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They said it: Drugs are deadly

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

“Fentanyl will kill you as easily as a bullet. It is killing the children of our community.”— Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, after charging a San Jose couple with murder over the death of their 18-month-old daughter who had lethal levels of the opioid fentanyl in her body and whose parents had been using the drug. Three Bay Area babies have died of fentanyl poisoning since May.

Caught dumping illegally? Better clean up your mess and more: Roadshow

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

Q: If I were a judge and dealt with those charged with graffiti and trash crimes, as part of their sentence, I would start by issuing a monetary penalty and 50 hours of community service. The community service would be related to the crime committed, such as requiring them to remove graffiti or to pick up trash. For repeat offenders, community service would be 100 hours.If the offender is a minor, one of the parents would be required to be with the minor.Bruce Beyer, SunnyvaleA: And…Q: A couple of years ago someone was dumping dirt and rubble on Durham Road in Fremont near the Interstate 680 intersection. This was dumping on an industrial scale. I would estimate it was around a dozen full dump truckloads over a week or two. I immediately reported this to Fremont Code Enforcement and happily, the city and/or landowner cleaned it up and placed some concrete barriers to prevent trucks back up and dumping future loads.As far as I know, the company responsible for the dumping was n...

The Sharks hit rock bottom three weeks ago. Here’s how they’ve picked up the pieces

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

SAN JOSE – Members of the San Jose Sharks left SAP Center three weeks ago feeling as if they had hit rock bottom. They had just given up 10 goals for the second consecutive game and there was speculation, fair or otherwise, that their coach was in jeopardy of losing his job.Now the Sharks are going into Monday’s game against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals feeling about as good as they have all season.The Sharks on Saturday scored twice in the third period, got several key saves, and held on to a 4-3 home win over the Vancouver Canucks, the same team that trounced them by nine goals in their own building at the start of the month.Mike Hoffman and Mikael Granlund both scored in the third period and Calen Addison and Tomas Hertl each added two assists as the Sharks improved to 4-1-1 at home since that 10-2 drubbing at the hands of Erik Karlsson and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 4. That loss came two days after the Canucks crushed San Jose 10-1, handing the team its most lo...

An official says gunmen have attacked major detention centers in Sierra Leone and abducted or freed inmates

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — An official says gunmen have attacked major detention centers in Sierra Leone and abducted or freed inmates.Source

Al menos 13 personas desaparecidas tras hundirse barco de carga en Grecia

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

Un carguero se hundió frente a la isla griega de Lesbos en mares tormentosos la madrugada del domingo, dejando 13 miembros de la tripulación desaparecidos y uno rescatado, dijeron las autoridades.El Raptor, registrado en las Comoras, se dirigía a Estambul desde Alejandría, Egipto, transportando 6,000 toneladas de sal, dijo la guardia costera. Iban 14 tripulantes, entre ellas ocho egipcios, cuatro indios y dos sirios, dijo la guardia costera.El barco reportó un problema mecánico a las 7:00 a.m. del domingo, envió una señal de socorro y poco después desapareció a unas 4.5 millas náuticas al suroeste de Lesbos, dijeron las autoridades. Rescatan a 25 migrantes atrapados en un bosque en llamas en Grecia Ascienden los muertos a 96 en Somalia tras las inundaciones de ‘El Niño’ La vocera indicó que ocho barcos mercantes, dos helicópteros y una fragata de la marina griega estaban buscando supervivientes. Tres barcos de la guardia costera t...

Gluten-free bakery opens full location in Prince William Co. after farmers market success

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

A gluten-free bakery opened last week in Old Town Manassas, the first of its kind in the Prince William area.The Honey and Ivy Gluten Free bakery at 9105 Center St. originated from a farmers market stand.Honey and Ivy began selling at the Manassas Farmers Market last season. They have grown to attend three weekly markets and now the new shop in Old Town.In April 2022, Emily Hamby started her venture of baking and selling cookies, cinnamon rolls, and other tasty treats at the farmers market after she moved to the area and wasn’t able to find any safe gluten free options.When she saw the high demand for gluten free baked goods in Manassas, she decided to expand her reach and added the Haymarket Farmers Market weekly to her list of growing customers.The demand continued to grow as Honey and Ivy introduced new items, and requests that are hard to find within the gluten-free community. All of the menu items are gluten free, and many are vegan as well.To keep up with the growing customer ...

Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen in a third such assault during Israel-Hamas war

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on Sunday, authorities said. While no group immediately claimed responsibility, it comes as at least two other maritime attacks in recent days have been linked to the Israel-Hamas war. The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden, the company and private intelligence firm Ambrey said. An American defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, also confirmed to The Associated Press that the attack took place.Zodiac called the seizure “a suspected piracy incident.”“Our priority is the safety of our 22 crew onboard,” Zodiac said in a statement. “The Turkish-captained vessel has a multinational crew consisting of a crew of Russian, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Indian, Georgian and Filipino nationals. The vessel is carrying a full cargo of phosphoric acid.”Zodiac described the vessel as bein...

El papa Francisco revela que tiene una inflamación pulmonar, pero viajará a cumbre climática en Dubái

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

El papa Francisco reveló el domingo que sufre inflamación pulmonar, pero irá esta semana a Dubái para ofrecer un discurso en la conferencia climática de Naciones Unidas.Francisco no hizo su aparición semanal del domingo en una ventana con vistas a la plaza de San Pedro, al día siguiente de que la Santa Sede dijera que el pontífice sufría un caso leve de gripe. En lugar de eso, la bendición tradicional del mediodía fue televisada en vivo desde la capilla del hotel vaticano donde vive Francisco. “Hermanos y hermanas, feliz domingo. Hoy no puedo aparecer en la ventana porque tengo este problema de inflamación de los pulmones”, dijo el papa. El pontífice, que cumple 87 años el mes que viene, añadió que un sacerdote sentado a su lado leería por él sus reflexiones del día. Papa Francisco releva a obispo conservador de Texas tras una evaluación Papa Francisco destituye a obispo de Texas En esos comentarios Francisco indicó que viajaría a...

Deadly crash in Aurora closes intersection, forces detours

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora are investigating a crash that killed one person Sunday morning in the area of South Havana Street and East Iliff Avenue.The crash closed both streets in all directions. Police said the roads would remain closed for hours for the investigation.Drivers were advised to use East Jewell Avenue or East Yale Avenue as east-west route alternatives and South Peoria Street as a north-south route alternative.FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.

Denver weather: Chilly Sunday with more sunshine

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will clear up on Sunday. Expect plenty of sunshine, with chilly temperatures to wrap up the weekend. Weather today: Sunny but coolSunshine moves right back into the forecast for today, but it's still going to be chilly. Temperatures in the morning start out in the upper teens and lower twenties before slowly climbing into the upper 30s and lower 40s by the afternoon. If you are going to the Broncos game bring a warm jacket and some sunglasses!Weather tonight: Cool but sunnySkies remain clear tonight as temperatures drop down into the middle teens. Keep those heaters running! Winds will be out of the southeast anywhere from 5-10 mph.Looking ahead: Slowly warming upDenver will still experience below-average temperatures, highs will be in the middle to lower 40s with more sunshine on the way. We will slowly but surely increase into the upper 40s and lower 50s by Tuesday and Wednesday, which is very close to normal for this time of the year. We cool off...