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Jose Cortez Guzman Killed in Fiery Accident near Shields Avenue [Fresno, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

Two-Vehicle Collision near Academy Avenue Resulted in One FatalityFRESNO, CA (June 16, 2023) – Wednesday morning, a fiery car accident near Shields Avenue claimed the life of Jose Cortez Guzman.The incident happened on June 7th at around 10:30 a.m. near Shields and Academy Avenues.According to CHP, a commercial big rig and a Ford Ranger pick-up truck driven by 48-year-old Guzman were involved in the incident.Furthermore, the investigators stated that the commercial truck was pulling a bottom-load gravel trailer and was headed north on Academy Avenue, and Guzman was headed south on Shields Avenue.Consequently, Guzman failed to stop at a red light and collided with the trailer, and was dragged 200 feet.As a result, the impact of the collision caused the trailer to roll over. Unfortunately, Guzman was pronounced dead at the scene due to the extremity of his injuries.Meanwhile, the driver of the big rig did not suffer any injuries.The toxicology reports are still pending to determ...

Khalin Hershel Houston Died in Car Crash on US 95 [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

Las Vegas Man Pronounced Dead Following Two-Vehicle Accident near Decatur BoulevardLAS VEGAS, NV (June 16, 2023) – Monday evening, Khalin Hershel Houston lost his life after a car crash on US 95.The accident happened on May 1st, at around 10:00 p.m. near north of Decatur Boulevard on-ramp.According to reports, a passenger in a blue Dodge Avenger stopped in the far-right travel lane on US 95 northbound due to low gas. He was outside of his vehicle when a gray Chrysler 200 traveling northbound failed to slow down and hit the passenger and the Dodger.Following the collision, the Chrysler caught fire after rotating clockwise, coming to rest on the right-side shoulder. The Dodge also spun and came to a stop in the middle of the road.Responding officers arrived and declared the passenger, 28-year-old Khalin Hershel Houston dead at the scene.At this time, officials have not released further information about the crash, but an active investigation is underway.The Las Vegas Metropolita...

Police arrest 3 East Bay men suspected of two 7-Eleven armed robberies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

Police in American Canyon arrested three men from Antioch early Thursday morning suspected of robbing two 7-Eleven stores.Around 1 a.m., the Vacaville Police Department advised that a red Chevrolet Impala had just been used to carry out an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store there and was last seen heading to American Canyon.American Canyon police officers began to look for the Impala and located it parked next to a 7-Eleven on Rio Del Mar near state Highway 29. The car was unoccupied, but men who matched the suspects’ descriptions were inside the store and it appeared that a robbery was in progress, police said.The officer placed a tire deflation device under the Impala to deter the suspects’ exit before more police could arrive.The three men left the convenience store and encountered American Canyon police, who ordered them to stop and get on the ground. One suspect, 19-year-old Younger Sampson, complied and was arrested but the other two suspects fled, police said.The f...

Without climate change, these extreme weather events would not have happened

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

By Rachel Ramirez | CNNDroughts, storms, wildfires and heat waves: Extreme weather around the world is becoming more intense and more frequent. The toll is huge and mounting, with lives lost, homes destroyed, livelihoods stolen and economies upended.The extreme events are happening against the backdrop of a very fast-warming climate. The world is already 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was in preindustrial times, and the next five years are predicted to be the hottest on record.People often want to know if an extreme weather event happened because of climate change, said Friederike Otto, climate scientist and co-lead of the World Weather Attribution initiative.But it is not a simple question. “You can’t answer this with yes or no,” she told journalists at a briefing last week. It is because climate change alters the likelihood and intensity of extreme events, she said.Otto and other scientists are using a scientific technique to transform our understanding of how this dynamic pla...

