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Does your water have fluoride? Why some cities are moving towards removing it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Dental Association is raising awareness about water fluoridation after a recent decision by the Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District in Williamson County to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. Brushy Creek MUD is among communities not adding fluoride to its water. According to the Fluoride Action Network since 2010, over 240 communities have rejected fluoridation across North America. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)"It kind of makes us all stand on edge because we know the benefit it provides and the protection it provides," said Dr. Tyrone Rodriguez, a pediatric dentist in San Antonio and TDA spokesperson. In a letter sent to Brushy Creek MUD, the association, which has more than 9,000 members, wrote of the benefits of fluoridation including, "every $1 invested in water fluoridation yields $38 savings in dental treatment costs," TDA added, "water fluoridation benefits everyone, especially those without access to regular dental care."S...

6 people injured in overnight shooting, Denver police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

Six people were injured in an overnight shooting in Denver and police are working to identify a suspect, officials said early Sunday.The Denver Police Department is investigating the shooting in the 5500 block of East 33rd Avenue, in the city’s Park Hill Neighborhood, the department said in a 4:38 a.m. post on social media.The extent of the six victims’ injuries was “unknown at this time,” police said.Sunday morning, the parking lot of the Horizon Lounge, 3298 Hudson St., was closed off with police tape and East 33rd was closed between Holly and Hudson streets, Denver7 reported.No further information has been released by Denver police.ALERT:#DPD is investigating a shooting in the 5500 block E. 33rd Ave. Six victims located. Extent of injuries unknown at this time. Investigation is ongoing. Officers are working to develop suspect information. #Denver. pic.twitter.com/xURQx5aAjY— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) November 5, 2023Related ArticlesCrime an...

Keeler: Coach Prime, please! Hand CU Buffs play-calling duties back to Sean Lewis before Pat Shurmur experiment gives fans the shaft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

BOULDER — Who’s the cat who cuts his routes, when there’s danger all about?Shurmur!Right on.How cringe was Oregon State 26, CU 19? John Shaft copped out on the Buffs.No joke. Because surreal is the new normal in Boulder, legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson, star of the “Shaft” remake from the summer of 2000, went on the “X” social media platform in the middle of the Buffs’ third straight loss Saturday to tap out this:“Brain Farts all around, the OC can’t call 3 run plays to get off the field! The DC can’t get his guys to stop a baby carriage!! (Shedeur) can barely walk & is going to end up playing wheelchair football behind that OLine!! My rage is better served watching villains in a good Bollywood movie!!”Damn right.For three quarters, Buffs Nation was “treated” to Broncos Country’s greatest hits from 2021. Horizontal passes. Throwing out of your end zone. Routes that stopped short of the sticks. Beat-up QBs....

At least 1 dead after minivan reportedly involved in pursuit slams into bus  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

At least one person was killed after a minivan allegedly being pursued by police smashed into a bus early Sunday morning. According to preliminary information from law enforcement, five people were injured in the crash, which took place near a bus stop in downtown Los Angeles near East 17th Street and Los Angeles Street. The collision was reportedly the end of a pursuit of an armed suspect, authorities said.  Off-duty L.A. police officer killed, SBSD deputy among those injured in crash involving suspected drunk driver Three people were transported to an area hospital in unknown condition; at least one of them was trapped inside the minivan when the crash occurred. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Authorities on the scene of a deadly crash reportedly involving an armed suspect being pursued on Nov. 5, 2023. The bus driver, who was the only person onboard at the time of the collision, declined to seek medical treatment. The 10 F...

Video: Car plows into group of people in front of restaurant in Santa Clarita 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

Video captured the terrifying moment when an SUV drove into a group of people outside a popular restaurant in Santa Clarita. The crash occurred in front of the Black and Blue Restaurant in the Valencia Town Center around 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning. In addition to striking several people, the white SUV, believed to be a Honda CR-V, struck the wall of the restaurant’s patio and caused minor damage.  At least 1 dead after minivan reportedly involved in pursuit slams into bus Witnesses say that the driver was doing donuts before they drove into the crowd. Video captured the terrifying moment when an SUV drove into a group of people outside a popular restaurant in Santa Clarita. (KeyNews)Video captured the terrifying moment when an SUV drove into a group of people outside a popular restaurant in Santa Clarita. (KeyNews)Video captured the terrifying moment when an SUV drove into a group of people outside a popular restaurant in Santa Clarita. (KeyNews)Video captured the terrifying momen...

