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Excessive heat, gusty winds raising wildfire risk throughout SoCal 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

An excessive heat warning is in effect for much of the interior areas of Southern California through Monday evening, and now some coastal communities are finding themselves under a heat advisory. In addition to the triple digit temperatures, winds are expected to pick up on Saturday afternoon, with gusts of up to 25 miles per hour in some parts of Los Angeles and upwards of 40 miles per hour in mountain areas. “We are going to see elevated fire danger for the interior sections because of the wind, the triple digits and the low relative humidity,” said KTLA 5 Meteorologist Kacey Montoya.   Click here to view up to date weather data for your community An excessive heat warning is in effect for much of the interior areas of Southern California through Monday evening, and now some coastal communities are finding themselves under a heat advisory. (KTLA)Temperatures across the desert Southwest are forecast to soar well over 100 degrees; the high in Blythe, California – a ...

Bay Area heat wave: Here’s where it’s expected to be hottest Saturday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

Sweltering temperatures were forecast to scorch much of the Bay Area on Saturday, with highs expected to soar into the triple digits across many inland parts of the region, prompting warnings to take refuge from the potentially dangerous heat.An excessive heat warning was set to go into effect for most inland areas at 11 a.m. The National Weather Service encouraged everyone to limit outdoor activities during the afternoon and stay hydrated.Excessive Heat Warning for inland areas beginning later this morning. The hottest temperatures arrive this afternoon and linger into Sunday evening. Be sure to stay cool and hydrated this weekend! #cawx pic.twitter.com/xvA8GbK9Fm— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) July 15, 2023The hottest temperatures were expected for the East Bay and North Bay. Highs were forecast to hit 107 in Antioch, 105 in Livermore, 104 in Concord, 96 in Santa Rosa and 92 in San Jose.It should be much cooler by the water, with highs in the 70s in Oakland and downtown San Fr...

Map: Rabbit Fire and two other wildfires prompt evacuations in Southern California

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters in Southern California were battling three brush fires that started Friday afternoon amid a blistering heat wave.The fires were within 40 miles of each other in mostly rural areas across Riverside County.Nearly 1,000 homes were under evacuation orders at one point, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or property loss, according to officials from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.Two of the fires — Reche and Highland — had stopped spreading by Friday evening. The third — Rabbit, southwest of Beaumont — grew at a “rapid rate” to more than 2 square miles in a matter of hours, Cal Fire said in a social media post.The report Saturday morning from Cal Fire said the Rabbit Fire was at 4,500 acres, or 7 square miles, with 5% containment.Riverside County’s emergency services page said the remaining evacuation warnings were advisory rather than mandatory.California is bracing for its ho...

Review: Dead & Company kick off final concert stand in San Francisco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

The voices rang out, some from the stage and tens of thousands more from the audience, joining forces with conviction on the lyrics to the traditional blues song and Grateful Dead concert staple “I Know You Rider.”“I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone.”Ain’t that the truth.So, the best course of action is clearly to make the most of the time we have remaining together, which is exactly what fans are doing as they attend the final three concerts by Dead & Company this weekend.The popular Bay Area jam band — currently consisting of vocalist-guitarists Bob Weir and John Mayer, drummers Mickey Hart and Jay Lane, bassist Oteil Burbridge and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti — kicked off this last stand in memorable fashion with a two-set, 19-song offering that ran three-hours-plus in front of 40,000 fans on Friday night (July 14) at Oracle Park in San Francisco.Related ArticlesMusic | Dead & Company’s last stand: ...

Netanyahu is rushed to hospital after feeling dizzy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed on Saturday to a hospital after feeling dizzy, his office said, adding that it appeared the veteran Israeli leader was suffering from dehydration.Netanyahu, 73, remained at Israel’s Sheba Hospital, where he continued to undergo medical tests, his office said.In a joint statement with the hospital, his office said Netanyahu had visited the Sea of Galilee, a popular vacation spot in northern Israel, on Friday. The country is in the midst of a summer heat wave, with temperatures in the mid-90s.According to the statement, Netanyahu began to feel “mild dizziness” on Saturday and his doctor instructed him to go to Sheba Hospital, near the city of Tel Aviv. The hospital is well over half an hour away from Netanyahu’s seaside residence in the coastal town of Caesaria.“Preliminary tests came out normal and nothing abnormal was found,” the statement said. “The initial assessment is dehydrat...

SFO Wag Brigade offering a helping paw during summer travel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- If you ever get nervous when you fly, there's good news if you have a departing flight out of San Francisco International Airport. The Wag Brigade is a team of animal therapy superheroes offering comfort to travelers. Jen Morris, alongside her support cat, Duke Ellington Morris, joins KRON4's Stephanie Lin to share how the Wag Brigade is offering a helping paw this summer travel season.

Taiwanese youth choir kicks of US tour

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

(KRON) -- An award-winning children’s choir from Taiwan is kicking off their United States tour this month starting in the Bay Area. Vox Nativa joins KRON4’s Stephanie Lin to share more along with a live performance in-studio. The choir will perform in San Jose Saturday night and will then travel to San Diego and Los Angeles.

Fire causes explosions at Louisiana chemical plant; residents warned to stay indoors for hours

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — A fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into the air, prompting emergency officials to urge a few hundred nearby residents to shelter indoors for several hours and to turn off their air conditioners.Flames erupted late Friday at Dow Chemical’s plant on the Mississippi River near Plaquemine, south of Baton Rouge. Iberville Parish officials told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate that the fire started in an area of the plant that handles ethylene oxide, a flammable and toxic chemical. The parish’s sheriff, Bret Stassi, said no one was injured and that the company had accounted for all its workers. Residents of roughly 350 households within a half-mile (0.80 kilometers) of the plant were told to shelter inside for several hours overnight. As Dow Chemical and environmental officials monitored the air for hazardous materials, emergency officials urged shel...

A new look at an old clue helps investigators arrest the man accused of Gilgo Beach murders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The first find was startling: a woman’s skeletal remains cast into the dunes along a remote Long Island highway. Then came the shock. Days after that discovery in December 2010, police discovered parts of three more women nearby on a spit of sand known as Gilgo Beach. The remains of seven other people were found along several miles of the same parkway during the next few months. An 11th person, whose disappearance had spurred the initial search, was found dead by the highway in December 2011.What became known as the Gilgo Beach murders — the victims mostly young women who had been sex workers — flummoxed investigators for over a dozen years. The case endured through five police commissioners, more than 1,000 tips, countless theories and supposed conspiracies. Then a fresh review last year tied an old clue, about a pickup truck linked to a victim’s disappearance, to a new name: Rex A. Heuermann.Energized by the truck tidbit, investigators charted the call...

BRITISH OPEN ’23: Facts and figures for the 151st Open

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:06 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:Event: 151st Open Championship.Dates: July 20-23.Site: Royal Liverpool GC.Length: 7,313 yards.Par: 71.Field: 156 players.Playoff (if necessary): 3 holes, aggregate score.Prize money: $16.5 million.Winner’s share: $3 million.Defending champion: Cameron Smith.Last year: Cameron Smith blazed to a 30 on the back nine at St. Andrews to overtake Rory McIlroy and capture his first major championship. Smith closed with an 8-under and finished at 268, breaking by one shot the record for St. Andrews set by Tiger Woods in 2000. He won by one shot over Cameron Young. McIlroy finished third.Last time at Royal Liverpool: Rory McIlroy went wire-to-wire, building a six-shot lead going into the final round and closing with a 71 for a two-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia. He joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players with three different majors at 25 or younger.British Open champions at Roy...