For Pleasant Hill athlete and entrepreneur Bill Duby, baseball has been more than just a game— it’s been his lifelong teacher of resilience, community and purpose. Born in Walnut Creek and raised in Orinda, Duby’s journey began on the fields …
Baseball standout Duby now plays for Ottawa Titans, coaches in Concord Read MoreBERKELEY — Full public access to police scanner activity in the East Bay will soon be unavailable after Berkeley councilmembers gave the city’s police department permission to encrypt radio communications Tuesday. The council’s decision reverses a city policy adopted in …
Berkeley council votes to allow police scanner encryption Read MoreBy ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press DETROIT — Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that with less overall emissions …
Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars Read MoreBy GARANCE BURKE, DAKE KANG and BYRON TAU, Associated Press U.S. lawmakers have tried four times since September last year to close what they called a glaring loophole: China is getting around export bans on the sale of powerful American …
US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds Read MoreBy WILSON MCMAKIN, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. …
Nobel Prize-winning author says US visa was revoked after Trump criticism Read MoreA Lochbuie man is accused of stealing nearly $600,000 worth of property from a Fort Lupton renewable energy company and selling it as scrap metal. Dustin Ulmer, 42, faces two counts of theft between $100,000 and $1 million, according to …
Man accused of scrapping nearly $600,000 of Fort Lupton company’s property Read MoreSaturday marks the 70th anniversary of the day the United Air Lines Flight 629 exploded over Weld County, killing 44 before crashing and spreading debris east of Longmont, an event that will be memorialized at an event on Saturday in …
How 2 Colorado men remember Flight 629 bombing 70 years later Read MoreWill Makoski wanted to move to Colorado from Chicago but didn’t want to leave the cafe he’d worked at for the past 17 years. “The company felt that it was ready. I spoke up and said, ‘Hey, this has always …
Chicago breakfast and lunch restaurant Egg Harbor opening first Colorado locations Read MoreSki resorts have all sorts of operational challenges — snowmaking and slope grooming, transporting tons of food to mountaintop restaurants, helping unsteady tourists board their lifts without mishap — but maybe the most vexing these days is figuring out how …
Here’s how to ease your ski resort parking headaches this winter Read MoreToast to local spirits Saturday. If you’re craving a trip to the mountains and a tipple, don your best Prohibition-era outfit and head to Estes Park for the Rocky Mountain Craft Spirits Festival. The Estes Park Event Complex will be …
Spirits galore in Estes, Day of the Dead and more things to do in Denver Read MoreTELLURIDE — Chuck Horning was nowhere to be found. It was 11 a.m. on April 1 and Telluride’s Town Council sat in its chambers in Rebekah Hall. The meeting agenda that day called for an hour-long update from Horning, the longtime …
Is Telluride ready to ‘chuck Chuck?’ Why the opulent ski town turned on the resort’s longtime owner Read MoreState regulators are seeking to strike a deal with a Colorado company that failed to meet its obligation to clean up one of the state’s most polluted sites — a settlement that local watchdogs say is a bailout for the …
Colorado’s proposed settlement with company that failed to clean up defunct uranium mill draws criticism Read MoreFor the second time this year, Denver Public Schools board members on Wednesday took John Youngquist to task for his behavior toward district staff, but the director was defiant in the face of his colleagues’ criticism as he reiterated his …
In wake of report, John Youngquist accuses DPS staff of trying to ‘intimidate and diminish me’ Read MoreU.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino’s standing appointment with a federal judge is off — for now. The federal appeals court in Chicago put a temporary hold Wednesday on U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ requirement that the Border Patrol’s commander-at-large …
Appeals court temporarily calls off Bovino’s daily meeting with judge Read MoreWhich headband is best? If you’re an athlete looking to keep the sweat from your eyes or you’re just trying to accessorize your outfit with a headband that complements your look, there is a headband out there for you. We’ve …
Find the best headbands for workouts, lounging or everyday wear Read MoreIt is expected that Rachel Reeves will outline tax increases and spending cuts in the Autumn Budget (Picture: Joe Giddens – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Rumours are swirling once again over the changes that are set to come in this year’s …
What can we expect from Rachel Reeves’ autumn Budget – from landlord tax to pensions Read MoreWayne Broadhurst tried to stop the attack on a boy and his father (Picture: PA) An Afghan national has appeared in court charged with murdering a stranger in Uxbridge. Safi Dawood is charged with murdering Wayne Broadhurst, 49, and attempted …
Afghan migrant remanded in custody over ‘murder and triple stabbing’ in Uxbridge Read MoreWhich headband is best? If you’re an athlete looking to keep the sweat from your eyes or you’re just trying to accessorize your outfit with a headband that complements your look, there is a headband out there for you. We’ve …
Find the best headbands for workouts, lounging or everyday wear Read MoreSam’s Club is offering an incredible deal with its $100 Thanksgiving dinner kit With grocery prices through the roof, this Thanksgiving might bring anxiety to some families trying to serve dinner to a large group. After all, a host still wants …
Feed 10 people for under $100 with Sam’s Club’s Thanksgiving feast Read MoreWALNUT CREEK — Cara De Jong woke up, splayed out and covered in blood, on the corner of Treat Boulevard at the end of September. She had landed there after a four-door sedan collided into the side of her Urban …
One Contra Costa County city has found itself at the center of the debate over bike safety and traffic congestion — and attitudes are changing Read More