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Rampart fire west of Colorado Springs mostly snuffed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

A wildfire that broke out west of Colorado Springs within the burn scar from the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire has been mostly snuffed and firefighters who quickly surrounded it were monitoring hot spots early Wednesday.The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the Colorado Front Range mountain foothills and the eastern plains due to record heat, dry grass, wind and low humidity — conditions that favor fire.About 50 firefighters were deployed to suppress this Rampart fire, which burned about 20 acres of grass and Ponderosa pines, 2.5 miles southeast of Woodland Park, on U.S. Forest Service land in western El Paso County. The cause hasn’t been determined.An aircraft dropped water on the flames after the fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and, by 5:30 p.m., firefighters had placed a hose around it. A U.S. Forest Service dispatcher said Wednesday morning that most of the firefighters had gone home but that eight fire trucks were sent to the site Wednesday...

Letters: Protesting gun violence at Colorado, Tennessee capitols — disruptive or democracy in action?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

Legislators need to be able to get work doneRe: “Inquiry sought on student’s removal,” April 7 news storyMuch as I might agree with the message of the anti-gun students in the Colorado Capitol gallery, they nor anyone else should not be allowed to disrupt the legislative session. Would my fellow Democrats be so understanding if passionate, screaming, pro-gun demonstrators did the same?The protesters were not arrested, not injured, and not barred from the Capitol grounds. State patrol was there to provide necessary and measured security, and that was exactly what they did. Unless the legislators plan to work in a perpetual cacophony, let security do its job unless unnecessary violence is happening.Roger Brisnehan, WestminsterI am speechless at the coverage of the high school student or students’ actions at the Capitol. Somewhere along the line they have learned that shouting like they are at a pep rally will get their point across. They are wrong.A part of getting y...

Man fatally stabbed at Surfers Point in Ventura: Police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

The Ventura Police Department is looking for the assailant who fatally stabbed a man at Surfers Point Tuesday evening.At about 7 p.m., Raymond Morales, 39, was found was stabbed multiple times in the chest and taken to the Ventura County Medical Center, where he succumbed to his wounds, police said in a news release. Investigators believe "two suspects approached the victim near a picnic table and were involved in an altercation prior to the stabbing," the release said.The alleged assailants then ran to the parking lot of Surfers Point and left in their vehicle headed north on Figueroa Street.The investigation is ongoing, and the attack may be gang-related, police said.Anyone with information or with possible video footage of the incident is asked to call Detective Avila at 805-339-4478.

SZA expands SOS Tour; L.A. dates added

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

SZA fans who missed out on her popular SOS Tour are now in luck. Just a few weeks removed from playing the Kia Forum in Inglewood, the "Kill Bill" singer announced a stretch of new tour dates through North America later this year, including a European run in June. SZA returns to L.A. for two nights, Oct. 22 and 23, but this time at Crypto.com Arena. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime is set for 8 p.m.The European leg of the tour kicks off June 1 in Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome and then will make stops in Paris, Berlin, London and more before wrapping up in Dublin at 3Arena on June 21.British singer-songwriter Raye will be joining the songstress in Europe.The tour returns to North America on Sept. 20 in Miami at Kaseya Center, making stops in Brooklyn, Houston, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up in Phoenix at Footprint Center on Oct. 29. Tickets go on sale for the new L.A. tour dates on April 14 at noon on Ticketmaster.

Feds propose reducing Colorado River water to California, Nevada and Arizona in “shot across the bow”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials are considering whether to order Arizona, California and Nevada to take less water out of the drying Colorado River, effectively flexing their muscles over a problem they had hoped the states would solve themselves.In the coming weeks, federal officials must decide whether to impose cuts on the three lower Colorado River Basin states by either following the longstanding system of water-rights seniority or by spreading them across three states evenly. The former would put Arizona squarely in the crosshairs — threatening cities like Phoenix and Tucson — while the latter would force far more significant cuts on California, which draws the most Colorado River water by far.Colorado and the three other upper-basin states — New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — appear to have avoided cuts of their own, at least in the short term.The Bureau of Reclamation’s two proposals to cut water allocations for lower-basin states are part of a supplemental environmental im...

