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Study shows how communities can reduce wildfire risk

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

(KRON) -- California takes wildfires seriously year-round, and the Bay Area Council recently completed a study to see how prevention and insurance costs work together.The California Resilience Challenge is a Bay Area Council initiative where they focus on towns like Paradise, a small community with limited resources to fight wildfires. Back in 2018, the Camp Fire killed 86 people and destroyed more than 18,000 homes in Paradise.“What if you did the home hardening and on top of that you did the buffer zones surrounding the community and within the community itself? What’s the full aggregate of risk reduction we could get?” said Adrian Covert, Bay Area Council. Fremont apartment building flooded, red-tagged after fire activated sprinkler system The study found that if homeowners took measures like clearing vegetations, they could reduce their risk of wildfires losses by 75-percent. The homeowner, however, is just a piece of the puzzle. Covert said towns like Paradise also have to pl...

Person stabbed several times in Santa Rosa, suspect arrested

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested in Santa Rosa on Friday after he was accused of stabbing someone multiple times, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. The victim was hospitalized and is expected to survive. Deputies were called to the 4600 block of Porter Creek Road just before 10 a.m. on Friday for the report of a fight involving a knife. Upon arrival, an SCSO deputy saw a man matching the suspect description, and bystanders told the deputy he was armed, police said. More racist Antioch police text messages released by District Attorney The man, identified as 42-year-old Santa Rosa resident Enrique Galvan, was taken into custody without incident. The deputy found a utility knife in his pocket, per SCSO.Police said Galvan attacked the victim with a knife before bystanders intervened, preventing more attacks. While Galvan was being arrested, medical personnel tended to the victim, who had multiple stab wounds. After being taken to a hospital for medical treatment, Galvan was jailed...

Construction company fined for Coyote Creek stormwater violations

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

(KRON) -- Granite Rock Company agreed to pay $325,000 to settle an environmental protection lawsuit filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.  Granite Rock recycles, manufactures, and distributes aggregate, asphalt, concrete, and other materials which can be harmful to the creek if they contaminate stormwater. The company was accused of allowing stormwater runoff contaminated with heavy metals and high alkalinity to pass into storm drains that lead to Coyote Creek.  "Coyote Creek is a vital watershed in the Santa Clara Valley, and prosecuting stormwater runoff cases shows our commitment to protecting our natural resources," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said.The District Attorney's Office began investigating Granite Rock in 2017, finding contaminated stormwater flowing into the creek without proper filtration or treatment at the Berryessa facility. Further investigation revealed an ineffective treatment system at the Capitol Expressway facility that allowed run...

Braves activate Fried off IL to start against Padres

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried was activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday night against the San Diego Padres, who took him in the first round of the 2012 amateur draft.Fried was placed on the IL after leaving his opening-day start against Washington with a strained left hamstring. He allowed one run and four hits over 3 1/3 innings in that game. He is 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA in three career starts against the Padres, with 17 strikeouts and only two walks in 22 innings.Fried was sent from San Diego to Atlanta in a six-player trade on Dec. 19, 2014, during the Paders’ failed win-now push for the 2015 season. He made his big league debut on Aug. 8, 2017. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Mets bring up touted prospect Brett Baty to play third base

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Touted prospect Brett Baty was called up Monday by the New York Mets and immediately inserted into the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Baty replaces slumping veteran Eduardo Escobar at third base after getting off to an outstanding start in the minors this season. A first-round draft pick in 2019, the 23-year-old Baty was batting .400 (14 for 35) with five home runs, 15 RBIs and a 1.386 OPS in nine games at Triple-A Syracuse.The 34-year-old Escobar was hitting .125 with one homer, six RBIs and a .402 OPS in 14 games for the Mets. The switch-hitter is making $9.5 million in the second season of a two-year deal. New York holds a $9 million option for next year with a $500,000 buyout.A left-handed hitter, Baty was set to start at third base and bat eighth against Dodgers right-hander Dustin May on Monday night.Baty homered in his first big league plate appearance last August in Atlanta. He played 11 games for the Mets before a thumb injury ended his s...

