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Northern California’s Lake Oroville, Shasta near-full capacity

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

OROVILLE — California when it rains: water cooler talk.Both Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta reported near-full capacity Monday with plenty of snow in the northern mountains anticipated to melt.Shasta Lake reached 1,063 feet elevation on May 1 with four feet of capacity remaining and Lake Oroville reached 890 feet on May 13 with 10 feet left of capacity — each holding steady since.Lake Oroville is at 96% capacity and is expected to be filled into the spring.Boats are parked at the end of Bidwell Canyon Marina and, in the distance on the water of Lake Oroville on Monday, May 15, 2023 in Oroville, California. (Jennie Blevins/Mercury-Register) Oroville last reached capacity in 2017 and in the last 30 years reached capacity in 2017, 2012, 2011, 2006, 2005, 2003, 1998, 1996 and 1993, according to an email from DWR Information Officer Jason Ince.Shasta Recreation Company General Manager Shyann Almazan said all boat ramps are open at Shasta Lake including Antler’s Boat Ramp, Bailey Cove,...

Man kills wrong bear near Yellowstone, faces a year in jail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming hunter faces up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of killing a grizzly bear he allegedly claims he mistook for a legal-to-hunt black bear outside Yellowstone National Park.The dead male grizzly weighing about 530 pounds was reported around 9 a.m. May 1 by several drivers on Highway 14 near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone. The carcass had been left where it fell, about 30 yards from the road and close to a picnic area on the Shoshone River.The bear had been shot at least four times, said an affidavit filed in Park County Circuit Court by game warden Travis Crane.The following day, a man called the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to turn himself in. He reportedly told Crane that he had been confident before shooting that the animal was a black bear and realized his error only when he was able to inspect the carcass.The hunter is a 65-year-old man from the community of Wapiti, between Yellowstone and Cody. He is scheduled to be arrai...

'Death over candy cannot be the way': Group urges SF DA to prosecute guard in Banko Brown killing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

Warning: This story contains graphic videoSAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A group of community members, activists and LGBT leaders held a rally Wednesday urging San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to prosecute a security guard who shot and killed Banko Brown. The group gathered outside Jenkins' office at 10 a.m. Wednesday, demanding the DA bring charges against Michael-Earl Wayne Anthony, a security guard who shot and killed Brown, a 24-year-old trans activist, during a confrontation at a Walgreens on Market Street on April 27. Pride flag that was ripped down at Palo Alto church being investigated as hate crime DA Jenkins' office released surveillance footage of the confrontation that led to Brown's killing this week and confirmed that no charges would be pursued. That decision has sparked outrage among activists and community members.Footage of the confrontation clearly indicates that Brown had already exited the store when he was shot by Anthony. Footage of the co...

The U.S. Still Owes Money to Family of 10 Afghans It Killed in “Horrible Mistake”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

Nearly two years after the U.S. killed 10 members of an Afghan family, including seven children, in a drone strike that prompted a rare apology from the Pentagon, the U.S. government has yet to make good on a pledge to compensate surviving relatives.Weeks after the attack, which targeted an aid worker whom intelligence officials had mistaken for someone else, the U.S. made a public commitment to condolence payments and pledged to help survivors relocate. With the help of U.S. officials, some of those survivors made it to California last year, including two of the aid worker’s brothers, Emal and Romal Ahmadi, and their families.As they struggle to adapt to life in a new country, however, they feel abandoned by the U.S. government, according to volunteers and community groups that have assisted them. One volunteer recently started a fundraiser to help cover some family members’ living costs while they wait for the U.S. government to deliver on its promise.“They are living day to day i...

Review: ‘The Big Door Prize’ on Apple TV+ is existential dramedy about life’s potential

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley reviews 'The Big Door Prize' on Apple TV+ $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); What would you do if a magical machine revealed your true life potential? Would you suddenly change your career to pursue your supposed destiny? Or would you be content with the life you’d already built by chance?That’s the high-concept premise of the new 10-episode streaming television series “...

