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San Jose staff crafts solution to protect blighted old historic church

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

SAN JOSE — The solution to rescuing a blighted downtown San Jose church — a city staff proposal that has already drawn fire even before it gets a vote — suggests that the city push ahead on its own with a salvage effort.Staffers proposed that the city spend $200,000 to remove the shredded tarp whose tattered remnants cling to the sides and roof of the First Church of Christ Scientist, and then protect the structure, along with other remedies.The $200,000 would be spent first to remove the containment wrap and tarp that currently dangles from the structure, a staff memo stated.Post tarp removal, the funds would be used, staffers recommended, to “weatherproof, board up, and implement a fire monitoring system.”A roofline and the structure of First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, are exposed to the elements, February 2023. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group)“This staff plan to spend $200,000 i...

Over 60 firefighters battle 25-acre brush fire in Clearlake Oaks

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

(KRON) – Over 60 firefighters helped stop the forward spread of a 25-acre brush fire Wednesday, according to Cal Fire.Crews responded to the scene of a two-acre vegetation fire near the 200 block of Henderson Drive. Due to the fire’s moderate rate of spread, additional resources were ordered to help contain the fire. Photo: Cal FirePhoto: Cal FirePhoto: Cal FireFifteen engines, three hand crews, a bulldozer, one helicopter, one air attack, three tankers and three water tenders were dispatched, according to Cal Fire.The fire eventually grew into a 25-acre brush fire. The spreading was able to be stopped and the fire was last updated to be at 20-percent containment. Fire officials say spotting is still a concern.North Shore and Lake County Fire Departments helped assist Cal Fire.

Personal data left vulnerable after Johns Hopkins University and Health System hit by ransomware hack

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University and Health System said its taking action after a hack by Russian cyber-extortion gang may have left sensitive information exposed.In an email sent on Wednesday, members of the Johns Hopkins Community were informed about a May 31 data breach that exposed “the information of Johns Hopkins employees, students, and/or parents.”It said the “widespread cybersecurity attack” targeting its systems was part of a “previously unknown vulnerability in the widely used software MOVEit.”The attack against the university and health system was part of a larger one that “impacted many other large organizations around the world,” according to Johns Hopkins.While Johns Hopkins said it is still working to assess the full impact of the attack, an “initial evaluation” showed the breach did not include electronic health records.“We took immediate action to secure our systems and are working closely ...

Jordy Bahl, star pitcher on Oklahoma’s NCAA champion softball team, transfers home to Nebraska

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Softball pitching sensation Jordy Bahl, who led Oklahoma to its third straight national title last week, has announced she will transfer to Nebraska.Bahl, who is from the Omaha suburb of Papillion, had said on Monday she’s homesick and wants to help grow the sport in her home state. She didn’t indicate which of the state’s three Division I programs she would join until announcing her decision on Twitter on Thursday.She finished this season with a 22-1 record and an 0.90 ERA. In her two years at Oklahoma, she won two national titles and finished with a 44-2 record.“I am excited to return home and be Jordy Bahl the softball player, but more importantly, the person,” Bahl wrote in announcing her decision to play for the Cornhuskers. “I am excited thinking about growing the game that has provided me so many opportunities for growth, in the home state, a current overlooked state for girls in softball at all ages, and I am excited to finish the softb...

Live: Nuggets championship parade and rally

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The City of Denver will be filled with Nuggets fans Thursday for a celebration of the team's first-ever NBA championship. A parade will run through downtown, leading to a rally at Civic Center Park.Events kick off with a 9 a.m. pre-rally. The parade begins at 10 a.m., running from Union Station to Civic Center Park. The rally will begin around noon, depending on the length of the parade, and is expected to last about an hour.How to watch Nuggets parade on TVYou can watch live coverage in Denver on:FOX31 KDVRChannel 2 KWGNChannel Finder: Where to watch on cable, satellite, streaming providersLive Updates

