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Satellite images show surging water levels at Lake Powell

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

With last winter’s snowpack largely gone, scientists are getting a better picture of the impact on the southwestern United States’ most critical source of fresh water: the Colorado River.Satellite images captured by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus SENTINEL-2 satellites between March 18 and July 16, 2023, show water levels surging at Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir that straddles Utah and Arizona.As of July 16, the lake’s water levels were up by 45.57 feet year over year, according to the Lake Powell Water Database, but still more than 100 feet below full capacity.The Colorado River provides roughly one-third of all water for Southern California’s cities, suburbs and agricultural communities.Dams at Lake Powell, Lake Mead and Lake Havasu also provide hydroelectricity for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the southwestern U.S.

Man detained by deputies while returning items at mall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a mall in Temecula Monday on reports that a man with a rifle was seen walking into the property.  The incident at the Temecula Promenade Mall, located in the 40000 block of Winchester Road, occurred at around 10:47 a.m., according to a RCSD news release.  “Upon arrival, deputies immediately began a search of the property, spoke with witnesses, and obtained further information on the possible armed male and his whereabouts,” officials said.  Authorities eventually located a man matching the description provided by witnesses inside the mall, detained him and found two airsoft rifles in his possession.  Police fatally shot a man carrying this airsoft rifle on Sept. 17, 2022. (Los Angeles Police Department)“The investigation revealed that the male intended on returning the airsoft rifles to an airsoft gaming business located within the mall, and there was no evidence of a crime,” the release n...

Pregnant woman dies after truck hits alligator

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A woman and her unborn child died after a truck hit an alligator on a Texas highway and rolled, KTLA sister station KVEO reports.Deputies with the Refugio County Sheriff's Office say they responded to a rollover on State Highway 35 north of Corpus Christi Sunday morning.According to authorities, the alligator was in the middle of the road when it was struck. The truck appeared to have rolled over a fence before coming to rest yards from the roadway, pictures from the scene show.Authorities say the truck, seen here, hit an alligator in Texas and rolled, killing a pregnant woman and sending four people to the hospital. (Refugio County Sheriff's Office)Two adults and three children involved in the rollover were transported to nearby hospitals.One of the adults, identified as Gabrielle Breaux of Louisiana, died at an area hospital. Breaux was pregnant, Texas Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Sgt. Harold Mallory told STexasNews.com.According to Mallory, the four othe...

Mark Hamill makes fundraising pitch for Schiff Senate bid: 'Adam gave me hope'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Mark Hamill says the force is with Rep. Adam Schiff, with the “Star Wars” actor making a fundraising pitch for the California Democrat’s Senate bid.“Over the last six years, our democracy has been tested like never before. And in those dark times, Adam gave me hope,” a Monday email from Schiff’s Senate campaign and signed by Hamill said.“Hope that our democracy would survive. Hope that not only would we get through this, but that we would come out on the other side and our democracy could be strong again,” said the actor.Schiff is facing California Reps. Barbara Lee and Katie Porter in a closely watched Democratic primary for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D).“Here’s the thing — it would have been easy for Adam to stay on the sidelines, and let someone else take all the heat for defending our democracy against [former President Trump’s] many abuses of office,” the 71-year-old performer said of Schiff, who led the first impeachment inquiry against th...

Vielka Eleanor Gerardo Dies in Pedestrian vs Semi-Truck Crash on Highway 99 [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

52-Year-Old Woman Killed in Pedestrian Accident near Rosedale HighwayBAKERSFIELD, CA (July 17, 2023) – Early Friday morning, Vielka Eleanor Gerardo was killed in a pedestrian crash on Highway 99.Police responded to the scene around 1:18 a.m., near Rosedale Highway on July 14th.According to reports, the 64-year-old male driver of a Peterbilt truck was unable to see Gerardo and struck her on the road. Investigators say she was wearing dark-colored clothing in the No.3 lane.In addition, police say another semi-truck was in the next lane, preventing the driver from taking evasive action. Paramedics arrived and pronounced the pedestrian, 52-year-old Gerardo dead at the scene.Following preliminary duties, officers do not believe that alcohol or drugs were contributing factors.The team at Sweet James would like to take this opportunity to extend their heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Vielka Eleanor Gerardo. May you find comfort and strength during this difficult tim...

