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Dean's A-List Interview: Paul Wesley, Ethan Peck on 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

CHICAGO — The latest edition of the "Star Trek" series is entering its second year and getting ready to introduce a major character.Paul Wesley is portraying Captain James T. Kirk, who makes his debut when the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" debuts on Paramount+ on Thursday. This series follows the crew of the USS Enterprise ten years prior to the start of the storyline in the original "Star Trek" from 1966 through 1969.Ethan Peck returns to play Spock as he continues his own family legacy in acting. Dean Richards spoke to both ahead of the start of the second season of "Star Trek: Strange News Worlds" on Paramount+ on this edition of "Dean's A-List Interview."You can watch the interview with Wesley in the video above and Peck in the video from the WGN Morning News on June 13.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too! ...

Best restaurants in Ballston Spa, according to Yelp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- If you’re looking for a place to get some great food in Saratoga County, you have quite a few options. These are the best restaurants around Ballston Spa, according to Yelp. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! 10. Augie's Family Style Italian RestaurantYou can view the menu on the Augie's website.Rated 4 out of 5 (171 reviews)Price: $$Address: 17 Low StreetTop review: "I went to Augie's for the first time tonight and my server, Lizzie, couldn't have been more gracious. The manager delivered our food personally and checked on us several times. The portions were huge but the quality of the food was fantastic. We now have enough food for at least three more meals. Such a warm and friendly atmosphere as well. Don't miss this place!" -- Michelle P.9. The Factory Eatery & SpiritsYou can view the menu on The Factory website.Rated 3.5 out of 5 (102 reviews)Price: $$Address: 20 Prospect StreetTop revie...

Police investigating fatal double shooting, man in custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Charles City police officers are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured Tuesday morning. Officers got the call of a shooting around 10:58 p.m. at the 'Clock Tower Square' apartments. Upon arrival, police found two men shot. One of the victims, 22, was taken to a nearby hospital and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The second victim was 20 years old, and died from his injuries. Former St. Louis alderman under federal indictment for insurance fraud With help from the University City Police, an investigation led to a 21-year-old at the apartments being taken into custody.The cause of the shooting is still unknown, and the investigation remains active. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

9 victims, 1 suspect injured in mass shooting following Denver Nuggets NBA victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

At least 10 people — including a suspect — were injured in an overnight shooting in downtown Denver as street celebrations following the Nuggets’ NBA basketball championship victory turned potentially deadly.Three victims were hospitalized in critical condition, Denver police said, after multiple shots were fired near the intersection of Market and 20th streets. Police took a “possible suspect” into custody, and said that person also has a suspected gunshot injury.Three victims were in critical condition, according to police.Other shootings were reported nearby downtown Monday on Tremont and Blake streets as thousands of people gathered about a mile north of Ball Arena, where the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat to win the NBA championship.A parade is planned for Thursday morning downtown featuring Nuggets players on floats.Update 1/2: Nine total gunshot victims have been identified from the shooting in the 2000 Block of Market St, plus a suspect who ...

Online marketplace caters to homeowners looks to go electric

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

Homeowners have a growing number of options when it comes to heating and cooling their homes and Boulder County has partnered with an online marketplace to make it easier for residents to make decisions.The county Energy Smart program has teamed up with EnergySage to give county residents access to information about contractors, comparison quotes for service and equipment and third-party advice from experts on heat pumps. The heat pumps can be used for heating and cooling and are an option for people who want to electrify their homes.EnergySage is a national marketplace for solar and other renewable energy systems. Colorado is just one of four states where EnergySage has started offering its services for people in the market for heat pumps.Boulder County has set a goal of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions 45% by 2030 and is looking at upping the mark, said Zac Swank, deputy director of the Boulder County Office of Sustainability, Climate Action and Resilience.“In order to hit o...

