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Turkey fryer explodes inside NC home after the cook falls asleep: authorities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

Editor's note: This story was updated to correct Daniel Shoffner's job title. BURLINGTON, N.C. (WAVY) -- A North Carolina family is lucky to be alive after a turkey fryer exploded inside their home. According to authorities, a propane tank fueling the fryer exploded at a home in Burlington earlier this week. The explosion was so strong, it blew out the windows in the back of the house. Fire officials said the person cooking the turkey fell asleep and left the boiling oil unattended."And that is dangerous," said Daniel Shoffner, chief of emergency medical services for the Burlington Fire Department. Turkey leftovers: How long is too long in the refrigerator? No one was seriously hurt in the explosion, according to authorities.Shoffner said this can happen anywhere since unattended cooking is one of the leading causes of home fires, especially during the holiday season.According to the U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission, an average of 1,600 cooking fires happen on Thanksgiv...

More air traffic controllers coming to Austin airport, according to U.S. congressman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been a busy holiday weekend at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. With more travelers, comes the need for more air traffic controllers, according to some officials. U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) said, luckily, extra staffing is on the way.Staffing and equipment needsShortly before Thanksgiving, Rep. Doggett said he spoke with the Federal Aviation Administration's Administrator Mike Whitaker about safety concerns at AUS. The meeting came after Doggett sent a letter to the FAA in October which detailed changes he'd like to see after the airport experienced different incidents where aircraft were close to hitting each other. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: US congressman urges FAA to address safety issues at Austin airport "Having four or five near misses in less than a year is just a really serious danger sign," Doggett said. "I contacted the FAA and said we just got to do a better job on air traffic control in Austin. Too few people, insufficient equipment...

Travis County commissioner to lead local government group at UN conference in Dubai

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties begins Thursday in Dubai, and one Central Texas leader will bring her local experiences to the international gathering. The conference, also called COP, brings countries together to focus on climate change, and this year will have a distinct focus on local government. Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea will serve as the US board chair of the ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and lead a delegation of local elected officials who look at what local governments are doing and can do to have an impact. Shea said most people probably don't think local governments have much of a role in climate change. "But because local governments are where the population is and local governments have the responsibility to help put their communities back together after a disaster, I think the role of local governments has been maybe underappreciated in the work that's gone on on this issue," Shea said. She said...

Men’s hockey: Jimmy Clark ends it in overtime as Gophers outlast Michigan State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

With five members of last season’s Gophers men’s hockey team currently playing in the NHL, there were going to be new sources of offense needed if they were to make a run at a third consecutive Big Ten title.Logan Cooley’s decision to become an Arizona Coyote in late July meant that coach Bob Motzko needed another forward. And the call he made to Jimmy Clark, telling the Edina kid to come to campus rather than spend another season in the USHL is paying notable dividends already.On Sunday afternoon, Clark’s overtime winner lifted Minnesota to a 6-5 win over Michigan State in the finale of their weekend series. The victory thwarted a furious comeback by the Spartans, who trailed by a pair in the final minutes of regulation, but scored twice to force the extra session.Bryce Brodzinski scored twice and added a pair of assists as the Gophers improved to 7-4-3 overall and 3-3-2 in the Big Ten. Rhett Pitlick, Connor Kurth and Ryan Chesley also scored for the Gophers, who got 41 saves...

Broncos 27, Browns 12: Wil Lutz adds three more for Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

The Broncos are the hottest team in the NFL with a four-game winning streak. Can they continue their run? Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Browns at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.Live updatesFourth-quarter updatesThree more (4:56 p.m.): Wil Lutz nails the 34-yard field goal. Broncos 27, Browns 12 with 4:19 to go. — Joe NguyenBall hawks (4:51 p.m.): P.J. Locke with the strip sack on P.J. Walker. Then Alex Singleton gets the recovery. Denver ball on its own 42-yard line. — Joe NguyenThe Broncos defense is now at 15 takeaways after P.J. Locke’s strip sack. Incredible. — Matt SchubertAmari Cooper down (4:49 p.m.): Another hurt Browns player after PJ Locke lays the wood in the secondary. The Broncos are hitting today, friends. — Matt SchubertCasa Bonitto (4:37 p.m.): Nik Bonitto just got a sack on Browns backup QB P.J. Walker. He has 6.5 sacks this season.And then the next play, he got a hand on the pass. Browns have to ...