James Robert Jones Killed in 3-Vehicle Collision on Airport Road [Redding, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

90-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Three-Car Accident near Fig Tree LaneREDDING, CA (July 17, 2023) – Late Friday morning, James Robert Jones was killed in a 3-vehicle collision on Airport Road.Around 11:30 a.m., police responded to the scene on the 8080 block of Airport Road near Fig Tree Lane.Per reports, the driver of a blue PG&E truck was heading south on Airport Road and struck a northbound gold Cadillac that attempted to turn into Kent’s Meat parking lot. Meanwhile, a Honda sedan was also pulling out of the parking lot and was struck.Medics arrived and pronounced a passenger inside the Cadillac, 90-year-old Jones, dead at the scene.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties. Once available, further details will be provided.Sincere sympathies to the family and friends of James Robert Jones. Thoughts are with them during this very difficult time.Reach out to Sweet James today and let them help you win...

Final Cut Goes Terribly Awry – Because It Wants To 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

At first blush, a French zombie comedy directed by the guy who won an Oscar for directing The Artist, in 2011, sounds like four cats fighting in a bag — a hard sell in the blockbuster-heat-stroke summer zone. But Michel Hazanavicius’s Final Cut (Coupez!, in French) is in fact more than that, as well as a little less. Nothing if not an earnest ironist who loves making movies about making movies (the last film of his we saw here was 2017’s very unserious Mon Amour Godard), Hazanavicius has come up with an inspiring trifle, paying smirking homage not to a cinema master but to the hacks and fools at the shallowest end of the film industry talent pool.But it’s hardly an original auteur flourish, either — Final Cut is, in fact, a letter-by-letter remake of a Japanese film, Shin’ichirō Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead (2017), which detailed the ill-fated film shoot of a zombie thriller, to be shot and performed all in a single roving 30-minute shot and broadcast live on a virtual platform. That ...

San Jose business owner arraigned on insurance fraud felonies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

SAN JOSE – The proprietor of a San Jose roofing company is facing charges he falsified information for his employees to avoid insurance premiums, according to prosecutors.Charlie Duong, the 64-year-old owner of CD All Roofing, was arraigned Monday on insurance fraud felonies, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. He faces jail time if convicted.Reached by phone following the hearing, Duong said he had no comment on the case.The alleged $460,000 scheme came to light after Duong’s second-in-command was killed in a crash while returning from a job on June 19, 2020, according to prosecutors.Duong reportedly asked an employee who survived the collision to falsely tell investigators the victim had just started working for the company and was only part-time, the district attorney’s office said. The survivor refused and told investigators the victim was in fact an eight-year employee who worked six days a week.In addition, Duong also allegedly tried to sh...

After COVID-era fall, childhood immunizations are rising again

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

By Jacqueline Howard | CNNMillions of children around the world missed routine childhood vaccinations against diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus during the Covid-19 pandemic, but new data suggests that this decline may be reversing.Globally, 4 million more children worldwide received routine childhood immunizations last year than in the previous year, according to estimates released Monday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).“As opposed to what we were having over the last two years, which was a continued decline of coverage across several countries, this year we see an uptick,” said Dr. Ephrem Lemango, associate director of immunization at UNICEF.The number of children who missed all of their routine immunizations fell from 18.1 million in 2021 to 14.3 million last year. Yet that number has not returned to or dropped below what was seen before the pandemic, as 12.9 million children missed all of their vaccinations in ...

Former Sharks forward Kaut says Barracuda coach pressured him to fight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A former San Jose Sharks forward said he was pressured by a coach with the team’s AHL affiliate to fight opposing players, adding that it was a key factor in his decision not to re-sign with the organization.Martin Kaut, whom the Sharks acquired from Colorado in January, told the Czech website iDNES.cz in a story published Sunday that an unnamed Barracuda coach would choose an opponent, usually a fellow Czech-born player, before each game for him to fight. When Kaut refused, he said the coach responded by saying that his refusal was a reason why he wasn’t in the NHL.Kaut specifically said he was asked to fight Adam Klapka, who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 235 pounds and was credited with six AHL fighting majors this past season for the Calgary Wranglers. Kaut, listed at 6-2 and 190 pounds, has only two fighting majors in five seasons of North American professional hockey.Kaut, a former first-round pick in 2018, told the publication that he has had three concussions and two shoulder inj...