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Historic California snowmelt means epic season for river rafting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

Triple Threat. Deadman’s Drop. Satan’s Cesspool. After years of drought, the rapids along California's American River are truly living up to their names.As a historic snowpack starts to melt, the spring runoff is fueling conditions for some of the best whitewater in years on the American River and its forks, which course through the Sierra Nevada northeast of Sacramento.“This is an epic whitewater rafting season,” said Deric Rothe, who owns Sierra Whitewater Inc. and has been rafting for decades. “The conditions are awesome. If you compare the rafting to a rollercoaster, it’s bigger, faster, more fun, and more exciting. So, we’re loving it.”A series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California this winter, replenishing rivers and reservoirs and bringing an end — mostly — to the state’s three-year drought.Cascading volumes of water are now flowing into various rivers at rates not seen in years....

ACT Expo 2023: The Future of Clean Transportation

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

Rich DeMuro visits the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim where the latest sustainable vehicles and technologies are on display including those powered by electricity, hydrogen and biofuels.

San Francisco grappling with parking ticket scam: Here's how it works

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

San Francisco drivers be warned. There are fake parking tickets being issued.The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) confirmed Thursday a Reddit post of a picture showing a fake parking citation going around the city. The parking ticket also has a QR code where scammers can collect payments. Also, the date on that ticket is for May 5, 2023, which is one day after the ticket was posted online. The photo on the right is a photo of what a real SFMTA parking ticket looks like; the left is a photo of the fake citation. The QR code in the fake parking ticket brings you to this website (pictured below on the left). In comparison, the official SFMTA website to pay your citation is pictured on the right. The two websites look almost identical. The main difference is found in the URL of each website. The official SFMTA parking citation website ends with a ".com" compared to the fake website which ends with a ".app"The QR on the fake parking citation takes you to a homepage t...

Woman Fatally Struck in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident on 1st Street [Los Angeles, CA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

Female Pedestrian Pronounced Dead after Hit-and-Run near Westmoreland AvenueLOS ANGELES, CA (May 5, 2023) – Tuesday morning, one woman was fatally struck in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident on 1st Street.Authorities responded to the scene around 5:15 a.m., near Westmoreland Avenue in Koreatown.Per reports, the driver of an eastbound 2005 silver Nissan Altima struck a female pedestrian and immediately fled the scene.First responders arrived and rushed the woman to a nearby hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. Although, authorities have not yet released her identity.Those who can provide information about the hit-and-run driver are asked to contact LAPD detectives at 213-473-0234. Anyone who wishes to stay anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.In addition, Bakersfield Officials are offering a reward of up to $50,000 to anyone who can help authorities identify the suspect.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the fr...

Angel Tovar Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Highway 58 [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

39-Year-Old Man Dies after Being Struck by Multiple VehiclesBAKERSFIELD, CA (May 5, 2023) – Early Saturday morning, a hit-and-run crash on Highway 58 claimed the life of Angel Tovar.The incident happened on April 22nd, just after 12:00 a.m., officers were dispatched at Highway 58, just east of Martin Luther King Boulevard.Upon investigation, the officers have learned that 39-year-old Tovar was walking in the third lane when he was struck by a vehicle which later drove away. Then, Tovar was struck by three other vehicles but the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the officials.Afterward, the westbound lanes and the third lane of the highway was blocked for four hours.Unfortunately, Tovar succumbed to his injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene.Meanwhile, police ruled out alcohol or drugs as a factor of the incident and further investigation is still underway.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. The Sweet James t...

Fox demands Media Matters stop posting leaked Carlson videos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

By Jon Passantino | CNNFox sent a cease-and-desist letter on Friday to Media Matters, the progressive watchdog, and its president, demanding that it take down embarrassing behind-the-scenes videos of Tucker Carlson attacking Fox News’ streaming service and making crude remarks while joking with staff.The footage, published over the last week in a series of clips, comes in the wake of Carlson’s abrupt firing at the right-wing network and as a steady drip of leaked text messages show the former primetime star making racist and denigrating comments.The sternly worded letter from Fox Corporation lawyers said the “unaired footage” is its “confidential intellectual property” and demanded Media Matters “cease and desist from distribution, publication, and misuse of Fox’s misappropriated proprietary footage, which you are now on notice was unlawfully obtained.”“Reporting on newsworthy leaked material is a cornerstone of journalism,...

