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Dan Hicks, the Arkansas-born musician known for his wide-ranging musical and personal style, the wit and outright humor of his songwriting, and his role in the San Francisco folk and ’60s rock scene, died Saturday in Mill Valley after a long battle with throat and liver cancer. News of his death was posted on his website and on social media by his wife, Clare “CT” Wasserman. Mr. Hicks emerged in the San Francisco folk scene in the late ’50s and in 1965 became the drummer for the Charlatans, an early folk rock band. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The University of Wyoming Union has been recognized as ranking among the nation's top college student unions and campus centers. EDsmart editors say the leading criteria used to rank student unions were architecture and exterior appeal.

(AP) — Members of the Kansas Children's Cabinet have criticized the leader of their group for excluding them from recent funding recommendations for early childhood programs. The recommendations focus on Sedgwick, Saline, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties and call for tiered child care subsidies in Saline and Shawnee counties based on quality as an incentive to high-quality providers to accept available subsidies. [...] cabinet member Rep. Valdenia Winn called for more conversation and discussion... Читать дальше...

The News Journal in Wilmington reports (http://delonline.us/1UW37UE ) that the department credits targeted policing, a network of surveillance cameras and increased community policing as factors behind the decrease. Police Chief Paul Tiernan says that when he joined the force in September 2007, many armed robberies and other crimes were occurring at off-campus housing for the University of Delaware.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three people died in a fiery crash after a car fleeing authorities crashed into a taxi in San Francisco streets, officials said Sunday. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Vu Williams said the brief chase Saturday night began after an officer tried to pull over the driver of a white Chevrolet sedan seen rotating in circles in the middle of a neighborhood street.

The university contends Bison Run is tax-exempt and expressed concern taxing the property would set a precedent for other UW apartment complexes, such as Landmark Village Apartments, River Village Apartments and Spanish Walk Apartments. In order to build the complex, the university it had to enter into a complex financing arrangement with a nonprofit corporation that helps colleges finance campus housing. Ultimately, Donnell's decision determines Bison Run's purpose is to provide housing for UW... Читать дальше...

While congestion is sure to pick up as kickoff draws closer, early indications of the traffic and security surrounding Super Bowl 50 were all positive. Around Levi’s Stadium, primary arteries like Tasman Blvd. are shut down entirely and the only traffic getting through has to pass through police and military checkpoints. For months now, fans have been heavily encouraged to take mass transit to Santa Clara. Camouflaged Humvees and fatigued personnel with automatic rifles roam the area.

(AP) — A teacher at a college preparatory school has been placed on paid administrative leave following allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with a high school student. The New Haven Register reports (http://cour.at/1oizWk4) Superintendent of Schools Garth Harries confirmed the teacher had been removed from Engineering and Science University Magnet School.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chet Kanojia, the founder of startup TV service Aereo, has a new offering that could shake up the cable industry again. Across the country, only one-third of homes have a choice of broadband providers, according to government figures. Starry will use a wireless technology that has long existed, but hasn't been used extensively before. Kanojia's previous effort offered local TV channels over the Internet at a lower cost than cable, but broadcasters shut it down with a copyright lawsuit. Читать дальше...

(AP) — California voters embraced the idea of building the nation's first real high-speed rail system, which promised to whisk travelers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours, a trip that can take six hours or more by car. The bullet train's timeline, funding and speed estimates are back in the spotlight for a longstanding lawsuit filed by residents whose property lies in its path. In the second phase of a court challenge filed in 2011, attorneys for a group of Central Valley farmers... Читать дальше...

Officers in San Jose discovered a puppy trapped inside a storm drain Saturday night after hearing a whimper along a residential street, police said. The cops pulled the small dog safely out of the drain along Sebastian Drive after San Jose police Lt. Greg Lombardo - who was in the area - first heard a puppy crying around 10 p.m., officials said. It’s not clear how and why the dog ended up in the drain. Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Jefferson City man has been placed on unsupervised probation after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2014 lockdown at central Missouri campus. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1XaR47c ) that court documents showed witnesses told authorities Burns was on the campus wielding a firearm in November 2014, leading to a lockdown at the school.

CHICAGO (AP) — A professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God will leave her post, the school near Chicago announced. The college had placed Hawkins, a Christian and an associate professor of political science, on leave in December after she posted her views on Facebook. Hawkins also began wearing a hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women, to counter what she called "vitriolic" rhetoric against Muslims.

