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$5.6 million bid for one offshore tract marks modest start for Gulf of Mexico wind energy

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

In a first-of-its kind auction for the Gulf of Mexico, a company bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease federal waters off the Louisiana coast for wind energy generation. It was a modest start for wind energy in the Gulf, which lags the Northeast in offshore wind power development. Only one of three available tracts received bids. And only two companies bid. The winning bidder was RWE Offshore US. The Biden administration said the tract covers more than 102,000 acres (41,200 hectares) with the potential for generation of 1.24 gigawatts, enough wind power to supply 435,000 homes. Analysts cited a variety of factors behind the current, relatively low interest in the lease sale, including inflation and challenges specific to the area such as lower wind speeds and the need for designs that consider hurricane threats. Washington-based research group Clearview Energy Partners said in a Tuesday analysis that Gulf states’ governments lack the needed offshore wind targets or mandates for re...

E-470 reopens after semi rollover

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Those who commute on E-470 found themselves in quite the traffic jam following a semitruck rollover Wednesday morning.Just before 7:30 a.m., all southbound lanes of E-470 were closed at Interstate 76 due to the rollover.FOX31's Courtney Fromm was on scene where multiple emergency crews were working to clear the metal scaffolding that was covering the highway. You’ve been warned: Don’t drive over solid white lines In addition to the closure at I-76, the ramp from U.S. 85 to southbound/eastbound E-470 was also closed so another truck could come and clear the debris.The closure lasted several hours and was finally reopened at around 10 a.m.There has been no word on what may have caused the rollover.

Father of firefighter killed in Pompano Beach helicopter crash questions what went wrong

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

Captain Terryson Jackson’s father proudly spoke about his son who was killed in the fatal helicopter crash-landing in Pompano Beach.“I wish something could bring him back because I mean, I feel like the world needs him,” said Oliver Jackson.Jackson’s father described him as a man who put his children first, a man who sacrificed so much for people who needed him.“That’s what he loved to do, he cared about people a great deal,” he said. “But I mean anybody who is a parent, I mean I love my son and there is no replacement for him.”On Monday morning, Jackson and two other crew members were on their way to respond to an emergency, when they had trouble a minute into their flight.“I’m wondering where did the fire come from?” the father said. “And then the whole helicopter that kept spinning and spinning and falls down.”The Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment community, where Ca...

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington.According to video from a local news station, the 81-year-old McConnell was asked whether he would run for reelection in 2026. The senator asked the reporter to repeat the question before trailing off and staring straight ahead for about 10 seconds.A woman standing at the front of the room with McConnell asked him whether he heard the question and she repeated it. When McConnell did not answer, she announced to the room that “we’re going to need a minute.” McConnell eventually answered two additional questions — though not the one about a 2026 campaign — and was halting and appeared to have some difficulty speaking. The woman then ended the news conference and McConnell left the room, walking slowly.McConnell’s reaction was similar to the time when he...

Ex-Catholic cardinal McCarrick, age 93, is not fit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he suffers from dementia.McCarrick, the ex-archbishop of Washington, D.C., was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after an internal Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults as well as children. The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians but turned a blind eye as McCarrick rose to the top of the U.S. church as an adept fundraiser who advised three popes.During Wednesday’s hearing, Dr. Kerry Nelligan, a psychologist hired by the prosecution, said she found significant deficits in McCarrick’s memory during...

Police release images of person sought in connection with Dorchester shooting that left 8 wounded

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

Boston police are asking the public to help ID a person believed to be connected to a shooting that left eight people wounded over the weekend.Sharing two photos of the individual, who’s seen wearing a black hooded-sweatshirt, black pants with white stripes, and white sneakers, Boston PD said the request comes as part of their investigation into the shooting that happened near the Caribbean Festival in Dorchester on Saturday.At least eight people were wounded after gunfire broke out in the area of Blue Hill and Talbot avenues around 7:45 a.m.Authorities later said the shooting had been between rival gang members, and left six men and two women suffering non-life-threatening injuries.Police went on to arrest four suspects, including a 17 year old who was seen fleeing the scene and 21-year-old Sebastian Fernandez, who was shot in the leg.Fernandez was arraigned from a hospital bed on numerous firearm and assault to murder charges on Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County Dist...

From the Archives: Mayor on vacation page 1 news (circa 1926)

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

Is a mayor taking a vacation news?Related ArticlesLocal News | Boston Mayor Wu leaves town without telling council president he’s in charge, source says It depends on the circumstances. In times like this, we turn to the Herald archives for perspective.BOSTON_HERALD August_5_1926__p1This front page is the first example from the archives for the term “Mayor on vacation.” As you can see, Mayor (Malcolm) Nichols (1926–1930) was front and center for taking time off. Historical fact: It appears he was the list Republican mayor of Boston. (Email me if I’m wrong.)BOSTON_HERALD September_7_1849__p4BOSTON_HERALD September_7_1849__p1The first story ever published by the Herald that referred to an “acting mayor” appeared on Sept. 7, 1849. (I added a link to that year’s page 1 for historical context.) Another 3,411 stories follow that also contain the term “acting mayor.”The city rules state the Council president is the actin...

DeVante Parker among 3 Patriots missing at practice Wednesday, several others return

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker was among three players missing at Wednesday’s practice.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots re-signing Bailey Zappe, Malik Cunningham to practice squad New England Patriots | Patriots practice squad tracker: Bailey Zappe, Malik Cunningham re-sign New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots failed to help Mac Jones this offseason and paid for it on cutdown day New England Patriots | Patriots depth chart reset: Projecting New England’s starters after surprising 53-man roster cuts New England Patriots | Patriots’ offensive line gets good news on roster cutdown day Parker was spotted walking in the locker room late Tuesday afternoon and did not exhibit any sign of injury. He was also present for the start of Tuesday’s practice. Offensive tackle Riley Reiff (right leg) and wide receiver Tyquan Thornton were the other a...

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bombers during drills

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI (Associated Press)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday night, its neighbors said, hours after the U.S. flew long-range bombers for drills with its allies in a show of force against the North.The launches, the latest in the North’s barrage of weapons tests since last year, came amid ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that North Korea regards as a rehearsal for invasion.There were no reports of damages caused by Wednesday’s launches. But observers say North Korea likely aimed to demonstrate again it has missiles capable of striking key targets in South Korea in protest at its rivals’ military exercises.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the North Korean missiles both travelled about 360 kilometers (225 miles) before landing in the waters of the Korean Peninsula’s east coast. It said the missiles were...

Meant to be shared, paella is a colorful party in a pan

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:23:34 GMT

Gretchen McKay | (TNS) Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe last few weeks of August and the first of September are often bittersweet.With the kids heading back to school, our kitchen gardens rapidly maturing and vacations to the beach sadly in our rear-view mirror, it means the sunny days of summer will soon be behind us.Not that fall is bad, of course. If the weather cooperates and you can sweet-talk someone into helping you rake leaves and replace screens with storm windows, it can be wonderful, what with all the colorful leaves, cooler temperatures and the return of apple- and pumpkin-flavored everything. It just doesn’t have the easy, relaxed feeling we associate with summer.But still.Fall doesn’t officially start until Sept. 23, so there’s still time to plan one last outdoor “summer” party for family and friends.My final outdoor get-together of the summer season was a paella party for about 15 friends and colleagues on a balmy Friday evening in my backyard....