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Massachusetts farm fatigue due to freeze and flood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

ADAMS, M.A. (NEWS10) -Farms in the Bay State have been at a disadvantage this year due to weather conditions. Farmers are looking for ways to make up for lost profits and nurture what is still growing. Specializing in exotic peppers, Steve Melito started Cole Mountain Farm as a hobby during the pandemic. With this being their first year as a business, Melito pulled the trigger on planting too soon.“They say don’t plant until Memorial Day for a reason. We planted some crops sooner because the weather had been nice. Turned out not to be that way," explained Melito. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the Massachusetts Farm Bureau, a deep freeze in February followed by a May frost are to blame for the stunted plants. For orchards in the area, fruit pickers may be out of luck come fall. “None of our fruit trees, which we also have, have any fruit. There are no buds or flowers," said Melito.The bureau has also reported...

Wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have scorched more than 10,000 acres combined

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

About a dozen wildfires are burning in Colorado, with most on the Western Slope, where more than 10,000 combined acres of land have been torched.Little Mesa fireThe Little Mesa fire, about 15 miles southwest of Delta in the Dominguez Escalante National Conservation Area, has burned 3,677 acres, about 5.7 square miles, according to fire officials. The fire, sparked by lightning on July 31, is burning through pinyon, juniper, sagebrush and grass. More than 60 firefighters are working on the fire, which is 30% contained.Widespread afternoon showers and thunderstorms on the Western Slope Friday should help to calm the fire, said Deana Harms, a Bureau of Land Management spokesperson.That same weather, however, could raise the prospect of flash flooding in the area, according to the National Weather Service.No evacuations have been ordered because of the fire.Quartz Ridge fireThe Quartz Ridge fire, about 13 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, has burned 1,475 acres and there is no containm...

LAHSA teams move homeless to safety amid Hurricane Hilary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

In preparation for the major tropical storm, Hurricane Hilary, the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority in partnership with the City and County of L.A., activated its emergency response to notify and relocate homeless people to safer locations. On Thursday, LAHSA Homeless Engagement Teams and Homeless Outreach Services Teams began outreach and relocating homeless people in riverbed areas and in encampments within the flood control areas through the San Gabriel River Watershed, L.A. River, Sepulveda Basin and Hansen Dam. Hurricane Hilary takes aim at Southern California: Live updates LAHSA says with the help of its partners, 50 people from the Santa Fe Dam area have already been moved to safer locations. Teams are also working with the Red Cross and L.A. City and County to explore the availability of emergency storm shelter locations such as parks facilities, gymnasiums, hotels, and motels  to provide immediate safety for people experiencing homelessness.Hurricane Hilar...

'We're ready': L.A. mayor, police outline city's plan for Hurricane Hilary arriving in SoCal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference Friday to discuss the city’s preparation for the incoming Hurricane Hilary set to make landfall in Southern California this weekend.Mayor Bass was also joined by the general managers of city departments.“The city of L.A. is mobilizing in advance of the landfall of Hurricane Hilary,” Bass said Friday. “This is potentially an unprecedented, extreme weather event for Los Angeles, Southern California and the rest of the West Coast. The city is prepared. We're not waiting for the storm to hit. We've already begun working 24/7 to be ahead of the curve and to be ready as soon as the storm reaches our shores."Currently a Category 4 hurricane, Hilary is forecast to head north through Baja California before making its way into the Southland. Southern Californians should start feeling the remnants of Hilary on Saturday as cloud coverage increases and light rain starts to fall. Stronger showers are expected to move in on Sunday with the ...

Loved ones search for missing Orange County man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

Authorities are searching for a missing man who disappeared in Orange County this week.Jacob Mykel Gendusa, 30, was last seen on Aug. 14 when he left his Aliso Viejo home at an unknown time, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. He drove his 2013 white Toyota Prius to an unknown destination.He is described as a white man standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and possibly tan shorts, authorities said. Authorities say Gendusa is considered an at-risk missing person due to his past behavior, although no further details were provided.Jacob Mykel Gendusa, 30, in an undated photo from the Orange County Sheriff's Department. 6 thieves arrested after robbing Nike store in East L.A. Anyone who may know of Gendusa's whereabouts or has additional information is asked to call the O.C. Sheriff's Department at 714-647-7000.

