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Road preparations ahead of heavy snow expected this week

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

EVERGREEN, Colo. (KDVR) -- Residents along the Front Range are preparing for a significant shift in temperatures.“The roads are fine, but they’re going to look icy,” Julius said while filling up his gas tank.The Colorado Department of Transportation keeps 23,000 lane miles of highways cleared. When warm weather shifts to snow and freezing temperatures the pavement expands and contracts.Drivers should be prepared for sudden changes, especially in the high country where snow and ice may cover potholes. Pinpoint Weather Alert Day: Tuesday, Wednesday for heavy rain, snow “Stay in the slow lane, just go slow,” one commuter said.CDOT fights against freezing water on the road by sending out plows at the start of the storm. Liquid deicer is usually applied once the snow starts to fall.Snow plows work around the clock on the most traveled routes. CDOT reminds drivers to give them plenty of room, especially when the trucks are traveling in tandem.Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into la...

Neighbors concerned after boy shot in drive-by

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Police said a juvenile male was shot in a drive-by in the Clayton neighborhood Sunday morning. The shooting happened in the 3300 block of Saint Paul Street around 11:30 a.m., the Denver Police Department said. Car crashes into house in West Wash Park Police said the juvenile has non-life-threatening injuries.Neighbors react to shootingResidents in the Clayton neighborhood said they're concerned about what this shooting could mean for the area.One resident Matt Kamel said, "Anytime something like that happens in your neighborhood it's concerning." He continued, "This is my first time ever hearing about anything like that, we’ve been in this neighborhood for three years and we love it, so it’s unfortunate.” Another neighbor, Adam Ludwicka, said, “I pulled up and I saw a bunch of cops in front of my house and didn’t really know what was going on. I called my landlord and said 'do you know what's...

Patient at Kissimmee hospital arrested after slamming into ER

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WSVN) — Police arrested a patient at a Central Florida hospital after, they said, she went on a crash course, slamming her car into the emergency room.According to Kissimmee Police, 31-year-old Natalia Wiltshire drove through the sliding glass doors at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital on Thursday night.The police report she had been discharged shortly before the crash happened after she refused service at the hospital.Wiltshire told police she just wanted her medicine.Police body camera video showed the security guard at the hospital as he described his interaction with the patient.“I told her, I said, ‘Listen, you gotta get out of here. You’re being arrested,'” he said.Officers said Wiltshire walked away after the crash and refused to comply with an officer, so he had to use an arm bar to bring her to the ground.Body camera video shows Wiltshire being taken back into the hospital.“We’re going back inside, OK? We’re going ...

US military ships dock at Port Everglades as Fleet Week kicks off in Broward

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

Sailors and other members of the U.S. Navy saluted onlookers as dozens of military vessels docked in Port Everglades to kick off Fleet Week in Broward County.The anchors dropped on Sunday for the annual weeklong event highlighting the U.S. military and servicemen with Fort Lauderdale as their backdrop.“We’ll be here for an entire week, with the crews out in the community helping out: one in the schools, two helping out around town in the veteran centers with nursing homes,” said U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Tom Williams, “and also hopefully to get out and help out in the community and clean up after some pretty tough flooding last week.”In port this year is the USS Cole. It’s a homecoming for the guided missle destroyer, which was commissioned at Port Everglades in the late 1990s. A short time later, the ship would survive a terrorist attack in 2000.Also docked is the USS New York forged with close to seven tons of steel from the World Trade Center.Aso bre...

Pause the proposal on PPWR

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

Dear President Metsola,Dear President Michel,Dear President von der Leyen,For several months we have followed, with increasing concern, the progress of the proposal on a packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR). We are businesses from a wide cross-section of the European economy – generating billions of euros for the EU economy and millions of jobs. While we fully support the overall goals of the Green Deal, we are worried about the unintended consequences of the proposed PPWR legislation for the environment, the economy, food safety and consumers.It is because of these concerns that we have decided to join forces to create a new cross-sector alliance: Together for Sustainable Packaging.While the Commission has conducted an initial impact study, we feel it currently lacks depth and in particular does not consider economic and food safety aspects. However, there are now several high-level independent studies, conducted by highly recognised experts such as Kearney, and Ra...

