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Photos: Central Valley lake refills after spending more than a century dried up

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

Tulare Lake was once the largest lake West of the Mississippi before farmers in the 1920s diverted the rivers that filled it to nourish crops. But after a winter of heavy rain and flooding in the Tulare Basin, the lake is once again filling up.The image above, acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows flooded farm fields in the lakebed on April 30, 2023. (NASA) NASA satellites captured the progression of rising waters of the 10-million-acre lake rising back to life.The images below show the progression of flooding in the Tulare Lake basin. They were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite between March 2 and April 28, 2023. (NASA) Here is some drone footage from a very windy Tuesday evening out over Tulare Lake. #tularelake #dronephotography #dronevideo #stratford pic.twitter.com/dlEylqO4mK— Mike Mendoza (@DayTrippinMike) May 10, 2023Flood fears are still high for the Tulare Lake Basin and...

Pac-12 football: Our post-spring practice quarterback comfort rankings (because the backups matter, too)

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

The unprecedented attention heaped on the Pac-12’s stellar lineup of quarterbacks is ever-so-slightly misguided. A portion of that spotlight should be directed at what lies in the shadows. At the understudies. The second stringers.There’s more to quarterback play than the quality of the starter, and the Hotline’s Quarterback Comfort Quotient (QBCQ) attempts to address the depth across the conference. Teams with solid options if their starter is injured stands the best chance to navigate the season.Welcome to the second QBCQ rankings of 2023. We’ll publish a third and final edition at the close of training camp.(Note: Previous school is listed for 2023 transfers.)1. WashingtonProjected starter: Michael Penix Jr.Top reserves: Dylan Morris, Austin MackComment: No team is better prepared to navigate the season than the Huskies, who have one of the top starters in the nation, Penix, and an experienced backup. Morris owns 489 career attempts in 22 games, and most of thos...

Surveillance video released of Banko Brown homicide

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco District Attorney's Office released a slew of videos on Monday of the Banko Brown homicide, including footage recorded by Walgreens store surveillance cameras, a police body worn camera, and a civilian's cellphone. Brown, a 24-year-old transgender Black man, was unarmed when he was fatally shot for shoplifting on April 27.(WARNING: Graphic Video. The Walgreens store surveillance video can be viewed below.) District Attorney Brooke Jenkins also announced her final decision Monday about the Walgreens store security guard who killed Brown. Jenkins will not file any charges against the guard, her office announced.Jenkins will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. today to answer questions from reporters. KRON4 will stream it live in the video player above. San Francisco bike shop closes after multiple break-ins The security guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department on suspicion o...

Tiroteo en Farmington, Nuevo México, deja varios muertos y al menos 2 policías heridos

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

(CNN) –– La Policía en Farmington, Nuevo México, está respondiendo a un tiroteo activo.Según el departamento de policía, varios agentes estuvieron involucrados en el incidente. Dos policías recibieron disparos, uno perteneciente al departamento de Farmington y otro a la Policía Estatal de Nuevo México. Ambos reciben atención en un hospital local y se encuentran en condición estable.Hay múltiples víctimas y al menos 3 muertos, según el comunicado.“Un sospechoso fue confrontado y abatido en la escena. Se desconoce la identidad del sospechoso y no hay otras amenazas conocidas en este momento”, aclararon las autoridades.La Agencia de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos en Phoenix tuiteó que estaban respondiendo a los informes de un tiroteo masivo en la ciudad.CNN se ha comunicado con el alcalde de la ciudad y el gobernador de Nuevo México para obtener comentarios.Farmington está ubicado en el noroeste de Nuevo México, justo al sur de la frontera del estado de Colorado.Sara Smar...

Special counsel finishes 4-year investigation of Russia probe, blasting FBI but falling far short of Trump predictions

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel finishes 4-year investigation of Russia probe, blasting FBI but falling far short of Trump predictions.Source

Police say at least 3 dead and more wounded, including 2 police officers, after shooting in Farmington, New Mexico

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Police say at least 3 dead and more wounded, including 2 police officers, after shooting in Farmington, New Mexico.Source

At least 3 dead, more wounded in New Mexico shooting, police say

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — At least three people were dead and multiple others wounded Monday after a shooting in Farmington, police said, and schools citywide were put on lockdown.“There are multiple civilian victims,” Farmington police reported via Facebook, adding that one suspect “was confronted and killed on scene.”Two officers were shot including a member of the city police and one with the New Mexico State Police, the message said. Both were reported to be in stable condition at San Juan Regional Medical Center.“The suspect’s identity is unknown and there are no other known threats at this time,” police said, adding that city, San Juan County and state police were involved.The shooting was reported shortly after 11 a.m. in the area of Brookside Park, and all city schools were placed on what officials called “preventative lockdown.” Three nearby schools remained on emergency lockdown.An official at the San Juan County sheriff's office, Megan Mitchell, called the incident “an open...

Denver murder numbers going down, but not by much

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The number of murders in the first quarter of the year is down in Colorado, but not by much in Denver. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation tracks the state's crime by police department. The data is current through the most recent month plus a 30-day entry lag, meaning data should be current through March 31, 2023, barring lagged entries. Police say suspected drunk driver tried to switch places with dog In the first quarter of 2023, there were 57 murders throughout the state, down from 77 in the first quarter of 2022 and 87 in the first quarter of 2021. The number of murders spiked during the pandemic, rising from 38 in the first quarter of 2019. In two of the state's largest cities, murders in the first quarter of the year have fallen. The number of first-quarter murders in Aurora has fallen for the first time since the mid-2010s. There were seven murders in the first quarter, down from 11 in 2022. In Colorado Springs, the number of first-quarter murders dropped...

Man faces judge after dragging Hialeah Police officer with stolen motorcycle

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

A Hialeah Police officer was struck by a stolen motorcycle during a traffic stop and as the officer recovers from surgery, the man who intentionally ran him over was in court the following day.Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer set Roberto Ortiz’s bond at $30,000 on Monday after he was arrested for eluding and fleeing.Officials said Officer Delgado went to pull Ortiz near East Fourth Avenue and 49th Street in Hialeah, but when Ortiz tried to evade the officer grabbed Ortiz by the shoulder.Moments after, Ortiz accelerated and dragged Delgado into the police car.Delgado was rushed to the hospital requiring surgery for fractures and torn ligaments in his knee.Back at the scene, Ortiz reportedly ran away, but police eventually caught up with him. He was out on felony bond from another case at the time and is now back behind bars.“The allegations are the defendant was on a stolen motorcycle and he has an open case for grand theft auto,” said a lawyer in the cou...

Police arrest woman accused of animal abuse in Pembroke Pines

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:33:34 GMT

There was a troubling case of animal abuse in Pembroke Pines.Police arrested Sheena Van Dyke, who is accused of leaving her French bulldog tied up outside in the heat for so long that it eventually died.Police were alerted after receiving a call about a case of abuse in the backyard of 99th Avenue and 20th Street inside a gated community.Van Dyke is charged with animal cruelty and is being held on a $5,000 bond.