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Map: Smith River wildfire at edge of Northern California town

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

The Smith River wildfire complex has passed 70,000 acres, and over the weekend the fire approached the edge of the evacuated community of Gasquet.There is no containment yet of the main fire — the merged Kelly/Holiday fire — although secured lines on smaller fires brought the containment figure for the complex to 6% on Monday, Aug. 28, said fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service. The area was at 70,716 acres (110 square miles).Burning operations and bulldozer lines are expected to keep the flames from residences in Gasquet’s North Fork area, the fire managers said.Twenty miles to the southeast, the Elliot and Swillup fires of the Happy Camp Complex merged over the weekend. On Monday, they accounted for 7,877 acres of that complex’s 19,205 (30 square miles). Containment was 2% for the merged fire now called Elliot and 35% for the complex’s Head Fire, near Scott Bar.The Smith River and Happy Camp fires started during lightning storms on Aug. 15-16. In ...

Daly City house fire reveals illegal cannabis operation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

(BCN) -- Firefighters successfully extinguished a Daly City house fire early Sunday, according to the North County Fire Authority. The home allegedly had unpermitted electrical wiring and lighting fixture installations, and was being used for an illegal cannabis cultivation operation, fire officials said. At 2:36 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at 529 Gellert Blvd. Fire officials noticed heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof of a two-story home. No injuries were reported and no occupants were found inside the home during a search and rescue operation, said fire officials. Fire officials said they prevented the fire from spreading to nearby structures by using hose lines, but the blaze did cause major damage to the second story of the home. The Daly City Police Department said it will investigate the cannabis cultivation operation. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

San Jose airport welcomes Beyoncé’s 'BeyHive' ahead of show Wednesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

(KRON) -- In anticipation of Beyoncé’s concert at Levi's Stadium on Wednesday, San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) is offering the singer's fans a special photo op. Beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m., fans will be able to have a free professional photo taken in front of the airport's "XO" public art sculpture."XO" is the name of one of Beyoncé’s hit songs and is also the name of a public art piece recently installed at the airport. The piece was created by Bay Area artists Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg for the Burning Man Festival, according to SJC. It was dedicated at the airport earlier this year. Emeryville mall brawl one of several this weekend The event Tuesday will take place on the airport's Terminal B curbside and is being held in collaboration with the City's Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs."We're pleased to join in the excitement of welcoming one of the most celebrated performers of our time to Silicon Valley, and to partner with the C...

LSU’s Brian Kelly names Alabama transfer Aaron Anderson the Tigers’ top returner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly sounds confident that Alabama transfer Aaron Anderson can transform the fifth-ranked Tigers’ return game from a turnover-prone liability into a game-breaking asset.“He’s pretty dynamic,” Kelly said Monday. “It’s just a different look back there.”Anderson, a receiver from New Orleans, was named LSU’s primary returner on Monday as the Tigers prepared to face No. 8 Florida State in Orlando this Sunday night.It’s a rematch of a season-opener last year that saw special teams blunders by LSU — including two muffed punts — play a pivotal role in a 24-23 FSU victory that was decided on a missed extra point after the Tigers had scored a potential tying touchdown at the end of regulation.The rematch is “going to come down to the execution of the littlest things, and as you guys know, it came down to that the last time we played,” Kelly said. “Fielding the football cleanly, executing extra points — all those things mat...

Police say deadly Montreal fire in March is now being criminally investigated

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — A fire in March that killed seven people in a heritage building in Old Montreal has turned into a criminal investigation, Canadian police said Monday.Montreal police Insp. David Shane said traces of fire accelerants were found at the site, which can help explain why the flames spread so quickly.He said experts have found out where the fire started, and have ruled out an accidental cause.Seven people died in the March 16 blaze, including a long-term resident of the building, and six people who were staying in short-term rentals.Inspectors had reported multiple fire code violations during visits in the years leading up to the fire in the building.Shane said a coroner’s inquest into the deaths has been suspended while the criminal investigation follows its course.Montreal’s mayor vowed earlier this year to tighten regulation of Airbnb after the fire. It included Airbnb units in a historic city section where they are banned.Source

