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Size of first-ever inventory of old forests in US covers area larger than California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

By MATTHEW BROWN | Associated PressBILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change, officials said Thursday.The results from the government’s first-ever national inventory of mature and old-growth forests on federal land revealed more expanses of older trees than outside researchers had recently estimated.Most are in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon. But they’re also in New England, around the Great Lakes and in Southern states such as Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia, according to a Forest Service online map.The inventory’s release comes as President Joe Biden navigates opposing political pressures over federal forest management: Many members of Congress including some Democrats want to ramp up lo...

$10k reward for info on attempted murder suspect considered armed, dangerous

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

(KRON) -- The Pacifica Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an attempted murder suspect. He is wanted by the PPD as well as the U.S. Marshal's Service for the alleged attempted murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2016.Ricardo "Ricky" Leo Colindres is described as a 33-year-old man, 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Officials said Colindres knows he is wanted and therefore may have altered his appearance. Officials said he is known to frequent Las Vegas.(Pacifica Police Department)On April 27, 2016, Colindres allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend, who was pregnant at the time, in the head, Pacifica police officials said. The victim and the child survived the attack. He also has family in the Brisbane area and parts of the Central Valley.Colindres is wanted on two counts of attempted murder and attempted kidnapping and has been featured on Northern California's Most Wanted List.Officials consider C...

Kia, Hyundai recall urged due to rampant thefts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) – California’s attorney general was in Berkeley on Thursday calling on federal regulators to recall Kia and Hyundai vehicles because they don’t have standard anti-theft devices. This, coupled with viral how-to-steal-a-Kia videos, have made them easy targets for theft, and law enforcement says the carmakers are doing little on their own to correct the problem.Rob Bonta says he and the attorney generals of 17 other states have formed a coalition calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a mandatory recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that are prone to theft. Woman arrested for stealing nearly $4K worth of sunglasses in Palo Alto, backing into patrol car: police “Hyundai and Kia violated federal regulations by producing cars with deficiencies in their starting systems and as a result, sold cars that are extremely vulnerable to theft, including sidestepping anti-theft safety standards that require the key to be present in ...

Serious injuries reported in early morning SF RV oven fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

A person suffered serious injuries when an oven caught fire in their recreational vehicle in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood early Friday morning, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 5:33 a.m. in the 1000 block of Palou Avenue, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Woman who shot Home Depot guard claims gun went off accidentally An update on the victim's condition was not available as of later Friday morning. Two people were displaced as a result of the fire and are being assisted by the American Red Cross. The Fire Department is encouraging people to follow RV fire safety guidelines, including operating propane gas appliances as designed, keeping emergency exit windows and the RV entry door obstruction-free, having a fire extinguisher on hand and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms operational. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Enerson to make Indy 500 bid; 2nd day of testing washed out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — ABEL Motorsports announced Friday had completed an expected deal with to put RC Enerson in a car for the Indianapolis 500 on May 28. The 26-year-old Enerson becomes the 34th driver entered in the race, a significant mark because it means at least one car will be bumped out of the traditional 33-car field during qualifying. Enerson attempted to qualify for the 2021 race, but fell short.“It’s going to be a thrill watching RC pilot the No. 50 Chevy around the Speedway and we believe it sets a very positive tone of what’s to come for ABEL Motorsports in the future,” team manager John Brunner said. “As has been speculated, we are evaluating a full-time entry for the 2024 IndyCar season and our group is committed to building the foundation needed for sustainable long-term success in motorsports.”The Indianapolis Grand Prix is scheduled for May 13. Indianapolis 500 qualifying is scheduled for May 20-21 with the race taking place in its traditional Memorial Day weekend s...

