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DEC warns against building rock dams on trout streams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Department of Environmental Conservation is warning against building rock dams with the intent to create swimming holes on trout streams. Rock dams can have a detrimental impact on both wildlife and the environment. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the DEC, trout are sensitive, cold-water fish. Warmer water temperatures can be stressful on trout and high temperatures can even be lethal. Rock dams can alter the natural flow of the stream by slowing down or trapping water. This warms up the water faster, thus harming the fish. Rock dams can also prevent the migration of trout to colder waters. DEC: Take proper safety precautions on summer hikes The structures can also restrict or prevent upstream and downstream movement of animals including aquatic insects. Aquatic insects are a major diet item for trout. Lastly, rock dams weaken the stream bank, increasing erosion and sedimentation ...

11-year-old Texas boy looking for friends goes viral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – A viral video with millions of views shows Shayden Walker ringing the doorbell of his neighbors Brennan and Angell Ray looking for friends after being bullied. Angell said the reason they decided to post the video on TikTok was that people needed to see the moment. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! That heartwarming moment started at the beginning of the month. Angell said that it was not acceptable how Shayden was feeling. She also thought people would relate to him."Honestly, we posted it to get, like some friends for him," she said. "We had no idea it would reach worldwide or nationwide, so the fact it's gone all over the world is crazy."Shortly after posting the video, the Rays started a GoFundMe for Shayden that at the time of closing raised nearly $40,000. "I made the GoFundMe and within the first hour, it was $2,000. And within the first five hours, it was $10,000. Before I could get off w...

Victims identified in deadly Illinois Greyhound bus crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

HIGHLAND, Ill. - Authorities have identified three people who died Wednesday morning after a Greyhound bus slammed into three big rigs parked near an Illinois rest stop.The Madison County Coroner's Office has identified the victims as Juan E. Vasquez-Rodriguez, 34, of Passaic, New Jersey; Buford Pena, 71, of Supai, Arizona; and Bradley L. Donovan, 47, of Springfield, Illinois. Lawmaker to review law ‘in-depth’ after cars with expired tags towed from driveways The coroner's office said the three suffered various injuries in connection with their deaths, including head, abdominal and thoracic trauma. At least 14 others were hurt in the crash, which happened when the bus struck three big rigs parked on the shoulder of Interstate 70. The passenger bus was supposed to pull in at the Greyhound station in downtown St. Louis from Indianapolis, and was just miles away from reaching its destination. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. ...

St. Charles County to install 40 new license plate readers to combat crime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - St. Charles County plans to install more than 40 new license plate readers in the upcoming weeks to help with high-profile investigations. License plate readers will be added along all access points to St. Charles County, in addition to major interstates and secondary roads. The St. Charles County Council approved legislation for new LPRs earlier this year. Lawmaker to review law ‘in-depth’ after cars with expired tags towed from driveways St. Charles County Police Chief Kurt Frisz expects the LPRs will be up and running later this month or in August. In a phone call, Frisz tells FOX 2 the license plate readers serve best as an investigative tool in felony and misdemeanor cases."If people are coming in, burglarizing, stealing cars, things like that, it's an investigative tool for us," said Frisz. "If a car is stolen, that plate is entered into the system. If someone is wanted for a felony or serious misdemeanor, their plate can be entered into the system...

A stir-fry that will convert the skeptics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

By Eric Kim, The New York Times“The only pepper I cannot abide is a green pepper,” cookbook author Nigella Lawson once wrote, aptly calling out the fruit’s bitter, undeveloped flavor.“In an emergency,” she recently told me, “I can eat grilled or pan-cooked green bell peppers, as the heat and char give them a more balanced flavor, but they do really still taste underripe to me.”It’s understandable. Next to its older siblings in blazing red, orange and yellow, the green bell pepper has never had the best reputation.But, if you’re trying to capture the edge of bitterness, where savory and sweet intermingle, then the green pepper might be your ideal implement. That in-between flavor can be used to your advantage, whether infusing a gin cocktail with a vegetal aroma or lending clarity and balance in flavor bases, like sofrito, epis and the “holy trinity” of onion, pepper and celery in Cajun and Louisiana Creole cooking.Perhaps the one dish where the diner must confront the unripe pepper ...

