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Pedestrian fatally struck by car in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(BCN) -- San Jose police responded Monday morning to the city's second fatal pedestrian collision in four days.Monday's crash was reported near Willow Street and Meridian Avenue in the city's Willow Glen neighborhood, according to an advisory issued about 6:20 a.m. on social media by San Jose police.A man was hit by a car and taken to a hospital, where he died, police said.The death is the city's 37th fatal traffic collision and the 22nd pedestrian victim this year. Oakland businesses plan one-day strike to protest crime Police on Monday also released more information about a fatal pedestrian collision last week that occurred about a mile away, in the city's Rose Glen neighborhood.The crash was reported about 10:30 a.m. Sept. 22 near the intersection of Fruitdale Avenue and Princess Anne Drive.A 2017 Nissan sedan was headed east on Fruitdale just west of Princess Anne Drive when it hit a man crossing the road on a mobility scooter outside of any marked crosswalk, San Jose police s...

Neighbors say Berkeley woman was murdered by her son

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) – Berkeley police are being tight-lipped about a triple stabbing that happened over the weekend, holding details about their investigation close to the vest. But a city council member and neighbors say the suspect is the son of the woman who was killed.Berkeley city councilmember Sophie Hahn says the woman stabbed to death Saturday afternoon in the hills was in her 60s. She was a well-known artist and jewelry maker who was killed by her own son, Hahn said. The suspect was identified as Jonah Jeremiah Roper, 36.“It is the most unspeakable thing to murder a parent,” she said.  Female victim killed after multiple people stabbed in Berkeley Hills: police The stabbing death marks Berkeley’s first homicide of the year. It happened at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.Neighbors say the suspect killed his mom in her home on Overlook Road. They say he then chased down his mother’s partner and stabbed him, as well as another neighbor. Both survived their injuries.“What...

Oakland businesses plan one-day strike to protest crime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(BCN) -- Over 200 Oakland businesses are preparing to go on strike Tuesday in a call for better public safety. Some will be closed all day and some from 10 a.m. to noon, according to Carl Chan, longtime local business advocate and former president of the Chinatown Business Association. They are planning to gather for a public press conference outside of Le Cheval restaurant at 10 a.m. The 38-year-old family business announced last week it will be closing because of a drop in business due to increased crime. Young mother slain at Bay Area Toyota service center identified "We need to get additional resources from the county sheriff, the California Highway Patrol and the FBI," said Chan. He also called for the involvement of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. "Crimes have gotten out of hand. All these repeat offenders keep targeting many businesses, but also people," said Chan.The strikers are also calling for financial resources from the city, county and governor to off...

What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana’s drinking water?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for drinking and cooking, with the water from the faucet coming out salty. Plaquemines Parish Councilman Mark “Hobbo” Cognevich, who represents the affected area, said grocery stores are constantly having to restock plastic water bottles, neighbors have reported getting rashes after showering, and, overall, the community is “fed up” with the situation. “We are praying for rain,” Cognevich said. That is a sentiment echoed by officials across the state, as the drought-stricken Mississippi River’s flow is low and slow, allowing for salt water from the Gulf of Mexico to intrude upstream and threaten communities’ drinking supplies. But with little precipitation in the forecast, officials are now hastily preparing for if and when the salt water will reach the state’s most populous city — New Orleans. WHAT IS SALTWATER INTRUSION AND HOW DID IT HAPPEN?Typically, the mighty flow of...

‘Horrifying’: Md. hospitals see steep increase in medical errors causing death, injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

Hospitals in Maryland has seen a spike in serious injuries and deaths among patients caused by medical errors during fiscal year 2022, according to a new report from the Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Quality.The state reported a total of 832 adverse events — defined as an unexpected occurrence related to an individual’s medical treatment and not related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying disease condition.That included 769 that were categorized as “Level 1” — the most severe classification, meaning the treatment misstep led to a patient’s death or serious disability.For example, one patient, who had undergone a tissue transplant on one leg, wound up having their other leg amputated due to compartment syndrome, according to the report. In another case, a premature baby was given four times the maximum daily dose of a steroid.And in yet another case, a patient who needed platelets during surgery woun...

