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Campers evacuated after flaring wildfire trapped them in southern B.C. backcountry

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

VANCOUVER — About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British Columbia after being trapped overnight by a nearby wildfire.Dale Bojahra, a co-ordination officer with the BC Wildfire Service, told a news conference Wednesday that an increase in wind speed a day earlier triggered a “dramatic increase in fire behaviour” by the Casper Creek wildfire and the nearby Gillanders Creek blaze.An evacuation order was issued as the fires grew from a combined 11 square kilometres early Tuesday to what the wildfire service estimates is now 100 square kilometres. Bojahra noted that the two fires have combined into one blaze, now called the Crater Creek wildfire.Officials initially said the nearby Cathedral Lakes Lodge was not in immediate danger and that conditions on the rough access road, including wildfire debris, meant that sheltering in place was the best option for campers and staff trapped there while an evacuation plan was formed.Brittany Se...

'Jersey Shore' DJ Pauly D, White Sox Liam Hendriks to host 'Be The Match' tailgate event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

CHICAGO -- Yeah buddy, Jersey Shore's DJ Pauly D and White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks are working together to fight cancer.White Sox pitcher and MTV's Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D will host a Be The Match tailgate event ahead of Friday, Sept. 15 game against the Minnesota Twins.The Be The Match organization operated by the National Marrow Donor Program to provide a registry for patients searching for bone marrow donors."Be The Match is an incredible network of donors, volunteers, and healthcare professionals who provide life-saving treatments to patients in need," Hendriks wrote on his Instagram. Their work hits close to home, and I’m stoked to be able to raise awareness for such an important community." After comeback from cancer, Sox closer Liam Hendriks has Tommy John surgery on right elbow DJ Pauly D commented on Hendriks Instagram post, "Let’s Save Lives!!!!!" The MTV superstar previously worked with the Be The Match organization before during an episode of the "Jersey Shore F...

Researchers find increase in younger people diagnosed with cancer 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

(The Hill) - New research has found an increase in early-onset cancer rates among younger people between 2010 and 2019.In a study published in the JAMA Network Open Journal, researchers found that “the incidence rates of early-onset cancers increased substantially” between 2010 and 2019. The researchers said that gastrointestinal cancers had the fastest-growing rates among all the ones they looked at.The study, using data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results, found that there was a .74 percent increase among all age groups in incident early-onset cancers. The study found that the rates increased in those aged 30 to 39 years and remained stable in all other age groups below the age of 50. Pool have a ‘chlorine smell’? Don’t swim in it “There is a need to inform health care professionals about the increasing incidence of early-onset cancer, and investigations for possible tumors need to be considered when clinically appropriate, even in patie...

Texas agency warns there could be thousands of abandoned, deteriorated water wells

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) said the recent incident in Bastrop County where three people died trying to rescue a dog that had fallen into an abandoned cistern highlighted the dangers of abandoned or deteriorated water wells in Texas.TDLR said there could be thousands of abandoned or deteriorated water wells in Texas posing safety hazards and contributing to groundwater pollution.According to the department, a well is considered “abandoned” when it is no longer in use. PREVIOUS: ‘Sad tragedy’: 3 people recovered from hole in Bastrop County corn field Anyone who is aware of abandoned or deteriorated wells is urged to report them to the TDLR. The department said people should include an address or GPS coordinates, as well as any photos or video of the well, if possible when filing the report.To avoid problems in the future, landowners should install a locking well cap or sanitary well seal – not just a cover over the well – to prevent un...

City Council president urges redesign of Como Park Pavilion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

For the past decade or more, Amy Brendmoen has watched one eatery after another struggle to make money at the Como Lakeside Pavilion, even as many thousands of visitors each year walk, jog, bike or paddle around Como Lake.St. Paul City Council president Amy Brendmoen. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Brendmoen, who lives just off the lake, is St. Paul City Council president and the wife of former St. Paul Parks and Rec Director Mike Hahm. If anyone should have inside knowledge about the city-owned pavilion’s promise and challenges, it would be her.As Brendmoen sees it, the problem hasn’t been the seasonal and year-round vendors who contract at the site. Rather, the problem is the pavilion itself, which was rebuilt in 1992 in a way that leaves visitors watching stage performances with their backs to the water and restaurant-goers with no view of the lake at all.“The music was in the bandstand and everybody faced the lake,” Brendmoen said in an interview, describing...