Without manager Gabe Kapler, SF Giants continue lifeless play in loss to Braves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

ATLANTA — Well, throw out that theory.Gabe Kapler was not the Giants’ bad luck charm, nor the source of their offensive trouble.Absent his presence in the dugout Friday night, suspended for one game for returning to the dugout after he was ejected Tuesday, the Giants’ offense was absent as ever in a 4-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves to begin a three-game series against the best team in the sport.When Alex Cobb threw his arms up in disgust after the first pitch out of his hand snuck through the infield for a hit, it could have been the start of a very bad night against the best lineup in baseball. Instead, it was simply just another bad night for what has been the majors’ worst lineup for the better part of two months, now.Taking an 8.04 ERA in August into his start, Cobb gave the Giants what they needed, holding the powerful Braves offense largely in check. But their bats were neutered once again, on Friday by arguably baseball’s best strikeout artist, Spencer S...

Man shot at East Palo Alto Government Center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

EAST PALO ALTO — A man was shot Thursday night at the East Palo Alto Government Center, police said.Officers were dispatched to the government center at 2415 University Ave. around 8:30 p.m. after at least five gunshots were detected in the area, the East Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement. They arrived to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds.The man was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said.There were no early indications the shooting was related to activities at the government center, police said.Police did not announce any arrests Friday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Interactive map: Where 12,800 California gun homicides happened Crime and Public Safety | San Francisco airport employee accused of serial child molestation, discussing child ‘sex slave’ adoption and distributing sex abuse videos Crime and Public Safety | Police: Gun threat in Pacifica parking dispu...

Oakland school board candidates deemed eligible, despite major city error

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

OAKLAND — Faced with another fiasco that could have sabotaged a key local election in the fall, Oakland city officials decided the race must go on.The two candidates vying for an open Oakland school board seat will be allowed to run in November, despite a critical error by the city clerk’s office that led both candidates to fall short of gathering enough signatures in the right places to be eligible.The decision by City Clerk Asha Reed, emailed Friday to Registrar of Voters Tim Dupuis and other officials, stands to resolve the election mess, though it also relies on a legal interpretation that might be vulnerable to challenges.“It would be patently unfair, and likely a violation of their fundamental right to hold public office, to disqualify these candidates” amid the situation, Reed said in the email. “We cannot support such an unjust result.”Amid changing boundaries, the city wasn’t clear about where the candidates needed to collect nomina...

‘Meet Your Beat’: Amid Antioch police scandal, alleged brutality shatters family-man personas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

ANTIOCH – From the “Meet Your Beat” welcome pages the Antioch Police Department once posted on Facebook, officers Eric Rombough and Morteza Amiri look like awfully nice guys.Rombough, young and blond in his photos, is described as a family man, who enjoys wine tasting, cooking with his Traeger smoker and playing with his four dogs, including a Chiweenie.Amiri, who grew up in Antioch, loves dining out on sushi with his wife and young son. On his days off, he goes swimming with Purcy, the K9 he handles on the job. Every day he puts on his uniform, he says in the Facebook video, he wants to “make sure this community is safe for other families just like mine.”It all seemed so sweet – until federal agents in armored tanks with flash bang grenades pulled into their driveways before dawn Thursday. Authorities dragged them out of their homes, indicted them on charges of civil rights violations and released a trove of new text messages between Rombough and Amiri and a slew of other East Cont...

Dublin business owner arrested for having assault rifles, more than 2,000 illegal knives: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A Dublin business owner was arrested on Aug. 11 after authorities discovered a plethora of illegal firearms, knives and other weapons, Dublin Police Service announced Friday in a press release. Dublin residents warned about scam caller impersonating sergeant After executing a search warrant, police seized more than 2,000 illegal switchblade knives, 40 rifles/handguns, 245 sets of brass knuckles, four cane swords and body armor from Dublin Knives located at 6500 Dublin Blvd. The store owner, 51-year-old Deepak Chopra, was charged with possession of illegal firearms, child endangerment and several additional charges. A photo of Dublin police's discovery can be viewed below.Weapons seized on Aug. 17 (Dublin Police Services).Weapons seized on Aug. 11 (Dublin Police Services).A follow-up search warrant was executed at Chopra's Livermore residence. Police said they found 19 rifles, 25 assault rifles, over 50 high-capacity magazines, .30 caliber machine gun parts and devices u...