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Vandals terrorize Illinois family, pouring oil into their pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

O'FALLON, Ill. - Vandals turned a crystal-clear swimming pool into a dark, oily mess. Police said the damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars. The victims are terrorized, saying there’s something even scarier than the oily pool.It happened at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The Gibson family was sleeping and then startled by the sound of breaking glass. After quietly dousing the pool with used motor oil, vandals picked up landscaping bricks from Gibson’s yard and chucked at the windows of their house.“It sounded honestly like a gunshot coming through the windows,” said Suzanne Gibson. Car goes airborne, crashing into Lemay home, killing driver She has a 13-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter with her husband.One of the large bricks crashed through a bedroom window. Thankfully, no one was sleeping there at the time. Gibson said they could have killed.Her husband immediately looked around the house to see what happened and eventually noticed something dark on the concrete deck aro...

Police shoot, kill suspect at Englewood home, deploy drone, robot, gas and armored vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

A man is dead after shootouts with police who used an armored vehicle to enter a garage south of Denver at a home in Englewood where he had barricaded himself, police announced Wednesday morning.A standoff over several hours Tuesday afternoon led to the shootout in the 4100 block of South Cherokee Street, Englewood police said in a news release.Please see the attached media release. pic.twitter.com/c2U3ceuHre— Englewood Police Department (@PoliceEnglewood) July 19, 2023Denver police with a “high-risk search warrant” had been attempting to arrest the man at the house on Tuesday afternoon when he barricaded himself and fired repeatedly at officers, who returned fire, police said.An Englewood police SWAT team responded at 2:45 p.m., and police at 3:10 p.m. issued a “shelter-in-place” order to residents in the surrounding area, police said. Arapahoe County Sheriff‘s deputies and the Littleton Police Department provided assistance.Around 5:16 p.m., pol...

Denver weather: Afternoon thunderstorms in the mountains with lightning, possible hail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

After a partly sunny warm morning, thunderstorms forming over the mountains will roll eastward over metro Denver and Colorado’s high plains Wednesday afternoon, bringing lightning, rain, and bursts of wind, according to the National Weather Service.A few storms east of Denver on the plains may produce hail as big as golf balls with wind gusts at speeds up to 60 miles per hour, weather service forecasters said, estimating the likelihood of rain at 50%.The high temperature in Denver will be 89 degrees on Wednesday, decreasing to 63 degrees at night, forecasters said. On Thursday and Friday, the high temperature is expected to be 84 degrees.Storms will increase over the mountains this morning, and spread back across the plains this afternoon. The main threats are lightning and 40 mph wind gusts. A few severe storms with hail up to golf ball size and gusts to 60 mph are possible on the plains this afternoon. #cowx pic.twitter.com/a30CejSbdW— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 19...

Slain man found in riverbed next to Montebello park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

A man was found shot to death in a riverbed next to a Montebello park Tuesday afternoon.The man, whose name and age have not been disclosed, was found in the Rio Hondo riverbed behind Grand Rea Park, located at 600 Rea Drive, at about 5:15 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. The man was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No information about the shooter or shooters has been released, and the investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information is asked to call 323-890-5500.To report information anonymously, call 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

Passengers fall ill on plane due to triple-digit temperatures in Las Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

Delta Air Lines canceled a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Monday after extreme heat led to illnesses among passengers, KTLA sister station KLAS reports. The number of passengers who were sick was not disclosed in a statement from the airline. Reports that the passengers were in the cabin on the ground for four hours could not be confirmed."We apologize for the experience our customers had on Flight 555 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 17, which ultimately resulted in a flight cancelation. Delta teams are looking into the circumstances that led to uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin and we appreciate the efforts of our people and first responders at Harry Reid International." Teen banned for 3 years after ‘skip lagging’ flight hack: family The apology to customers came along with a "compensatory gesture," the airline said.Multiple people were reportedly wheeled off the plane by paramedics, and multiple flight attendants were also said to have fallen ill. The official ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch delayed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

SpaceX had plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California on Tuesday night before the mission was aborted.The rocket was aborted five seconds before a scheduled lift-off time of 10:25 p.m. PDT.The rocket was carrying a group of Starlink satellites into orbit. Takeoff had already been pushed back from the initial 9:34 p.m. time before the mission was officially ended."The vehicle is safe and we are proceeding with the offloading sequence," the launch director was heard saying moments after the abort was called.A second attempt at a launch is scheduled for Wednesday night on July 19."Keep in mind that the purpose of the countdown is to help us catch potential issues prior to flight and there are thousands of ways a launch can go wrong and only one way it can go right," said the launch host. "Given that, we are overly cautious on the ground and if the team or the vehicle sees anything that just looks even slightly off, they'll stop the cou...