Aurora police searching for driver involved in fatal hit-and-run Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

Aurora police officers are searching for a driver who fled the scene of the fatal crash that shut down the intersection at South Havana Street and East Iliff Avenue Sunday morning.Officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Iliff Avenue and South Havana Street around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 28-year-old man who had died in the crash, police said. The man will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, a 2000 Honda Accord was driving south on Havana when it was struck in the driver’s side door by a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, the news release stated.Investigators suspect the Hyundai ran a red light immediately before the crash, the release stated Sunday.The driver of the Hyundai left the scene and has not been identified or located, according to the news release.An...

4 'suspicious' fires set within blocks of each other in San Bernardino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

Several "suspicious" fires broke out at multiple locations within blocks of each other in San Bernardino on Saturday night, authorities said.According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, crews were first dispatched to a reported commercial fire at 340 West 4th Street at 5:40 p.m. 911 callers indicated that the fire started from a room on the first floor of a vacant building, and when firefighters arrived and conducted a search, they found no victims. The fire was knocked down in ten minutes and no injuries were reported. What caused the fire is unknown. Just over three hours later, another fire broke out at the same building, authorities said. Firefighters on the scene one of several "suspicious" fires that broke out in San Bernardino, CA on Nov. 25, 2023. (San Bernardino County Fire Department)“Crews were re-dispatched to the same address for a fire on the second floor...[they] arrived to find fire showing from two rooms on the second floor.” It t...

Giant tumbleweed seen blowing across roadway in Southern California 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

An enormous tumbleweed was captured on video rolling across a road in Southern California last week. Video circulating on X, formerly Twitter, shows the massive tumbleweed rolling over one span of the road, over the median and on to the other side of the road in the direction of traffic. The National Weather Service even reposted the video, saying that a gargantuan tumbleweed was spotted in Simi Valley the day before.  California’s top cheeseburger joint is in L.A., according to Yelp Preliminary reports indicated that the video was taken in Simi Valley, but further investigation revealed that the actual location of the video was near Fairview Park on Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa. Video circulating on X, formerly Twitter, shows the massive tumbleweed roll over one span of the roadway, over the median and on to the other side of the road in the direction of traffic. (X/@gunsnrosesgirl3 via @tuidelescribano)Many were quick to comment on the colossal tumbleweed, with ...

3 men of Palestinian descent attending holiday gathering shot in Vermont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured — one seriously — near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. Authorities said the attack may have been a hate crime.The shootings occurred at about 6:25 p.m. Saturday near the UVM campus, according to Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad. He said police are searching for the shooter.Two of the men are in stable condition and the other suffered “much more serious injuries,” Murad said in a news release Sunday. The three, all age 20, were visiting the home of one of the victim’s relatives and were walking when they were confronted by a white man with a handgun.“Without speaking, he discharged at least four rounds from the pistol and is believed to have fled,” Murad said in a news release. “All three victims were struck, two in their torsos and one in the lower extremities.” Mother arrested at shopping mall for 9-year-old’s slaying Murad said all three men ar...

Some Californians leaving for Texas may be replaced by Texans leaving for California 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:46 GMT

While it is known that many Californians looking to leave the Golden State often choose Texas as their new home, new statistics indicate that a growing number of Texans are making their home in California.Data obtained from the United States Census Bureau by the Houston Chronicle on state-to-state migration shows that California welcomed 42,279 Texans as new residents, the most of any state moving into California. One major motivator when it comes to relocating is how much residents are paid; according to Forbes, the average salary in Texas for 2023 is $57,300, which ranks 24th in the nation. The average Californian’s salary is $73,220, which is third highest in America only behind New York ($74,870) and Massachusetts ($76,600).  Young and wealthy Californians leaving the region for other states, study says Forbes analysts say that the average annual salary across the U.S. is $59,428 -- around $2,000 more than the average Texas resident -- meaning that Texans "often requ...