Minnesota to announce details of settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s attorney general and governor planned to announce details Wednesday of the settlement that the state reached just ahead of closing arguments last month in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria.The state’s lawsuit was the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial but the terms had to be kept confidential for 30 days until the formal papers were filed publicly with the court.Juul has faced thousands of lawsuits nationwide but most have settled, including dozens with other states and U.S. territories. The largest settlement came last month when it was announced that Juul Labs will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia to settle lawsuits related to its marketing tactics. As part of that deal, Juul pledged not to market its products to anyone under the age of 35 and to limit the amount customers can purchase in retail stores and online.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Elli...

How the opening of the Potomac Yard Metro station could impact your commute

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

Metro’s Potomac Yard station on the Blue and Yellow lines is set to open on Friday, May 19. (Courtesy City of Alexandria)When the Potomac Yard Metro station finally opens Friday, it will benefit more than those seeking a ride to the fast-growing area between the Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan National Airport stations.The Potomac Yard station is expected to reduce the number of daily single-occupancy vehicle trips in the area by about 6,000, according to Monica Backmon, CEO of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.“When you get people out of their cars, that not only impacts the direct area, it really impacts the air quality and helps us all,” Backmon said. NVTA is a regional governmental entity established to plan, prioritize and fund regional transportation programs.The Blue and Yellow line station — Metro’s 98th station overall — is intended to reduce car traffic in the Route 1 corridor, and it will be integral in the ongoing development of Natio...

Record number of abortions in Colorado last year due to out-of-state visitors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The number of abortions performed in Colorado reached a 15-year record in 2022, specifically because of the number of Texas residents who came into the state for the procedure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a so-called "heartbeat bill" in 2021 that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected between six and 12 weeks into a pregnancy. Colorado abortion providers began noticing an uptick in the number of Texas residents traveling north in 2022. Public pushes back on SROs in Denver schools The trend continued throughout the year, according to provisional data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. There were 13,771 abortions performed in Colorado in 2022, the most in any year going back to 2004 and a 20% rise from 2021.The record is mostly due to the number of Texas visitors seeking abortions, though the number of Coloradans seeking abortions has been rising as well.There were 2,345 abortions performed in Colorado for Texas residents l...

'Large amount' of stolen mail found in stolen car out of Windsor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

AULT, Colo. (KDVR) — A Greeley man was arrested after nearly hitting an officer with a stolen car that contained a large amount of stolen mail from around Colorado.The Ault Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle on May 13 at 10:27 p.m. in an alley near the 200 block of East 3rd Street. Initially, police were called about a man who had passed out and was sleeping inside the vehicle.The plates on the vehicle were confirmed as stolen, according to APD. Child sex assault suspect may have additional victims in DougCo Once an APD officer arrived on scene, the man inside the vehicle allegedly accelerated and nearly hit the officer while attempting to flee. The officer, however, was able to jump out of the way, and instead, the suspect struck the officer's patrol vehicle.The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Brian Grant, was taken into custody.APD determined that Grant was driving an unreported stolen 2020 Kia Sportage out of Windsor. Police do not know what Gra...

EU lawmakers say Hungary is not ready for frozen EU funds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT

A group of EU lawmakers on a visit to Budapest raised doubts on whether they think Hungary is ready to receive frozen EU cash.Members of the European Parliament weighed in on the ongoing row between the European Commission and Viktor Orbán’s right-wing government following Brussels’ concerns about judicial independence and corruption in Hungary.Four MEPs from across the spectrum criticized Hungary’s audit body as unfit for purpose and accused the government of using public tenders to “enrich the family and friends of Viktor Orbán.”“Our questions to the state audit authority concerning misuse, manipulation of tenders, reliability of budget accounts, reporting of fraud cases to prosecution remained unanswered,” Monika Hohlmeier, the chair of the Parliament’s budgetary control committee, told reporters in Budapest.At the end of a three-day visit with Hungarian public officials, NGOs and journalists, European lawmakers praised Hungary’s progress on some rule-of-law issues but poin...