Ravens 2023 undrafted free agent tracker: Maryland WR Dontay Demus Jr., East Carolina RB Keaton Mitchell among 18 additions

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

With the NFL draft over, the Ravens turn their attention to the undrafted market.Baltimore entered the draft with 63 players and made six picks, leaving space to add a big class. Here’s a look at the 18 announced additions:Maryland wide receiver Dontay Demus Jr.: The 6-foot-3, 213-pound Demus, a Washington native, ranks fifth in career receiving touchdowns (14), seventh in career receiving yards (2,008) and ninth in career receptions (125) in Maryland history after five seasons with the Terps. A three-time All-Big Ten honorable mention, Demus suffered a season-ending knee injury during the fifth game of the 2021 season but returned to start 12 games a senior, catching 22 passes for 233 yards and one touchdown.East Carolina running back Keaton Mitchell: The 5-8, 179-pound Mitchell is the son of Anthony Mitchell, who earned a roster spot with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2000 and was a reserve during the team’s run to the Super Bowl title. The younger Mitchell ...

Four horse racing deaths cast tragic shadow over upcoming Kentucky Derby

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

By John Cherwa, Los Angeles TimesAs the days count down to Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, four horses have died at the iconic track since last week. It most certainly will cast an unwelcome and tragic shadow over the world’s most famous race.One of the horses, Wild on Ice, was scheduled to run in the Derby but suffered an injury to his left hind leg last Thursday. The winner of the Sunland Derby was pulled up on the backstretch during training. The 3-year-old gelding walked onto the horse ambulance and was evaluated at the track and then shipped to an equine hospital in Lexington, where the horse was euthanized.It would have been the first Kentucky Derby start for trainer Joel Marr. The horse would have been ridden by Ken Tohill, who at 60 would have been the oldest jockey ever to ride in the Kentucky Derby.Two horses died on Tuesday. In the fifth race, Take Charge Briana, a 3-year-old filly trained by Wayne Lukas, broke down in the upper stretch during ...

Pac-12 recruiting: UCLA’s big weekend, ASU looks to Texas, Smalls to Colorado and Oregon’s future QB room

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 fans with a weekly dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports.The following information, in his words, was provided to the Hotline on May 4 …With spring football wrapped up, we’re entering the season of official visits. And interestingly enough, the last school to wrap up spring workouts, UCLA, will be the first school to have a major weekend of visitations. The Bruins will welcome eight prospects this weekend.Much has been made about coach Chip Kelly’s recruiting approach since he took the job at the end of the 2017 season, especially with his heavy reliance on the transfer portal.And up until last year, the Bruins had largely done away with hosting official visits in the spring. Instead, they geared everything to during or after the season. But in 2022, they hosted official visits every weekend in May, and they’re doing the same this year....

Poll shows long decline in Britons’ support for monarchy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:54 GMT

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Sana Noor Haq | CNNBritons are more likely to say their views of the monarchy have worsened than improved over the past decade, according to a CNN poll, suggesting that King Charles III is facing serious challenges on the eve of his coronation, when he will be officially crowned head of an institution that has endured years of internal upheaval.More than one-third of UK adults (36%) say their opinion of the family has become more negative than it was 10 years ago, the survey by polling company Savanta found. Queen Elizabeth II’s death last September brought to an end an era defined by the late monarch’s steadfast dedication to duty, amid rapidly changing times.Just 21% say their views on the royal family have gotten more positive over the past decade, with another 41% saying their overall opinion has stayed the same. And three in 10 say they have become less interested in news about the family over that time, while 22% say they...