VTA light rail service resumes throughout Santa Clara County after electrical line issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

An overhead electrical line problem temporarily halted light rail service throughout Santa Clara County on Wednesday morning, according to the Valley Transportation Authority.Due to an overhead electrical line issue, all VTA light rail service is suspended temporarily. Bus bridges will run throughout the LR system for the next two hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and we are working to fix the problem ASAP. pic.twitter.com/uZPU2H5MbV— VTAservice (@vtaservice) April 12, 2023Related ArticlesTransportation | Opinion: VTA is spending $500 million to add 10 minutes to your commute Transportation | How many people will ride BART through San Jose? The answer could define South Bay transit, but nobody knows The transit agency announced at 4:30 a.m. that its light-rail service was suspended and a bus bridge would replace it. The agency later said the electrical line issue was at First Street and Younger Avenue in San Jose’s Hyde Park neig...

Cisco still faces caste bias allegations; case against two supervisors is dismissed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

BY DEEPA BHARATH | Associated PressThe California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against two Cisco engineers, while still keeping alive its litigation against the company.The two Cisco supervisors were accused in the department’s lawsuit of discriminating and harassing an employee on the basis of caste – a division of people based on birth or descent. That case was dismissed by an order of the Santa Clara Superior County Court last week. The employee belonged to the Dalit community, a group that is at the bottom rung of the caste system which took root and evolved in India and elsewhere in the subcontinent.The Civil Rights Department sent a statement to the Associated Press this week saying the case against Cisco “remains ongoing.”“We will continue to vigorously litigate the matter on behalf of the people of California,” it said, adding that it remains committed to “securing relief and ensu...

Prep roundup: Dublin baseball, Amador Valley softball pull off upsets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

No. 6 Dublin 3, No. 4 De La Salle 2Dublin’s pitching duo of Colin Glines and Tyler Thompson helped the Gaels do something the team’s senior class had never accomplished before — defeat East Bay Athletic League powerhouse De La Salle. Dublin’s 3-2 victory over the Spartans came a little over a year after De La Salle routed them 19-1. Glines allowed one hit through six innings, and Thompson closed out the game in the seventh.“De La Salle has been our number one team to beat,” said Glines, adding “and we just did it”De La Salle led off the first inning with a soft single by Kai Smith, and Connor Harrison drove him in on a sacrifice fly. That was it for scoring by either team until the fifth. Dublin batted around the lineup in that inning, starting it off with two walks and a hit-by-pitch to load the bases. Jaden D’Souza drove in one run on an infield single, and Carston Pearson drove in two more. Smith Chandler cut the Dublin lead to one run in the sixth inning with ...

Prince Harry will attend King’s coronation, Meghan to stay in California with their children, palace says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, will attend the coronation of King Charles next month, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Wednesday.Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain in the US with the couple’s children, the palace added.Related ArticlesWorld News | Fed up by neighborhood pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself World News | Natalie Merchant emerges from darkness with nothing but love World News | Melania Trump lashes out at ‘assumptions’ but won’t say she supports Donald World News | Photos: Entertainment power couple list their California ranch for $25 million World News | RHOC alum Kelly Dodd’s former Newport Beach home lists for $4.3 million “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,”...

Americans who survived kidnapping in Mexico share details of their captivity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:33 GMT

By Mitchell McCluskey and Nouran Salahieh | CNNMore than a month after four Americans were attacked and kidnapped by a drug cartel in Mexico, the two survivors say they’re still recovering from the trauma of the terrifying ordeal and the killings of their friends.“They didn’t deserve that. None of us deserved it. But we’re alive — we have a lot of recovering to do,” LaTavia Washington McGee told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview Tuesday.Washington McGee, Eric Williams, Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were kidnapped on March 3 as they were driving to a medical appointment in Matamoros, Mexico. Woodard and Brown were both killed.The attack came in broad daylight, with armed men ambushing the four friends not long after they crossed the US-Mexico border. Investigators believe the Americans were likely mistaken for Haitian drug smugglers, a US official familiar with the investigation previously told CNN.The group was driving when ...