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Methuen man drowns while trying to save child at Salisbury Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

A Methuen man drowned while attempting to save a child at Salisbury Beach.The Essex District Attorney’s office says Gary Simard, 44, of Methuen, was enjoying the beach Wednesday with family when one of the children was pulled from the shoreline and couldn’t swim back in. Simard rushed into the water with two unidentified bystanders.While the bystanders were able to save the child, they lost Simard in the chaos. Salisbury Police responding to the beach found Simard in the water and tried to save his life. He was transported to Seabrook Emergency Room and pronounced dead.

Patriots aren’t showing signs of panic after 0-2 start to 2023 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots outside linebacker Matthew Judon is leaning into positivity despite his team’s 0-2 start.He said that’s why he delivered a statement before reporters could ask questions after Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins. It was an attempt to avoid some of the negative questions that come after a loss.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Jets injury report: Pats defensive starter returns Thursday, O-lineman downgraded New England Patriots | Mystery Patriots revealed: Two cornerbacks added to provide depth New England Patriots | Patriots offensive line takes a hit at Thursday practice before Jets game New England Patriots | Patriots have ideas on how to fix ineffective running game New England Patriots | Patriots: 6 reasons to still be optimistic about 2023 season He also said Week 3 is too early for the team to hold a players-only meeting.“No, I think we all know where we’re at,” Judon sai...

Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 1 person and hurting dozens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp hurtled off a New York highway and down an embankment Thursday, killing one person and hurting dozens of others, officials said.The wreck happened in the early afternoon on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of New York City, state police said. Forty-three people were taken to hospitals, county fire officials said on social media.At least five people were badly hurt, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus told WNBC-TV.News footage showed ripped-up grass on the embankment and the bus lying on its left side with its roof warped. A ladder allowed rescuers to reach the windows. The bus was one of six in a caravan carrying students from Farmingdale High School on Long Island to a band camp in Greeley, in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to a message from the school district.Students on the other buses were to stop off at a community college for a break ...

‘Euphoria’ star Angus Cloud accidentally overdosed on meth, cocaine, fentanyl, coroner says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Actor Angus Cloud died in July of an accidental overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and other substances, a Northern California coroner’s office said Thursday. Cloud’s cause of death was “acute intoxication” due to the “combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines,” the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau said. The office confirmed the overdose was an accident. The actor was declared dead at his parents’ home July 31 in Oakland. He was 25. Cloud starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria.”In a statement at the time, his family said Cloud had been struggling with the death of his father. “The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and shou...

Mosquitoes at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon test positive for West Nile virus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- West Nile virus was recently detected from a batch of mosquitoes in the San Diego area, marking the first sign of the disease from the insect this year, county officials said.The batch of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus after being collected from the north end of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, located next to Del Mar and parts of San Diego, the County of San Diego said on its website Wednesday. Although no human West Nile virus cases have been reported, county officials are urging people to protect themselves from mosquitoes. This includes finding and dumping out standing water around homes to keep mosquitoes from breeding, wearing long sleeves and pants and using insect repellent when outdoors. California campsite reservation bill heads to governor’s desk "Dump out or remove any item inside or outside of homes that can hold water, such as plant saucers, rain gutters, buckets, garbage cans, toys, old tires, and wheelbarrows," Shauni Lyles with the County of San Die...

How will El Niño affect winter? New long-range outlook released

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – As it looks increasingly likely a strong El Niño will stick with us through winter, we're getting a peek at how the climate phenomenon might impact the weather this holiday season. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center released a new long-range weather outlook Thursday, previewing what the next three months of weather might look like. The forecast includes the early part of winter — but the outlook doesn't look very wintery just yet. 70% chance of ‘strong’ El Niño: How long will it last? Instead, a record-breaking hot summer has stretched into a warm fall for many. That trend appears set to continue for much of the country. The Pacific Northwest and Northeast are most likely to have above-average temperatures through December. The West Coast, Southwest, Gulf, East Coast and Great Lakes are all also leaning toward a warmer-than-average late fall and early winter. In states where the temperatures do drop, it doesn't look likely they'll be accompanied ...

World’s largest women's surf event returns to Oceanside this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- The Nissan Super Girl Pro is returning to the iconic Oceanside Pier this weekend, marking the event's 17th year.From Friday, Sept. 22 to Sunday, Sept. 24, this North County beach town will play host to the women's largest surfing competition in the world, with 140 world-class professional surfers expected to take on the ocean throughout the weekend. Some big names at the event include former Super Girl Champions Sage Erickson and Courtney Conlogue, US Open Champion Sawyer Lindblad, and Oceanside's very own Caitlin Simmers. Oktoberfest San Diego: Celebrate Bavarian culture at these events Super Girl Pro ambassador Lindsey Jacobelli, an Olympic Gold Medalist and six times World Champion in snowboarding, joined FOX 5 in-studio Wednesday to discuss the annual event."It's always inspiring to see these women out there just pushing the level every year. I love the empowerment that I feel, and it's just amazing that you can see all of these young girls being able to i...

Kari Lake’s 3rd trial begins after unsuccessful lawsuit challenging her loss in governor’s race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, the Republican who unsuccessfully challenged her defeat in the 2022 Arizona governor’s race, went to another trial Thursday in a separate lawsuit, this time asking to review ballot envelopes signed by approximately 1.3 million early voters in the state’s most populous county.The former TV anchor has already lost two trials that challenged her loss to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes. In the second trial, a judge rejected a misconduct claim Lake made about ballot signature-verification efforts in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and where more than 60% of the state’s voters live.Lake’s latest case doesn’t challenge her defeat but instead is a public records lawsuit that asks to review all early ballot envelopes with voter signatures in Maricopa County, where officials had denied her request for those documents.Most of the morning’s proceedings were spent hearing testimony from Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. His offi...

Most of Canada’s dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

OTTAWA — Most of the 700-plus offenders deemed as the most dangerous in Canada are housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons, federal statistics show. The data were tabled in Parliament in response to a written question from Frank Caputo, a Conservative member of Parliament from British Columbia. The numbers say that as of the 2022-23 fiscal year, 580 of the dangerous offenders the correctional service has in its custody are classified as needing medium-security lodgings, and only 99 are reported as having a maximum-security classification Another 57 offenders were reported as having a minimum-security level. The Conservative querycame after news broke that notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo had been transferred to a medium-security prison in Quebec from his maximum-security lodgings at Ontario’s Millhaven Institution. The Correctional Service of Canada reviewed its decision following widespread public backlash and concluded that officials followed the prope...

Notes suggest city considered leaving trucks on Wellington indefinitely, court hears

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:17 GMT

OTTAWA — Notes taken during a meeting between city employees and “Freedom Convoy” protesters show the City of Ottawa entertained allowing big-rig trucks to remain on the street along Parliament Hill indefinitely, the court heard Thursday.The notes were produced by the defence during the criminal trial of two convoy organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. They had struck a deal with then-mayor Jim Watson to move trucks out of residential neighbourhoods and onto Wellington Street during the protest last year.The city’s emergency services manager, Kim Ayotte, met with several convoy organizers and other city staff over pizza on Feb. 13 to go over the details and come up with a plan.Barber was among the protest organizers in attendance. “Kim Ayotte produced maps and outlined the area on Wellington that the city is agreeable to stage trucks indefinitely,” said minutes of that meeting, which were filed as evidence in court.Ayotte told the court Thursday tha...