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Whipping Winds and Warm Weather

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

If you spent any time outside this afternoon you most definitely noticed the wind! It actually wasn’t bad this morning, up until about noon, then the wind cranked up for the second half of the day. There were pros and cons to the wind today:-The pros: the southwest winds surged the warm air in and pushed temperatures for most of us to the 70s, including the coastline. With a strong enough westerly wind, it’s able to knock out the sea breeze and push the 70s right out to the water’s edge.-The cons: mainly the fire risk. This time of year there’s a lot that already creates problems for fire risk and fire spread, but the strong wind makes an already vulnerable situation even worse.While we are enjoying the nice weather today, the first and foremost concern is that fire danger. Massachusetts DCR reports 42 brush fires have started since Friday. This time of year is already vulnerable to brush fires with all the vegetation being dead from the winter and not green ...

Ticker: Moderna flu vax needs more study; Market hit with $800K labor settlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

Cambridge-based Moderna Tuesday said its potential flu vaccine needs more study in a late-stage clinical trial.The company said an independent data and safety monitory board found that the potential vaccine “did not meet the statistical threshold necessary to declare early success” in the study.The board recommended that the trial should continue.Moderna is developing the vaccine, labeled mRNA-1010, to guard against seasonal flu. It is testing the vaccine in two, late-stage studies in the Southern and Northern hemispheres. Moderna shares shed $4.90, closing at $155.25.Market chain hit with $800K labor settlementA Boston-area supermarket chain will pay $800,000 to settle allegations that it violated state labor laws by failing to pay workers overtime and weekend rates, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday.The C-Mart stores, which specialize in Asian foods and are located in Boston’s South End and Chinatown neighborhoods as well as in Quincy, were i...

Nets Playoff Intel: Priority No. 1 — Keep Joel Embiid off the foul line

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

Priority No. 1 for the Nets in their upcoming first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers is keeping MVP favorite Joel Embiid off the free throw line — and hopefully, lower on the scoreboard.Welcome to Nets Playoff Intel, the first installment in a weeklong series as No. 6 Brooklyn prepares for an uphill battle against No. 3 Philadelphia.And on a Sixers team with legitimate championship aspirations, it’s no secret Embiid is going to do at least a moderate — if not significant — amount of damage to a Nets team that doesn’t quite have a player his size on the roster.The Sixers’ star center is averaging 33 points and 10 rebounds per game. His utter dominance has propelled him past two-time award-winner Nikola Jokic to the forefront of MVP conversations entering the playoffs.Yet while a large chunk of Embiid’s scoring capability comes by virtue of his size, strength and skill, a third of his points come uncontested.At the foul line...

These home features could sell your house faster as spring-buying season takes off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

Amber Bonefont | (TNS) South Florida Sun-SentinelWith spring-buying season in full swing, home sellers eager to see their properties sold quickly could benefit from having certain features in their house, a new analysis shows.Homes that have attributes such as a steam oven, quartz finishes or even hurricane shutters/windows, typically sell for a higher price than the average home, according to data from Zillow. And homes that have a characteristics such as a doorbell camera or even a fenced-in backyard typically sold between three to five days faster than a home without those added items.“Multifunctional homes that offer retreat spaces and features for outdoor entertaining are particularly appealing to post-pandemic buyers, who expect their homes to be a place where they can work and play,” the report from Zillow noted.And as the spring-buying season takes off, sellers should use every opportunity they have to get their home sold quickly, said Alex Platt, with the Platt Group at Com...

Magic’s Paolo Banchero becomes Rookie of Month for 4th time in a row

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero accomplished a feat on Tuesday that’s been attained by only one other player in franchise history.Banchero was named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March and April, the league announced.He joined Shaquille O’Neal as the only Magic players to be named Rookie of the Month four consecutive times.The No. 1 pick in the draft, Banchero led rookies in scoring with 20.3 points per game for March/April to go along with 6.6 rebounds (sixth) and 4.2 assists (sixth). He also shot 38.7% (24 of 62) on 3-pointers.Banchero, O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Mike Miller and Victor Oladipo are the only Magic players to be named Rookie of the Month more than once.The nine Magic players who won Rookie of the Month:Dennis Scott (March 1991);O’Neal (four times — November 1992-February 1993);Hardaway (twice — January and April 1994);Miller (twice — February and March 2001);Oladipo (twice — Decemb...

