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Visitors to Los Angeles park concerned with rising population of aggressive geese 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

Visitors to Echo Park are expressing concern about the loud and aggressive geese inhabiting the area. One man told KTLA 5 News that he spotted more than 200 geese at the 29-acre green space this summer, and while Canada geese have been at Echo Park for years, the increasingly hostile birds are growing in numbers and taking over more of the area.There have even been reports of geese charging at pets and scaring children.  8 kittens abandoned in Hollywood looking for a new home Several residents who live close to the park have contacted the Parks and Recreation Department but have not heard back. Since they are federally protected, it is illegal to move or hunt a Canadian goose. 

Monterey County: Day care worker facing one year in jail for throwing down child

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

By Bay City NewsA Marina day care worker is facing a year in jail for physically abusing a child repeatedly in May, according to Monterey County prosecutors.Christine Marie Aiello, 61, deliberately hurt a two-year-old male child on May 25 at Miss Barbara’s Child Care Center, the Monterey County District Attorney’s office said in a statement Friday.Police learned of the abuse when the child came home from day care with some scratches and scrapes. He told both his mother and another teacher that Aiello, who worked at the day care but was not his assigned teacher, had hurt him, prosecutors said.Aiello was caught on video dragging the victim into a classroom and repeatedly throwing him down onto a sleeping mat. She also attempted to hold him down on the mat using a chair, according to the District Attorney’s office.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Mom gets 30 days for waterboarding baby, putting him in freezer Crime and Public Safety | ...

Tesla vehicle coming to Placer County police fleet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- More Tesla police vehicles will be hitting the streets of California as the Auburn City Council approved the purchase of a Model Y for the Auburn Police Department. During their meeting on Sept. 11, the police department requested to reallocate funds slated for the purchase of a Chevrolet Tahoe to go toward a Tesla Model 3. SFPD: 3 arrested for $100K retail theft from businesses across Bay Area The Tahoe was budgeted to cost $55,026.52 and the Model 3 is expected to cost $53,352.05 along with a $475 installation cost for a Tesla Wall Charger, according to the police department's staff report. A lack of police vehicles available for purchase led the police department to transition to purchasing the Tesla sedan, according to the police department. The police department said that over the last four months, they have been able to secure three of the four vehicles they originally intended to purchase. The continued addition of electric vehicles into the city's fleet to m...

Reddick now in NASCAR’s playoff mix at Texas after missing cut last year and then winning there

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

Tyler Reddick this time made it into the round of 12 that starts in Texas, where last year he won a tumultuous and tiring race right after just missing the cut in NASCAR’s playoffs.With a win at Kansas after opening these Cup Series playoffs with a runner-up finish at Darlington, Reddick advanced and already is thinking about what he needs to do to make it past this three-race round in his first season with 23XI Racing.“It’s about having smooth days and somewhat consistent finishes,” said Reddick, who finished 15th at Bristol last weekend. “I think if we can stay in the top 15 each of these races in this next round, when even regardless of a win, I think we’ll be in good shape to make it through the round of eight. And then obviously it’s a little trickier.”Of course, another win at Texas on Sunday would give Reddick an automatic pass into the round of eight — same as a win would do for any of the other 11 remaining playoff contenders.That group includes Kyle Busch, now drivin...

Solheim Cup Expanded Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

At Finca CortesinCasares, SpainYardage: 6,903. Par: 72UNITED STATES 8, EUROPE 8SaturdayFoursomesUnited States 2, Europe 2Emily Pedersen and Carlota Ciganda, Europe, def. Lilia Vu and Jennifer Kupcho, United States, 2 and 1.Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang, United States, def. Anna Nordqvist and Leona Maguire, Europe, 1 up.Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz, United States, def. Georgia Hall and Celine Boutier, Europe, 5 and 3.Maja Stark and Linn Grant, Europe, def. Danielle Kang and Andrea Lee, United States, 1 up.FourballsEurope 3, United States 1Charley Hull and Leona Maguire, Europe, def. Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing, United States, 4 and 3.Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin, United States, def. Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall, Europe, 2 up.Madelene Sagstrom and Emily Pederson, Europe, def. Rose Zhang and Andrea Lee, United States, 2 and 1.Carlota Ciganda and Linn Grant, Europe, def. Danielle Kang and Lilia Vu, United States, 2 and 1.FridayFoursomesUnited States 4, Europe 0Lexi Thompson and...

