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Vegas could break heat record as tens of millions across US endure scorching temperatures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. But most will spend their vacations in a vastly different climate — at casinos where the chilly air conditioning might require a light sweater.Meanwhile, emergency room doctors were witnessing another world, as dehydrated construction workers, passed-out elderly residents and others suffered in an intense heat wave threatening to break the city’s all-time record high of 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2 degrees Celsius) this weekend.Few places in the scorching Southwest demonstrate the surreal contrast between indoor and outdoor life like Las Vegas, a neon-lit city rich with resorts, casinos, swimming pools, indoor nightclubs and shopping. Tens of millions of others across California and the Southwest, were also scrambling for ways to stay cool and safe from the dangers of extreme heat.“We’ve been talking about this building heat wave for a week now, and now the most...

Witness says man opened fire on officers in Fargo, North Dakota

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

FARGO, N.D. — Federal, state and local authorities responded to a shooting Friday in Fargo, North Dakota, that a witness described as a man opening fire on police.Fargo police termed it a “critical incident,” but did not disclose any details or whether anyone had been shot. Within hours, a hospital reported receiving patients, and law enforcement agencies across the region posted sympathies for Fargo police on social media.Sanford Medical Center Fargo spokesperson Paul Heinert said in an email that the hospital “did receive patients stemming from today’s shooting incident in Fargo.” He said updates on their conditions would come from the Fargo Police Department. Surveillance video provided by Fargo resident Allison Carlson captured the rapid sounds of gunfire lasting just seconds.Chenoa Peterson said she was driving by the area with her 22-year-old daughter when a man pulled out a gun and began firing at police.“He proceeds to aim it and you just hear the bullets go off, and I’m lik...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Cook, DuPage, LaSalle, Kane, Kendall, and Will counties

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for LaSalle counties until 9:30 p.m. on Friday.Kane and Kendall counties have also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:15 p.m.Cook, DuPage, and Will counties have issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:45 p.m.The National Weather Service in Chicago also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry, and Will counties until 10 p.m. on Friday.Latest warnings and watches from the National Weather Service.Chicago area sees severe weather for third day in a rowThe Chicago area is at a 2 on the scale of 1-5 for the risk of severe weather Friday. Showers will move out for awhile Friday and midday sun and humidity will arrive.The sun will help fuel an environment of instability this afternoon with storms set to return around 4 p.m. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here The first roun...

Record warm Gulf of Mexico partially responsible for Texas heat wave

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas is baking in its second-hottest July on record, due in part to persistent southeast winds blowing over record warm Gulf of Mexico waters.Overnight low temperatures in Austin have been record warm four out of the last five mornings as of Friday, and we are expecting another record warm morning on Saturday. Southeast winds originating over the 86°+ Gulf of Mexico strip heat and moisture from the water and bring more humidity into the area, keeping overnight lows anomalously warm.The higher moisture levels also worsen "feels like" temperatures. Austin set an unofficial all-time heat index record of 118° on Jun. 21.NOAA Oceanographer discusses record warmth in the GulfDr. Huai-min Zhang, oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, joined KXAN Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans to discuss the oceanic heatwave."Over the whole global ocean average, sea surface temperatures have broken records starting in mid-March of this year," Zha...

Twins: Players-only meetings were a hit, but coaches do it best

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

OAKLAND, Calf. — The Twins might have used the all-star break as a reset, but in their first game back they went back to running their hitters meetings the old-fashioned way. With hitting coaches.“They’re all going to be in the same meeting going forward, and I think it’s certainly the right place for us to be,” manager Rocco Baldelli said Friday before the Twins’ first pitch against the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum.After getting swept in Atlanta June 26-29, the team refocused with a players-only meeting and started having hitting meetings without any of their hitting coaches, co-hitting coaches Rudy Hernandez and David Popkins and assistant Derek Shoman.Initial results were positive. The Twins scored eight runs out of the game in a victory at Baltimore, won two of three from the Orioles, then averaged 6.66 runs in a three-game sweep of last-place Kansas City before the lineup went cold again — 1.66 runs a game — in a three-game sweep from Baltimore to send the Twins into the break...