Over 47 years, the Nuggets have retired these 6 numbers

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA championship title since joining the league in 1976, but many players have been making franchise history along the way.Teams in the NBA, like many sports leagues, will retire a player's number as a way of recognizing their greatness and paying tribute to them for the rest of the team's history. Photos: 40 years of Nuggets jerseys When a number is retired, it typically means that no player in the future of that team can wear that number again.The Denver Nuggets have retired six numbers within the franchise throughout 47 years.#40 Byron Beck, 1967-1977Beck only played one season in the NBA after several in the ABA, but it was a remarkable one. He was 6 feet, 9 inches tall playing center for the Nuggets from the beginning. He played at the University of Denver and was the first player ever signed to the professional team when it was known as the Denver Rockets in 1967, according to the website Remember the ABA. In 1977, his ...

DeSantis signs record Florida budget, a campaign-ready spending plan boosted by federal dollars

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

(CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed his state’s budget, a $117 billion spending plan filled with priorities that have already become fodder for the Republican’s 2024 presidential campaign.There’s $12 million in there to continue the flights carrying migrants from border states to blue jurisdictions for a second year. Another $25 million was set aside to remake New College, a small liberal arts college on Florida’s west coast, into a new model for a conservative public university. And it factors in tax breaks on babycare products like diapers and a multi-billion dollar expansion of school choice that will allow virtually any Florida K-12 student to attend private schools with taxpayer dollars – both early features of his pitch to Republican families.Over the past two years, DeSantis has spared little expense while molding Florida to his liking. The budget he signed is the largest in state history, with a price tag 30% above the one his predecessor, then-Gov. Rick Sco...

Hungary refuses to join EU startup group over diversity and inclusion aim

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

PARIS — Hungary won’t become a member of an EU startup alliance anytime soon since Viktor Orbán’s right-wing government in Budapest disagrees with the group’s inclusion and diversity efforts. Up until now, 15 EU countries have joined the European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA), which was created in 2021 aiming to improve and harmonize startup policy across the bloc. But as the only EU country yet to sign a declaration of intent to join, Hungary is holding out on the club, which wants members to sign up to a set of eight policy best practices for startups.“[Hungary] had disagreements on the seventh standard, which was inclusion and diversity,” ESNA’s manager Arthur Jordão told POLITICO at VivaTech, a tech and startup fair in Paris. “From what I know, they didn’t sign for that reason. But whenever they do, we’re ready to embrace them.” The Hungarian government did not respond to POLITICO’s repeated requests for comment...

Nathan Carman, charged with killing mom at sea and accused of shooting grandfather, dies ahead of trial

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

Authorities say Nathan Carman, a 29-year-old man facing charges for killing his mother during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England, has died ahead of his upcoming trial.In a Notice of Dismissal filed with the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, law officials said “the United States received information from the U.S. Marshal that Carman died on or about June 15, 2023.”The notice was submitted by the office of United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Nikolas Kerest on Thursday morning. According to the office, Carman was in the custody of the U.S. Marshall as a federal inmate at the time of his death.Carman, a resident of Vernon, VT, previously pleaded not guilty in 2022 to fraud and first-degree murder charges in the death of his mother, Linda Carman.His indictment came six years after he was found on a raft by authorities, days after he had departed Rhode Island with his mother for a fishing trip. Their boat reportedly sank and...

Nathan Carman dies awaiting trial for his mother’s death in 2016 fishing trip off New England

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:50:19 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England in what prosecutors say was a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has died, federal authorities said Thursday.Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vermont, was scheduled to face trial in October. He had pleaded not guilty last year to fraud and first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Linda Carman of Middletown, Connecticut.The eight-count indictment also says Carman shot and killed his wealthy grandfather John Chakalos at his home in Windsor, Connecticut, in 2013 but does not charge him with murder in his death.In September 2016, Carman arranged a fishing trip with his mother, during which prosecutors say he planned to kill her and report that his boat sank and his mother disappeared in the accident.He was found floating in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina with his mother, who was never found. Prosecutors allege he altered ...