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California flooding victims cleared to return to ravaged farm town

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

Monterey County authorities Thursday morning lifted evacuation orders for the flood-ravaged farm town of Pajaro, allowing residents to return to their homes in most cases for the first time since they were forced to flee in the middle of the night March 11 after a levee failed and inundated their community.But county officials who lifted the orders at 10 a.m., a day earlier than they had indicated Wednesday, cautioned that Pajaro is still far from livable, with no water or sewer service and many homes requiring restoration work.“There are health risks to people returning to Pajaro,” a Monterey County notice said. “The county and Pajaro Sunny Mesa Services are working diligently to restore the sewer system. There is no potable water and toilets can’t be flushed. It isn’t recommended that residents stay until sewer and water are restored. Those entering the area do so at their own risk.”Related ArticlesWeather | Battered California faces ...

Uber driver calls for more warnings from rideshare platform after near $900 scam

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Denzel McAlpine accepted a ride request while driving for Uber Friday morning, a ride that cost him nearly $900.The Southern Nevada local says he drives up to 150 people around the Las Vegas Strip a week. He’s been an Uber driver for nearly seven years to help pay rent and support his small home renovation business.“I drive locals and tourists. I pretty much drive all around the city,” McAlpine said outside the 8 News Now station Tuesday morning. Mudslide cracks, closes Redwood Boulevard in Novato Last week, he hit a milestone: 4,000 trips. But, right now, he’s not celebrating. He said he accepted a ride after midnight on Friday in the Summerlin area. The ride was canceled by the passenger soon after. Then, he got a phone call from someone claiming they were with Uber Support.McAlpine said the person offered him a $250 bonus for reaching his driving milestone.“I was kind of surprised by it, but went along with it,” McAlpine said, before detailing...

Frank Somerville: Exclusive interview coming to KRON4 News

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Renowned Bay Area anchor Frank Somerville became the story himself in December of 2021, when he was involved in a DUI crash that was caught on video and went viral. Somerville was a longtime anchor at KTVU FOX 2 but had not appeared on-air in several months at the time of his crash.Now, for the first time, the beloved Bay Area newsman who is no longer in the anchor chair opens up to KRON4's Pam Moore in his first TV interview since the arrest. You can watch this Tuesday, March 28, at 10 p.m., only on KRON4.

Large asteroid coming close, but zero chance of hitting us

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies.Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a space rock from just over 100,000 miles (168,000 kilometers) away. That’s less than half the distance from here to the moon, making it visible through binoculars and small telescopes.While asteroid flybys are common, NASA said it’s rare for one so big to come so close — about once a decade. Scientists estimate its size somewhere between 130 feet and 300 feet (40 meters and 90 meters).Discovered a month ago, the asteroid known as 2023 DZ2 will pass within 320,000 miles (515,000 kilometers) of the moon on Saturday and, several hours later, buzz the Indian Ocean at about 17,500 mph (28,000 kph).“There is no chance of this ‘city killer’ striking Earth, but its close approach offers a great opportunity for observations,” the European Space Agenc...

Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial: Man emails ‘I’m famous’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 ski collision cast aspersions on the testimony of medical experts hired by the celebrity’s legal team — and argued that, as his personal doctor, she was better suited to speak about 76-year-old Terry Sanderson’s post-concussion symptoms.“A lot of the experts are opining. I feel like I’m the best judge of what happened to him,” Dr. Alina Fong said.Fong’s videotaped deposition was the first to be shown on the third day of the trial in Park City, the upscale Utah ski resort town where Sanderson accuses Paltrow of skiing so recklessly that she crashed into him, broke his ribs and left him with lasting brain damage.Fong said that when she saw Sanderson less than a year after the accident, he had lost his love for life, and said that he was often dejected and crying. Under her care, she said that Sanderson worked tirelessly to rehabilitate the post-concussion symptoms — inclu...