L.A. first-grade teacher charged with sexually assaulting girls in the classroom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

An East Los Angeles first-grade teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting six girls at the school, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.Martin Reyes Jr., a 29-year-old teacher at Sunrise Elementary School, faces 10 counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, Gascón said in a press release. According to investigators, Reyes abused six female students. The alleged assaults would take place in his classroom during recess. The alleged abuse was reported on May 22. “Our educators are entrusted with creating a safe and nurturing environment where students can learn and grow without the fear of abuse or exploitation. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that schools are places where all students can thrive, free from the threat of sexual violence,” Gascón said in a statement. “I encourage any victim of childhood sexual assault to contact our Bureau of Victim Services to receive trauma-informed care.”Reyes is due to appear in court on Se...

Hesperia sex offender arrested again for sexting with minor, Sheriff's Department says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

A Hesperia man is behind bars again after he allegedly traded obscene and explicit material with a 16-year-old girl over the internet.Nicholas Gary Burstein, 38, was already a registered sex offender when he contacted the unidentified teen, who lives out of state, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. Burstein, who also is known as Nicholas Giles, was arrested in 2017 on a warrant related to allegations of continuous sexual abuse of a child between 2012 and 2013, the Sheriff's Department said at the time.According to State of California Department of Justice records, he was convicted on that charge in 2018. In 2003, he was also convicted of sexual battery. 1st-grade teacher from East L.A. faces 10 counts of sexual abuse of students On Wednesday, he was arrested again after investigators found he "shared obscene material and received sexually explicit photographs" from the teenager, officials said.He faces charges of possession of child pornography,...

Chipotle is testing guacamole-making robot named

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

The Chipotle Mexican Grill workers so often seen chopping and preparing fresh ingredients in ad spots may soon have a non-human helper.The company is testing a "collaborative robot" named Autocado at the Chipotle Cultivate Center in Irvine, California.Autocado can take up to 25 pounds of unpeeled avocados at a time, the company says. The robot stands the fruit upright one at a time, slices them in half, and removes the skin and pit.The peeled avocados drop into a bowl below, and a Chipotle worker then takes over, adding additional ingredients and mashing the guacamole.Autocado is a collaborative robot prototype that cuts, cores, and peels avocados before they are hand mashed to create Chipotle's guacamole. (Chipotle)"We are committed to exploring collaborative robotics to drive efficiencies and ease pain points for our employees," said Curt Garner, Chief Customer and Technology Officer at Chipotle in a news release. "The intensive labor of cutting, coring, and scooping avocados...

Manuel Abel Sanchez Pronounced Dead after Head-on Collision on East Golf Links Road [Tucson, AZ]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

21-Year-Old Speeding Driver Killed after Colliding Head-on with 18-Wheeler near South Wilmot RoadTUCSON, AZ (July 13, 2023) – Late Friday night, police responded to a deadly car collision that left Manuel Abel Sanchez dead.On June 30th, at around 10:30 p.m., officers were called to the eastbound lanes of East Golf Links Road near South Wilmot Road involving an 18-wheeler truck and a 1993 Honda Civic.According to the Tucson Police Department, the Civic was driven by 21-year-old Sanchez with a passenger when he was speeding in the area and lost control of the vehicle.Furthermore, Sanchez veered to the westbound lanes and collided head-on with the red 2022 Kenworth T680 semi-truck.Unfortunately, Sanchez suffered extreme injuries and he was later pronounced dead. His passenger was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.Both directions of the roadway were temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties.Meanwhile, the driver of the Kenworth did not suffer ...

Beatriz Pena Killed in Solo-car Crash on Hollywood Boulevard [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:14:59 GMT

Beatriz Pena Dead and Breanna Thompson Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on Stewart AvenueLAS VEGAS, NV (July 13, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a single-vehicle accident on Hollywood Boulevard claimed the life of Beatriz Pena.The incident happened on July 2nd, just before 2:00 a.m., near the intersection of North Hollywood Boulevard and East Stewart Avenue involving one vehicle.According to reports, Pena, in a 2005 Toyota Matrix, was traveling southbound on Hollywood Boulevard with her passenger Breanna Thompson. She was reported to be driving at a high rate of speed.For reasons that are currently unknown, Pena lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the car slammed into a tree.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced 29-year-old Beatriz Pena dead at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics rushed her passenger, 22-year-old Breanna Thompson, to a local hospital for treatment.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt condolences to...