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Woman loses home and dog in Guerneville fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- A heartbreaking story in the North Bay.A Santa Rosa woman who lost her home in the 2017 wildfires is at a loss -- again. This time, a fire destroyed her home in Guerneville. She not only lost her life savings but her best friend, her dog Molly. Santa Rosa fire station rebuilt after deadly 2017 Tubbs Fire "This was the second time that I lost everything. It's all gone so I got to start over all over again," said Daralyn Schmitt. "It was very scary but the only thing I had in my mind was finding Molly and I was unable to and I feel crazy bad about that.Schmitt says she was returning home to find her apartment in Guerneville engulfed in flames.Trapped inside was her longtime dog Molly."She was my support my heart and soul," Schmitt said.Schmitt was able to get Molly out, but she later died from her injuries from the fire."My PTSD is through the roof right now," she said.This is not the first loss for Schmitt. In 2017, wildfires destroyed her home in th...

Shohei Ohtani allows 4 homers for the first time, still gets the victory in Angels’ 8-5 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.Pirates rookie Henry Davis became the first major league player to homer twice off Ohtani. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft had three total hits off Ohtani, while Ji Man Choi and Jack Suwinski also homered in Pittsburgh’s power spree from the fourth to the sixth innings.Ohtani (8-5) had allowed three homers in three previous starts over his six seasons with for the Angels, but the two-way superstar had never yielded four homers in a single start in the majors or during his years in Japan’s top league.The Angels bailed out Ohtani with their own homer-happy display: Mike Moustakas hit a three-run shot and Trey Cabbage hit his first major league homer in the fourth before Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered i...

CNBC: principales razones por las que los trabajos podrían desaparecer, y no se debe a la inteligencia artificial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

Los temores de que las tecnologías y herramientas impulsadas por inteligencia artificial asuman el trabajo que actualmente realizan los humanos se han intensificado desde que ChatGPT se volvió viral a fines del año pasado.A medida que aumentaba su popularidad, las capacidades y el potencial de la inteligencia artificial (IA) se hicieron cada vez más claros y conocidos entre el público. Junto a esto, ha estallado un debate sobre cómo la tecnología podría afectar las carreras de las personas. Y aunque los expertos dicen que la IA sin duda tendrá un impacto en los trabajos y los automatizará al menos parcialmente, también señalan que los avances tecnológicos a menudo crean nuevos roles. Empresas de EEUU llegan a acuerdo con la Casa Blanca para el desarrollo de inteligencia artificial Por lo tanto, aún no está claro cuán preocupados deberían estar realmente los trabajadores. Y los desarrollos tecnológicos como el crecimiento de A.I. podría ni siquiera ser el fa...

Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

Today in History Today is Monday, July 24, the 205th day of 2023. There are 160 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River. An estimated 844 people died in the disaster. On this date: In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War. In 1911, Yale University history professor Hiram Bingham III found the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu, in Peru.In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine young Black men accused of raping two white women in the “Scottsboro Case.” In 1959, during a visit to Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in his famous “Kitchen Debate” with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.In 1969, the Apollo 11 astron...

Local band has gear stolen before practice session

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A local chart-climbing music group is reeling after its instruments and gear were recently stolen.Sarah Christine Cotner, the leader of the group, Sarah Christine, said the items were stolen near East 35th Avenue and Columbine Street, as the three-member ensemble was prepping to practice.“It’s a huge bummer,” Cotner said. Suspects steal garage door openers to enter houses in Lone Tree  Cotner said they have filed a crime report with the Denver Police Department.“We’re talking drum kit, we’re talking speakers. Everything,” Cotner said.The group hopes to get its property back and that the thief/thieves don't do it again. But a friend also set up a GoFundMe to help them out. You can contact them on Instagram: @sarahchristinemplsmusic  or [email protected].“Right after I slept in cars and drove 22 miles,” she said. “And, played show-after-show, and then, got picked up. Like those are memories, with that gear, that I’ll never see, again,” Cotner said. Sara...

