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Massive fire near 'Savers' thrift store in Fairview Heights

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - A tractor trailer parked right outside 'Savers' thrift store on Lincoln Trail caught fire just about an hour ago.Our Bommarito automotive SkyFOX helicopter was above the scene as fire crews from several different departments worked to put out the flames. The fire started in a tractor trailer parked behind the building. Crews were working to prevent the flames from spreading to the store. Surveillance cameras capture dramatic images of Central West End attack At last check, it seemed they were getting the fire under control. We have a crew on the way to the scene to check on their progress.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Downtown Denver office vacancy tops 30% for first time in decades

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

Nearly one out of every three floors of office space in downtown Denver is available.At the end of the third quarter, total office vacancy in the city’s core was 30.6%, according to CBRE.The real estate services firm said it’s the first time downtown total vacancy has hit 30% “in the post-2000 era.” A spokeswoman provided quarterly figures going back to 2006, which show vacancy was as low as 9.5% in early 2008 and during the Great Recession went only as high as 17.4%.The rate didn’t top 20% until the first quarter of 2021, as the effects of the pandemic set in on the office market. The 30% mark came just two-and-a-half years later.“Total vacancy” includes both “direct vacancy,” which is space no one uses that a landlord is marketing, in addition to sublease space, which is being marketed by a tenant that wants to vacate. Direct vacancy downtown was 26% at the end of the third quarter.CBRE broker Allison Berry, who represents downtown landlords, noted it’s not as if something changed...

76ers trade disgruntled guard James Harden to Clippers, AP source says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

By DAN GELSTON (AP Sports Writer)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden got his trade to the Clippers.The Sixers sent Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrušev to Los Angeles for Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, K.J. Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 draft-pick swap and additional first-rounder from a third team, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the final details of the trade are not yet official.Harden, who told the 76ers the Clippers were his preferred team from the moment he issued his offseason trade demand, now joins a loaded roster intent on making a title push. He joined Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook — Harden’s former teammate in Oklahoma City and Houston — in a veteran lineup that now make the Clippers a heavy betting favorite to win the NBA championship. The 34-year-old Harden vowed he would never pl...

Los Angeles Clippers acquire James Harden in blockbuster trade from Philadelphia 76ers 

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

Things may have just gotten a whole lot scarier for the rest of the NBA on Halloween, as the Clippers pulled the trigger on a trade to acquire James Harden and several other players from the Philadelphia 76ers. P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev will follow Harden to L.A. in exchange for Marcus Morris Sr., Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., a 2028 unprotected first-round draft pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 pick swap and an additional first-round pick routed from a third team, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported.  California illustrator designs Clippers jerseys inspired by In-N-Out Harden, who won the 2018 NBA MVP award and was selected to ten straight All-Star Games, joins the already star-studded Clippers lineup of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook, the latter of whom was teammates with “The Beard” in Oklahoma City and Houston.Russell Westbrook was teammates with James Harden on the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets. ...

Multi-vehicle crash causes massive traffic backup on southbound 101 Freeway

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

After a fatal crash on the northbound side of the 101 Freeway made the Monday morning commute a nightmare, Tuesday morning’s drive is not looking much better after a collision on the southbound span. Footage captured by Sky5 shows crews working to clear debris from the roadway, located at the Laurel Canyon exit, as traffic passed slowly by in the sole open lane.  Bicyclist killed after violent hit-and-run; LAPD searching for driver The crash occurred after “a number of other cars” struck a vehicle that stalled on the freeway before 5 a.m., according to KTLA 5’s Rich Prickett. A crash caused a massive backup on the 101 Freeway on Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA)A crash caused a massive backup on the 101 Freeway on Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA)A crash caused a massive backup on the 101 Freeway on Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA)“We have a few transports that have been happening here,” Prickett said, indicating that multiple victims may have been taken to nearby hospitals. A SigAlert has been...

