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Just a foot of water can move your car

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Flooding can occur on highways, back roads and underpasses. While it may seem like an easy thing to drive through, it only takes the length of a Subway sandwich for your car to get stuck in standing water. On Friday's Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels warns that it doesn't take much for your car to stall out. What to expect from Friday’s rainstorm in Denver "Be attuned to where you are and never drive through a flooded roadway. Six inches. Just six inches can knock you off your feet," said Michels. "Twelve inches of water can move your car, and 18 inches will move a truck down the road, so you don't want to deal with that."Water that rises above you can knock you off your feet. That's about the length of a dollar bill. Water that's around your shin to knee height could carry your car away.Anything above that, from your knees to your waist, could carry away an entire truck, which is about 4,000 to 7,000 lbs. Worst floods in...

Local restaurant receives backlash after viral TikTok

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KXRM) — A TikTok video that is now going viral has accused a restaurant in Security-Widefield of mom-shaming. Now, the owner of the restaurant claims he is getting death threats and is worried for his staff's safety. "She's [the mom] not the problem, I don't believe. It's this mob of people that are just relentless," said Tony Pera, owner of The Local Table. It all started on Aug. 22 when a woman with the username "Sara B." posted a screenshot on TikTok showing a photo of her daughter eating a cupcake with a reply from The Local Table that reads, "Yuck. Terrible Mother." Chief heart surgeon departs suddenly from Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children "Someone posted a bad review and absolutely it happens, you know on Yelp, and one of our team members who had access to social media, our Instagram account, was pretty upset about it," said Pera. "And so he went on and, unknowingly, he sent a direct message to what he thought was the person. And it was actuall...

Family in Tampa discover neighbor injecting dangerous chemical substance in their home

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WSVN) – A family was shocked after a series of disturbing events unfolded, leading up to a neighbor using a hazardous chemical and injecting it into their home, endangering their lives. Umar Abdullah, a father, shared the harrowing experience of discovering the chemical threat that had invaded their living space.The unsettling journey began with minor grievances voiced by a downstairs neighbor about noise disturbances. “So after my daughter was born in August last year, he complained like footsteps complain, door closing,” recounted Abdullah. However, what started as trivial complaints took an alarming turn.The situation escalated in May, when a peculiar chemical odor wafted through their home. Frustratingly, attempts to pinpoint the source proved futile.A month later, both Abdullah and his daughter started feeling ill. “My eyes started to burn and my daughter was coughing and throwing up,” he shared. After taking matters into his own hands...

NASA’s TEMPO pollution monitoring instrument unveils first data maps, revolutionizing air quality studies

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

A new space study from NASA’s pollution monitoring instrument known as TEMPO revealed that the air we breathe has a problem. NASA has released the inaugural data maps generated by TEMPO, short for Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution, which provided researchers and environmentalists with visual representations of pollution patterns and air quality variations spanning the entire North American continent. The instrument, launched aboard a SpaceX rocket this April, is situated approximately 22,000 miles above the equator, affording it a unique vantage point to conduct hourly daytime scans.This pioneering space-borne technology is set to refine pollution studies considerably, offering insights into various pollution sources including rush-hour traffic emissions, smoke and ash emanating from forest fires and volcanic eruptions, and the effects of fertilizer application on farmlands. The precision and scope of TEMPO’s observations are anticipated to facilitate a dee...

Belgium plans security boost at Gare du Midi after drugs and crime spike

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

Belgium’s government on Friday announced an action plan to improve security in and around Brussels’ Gare du Midi, following a public outcry over increasing crime and drug abuse at the country’s largest international train station.The government has asked the national crisis center to coordinate between the many levels of government and services that are involved in securing the station area, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said. The action plan is important “for the safety of travelers coming to Brussels, for the residents of neighborhoods around the station, and for the image we’re projecting of our capital and the capital of Europe,” De Croo said.The ministers said they wanted to take steps to address the “sense of insecurity” at the station “in the very short term,” while federal and local police, the security department of railway operator SNCB, and the immigration services draw...

17-year-old taken into custody in connection with shooting of 14-year-old in Fall River

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

A 17-year-old male has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting Thursday night that sent a 14-year-old boy to the hospital, Fall River police said. Fall River Detective Sergeant Moses Pereira said officers first responded to the Maple Gardens housing complex around 8 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report of shots fired. Pereira said the 14-year-old was found on scene with an apparent gunshot wound to the face. He was later taken to HASBRO Children’s Hospital with “potentially life-threatening injuries,” according to Pereira.Pereira in an email late Thursday night described the investigation into this incident as “extremely fluid.” In an update Friday morning, Pereira said the 14-year-old remained at HASBRO Children’s Hospital where he is now in stable condition.The 17-year-old has been charged with assault and battery with a firearm, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, receiving stolen pro...

Maui releases names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities.The FBI compiled the list of names. The number of confirmed dead after fires on Maui that destroyed the historic seaside community of Lahaina stands at 115, a number the county said is expected to rise.“We also know that once those names come out, it can and will cause pain for folks whose loved ones are listed,” Police Chief John Pelletier said in a statement. “This is not an easy thing to do, but we want to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make this investigation as complete and thorough as possible.”Names on the list were deemed validated if officials had a person’s first and last name and a verified contact for the person who reported them missing, officials said.An additional 1,73...

Police investigate shooting in Oceanside

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Oceanside.According to the Oceanside Police Department, officers responded to a call reporting shots fired around 11:54 p.m. Thursday on the 1200 block of Center Street.OPD says officers located shell casings in the area.Two Hispanic men and one Hispanic juvenile were located with non-life threatening injuries. The nature of those injuries have not yet been confirmed.Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact OPD Detective Division at (760) 435-4580 or to report information anonymously please contact (760) 435-4264.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Jet crashes near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS ) Thursday night.Officials from the base confirmed F/A-18 Hornet went down around 11:54 p.m. in a remote area east of Interstate 15. The crash site is reported to be on government property.The aircraft is not part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing but was operating out of MCAS Miramar, according to a news release from MCAS.It's not yet confirmed if anyone was injured in the crash. At this time, officials say search-and-rescue operations are ongoing. San Diego Fire-Rescue crews responded to the crash and worked the downed plane fire until around 6 a.m. Friday, said Mónica Muñoz, media services manager for SDFD.An investigation into the incident in ongoing.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Trump mug shot makes history after surrender at Fulton County jail

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:55:20 GMT

Former President Trump became the first U.S. president in history, past or present, known to have his mug shot taken – a stipulation of his surrender at the Fulton County, Ga., jail Thursday evening following a fourth criminal indictment this year.The indictments were also a first as Trump became the only American president to face criminal charges, which have now reached 91 counts altogether.Fulton County officials released Trump’s mug shot after he surrendered to the local jail, joining a handful of other defendants also named in the case. Despite it being his fourth indictment, it was the first time Trump had his mug shot taken, which was released publicly. He was not required to take mug shots the three other times he surrendered to authorities in other cases he faces, two of which are federal.The state case in Georgia involves 19 defendants total, who have been charged with a criminal conspiracy to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss to then-candidate Joe Biden.The mug shot of ...