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Fire in Roslindale triple-decker displaces 14

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

Fourteen people and one dog were displaced after a triple-decker caught fire in a Roslindale neighborhood after midnight, Boston Fire officials said Sunday.At approximately 12:45 a.m., firefighters responded to “heavy smoke conditions” in the basement of the occupied home at 293 Belgrade Ave. in Roslindale, the department tweeted early Sunday.By 1:30 a.m. the department reported blazes in the basement and first floor were successfully knocked down.There were no reported injuries, but officials estimated the blaze did $250,000 in damage to the building.Photos from the department show one firefighter carrying a small dog away from the fire.Responders from the Red Cross and fire department’s Victim Assistance Unit were on scene to assist the displaced families.Related ArticlesLocal News | Unexploded fireworks wash up on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts officials blame Central Maine Pyrotechnics Local News | Sweeney: Fireproofing saves li...

Multiple brush fires in Oceanside prompt road closures, evacuations

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Evacuations and road closures have been put in place after multiple brush fires broke out in Oceanside Sunday afternoon.Crews responded to the scene in the 800 block of College Boulevard just before 2:30 p.m., according to authorities. By the time emergency responders arrived on scene, multiple brush fires had ignited along the road.As of 5:45 p.m., the forward rate of spread for the brush fires had been stopped, according to the North County Fire Protection District.According to Oceanside police, road closures have been implemented along SR-76 between Frazee Road and College Boulevard, as well as from Mission Avenue to Frazee Road. Nearby businesses were also evacuated and closed from the 700 to 800 blocks of College Boulevard. No residential structures have been evacuated or are currently at risk, police said.A smoke advisory has been issued by NCFPD for residents in the area surrounding the fires.Authorities are asking that residents steer clear of the area u...

Two injured in plane crash near La Mesa church parking lot

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

LA MESA, Calif. -- A small airplane crashed into a La Mesa church parking lot Sunday afternoon, injuring two people who were onboard the aircraft, authorities said.The plane had crashed around 3 p.m. in the bushes next to the evangelical Lake Murray Community Church on Lake Murray Boulevard, Heartland Fire-Rescue said. The plane did not explode or catch fire, according to fire officials.An ambulance was passing by the site of the crash, discovering the two passengers. Firefighters used a rope system to rescue the two passengers, Heartland Fire-Rescue said. The passengers -- both described as adult men in their 50s -- sustained moderate injuries in the crash. They were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening at this time, according to fire officials.Several power lines were impacted in the crash, impacting about 300 to 400 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in the surrounding area. The utility company said power expected ...

64-acre vegetation fire burns near US-Mexico border: Cal Fire

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 64-acre vegetation fire broke out in southeastern San Diego County Sunday afternoon, prompting evacuations in surrounding areas due to a continued structure threat.Around 2:40, the fire was reported near the Potrero County Park on Potrero Park Drive. The blaze had spread to about 20 acres after an hour, according to Cal Fire. By 5:20 p.m., the fire had spread to 64 acres and remains 10% contained.Evacuation warnings and orders have been put in place for the area of Potrero Valley Road, Cal Fire said. A temporary evacuation point has been set up at Steele Canyon High School -- located at 12440 Campo Road -- for those impacted.Road closures are also in place between the area of Highway 94 and Potrero Park Drive. The cause of the vegetation fire has not been determined at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Senators trade DeBrincat to Red Wings for Kubalik, Sebrango and draft picks

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

The Detroit Red Wings have acquired 25-year-old forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators.The Senators announced Sunday they have acquired forward Dominik Kubalik, prospect defenceman Donovan Sebrango, a conditional 2024 first-round draft pick and Detroit’s 2024 fourth-round selection from the Red Wings in exchange for DeBrincat.The Red Wings signed the two-time 41-goal scorer DeBrincat to a four-year extension with an average annual value of US$7.875 million.The initial condition on the first-round pick is as follows: the Red Wings will have the option of sending their own 2024 first-round pick or Boston’s 2024 first-round pick (previously acquired on March 2, 2023) to Ottawa.However, if the Bruins’ 2024 first-round selection is an eventual top-10 pick (following the annual draft lottery), Boston will have the option of retaining the pick and transferring its 2025 unprotected first-round selection to Detroit. The Red Wings will then have the option of sendin...

Roy Herron, longtime Tennessee Democratic lawmaker, dies after injuries from jet ski accident

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

Roy Herron, a longtime Tennessee state lawmaker and former chairperson of the state Democratic Party, died Sunday from injuries sustained in a jet ski accident. He was 69.Herron died at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, according to a statement from his family. He had been hospitalized since a July 1 collision with another jet ski on Kentucky Lake, in which he suffered internal bleeding and extensive injuries to his arm and pelvis, according to his family’s Caring Bridge website.The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was investigating the collision, the details of which were not immediately available.“Roy loved his family with all his might,” Herron’s wife, Rev. Nancy Carol Miller-Herron, said. “He passed doing what he loved most — spending time with our sons and their friends in the Tennessee outdoors where his spirit was always most free.”Herron, an attorney from Dresden, Tennessee, served a combined 26 years in the state’s House and Senate, where he becam...

Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over ‘serious concerns’ about Saudi deal, according to report

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

Former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday.The PGA Tour confirmed the resignation in a memo to its members, referring to Stephenson’s “exemplary service” for more than 12 years.Stephenson retired as chairman and CEO of AT&T in June 2020. The Post said it obtained a copy of his letter that was dated Saturday and said the tour’s framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund “is not one that I can objectively evaluate or in good conscience support, particularly in light of the U.S. intelligence report concerning Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.”Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist and critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was slain at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. U.S. intelligence concluded the crown prince likely approved the ki...

It’s going to be a good day to be outdoors, especially at the beach and on the lake, but with a lot of sunshine comes short sunburn times

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

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California woman wakes up to dead bear on lawn

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

(KTLA) – A California woman woke up Sunday to find a dead bear in her front yard. Monrovia resident Amy Spada said that she disregarded a loud noise she heard outside her home around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night. “I thought maybe it was a firework, or a car accident...I didn’t think much of it,” Spada said. “A little while later, there was some police action in the condo complex, so I went out to see what was going on, and two rows over, police were saying that a bear got hit by a car on Foothill Boulevard, and it’s injured and it’s hiding behind one of the bushes close to my house.” Spada said that police told her that the bear was injured and aggravated, and that they were handling the situation. Thinking that all was said and done, she made her way back to her house and went to sleep.  Bride goes viral for giving her parents ultimate surprise at wedding But she woke up to a surprise on Sunday morning. “This morning I woke up to take my dog out, and there was a de...

2 children, 1 adult injured in Manor crash Sunday

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:20:23 GMT

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS and Travis County ESD No. 12 responded to a crash involving three patients off East U.S. Hwy. 290 and North FM 973 in Manor Sunday evening.ATCEMS tweeted the call came in just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, with patients pinned into their vehicle following a crash. One adult and two children were transported following the crash, with all three marked trauma alerts.Crews transported the adult patient to Dell Seton Medical Center with potentially serious injuries, while a second ambulance transported the two pediatric patients to Dell Children's Medical Center. Both children are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, ATCEMS officials added.Officials added drivers should anticipate significant delays and to avoid the area, if possible.