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Chicago, Detroit suffer under blanket of Canadian smoke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

By Melina Walling, Melissa Winder and Trisha Ahmed | Associated PressCHICAGO — Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States.The Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov site showed parts of Illinois, lower Michigan and southern Wisconsin had the worst air quality in the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon, and Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee had air quality categorized as “very unhealthy.”In Minnesota, a record 23rd air quality alert was issued Tuesday through late Wednesday night across much of the state, as smoky skies obscure the skylines of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued an air quality alert for the entire state. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources also issued an air quality advisory for the state.In Chicago, officials urged yo...

‘Every member of society should be disgusted’: Brentwood couple get decades in federal prison for documenting their sexual abuse of two girls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

OAKLAND — A local pedophile whose girlfriend tried to keep him happy by producing child pornography has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, while the woman who took the videos and pictures received a more lenient 22 years behind bars, authorities said.Matthew Pelton, 50, and Heather Gharibian, 53, who pleaded guilty in February, were both sentenced Tuesday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in an Oakland federal courtroom.Pelton and Gharibian were romantic partners and Pelton frequently stayed over at Gharibian’s Brentwood home. Prosecutors allege that Pelton used Gharibian’s access to two girls as an opportunity and “groomed” her into agreeing to take lewd photos of both victims to help fulfill his repulsive sexual fantasies. In sentencing memos for both defendants, prosecutors included sexual text message exchanges where they discuss molesting the girls in specific ways and where Gharibian sent Pelton images and videos of them.Th...

Alameda County ordinance passes, making it illegal to watch sideshows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(KRON) -- It is now illegal to even watch a sideshow in Alameda County after the county's board of supervisors approved an ordinance prohibiting spectators at sideshows. The ordinance passed on Tuesday by a vote of 4 to 1, KRON4 confirmed. The ordinance prohibits spectators at sideshows, street races and reckless driving exhibitions. Spectators who violate the ordinance could be subject to fines of up to $1,000, a sentence of up to six months in jail, or both. $10,000 reward offered for solving Oakland flower delivery homicide "Spectators play a part in sideshow events by encouraging, popularizing, and facilitating these events," the ordinance reads. "Sizable crowds will gather to watch races of side shows. Spectators will often take video recording of these events and post them on social media. This behavior can expose street racing and reckless driving exhibitions to a broader audience and potentially perpetuate the activity and increase its popularity."The ordinance also ties s...

Female bank robber sought by Brentwood, Antioch police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A young woman robbed multiple banks in Brentwood and Antioch on Monday, according to investigators. The first bank robbery happened at Patelco Credit Union on Lone Tree Way in Brentwood just before 2 p.m. "A Hispanic female adult passed a note to the bank teller demanding money," the Brentwood Police Department wrote. The woman fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Just two hours later, the woman changed her outfit and entered Travis Credit Union on Lone Tree Way in Antioch. "The same female suspect passed a note to the bank teller again demanding money," BPD wrote.(Image via Brentwood Police Department) (Images via Brentwood Police Department) Police also did not disclose how much money was stolen from the Antioch bank. She may have fled in a gray four-door Honda or Nissan with tinted windows, BPD stated. Witnesses told police that the woman appeared to be in her early or mid-twenties, was about 5'4" tall, and has brown hair. Investigators released surveillanc...

RV fire breaks out in Oakland, crews responding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Firefighters are responding to an RV fire on 66th Avenue in Oakland, according to a tweet from Oakland Firefighters. The fire is burning at 66th Avenue and Interstate 880. Photos from the scene show what appears to be the RV fully engulfed in smoke and flames. Garage fire damages Sunset District home It is not known if anyone has been injured as a result of the blaze.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Guardians manager Terry Francona is undergoing medical tests, misses game against Royals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona is undergoing further medical testing after feeling ill before Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals.The team said the 64-year-old Francona was being taken to The University of Kansas Health Systems to be evaluated “out of an abundance of caution” given his medical history. Francona missed much of the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to a variety of physical issues.Francona handled all his usual pregame media duties and was on the field for batting practice before needing attention. He was seen by medical personnel at Kauffman Stadium before being transported to the hospital.Bench coach DeMarlo Hale, who has filled in for Francona in the past, is managing the Guardians for the opener of the three-game series. Hale managed Cleveland for the final 63 games in 2021.The all-time winningest manager in Cleveland history, Francona is in his 11th season with the Guardians. He won two World Series titl...