Peak bloom is here: DC cherry trees reach final bloom stage

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

It’s happening, people! The famous D.C. cherry trees have hit peak bloom.The National Park Service said that the blossoms are open and “putting on a gorgeous show.”PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM!The blossoms are open & putting on a gorgeous show. We hope to see you soon.!Plan your visit: https://t.co/h04Gu0ksc1 #CherryBlossom #BloomWatch #WashingtonDC pic.twitter.com/qXo2QkCkHI— National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) March 23, 2023The final of six stages could not happen on a better day, with warm temperatures in the 70s and a breeze.The area around the Tidal Basin has already been swarmed with crowds and visitors are urged to take walk, bike or take Metro to cut back on traffic.This story is developing. Check back with WTOP for updates.PHOTOS: Cherry Blossoms 20232023 National Cherry Blossom Festival FAQMore Cherry Blossom NewsSource

Qué es Ramadán, el mes de masivo ayuno de musulmanes en todo el mundo

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

La primera jornada de ayuno del mes sagrado del islam, el Ramadán, comenzó este jueves mientras cientos de millones de musulmanes en todo el mundo inician un periodo de devoción de cuatro semanas.La práctica coincide con un momento en el que muchos países y gobiernos de Oriente Medio están dando tímidos pasos para calmar los conflictos y crisis persistentes, agudizadas este año por la costosa guerra en Ucrania y un devastador sismo que mató a más de 52,000 personas en Turquía y Siria.QUÉ ES Y POR QUÉ SE CELEBRA RAMADÁNDurante las próximas cuatro semanas, millones de musulmanes se abstendrán de ingerir alimentos o agua desde la salida a la puesta del sol, cuando se reunirán con familiares y amigos para disfrutar de abundantes comidas nocturnas. Según el islam, el ayuno acerca a los fieles a Dios y les recuerda el sufrimiento de los pobres.El ayuno es obligatorio para todos los musulmanes sanos, con exenciones para los enfermos, las embarazadas o madres lactantes y los niños pequeños....

Denver Public Schools student discipline actions dropped after 2020

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Public Schools has seen a decrease in disciplinary action in recent years, with a noticeable dropoff since students went back to the classroom after the remote learning forced by COVID.In addition to the pandemic, this change coincides with a decision by the DPS Board of Education to remove school resource officers starting with the 2021-22 school year, the first year that in-person learning happened without significant interruption.Denver Public Schools, the year of remote learning also brought a sharp downturn in student disciplinary actions, according to Colorado Department of Education records. East High School shooting suspect found dead near car in Park County Since the 2014-15 academic year, the Colorado Department of Education has grouped student disciplinary actions into a handful of categories, including classroom removals, in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, expulsion with services, expulsion without services, referrals to law enforc...

Parkland parent Manuel Oliver arrested during House hearing on Biden administration’s gun ruling

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

WASHINGTON (WSVN) — Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol after he was forcibly removed from a House committee hearing about a Biden administration’s firearm ruling.Thursday’s arrest happened during a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment: When Is Enough Enough?”The hearing yielded a passionate debate over gun deaths and firearm regulations.Capitol Police intervened and arrested Manuel for disrupting a House committee hearing.His son was one of 17 people killed in the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.Cellphone video documenting the arrest captured officers holding Manuel down on the ground, as a small crowd gathered.His wife, Patricia Oliver, demanded officers to release him.“Let my husband go,” she said.“You need to back up,” an officer is heard telling her in the video.The crowd that gathered caused more ...

1st grade teacher who survived eye infection similar to one caused by recalled eyedrops speaks out

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:09:56 GMT

There have been more deaths and infections that were linked to a brand of eyedrops. One woman who contracted the same infection at a spa in Thailand now has a warning. “I saw the name pseudomonas and my heart stopped, and I’m like, ‘Wow, these people are going through this,'” Sigal Konig said. Konig said she survived Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, a bacteria recently found in contaminated eye drops that has sickened, blinded and killed people in 16 states, including Florida.“It was very emotional, emotional time for me,” Konig said.The first grade teacher told her story to encourage anyone with symptoms to get help immediately.   “They have to act fast,” she said.Her infection happened in 2019 in Israel, where she was living at the time, but she took a job as a teacher in Thailand for a few months. “I wanted to just have a fun day, you know, pamper myself, and I found a local spa, and I walked in, and I got a facial done...