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Forward progress stopped in vegetation fire burning near Port Costa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

(BCN) -- A vegetation fire near Port Costa in Contra Costa County was at 10 to 15 acres as of about 1:50 p.m. While initially, it was feared the fire could grow to 50 acres, forward progress on the blaze was halted as of 2:16 p.m. Fire officials said they have it boxed in with "retardant and roads," saying there are "abundant" resources on the scene. Person robbed, dragged by 2 armed suspects in Oakland: video Fire department officials said the fire is burning in steep terrain with difficult access. According to the fire monitoring site Watch Duty, the fire is a mile east of Port Costa Clay Products. Ground resources were accessing the fire via George Miller Trail and tankers are making drops. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Athletes to watch at world championships, Day 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A look at how 10 top athletes are faring at track and field world championships after Day 4:SHA’CARRI RICHARDSONWith her colorful hair, glitzy nails and, of course, fast times, Richardson stands out on the track. The 23-year-old from Dallas has the second-fastest 100-meter time in the world this season. Richardson will run the 100 and 200 at the worlds a year after missing the team. She won the 100 at the U.S. Olympic trials two years ago, but had the title stripped after she tested positive for marijuana. The 100 will be a fast field that includes reigning champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and her Jamaican teammate, Shericka Jackson, who has the fastest time in the world this season. RESULTS: Won the 100 meters in a championship-record time of 10.65 seconds. NEXT UP: 200 meters, Aug. 23-25; 4×100 relay, Aug. 25-26.MARILEIDY PAULINOThe 400 meters is wide open at the worlds with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone withdrawing from the event because of a minor...

Washington starting RB Davis out for season with lower body injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

Washington running back Cameron Davis is out for the season after suffering a lower body injury last week during practice.Washington coach Kalen DeBoer made the announcement on Tuesday.Davis, a 6-foot, 212-pound junior, ran for 522 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He would have had an expanded role for the 10th-ranked Huskies now that last year’s top rusher, Wayne Taulapapa, has moved on.Will Nixon and Mississippi State transfer Dillon Johnson likely will get more touches with Davis out. DeBoer also said sophomore offensive lineman Gaard Memmelar will miss the season because of injury.Washington opens the season at home against Boise State on Sept. 2.___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

Arizona State to start freshman Jaden Rashada at quarterback, AP source says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Freshman Jaden Rashada will start the season as Arizona State’s quarterback, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Rashada will start the Sun Devils’ opener against Southern Utah on Aug. 31, the person said on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been announced.Phoenix radio host John Gambadoro first reported Rashada will start the opener.Rashada was in a three-man competition with returner Trenton Bourguet and Notre Dame transfer Drew Pyne entering fall camp. Pyne had a setback when he suffered a hamstring injury in a scrimmage and has been out.A former four-star recruit, Rashada initially committed to Miami before switching to Florida. He asked for his release in January after a lucrative name, image and likeness (NIL) deal fell through.The 6-foot-4, 185-pound quarterback impressed new Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham with his athleticism and decision-making throughout camp, earning him the nod ...

Clear Creek County launches crisis team, as required in $19M Glass settlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Clear Creek County is launching a new team to respond to some nonviolent emergency calls, an effort required in the $19 million settlement over the killing of Christian Glass.A grand jury had already recommended a similar effort in the 2020 law enforcement killing of another man suffering a mental health crisis. But the 2022 shooting of Glass, who had called 911 for help on the night a deputy killed him, ultimately spurred the action. Colorado property tax relief measure cleared for November ballot Announced on Monday night, the Clear Creek Health Assistance Team will launch with a community paramedic and a licensed crisis technician."The goal is to reduce arrests and contact with law enforcement when a community member is experiencing a nonviolent crisis, reduce ER visits, connect at-risk community members with services and reduce costs," the county said in a release.Clark Church, director of the Clear Creek County Health Assistance Team, and Lynzee Buseck, licens...

Man accused breaking into cars in Miami appears in court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

Police arrested a man accused of a series of car crimes.Emechgia Crawford faced a judge, Tuesday morning.He’s being charged with armed burglary and was denied bond.According to police, Crawford and two other men broke into several vehicles in a parking garage in Miami’s Midtown district earlier in August.More than a dozen cars were ransacked and items were stolen from the vehicles.

US home prices rose in July after 5 months of declines

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

Washington, DC (CNN) — US home buyers have a new challenge in addition to mortgage rates above 7%: Prices are rising again, reversing five months of year-over-year declines, according to a National Association of Realtors report released Tuesday.The median existing home price was $406,700 last month, up 1.9% from a year ago when the median home price was $399,000. It was the highest price for the month of July on record. Prices rose in the Northeast, Midwest and South but were unchanged in the West, the NAR report found.Prices were pushed up by the stubbornly low inventory of homes on the market — just 1.11 million existing homes were available to buy at the end of July, down 14.6% from a year ago. It was the lowest number of homes for sale on record for the month of July, which is typically one of the busiest months for home buying and selling in the year.Current homeowners are refusing to sell and are hunkering down with their ultra-low mortgage rates that are at least h...

Teamster members ratify deal at UPS, putting strike threat to rest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

New York (CNN) — Rank-and-file members of the Teamsters union have overwhelmingly ratified a five-year deal with UPS, putting an end to the threat of a crippling strike.The union said 86% of members had voted for the five-year contract, which will now be in effect retroactive to August 1. It was the largest margin in favor of a contract ever at the company, the Teamsters said. The deal was reached on July 25, a week before the union had been set to go on strike. The ratification process has taken the four weeks since then.The deal had overwhelming support among union leadership, who voted 161-1 in favor of the deal. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien called it “the best contract in the history of UPS.”“This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and nonunion companies like Amazon better pay attention,” said O’Brien in a statement on Tuesday.But some groups of part-time UPS workers opposed the deal. The outcome of the vote had been uncertain ...

Wegmans working to reverse charges after some customers charged twice on orders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

Some customers at the Wegmans grocery store chain were recently charged twice for some in-store and online orders as part of a credit card issue, officials said in a statement this week. Wegmans in its statement said the issue impacted credit card transactions on Aug. 16. Wegmans said the issue did not affect EBT and debit cards transactions unless those transactions were processed as credit transactions at a customer’s request. There are currently five Wegmans stores in Massachusetts, including locations in Burlington, Chestnut Hill, Medford, Northborough and Westwood. The chain this week said it is working with its processor to reverse the inadvertent charges from Aug. 16, adding “Customers who have not already seen the charges reversed should see the duplicate charges refunded in the upcoming days.”

Northeastern reassigns some incoming students to new housing after discovering major water damage in dorm 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:47 GMT

Some incoming students at Northeastern University are dealing with a last-minute change to their plans after the university announced it discovered major water damage inside a residence hall. Some incoming freshmen were slated to move into White Hall next week. Now, those students have been reassigned to other campus locations.“If that happened to me, I’d be pretty upset,” said area resident Ethan Spitalney. “A lot of kids are international too, especially at our school, so pretty big shame that they have to deal with all this,” said Northeastern junior Neil Isaac.In a statement, a spokesperson for Northeastern said officials found the water damage  “impacting the structure of the interior and exterior brick walls of the building” as part of a planned building improvement project at White Hall.“Structural engineering experts are currently evaluating the problem and we expect to have their report and recommendations within the next couple of weeks,” the spokesperson sa...