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First Open Streets event of the summer returns to Jamaica Plain, with more to come

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

Jamaica Plain’s Centre Street was packed with with an unusual traffic Sunday — pedestrians walking and biking, people sorting through vendors’ goods, while musicians played and children chased bubbles out in the street.“People have been flooding the street all day,” said Open Streets Director of Outreach Roxanne Longoria. … “Literally from one side of Centre to the other, you just see people all over the street. It’s just an opportunity to build community and make new friends.”The event closed off Centre Street from Soldier’s Monument to Lamartine Avenue to cars from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., lining up tons of vendors, activities and open businesses.Pedicabs wheeled up and down Centre through the sunny Sunday afternoon, as musicians played, people stopped to take pictures with the rainbow swing and cops passed out free ice cream in Hyde Square.“Mostly, it’s nice to walk in the middle of the street and not be dodging...

No toxic gases detected after train carrying hazardous material plunged into Yellowstone River

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — Crews on Sunday were testing the water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway following a bridge collapse.The mangled cars that carried hot asphalt and molten sulfur remained in the rushing river a day after the bridge gave way near the town of Columbus, about 40 miles (about 64 kilometers) west of Billings, Montana. The area is in a sparsely populated section of the Yellowstone River Valley, surrounded by ranch and farmland. Water testing began Saturday and will continue throughout the incident, a spokesperson for train operator Montana Rail Link, Andy Garland, said in a statement Sunday. Montana Rail Link was working with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the federal Environmental Protection Agency on the cleanup, removal and restoration efforts, he said. “Montana Rail Link remains committed to addressing any potential impacts to the area as a result of t...

Trump returns to Michigan with hopes of repeating the battleground success he found in 2016

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump appeared in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later.Campaigning for a return to the presidency while facing a federal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents, Trump spoke in suburban Detroit, where he lost ground between 2016 and 2020 and would need to win it back if he becomes the 2024 Republican nominee. He would have to reverse the recent trend in Michigan that has seen Democrats make some of their biggest gains nationally since Trump’s reelection loss.Trump spoke at Oakland County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner, where he was honored by the party as its “Man of the Decade.” He said the 2024 presidential election was the “most important election we’ve ever had” and criticized President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen as Trump’s closest rival for the GOP nomination, throughout the speech. It was his first campaign...

Flights at Reagan National, Dulles airports resume after being halted by air traffic control woes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

WASHNGTON (AP) — Normal operations at airports in the Washington, D.C., area resumed about an hour after they were suspended Sunday evening because of a problem at a major air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said.The FAA said on Twitter that the operations at Reagan National and Dulles international airports have restarted after repairs to a communications system were made at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. While the repairs were underway, departures from National and Dulles international airports were subjected to a ground stop, the FAA said.The Associated Press

Canadian Music Hall of Fame officially welcomes Nickelback at plaque ceremony

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

CALGARY — Nickelback has sealed its place in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with an official plaque ceremony in Calgary.Band members Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Daniel Adair placed the Nickelback name plaque at the National Music Centre’s Studio Bell on Sunday.  The private ceremony for media and invited guests was to be followed by a live interview accessible to members of the public for a fee. Nickelback was inducted into the hall of fame during the Juno Awards broadcast earlier this year.The band recently kicked off the North American leg of the Get Rollin’ Tour, after releasing their tenth studio album last November.The National Music Centre says Nickelback is one of the top-selling acts of all time, with more than 12 consecutive sold-out world tours. The centre is also home to an exhibit celebrating the rock group’s induction. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 25, 2023.The Canadian Press

UofC Education Lab and Youth Guidance to tackle mental issues in young girls

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

CHICAGO — The U.S. surgeon general calls the youth mental health crisis a defining issue of our time. A new study takes a closer look at how one program is improving outcomes for young women in Chicago. Youth Guidance's "Working on Womanhood" program provides trauma-informed support for students right at school. Deeply Rooted Gets Financial Boost for New South Side Dance Center "Wow at its core is a school-based group counseling program," Ngozi Harris, the director of WOW program and staff development said. "We're taking them to spaces in the school where they’re talking about things most of the time they never had a chance to talk about. They’re getting a chance to have the opportunity to make mistakes and feel empowered to make change and do something different," Harris said. In 2017, the University of Chicago Education Lab launched a study including more than 2,000, mostly Black and Latina girls in CPS high schools. "Girls prior to the program had rates of probable PTSD and m...

