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California reaches $200m settlement with Kaiser in mental health care overhaul

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

(BCN) -- Kaiser Permanente must overhaul behavioral health care services and pay a $50 million fine under a settlement agreement announced Thursday by the California Department of Managed Health Care.Under the settlement, Kaiser will also make investments totaling $150 million over five years toward improving behavioral health care services.Gov. Gavin Newsom praised the settlement on Thursday, saying it will give Kaiser enrollees full and timely access to services they are entitled to under state law."Today's actions represent a tectonic shift in terms of our accountability on the delivery of behavioral health services," Newsom said. "Accountability of the private sector is foundational to ensuring our entire system of behavioral health care works for all Californians," said Governor Newsom.The $50 million fine is the highest the state's managed health care agency has ever levied, said DMHC Director Mary Watanabe.The agreement stems from two actions by the state agency -- an enforce...

1 dead after vehicle went off Hwy 1 cliff near Pescadero

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

(BCN) -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Thursday night after a vehicle went off a cliff along Highway 1 near Pescadero State Beach.One person died and two others were injured, the CHP said.The solo crash was reported shortly before 10 p.m. near Highway 1 and Pescadero Creek Road.It's not known what caused the vehicle to leave the road. The crash is under investigation. Oakland’s Grand Bakery selling for $1 Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

'Love locks' are graffiti and pose danger, National Park officials say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

(KRON) -- Some people demonstrate their love for their significant other by leaving a padlock -- or a "love lock" -- on a fence. The National Park Service says you should not do that. "Love is strong, but it is not as strong as our bolt cutters," the NPS said.According to the NPS, love locks are a form of graffiti and are considered littering.People who leave love locks also often carve the couple's initials into the lock before throwing the key away. This is where danger can lie, the Grand Canyon NPS said. Image from the Grand Canyon National Park Service.Rare and endangered condors inhabit the Grand Canyon, and they are drawn to shiny things. When lovebirds chuck their key into the canyon after leaving the lock on a fence, a real bird might swallow it. "Condors love shiny things. They will spot a coin, a wrapper, or a shiny piece of metal, like a key from a padlock that has been tossed into the canyon and eat it. Condors are not meant to digest metal and many times cannot pass the...

Microsoft closes $69 billion deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after clearing UK hurdle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft closes $69 billion deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after clearing UK hurdle.Source

French intelligence says police vetted a suspected attacker the day before knife killing at school.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

PARIS (AP) — French intelligence says police vetted a suspected attacker the day before knife killing at school.Source

Oct. 13-15: Things to do near Denver this weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's an extra spooky October weekend. This Friday falls on the infamous Oct. 13. Lucky for you, there's still plenty to do, especially this Friday. Look out for flash sales, cheap tattoos and fall-related fun. Here's what you can do this weekend: Denver Nuggets 2023-24 full game schedule released Friday, Oct. 13:Horrid Spirits Friday the 13th sale From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Horrid Spirits is celebrating Friday the 13th with flash tattoos, hair tinsel, tooth gems and free beer. The tattoos are cash only and it's first come first serve.Friday the 13th at Colorado Cider CompanyZac Brown BandVampire BallEndless Ink Flash TattoosLots of places have flash tattoo sales, but this one is one of the cheapest where it's only $13 to get a permanent tattoo. There are over 300 designs to choose from and you can also get a $13 piercing when you're there.Alison WonderlandColorado University vs. StanfordSaturday, Oct. 14:Goatflix and ChillHang out with goats while you watch "Ghostbust...

These are the safest suburbs in Colorado, study says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — If you're looking to move to a Colorado suburb, there may be a number of aspects you're considering — what are the nearest schools like, is it a walkable area, how close is it to your job are all relatively common questions. You’re also likely wondering how safe the area is. As you may expect, there are a number of things that can impact the perceived safety of the suburb. SmartAsset, a personal finance website, reviewed 370 suburbs across the 100 largest cities in the U.S. and analyzed them based on multiple safety-related metrics: violent crime rates and property crime rates based on FBI data as well as rates of adults engaging in excessive drinking and deaths related to traffic accidents and drug poisonings from County Health Rankings.Overall, SmartAsset found suburbs on the East Coast and in the Midwest were among the safest. Suburbs in the West and South ranked further down on the list. Map: These Colorado counties are home to the most excessive dri...

Metro bus accident in NW Miami-Dade sends 2 to hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

Two people needed to be transported after a metro bus was involved in a crash, Friday morning. The collision occurred in the area of Northwest 134th Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue. Live video footage showed a crossing guard on a gurney as he was being taken into a rescue truck for transport.Live pictures from the scene showed a police presence and a damaged car on the road where the crash occurred. The county bus appeared to have front-end damage on the driver’s side. A bike was also seen lying in front of the bus.As a result of the crash, at least two people needed to be transportedDetails on the extent of injuries and the cause of the crash are yet to be confirmed.

‘It is not easy to be a Christian in Europe,’ Orbán tells Georgian PM

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke of the hurdles faced by Christians in Europe during talks with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi on Thursday. Religion was a big theme of the Hungarian leader’s trip to the South Caucasus nation as the two prime ministers visited a monastery together with their spouses and commended each other for upholding Christian values.“It is not easy to be a Christian in Europe, to govern a Christian government in Europe,” Orbán said as he shared his concerns that Christian traditions are “doomed to fail” unless they can be protected. Speaking in support of Georgia’s European aspirations, Orbán expressed disappointment at the EU’s decision not to grant Georgia membership candidate status “while it was given to countries that are far inferior to Georgia in terms of development.”Three countries applied for EU membership last year, with Ukraine and Moldova granted candidate status while the Commission said that ...

Polish parties scramble for coal miners’ vote in knife-edge election

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:11:31 GMT

WARSAW — They may be aging, fading in influence and dwindling in number, but Poland’s coal miners might just help swing the country’s nail-biting election.Parties are fighting hard to win coal miners’ backing ahead of Sunday’s vote — even if it means making them empty promises.Poland still produces 70 percent of its power from hard coal and lignite, and counts 80,000 miners backed by powerful trade unions mainly concentrated in the country’s southern region of Silesia.That also happens to be a swing region in an election that’s being pitched as an existential battle for the future of the country. The two main parties — Donald Tusk’s pro-EU Civic Coalition and Jarosław Kaczyński’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party — are scrambling for every extra vote as POLITICO’s poll of polls shows neither one is expected to win enough seats to rule alone.“This is very important region,” said Zdzisław Krasnodębski, a PiS MEP on the European Parliament’s energy committ...