Multiple derailments quickly follow MBTA leadership change

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

Two pieces of work equipment quietly derailed on back-to-back days on the Blue and Red Lines, an MBTA spokesperson confirmed.The derailments occurred within a roughly eight-hour time frame on the Blue and Red Lines Monday night and Tuesday morning, respectively, following positive press coverage that accompanied Phillip Eng’s first day as MBTA general manager.T spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said a “rail-borne vehicle with welding equipment derailed at a track switch near Orient Heights” Monday night, while Blue Line service was suspended for previously scheduled track work.“There were no injuries nor damage, and the vehicle was re-railed before 1 a.m.,” Pesaturo said. “Regularly scheduled Blue Line service was operating at the start of service this morning.”Another derailment occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m. the next morning, when “the back wheels of a piece of work equipment came off the rails on a track siding along the Red Line,” Pesaturo said.There were no injuries or damage from...

Train service to resume after cliffs shored up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Metrolink and Amtrak train services will be restored next week following months of stabilizing repairs due to shifting ground beneath a stretch of seaside track in Southern California, transit officials said Monday.Service between Orange and San Diego counties was halted Sept. 30 after a storm surge caused waves that shifted the tracks near the coastal community of San Clemente.The Orange County Transportation Authority said Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink commuter rail services will roll again starting April 17. The restoration will re-connect Los Angeles, the Inland Empire and Orange County to San Diego County.Originally, the tracks were expected to be reopened by February, the Orange County Register reported.“This emergency work has posed an unprecedented challenge, especially with the heavy rainfall this season, and we’re very pleased to announce that passenger service can safely resume on this key stretch of Southern California rail,...

At least 1 killed in semi-truck crash near Camp Pendleton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO — At least one person was killed Tuesday in a crash near Camp Pendleton involving a semi-truck, the California Highway Patrol said.According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, the crash happened shortly before noon on southbound Interstate 5, just south of the Aliso Creek Rest Area.The collision was reportedly between a white SUV and a semi-truck, which caused the SUV to overturn, according to the CHP incident page. At least 1 killed after semi-truck crash in Encinitas A Sig Alert has been issued in the area. According to Caltrans, the two righthand lanes of southbound I-5 are closed due to the crash.It is not yet known how long the closures are expected to last. FOX 5's Traffic Map shows heavy traffic starting to build up on the southbound lanes of I-5 between San Clemente and Oceanside.The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office has been called out to the scene of the crash, per CHP.This is the second deadly crash involving a semi-truck on southbound I-5 ...

Coastal fog contributes to what NWS calls 'Gray-pril'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If you’ve been in the desert or inland the last few days and experienced the warm up in temperatures and then come to the beach and experienced a complete lack of sunshine, there’s a reason for that -- and apparently a name for it, too.“Not only do we have the “May gray” and the “June gloom," but when it happens a little bit earlier in April, we call it “Gray-pril," said Elizabeth Adams, meteorologist with the National Weather Service.None of these descriptions are official meteorological terms but they help describe what’s going on.“Basically what’s happening is the deserts are heating up and with that lower pressure with the heat in the desert, all of this marine layer air is pushing from the ocean on to the coast. That’s bringing cooler temperatures and higher humidity, which leads to that fog formation,” Adams said.Our Southern California coast has been noticeably missing the sunshine, covered in fog the last few days. Cold temperatures, strong winds in store for ...

Video shows Louisville police under fire from bank shooter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:24 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police body camera video released Tuesday shows Louisville officers being fired upon as they arrive at the bank where five people were killed and the harrowing minutes while officers confront the shooter and work to rescue a wounded colleague.Two patrol officers who responded to the shooting were wounded, one of them struck in the head by a bullet in the Monday morning shooting. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey walked reporters through edited footage and still photos at a new conference Tuesday. One still image from surveillance video showed the shooter holding a rifle inside the building, surrounded by broken glass. Police said he set up an ambush position to attack officers as they arrived.Officer Corey Galloway’s body camera shows him perched behind a stairway outside the building after rookie Officer Nickolas Wilt was wounded. He waits and as other officers arrive, more gunshots are heard and Galloway fires then shouts that he ...