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Sustainable city alert! Here are some Earth Day & Arbor Day events in San Diego

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- It's Earth Month across the country and as the nation’s eighth largest city, San Diego is celebrating with a number of activities and volunteer opportunities. Earth Month began in 1970, according to earthday.org, as a way to raise environmental awareness and demonstrate support for environmental protection.In an effort to highlight environmental stewardship, the benefits of trees and to remind San Diegans how to be be climate resilient, the city and County of San Diego have scheduled several events in April. 3 American sailors en route to San Diego reported missing: U.S. Coast Guard “Our City remains committed to building a sustainable and climate-resilient future for all San Diegans,” said Councilmember Joe LaCava, Chair of the City of San Diego Environment Committee. “With Earth Month upon us, our community has a valuable opportunity to discover different ways the City supports sustainable goals. I urge all residents to partake in these free educational activities....

Dozens of San Diego streetlights vandalized

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO - Dozens of City of San Diego streetlights have been vandalized and broken around downtown, which has caused some people n the area to feel unsafe.One man crouched on the ground in front of a streetlight along B Street, cutting the interior cables which caused the pole to stop working. FOX 5 captured the moment on camera."It’s pretty much pitch black after sundown," said Feel It Records owner Mark Hamilton. Multiple car crash prompted significant delays on I-5 He says the issue has been ongoing for months. Not just in front of his business on E Street and Ninth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, but all over the city. "This one doesn’t work. Tell me about the ones across the street. That one doesn’t work. That one works sometimes and that one is burned out. Pretty much the whole block is dark at night," added Hamilton.When he reported the problem to the city via the Get it Done app, he was told it would take 380 days for repair. That was their average response time because h...

Brewers’ Woodruff has shoulder strain, will be out longer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers has a strain in his right shoulder and will be sidelined longer than originally thought, manager Craig Counsell said Saturday. Woodruff was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with what the team said was inflammation. He had an MRI that revealed a strain under his scapula.Counsell said Woodruff won’t do any throwing until the Brewers return from a road trip that concludes Wednesday at Seattle. Woodruff, an All-Star in 2019 and 2021, is 0-1 with a 0.79 ERA in two starts. “We’ll have the doctors re-examine him when we get back home and hopefully start to nail down a rehab progression and timeline,” Counsell said. “It’s going to be longer than two weeks obviously now. We all want to know and Woody wants to know. “This is a muscle strain. The subscap strains are a little tricky so we’ve got to get him symptom-free and make sure as we start throwing again that nothing flares up,” Counsell ad...

G-7 talks may measure allies’ reaction to US documents leak

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

HANOI (AP) — While the Biden administration sees minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners, that assessment will get its first real test when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets in Japan with counterparts from six of America’s closest foreign friends.The three days of talks between the Group of Seven foreign ministers, which begin Sunday, may shed light on whether the disclosure has harmed trust between the allies or is only the latest embarrassment for the U.S, which has been grappling with the fallout from leaks of highly sensitive secrets over the past decade.Blinken said Saturday he had heard no concerns from allies, but the revelations, and the arrest of a relatively low-level suspect in the leaks, will loom over the G-7 meeting, the first major international diplomatic conference since the documents were discovered online and made public.“We have engaged with our allies and...

Canada, South Korea launch talks on defence, security intelligence sharing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

OTTAWA — Canada and South Korea have launched talks aimed at sharing defence and security information as the two countries work to counter increasing threats from Russia and China. The agreement to develop an intelligence-sharing pact, called the General Security of Information Agreement, capped Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s second official visit to the East Asian country. Joly says building on shared priorities with South Korea is part of Canada’s developing Indo-Pacific strategy. She says South Korea is a strong and trusted partner with whom Canada continues to deepen and strengthen its co-operation.In October, Joly announced plans for a similar information-sharing accord with Japan. At the time, she said the exchange of intelligence would help Canada “better counter threats at home while working with partners to create greater stability in the region.”This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 15, 2023. The Canadian Press

CPD: One shot and killed by officer on West Side

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

CHICAGO — One person is dead after they were shot by an officer Saturday on the city's West Side, according to Chicago police. According to police, the incident occurred in the 3800 block of West Flournoy in the 11th district. Police reported there were no officers injured and the individual who was shot was transported to an area hospital where they later died 4 teens shot, 1 fatally, in overnight shootings His identity hasn't been released but family members identified him as Kaylani Clay Jr., 24. Around 10 a.m., officers said they were on patrol and saw several people near a vehicle. One person was leaning into the vehicle and ran away when officers approached them, according to police. Chicago police said as they were running, the person turned towards an officer with a gun. The officer shot them and they were taken to the hospital. A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said.An officer was also taken to a hospital for observation.The Civilian Office of Police Accountabi...

Illinois family of 4 missing since February; FBI joins investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

NEWTON, Ill. (WCIA) — A Jasper County, Illinois family of four has been missing for two months. A mother, father and their two young sons were last seen at home on Feb. 10. While several law enforcement agencies conduct a nationwide search, loved ones back in Newton reflect on the red flags they noticed leading up to their disappearance. CPD: One shot and killed by officer on West Side One of the last messages 11-year-old Aiden Lutz sent his half-sister, Brittany Lutz, said "There's nothing to do when we're not going somewhere."He said his family was taking a vacation but he didn't know where, and that it was "boring" because he's "usually playing video games." Brittany said she hasn't heard from Aiden since the day he left with his brother and parents."On Feb. 14 I did text my father Stephen and said if they needed to get away, I could take the boys and just get them back to a normal life. He said they have a normal life, they aren't together and he's not allowed to be around the...

Former CIA chief says Greene 'not fit to hold public office'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

(The Hill) – Former CIA Director John Brennan blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her defense of the accused U.S. intelligence leaker, saying she shouldn’t hold office.“From my perspective, I think Marjorie Taylor Greene has demonstrated time and time again that she’s not fit to hold public office with some of her commentary that she has made, even previously,” Brennan said in an MSNBC interview. “And so, therefore, I believe she should not be involved in any type of sensitive, classified information. And she does have some clearances because of her role within the Congress and position on the committee,” he added, referring to the House Homeland Security Committee. Pentagon leaks: Suspect identified as 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Greene came to the defense of Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who was arrested and charged this week in connection with the leak of hundreds of sensitive and classified military documents including information about the war...

Hot with isolated severe storms, mainly east of I-35

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The heat is on with highs in the low to mid 90s. The record high for today is 94º and we could come close between 4 and 5 p.m.. Through April 15th we've had six 90º+ days since the start of the year. Only one year had more 90º days by now, in 1967 they had eight 90º days. El Niño watch issued: Here’s what that means We're watching the potential for isolated storms between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. near the Austin Metro and moving into our Eastern Counties. First 2023 Atlantic Hurricane forecast released Updated thunderstorm potential late Saturday afternoonSome of the thunderstorms could be strong to severe. The Storm Prediction Center keeps areas near and east of I-35 in a level 1 or 2 risk for severe weather (out of 5). The highest risk for damaging storms is near and into Fayette County and east. Large hail and damaging winds are our greatest concern. Severe risk through mid-evening (SPC)A cold front arrives this evening. It delivers a breezy north wind tonight that ...

AFD: Solar panels at south Austin movie theater catch fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Fire Department said crews responded to a south Austin movie theater Saturday where solar panels on the roof caught fire. AFD said around 2 p.m. it was working the fire at Cinemark in Southpark Meadows. At the time, the fire was under control, and the evacuation was complete. Austin Fire said it was using a machine to blow the remaining smoke from the building. AFD did not report any injuries. KXAN has reached out to Cinemark for more information about when the theater will reopen.