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65 years later, a favorite son of Stillwater finally has his high school diploma

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

Former Stillwater City Administrator Nile Kriesel was one credit short when it came time to graduate from Stillwater High School in 1958.Nile Kriesel’s senior photo from Stillwater High School, circa 1958. Kriesel, 82, received his high-school diploma during a ceremony before the Stillwater Area School Board meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Courtesy of Nile Kriesel)On Tuesday night, at a ceremony before the Stillwater Area School Board meeting, Kriesel finally received his high school diploma. Dressed in a red cap and gown, Kriesel, 82, of Stillwater, was informed he had met the graduation requirements of the school district based upon his life achievements.Kriesel, Superintendent Mike Funk said, was an example “for all of our students who may fall a little short initially, but can go on and make a difference in the world.”“You guys didn’t have an alternative high school back in 1958, did you?” Funk asked Kriesel.“It was called the Navy,” Kriesel responded.After his honora...

Avalanche vs. Kraken: Three keys to Game 5 victory for Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

In Game 5 against the Kraken, there will be no Cale Makar, no Valeri Nichushkin, no Gabriel Landeskog, no Nazem Kadri, no Andre Burakovsky and no hope for the Avalanche fans who can’t help but compare this team to last year’s.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Cale Makar suspended one game for hit on Jared McCann in Game 4 of Avalanche-Kraken playoff series Colorado Avalanche | Cale Makar on hit that knocked Kraken’s Jared McCann out for at least Game 5: “I never want to injure guys” Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche-Kraken Game 4 Quick Hits: Alexandar Georgiev’s strong night not enough in OT loss Colorado Avalanche | Kraken strike back against Avalanche as Jordan Eberle’s game-winner ties series in heated Game 4 Colorado Avalanche | As Avs dominate faceoff circle entering Game 4, Kraken coach Dave Hakstol says Seattle needs to “cheat a little bit more” ...

LAPD: driver who ran down young mother, daughter may have been intoxicated

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

The driver who slammed into a mother and her child as they walked to school in L.A.’s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood Tuesday morning was speeding and may have been intoxicated, according to police.The crash happened just before 8 a.m. in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue, across the street from Hancock Park Elementary.The male driver of a white pickup truck, according to police, was speeding when he struck a woman in her 30s and her 6-year-old daughter in an intersection, struck a light pole, and then crashed into an apartment building.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her daughter was hospitalized in critical condition late Tuesday. Their names were not immediately released.The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, 2023. (KTLA)The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, ...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.2 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

1145 Channing Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,941-square-foot house built in 1948 has changed hands. The property located in the 1100 block of Channing Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on April 12, 2023, for $3,198,000, or $1,648 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on a 5,565-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Regent Place, Palo Alto, in December 2022, a 2,440-square-foot home was sold for $3,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,496. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,051-square-foot home on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $4,275,000, a price per square foot of $2,084. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,652-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Harker Avenue in Palo Alto sold in March 2023, for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $2,240. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Kurtenbach: To beat the Kings, the Warriors will have to do something for the first time this season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — What’s the opposite of a road warrior? That’s what the 2022-23 Golden State Warriors are. If the Warriors are to beat the Kings and advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs, they will have to do something they failed to do all season: win a road game against a playoff-level opponent. Yes, while the Warriors only won 11 of 41 road games all season, not one of those wins came against a full-strength version of a top-six seed in either conference. And with Kings guard De’Aaron Fox saying Tuesday that he will likely play in Wednesday’s Game 5, Sacramento will likely give the Dubs their best.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors-Kings: De’Aaron Fox expects to play Game 5 after injuring finger Golden State Warriors | Kurtenbach: NBA coaching has never been better, but there’s no coach better than Warriors’ Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors | Klay Thompson shows ‘vintage two-way&...

