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New York State updates guidance to support transgender students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The New York State Department of Education updated its guidance meant to help schools support transgender and gender expansive students. The guidance was last issued eight years ago.The new update offers tools to help school staff prevent bullying, make the school environment more inclusive, and appropriately respond when a student comes out during school. It includes sections on laws protecting students, understanding gender identity, names and pronouns, restrooms, updating student records, and more. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the new guidance, teachers and school staff do not need a student's parents' permission to address that student according to their stated gender identity."School personnel’s acceptance of a student’s asserted gender identity should require no more than a statement from the student expressing their preference," the document reads. "Schools do not need to requ...

Nuggets Podcast: Nikola Jokic’s rise, Bruce Brown’s future and the afterglow of Denver’s first NBA title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat reporter Mike Singer is joined by sports editor Matt Schubert to discuss the first ever championship in Denver Nuggets history after a gritty 94-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Among the topics covered:Nikola Jokic. No jokes here. What is left to say about the 41st overall draft pick after one of the most dominant postseason runs in NBA history? Has he crept into the discussion as one of the league’s top 20 players of all time? Just how long can he lead the Nuggets to title contention?Schubert and Singer discuss the team’s future, including that of key role player Bruce Brown. Will Brown stick around for a shot at another title? Or will he chase the big contract that would inevitably come his way in free agency?What did an emotional Jamal Murray have to say in the wake of a career-altering postseason run? Did Michael Porter Jr. prove something with his gutty Game 5 performance?Should the Denve...

Josh Kroenke reflects on Nuggets, Avalanche championship similarities: “Uncanny”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

What ordinary fans considered alarming, Josh Kroenke recognized as the opposite.The reward for patience was a cloud of cigar smoke fogging Kroenke’s view across the Nuggets locker room just enough to make the scene in front of him feel like a hazy dream.“Look at them,” the former college hooper beamed, pointing to the epicenter of champagne spray Monday night after the Nuggets won their first NBA championship. “They’re all unique characters.”Kroenke’s pride derives from a template of patience — one that applies to both of his recent local champions. When the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets were losing in the second round of their respective playoffs in recent years, the president and governor of both teams felt encouraged.“A couple years ago, probably 2017, 2018, ’19, I started to see flashes,” Kroenke told The Post. “Because not only were both teams making the playoffs; they were making the second round. And th...

L.A. City Councilman Curren Price facing corruption charges, steps down from leadership role

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price has stepped down from leadership roles after the L.A. County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday that he has been charged with embezzlement and perjury. Price faces five counts of grand theft by embezzlement, three counts of perjury, and two counts of conflict of interest, the D.A.'s Office said. "Today's charges against Councilman Curren Price are the result of a thorough investigation into allegations of public corruption. This alleged conduct undermines the integrity of our government and erodes the public's trust in our elected officials," D.A. George Gascón said in a news release. According to the district attorney's office, Price's wife received payments of more than $150,000 from developers between 2019 and 2021 before the councilman voted to approve their projects. Prosecutors then allege that Price failed to list the money his wife received on government disclosure forms. "Price is prohibited from having a financial inter...

Violent hit-and-run crash leaves father hospitalized in South Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

A hit-and-run driver remains at large after violently striking a man and leaving him in critical condition in South Los Angeles.Loved ones are devastated as the beloved husband and father continues fighting for his life in the ICU.A reward of $25,000 is being offered by the Los Angeles Police Department for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.On June 10 around 6 a.m., Silvino Gomez was out enjoying a walk, something loved ones say he did every day.Gomez was crossing at the intersection of Central and Vernon Avenues when suddenly, a speeding vehicle ran through a red light before slamming into Gomez.Gomez had a “walk signal” and the right of way at the time, police said.Security video released by LAPD showed the impact was so strong, it catapulted and flipped Gomez into the air before he landed on his head.The hit-and-driver sped away from the scene. Gomez was transported to the hospital with severe injuries. He had emergency surgery before being admitted to the ICU wh...