Arundell scores 5 tries in England romp against Chile at the Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — Winger Henry Arundell scored a record-tying five tries for England in his Rugby World Cup debut as debutant Chile was sliced apart 71-0 on Saturday.England’s highest score in 20 years featured 11 tries, eight of them converted by captain Owen Farrell, who closed to within one point of Jonny Wilkinson’s England all-time points record of 1,179.Criticized for the poor quality of its game at the Rugby World Cup, England excited with flair and clinical finishing for a third straight win in Pool D and all but secure a spot in the quarterfinals.England finishes pool play against Samoa in two weeks. England’s approach to the match against the lowest-ranked team in the tournament was to put away the boot and run at the Chileans. The passes flowed freely on a sunny afternoon, with England players resorting to kicking only to create attacks and tries.Arundell became the fourth player in England’s history to score five tries in a game, and the first since ...

Estalla en llanto: así reaccionó al quedar libre tras 20 años en la cárcel por un asesinato

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

Un hombre de Georgia que pasó más de 20 años en la cárcel tras ser condenado por un asesinato que nunca cometió volvió a la libertad. Joey Watkins fue condenado en 2001 por disparar y matar a otro hombre en 2000. En ese entonces tenía 19 años cuando lo condenaron por supuestamente detenerse junto a una camioneta y matar de un disparo en la cabeza a otro hombre en una disputa por una mujer.El jueves, Watkins recibió la noticia que esperó por más de dos décadas: un juez desestimó su caso luego de que se presentaran pruebas a su favor en un nuevo juicio. Mató a niña de Texas durante tiroteo el Día de la Madre; esta es la condena que recibió Una madre apuñaló a su hijo de 11 años hasta la muerte: esta será su condena ‘Pero el jueves, el juez del Tribunal Superior del condado de Floyd, Bryan Johnson, aprobó una moción del fiscal de distrito para desestimar el caso, después de que el Georgia Innocence Project presentara nuevas pr...

Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks.The Northwest Territories capital had planned a “Welcome Home” gathering on Saturday at Somba K’e Civic Plaza, featuring live music, bouncy castles and a shop-local contest.But the city posted a notice on its website that due to poor air quality, the celebration has been cancelled due to safety concerns, although the shop-local promotion was still on.Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a special air-quality statement on Saturday for Yellowknife, saying “smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility.”Everyone in the city of approximately 20,000 was ordered to leave in mid-August due to a nearby wildfire, and they were only allowed to return on Sept. 6 when the evacuation order was downgraded to an alert.Yellowknife says on its website there is free acc...

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a remote plateau in northern New Mexico was transformed into a makeshift home for scientists, engineers and young soldiers racing to develop the world’s first atomic bomb. Dirt roads were hastily built and temporary housing came in the form of huts and tents as the outpost’s population ballooned.The community is facing growing pains again, 80 years later, as Los Alamos National Laboratory takes part in the nation’s most ambitious nuclear weapons effort since World War II. The mission calls for modernizing the arsenal with droves of new workers producing plutonium cores — key components for nuclear weapons.Some 3,300 workers have been hired in the last two years, with the workforce now topping more than 17,270. Close to half of them commute to work from elsewhere in northern New Mexico and from as far away as Albuquerque,...

Moneris confirms credit and debit card processing outage, but offers few details

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:02 GMT

TORONTO — The Canadian payment processing firm Moneris says credit and debit card transactions were interrupted by a network outage reported earlier in the day.Complaints about outages started rolling in to the Downdetector.ca website before noon eastern time on Saturday, but Moneris did not say when the outage started.About three hours later, Moneris posted a message on X — the  social media site formerly known as Twitter — saying it had resolved the network problem.The Toronto-based technology company, a joint venture between  Royal Bank and BMO Bank of Montreal, said transaction processing could be slow as its systems catch up with the backlog.It remains unclear how many businesses and transactions were affected.Moneris says it supports more than 325,000 merchant locations across Canada.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2024.The Canadian Press