Hemp Permits In PR — Is It Legal To Use CBD In Puerto Rico? 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

Cannabis legality is confusing enough in US states. However, the 2018 US Farm Bill has helped clarify DC’s stance on hemp-derived goods, especially CBD oils. While it’s clear CBD oil is federally legal in the 50 US states, there are many questions about how this policy applies in other US territories. For instance, is CBD legal in Puerto Rico?Whether you live in Puerto Rico or plan to visit, it’s crucial to review this island’s stance on hemp-extracted CBD products. People must also constantly review Puerto Rico’s ever-changing cannabis policies.So, Can People Legally Use CBD Oil In Puerto Rico?Unfortunately, CBD oil’s legal status in Puerto Rico isn’t simple to explain. PR officials have introduced many laws regulating medical marijuana, but they have yet to directly address recreational CBD oil. Also, Puerto Rico doesn’t use the same terminology to distinguish hemp, marijuana, and cannabis as in the 2018 US Farm Bill.However, it’s clear from PR’s Act No. 42-2017 that residents can...

Ray Volpe Sings a Happy Song

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

Ray Volpe Sings a Happy Song: DJ and producer Ray Volpe got his start in electronic music back in 2010.“It’s been 13 years now, time flies, it’s so crazy to think about,” he says. “I was in 7th grade in North Carolina, just messing around making Call of Duty montage videos to the sounds of various electronic music. That’s how I found it and that’s how I fell in love with it. I was so enamored of the massive spectrum this overall umbrella of EDM really was. House music, dubstep, drum & bass, the list goes on with so many fusions and sub-genres. I was really into electro, electro house, and dubstep at first. Skrillex was a massive starting inspiration for me. I wanted to start making music like the songs I would use for those gaming edits, so I downloaded FL Studio and just gave it a shot. Honestly, I hated the user interface. It felt unnatural to me. I totally respect FL producers, and I think I could make it work now, but it just didn’t connect with me at...

Half a deer carcass spotted on Los Gatos roadway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

July 12BATTERY: 12:15 p.m. at Billy Jones Railroad on Blossom Hill Road.  One adult with special needs pushed another. There were no injuries reported; the push was described as a “nudge forward.”July 13JUVENILE DISTURBANCE: 10:30 p.m. on Bayview Ct. Someone knocked on a resident’s door and ran. He saw them hiding in bushes. He thinks it is kids and would just like a marked car in the area.July 14NOISE DISTURBANCE: 8:43 a.m. at Valley Oaks Apartments on Oak Rim Way. Landscapers were using a wood chipper and waking residents up. The reporting party was told they were allowed to be working.TRAFFIC HAZARD: 2:09 p.m. at Saratoga-Los Gatos and Quito roads. There was a report of half a deer carcass in the road. It was gone when officers arrived, and they were unable to locate it.NOISE DISTURBANCE: 11:02 p.m. on Castlewood Drive. A group of males was having an overly loud conversation.

First-generation iPhone sells at auction for almost 380 times its original price

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:00 GMT

A first-generation iPhone sold at auction Sunday for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007.LCG Auctions, which hosted the sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same time for $599. That’s largely because the 4GB model was discontinued two months after launch given customer preference for the larger memory size.Related ArticlesBusiness | Bay Area tech layoffs hit primarily non-tech workers: report Business | Apple is now worth $3 trillion Business | Apple buys big and empty Cupertino office building Business | Caltech’s win in Apple Inc. patent case is upheld after U.S. Supreme Court declines appeal Business | Google, Citigroup among firms tightening return-to-office rules “A new bar was set Sunday night,” said Mark Montero, the founder of LCG Auctions. “We are thrilled to be a part of this ...