Brea Police find meth stashed in dental floss container

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

Methamphetamine and good dental hygiene are rarely associated with one another and that’s the intended irony of a social media post from Brea Police.The Brea Police Department shared photos of officers seizing a small amount of meth found inside a dental floss container. June 13, 2023. (Brea PD)On Tuesday, the police department shared photos of officers seizing a small amount of meth found inside a dental floss container.“During a routine pedestrian check, we discovered a not-so-minty fresh surprise,” police tweeted. “Day or night, we’re here to keep your smiles bright and the streets drug-free.”Police also tweeted a photo of officers speaking to the suspect.Brea Police found a small amount of meth stashed inside a dental floss contained. June 13, 2023. (Brea PD)It was not immediately known when and where the bust occurred, or if the suspect was cited.Meth use is associated with rampant tooth decay – a condition known as “Meth Mouth,” according to the National Institutes of Health.

L.A. City Councilman Curren Price Jr. Charged With Embezzlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price, 79, was reportedly charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest.The charges were first reported by the Los Angeles Times Tuesday and confirmed by a spokesman from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has not commented on the charges, but Zach Seidl, a spokesman for Bass said in a statement, “The Mayor has yet to review the charges filed earlier today but she is saddened by this news.”The charges filed on Price come on the heels of former Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ March 30 conviction for corruption charges.The council also lost its 2022 president, Nury Martinez, after a scandal involving leaked tapes with unsavory conversations involving her, and councilmembers Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo.In January, former Councilman Jose Huizar pleaded guilty to federal racketeering, conspiracy and tax evasion charges, in connec...

Oakland A’s secure crucial votes in Nevada, close in on $380 million stadium deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday granted the A’s a crucial win in their dreams of a state-of-the-art, $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, part of a whirlwind day for Oakland’s last major sports franchise.The Nevada state Senate voted 13-8 to approve up to $380 million in public money for a stadium on the Vegas strip, setting up a vote in the Assembly that could seal the deal after the team at the 11th hour promised to provide new community benefits.If approved by the Legislature, the bill is widely expected to be signed by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo.Back home, the East Bay’s most prominent lawmaker went on the offensive Tuesday, announcing new federal legislation — the “Moneyball Act” — that would force the A’s to compensate Oakland if the team does skip town.And at the Coliseum, thousands of fans who have been following the never-ending stadium drama were gearing up to pack Tuesday’s home game for a cathartic release of anger toward b...

Map: 3 killed, 7 injured in attacks in San Jose and Milpitas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

Kevin Parkourana, 31, of San Jose, faces 13 felony counts in a June 1 rampage that left three people dead and seven injured in San Jose and Milpitas.The map above shows the path of the attacks, which began shortly after 3 p.m.1/ 3:10 p.m., near Kooser Road and Dellwood Way. The attacker stabbed a person while stealing a Honda minivan. Victim suffered critical injuries2/ Around 3:30 p.m., at a shopping center on Hillsdale Avenue. Another stabbing victim suffered critical injuries during the carjacking of a Honda Pilot.3/ Union and Curtner avenues. A 67-year-old man was knocked to the road when his motorcycle was rear-ended at a red light.4/ Pruneyard shopping center. A woman pushing a shopping cart was struck by a vehicle.5/ Around 4 p.m., Santa Clara & 10th. A car was rear-ended and its driver was stabbed.6/ Around 4:10 p.m., 16th Street near Santa Clara Street. Nguyen Pham, 72, and Phuc Pham, 71, were fatally struck by a vehicle outside their house. Another person who was struc...

Report: Teacher shot by 6-year-old student has resigned

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:37 GMT

By Ben Finley | Associated PresThe first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia has resigned from her position, school officials said Tuesday, more than two months after she sued the district for $40 million.The last day of Abby Zwerner’s contract was Monday, Newport News Public Schools said in a statement. The district said that Zwerner notified human resources in March that she wouldn’t be returning next school year.Zwerner, 25, was shot in the hand and chest as she sat at a reading table in her first-grade classroom on Jan. 6. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital, has endured multiple surgeries and told NBC that she sometimes ” can’t get up out of bed.”Zwerner filed her lawsuit in early April, alleging that school officials ignored multiple warnings that the boy had a gun and was in a violent mood that day.The school board has pushed back, asking a judge to dismiss the case and arguing that Zwerner should get workers c...