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Vega fire prompts evacuations in northern Monterey County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

ROYAL OAKS — Monterey County fire agencies were battling a vegetation fire Wednesday afternoon that threatened 10 homes in the area of Vega Road.The Vega Fire burns near Pajaro on Wednesday. (Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel) The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office began calling for evacuations on Vega and Hayes roads, plus all connecting tributary streets, around 2:21 p.m., before the fire was an estimated 5 to 7 acres and had a moderate rate of spread. Authorities closed Vega Road at San Miguel Canyon and Lewis roads shortly thereafter, with no one allowed back into the neighborhood.As of 4 p.m., all residents within the endangered zone had been notified and no structures had been burned. One family opted to evacuate and the rest chose to shelter in place, according to Cal Fire BEU spokesman Josh Silveira. Firefighters had stopped the blaze’s forward progress at 7 acres and were holding it steady, with 20% containment, he said.“Firefighters are working on direct line constructi...

Douthat: The Trump trial date is a big mistake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

I intended to write a normal horse-race column this week, about what we can glean from the polling that came out after the first Republican debate. The emphasis was going to be on the resilience of Ron DeSantis, the success of Nikki Haley, the modest perils for Donald Trump in not showing up for these affairs — and then the larger problem of how DeSantis or Haley or anyone else might unite the anti-Trump vote instead of just repeating the fragmentation of 2016.But is anything we could learn from one Republican debate more significant than the news that the most important legal case against Trump, his federal trial for alleged election-related crimes, will begin the day before Super Tuesday? Probably not. So let’s save DeSantis and Haley for another day and talk about the significance of a front-runner’s trial running through the heart of a primary campaign.From any theory of the law’s relationship to democratic deliberation, this seems like an extremely suboptimal convergence. If yo...

Santa Cruz skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.Lynn Kramer of San Diego took first, and Isa Ruiz of Sante Fe, New Mexico, took third. Lari-Ann Rupp of Salem, Oregon, took fourth, and Jennifer Coppa of Los Angeles was fifth.Oyama will compete in the World Slalom Skateboarding Championships at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon, on Sept. 29-Oct. 1.Related ArticlesOther Sports | Venus Williams suffers her most lopsided U.S. Open loss Other Sports | U.S. Open: Coco Gauff, irked by opponent’s pace, grinds out win Other Sports | Stanford’s Asher Hong takes narrow lead after first day of U.S. men’s gymnastics championships Other Sports | Stanford, Cal in limbo as ACC presidents don’t vote on western expansion “There are super fast women coming to Worlds from the Czech Republic,” Oyama said. “I will be happy to be the second fastest w...

Student dies after ‘medical emergency’ at California middle school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

A student died Tuesday, Aug. 29, after emergency workers were called to Canyon Lake Middle School.Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the school at 11 a.m. Tuesday, spokesperson Sgt. Deirdre Vickers wrote in a Wednesday, Aug. 30, email.A statement from the Lake Elsinore Unified School District confirmed the death of a student, expressed condolences, and said administrators would provide grief counseling and other resources to students and staff.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Trump blasts NY fraud case, says he prevented nuclear war Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man charged with human trafficking of girl he met on Instagram Crime and Public Safety | Ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sex abuse, not fit for trial Crime and Public Safety | Judge holds Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming election workers Crime and Public Safety | Work trucks burglarized in 3 Pacifica n...

UC Riverside professor resigns over ‘pretendian’ claims, but will keep teaching for another year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

An ethnic studies professor at UC Riverside whose claims of Cherokee heritage have been in question for 15 years and stirred public outcry has agreed to resign following a complaint by 13 faculty members.Under a separation agreement signed in January, Andrea Smith will be allowed to continue her employment as a full-time faculty member until August 2024, when she will become eligible to receive full retirement benefits and the honorary title of emeritus.However, Smith, a tenured professor employed at UC Riverside since 2008, has agreed that the university will not list her emeritus status on its website directories.RELATED: ‘I am a White person:’ UC Berkeley scholar apologizes for claiming to be Native AmericanSmith’s resignation staves off an administrative investigation and potentially substantial legal costs to the university. John Warren, a spokesperson for UC Riverside, said in an email Wednesday that the negotiated separation agreement brings a timely conclusion to Smith’s con...

Mercedes driver suspected of killing 3 women in California Uber crash was on probation tied to 2020 murder case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

The man believed to be behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz that plowed into an Uber in South Los Angeles over the weekend, killing two Orange County sisters and their lifelong friend, was on probation tied to a 2020 murder case in Compton, according to court records.Gregory James Black, Jr. was arrested quickly after the early morning, two-car crash at Vermont Avenue and Century Boulevard on Saturday, Aug. 26.Black, 31, of Los Angeles, was still inside the Mercedes after allegedly T-boning the Honda sedan operating as an Uber. LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno said Wednesday, Aug. 30 that the Mercedes hit the Honda with enough force to send the sedan spinning “five times, counterclockwise,” before slamming into a wall.The three women — sisters Kimberly Izquierdo, 27, and Veronica Amezola, 23, both of Santa Ana, and their friend, Juvelyn Arroyo, 23, of San Juan Capistrano — all were sitting in the rear passenger seat. All died at the scene, Moreno said. A male passenger suffered bruising to...

Lifecore Biomedical: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (LFCR) on Thursday reported a loss of $36.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Chaska, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of $1.19 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 89 cents per share.The agricultural and food packaging products company posted revenue of $31.5 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $102.2 million, or $3.41 per share. Revenue was reported as $103.3 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LFCR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LFCRSource

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $42.2 million.On a per-share basis, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of 68 cents. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 67 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 61 cents per share.The retailer posted revenue of $514.5 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $497.6 million.Ollie’s Bargain Outlet expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.65 to $2.74 per share, with revenue in the range of $2.08 billion to $2.09 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on OLLI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/OLLIS...

Campbell: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $169 million.On a per-share basis, the Camden, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 57 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 50 cents per share.The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 50 cents per share.The maker of canned soup, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 juice posted revenue of $2.07 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.06 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $858 million, or $2.85 per share. Revenue was reported as $9.36 billion.Campbell expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.09 to $3.15 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stoc...

“Se desató el infierno”: Idalia deja al menos un muerto e invaluables daños en Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:51:29 GMT

El huracán Idalia azotó Florida el miércoles con la fuerza de un tren a toda velocidad, partiendo árboles por la mitad, arrancando techos e inundando poblaciones enteras antes de llegar a Georgia y Carolina del Sur como una tormenta tropical.El ciclón dejó al menos un muerto en su paso por las costas del noroeste de Florida. Un hombre de 59 años murió después de que su camión se estrelló contra una zanja en condiciones “extremadamente lluviosas” en Gainesville, según informó la Patrulla de Carreteras.Decenas de comunidades quedaron destruidas por los fuertes vientos y las inundaciones, que en algunas zonas superaron las 10 pulgadas. “Se desató el infierno”, dijo Belond Thomas, residente de Perry, una pequeña localidad en el interior de la región de Big Bend, donde Idalia tocó tierra como un huracán categoría 3 con vientos de 125 millas por hora. En videos: estos fueron los efectos del huracán Idalia en Florida Idalia deja inundac...