DA charges Oakland man in fatal shooting of girlfriend, her teen daughter at sleepover

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged an Oakland man with multiple offenses, including two counts of murder, in connection with the double fatal shooting of his girlfriend and her teenage daughter, as well as the injury shooting of the daughter’s friend during a weekend sleepover at an East Oakland apartment.Two other children — an infant and a 7-year-old — and another adult were in the home during the shooting, but were not injured in the shooting. In a sworn probable-cause declaration shared by the district attorney’s office Tuesday, an officer said police responded at 11:09 p.m. last Saturday to an apartment building in the 9500 block of Birch Street for a shooting report.When officers arrived, a witness directed them to a man, identified as Antonio Powell, leaving an apartment. After searching him and finding a magazine, officers took him to a patrol vehicle while other officers entered an apartment and found 13-year-old Desiree Jenk...

'Star witness' in Oakland murder trial was a liar, DA says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A veteran Oakland homicide detective was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with a slew of crimes for allegedly paying off a fake "star witness" for a murder trial that resulted in life prison sentences. Aisha Weber lied about witnessing the murder of Charles Butler Jr., 23, after he was fatally shot on Dec. 22, 2011, prosecutors said. Weber testified against two murder defendants, Cartier Hunter and Giovante Douglas, during a 2016 jury trial. The two men were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Weber lied under oath because she had been coerced and paid off by Oakland Police Department homicide detective Phong Tran, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. District Attorney Pamela Price announced Tuesday that her office is charging Tran with committing perjury and bribing a witness.Weber, a homeless mother of two, told investigators that she was "desperate at the time" for money, the DA's Office wrote. Weber later admitted that she...

Taco truck employees robbed at gunpoint in Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Several people were robbed at gunpoint inside of a business in Oakland on Saturday night, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Baby injured after Oakland shooting now in stable condition The robbery happened on the 7700 block of International Boulevard around 9:30 p.m. Officers learned that two people entered a business using the front door and proceeded to rob several victims at gunpoint. All victims complied with the armed robbers and gave up their belongings, police said. The suspects then fled the area with the stolen items in hand. Police did not confirm the name of the business. However, Mi Flor de Jalisco Taco Truck, based in Oakland, posted to its Instagram page that its employees were robbed at gunpoint.Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with more information about the robbery is asked to call the OPD Robbery Section at 510-238-3326.

Hospitals experiencing surge in fentanyl emergency room visits among teenagers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

Like other communities in the Washington region and across the nation, Fairfax County, Virginia, is in the grips of the opioid epidemic driven by fentanyl; and sadly, teenagers are increasingly caught up in the crisis.Concerned parents gathered at Woodson High School Monday night for a briefing by school, health and public safety officials on the dimensions of the drug crisis and its impact on teens.“Among American adolescents, we’ve seen quite a rapid increase in fentanyl deaths,” said Jennifer Feltes, an epidemiologist with the Fairfax County Health Department. Parents were told that seven Fairfax County teens, under 18 years old, suffered deadly opioid overdoses from 2020 through nine months of 2022.And even more teenagers have wound up in hospital emergency departments.“Among those 17 and younger, we have sadly seen an increase in ED visits for nonfatal opioid overdose in recent years,” Feltes said. While there were no hospital visits related to opi...

Wild’s Foligno early game misconduct in Game 5 vs. Stars

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:47 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno got a game misconduct and a five-minute major penalty just over 2 minutes into Game 5 against the Dallas Stars after a knee-on-knee hit with Radek Faksa on Tuesday night. Faksa remained facedown on the ice after the collision near the blue line, which came right after he had knocked the puck out of the air with his hand. He had to be helped off the ice once he got up, but returned to the game midway through the first period.The major penalty was upheld and the game misconduct issued after officials reviewed the play. Dallas took a 1-0 lead when Tyler Seguin scored eight seconds into the penalty. That was one of five shots the Stars got on goal in 2 1/2 minutes before defenseman Miro Heiskanen’s interference penalty that led to 4-on-4 hockey. Seguin had two power-play goals in Game 4 when Dallas won 3-2 on Sunday night in Minnesota to even the series at two games apiece. Both of those came after penalties by Foligno.There were...