Dallas Keuchel looks good in debut, but Saints fall to Mud Hens, 7-3

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

The St. Paul Saints got a good look at former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel on Sunday afternoon, and Keuchel looked pretty good.Making his 2023 pitching debut, Keuchel tossed for four innings, allowing just one run and four hits while striking out four and leaving the ballgame with a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately for the Saints, their bullpen couldn’t hold it, and the Toledo Mud Hens used a six-run sixth inning to power their way to a 7-3 victory in a rain-shortened affair at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.Elliot Soto and Andrew Stevenson each hit RBI singles — Stevenson’s extended his hitting streak to 13 games — in the second inning that gave the Saints (43-31) an early 2-0 lead. The Mud Hens (33-41) split that in half in the third inning when Keuchel made his lone mistake, giving up a solo homer to Andrew Knapp. Then Keuchel danced around some trouble in the fourth, but kept the Mud Hens off the board and left with the 2-1 advantage.The St. Paul lead grew to...

Drunk wrong-way driver arrested in fatal San Bernardino County crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

A 59-year-old man from Riverside is dead following a fatal traffic collision with a wrong-way driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, authorities announced Sunday.  Officers with the Rialto Police Department responded to reports of the deadly crash in the 300 block of West Santa Ana Avenue on June 24 at around 8:43 p.m., police said.  At the scene, first responders discovered one of the motorists, identified as Gregory Cruz, suffering from life-threatening injuries. Personnel with the Rialto Fire Department rushed the 59-year-old to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.  The second driver, identified as 48-year-old Jose Saavedra-Escoto from Bloomington, was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.  Detectives with the police department’s Major Accident Investigation Team assumed the case. A preliminary investigation revealed that Saavedra-Escoto had been traveling westbound on Santa Ana Avenue from Willow Aven...

Starbucks workers 'Strike with Pride' in the Castro during SF Pride celebrations

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A group of unionized Starbucks employees took to the streets in the heart of the Castro during Pride celebrations on Sunday morning. The group aimed to bring attention to claims of unfair bargaining and anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across the company. Man dies after vehicle crashes into building in Sunnyvale, DUI suspected The workers say they are also asking the company to "end its attacks on the LGBTQIA+ workers as part of its relentless union-busting campaign," a press release said. Starbucks Workers United is the union's name, and its efforts have helped to organize over 8,000 workers in 320 Starbucks stores in 38 states, the press release stated. The union efforts and the company's slow response, or in some cases lack of any response, has been noticed nationwide. The National Labor Relations Board is now prosecuting Starbucks on suspicion of failure to bargain in good faith with their workers, the group said. KRON4 reached out to Starbucks for comment on the demonstration...

VIDEO: Jeep flips onto its side in Lower Pac Heights

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:01:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A Jeep ended up on its side after in the middle of a busy Lower Pacific Heights intersection on Sunday, the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed to KRON4. Suspected DUI driver careens over the edge of Santa Cruz cliff The incident happened around 2 p.m. near Geary Boulevard and Divisadero Street. Video from the scene (above) shows San Francisco Police Department officers at the scene with a tow truck, and a blue Jeep Wrangler on its side. A silver Toyota Camry is also visible as a tow truck hoists the vehicle onto its trailer. Two people were inside of the Jeep when it tipped over. Both were taken to the hospital and are listed in stable condition, SFFD said.