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City of Chicago opens cooling centers, advises residents on hot weather safety

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

CHICAGO — With hot weather returning to the Chicago area, city officials are advising residents on way to keep safe and cool.Cooling Centers OpenSix community service centers have been activated as cooling centers. The cooling areas operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. all week. Visitors are required to wear a face coverings.Englewood Center – 1140 W. 79th StreetGarfield Center – 10 S. Kedzie Ave.King Center – 4314 S. Cottage GroveNorth Area Center – 845 W. Wilson Ave.South Chicago Center – 8650 S. Commercial Ave.Trina Davila Center – 4312 W. North Ave. During hours of operation, residents can also find relief in one of the City’s Chicago Public Library locations and Chicago Park District fieldhouses as well as splash pads located throughout the city.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog Communicating issuesWellbeing checks can be requested in the CHI311 app, visiting 311.chicago.gov, or calling 3-1-1. If there is a medical emergen...

WATCH: Rafter rescued from swift rapids in Colorado gorge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A woman was rescued after falling into swift-moving rapids while whitewater rafting on the Royal Gorge part of the Arkansas River in Colorado on Saturday. The woman was not injured and brought to safety. Another rafter who pulled the woman out of the water recorded the rescue on his GoPro. “I was pretty scared for her because I knew it was rough and I don’t want to be in the water either, so it was scary I think for everyone,” Chris Dean, who rescued the woman, said. While rafting on the Sunshine Falls area of the Royal Gorge with Performance Tours, the raft the woman was in hit fast-moving water and she was tossed out. As all rafting companies require, the woman was wearing a life vest. “When we went into that falls we hit pretty hard and she bumped into me and fell off to the side,” Dean said. Water is running high on the Arkansas in that area which means the rapids are moving fast, usual...

WATCH: Bear found stuck inside car at Lake Tahoe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A few folks enjoying the long three-day weekend at Lake Tahoe got quite the scare after discovering an uninvited guest in their car.Nevada's Washoe County Sheriff's Office responded on Sunday to reports of a bear that had gotten trapped inside a vehicle, reportedly after the owners of the car discovered the animal themselves.Deputies "coordinated a plan" to free the stuck bear, which involved tying a long rope to the rear passenger door handle, standing back, and then yanking open the door from afar.The sheriff's office also posted footage of the "bear rescue" on Facebook. Bear found stuck inside car at Lake Tahoe (Washoe Co. Sheriff's Office)Bear found stuck inside car at Lake Tahoe (Washoe Co. Sheriff's Office)t Lake Tahoe: SheriffBear found stuck inside car at Lake Tahoe (Washoe Co. Sheriff's Office)Bear found stuck inside car at Lake Tahoe (Washoe Co. Sheriff's Office)Bear found stuck inside car at Lake Tahoe (Washoe Co. Sheriff's Office)Video taken afterward ...

Entire graduating class at California charter school accepted into 4-year universities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

(KTLA) - A charter school in Boyle Heights, California, will be sending its entire graduating class off to four-year universities for the fourth time in five years.Forty-five seniors at Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles were celebrated earlier this month with a special "Senior Signing Day" ceremony to reveal which schools they plan to attend in the coming year.The ceremony holds special weight for Collegiate educators as almost all of the graduating seniors come from low-income homes, many of which are Spanish-speaking immigrant families. The Boyle Heights school is in the middle of one of the densest populations of Latino families that live at or below the poverty level in the nation.The majority of seniors who will be attending college next year will be the first in their families to do so, the school said, and many are the first in their families to graduate from high school at all. Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: ...

Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Hoosick Falls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on State Route 22 in Hoosick Falls. Michael Cameron, 44, of Eagle Bridge, was declared dead on the scene. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, around 8:06 p.m., troopers responded to State Route 22 in Hoosick Falls for reports of a car vs. motorcycle crash with life-threatening injuries. Troopers say Cameron, who was identified as the motorcycle driver, was driving northbound and overtook a car in a no-passing zone.A car driving southbound was taking a left turn, and upon returning to the northbound lane, Cameron struck the turning car. Cameron was declared deceased, and the driver of the other car sustained minor injuries. Los Angeles man drowns in Lake George over Memorial Day Weekend The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Los Angeles man drowns in Lake George over Memorial Day Weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

BOLTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A man from Los Angeles, California drowned at West Dollar Island on Lake George in Bolton on Saturday, and police are currently investigating the situation. Kumar Hemant, 27, was declared dead after resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, police were called to West Dollar Island for reports of a man who potentially drowned. Upon arrival, Hemant was found unresponsive roughly 20 feet below the water by North Queensbury Rescue, Bolton EMS, and the Bolton Volunteer Fire Department.Life-saving measures were taken immediately, and he was taken to Green Island for further care. Ultimately, Hemant was declared dead. A preliminary investigation by police determined Hemant willingly entered the water, became distressed, went under the water, and failed to resurface. The drowning is under investigation but is believed to be accidental.

Denver weather: Scattered thunderstorms possible Tuesday afternoon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

A warm day in Denver Tuesday could lead to afternoon storms from the mountains entering the area.Another round of scattered storms & showers will develop in the mountains & foothills early this afternoon. These storms will likely push into the I-25 corridor & eastern plains increasing in strength. Impacts: heavy rainfall, 60 mph wind gusts, & hail up to golf ball size #COwx pic.twitter.com/sl7eMBNvEu— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) May 30, 2023Denver will start its day with a high of 82 degrees, then a 40% chance of storms will begin after 2 p.m. The mountains will also have fairly warm weather, up to the upper 60s and even low 70s in some areas, leading to scattered storms and showers.Later into the evening, Denver’s 40% chance of storms and showers continues, and there will be light wind between five and ten mph. Gusts could reach up to 16 mph. Denver’s low temperature is 52 degrees.The eastern plains could get some stronger storms late Tuesday evening...

Colorado’s mental health facilities need nurses. Will a $14,000 signing bonus work?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

As Colorado continues to grapple with its state behavioral health crisis — too many in need, without enough to give it — state officials are hoping $14,000 will help strengthen the ranks of needed nurses.The Colorado Department of Human Services is offering that as a hiring bonus to people willing to work in mental health facilities in Pueblo and the Fort Logan facility in Denver. They’re trying to fill some 200 positions that officials said opened as workers pursued pandemic-era pay increases elsewhere and exited due to burnout.“Because of the nursing shortage, we’ve had 100 beds available, but they’re not open,” Leora Joseph, director of the Office of Behavioral Health within the Colorado Department of Human Services. “This isn’t a bed crisis, it’s a staffing crisis.”In 2022, for example, Joseph said they would lose multiple nurses every month. They were able to hire just four replacements. To compensate, they relie...

Jeep smashes into parked trucks, creating vehicle fire before rolling over twice in Woodland Hills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

At least two cars were burned after a Jeep slammed into parked cars in Woodland Hills late Friday night.In the 22800 block of West Mariano Street at about 10:45 p.m., a dark-colored Jeep — possibly a four-door Wrangler — swerved toward a pair of parked pickup trucks, striking one of them before rolling over twice, according to witness Peter Sarkhoshian.Sarkhoshian, who said he was driving behind the woman who was operating the Jeep, said she was able to get out of her vehicle unassisted, but the truck she hit was badly damaged.A parked truck was hit by another vehicle and caught fire in Woodland Hills on May 29, 2023. (OC Hawk)A parked truck was hit by another vehicle and caught fire in Woodland Hills on May 29, 2023. (OC Hawk)A Jeep was badly damaged after striking a parked truck in a fiery Woodland Hills crash on May 29, 2023. (OC Hawk)A parked truck was hit by another vehicle and caught fire in Woodland Hills on May 29, 2023. (OC Hawk)The gas tank was struck, igniting it and even...

Mission Viejo nurse seriously injured while vacationing in Costa Rica

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:51 GMT

A nurse from Mission Viejo was seriously injured by a falling tree branch while vacationing in Costa Rica over Memorial Day weekend.Deanne Niedziela was on a waterfall hike with her husband when the tree limb fell on her. She suffered a major spine injury that could leave her paralyzed, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help with the costs of getting Niedziela home. The transport is estimated to cost up to $100,000, according to the post. Friends say Niedziela was in surgery for several hours Monday. Niedziela oversees the Spine & Neuroscience Institute and Acute Care Service for Mission Hospital.