New Midwest battles brew over CO2 pipelines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

Tom Peterson | (TNS) Stateline.orgGRANITE FALLS, Minn. — The Minnesota River cuts through this quiet prairie town, powering a small hydroelectric plant in a 19th century dam. A winding downtown riverwalk flanks the west side of the river while a park stretches across the far bank. The dam’s frothy tailrace holds the promise of fish that attract families and pelicans.The old-school hydro provides a tranquil scene in this town of about 2,700 residents. The town’s real energy powerhouse, however, stands on the outskirts, where the towering Granite Falls Energy plant produces 63 million gallons of ethanol annually.Ethanol production has become a vital piece of state economies across the Midwest. Forty-five percent of U.S. corn production now is destined for the scores of ethanol plants that rise from the farm fields.The industry is at a crossroads.Proposed pipelines to move carbon dioxide, a byproduct of ethanol production, would crisscross the Upper Midwest like spiderwebs. From North ...

Mailbag: Deadline (unofficial) for a Pac-12 media deal, Power Five valuations, the “unity” statement, panic scenario and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.If a media rights deal isn’t completed by football media day, will commissioner George Kliavkoff still speak there? Or will it be like the men’s basketball tournament, when he avoided speaking to reporters? — draywilson29Our absolute, drop-dead, must-be-completed-and-announced deadline for the Pac-12’s media rights contract is Friday, July 21. Five short weeks from today.That’s when the Pac-12 will stage its preseason football media extravaganza in Las Vegas, an event designed to showcase the teams, coaches and players ahead of the conference’s most anticipated season in eons.The marketing potential is enormous. But if Kliavkoff doesn’t have a media deal signed and announced by that point, the existential crisis will suck o...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $2.6 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

12291 Mellowood Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 12200 block of Mellowood Drive in Saratoga has new owners. The 1,450-square-foot property, built in 1956, was sold on June 2, 2023. The $2,608,000 purchase price works out to $1,799 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 10,005-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Woodside Drive, Saratoga, in March 2023, a 2,092-square-foot home was sold for $2,380,000, a price per square foot of $1,138. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,291-square-foot home on the 12100 block of Country Squire Way in Saratoga sold in May 2023, for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $1,615. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 2,520-square-foot home on Titus Avenue in Saratoga sold for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $992. The home has 4 bedr...

UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains, home delivery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

By Haleluya Hadero and Matt Ott | The Associated PressUnionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and Teamsters can’t come to an agreement before their contract expires next month.The Teamsters said 97% of unionized workers voted for the authorization, which the union urged for in order to have more leverage during negotiations with the company. But a yes vote does not mean a strike is imminent.“If this multibillion-dollar corporation fails to deliver on the contract that our hardworking members deserve, UPS will be striking itself,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a prepared statement. “The strongest leverage our members have is their labor and they are prepared to withhold it to ensure UPS acts accordingly.”The Teamsters represent about 340,000 UPS employees, more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North Americ...

Weight-loss frenzy leaves Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug in short supply again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

By Emma Court | BloombergSome dosages of Eli Lilly & Co.’s Mounjaro are again in shortage, the latest in a line of recurring supply issues caused by patients using the diabetes medication as a weight-loss treatment.The latest shortage will result in “intermittent backorders” for three of six doses through July, according to an update posted by the US Food and Drug Administration on its website on Friday.Lilly spokespereson Jessica Thompson said the backorders were “due to continued dynamic patient demand” and would affect the three highest doses of Mounjaro. She also said the company is investing in expanding manufacturing capacity.“We recognize this situation may cause a disruption in people’s treatment regimen, and we are moving with urgency to address it,” she said.Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide, was approved in the US last year to help patients with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels. Lilly is also seeking FDA approval for Mounjaro as an obesity treatment....

SoMa gunman convicted by San Francisco jury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A robbery who opened fire on a busy street in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood was convicted following a jury trial. Jurors found 32-year-old Damone Maxwell guilty of attempted robbery, assault with a firearm, and assault causing great bodily injury.On the morning of September 9, 2022, Maxwell approached the victim on Natoma Street in SoMa and asked if he had change for a $20 bill. After the victim said "no," Maxwell brandished a firearm and demanded that he hand over "everything he had," according to prosecutors. When the victim refused, Maxwell shot the victim in the leg. "The victim was able to get away before collapsing in a pool of his own blood. He was found by San Francisco Police who were responding to a shots fired call in the area," the District Attorney's Office wrote.District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the shooting was "particularly concerning because it happened in the morning on a dense residential street where any passerby may hav...