Oklahoma’s Storako is top pick in WPF softball draft

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Spark selected University of Oklahoma pitcher Alex Storako No. 1 overall in the Women’s Professional Fastpitch (WPF) softball draft on Monday night.Storako, a transfer from Michigan, has been unstoppable for the Sooners. She has a 13-0 record with a 0.80 ERA and has 85 strikeouts in 70 innings this season.Washington infielder Baylee Klingler was chosen by the Texas Smoke at No. 2, Tennessee pitcher Ashley Rogers went to the Smash-It Sports Vipers at No. 3 and UCLA pitcher/utility player Megan Faraimo was selected by the USSSA Pride at No. 4.The WPF is entering its second season and will have two new teams. The Austin, Texas-based Smoke — owned by former major league pitcher Brandon Phillips and All Elite Wrestling star Jade Cargill — and the Spark join the Pride and the Vipers.The season starts in mid-June and ends in mid-August.Source

ANÁLISIS | CNN acompañó a migrantes a través del peligroso Tapón del Darién. Estas son 10 lecciones de su travesía

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

(CNN) — La percepción estadounidense sobre la política inmigratoria tiende a centrarse principalmente en la frontera sur con México.Cruzar la frontera puede parecer el principio de una historia de inmigración desde dentro de Estados Unidos, pero no es así. En ese punto, los inmigrantes pueden haber recorrido ya miles de kilómetros, huyendo de la falta de oportunidades o de la violencia en su país, arriesgando los ahorros de su vida y su seguridad.Para hacerte una idea de lo difícil que es el viaje, puedes darle una mirada a “The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America”, el primer episodio de la nueva serie en profundidad de CNN que se emite los domingos por la noche: “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper”.Tapón del Darién: en una de las rutas migratorias más peligrosas del mundo, un cartel gana millones con el sueño americanoUn equipo de periodistas de CNN realizó el viaje a través del Tapón del Darién, unos 106 kilómetros de selva lodosa. Nick Paton Walsh, Na...

Jackson wins defensive player of year over Lopez, Mobley

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

Nobody blocked more shots per game, nor had better defensive numbers at the rim this season, than Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr.And voters noticed.The Memphis big man was announced Monday night as the NBA’s defensive player of the year, becoming the second player to win the award while wearing a Grizzlies’ uniform. He joins Marc Gasol in that club, after the Spaniard did it a decade ago.Jackson led the league with 3.0 blocks per game this season, after finishing fifth in the defensive player of the year voting last season. He got 56 first-place votes and 391 voting points to finish ahead of runner-up Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks, who got 31 first-place votes and 309 points. Cleveland’s Evan Mobley — in just his second NBA season — was third with eight first-place votes and 101 points.“Team defense really helps us. It goes a long way,” Jackson said on the TNT broadcast that announced the award.The shooting percentage that Jackson allowed at the rim — 46.9% — was the best in t...

Comienza el juicio por lesiones contra Sebastián Villa, jugador colombiano de Boca Juniors

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — Este lunes comenzó en Argentina el juicio contra Sebastián Villa, delantero del Club Atlético Boca Juniors, acusado de lesiones y amenazas contra su expareja, algo que él ha negado.El colombiano se presentó en el Juzgado Correccional 2 de Lomas de Zamora para la primera audiencia.El relato de la mujer que denunció penalmente a Sebastián Villa por abuso sexualLa denuncia fue realizada a mediados de 2020, pero por distintos motivos se había atrasado el comienzo del juicio.El año pasado, Villa fue denunciado por otra mujer por abuso sexual, algo que el futbolista también niega y asegura que se trató de una relación consentida.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

DPS superintendent skips meeting with city council

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Public safety has been a key concern for students, parents and community members alike following several shooting incidents taking place at East High School in recent months. Monday, Denver City Council members hoped to have their concerns and questions addressed by Denver Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, but that didn't happen.Some members of the city council said they have waited for years for the council and the school board to rekindle their relationship. The DPS superintendent dashed some of those hopes today when he did not show up for their joint meeting. Commerce City to hold council meeting following hit-and-run that killed a teen "I have been working in government for 11 years with the city council and I cannot remember the last time we sat down and attempted to convene with the superintendent of Denver Public Schools and the superintendent doesn't show — it shows me a lot," said Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval, representing District 1 in Den...