Kevin Bacon reacts to missing Pennsylvania pig Kevin Bacon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

Actor Kevin Bacon is reacting to the news that a Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, pig with whom he shares a name has been on the run for weeks, KTLA sister station WHTM reports.In a Threads post over the weekend, the Golden Globe-winning actor, who is also a Pennsylvania native, said "Bring Kevin Bacon home." According to owner Chelsea Rumbaugh, the pig Kevin Bacon escaped on Oct. 14, less than 24 hours after he arrived at his new home with the family.He's returned home several times for food but hasn't been caught despite daily attempts by Rumbaugh and neighbors.“He kept looking up and seeing me. But every time previous, he would just run when he saw a person,” Rumbaugh said. “Anytime we have a positive interaction and he walks away instead of running away, that’s good. In our book, that means he still feels safe here.”Positive interactions and feeling safe at Rumbaugh’s home go beyond pigs — yes, plural. She and her husband, Mike, have three other piglets among 17 animals in all at their...

Chxrry22 is Your Favorite Girl

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

Chxrry22 is Your Favorite Girl: Rising R&B star Chxrry22 has released a new EP called Siren which is positively bursting with quality pop-soul tunes. The focus track, and our favorite (appropriately enough), is “Favorite Girl” featuring Offset.The song is described in the press release as, “a flowing, bass-driven song about yearning to be someone’s favorite person that finds the renowned rapper opening up about what it means to love someone wholeheartedly. Don’t let her yearning fool you.”“I’ve always been drawn to women with a dominant energy, and I don’t know why,” Chxrry22 says. “It’s probably because I was always trying to find myself in them. Let me be clear, I don’t want to only be known for being beautiful, but if that’s what makes you pay attention, then I’ll use it to my advantage.”“You could have anyone and I’d still be the girl you’d choose,” Chxrry22 sings, displaying an admirable and understandable level of...

Can Your Dog Take CBD Treats? — Dog Breeds & CBD Oil

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

CBD dog treats have become a staple product in the pet industry. Now that pet owners know the distinctions between CBD and THC, they seem more comfortable feeding their dogs a dose of hemp extract. Indeed, many financial analysts believe the CBD pet supplement market could be one of the most lucrative niches in the hemp industry.Although CBD appears to be a popular choice with all dogs, some people are curious whether hemp works better with certain breeds. Is there a “best in show” dog breed that reacts most favorably to CBD supplements?What Dog Breeds Could Most Benefit From CBD Oil?Firstly, there’s no “ban” against using CBD for certain dog breeds. As long as you’re vet gives you the “green light,” you can feed your dog high-quality pet-approved CBD supplements.However, it’s more likely CBD will be beneficial if your dog breed is susceptible to inflammatory conditions like arthritis. Many animal studies suggest CBD has impressive anti-inflammatory properties. Ind...

Roadkill for supper? How a Bay Area tech worker went back to the Stone Age

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

When former Silicon Valley marketer Jessica Carew Kraft picked up a smelly dead fox from the side of U.S. 101, she knew she was on her way to the new life that beckoned from thousands of years in the past.She was returning to the Bay Area from Santa Barbara after a weekend workshop that taught survival and subsistence skills such as making food, clothing and tools out of animals — including roadkill.“When it materialized on the roadside, I had no plan,” Kraft writes in her new book “Why We Need to Be Wild.” “It was more like the fox grabbed me, offering the opportunity to transform myself, which I desperately wanted to do.”Arriving home with her daughters, she stashed the critter’s corpse in the garage after swearing the girls, 7 and 9, to secrecy. Her husband, a lawyer, supported her initial explorations into a more primitive, nature-connected life, but only to a point.In order to skin the fox, she snuck into the garage on a pretext, ...

NFC playoff outlook: 49ers hit the wall before bye, with nine games left to play

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:32 GMT

Look out below!The 49ers dropped from No. 1 to No. 6 in the conference standings, the result of falling a half-game behind the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West.With both games remaining on the schedule against Seattle, it is within the 49ers’ power to wind up winning the division and the guess here is they will regardless of a three-game losing streak heading into the bye.Yet this nugget from coach Kyle Shanahan Monday was more than a little alarming:“What sticks out on tape to me the most is just how slow and tired we looked,” Shanahan said on a conference call. “When that happens, it leads to bigger holes, it leads to more mistakes, it leads to more missed tackles. I could see on tape a different type of energy that was disappointing, but I also know that they need this rest. That showed the most.”The 49ers hit the wall after eight games. Their coach came out and said it. After the bye, nine games remain. I’m not great with math, but that’...