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Catholic group that wanted Wilder Forest now plans to purchase Wisconsin resort

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

After working for more than a year on an unsuccessful bid to buy land and build a Catholic summer youth camp in the Wilder Forest in northern Washington County, the Minnesota Catholic Youth Partnership is turning its sights to northwestern Wisconsin.Youth Partnership officials recently signed a letter of intent to purchase the 700-acre Heartwood Resort and Conference Center in Trego, Wis. The sale is expected to close in mid-January.“We have found a beautiful property that is going to work great for our needs,” said Tim Healy, the partnership’s president. “What is so amazing about it is that it already has almost everything we wanted in a camp.”Plans call for the Heartwood Resort, which includes a lodge with 12-foot pine rafters, cabins and dormitory-style buildings, to be used as a Catholic youth camp in the summer, and for conferences, family camps, men’s and women’s retreats and “Faith and Science” camps during the school year, Healy said. It has ample rooms for the campers, and ...

Officials say there is a need for more ESL and Spanish courses

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Capital Region Language Center, which teaches different languages to children and adults, said it is seeing its largest demand for classes, especially compared to the last few years. Kim Andersen, Founder and Director of the center and Empire State English, said they have seen a need for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and classes for those who wish to speak Spanish. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “Between walk-ins and phone calls, we spend a lot more time on the phone in Spanish these days than in the last couple of years,” Andersen said.She also said the school has received more requests from companies and even school districts for language services “to help people here in our community learn Spanish so that they can either onboard new employees Or that teachers can work more effectively with their students.”Two local school districts in the Capital Region welcomed more than 100 childre...

With final objective clear, CSU Rams taking it one game at a time

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

With three games remaining on its schedule, the Colorado State football team knows it needs to win all three to play in a bowl game this season.The Rams also know they can’t look ahead.After suffering their third straight loss last Friday to Wyoming in the annual Border War, the Rams believe they can get back on track and reach at least one of the goals they set for themselves when the season began.“Everybody’s been looking at our schedule and saying if we do this, then we can do that, and really none of that matters to us,” CSU head coach Jay Norvell said Monday at his weekly news conference. “To us, we’re in a one-game playoff where we get an opportunity to play a very, very good San Diego State team.“We have three games left. We can’t play three games Saturday. We play one game Saturday, so that’s really all we’re focused on. We’ve talked about it as a team. It’s a playoff game. We’ve got to go win. That’s the way we look at it. That’s the position we’ve put ourselves in, really....

Captain of dive boat that sunk after fire convicted in deaths of 34 passengers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

The captain of the Conception dive boat that sunk to the bottom of the ocean near Santa Cruz Island in 2019 has been convicted in the deaths of the 34 souls on board.Jerry Nehl Boylan, 69, of Santa Barbara was found guilty of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, better known as "seaman's manslaughter." Boylan could face up to 10 years in federal prison.Boylan captained the Conception dive boat, a 75-foot wood and fiberglass vessel that was well known in the diving community and offered overnight stays and early morning diving excursions near the Channel Islands.On Sept. 2, 2019, while the boat was docked in Santa Barbara Harbor, a fire broke out on board, quickly engulfing the vessel and trapping 33 passengers and one crewmember below deck.Boylan and four crewmembers were able to jump to safety after a failed rescue attempt and were picked up by a civilian boat. The Conception sunk to the seabed and those trapped underneath were killed.It was the worst maritime disaster in the sta...

Antisemitic graffiti scrawled across Beverly Grove resident's garage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

A Beverly Grove resident is upset and concerned after discovering a hateful, anti-Jewish message scrawled across his garage in blank ink over the weekend.  Scott Shulman, who for many years worked as a network news photographer covering wars in Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan, said he never expected this kind of hate in his neighborhood.  “It said ‘feed the Jews to the pigs,’” Shulman told KTLA’s Sandra Mitchell. “I feel targeted because I’m a Jew and I go to synagogue, and it targets my people. I do feel targeted.”  Surveillance footage captured the vandal, who was wearing a black hoodie, in front of Shulman’s garage. The Beverly Grove resident took to the time to post signs up around his neighborhood, encouraging anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division.  Surveillance footage of a person in a black hoodie believed to have left antisemitic graffiti on a Beverly Grove resident's garage over the weekend. Nov. 6, 2023. In the p...

