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Contra Costa County Fire holds meetings on upcoming fire season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

(BCN) -- The Contra Costa County Fire Prevention District is hosting town hall meetings to help residents prepare for the coming fire season. Fire officials said it's "very likely to be another dangerous season of wildfire weather." The first meeting is at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Contra Costa Fire, 4005 Port Chicago Highway in Concord. The second meeting is at 10 a.m., June 17, at the Pinole City Council Chambers, 2131 Pear St, Pinole. Child bitten by snake at East Bay park, airlifted to hospital District officials will cover how to prevent wildfires from reaching homes, how to plan and prepare in case a fire is on the way and how to respond to a fire. The district will also broadcast the meetings on its Facebook page at Facebook.com/contracostafire, where the meetings will be archived for future viewing. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

‘We made it’: Fairfax Co. senior looks back at the obstacles she overcame

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

Anyeli Salguero walked across the stage on Wednesday alongside her Bryant High School classmates.“I know we all have different stories, but I know we all have one thing in common,” Salguero said in a graduation speech at the Fairfax County High School. “And that is today, we can say we made it.”Salguero’s story begins with coming to the U.S. when she was 7 from Honduras. She then became pregnant at 14 but didn’t let that stop her from finishing her education and becoming the first in her family to graduate. Her story and ability to overcome all her obstacles caused school officials to pick her to speak at the school’s graduation.“I just think that I’m making everybody proud, especially my daughter, too, because like my graduation cap says, ‘My diploma, her future,’” said Salguero.Salguero credits a program Bryant offers called Project Opportunity that helps students who are pregnant or parents secure a diploma. A component of Project Opportunity is Jobs...

Lloyd a Fox studio analyst for Women’s World Cup, Dellacamera lead broadcaster

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd will work as a studio analyst for Fox’s Women’s World Cup coverage and JP Dellacamera will be lead play-by-play commentator for the third straight tournament.Dellacamera will be paired with former U.S. national team midfielder Aly Wagner for the second straight Women’s World Cup, Fox said Thursday. They are among three crews on site in Australia and New Zealand for the tournament, which runs from July 20 to Aug. 20.Rob Stone will be the studio host for Fox’s third straight Women’s World Cup along with two men’s World Cups. The set will have the Sydney Opera House as a backdrop.Fox is broadcasting its third straight Women’s World Cup under a deal with FIFA through the 2026 men’s World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.Three on-site crews in Australia and New Zealand is up from two at the 2019 women’s tournament in France. At last year’s men’s World Cup in Qatar, all five crews called matches from stadiums.De...

Las frases de Lionel Messi y el comunicado del Barcelona: los porqués de regreso que no fue

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

(CNN Español) — Lionel Messi ya tiene nuevo equipo. No es en Arabia Saudita. Tampoco en su querido Barcelona. El nuevo destino del astro argentino se encuentra en Estados Unidos y es el Inter de Miami de la CNN.Fueron meses de mucha especulación. Se decía que Messi tenía ofertas de varios clubes, pero los nombres que más sonaban eran el Barcelona y el propio Inter de Miami.La opción que más atraía los reflectores era el regreso al Barça, pues, tras una tumultuosa salida del club catalán en 2021 —en una situación en que Messi tuvo que buscar otro equipo repentinamente por “obstáculos económicos y estructurales” en relación al Barcelona y las normas de La Liga—, muchos soñaban con el retorno de la leyenda blaugrana.Sin embargo, el regreso no se pudo dar y Messi decidió irse al Inter de Miami, como señaló en una entrevista con Mundo Deportivo y Sport, en donde además dijo que, entre sus razones para tomar su decisión, estuvo el alejarse del foco público bajo el que es...

Zonas de DC bajo código “marrón” por mala calidad del aire; piden evitar salir al aire libre

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

La calidad de aire “muy poco saludable” y “peligroso” ha puesto en riesgo la salud de las personas en todo el área de Washington, D.C., mientras el humo de los incendios forestales en Canadá se apodera de la región.La calidad del aire empeoró de un código rojo (“no saludable”) el miércoles a púrpura (“muy poco saludable”) y luego a marrón (“peligroso”) en partes de D.C. este jueves, según el Consejo de Gobiernos Metropolitano de Washington (MWCOG, por sus siglas en inglés).La calidad del aire había estado en código púrpura a las 10 a.m., pero todavía estaba sólidamente en el rango de insalubre para todos mientras la vista y el olor a humo cubrían el área de la capital.Se espera una alerta general de código púrpura para el jueves, según AirNow. Mala calidad del aire por incendios provoca retrasos y cancelaciones de vuelos en EEUU A más de 500 millas: ¿Por qué el humo de Canadá ha lleg...