California’s coast, its bluffs and wildlife star in Obi Kaufmann’s new book

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

The California coastline is a geologically sculpted masterpiece jagging and jutting for 1,100 head-turning miles. It starts with the Tortilla Wall poking into the sea at the U.S.-Mexico border and angles northwest to what some describe as California’s loneliest beach – a wild stretch of yellow grassy dunes, hard sand and chunks of driftwood at Pelican State Beach this side of Oregon.Don’t bother trying to define this heterogeneous seaboard through a single stretch of shore. It has been carved into disparate sections that speak to California’s richness.But the Bay Area is as good as any place to launch an exploration of the landscape and wildlife. The 100-mile strand from Santa Cruz to Point Reyes National Seashore has towering, forested mountains, plunging brittle bluffs and steep, chaparral-covered canyons brimming with wildlife. It has rickety piers, historic lighthouses and a marine sanctuary filled with elephant seals, sea lions and predatory white sharks.Atmospheric moisture cr...

Men’s basketball: Saint Mary’s Gaels picked to unseat Gonzaga atop WCC, but have sights set on big picture

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

Being picked over perennial favorite Gonzaga to win the West Coast Conference this season doesn’t elicit much reaction from the Saint Mary’s basketball team.“Sure, it’s cool,” senior forward Alex Ducas said. “But getting picked to win doesn’t guarantee you any wins. We really try to keep the outside noise to the outside.”Coach Randy Bennett, who passed 500 career victories with the Gaels last season, wasn’t surprised the league’s coaches gave his team the nod. Saint Mary’s returns three all-WCC players and Gonzaga lost four starters.What’s more meaningful to him is the experience his players have accumulated after reaching the second round of the NCAA tournament two years in a row for the first time in a decade.“They’ve seen what it looks like to play in the NCAA tournament two years in a row, win a game,” Bennett said. “All that stuff, I can’t explain how valuable that is for a coach. These guys have done what it takes and seen what it looks like when you get there.“They’re pretty ...

Los Gatos High teacher partners with Stanford in virtual reality study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

Studying virtual realityLos Gatos High School social studies teacher David Homa is partnering with Stanford University’s Human Virtual Reality Design Lab on the use of virtual reality (VR) in schools.Homa, along with a Stanford professor and two graduate students, is collaborating with global organizations to learn how effective VR is in helping students develop empathy and long-term learning and retention. Students have begun to integrate VR into their class lessons.“The primary goal of this project is to see what value the use of VR in the classroom may have in helping students develop greater empathy for other people and places from around the world,” Homa said in a statement.In the coming months, Homa’s class will begin working with teachers and students from the Doha Debate Ambassador Program and the Global Schools Advocates Program. The students and teachers in these organizations will create their own content from their part of the world and share it with Los Gatos High Schoo...

Guaranteed Income: Can no-strings-attached payments help solve poverty in the Bay Area?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

More than a quarter of Santa Clara County families struggle to afford their basic needs. To lift thousands of them out of poverty, a new study recommends guaranteed monthly payments — with no strings attached.Payments of $500 to $2,000 would help as many as 45,000 low-income South Bay households gain financial stability, according to the report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a business and labor consortium.“Even a very small monthly granted basic income payment can make a huge difference in the lives of a certain segment of Silicon Valley’s population,” said Rachel Massaro, vice president and director of research at the think tank.Across the Bay Area, local governments and organizations have in recent years started or announced at least 20 “guaranteed income” pilot programs in hopes of alleviating the region’s staggering wealth disparity. That includes a Santa Clara County effort in 2020 that gave $1,000 monthly payments to 72 young adul...

Dogged determination gets San Jose pair to Agility World Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:50 GMT

At age 72, San Jose resident Bob Daigle was the oldest person to make the U.S. team at the FCI Agility World Championship, held Oct. 4-8. His partner, on the other hand, is only about half that age in dog years.Daigle and his 5-year-old border collie Blew Bayou traveled to Liberec in the Czech Republic for the agility trials, where approximately 700 dogs from 55 countries competed by racing against a clock as they navigated obstacle courses.“The competition went fantastic,” says Daigle. “Blew Bayou and I had an awesome time.“The thing I enjoyed most about the trip was being in the presence of so many awesome agility competitors,” Daigle adds. “The people on the USA team are competitors and trainers I have looked up to for so many years. And now I was on their team, watching and learning from every move they did on the course. I loved it.”The United States team placed 14th at the world championship. Germany won the most gold medals this year, while Great Britain won the most medals o...