Grains lower and Livestock mostly lower.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

dCHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May lost 13.75 cents at $6.6350 a bushel; May corn fell 7 cents at $6.5825 a bushel; May oats was off 3.50 cents at $3.4175 a bushel; while May soybeans declined 37 cents at $14.5225 a bushel.Beef was mixed and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Apr. live cattle fell .95 cent at $1.73 a pound; May feeder cattle rose 1.35 cents at $2.0472 a pound; May. lean hogs was off .15 cent at $.7715 a pound.Source

NFL draft: Top offensive players on the board

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

Last year’s draft broke a streak of four straight in which a quarterback was selected first overall.Only one went in the first round, fewest since 2013.It’s back to normal this year, with QBs expected to go Nos. 1 and 2 and maybe as many as four in the top 10. The draft kicks off with the first round on Thursday night in Kansas City, Missouri.Aside from the quarterbacks, this draft’s best offensive players include about as many tight ends as wide receivers and one running back who is challenging the conventional wisdom on whether teams should spend a first-round pick at that position.(x-underclassmen)QUARTERBACKSPosition overview: A group with question marks, but at least three of them will likely go in the top 10 and as many as five in the first round.Bryce Young-x, 5-foot-10, 200 pounds, AlabamaScouting report: Poised leader and creative playmaker, who excels at buying time while seeing the entire field. Elite combination of instincts and intelligence with a good...

Boat sinking on lake between Zambia and Congo leaves 15 dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Fourteen people drowned in a lake on the border between Zambia and Congo when the boat they were taking across sank earlier this week, Congolese lawmakers said Friday. The boat passengers died on Lake Mwero as they were leaving Chinsamba island, according to Abraham Kitanika Soriano, a member of Congo’s parliament. A 15th passenger died of a heart attack due to the stress of the incident, he said. The boat left the island Monday morning with approximately 50 people on board and encountered severe wind. Zambian authorities rescued an unknown number of survivors from the water after the vessel went down. All fourteen bodies were recovered from the lake, officials said. Boat sinkings are common in remote parts of Congo and have caused dozens of fatalities. Many watercraft are overloaded with cargo and people who don’t know how to swim. Rescue operations are extremely limited in remote parts of the country. At least 145 passengers went missing and were feare...

LIV Golf Adelaide 2023 Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

FridayAt The Grange Golf ClubAdelaide, AustraliaPurse: $25 millionYardage: 6,968; Par: 72First RoundTalor Gooch 62_62 -10Dean Burmester 66_66  -6Richard Bland 66_66  -6Danny Lee 67_67  -5Pat Perez 67_67  -5Brendan Steele 67_67  -5Graeme McDowell 67_67  -5Bernd Wiesberger 67_67  -5Scott Vincent 68_68  -4Peter Uihlein 68_68  -4Charl Schwartzel 68_68  -4Jason Kokrak 68_68  -4Henrik Stenson 68_68  -4Kevin Na 68_68  -4Louis Oosthuizen 68_68  -4Sergio Garcia 68_68  -4James Piot 69_69  -3Cameron Tringale 69_69  -3Abraham Ancer 69_69  -3Charles Howell III 69_69  -3Anirban Lahiri 69_69  -3Cameron Smith 69_69  -3Brooks Koepka 69_69  -3David Puig 70_70  -2Chase Koepka 70_70  -2Joaquin Niemann 70_70  -2Bubba Watson 70_70  -2Phil Mickelson 70_70  -2Patrick Reed 71_71  -1Harold Varner III 71_71  -1Thomas Pieters 71_71  ...

Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:46 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida donated religious offerings on Friday to a Tokyo shrine that China and the Koreas consider a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism.Kishida donated Shinto “masakaki” ornaments for Yasukuni Shrine’s biennial festival, as he has since becoming prime minister in October 2021. The donations are seen as a gesture toward conservative governing party lawmakers and voters. Yasukuni honors about 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including convicted war criminals. Victims of Japanese aggression during the first half of the 20th century, especially China and the Koreas, see the shrine as a symbol of Japanese militarism, and visits by lawmakers to the shrine as signs of their lack of remorse over Japan’s wartime actions.Japanese prime ministers have avoided going to the shrine while in office after a visit to Yasukuni by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2013 enraged China and the Koreas. However, some Cabinet members and governing party...