Support the Shield nominee has long family history of law enforcement in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Law enforcement officers nominated for the Support the Shield recognition are everyday citizens. For this Louisville Police Department’s sergeant, it was somebody who is near and dear to his heart.Louisville PD Patrol Sergeant Benjamin Kurtz comes from a long and historic line of law enforcement service in Colorado. His great great grandfather, Daniel Kurtz, was justice of the peace in Jefferson County in 1871. His mother, Sue Kurtz, was Colorado‘s first female sheriff in 1982. That was in San Juan County.“I was torn. I wanted to serve, but I didn’t know which direction I should go. I said, ‘God, lead me and point me where you want me to be,’" Kurtz, who lives to serve, said. "I closed my eyes and opened up the Bible and put my finger down, and I looked. It was on Matthew 5:9, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.’” Colorado firefighters travel to Ukraine to teach trauma treatment techniques Kurtz has a loving and ...

Possibility for thunderstorms brings fire danger to San Diego County this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County’s hot temperatures continue into the weekend, where the mixture of heat and humidity may heighten fire danger.“We do have some monsoonal moisture coming in on Sunday and Monday, so we’re expecting maybe some thunder showers. With that, could be some dry lightning that is of concern for us,” said Captain Mike Cornette with Cal Fire San Diego.The mountains and deserts will be greater areas of concern.“We do have a grass crop in the desert. We have had fires in the desert before caused by lightning. It’s a little more isolated out there and a little harder to tackle sometimes,” Cornette said.While the humid air does bring up moisture levels, Cornette says it likely won’t help to slow a fire. 2,000-gallon sewage spill forces East Mission Bay closure “I don’t think it’s going to be that much of a difference this time of year because those fuels are fully cured and ready to burn,” he said.Cal Fire crews are preparing by training and staying hydrated. They’v...

'I am a Jedi': Hundreds to meet for lightsaber battle in Balboa Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away … "force" sensitive beings wielded lightsabers in epic duels between light and dark. And once a year, those battles come to San Diego.During Comic-Con weekend, hundreds of "Star Wars" fans and martial artists meetup in Balboa Park for a night of simulated lightsaber combat, allowing them to live in the world of the franchise.The tradition started about seven years ago by Nick Murico, following the 2015 release of the first sequel movie to the classic trilogy, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Don’t have a Comic-Con badge? Check out these events that don’t require one Around the time, simulated lightsaber combat was already a go-to activity for some fans of the franchise, allowing them to reenact their favorite duels from the movies or play out some of their own battles."There (was) a lot of people who meet and play with lightsabers in the park," Murico said to FOX5SanDiego.com. "I was kind of like, 'Why is nobody doing this mor...

As he leaves Phoenix’s blistering sun, AP’s climate news director reflects on desert life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — I blink, and the edges of my eyelids feel like they are being singed. My cheeks burn as if they are being pressed with a hot iron ready to tackle a pile of wrinkled shirts. It is 4 p.m. I look at my 12-year-old son, whose face is flushed. He lets out a groan and puts his hand on his forehead to shield his eyes from the blistering sun.It is 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius).My family knows being in temperatures like this is dangerous. We’ve lived here for four years. This time, though, we are outside for only a few minutes to conduct an important experiment: How long will it take to cook a quesadilla on the sidewalk? Such is life these days in Phoenix, one of the hottest cities in the world. But for us, this summer is our last here; this weekend, I’m moving with my family to New York for my job as — wait for it — The Associated Press’ global climate and environment news director.I’M LEAVING TOWN DURING A UNIQUE SUMMER FOR PHOENIXWorking with AP jo...

Elderly woman brutally beaten as East L.A. rape suspect remains at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:42 GMT

An elderly victim was hospitalized after possibly being assaulted by a rape suspect wanted for a series of attacks targeting older women in East Los Angeles.The victim, 84-year-old Angelica Fieros was hospitalized after being attacked, beaten and mugged on July 15, just outside her front door.The suspect, believed to be 21-year-old Sergio Andrew Garcia, stole her purse, keys, and vehicle before fleeing the scene during the early-morning attack.Angelica required facial surgery as she recovers at Los Angeles General Medical Center.Garcia is wanted in connection with six assaults in the L.A. area, including 67-year-old Rosalina Martinez who was brutally beaten in her garden on the same day as Angelica.“We see her come out of her sister's apartment, face full of blood,” said a neighbor who witnessed Angelica’s attack. “She was crying. He punched her in the face several times. She fell to the floor. She was screaming for help and he had taken her purse and her keys to her apartment.”Ange...