phase” with the International Olympic Committee as the second stage of the bid process.“The IOC has welcomed us to the next phase,” he said.The hosting rights have looked to be there for the taking for Sweden since its surprise entry in the 2030 picture this year as the IOC’s other options fell away. Sapporo was the lon...

Double shooting downtown after Nuggets parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department is investigating a double shooting near the 16th Street Mall on Thursday. The incident occurred at Curtis Street and 17th Street, according to DPD. The shooting happened around the end of the Denver Nuggets rally. The conditions of the two victims are unknown. SkyFOX showed police activity over the scene at the 16th Street Mall and Curtis Street. This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.

Watch replay: Nuggets 2023 championship parade and rally in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The city of Denver was filled with Nuggets fans Thursday for a celebration of the team's first-ever NBA championship. A parade ran through downtown, leading to a rally at Civic Center Park.FOX31 carried all the excitement live on TV and online. Watch a full replay above.Check the live blog below for a look back at some of the best moments.Live Updates

UPS drivers to get air conditioning in delivery vehicles for first time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — For the first time ever, United Parcel Service drivers will get a blast of cool air inside their delivery vehicles.The UPS company announced Tuesday it will be adding air conditioning to all U.S. small package delivery vehicles as part of its new heat safety agreement.In addition, the company has agreed to include exhaust heat shields in the production of new package delivery vehicles moving forward, and in existing vehicles. Brown wasn’t always UPS’s color: Here’s why it is now Initial tests have shown that the heat shields can reduce the vehicle's temperature by up to 17 degrees Fahrenheit, according to UPS.The company is also planning to install two fans inside the package cars, which account for the majority of its 93,000 vehicle fleet.The UPS heat safety agreement can be read in full here.

'I'm realistic': Pat Sajak speaks candidly about his future beyond 'Wheel of Fortune'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

HONOLULU (KHON) -- Pat Sajak has been the host of the "Wheel of Fortune" for 41 years. KHON's Howard Dashefsky sat down with Sajak to talk about his impending retirement. Here is what the People’s Choice and Emmy Award-winning game show host had to say: Pat Sajak: "Yeah, it’s a celebratory mixed with melancholy. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I’ve known that this was coming, and I talked about it with good friends and Joe and my family. So I’ve had time to get used to the idea. It’s not like I woke up the other day and said, 'You know, it’s over.' So there’s that. But it’s mixed emotions sure."Sajak is in Honolulu to star in a play with his longtime pal Joe Moore, who is a KHON news anchor as well as an actor.Dashefsky asked Sajak about any plans he may have after he retires or if he plans on simply walking into the sunset. Saturday morning movies at the movie theater? Pat Sajak: "I’m realistic enough to know the people aren’t gonna be banging my door down. But I’...