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Teeth! Piranha relative caught in neighborhood pond in Oklahoma

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - An 11-year-old Oklahoma boy recently caught a fish related to the piranha in a neighborhood pond, prompting wildlife officials to warn residents not to release exotic fish into local waters.Charlie Clinton recently reeled in a Pacu, a fish native to South American that has human-like teeth. Images courtesy Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation."Dear, whoever released an entire Pacu (a South American fish closely related to Piranha) into a NEIGHBORHOOD pond; how dare you," the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said on Twitter. "DO NOT RELEASE YOUR PETS. THEY ARE AN EXOTIC, INVASIVE SPECIES THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO OUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS." What are those white mushrooms in your yard after the rain? Piaractus brachypomus, or the Red-Bellied Pacu, are native to the Amazon basin and are mainly herbivores, but they are known to be opportunistic carnivores that feed on zooplankton, insects and small fish or crustaceans."These fish are gene...

Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state's exceptions to ban

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are headed to court Wednesday as legal challenges to abortion bans across the U.S. continue a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade.The Texas case is believed to be the first brought by women who were denied abortions since the right to an abortion in the U.S. was overturned, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing them. Previous: Women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives The case before a Texas judge in Austin does not seek to reverse the state's abortion ban, which is one of the strictest in the country. It instead asks the court for clarity on when exceptions are allowed in Texas, where the women say they were told they could not end their pregnancies even though their lives and health were in danger. One woman had to carry her baby, who was missing much of her skull, for months, knowing she’d bury her daughter so...

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired holds career fair Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) will hold a career fair Wednesday for residential instructors and support staff.The fair will be at the school at 1100 W 45th St from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. According to TSBVI, the school will offer information, tours of the 45-acre campus, on-site applications and a chance to meet with human resources about pay and benefits. TSBVI said starting pay is equivalent to $20 an hour. TSBVI students create touchable, inclusive art show There are links for applications online as well as current job openings. According to the school's website, The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired was established by the Sixth Texas Legislature on August 16, 1856, as The Blind Institute, with five members of the board of trustees appointed by Governor Elisha M. Pease. 

Sur La Table celebrating grand opening in Stuyvesant Plaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 GMT

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sur La Table, a kitchen and culinary store, is celebrating its grand opening in Stuyvesant Plaza on Saturday, July 22. Instead of a ribbon cutting, representatives will be breaking an oversized baguette baked by Bountiful Bread. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The store has already opened, but is officially celebrating this weekend. Sur La Table is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.On Saturday, the store will be featuring giveaways, sweepstakes and tastings, including coffee sampling Uncommon Grounds. The first 150 customers will get a Sur La Table towel set with the purchase of $100 or more. Guests could also win a free cooking class for two by interacting with Sur La Table on social media. Stuyvesant Plaza renews leases for three tenants “We are thrilled to open our doors to Capital Region guests at this spectacular Stuyvesant Plaza storefront...

Vandals terrorize Illinois family, pouring oil into their pool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 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 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 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 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 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 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 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 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 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 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:57:45 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...