Woman arrested after ramming car into boyfriend’s car in Chino Hills

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

A woman was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly rammed her car into another car multiple times in Chino Hills. According to a Chino Hills Police Department news release, 44-year-old Elvira Gutierrez of Ontario confronted her long-term boyfriend about personal issues at the Shoppes, located at the 13900 block of Peyton Drive. During the altercation, Gutierrez rammed her car into the victim’s car multiple times. The victim fled and Gutierrez then pursued him. Nearby deputies witnessed the incident and arrested Gutierrez for assault with a deadly weapon. She was booked at West Valley Detention Center. 

‘Keffe D’ Pleads Not Guilty To Tupac Murder Charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

Duane “Keffe D” Davis pleaded not guilty to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur during an arraignment Thursday, Nov. 2.Davis, 60, also waived his right to have a jury trial within 60 days of the arraignment and was assigned a public defender to represent him along with attorneys Robert Arroyo and Charles Cano.Keffe D was arrested in Henderson, Nevada on September 29, with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) saying they were able to form a case against the former Los Angeles gang member after years of Davis detailing the alleged incident through several media outlets.After being taken into custody, Davis was charged with one count of murder with a gang enhancement.“For 27 years, the family of Tupac Shakur has been waiting for justice,” LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a press conference after Davis was arrested. “It has taken countless hours and many decades of work by the men and women of our homicide section to get to where we are today. While I know th...

Standoff at Redwood City mobile home park ends in arrest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

REDWOOD CITY – Officers used a 40mm less lethal launcher to take a man into custody after he allegedly threatened his neighbors with a realistic-looking pellet gun Sunday night in Redwood City, according to police.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Palo Alto: Three teenagers arrested after suspected shooting; five guns seized Crime and Public Safety | Peninsula sword-beheading defendant drops insanity plea ahead of trial Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with tossing bombs at SF officers during pursuit Crime and Public Safety | Search for vehicle burglary suspects spurs Peninsula hospital lockdown Crime and Public Safety | Gypsy Hill killings: Conviction in 1976 murder of Peninsula teen at Serramonte mall Around 7:20 p.m., officers were called to the Redwood Mobile Estates at 2053 East Bayshore Road for a report of a man who was on the roof of a trailer and possibly firing a rifl...

Warriors capture gritty win in Detroit behind Steph Curry’s 34-point game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

DETROIT — Steph Curry’s 34 points led the Warriors to a 120-109 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night in the latter half of a back-to-back.Curry got off to a hot start, scoring 16 points on 4-of-5 from 3 in the first quarter to tie a season high for one frame. It propelled a strong Warriors start that gave them an eight-point lead heading into the second half. He finished shooting 7-for-17 from three and 12-of-26 from the field. Curry, the Western Conference Player of the Week, and his fourth 30-point game of the season. Klay Thompson had 17 points mostly hitting from the mid-range, going 8-for-16 from the field“Both made big shots, and I liked our defense down the stretch,” coach Steve Kerr said. “We got a bunch of stops…and Steph’s on-ball defense was fantastic.”Chris Paul scored a season-high 17 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, going 6-of-9 from the field. He finished with six assists, five rebounds and no turnovers. P...

Ex-San Jose Jr. Sharks coach arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting child

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:04:14 GMT

SAN JOSE – A former youth hockey coach for the San Jose Jr. Sharks was arrested last week in Denver on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child here, according to police.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Red-flag laws for disarming troubled people are facing serious challenges Crime and Public Safety | ‘I hate Black people’: San Jose officer in controversial police shooting resigns over racist texts Crime and Public Safety | Major guilty plea in Santa Clara County gun permit corruption case Crime and Public Safety | San Jose man charged with driving to East Bay to meet undercover cop who posed as 13-year-old girl online Crime and Public Safety | Silicon Valley firm claims Chinese partners stole secrets, embezzled millions On Nov. 1, detectives with the San Jose Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce investigated an incident involving lewd and lascivious acts wi...