South Korea restores Japan on trade ‘white list’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade on Monday, three years after the neighbors downgraded each other’s trade status amid a diplomatic row fueled by historical grievances. In announcing the move through a government gazette, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy also said Seoul will further restrict technology and industrial exports to Russia and its ally Belarus to support the U.S.-led pressure campaign against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.After years of friction, Seoul and Tokyo are working to repair relations as they tighten their three-way security cooperation with Washington to counter the threat posed by North Korea. Pyongyang has used the distractions caused by the war to accelerate testing of nuclear-capable missiles. South Korean officials expect Tokyo to restore Seoul as a favored trade partner too, but expect that step to take more time based on the procedures to re...

Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia needs to spend more money on defense, make its own munitions and develop the ability to strike longer-range targets as China’s military buildup challenges regional security, according to a government-commissioned review released Monday.The Defense Strategic Review supports the so-called AUKUS partnership between Australia, United States and Britain, who in March announced an agreement to create an Australian fleet of eight submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government commissioned the review to assess whether Australia had the necessary defense capability, posture and preparedness to defend itself in the current strategic environment.“We support the strategic direction and key findings set out in the review, which will strengthen our national security and ensure our readiness for future challenges,” Albanese said in a statement.The public version of the classified review recommended Austra...

A ‘Walk for One More Heartbeat’ event raises nearly $49,000

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered in Griffith Park for the “Walk for One More Heartbeat,” event to support the Children’s Heart Foundation in raising funds and awareness for congenital heart defects (CHDs). CHDs are conditions that are present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby's heart and the way it works. They are the most common type of birth defect, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The L.A. Congenital Heart Walk hosted fun activities, entertainment, research updates, and a family-friendly walk to help support and make a difference in the lives of those living with CHDs. “We have babies out here with scars on their chest that have had heart transplants,” said Megan Riddle, Development Manager at the Children’s Heart Foundation. “We have babies that are on heart transplant lists, so CHDs are a wide range of defects that children can be born with. We are here to make a big enough impact with research dollars that one day babies don’t have ...

Athletics add Sam Long from Giants after earlier deal sent Cal Stevenson from A’s to SF

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

The Athletics and Giants completed what amounted to a swap of local players no longer in their plans Sunday when left-handed pitcher Sam Long was sent to Oakland.Earlier this week, the A’s designated Cal Stevenson for assignment and then sent him to the Giants for cash considerations. Long was DFA’d after the Stevenson deal, and arrives with the same “cash considerations” designation.It’s basically a swap of of players with Northern California ties, as Long attended Del Campo High in Sacramento County before going to Sacramento State and Stevenson played at Kennedy-Fremont before playing at Chabot College, Arizona and Nevada.Long, 26, pitched in 40 games for the Giants in 2021 and 2022 with a 3-4 record, 4.55 earned run average. He pitched started on occasion — usually as an opener — and struck out 71 batters with 29 walks in 83 innings.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Athletics dominated by deGrom, Rangers and lose seventh str...

DC area gets another rare Northern Lights sighting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:02:35 GMT

Residents in the D.C. area may get the rare chance to see the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, again on Sunday night into early Monday morning while a strong geomagnetic storm is underway.The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert for a severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm. The G4 Alert stated, “Aurora – Aurora may be seen as low as Alabama and Northern California.”(UPDATED) TONIGHT’S AURORA FORECAST:Based on current data, we’ve moved our possible Northern Lights viewing farther south. A moderate, strong, or severe geomagnetic storm is possible.Aurora viewing is likely in the United States tonight as Earth is impacted by a strong solar… pic.twitter.com/rwyY9hvHDt— Space Weather Watch (@spacewxwatch) April 23, 2023For the best way to snap a photo of the sky-dancing lights, use wide-field binoculars or a camera or smartphone that can take exposures of several seconds. If your camera has a “Night Sky” or “Low ...