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Thousands evacuate as wildfire approaches capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories — Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories began fleeing an approaching wildfire Thursday in long convoys while air evacuations were underway for those who could not leave by road, the latest chapter in Canada’s worst fire season on record.The fire was within 16 kilometers (10 miles) of the northern edge of Yellowknife, and people in the four areas of the city of 20,000 at highest risk were told to leave as soon as possible, Fire Information Officer Mike Westwick said.Residents in other areas should be out by noon Friday, because strong north winds could push the fire toward the highway needed for evacuation, Westwick said. Although some rain was forecast for the region, first responders were taking no chances.“I want to be clear that the city is not in immediate danger and there’s a safe window for residents to leave the city by road and by air,” Shane Thompson, a government minister for the Territories, told a news conference. “...

Woman wielded knife at Oakley middle school; police officer drew gun to stop her

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

OAKLEY — An Oakley police officer drew his gun but did not fire the weapon while working to arrest a woman who wielded a knife at a middle school campus earlier this week, police said.Police arrested the 61-year-old Antioch resident on suspicion of bringing a weapon onto school grounds, assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats, according to a statement from Oakley police Chief Paul Beard.The encounter happened Tuesday at Delta Vista Middle School in the 4900 block of Frank Hengel Way.Several other fights among juveniles broke out after the arrest, and Beard said police arrested a 15-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl. He said neither of them was armed.Beard said officers first were called to the school about 3:25 p.m., because two people who were guardians to students at the school were in a nasty argument. The officer de-escalated the argument and remained in the area, he said.The same people then argued again even more intensely about 15 minutes later, Beard ...

Poor House Bistro reopens in San Jose’s Little Italy — finally!

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

I’m sure I’m not the only one who thought I’d be enjoying jambalaya, hurricanes, sausage bread and beignets at Poor House Bistro again a lot sooner. But the wait is over, and 19 months after the New Orleans-style eatery was lifted onto a truck and hauled a half-mile to San Jose’s Little Italy district, the good times are rolling again.Officially now the Famiglia Meduri Poor House Bistro, leaning into owner Jay Meduri’s Italian roots, the restaurant welcomed dozens of customers back Wednesday to the new location on St. John Street, wedged between Henry’s Hi-Life and the new Italian Museum and Cultural Center that is close to opening.“It’s been a long road,” said Meduri, who cut the ribbon with Mayor Matt Mahan. “Good things are going to be happening in Little Italy, and we’re happy to be a part of it.”San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Poor House Bistro owner Jay Meduri cut the ribbon on the restaurant's new loca...

At Home: When lightning strikes, will your house be ready?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

My next-door neighbor, Jo, was in her living room reading. Her husband was watching television nearby. My husband was home working on his computer, when suddenly: FLASH! CRACK! BOOM!“The loudest thunder I have ever heard and a big white flash struck all at once, jolting me out of my chair,” Jo said. The TV went black. At our place, the thunderstruck dogs dove under my husband’s desk and stayed there.Lightning had struck a cable line between our two houses, zapping both. Jo’s house got hit worse. The strike took down her home’s air conditioner, three Apple TV boxes, the internet, cable television, water heater and the smart system that controls the lighting and sound systems.“The lights that were on, I couldn’t turn off; the ones that were off, I couldn’t turn on,” she said.It would take weeks (including two weeks in Florida in August without air conditioning) to deal with insurance and repair which, at last tally, cost an electrifying $40,000.Meanwhile at our place, the same bolt fr...

‘We are at a tremendous loss’: As victims in fatal San Jose double stabbing are mourned, family speaks out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

SAN JOSE — As family members mourn the deaths of a young boy and his great-grandmother in a grisly double stabbing earlier this month at their San Jose apartment, key questions remain, the biggest being: Who committed the killings?Jordan Cam Walker, 6, shown in an undated photo, was found dead alongside his great-grandmother in a double stabbing reported at their Parkmoor Avenue apartment in San Jose on Aug. 4, 2023, authorities said. (Photo courtesy of the Walker family) On the morning of Aug. 4, Jordan Cam Walker, 6, was found dead along with 71-year-old Delphina Turner at the Parkmoor Avenue apartment where they lived. San Jose police confirmed that both were stabbed.“We are at a tremendous loss,” Morian Walker Sr., Jordan’s paternal grandfather, said in a phone interview Thursday with Bay Area News Group. “We’re relying on the power of prayer, love and support to get us through this.”Turner’s memorial service was set to take p...

