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Death traps for daredevils: Nevada’s abandoned mines pose endless risks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

Colton Lochhead | Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS)LAS VEGAS — Nevada is home to more than 300,000 abandoned mines — mines that can kill you in an almost unimaginable number of ways.But those mines from Nevada’s olden days are attracting a modern-day problem for state and federal officials in charge of taking care of those death traps: vloggers and YouTubers.Interest in abandoned mines has spiked in recent years, according to Sean Derby, chief of Nevada’s abandoned mine lands program with the state Division of Minerals. Part of that has been driven by increased access as off-road vehicles and ATVs have become more popular. But online influencers filming themselves delving into the mines also has played a significant role, Derby said.Most of the mine divers aren’t from Nevada, where the state for decades has gone into schools to educate kids about the dangers that abandoned mines hold, Derby said.“What we’re seeing now though is a new generation coming from all over the place who see mi...

Washington State’s feud with ESPN: It’s time for ‘GameDay’ and McAfee to cool things down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ is heading to Dallas this week for the Red River Rivalry. A special guest representing Texas or Oklahoma will undoubtedly make an appearance. So will the Washington State flag, Ol’ Crimson, which flies in the background of the ‘GameDay’ set each week.But will Washington State itself — the school, the team or its representatives — be part of the on-air discussion?Let’s hope not.Because if Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee and the ‘GameDay’ gang are talking about the Cougars, it’s a sign the adults have left the room and the gloves are off the hands.Hopefully, the public spat between the network and the school is over. It started because of a misunderstanding by WSU coach Jake Dickert, escalated on social media when former Cougars QB Ryan Leaf got involved and peaked last weekend when McAfee, on the ‘GameDay’ set, devolved into bully mode and told Washington State to “shut up.&...

Union City mobile home park stabbing leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was killed Thursday morning in a stabbing at a mobile home park in Union City, according to the Union City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the Tropics Mobile Home Park located at 33000 Almaden Boulevard on a report of a person being stabbed. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns At the scene, officers found three victims with injuries. One of the victims was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two others were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.The suspect has not been located and remains at large, according to police. No motive for the incident has been established. There is no known threat to the area at this time, according to Union City PD. The incident remains under investigation.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Heat Advisory hits Bay Area starting Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- We may have moved past summer on the calendar, but hot temperatures are still making an impact. A Heat Advisory in the Bay Area begins at 11 a.m. Thursday and lasts through Friday, the National Weather Service announced.High temperatures will reach into the 90s across much of the region Thursday, NWS Bay Area said on X. The Heat Advisory issued will specifically affect the Bay Area coastline and include San Francisco. The hot air is also expected to stretch south, where the advisory will also impact the Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz County, the Monterey Bay coast, Carmel Valley and the Northern Salinas Valley. Blue Angels schedule, where to watch, what you need to know Daytime highs in these regions will be in the upper 80s to near 100s, well above their average daytime temperatures. The record temperature to beat in Half Moon Bay on Thursday is 82 degrees, a record set in 2013, weather officials said. NWS Bay Area has forecasted Thursday’s high temperatur...

Blue Angels schedule, where to watch, what you need to know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are already in the skies above San Francisco making practice runs for the Fleet Week Air Show that kicks off Friday. The precision flying squadron is once again the headlining act for the annual air show, which also features the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, United Airlines, and the Navy Memorial Squadron. SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know Blue Angels scheduleThe Blue Angels will fly all three days of the Fleet Week Air Show, which will take place over three days from Friday, Oct. 6 through Sunday Oct. 8. The Air Show gets underway at 12:43 p.m. on Friday and starts at 12:18 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.The Blue Angels kick off their portion of the show at 3 p.m. on all three days, beginning with "Fat Albert," a massive C-130 Super Hercules maintenance and support plane. After Fat Albert completes its flight, the anticipated action kicks off.The Blue Angels team will take to the skies at 3:15 p.m. on all three ...

As 2024 Looms, Democrats’ Campaign Tech Crumbles Under Private Equity Squeeze

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

The company in charge of the Democratic Party’s prized campaign technology tools announced its second round of layoffs in just under a year on September 6, slashing a total of nearly 350 jobs this year just as the 2024 elections ramp up.In recent years, the privately owned monopoly over the Democratic Party’s voter data has changed hands from one for-profit company to another. Apax Partners, a global private equity firm, currently owns EveryAction and NGP VAN, the firms that house the Democrats’ suite of voter file, compliance, and organizing tools. Apax acquired them from another private equity firm in 2021, creating a new merged entity called Bonterra.Last month, according to current and former employees, Bonterra cut at least 20 percent of its staff, more than 200 employees. Staff members across EveryAction and NGP VAN, which hold the Democratic Party’s most sensitive data, were cut. At least a quarter of the people laid off belonged to the union, 51 of them unit members from Eve...

UCLA’s defense in for its biggest test of the season against Cameron Ward and No. 13 Washington St.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s defense has made marked improvement in D’Anton Lynn’s first season as coordinator. That unit though will face its biggest litmus test of the season on Saturday when the Bruins host No. 13 Washington State at the Rose Bowl.The unbeaten Cougars (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) come into the game with the nation’s sixth-ranked offense and have what might be the Pac-12’s most overlooked quarterback in Cameron Ward. While most of the attention has been focused on USC’s Caleb Williams, Washington’s Michael Penix and Colorado’s Shadeur Sanders, Ward is third nationally in passing (347.2 yards per game) and total offense (374.5 ypg).“I think he should be in the conversation with the top quarterbacks in the country,” UCLA coach Chip Kelly said. “He’s athletic, he’s sharp, he throws an extremely accurate ball. I think he’s got great ball location, repetitive accuracy.”Ward and the Cougars have already had two significant victories. Th...

Putin says probe into crash of Wagner mercenary chief’s plane found hand grenade fragments in victims’ bodies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Putin says probe into crash of Wagner mercenary chief’s plane found hand grenade fragments in victims’ bodies.Source

Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas reported pistol stolen from his pickup truck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma authorities confirmed this week they are investigating a report of a pistol stolen from the vehicle of an Oklahoma judge who was arrested in Texas last month after officials there say he opened fire on parked vehicles while driving.The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation also is investigating a drive-by shooting in February at the ranch of Judge Brian Lovell’s brother-in-law, Garfield County Undersheriff Ryan Fuxa told The Oklahoman newspaper on Wednesday.Lovell, an associated district judge in Garfield County, was arrested Sept. 11 in Austin, Texas, on a misdemeanor count of reckless driving. A felony count of engaging in deadly conduct with a firearm was forwarded to a grand jury for consideration.He was released on $10,000 bond and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.A telephone message left Thursday at Lovell’s office wasn’t immediately returned.Lovell’s brother-in-law, Kenneth Markes, reported someone fired at l...

Feds ask IRS to waive penalties for families in troubled Maryland college savings plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:04:50 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Maryland families who had to make multiple withdrawals from tax-free college savings accounts shouldn’t face a tax penalty because of errors plaguing the now-discontinued state Prepaid College Trust program, federal lawmakers said Wednesday.Access to the principal balance in more than 30,000 trust accounts was frozen for more than a year after the former Maryland 529 board discovered a widespread accounting error in early 2022.Now families may need to make multiple rollovers to catch up with college expenses, which could lead to a 10% penalty the lawmakers want waived.“Owners of 529 accounts may initiate a single 529 plan rollover per beneficiary within a 12-month period. Executing more than one rollover within this period would make the additional rollovers taxable and potentially subject to a 10% penalty. Due to unique and unexpect...