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How to brace for peak cedar fever season

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Yellow leaves and bare branches are sure signs winter is on its way. For Texans, the month of December means peak cedar fever season as well.According to the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Agency, from December through the end of February, mountain cedar trees produce dense amounts of pollen which can lead to allergy symptoms.Texas experts also indicate the season may have started earlier this year due to an especially hot fall.Dr. Ryan Prudoff with Family Emergency Room at Georgetown said allergy symptoms often begin mildly with itchy eyes, runny nose, and scratchy throat. He said over-the-counter allergy medications are best used before allergy symptoms start. He said the drugs could be less effective against symptoms already in progress."I would definitely recommend taking some kind of allergy-based medication," Prudoff said.Prudoff said antihistamines such as Benadryl should be used with caution as they can often make a person drowsy.He also recommends allergy ...

Union College offering expedited transfer application to St. Rose Students

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Union College is offering an expedited transfer application process for students at the College of Saint Rose with a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher. The new process comes in light of the College of Saint Rose announcing it will close following the 2023-24 academic school year. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! For Saint Rose students with a 3.0 GPA or higher, they will not have to pay any application fees, will be given full consideration of merit scholarships, and have expedited credit reviewed to determine what Saint Rose classes will be accepted at Union. An expedited financial aid evaluation for those who submit a CSS profile will also be offered, and students who have applied to Union in the past won't be required to apply again. Saint Rose students looking to attend Union next fall have until June 30, 2024, to apply. Interested applicants can do so by emailing or calling admissions at admission...

MLS trading period opened Monday morning

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The 2023 Major League Soccer season just ended on Saturday, but teams are already getting ready for next season.The trade period opened at 8:00 a.m. According to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis City SC has one trade ready to go. Mama June says daughter Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell has died at 29 SC will acquire midfielder Chris Durkin from DC United in exchange for midfielder Jared Stroud and defender Lucas Bartlett. Training camps open in less than a month.The Columbus Crew beat Los Angeles FC in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday to win the 2023 MLS Cup.

Autograph tickets on sale today for Cardinals Winter Warm-Up

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Cardinal fans don't have to wait until spring to see their favorite players.The annual Cardinals Care Winter Warm up is coming up in January, and autograph tickets go on sale Monday. Several players are scheduled to be there for autographs, like Tommy Edman, Willson Contreras, and Jordan Walker, as well as recently signed pitchers Lance Lynn, Sonny Gray and Kyle Gibson.  Mama June says daughter Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell has died at 29 Cardinals World Series MVPs Davis Freese, David Eckstein, and Tony La Russa will also be there.  Autograph tickets go on sale at noon. Winter Warm-Up is January 13 through 15 at Ballpark Village.It is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Cardinals Care foundation. 

Were low prices at the pump on your holiday wish list? Experts say Colorado gas prices are the fastest falling in the country

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

Gas prices continue to fall in Denver, dropping 13.5 cents per gallon over the last week and 51.5 cents per gallon over the last month, according to data from GasBuddy.While gas prices across the country have been decreasing for three months, Colorado has some of the fastest-falling gas prices in the country, according to a Monday report from AAA.The news couldn’t come at a better time for travelers, as AAA expects more than 115 million travelers to hit the roads during the holiday season, from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1, according to their Monday report.As of Monday morning, the average price per gallon in Denver sat at $2.60 and national prices averaged $3.11, according to a news release from GasBuddy. Colorado’s average hit $2.78 per gallon Monday.“For the 12th straight week, or three straight months, the national average has continued to decline, now at its lowest level of 2023 heading into the prime of the holiday season as oil prices continue to struggle amidst coolin...

‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

By LINDSEY BAHR (AP Film Writer)Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs.It was closely followed by its release date and meme companion “Oppenheimer,” which scored eight nominations, including best picture drama and for actors Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.The revamped group, now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, announced nominations Monday for its January awards show, after scandal and several troubled years, including one without a broadcast. Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama presided over the announcements from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the show will also take place on Jan. 7.Films nominated for best motion picture drama included “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Bradley Cooper’...

Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult content like OnlyFans. Do they have legal recourse?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH (Associated Press)At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content.The site and others like it provide an opportunity for those willing to dabble in pornography to earn extra money — sometimes lots of it. The money is handy, especially in relatively low-paying fields like teaching, and many post the content anonymously while trying to maintain their day jobs.But some outed teachers, as well as people in other prominent fields such as law, have lost their jobs, raising questions about personal freedoms and how far employers can go to avoid stigma related to their employees’ after-hour activities.At St. Clair High School southwest of St. Louis, it all came crashing down this fall for 28-year-old Brianna Coppage and 31-year-old Megan Gaither.“You’re tainted and seen as a liability,” Gaither lamented on Facebook after she wa...

Colorado Avalanche Information Center records over two dozen avalanches in Vail, Summit County last week

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

Since the first two storms of the season have moved through the high country, the Summit County Rescue Group has handled one avalanche rescue call so far.No one was injured, and they hope it stays that way for the rest of the winter season.CAIC has recorded more than two dozen avalanches in Vail and Summit County in the last week.“Over the next couple of days, we’re going to see probably very few natural avalanches, but there’s still going to be a pretty good chance for human-triggered avalanches,” Ethan Greene, the director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, said.One concern isn’t just backcountry skiers on avalanche terrain, but also hikers or snowshoers triggering avalanches from below.Read the full story from our partner at denver7.com.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Colorado weather: Avalanche warning, road closures in place amid Sunday’s snowstorm Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Adventurist, to get outdoors news...

Colorado weather: Light snowfall continues in the mountains, up to 3 inches expected Monday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

Light snowfall will continue in the mountains through Monday night, with up to three inches of new snow accumulation expected, according to the National Weather Service.NWS meteorologists expect several inches of snow around Rabbit Ears Pass and the Park Range in northern Colorado, according to Monday’s hazardous weather outlook from the NWS.While the plains can expect a milder day, with temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s, a mixed bag of light snow and freezing drizzle will spill over area tonight, NWS forecasters stated on social media.Larimer and Weld counties will see the worst tonight’s sleet, but much of the northern plains will see slick travel conditions form overnight into Tuesday morning from freezing precipitation, the hazardous weather outlook stated.Freezing drizzle will also be possible overnight for the I-25 corridor, potentially creating icy roads for tomorrow’s morning commuters, according to NWS forecasters.Another storm system dropping to...

Woman’s anti-Mexican remarks caught on video at Disneyland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:38 GMT

A woman caught on camera saying “I hate Mexicans” in a Disneyland bathroom led to the arrest of a well-known street-vendor activist in San Bernardino County Sunday.  The Disneyland bathroom exchange unfolded late last week when Eva Ramirez filmed another woman tossing out racist comments after reportedly hearing Ramirez and her son speaking Spanish in the bathroom.  Ramirez said that they were at the theme park enjoying her son’s birthday and that the altercation started with a disagreement over a bathroom stall.  “I’m at Disneyland and this person just heard me speaking Spanish and she said, ‘Great, you’re a f-----g Mexican, right?’ Repeat what you just said,” Ramirez is heard telling the woman in the video. “You have a problem with people that speak Spanish in your country, right?” “Yeah, but it’s America. It’s America,” the unidentified woman responds. “You don’t speak Spanish in America. It’s an English-speaking country.”  “Your comment is racist, and it...