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Ahren Walker Jackalone Killed in Motorcycle Collision on North 4th Avenue [Tucson, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

50-Year-Old Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident near East 7th StreetTUCSON, AZ (April 24, 2023) – Thursday night, Ahren Walker Jackalone was killed in a motorcycle crash on North 4th Avenue.Authorities responded to the scene around 10:20 p.m., on the 400 block of North 4th Avenue near East 7th Street.Per reports, Jackalone was riding a motorcycle above the 25mph posted speed limit and struck a center median where two female pedestrians were sitting.As a result, both pedestrians suffered minor to serious injuries and were taken to Banner University Medical Center.Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics later pronounced 50-year-old Jackalone dead. Meanwhile, crews listed the pedestrians in stable condition.Following preliminary duties, police stated that speed and improper use of the center lane were the main contributing factors. At this time, an active investigation to determine further information is still currently underway.Sincere sympathies to the family and friends ...

Evil Dead Rise: Demonic Murders in the Building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

In 1981, director Sam Raimi headed out to the backwoods of Tennessee with a few buddies to make a low-budget indie pic that would change both their lives and those of horror film enthusiasts everywhere. Since then, the Evil Dead world has been thriving. There have been sequels, a remake, and a boisterous TV series (starring fan fave Bruce Campbell) that has let loose upon the Earth more Deadites, Kandarian demons, and Sumarian Books of the Dead than you can shake a chainsaw at. And now, in the year of our lord 2023, we have the new chapter in the series, Evil Dead Rise, which promises enough carnage to make previous excursions look like kiddie romps. So does it make good on that promise? And does it tell a compelling story? Yep…Written and directed by Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground), Evil Dead Rise takes Raimi’s Deadites from rural cabins to an apartment building in Los Angeles where a strange yet oddly familiar book is unearthed yet again. The story follows Beth (Lily Sullivan)...

Who Are the People Using Sex Robots Anyway?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

There are no limits to sexual fantasies. If you’re a regular porn viewer, you probably chanced upon videos of what many would find — well — weird. However, sex robots, though odd to some, there are those who would engage in sex acts with this technologically-advanced contraption.Study: These Types of People Are Open to Using Sex Robots Concordia University researchers surveyed people to see which personality traits (that the participants possess) are more open to having sex with robots — and which types of people aren’t open to the idea of engaging in erotic acts with the droids. According to Dr. Simon Dubé, one of the head researchers and former Concordia Public Scholar, “We found that erotophilia and sexual sensation–seeking, as well as an enthusiasm for new, diverse or more intense erotic experiences, were the primary drivers behind people’s willingness to engage with these new technologies,”Erotophilia and erotophobia, according to a journal published by the Journal of Sex...

‘I am stunned’: Don Lemon and CNN part ways

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

CNN has parted ways with longtime host Don Lemon. The announcement Monday came without explanation and astonished the media industry.“Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” said CNN CEO Chris Licht in a memo to staff. “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”Lemon anchored “CNN This Morning” with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins. The show has been on the air for nearly six months.“We are committed to its success,” Licht said of the morning show.In a statement of his own, Lemon said his agent told him Monday morning that CNN had terminated him.“I am stunned,” Lemon said, arguing that management did not have “the decency” to inform him of his firing directly. “At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network,” Lemon addedCNN rebutted Lemon, calling his version of events “inaccurate.”“He was offered an opportunity...

Australian comedian famed for portraying Dame Edna Everage dies at 89

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

By Rod McGuirk | Associated PressCANBERRA, Australia — Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89.His death in the Sydney hospital, where he spent several days with complications following hip surgery, was confirmed by his family.“He was completely himself until the very end, never losing his brilliant mind, his unique wit and generosity of spirit,” a family statement said. “With over 70 years on the stage, he was an entertainer to his core, touring up until the last year of his life and planning more shows that will sadly never be.”Humphries had lived in London for decades and returned to native Australia in December for Christmas.He told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper last month that his physiotherapy had been “agony” following his fall...

San Francisco homicide: 5 shot in North Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

Five people were shot, one of them fatally, in an attack Sunday night in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.The shooting was reported at 10:58 p.m. near Grant and Columbus avenues.A 23-year-old man died at the scene; the four others were expected to survive, the San Francisco police said.“Investigators believe this was not a random attack,” the police statement said.No more information was released about the victims or any suspect.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Bay Area homicides 2023: Map and details

Prosecutors: Proud Boys saw themselves as ‘Trump’s Army’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

By Michael Kunzelman and Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Ready for “all-out war,” leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group viewed themselves as foot soldiers fighting for Donald Trump as the former president clung to power after the 2020 election, a prosecutor said Monday at the close of a historic trial over the U.S. Capitol insurrection.Jurors began hearing attorneys’ closing arguments for the case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants. They are charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was a plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory on Jan. 6, 2021, when the pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol.Proud Boys were “lined up behind Donald Trump and willing to commit violence on his behalf,” prosecutor Conor Mulroe told jurors, who heard more than three months of testimony. “These defendants saw themselves as Donald Trump...

Four-bedroom home sells for $2.7 million in Piedmont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

535 Hampton Road – Google Street ViewA 2,423-square-foot house built in 1952 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 500 block of Hampton Road in Piedmont was sold on March 8, 2023, for $2,740,000, or $1,131 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage. It sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 3,138-square-foot home on the 500 block of Hampton Road in Piedmont sold in March 2022, for $2,520,000, a price per square foot of $803. The home has 5 bedrooms and.In August 2022, a 5,490-square-foot home on Estates Drive in Piedmont sold for $5,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,020. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Hampton Road, Piedmont, in September 2022, a 3,022-square-foot home was sold for $2,900,000, a price per square foot of $960. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Pac-12 MBB: Our early projections for the 2023-24 conference race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

The first of three deadlines has come and gone for college basketball teams across the land. Early-entry candidates for the NBA Draft were required to file paperwork by Sunday and have until May 31 to formally withdraw and return to school.Unofficially, the Pac-12 lost at least 13 players to the pre-draft process, although the attrition was not divided equally. UCLA accounted for five of the 13 departures and Washington State for three more. Meanwhile, six teams didn’t lose any players to the draft.We suspect a few prospects will reverse course and return to college, but which ones? The conference race depends heavily on a small subset of those 13.For that reason, the following projections will be updated in early June.(Note: The other important date this spring is May 11, when the transfer window closes.)Here we go …1. USCThe return of all-conference guard Boogie Ellis and arrival of guard Isaiah Collier, the nation’s top-ranked recruit (at any position), give the...

Here's how long Bed Bath & Beyond coupons will be valid at these Bay Area locations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:49:39 GMT

(KRON) -- Big box retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over the weekend, following nearly a decade of declining sales. The company's 360 stores -- including its nine in the Bay Area -- will remain open for the time being.In the bankruptcy filing, the beleaguered home goods retailer said it anticipates closing all of its stores by June 30. But while the stores may be open for a couple more months, the deadline to use the chain's popular 15% to 20% coupons is much sooner. PHOTOS: Group of Canadian students targeted in smash and grab at San Leandro In-N-Out How long can you use Bed Bath & Beyond coupons?The company anticipates accepting gift cards, gift certificates and loyalty certificates through May 8, according to the Associated Press. However, Bed Bath & Beyond will only be accepting coupons until this Wednesday, April 26.Bed Bath & Beyond Bay Area locationsBed Bath & Beyond's nine Bay Area stores will rem...