49ers training camp: Brock Purdy hits ‘huge’ milestone. Will he play Saturday vs. Denver?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Jauan Jennings knew exactly how to describe Brock Purdy after a milestone in the quarterback’s comeback from elbow surgery.“Brock-star. We love him out there,” Jennings said Thursday.Purdy was out there practicing three consecutive days this week for the first time since his March 10 surgery, keeping him firmly on track to start the 49ers’ regular-season opener Sept. 10 in Pittsburgh.“Being able to go three in a row and get all the volume in and then being able to have my velocity stay on point today, for me, that was huge,” Purdy said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “For my confidence, to make throws on a third day, with the strength and the intensity and all that with there my arm needs to be, it’s definitely getting there.”When it comes to preseason football, will the 49ers keep Purdy out of danger and not play him in Saturday’s game against the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium? He and every othe...

Palo Alto license plate readers lead to arrests in Berkeley carjacking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

(KRON) -- Five suspects were arrested in Palo Alto on Tuesday after a new automated license plate reader alerted police to a car that had been carjacked at gunpoint on Monday, the Palo Alto Police Department said. Officers also recovered a loaded firearm and turned three carjacking suspects over to the Berkeley Police Department.The vehicle, a black 2021 Toyota Corolla, was allegedly carjacked from its owner at gunpoint on Monday in Berkeley. The three suspects were armed with a black semi-automatic handgun, police said. Antioch police officers arrested by FBI, mayor says The following day, around 12:47 p.m., Palo Alto PD officers got a notification from the city's new automated license plate recognition camera system that the vehicle had entered Palo Alto.Patrol and undercover officers began searching for the vehicle and located it in a parking stall at Stanford Shopping Center. Undercover officers surveilled the vehicle, police said, noting that it was parked next to a white 201...

Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage out for the season with knee injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage will miss the entire season after tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee during a joint practice session with the New York Jets on Wednesday.Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles confirmed Gage’s injury Thursday after the team practiced on its own at the Giants’ training facility. The news was expected after Gage went down early in 7-on-7 drills with a non-contact injury that Bowles said Wednesday appeared “pretty serious.” Gage appeared to be in tears as he was carted off and tests revealed what he and the Buccaneers feared.Gage, who had 51 catches for 426 yards and a career-high five touchdowns last season in his first year with Tampa Bay, was expected to be the Buccaneers’ No. 3 wide receiver behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Second-year receiver Deven Thompkins and sixth-rounder Trey Palmer are among those who could compete for Gage’s spot, along with veteran David Moore and undr...

Colts players embrace reunion with Matt Eberflus during joint practice with Bears

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore has been anticipating the final week of training camp ever since he knew it would end with two joint practices against the Chicago Bears.Sure, like many of his teammates Moore wants to return home after spending nearly three weeks at the Grand Park training complex in Westfield, Indiana.But he circled these practices for another reason; he was eager to spend some time with the coach who gave him his first big break five years ago, then-Colts defensive coordinator and current Bears coach Matt Eberflus.“I think about foundation, that’s where everything gelled not only with him, but everybody we had over that journey,” Moore said, following a pause and a smile to reflect on those early days. “Just to see him here in a place in the Midwest, to go out and compete and show him this is where it all started is pretty cool.”It’s also pretty a special moment for the two, who haven’t talked much since Eberflus t...

Auburn’s Freeze names Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne starting QB

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:20 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Transfer Payton Thorne has won Auburn’s starting quarterback job.Coach Hugh Freeze said Thursday that the Michigan State transfer is set to start for the Tigers in their opener Sept. 2 against Massachusetts. Thorne, who signed with Auburn in May, has been competing with returning starter Robby Ashford and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner.“The reason Payton is getting the nod is just the leadership ability and understanding of the offense,” Freeze said. “He’s been in some really good battles, and it just seems like he was more efficient in the decision-making to this point. Not that the others were terrible by any means. It was not just a slam-dunk.”Freeze and Thorne are trying to improve a passing game that ranked 119th in yards per game last season, averaging just 173. Ashford proved dangerous as a runner and completed only 49% of his passes while Tigers quarterbacks combined for just nine passing touchdowns.Inconsistent quarterback play has pl...