Desbordamiento de un arroyo deja siete muertos en Jalisco, México

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Al menos siete personas murieron y otras nueve permanecen desaparecidas tras el desbordamiento del arroyo El Jalocote, ubicado en el municipio de Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, según informó Enrique Alfaro, gobernador del estado.En su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, Alfaro señaló que el nivel del agua en la localidad ya bajó, lo que permitió que las autoridades pudieran atender la emergencia.En esas labores participan instituciones de Autlán de Navarro y también de Ciudad Guzmán, Cihuatlán y Guadalajara —capital de Jalisco—, así como la Unidad Estatal de Protección Civil y la Cruz Roja.Alfaro dijo que aún hay vialidades y viviendas afectadas y una gran cantidad de agua en las calles, por lo que pidió a la ciudadanía que se mantenga informada y reporte situaciones de emergencia al número telefónico 911.Autlán de Navarro es uno de los 125 municipios de Jalisco, que con 8,3 millones de habitantes es el tercer estado más poblado de México, de acuerdo con el censo de 2020 del I...

Estudio: es posible realizar un análisis en sangre para detectar COVID prolongado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

Más de tres años después de la pandemia, los millones de personas que sufren un COVID prolongado finalmente tienen pruebas científicas para demostrar que su condición es real.Científicos encontrado diferencias claras en la sangre de personas con COVID prolongado, un primer paso clave en el desarrollo de una prueba para diagnosticar la enfermedad.Los hallazgos, publicados el lunes en la revista Nature, también ofrecen pistas sobre lo que podría estar causando la elusiva condición que ha dejado perplejos a los médicos en todo el mundo y a millones de personas con fatiga constante, problemas de memoria y otros síntomas debilitantes.La investigación es una de las primeras en demostrar que “el COVID prolongado es, de hecho, una enfermedad biológica”, dijo David Putrino, investigador principal del nuevo estudio y profesor de rehabilitación y desempeño humano en la Escuela de Medicina Icahn en Mount Sinai en Nueva York.Para más información sobre este tema, visita NBCNews.com. ...

Una mujer muere tras caer más de 45 metros desde el mirador de una cascada en Blue Ridge Parkway, Carolina del Norte

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

(CNN) –– Una mujer de 61 años murió después de caer aproximadamente 45 metros desde un acantilado en Blue Ridge Parkway, en Carolina del Norte.Las autoridades recibieron una llamada durante la tarde del sábado sobre una mujer que cayó por un acantilado en Glassmine Falls Overlook, ubicado en el llamativo National Parkway, dijo el Servicio de Parques Nacionales en un comunicado de prensa. El alto mirador atrae a los visitantes por su panorama de una delgada cascada, Glassmine Falls, que cruza el valle, según el servicio de parques.Los rescatistas encontraron a la mujer aproximadamente a 45 metros por debajo del mirador, según el comunicado. Fue identificada como Nancy Sampson de Greer, Carolina del Sur.Los equipos del Departamento de Bomberos de Reems Creek, que atendieron la llamada, descendieron en rápel más de 30,4 pies y localizaron a la mujer, dijo el departamento en una publicación de Facebook. Sampson murió a causa de sus heridas, dijo el departamento.Un miembro de la familia ...

Elk causes 2 car crash on I-25

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A driver struck an elk on Interstate 25 just north of Highway 66 early Saturday morning. Rick Tillery with Mountain View Fire Rescue said the crash happened around 3:43 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-25.  Deadly weekend for pedestrians as Colorado fatalities reach all-time high “This is the first time that I’ve heard of a 7 by 7 elk being hit on Interstate 25 down here outside of the foothills,” Tillery said.He said a second car swerved to avoid the elk and flipped. No one was seriously injured."It really is incredible when you’re looking at these photos to know that no one came away with any kind of major injury,” Tillery said.Kara Van Hoose with Colorado Parks and Wildlife said elk and deer migrate down to lower elevations as temperatures start to cool and are most active during dusk and dawn.  "These are when animals are most active, looking for food, water, so it’s also a dangerous time for drivers as well because there may not be enough light n...

600 pound man wants wheelchair ride to doctors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:31 GMT

His goal is to lose weight. To get the surgery he needs, he has to have transportation to get to the doctors. But his insurance company won’t provide the type of van he wants. Do they have to? It’s why he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Marquis is a big man. A very big man.Marquis Gay: “Right now, about 600, give or take.”He has been large his whole life.Marquis Gay: High school? I could’ve been like 300. 300, 350. I don’t know.”As an adult, he kept gaining weight until he reached 600 pounds.Marquis Gay: “It all gradually happened, man. Just being lazy and not doing much. I don’t blame nobody. I mean, I’m lazy. I well, I used to be active.”Now he can barely walk-.Marquis Gay: Life, it sucks right now.”And so Marquis is ready to make a change.Marquis Gay: “To lose weight. To regain life. To regain freedom. To celebrate what my body can do.”Marquis wants to get gastric bypass surgery to help ...