Sweetwater Lake is gorgeous, but it can’t handle large crowds, and maybe never will

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

GARFIELD COUNTY — When a visitor pulls up to idyllic Sweetwater Lake, a remote gem on Colorado’s Western Slope that harkens back to a bygone era, its rustic charms are immediately apparent. The lake is framed by enchanting limestone cliffs on two sides. A bald eagle circles above one of the cliffs. There is a quaint lodge with faux-antique signs that say things like, “Real cowboys don’t ride ponies,” and “Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.”But the recreational limitations of the property — which White River National Forest officials want to turn over to Colorado Parks and Wildlife to manage as Colorado’s 43rd state park — soon come into focus.The aging lodge building, which used to have a popular restaurant, is closed because the roof is failing. Parking is scarce. The lake is very small and the nearby wetlands are off limits. Hikers have few options, and mountain bikers have none. There is no t...

Not enough drivers use C-470’s express lanes, so CDOT is loaning $4 million to cover toll revenue gap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to float its tolling oversight arm a $4 million loan to cover revenue shortfalls in the next year from lower-than-expected use of C-470’s express lanes.The money will cover a projected $3.7 million in excess costs to operate and maintain the express lanes through June 2024, according to documents prepared ahead of a Transportation Commission vote later this week to finalize the arrangement. Those toll lanes opened west of Interstate 25 nearly three years ago — early in the pandemic — as part of a $276 million expansion of C-470 through south suburban Denver communities.Changes in traffic and commuting patterns, especially among office workers who now are more likely to work from home, have kept the C-470 express lanes from hitting usage and revenue projections.The Denver Post reported last year that C-470’s express lanes were among those most heavily affected by the pandemic, while traffic — and toll reven...

Aurora to consider reversal of water surcharge after weeks of rainy weather in the region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

Following weeks of heavy rainfall, Aurora city leaders expect to roll back drought restrictions that called for a surcharge on residents’ and business owners’ water bills if they watered their lawns more than twice per week.Water officials cautioned though that the situation is constantly evolving, citing the way Aurora’s reservoirs are replenished outside of city limits.“While we are not at our needed 75% of storage quite yet, both the weather and runoff projections are looking positive for the next couple of weeks and odds of needing to continue drought restrictions into July are minimal,” Aurora Water General Manager Marshall Brown told them in an email.As of June 6, Aurora’s reservoirs were filled to 68% capacity, and the City Council will consider a resolution June 28 to remove the city’s “Stage 1 Drought” restrictions on outdoor water use.The restrictions limited residents, multifamily units and commercial properties to wat...

A new brewery will take Black Project’s space on South Broadway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

As the head brewer at Little Brother Brewing in Greensboro, N.C., Stephen Monahan always had his eye out for what other beer makers were working on. Although it was two-thirds of the way across the country, Colorado held particular interest since Monahan had first started homebrewing here as a business administration student at the University of Denver.In particular, he was fascinated by the sour beers produced by the nationally acclaimed Black Project Wild & Spontaneous Ales, which he could buy at a nearby bottleshop. So after moving back to Colorado in 2022 and hearing that Black Project had closed, Monahan asked about the now-vacant space, hoping to start his own operation.This fall, Monahan plans to open Monolith Brewing, at 1290 S. Broadway, serving a wide range of beer styles, like IPAs, lagers and barrel-aged stouts, as well as sour ales.“What an incredible legacy to take over,” he said. “I hope I can follow in their footsteps.”That path will be easier to find since Black...

Aurora Police Department reforms are a “paper change” so far, but leaders say substantial payoff will come

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:00:36 GMT

State-mandated reform in the Aurora Police Department is coming — albeit slowly — more than a year after the city entered into a consent decree with the Colorado attorney general.In the first year, the department changed its policies surrounding the use of force, biased policing and hiring. But police, community leaders and the monitor hired to oversee the five-year deal cautioned that it will take years before significant change is felt by the community as a whole.“It’s paper change more than anything at the moment,” said Reid Hettich, lead pastor of Mosaic Church of Aurora and a co-chair of the consent-decree monitor’s Community Advisory Council. “You don’t get that payoff for a couple more years.”The consent decree implemented by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser mandates reform in policy, training, hiring, use of force, accountability and transparency for Aurora’s police and fire departments.The city entered into the agreement with the attorney ...