David Clyde’s story is still a cautionary tale 50 years after his MLB debut at age 18

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Clyde was a Texas prep phenom, a big left-hander with a blazing fastball and a nasty curve when he made his major league debut. A half-century later, the story of the No. 1 overall draft pick remains a cautionary tale instead of a reflection on a career that had seemed destined to be filled with lots of wins and strikeouts.Clyde was just 18, only a few weeks out of high school and that draft in 1973, when he got thrust into the majors by the original Texas Rangers owner desperate to generate interest — and, most importantly, ticket sales — for the financially strapped team that had moved from Washington the previous season.“The biggest thing, and I think baseball has learned from it, is let’s not do that again,” Clyde said Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of his debut. “Out of my career, I would hope that they learned that let’s not rush talent, let’s develop it. Let’s look to the future, not just today.”While fans filled the stadium when he pitched that f...

Model rocket malfunction at Montgomery Co. home injures 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service) (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service) A model rocket that malfunctioned led to an explosion at a Montgomery County, Maryland, home, sending two people to the hospital, fire officials said.It happened on the 14200 block of Cervantes Avenue near Seneca Road on Tuesday.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said a model rocket malfunctioned, leading to smoke in the garage of the single-family house.Two people were transported, both with a “variety of traumatic injury,” according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman ...

El Rubik del Titan: joven que murió en sumergible intentaba batir récord mundial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

Suleman Dawood, el joven de 19 años que murió en el sumergible Titan junto a su padre y otras tres personas, había llevado un cubo de Rubik al viaje con la esperanza de batir un récord mundial, según ha declarado su madre.Suleman se había inscrito en el Guinness World Records antes de la misión para ver los restos del Titanic y estaba “muy emocionado” por intentar resolver el rompecabezas a más de 12,000 pies bajo el océano, declaró su madre, Christine Dawood, a la cadena británica BBC News. Su padre, Shahzada Dawood, incluso había traído una cámara para documentar el momento récord, afirmó.Los comentarios se produjeron cuando los guardacostas estadounidenses iniciaron una investigación sobre la implosión del sumergible, tras un acontecimiento que estremeció al mundo durante días y desencadenó una vasta búsqueda en el Atlántico Norte.Christine dijo que a su hijo le encantaba resolver el popular rompecabezas cuadrado y a menudo llevaba un cubo de Rubik encima, asombrando a quienes le...

Lukashenko asegura que evitó que Putin “destruyera” al grupo Wagner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:50 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Belarús, Alexander Lukashenko, aseguró que convenció al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, de que no “destruyera” al grupo Wagner y a su líder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, al hablar de su rol en la detención de la insurrección militar de los mercenarios, que provocó una crisis en Rusia este fin de semana.Lukashenko habló este martes de su opinión sobre las negociaciones que llevaron a Prigozhin a poner fin a su marcha hacia Moscú, y dijo que el oligarca se encuentra ahora en Belarús como parte del acuerdo.ANÁLISIS | Por qué falló la breve rebelión de Prigozhin, jefe del grupo Wagner, en Rusia“Lo más peligroso, tal y como yo lo entiendo, no es cuál era la situación, sino cómo podía desarrollarse y sus consecuencias”, declaró Lukashenko, según medios estatales bielorrusos.“También me di cuenta de que se había tomado una dura decisión: destruir. Sugerí a Putin que no se apresurara: Hablemos con Prigozhin, con sus comandantes”....