[...] when it reached the stage in the latest Republican presidential debate, Ted Cruz had some explaining to do. Cruz wasn't quite square with the facts Saturday night when he explained why and how his campaign spread the false insinuation that rival Ben Carson was quitting the race after the Iowa caucuses. —In his zeal to condemn the Obama administration's immigration record, Cruz once again vastly overstated deportations under the previous two presidents. CRUZ on why his campaign spread inaccurate... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati has hired an outside consultant for nearly $400,000 to review its police department for reforms in the aftermath of an officer's fatal shooting of a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate. Samuel DuBose, a black motorist, was shot and killed behind the wheel of his car in July by a university police officer who pulled him over for lacking a front license plate.

Projects include a new $26 million Catholic secondary school in Dickinson slated to be finished by next January, but students will move into the building in September, the Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/1Qesw83 ) reported. A two-story fine and performing arts center, conference area and classrooms that are being constructed on the south side of the building should be finished first.

Guests at last night's New Era party can now say they've seen Justin Bieber do the Macarena.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/1SCrQjf) 37-year-old Todd Roatsey and other state representatives for the National Counselor of the Year Award attended a ceremony Jan. 28, where they met First Lady Michelle Obama, among others. Jill Cook, assistant director of the American School Counselor Association, which presented the national award to Katherine Pastor at Arizona's Flagstaff High School, says Roatsey was among representatives from 47 states and the District of Columbia.

The Coast Guard suspended the active search for survivors Saturday but sheriff's divers were in the water Sunday as part of the ongoing recovery effort. Authorities have not released any identities, saying only that a plane piloted by a 72-year-old woman was seen on radar colliding with a craft carrying men ages 61 and 81. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was using sonar and remotely operated underwater vehicles to search the area where debris and oil were spotted Friday. The crash site was near the Angels Gate light... Читать дальше...

No recognition, though, of the solidly built, 6-foot-4 blue-uniformed police officer now leaning against a wall in her kitchen, having returned not to arrest her, but to help with her battle against heroin. The officer, David Hubbard, a veteran narcotics detective, is part of the "Quick Response Team" formed last July in Colerain Township, a sprawling suburb of some 60,000 people 15 miles northwest of Cincinnati. Police, paramedics and addiction counselors combine to quickly steer users into treatment... Читать дальше...

The system of 27 cameras would scan the license plate of every single vehicle that rolled into town. Police weren't prepared, though, for the firehose of less-valuable intelligence generated by the $750,000 system. Since the scanners went live Nov. 2, they have been triggering an average of 700 alarms a day, mainly about cars on the road with expired or suspended registration stickers. [...] the chief is still talking about hiring another six to eight officers who would be dedicated solely to... Читать дальше...

While other states, including neighboring Oklahoma, continue to push offenders away from some neighborhoods, about 45 Texas towns received letters in November from the group Texas Voices for Reason and Justice demanding they repeal residency restrictions. Dozens of these smaller communities have restricted where sex offenders can live — usually with the purpose of keeping them away from schools and other places children gather — but only later learned they've run afoul of state rules. "Unless the Legislature expressly authorizes it... Читать дальше...

In the back room, beyond the dapper mannequins and vest swatches of pink, yellow and blue, a tote filled with review packets for 24 of her Hayward Elementary School students awaits her attention if she gets any down time. [...] even third jobs are the norm for many school teachers in South Dakota, where teacher pay ranks lowest in the nation, according to a state education task force. Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proposed a half-cent sales tax increase to help raise teacher pay, but his plan needs... Читать дальше...

The decision by Nassau to rely on solar, wind, landfill gas and battery storage by 2020 puts the town of 5,000 near Albany on the leading edge of a national campaign to develop "microgrids" designed to make communities more energy independent and the grid more resilient. While only a few communities have become early adopters and natural disasters have been a driving force, proponents say there is also growing interest nationwide from places looking to save money by selling excess power to utilities and to help the environment. Читать дальше...

A new study in the Harvard Educational Review is highlighting how some black male college students are overcoming those challenges, and the reasons for their success. Shaun Harper, a professor and executive director of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at the University of Pennsylvania, surveyed more than 140 students at 30 predominantly white public and private colleges. While high-achieving black male students aren't immune from racial stereotypes, they have found a way to push back against them ... Читать дальше...