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Sierra Nevada snowpack at lowest level in 10 years: What it means for California’s water supply

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

California’s statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack — the source of nearly one-third of the state’s water supply — is at its lowest level in a decade, a major turnaround from last year when huge storms ended a three year-drought and buried ski resorts in massive amounts of snow.On Tuesday, the snowpack was just 25% of its historical average for Jan. 2. The last time there was less snow at the beginning of a new year was on Jan. 2, 2014, when it stood at just 19%.The lack of snow so far this year is due to fewer big storms hitting the state than normal, and when storms have come, they have been warmer, depositing snow mostly at higher elevations.But the meager totals so far across California’s pre-eminent mountain range are not a cause to panic, experts say.Not only are there three months left in the winter season, which typically ends in early April, but last year’s soaking winter filled reservoirs across the state. That “money in the bank” means chances are ...

Cold snap send temps in Finland, Sweden to below minus 40

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

By Jari Tanner | Associated PressHELSINKI — Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday when thermometers plummeted as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a cold spell grips the Nordic region.Cold and snow disrupted transportation throughout the region, including in Norway where a major highway in the south was closed due to the weather and ferry lines suspended operations. Swedish train operators said the cold snap caused substantial problems for rail traffic in the Arctic north.Nikkaluokta, a small village inhabited by indigenous Sami people in northern Sweden, recorded a temperature of minus 41.6 degrees C (minus 42.8 F) early Tuesday, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported.“It’s the coldest temperature we have had so far this winter, and it will continue to be quite cold weather in the north,” SVT meteorologist Nils Holmqvist said.The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute reported temperatures o...

Several arrests made after Oakland police officer slain

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland Police Department detectives made several arrests in connection to the homicide of OPD Officer Tuan Le, police announced Tuesday. Le was slain in the line of duty early Friday morning. Police said they made "significant progress" in their investigation since Le was fatally shot by a group of burglars near Jack London Square. A gunman opened fire on Le while multiple suspects ran out of a business and fled from the area, police said. "OPD has made significant progress in the investigation, resulting in several additional arrests over the weekend," Oakland police spokesperson Paul Chambers wrote. "Our officers continue to work tirelessly to bring justice to the Le family. We are all devastated by this senseless act of violence."OPD's officers embarked on 2024 mourning their fallen officer, and working around-the-clock to identify every person who fled from the burglary and homicide scene.Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le (Image courtesy Oakland Police D...

18-year-old Benicia man arrested for shooting gun in Lake Herman Park

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

(KRON) – An 18-year-old Benicia man was arrested for shooting a “ghost gun” in Lake Herman Park on New Year’s Day.Photo: Benicia Police Department Benicia police officers responded to reports of shots fired around 8:15 a.m. at Lake Herman Park. Upon arrival, officers say they identified and detained the suspects without incident. Several arrests made after Oakland police officer slain According to the police investigation, officers found the gun had been discarded in a nearby building. The suspects were also drinking alcohol at the park, police said.  The man was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail for multiple charges.

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Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

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Investigan el secuestro de 31 migrantes que viajaban en un autobús en Tamaulipas, en el noreste de México

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, informó que su Gobierno investiga el presunto secuestro de al menos 31 migrantes en Tamaulipas, en el noreste del país, al responder a preguntas de periodistas que lo esperaban tras su conferencia matutina diaria, que este martes se realizó en su natal Villahermosa, Tabasco, en el sureste del país.López Obrador no se refirió al incidente durante las casi tres horas que duró su conferencia matutina diaria, en la que habló, entre otros temas, del rescate financiero ocurrido en México tras la crisis de 1994 y del Gobierno del expresidente Felipe Calderón, quien dejó el poder en 2012.A su salida de la conferencia, el mandatario fue abordado por un grupo de periodistas que le preguntaron sobre el secuestro, que ocurrió el 30 de diciembre, según informó la vocería de Seguridad de Tamaulipas a través de su cuenta de Facebook.Hay más de 11.700 menores migrantes bajo custodia del Gobierno federal de EE.UU.Las autorid...

Police: Bystander shot at carjacking suspect outside Centennial Walmart

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Walmart in Centennial was closed for several hours Tuesday after an armed carjacking at the automotive shop.According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was in the area of the Walmart at 10900 East Briarwood Avenue when she noticed people running from it and a 911 call was received at the same time of shots fired at the store. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police told FOX31's Andrea Henderson a woman was carjacked at gunpoint by the store's automotive shop.The victim then ran inside the store for help and a customer who heard ran outside and fired several shots at the suspect and stolen car.No one was injured and the suspect was able to drive away in the stolen car.The stolen vehicle is a silver Honda Civic that may have two bullet holes in the passenger side door.Police said the suspect is still on the loose, but they do not believe there is any danger to the public.This is a breaking news story and...

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was expected to also ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on his eligibility to return to the presidency in a related Colorado case.The Republican candidate appealed the Maine decision by Shenna Bellows, who became the first secretary of state in history to bar someone from running for the presidency under the rarely used Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That provision prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.Trump’s appeal to the Maine Supreme Court declares that Bellows had no jurisdiction in the matter and asks that she be required to place Trump on the March 5 primary ballot. The appeal argues that she abused her discretion and relied on “untrustworthy evidence.”“The secretary should have recused herself due to her bias against President Trump...

Mother speaks out after son beaten to death by cellmate at Broward County Jail

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

The mother of an inmate who was killed in his cell is demanding an investigation into the guards’ actions during the attack. The victim’s cellmate confessed to the beating. On Tuesday, the mother of the victim, 29-year-old Janard Geffrard, spoke out about her son’s death. “We just want to know what happened,” Marcia Irving said. “How did they let him down like that.”Irving wants to know what happened to her son after he was killed at the Broward County Jail on Dec. 16 by another inmate, identified as Kevin Barnes. According to a confession by Barnes, he told deputies he attacked Geffrard because he was gay and because he didn’t clean himself. “Could you imagine getting a phone call that your son was brutally attacked?” Irving said.Irving said she wasn’t notified about the beating for two days. “He was already dead when I got there because it was too much time lapsed for them to give him help,” she said.Gef...

Hershey is sued by Florida woman for selling Reese’s Peanut Butter cups without ‘cute pumpkin faces’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:25:42 GMT

New York (CNN) — Cynthia Kelly thought she was buying Halloween-themed Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins with a “cute” carving of a pumpkin’s mouth and eyes, as pictured on the product’s packaging.But when she opened it, she was horrified to find that there was no pumpkin carving at all. It was just a regular-looking piece of chocolate.Now, Kelly has filed a lawsuit against Hershey, the maker of Reese’s, alleging the company falsely represented several of its holiday-themed products on packaging: Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins, White Pumpkins, Pieces Pumpkins, Peanut Butter Ghost, White Ghost and others.Kelly “would not have purchased the Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins product if she knew that it did not have the detailed carvings of the mouth and/or eyes as pictured on the product label,” the lawsuit says.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, seeks class-action status on behalf of “numerous consumers [who] have been tricked and misled by the pictures on the Products’ pa...