Additional lawsuits, with over a dozen plaintiffs, filed in connection to Tops mass shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Additional lawsuits tied to the Tops mass shooting were announced Wednesday, with plaintiffs including over a dozen survivors of the racially motivated attack as well as the son of a deceased victim.Two civil lawsuits were filed: One on behalf of Wayne Jones, who lost his mother, Celestine Chaney, in the shooting, the other on behalf of 16 shoppers and store employees who were inside the store or in the parking lot as the shooting took place. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "These two lawsuits are to answer this horrific injustice by shining a spotlight on this American disease of this American disease of racism and gun violence that has metastasized every community in America," Charles Bonner, an attorney representing Jones and a group of the plaintiffs, said in a press conference. "All of those who participated — directly and indirectly — in contributing to this unrestorable loss, injury and harm must...

I-70 closed through Glenwood Canyon in both directions for mudslides

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

Glenwood Canyon along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor is closed in both directions for safety concerns.The highway is closed between Exit 133, Dotsero, and Exit 114, West Glenwood, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Eastbound lanes of I-76 in Adams County reopen after crash Crime and Public Safety | Colorado’s Black Bear Pass remains closed after “ass clown” drivers got stuck, sheriff says Crime and Public Safety | Lanes closed on northbound Speer downtown starting Friday Crime and Public Safety | Fatal rollover crash in Aurora forced road closures near South Tower Road and East Kansas Place Crime and Public Safety | Stretch of eastbound I-70 in Jefferson County shut down by multi-vehicle crash There are reports of mudslides in the canyon, where a flash flood advisory, posted by the National Weather Service, is in effect ...

CSU counting on revamped offensive line to turn around offense in 2023: “The difference is going to be in the trenches.”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

FORT COLLINS — For Colorado State to achieve its bowl dreams this year, the Rams are going to have to pass-block.CSU gave up 59 sacks for 399 yards last year, with both marks the worst among 131 FBS teams, and quarterback Clay Millen was pummeled 55 times as the Rams’ leaky front allowed 4.92 sacks per game.Thus, coach Jay Norvell and his staff made revamping the offensive line a top priority this offseason, with CSU turning to mostly new faces up front ahead of its season opener against Washington State on Sept. 2 at Canvas Stadium.“If a program’s not winning, they’re usually not very good on the offensive line,” Norvell said. “Let’s be honest, that was the case here. We worked really hard to build that up and make it a competitive, solid group. We’re physical, mature, and that group’s consistency is a key to this season.”Millen is expected to make a jump as in his second year as the Rams’ gunslinger. He’s surrounded by ample skill talent, ...

Tropical Storm Hilary could hit Southern California next week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

When conversations about tropical storms and hurricanes arise, California is rarely included. A tropical storm forming off the Pacific coast of Mexico, however, could impact the Golden State.Tropical Storm Hilary, which is expected to grow into a hurricane by Thursday, is slated to make its way toward the Baja California peninsula later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.While Hilary is expected to weaken as it approaches the peninsula, the remnants could still bring several inches of rain and potential flooding to the area, according to the Washington Post. Tropical Storm Hilary's potential path. Aug. 16, 2023. (NOAA)Southern California is currently in the storm's "probable path."“Confidence continues to increase on a heavy rainfall, potentially high impact, event unfolding across parts of the Southwest and California Saturday to Monday,” the National Weather Service said.While it is unusual for a tropical storm -or a hurricane- to hit California, it’s not entire...

Jaywalking tortoise relocated by San Bernardino County firefighters

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:56:59 GMT

A rule-breaking tortoise avoided injury when firefighters from the San Bernardino County Fire Department sprang into action to safely move it out of a roadway.Video shared by the Fire Department on Wednesday showed a firefighter greeting the small desert tortoise in the middle of a four-way intersection, picking it up and moving it off the roadway and into the nearby shrubbery."Warm or cold blooded, we’re proud to serve you," the Fire Department wrote on Twitter.A San Bernardino County firefighter approaches a desert tortoise in the roadway in a video shared by the Fire Department on Aug. 16, 2023. It wasn't immediately clear when and where the pseudo-rescue took place, but officials said it happened while firefighters were responding to a call for service.Desert tortoises are among the most well-known and beloved animal species in Southern California, particularly near Joshua Tree National Park. They are considered "threatened" on both the California and Federal Endangered Species ...