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Rapidly-spreading brush fire in Riverside County prompts evacuations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

A rapidly-spreading brush fire prompted evacuation orders in the Temecula area on Thursday night.Named the “Frogs Fire,” the blaze was first reported around 3:30 p.m. near Santa Rita and Anza Roads, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.By 4:30 p.m., the flames had spread to 20 acres and by 5 p.m., the fire had grown to 33 acres with zero percent containment. A little after 6 p.m., crews reported about 20% containment.Over 100 firefighters responded to the scene and additional ground and air resources, including at least four air tankers and two helicopters, are battling the flames.An evacuation warning was issued and later lifted around 6 p.m. for the area South of Highway 79, East of Butterfield Stage, North of Santa Rita Road, and West of Los Caballos Road.The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Car crash ignites 13-acre wildfire in Ventura County "Please use caution in the area as fire resources continue working to fully contain the fire," authorities sa...

Crews knock down house fire in West Hills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

Firefighters knocked down a residential fire that was threatening a nearby home in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of West Hills on Thursday, authorities announced.  Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department received calls about the blaze, located in the 7900 block of North Sale Avenue, at around 5:26 p.m, officials said.  Three occupants who were in the home when the fire started were able to evacuate before crews arrived and found heavy flames and smoke billowing from the roof.  “Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines to attack the fire inside and protect the nearby threatened building, while others ascended ladders to perform ventilation on the roof (to allow smoke and super-heated gases to escape and make it more tenable for fire crews below),” LAFD said in a news release.  LAFD on the scene of a house fire threatening nearby homes in West Hills on July 6, 2023. (Citizen App)LAFD on the scene of a house fire threatening nearby homes in West Hills on July 6...

Schwarber, Turner list Phillies to 3-1 win, send Rays to season-high 5th loss in row

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner had RBI singles in the 11th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of Tampa Bay with a 3-1 victory Thursday night that extended the Rays’ losing streak to a season-high five.Schwarber had a go-ahead hit from one knee against Ryan Thompson (1-2), the eighth Tampa Bay pitcher on a bullpen day, and Turner followed with another single.Matt Strahm (3-3) worked two innings for Philadelphia, which has won 12 straight road games, one shy of the team record set in 1976. The Phillies also had a 12-game run that spanned the 1887-88 seasons.Tampa Bay was swept at home for the first time this season. The Rays are 34-13 at Tropicana Field.Rays pitchers struck out 13, walked none, and gave up just four hits through 10 innings. The AL-best Rays, who got a homer from Isaac Paredes, are 6-11 over their last 17 games.Darick Hall went deep for the Phillies, who also have an 12-game interleague winning streak.Phi...

Northeast DC residents remain concerned despite improving crime trends in one neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on a safety walk in Northeast D.C.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on a safety walk in Northeast D.C.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) Homicides, assaults and the number of crimes with dangerous weapons are down in the neighborhood near Phelps A.C.E. High School in Northeast D.C., police said Thursday, but city officials said residents are still concerned about recent acts of violence across the city.Mayor Muriel Bowser and community leaders in Ward 5 held a “safety walk” Thursday afternoon, hearing from a few residents about neighborhood trends. Among them, Bowser observed, were calls for a playground and abandoned construction projects.In a news conference before the walk, D.C....

Con drones aumentan la vigilancia de tiburones en Long Island, Nueva York, luego de que 5 personas fueran mordidas en 2 días

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

(CNN) — Las patrullas de vigilancia de tiburones han intensificado sus operaciones en las playas de Long Island, Nueva York, luego de que, en un lapso de solo dos días, cinco personas sufrieran mordeduras de animales marinos que probablemente son tiburones, según las autoridades.La Policía del condado de Suffolk, al este de Long Island, donde se produjeron tres de los ataques, aumentó las patrullas en las playas y utiliza drones para revisar el agua en busca de posibles amenazas, según informó este martes la agencia.La oleada de mordeduras ha puesto en alerta máxima a los bañistas neoyorquinos y recuerda una serie similar de ataques no mortales de tiburones el verano pasado, que provocó el cierre de varias playas.Un tiburón ataca a una turista estadounidense en las islas de Turcas y Caicos, según la policíaEl martes por la mañana, un dron avistó un banco de unos 50 tiburones cerca de la playa Robert Moses, el mismo día en que una chica de 15 años sufrió mordida mientras nadaba...