Poor air quality continues in Kingston

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

Kingston residents, especially those with underlying respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, are recommended to keep indoors while smoke plumes from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario continue to compromise the air quality in southeastern Ontario. KFL&A Public Health said the region might experience improved air quality throughout Thursday before once again deteriorating on Friday.Air Quality Ontario said on Thursday morning that Kingston’s air quality was at a low level of risk, ranked a 3 when previous days have seen risk levels of 10 or higher at times. Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, a respirologist with KHSC and Queen’s University, said while its recommended that everyone avoid exposure to the air pollution if possible the majority of people don’t have to be overly worried about adverse health effects. Dr. Fitzpatrick said however that those with underlying respiratory or cardiovascular conditions should make extra effort to avoid exposure.“I...

Marshall Fire caused by residential burn and Xcel power line, sheriff says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The ashes have settled, and many communities in Boulder County have begun to rebuild after the most devastating fire in Colorado history. An investigation by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office found that two fires, one likely caused by an Xcel power line, and a second residential fire combined to cause the Marshall Fire.The district attorney's office said they looked into if there were justified charges. They said there was insufficient evidence, and no one will be charged. Watch: Boulder County announces cause of Marshall Fire "This fire was terribly disruptive and traumatic to so many people. We make our decision on criminal charges based on evidence not based on emotion," said District Attorney Michael Dougherty.Dec. 24, 2021: Residental burnAccording to BCSO, six days before the blaze on Dec. 24, 2021, residents at 5325 Eldorado Springs Dr. started a fire to dispose of scraps and tree branches. The fire department believes this fire was conducted responsibly ...

What is the best amusement park in Colorado?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A mountain-top amusement park in Glenwood Springs was deemed the best amusement park in Colorado according to Readers Digest and is the top-rated on Tripadvisor. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is perched on the top of Iron Mountain overlooking Glenwood Springs with roller coasters, giant swings, zip lines and literal cliffhangers. Theres a farmers market in Colorado near you In fact, it's the only mountain-top theme park in America and also has the highest-elevation full-sized roller coaster on the continent, according to the park's website.It was also the first park in America with an alpine coaster. According to the website, "owner Steve Beckley had to go to Germany to convince the owner of Wiegand to let him build it."The adventure starts before you make it into the park, as the way for visitors to access it is via the Glenwood Gondola.The park first opened over 100 years ago. It began as the Fairy Caves, which opened in 1895 and was one of the first caves in ...

Reports of student with gun prompts lockdown at 2 Fort Lauderdale schools; student detained

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

Two Fort Lauderdale schools were briefly placed on lockdown as police responded to reports of a student brandishing a firearm in the presence of another student. The incident occurred Thursday morning just before 7:15 a.m. at Dillard High School, located at 2501 NW 11th Street, prompting a swift response from law enforcement.While officers initiated a thorough search of the school, they gathered information that suggested the student in question had already left the school.After expanding their search, the suspect, a 17-year-old male student, was located just before 10 a.m. in the 700 block of NW 10th Avenue. He was safely detained. As a precautionary measure, both Dillard High School and Dillard Elementary were immediately placed on lockdown, ensuring the safety and security of students and staff. Once the suspect was apprehended, authorities downgraded the lockdown status to “code secure” and lifted the lockdown. According to police, the student who allegedly showed th...

Trial for former Parkland school resource deputy enters 2nd day

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

As the trial for a former Parkland school resource officer enters its second day Thursday, more tough testimony was heard by a jury. Scot Peterson is accused of failing to protect students during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting. Peterson is facing seven felony child neglect charges for not confronting the shooter during the massacre at the high school back in 2018.During the second day of testimony, Coral Springs Police Sgt. Jeff Heinrich recounted Peterson’s lack of action when the shooting took place. “I had no contact with him the entire day,” Heinrich said. According to his attorney, Peterson wasn’t sure where the shots were coming from during that day. Heinrich pushed back on that claim when challenged. “Isn’t it a fact, that in real time, when you’re hearing those shots, from where you described your position, you didn’t narrow it down and say, ‘Well this is only the place those shots could be,’ correct?...