Woodbury man charged with multiple counts of tax fraud in connection to Cottage Grove businesses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

A Woodbury businessman was charged with 13 felony tax crimes in relation to a landscaping business he owns and a haunted house business he operates, both located in Cottage Grove.The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced Friday that the Washington County Attorney’s Office recently charged William Joseph Zywiec of Woodbury with eight felony counts of filing false or fraudulent sales tax returns, four felony counts of failing to file sales tax returns, and one felony count of failing to pay sales tax.Zywiec owns and operate Zywiec Landscape and Garden Center, located in Cottage Grove, and also operates The Haunting Experience at the same property, which offers Halloween-related hayrides, a haunted house and a fall fest event, the complaint said. He does sales tax reporting and payments for both businesses.The criminal complaint alleges that from March 2019 to March 2022, Zywiec “either filed sales tax returns he knew were false or failed to file sales tax returns altogether....

Hundreds attend SummerNight Concert in Schenectady

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Schenectady County's Summer Night Concert brought out hundreds of people to the heart of the Electric City. The biggest block party of the summer closed down State Street to make room for musical performances, vendors, and families looking to have a fun time."It's that real community feel we go for here," Nicole DiGiuseppe with Best Fitness said. "We like to see everyone outside and having a great time with family." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "This is just an example of a good family event for people to come out and have a good time and see how Schenectady has changed," Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy said.The night's headliner, Arrested Development, couldn't make it because of flight delays related to the weather. Powerhouse Funk stepped in at the last minute to keep the show going.

Albany County purchases van to deliver meals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new meal delivery van was unveiled in Albany County. The van was purchased by the Albany County Legislature. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! It will provide delivered meals for Senior Projects of Ravena, which will distribute the meals around the county. Officials said the new van is crucial for seniors around the area and making sure they are well fed.

Woman accused of kidnapping three children in Louisiana is arrested in Aurora

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

A woman wanted in Louisiana on a kidnapping warrant was arrested Friday in Aurora.Shout-out to our DART, SWAT, and Investigations teams for making a swift arrest in partnership with law enforcement at @STPSO We were notified that a woman with a felony warrant for kidnapping had fled Louisiana with her three children and was believed to be in Aurora. Once… pic.twitter.com/Lu2Qbp3KrA— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) July 14, 2023Aurora police contacted the woman and negotiated the release of three children, as well as the suspect’s surrender, police said in a 4:24 p.m. tweet.Local police worked with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit in the arrest and the safe return of the children to Louisiana. An investigation is ongoing.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Five people, including a pedestrian, injured in two-vehicle crash in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Investigation into Arapahoe agency where social wo...

WATCH: Fast-moving wildfire breaks out in Riverside County, 600 acres and growing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:11:55 GMT

Firefighters are battling a large fast-moving wildfire that erupted in Moreno Valley on Friday.Named the “Rabbit Fire,” the brush fire is located near the intersection of Alessandro Boulevard and Jack Rabbit Trail, in the community of Lakeview. It was initially reported as 20 acres and burning with a rapid rate of spread just shortly before 4 p.m. The flames later spread to around 600 acres and are continuing to grow, Cal Fire officials confirmed. Zero percent containment was reported around 6 p.m.Located in a grass and brush-heavy area, a private ranch property is being threatened by the moving flames. Fire crews have surrounded the property with flame retardant.Firefighters are responding to a wildfire that erupted in Moreno Valley on July 14, 2023. (KTLA)Firefighters are responding to a wildfire that erupted in Moreno Valley on July 14, 2023. (KTLA)Firefighters are responding to a wildfire that erupted in Moreno Valley on July 14, 2023. (KTLA)Firefighters are responding to a wild...