Arenado homers, Cardinals pitchers blank Marlins to win 3-0 and avoid sweep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered, Jack Flaherty pitched shutout ball for his second straight start and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Thursday night to avoid a series sweep.St. Louis dropped the first three games of the series. Two were one-run defeats, including a 10-9 walk-off loss Wednesday night.Flaherty (6-5) struck out five, walked two and allowed nine hits. He also threw six scoreless innings against the New York Yankees on July 1 and has lowered his ERA from 4.95 to 4.27 in the two starts.Chris Stratton replaced Flaherty at a season-high 111 pitches in the seventh after Miami loaded the bases on a pair of two-out singles and a walk. Stratton got Jesús Sánchez to hit into an inning-ending forceout.Giovanny Gallegos pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. One night after his throwing error allowed a Marlins win, Jordan Hicks got three outs for his sixth save.Miami was 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position through the first seven innings.Marlins rookie Eury Pérez (5...

ANÁLISIS | Prigozhin, jefe del grupo Wagner, se queda sin aliados

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

Minsk, Belarús (CNN) — Si algo quedó claro de la conferencia de prensa de este jueves que dio el presidente de Belarús, Alexander Lukashenko, es que el jefe del grupo mercenario ruso Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a quien no se ha visto en público desde el 24 de junio, parece estar en un limbo decididamente peligroso.Lukashenko puso un abismo de distancia entre él y Prigozhin cuando dijo que ni él ni sus mercenarios estaban en Belarús, y que no estaba claro si alguna vez se trasladarían al país.“Está en San Petersburgo. O quizá esta mañana viaje a Moscú o a otro lugar”, dijo Lukashenko en respuesta a una pregunta de CNN. “Pero ahora no está en el territorio de Belarús”.Cuando el mes pasado se dijo que Lukashenko había mediado en un acuerdo para poner fin al intento de insurrección de Prigozhin en Rusia, el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, explicó que el acuerdo se produjo porque Prigozhin y Lukashenko se conocían “personalmente desde hacía mucho t...

Why a Denver intersection keeps flooding in heavy rainfall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An intersection in Denver has repeatedly flooded over the past week or so as storms have dumped excessive rain in the metro area. The intersection lies just west of Interstate 25 at Fox Street and West 38th Avenue. There have been multiple issues with flooding in the area -- one incident included a dive team checking a submerged vehicle for anyone inside last week. Nancy Kuhn with Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said the storm drains are regularly cleaned, especially before heavy rainfall is expected to prevent flooding."However, because we have received so much rain the last couple of months and the ground is saturated, we’re seeing flooding happening here more frequently this year," Kuhn told FOX31. Drivers rescued from flooded Denver roads One temporary solution, Kuhn said, is to stage barricades nearby for a quicker response to block the area so drivers don't get stuck. Kuhn said the department is also considering adding signage that ...

19-year-old motorcyclist killed in Aurora crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 19-year-old man driving a motorcycle was killed when he collided with a vehicle on Thursday afternoon, the Aurora Police Department said.According to APD, the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on East Quincy Avenue around 1 p.m. when he struck a 2003 Saturn station wagon driven by a 51-year-old woman with her daughter in the passenger's seat. 5-year construction project begins on I-70 at Floyd Hill APD said the Saturn was turning left from Jasper Street onto westbound East Quincy Avenue when the 2005 Honda motorcycle crashed into it.All three people were taken to the hospital, where the motorcyclist later died. The 51-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and her daughter is in stable condition, police said. Police said speed is believed to be a factor in the crash but the incident remains under investigation. APD is asking anyone who witnessed this crash or has dash-camera video of it, to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

Lawsuit: Florida State Rep. Fabián Basabe sexually harassed aide, intern

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

A state lawmaker who represents residents from South Florida is facing sexual allegations from two former staffers who have filed a lawsuit against him.7News cameras captured Florida State Rep. Fabián Basabe at a town hall in Sunny Isles Beach, Thursday night.The 45-year-old’s appearance at the event comes after a former intern and a former legislative aide accused him of groping the two men and using sexually explicit language.The Republican lawmaker, who represents District 106, which extends from Aventura south to Miami Beach, took several questions from constituents at the town hall. The allegations did not come up as he spoke to the room.He later ignored cameras and reporters’ questions as he walked out of the venue.In December 2022, the legislative aide alleges, he accompanied Basabe to North Beach Elementary School in Miami Beach..In the back of a class filled with children, the aide alleges in the lawsuit, Basabe told him, “‘I want all of that butt!&#...