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Santa Clara County deploying drones to mosquito-infested waters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- After an exceptionally rainy winter, Santa Clara County has a surplus of stagnant water, creating ample breeding sources for mosquitoes.The county's Vector Control District began using drones this week to control mosquito larvae along San Francisco Bay and help prevent West Nile virus.West Nile virus is a significant public health concern, county officials said. The California Department of Public Health considers it the state's most common and severe vector-borne disease, causing more than 7,000 human infections and nearly 400 deaths since 2003 when it was first detected in California."It is critical for the District to access and treat marshland and other remote, non-residential areas in Santa Clara County that serve as breeding habitat for mosquitoes, which can transmit West Nile virus and other diseases once they mature. Some mosquitoes found in the Bay Area can fly up to 25 miles once they become adults," county officials wrote.Mosquitoes are typicall...

Trump participará en un foro de CNN en Nueva Hampshire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

(CNN) —  El expresidente Donald Trump participará en un foro presidencial de CNN la próxima semana en Nueva Hampshire, anunció la cadena este lunes.Durante el evento, que conducirá la presentadora de “CNN This Morning” Kaitlan Collins y se transmitirá el 10 de mayo a las 9:00 p.m., hora de Miami, Trump responderá preguntas de los republicanos de Nueva Hampshire y los electores indecisos que planean votar en las primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano de 2024.Trump es el principal favorito en la contienda por la candidatura republicana. Sin embargo, lo acusaron en Manhattan en un caso relacionado con pagos de dinero por silencio, realizados durante la campaña de 2016, a mujeres que afirmaron haber tenido relaciones extramatrimoniales con él, lo que el expresidente niega. También enfrenta la demanda la excolumnista E. Jean Carroll, quien asegura que Trump la agredió sexualmente a mediados de la década de 1990 y luego la difamó cuando ella contó la historia. Trump tambié...

Wild’s Eriksson Ek was limited in series by broken lower leg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek, whose participation in the first-round NHL playoff series loss to Dallas was limited to just one shift, was trying to play with a broken left leg that he wound up having surgery to fix.Eriksson Ek revealed Monday that he suffered a fractured fibula, the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, from a shot he blocked April 6 at Pittsburgh. Eriksson Ek missed the last four regular-season games and the first two games of the series against the Stars before being cleared April 21 for Game 3. His return lasted only 19 seconds, and he had the procedure after that.“I was skating for I don’t know how many days before,” Eriksson Ek said. “I felt good, and then just first shift, yeah, it didn’t hold up.”The Stars eliminated the Wild in Game 6 with a 4-1 win Friday. Eriksson Ek would have potentially returned at some point had the Wild advanced. The presence of the seventh-year veteran was particularly missed on the power play an...

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Texas rocket launch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife and environmental groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday over SpaceX’s launch last month of its giant rocket from Texas. SpaceX’s Starship soared 24 miles (39 kilometers) high before exploding over the Gulf of Mexico on April 20. The rocket’s self-destruct system caused the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) rocket to blow up, as it spun out of control just minutes into the test flight. An attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the plaintiffs, said the groups are suing over what they consider to be the FAA’s failure to fully consider the environmental impacts of the Starship program near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas. They asked the court to throw out the five-year license the FAA granted to SpaceX.The FAA declined comment, noting it doesn’t comment on ongoing litigation. The agency is overseeing the accident investigation and has ordered all SpaceX Starships grounded until it’s certain that public safe...

JJ Watt and wife Kealia invest in English club Burnley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Former NFL star J.J. Watt and his wife, Kealia, have announced an investment in the English soccer club Burnley, which recently earned promotion to the Premier League.The recently retired Watt is a three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year while Kealia is an accomplished soccer player who has played for the United States and for several years in the National Women’s Soccer League.The two announced their investment Monday, with J.J. joking that he’s “officially retiring from retirement.”“When you invest in a club that’s been around since 1882, you must have great respect for its history and tradition,” said J.J. Watt in a statement released by the club on Monday. “We understand that not only are we investing in the squad and manager, we’re investing in the town and its people. We take that responsibility very seriously and intend to work hard in earning their trust and support.”The statement said Kealia Watt will be instrumental in helping develop the B...

Firm that hired kids to clean meat plants keeps losing work

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help sanitize dangerous razor-sharp cutting equipment like bone saws has continued to lose contracts with the major meat producers since the investigation became public last fall.For its part, Packers Sanitation Services Inc., or PSSI as it is known, said it has taken a number of steps to tighten up its hiring practices but it says the rising number of child labor cases nationwide is likely related to the increase in the number of minors crossing the U.S. border alone in recent years.The scandal that followed the February announcement that PSSI would pay a $1.5 million fine and reform its hiring practices as part of an agreement with investigators also prompted the Biden administration to urge the entire meat processing industry to take steps to ensure no kids are working in these plants either for the meat companies or at contractors like PSSI.Federal investigators confir...

Bride dies at beach when speeding DUI driver slams golf cart

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A bride who had just got married was killed when a woman driving under the influence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach road, authorities said.Data retrieved from Jamie Lee Komoroski’s rental car indicated she was driving 65 mph (105 kph) and only briefly hit the brakes before she hit the golf cart around 10 p.m. Friday on Folly Beach, investigators said.The speed limit on the island near Charleston is 25 mph (40 kph).Samantha Miller, 34, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died in the wreck, according to the Charleston County Coroner’s Office.Miller had just got married, Folly Beach Public Safety Department Director Andrew Gilreath said.Three others on the golf cart were injured. Gilreath said the golf cart had lights and was legal to drive at night.Komoroski, 25, is charged with reckless vehicular homicide and three counts of driving under the influence causing death. She faces one to 25...

Colorado motorcycle fatalities reached record high in 2022

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado's sunny climate has a downside, as walkers, motorcyclists and scooter riders are seeing record fatalities on the road. Is lane splitting legal in Colorado? The Centennial State had a record number of motorcycle crash fatalities last year, part of a three-year trend in rising crash numbers that began during the COVID pandemic and has yet to abate. Between 2019 and 2022, crash fatalities of all kinds have risen by 27%, with a record number of fatalities in 2022.The increase was particularly pronounced with two-wheeled and two-legged transport, though it rose across most categories of vehicle type. There were 149 motorcycle crash fatalities in 2022, the highest ever and about twice as many as ten years ago. Pedestrian fatalities also reached a record high last year, with 111 across the state, up from 94 in 2021. Motorcycle crashes happen mainly in highly populated counties along the Front Range, including El Paso County with 25, Jefferson County with 19, Ad...

14-year-old missing from Denver found

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Police have confirmed a 14-year-old girl reported missing has been found.DPD first reported that she was missing Sunday.

Surveillance video captures 2 porch pirates stealing packages from Northwest Miami-Dade home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:52 GMT

A pair of porch pirates struck a home in Miami.“This makes me feel very upset that they think it’s OK to just walk on your property,” said Kiana Jackson.Surveillance footage showed two women getting out of a car Sunday night, intent on an Amazon heist.This happened in Northwest Miami-Dade on the corner of Northwest 46th Street and Eighth Avenue.One by one, the women walked on to the porch and made their way with two large packages worth hundreds of dollars.“You know, we spend our money, we work hard for our money everyday,” Jackson said.Jackson, the owner of the stolen items, was at work at the time. She even called home earlier to prevent any package thefts.“I told my kids to get my packages from outside,” she said.Jackson said when she came home from work, she was shocked to find that only one of her three packages made it inside.Curious to know what happened to the others, she checked her surveillance cameras for answers, and what she saw...