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New street ambassador program to launch in SF Mission District

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

San Francisco is launching a new street ambassador program in the city's Mission District to improve public safety around BART plazas and Mission Street, announced Mayor London Breed on Monday. Street ambassadors in the new Mission SAFE Streets program will connect residents with city services, clear pathways in public spaces when unpermitted street vending takes place, call emergency personnel when needed and make referrals to community organizations like the Street Crisis Response Team. Fisherman’s Wharf Safeway store closed, grocery chain confirms Launched in partnership with Supervisor Hillary Ronen, Breed said the ambassadors will cover a 13-block radius in a rotating schedule seven days a week. They join five pre-existing community ambassador groups that have served the neighborhood since 2014. Breed said she's been working for months to address "unacceptable behavior" in the neighborhood. "Our ambassadors are part of this solution and they will strive to provide ...

San Jose homeless population along Coyote Creek forced to move due to flood control project

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- In the South Bay, long planned flood prevention work along Coyote Creek in San Jose kicked off on Monday. The work is expected to continue for months, forcing many unhoused people who live along the creek to leave.Back in 2017, flooding along Coyote Creek forced thousands of people to flee. Since then, the city and the Santa Clara Valley Water District have been working on a plan to do flood prevention along the creek.  As that work kicked off on the ground today, many people who live along the creek will have to find somewhere else to go. Surveillance video released of Banko Brown homicide The four-mile stretch of Coyote Creek the city began clearing Monday runs from Oakland Road to Interstate 280. It's part of an ongoing effort to improve flood control along the creek.As a result, a large number of homeless camps and debris will be removed. The city has told those living here that anyone found staying along the creek after May 15 will be trespassing.Th...

TherapeuticsMD: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) on Monday reported a loss of $3.6 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were 24 cents per share.The woman’s health care product company posted revenue of $416,000 in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TXMD at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TXMDSource

DC anuncia nueva legislación tras aumento en delincuencia y tiroteos que dejaron heridas a dos niñas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

La capital de la nación volvió a vivir un fin de semana violento que dejó a dos niñas de 10 y 12 años heridas de bala. Ante esto, el lunes el gobierno de DC anunció una nueva legislación en un esfuerzo por reducir la delincuencia. La medida llamada Safer Stronger DC es de acuerdo a la Alcaldesa Muriel Bowser una manera para reducir el crimen que está arropando a la ciudad. El primer tiroteo se registró en la cuadra 3700 de Hayes Street NE. Fueron más de 50 disparos que irrumpieron la tranquilidad del vecindario y que dejaron a una niña de 10 años en condición crítica cuando la alcanzó una bala mientras viajaba en un auto con su familia. “Solo el sonido de las armas me trae muchas memorias cuando estaba creciendo en El Salvador, y nunca pensé que esas memorias vinieran a mí en este momento y… sentir esos sentimientos que tenía allá cuando estaba en su apogeo la guerra”, dijo la residente Connie López.En otro hecho violento durante la madrugada del lunes otra niña de 12 años...

Justin Thomas looking to find results as he defends PGA Championship title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship when he least expected it, matching a tournament record last year at Southern Hills when he rallied from seven shots behind in the final round and won in a playoff.Now he’s not sure what to expect.That was his only win in the last two years, dating to The Players Championship in 2021. He has fallen out of the top 10 in the world for the first time in nearly six years.It’s not as though he has vanished from the elite in golf. Thomas, who turned 30 last month, is still at No. 13 and still very much a threat to win wherever he plays. It’s just he hasn’t felt like that very often over the last year, and he went through some stretches where he showed up at a tournament and wasn’t sure he could win.“How I described it for a couple months is I’ve never felt so far and so close at the same time,” he said Monday at Oak Hill after playing 18 holes on a pleasant spring day. “That’s a very hard thi...

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A series of suspected drug overdoses left at least eight people dead over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, according to the city’s police bureau.Six of the deaths were likely related to fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. Several of those who died believed they were using cocaine, when it was actually fentanyl or a mix of the two substances, the city’s police bureau said in a news release.“Users are warned that there may be a batch of purported cocaine circulating on the street that is particularly dangerous to use,” the release said.The deaths occurred between early Friday morning and late Saturday afternoon. They’re being investigated by the Portland Police Bureau’s narcotics and organized crime unit.Like many states around the country, Oregon in recent years has grappled with a surge in opioid overdose deaths fueled by fentanyl, a highly addictive and potentially lethal drug. Fentanyl was developed to treat intense pain f...

Liverpool keeps alive top-four hopes, pushes Leicester toward relegation with 3-0 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool plunged Leicester closer to relegation and kept alive its own chances of finishing in the top four of the English Premier League with a 3-0 win on Monday.Curtis Jones was the unlikely scorer of the first two goals before Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped an indirect free kick into the top corner to wrap up a mismatch at King Power Stadium between teams heading in opposite directions.For Liverpool, a seventh straight victory in an impressive end-of-season rally secured at least a spot in the Europa League and moved the fifth-placed team a point behind both Newcastle and Manchester United in the race for the final two Champions League qualification positions, behind Manchester City and Arsenal.Liverpool has two games left — against Aston Villa at home and already-relegated Southampton away — while Newcastle and Man United have three to play.“I don’t think it’s likely but if they slip, we have to be there,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said. “Will the...

GLG Life Tech: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — GLG Life Tech Corp. (GLGLF) on Monday reported a loss of $4.7 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Richmond, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents.The sweetener maker posted revenue of $1.2 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GLGLF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GLGLFSource

Turtle with several tumors receives CT Scan in Davie

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

A sick sea turtle received some crucial care.The reptile was taken to a facility in Davie to get a CT scan. It was originally brought to Zoo Miami after it was found tangled in some fishing line. According to veterinarians, the turtle was suffering from several tumors caused by a virus. They will look at the scan and other test results to figure out what to do next.

Police search for person seen on surveillance video striking NW Miami-Dade business with baseball bat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:40 GMT

Surveillance video captured a vandal in action and police need your help to identify the suspect. Someone was seen with a baseball repeatedly striking a business in Northwest Miami-Dade before taking off.The windows were shattered at the Holy Smokes smoke shop, located at Northwest 186th Street and 67th Avenue.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.