Man dies after a driver and biker group exchange gunfire in road rage dispute near Independence Hall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A motorcyclist died over the weekend after being shot by a Cadillac driver in the heart of Philadelphia’s historic area after a group of bikers blocked the driver’s way, according to Philadelphia police.The Saturday night shooting steps from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the nation’s birthplace, focused new attention on the gun violence plaguing the city and the nation. Police believe the driver and the biker group traded fire, but they are not yet sure who fired first, a spokesperson said.“Unfortunately, our country’s gun problem means disputes can turn deadly, needlessly cutting young lives short,” Mayor Jim Kenney said in a social media post, attributing the violence to a road rage dispute. The 36-year-old driver, who has not been identified, was shot in the arm and took himself to a hospital, where he was treated before being released Sunday, police spokeswoman Tanya Little said. No charges have been filed, but the shooting remains under...

Grains mostly higher, Livestock higher

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

Wheat for Sep. was off 5.25 cents at $5.88 a bushel; Sep. corn rose 7.75 cents at $4.7850 a bushel, Sep. oats was up 4.25 cents at 4.8250 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans gained 14.25 cents at $13.9525 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was up .03 cent at $1.8070 pound; Aug. feeder cattle gained 2.63 cents at $2.5025 a pound; while Oct. lean hogs rose 2.03 cents at $.8185 a pound.Source

Texas coach Sarkisian says Yormark likely won’t get holiday invite before Big 12 exit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian figures Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark won’t be sitting down to break bread with the Longhorns this season, Texas’ last in the league.Sarkisian was asked Monday at his weekly news conference about Yormark’s recent comment telling Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire that his team “better take care of business” when the Red Raiders play Texas the day after Thanksgiving. While Yormark said he’ll be in Austin for the game, Sarkisian said not to expect an invitation to sit down for a Thanksgiving meal.“You know, I got a letter from the commissioner about sportsmanship the day before that speech,” Sarkisian said Monday. “So, I’m trying to figure out what are we promoting to our student-athletes and then to go say those type of things. So I’m not guessing that he’s going to be having his Thanksgiving dinner with us the night before that game.”The No. 11 Longhorns open the season at home Saturday against Rice.Texas and No...

Herdman quits as Canada men’s coach to move behind bench of Toronto FC in MLS

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — John Herdman quit as coach of Canada’s men’s national team on Monday to move behind the bench at Toronto FC of Major League Soccer starting Oct. 1.The 48-year-old Briton took over as men’s coach in 2018 after seven years leading Canada’s women and helped the men qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. Canada lost to Belgium, Croatia and Morocco at the tournament in Qatar.Herdman said then he hoped to stay through the 2026 World Cup, which Canada will co-host, but in June he said the Canada Soccer Association needed to increase the team’s funding.Toronto fired Bob Bradley on June 26 and made Terry Dunfield its interim coach. Toronto has 19 points, tied for the lowest in the 29-team league, and has three wins, 13 losses and 10 ties.“It’s the right time for me to step into a new challenge in my career, and the structure of a club environment is a context I’ve aspired to operate in,” Herdman said in a statement released by To...

La fiscalía española investiga a dirigente que besó a jugadora en la Copa Mundial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:25 GMT

Fiscales españoles abrieron una investigación contra el presidente de la federación nacional de fútbol, dijeron funcionarios este lunes, en relación con su beso en la boca que el hombre le dio a una jugadora después de ganar la Copa Mundial Femenina.Los fiscales también invitaron a la jugadora, la capitana de la selección española, Jennifer Hermoso, a comunicarse con ellos en los próximos 15 días para denunciarse como una posible víctima de agresión sexual por parte del presidente de la federación, Luis Rubiales, dijeron funcionarios.Las mujeres y los aficionados al fútbol de todo el mundo quedaron atónitos cuando Rubiales besó a Hermoso en los labios durante la ceremonia de entrega de medallas tras la victoria de España por 1-0 sobre Inglaterra, en Sídney, el domingo 20 de agosto. En huelga de hambre, la madre del suspendido presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol La FIFA suspende al presidente de Federación Española tras beso en la ...