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Lake Elmo city administrator fired at end of council meeting; a member resigns in protest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

A Lake Elmo City Council member resigned in protest after Lake Elmo City Administrator Kristina Handt was terminated at the end of Tuesday night’s council meeting.Kristina Handt is the city administrator of Lake Elmo. (Courtesy photo)Handt had been city administrator in Lake Elmo since March 2016. Prior to that, she was city administrator in Scandia and village administrator in Luck, Wis.A motion by Council Member Jeff Holtz not to renew Handt’s contract, which is set to expire on Nov. 30, was seconded by Council Member Matt Hirn. Mayor Charles Cadenhead also voted for the measure.Council Member Lisa McGinn, who resigned in protest, was the lone “no” vote; Council Member Katrina Beckstrom was absent.Handt had recently expressed concerns about the site of a new Lake Elmo Elementary School because of issues regarding access to city water. Lake Elmo, the fastest-growing city in Minnesota, is dealing with a multitude of water issues, including PFAS contamination and restrictions on pump...

Driver narrowly escapes death after car submerged in water off PCH

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

A person narrowly escaped death Monday night after a crash into wetlands off Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach that left them and their vehicle submerged underwater, authorities announced Tuesday.  First responders with Huntington Beach Police and Fire departments responded to PCH, north of Warner Avenue and located the vehicle, officials said in a post to social media.  Authorities were able to quickly mobilize, get into dive gear and make entry into the water.  First responders with the Huntington Beach Police and Fire departments on the scene of a crash with a victim trapped underwater in their vehicle on Nov. 20, 2023. (HBPD)First responders with the Huntington Beach Police and Fire departments on the scene of a crash with a victim trapped underwater in their vehicle on Nov. 20, 2023. (HBPD)First responders with the Huntington Beach Police and Fire departments on the scene of a crash with a victim trapped underwater in their vehicle on Nov. 20, 2023. (HBPD)It i...

Loved ones search for missing L.A. County girl 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

Authorities are searching for a missing girl who disappeared in Lancaster earlier this week.The missing teen was identified as Iyauna Turner, 14, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Turner went missing on Nov.17 and was last spotted on the 43300 block of Gadsen Avenue around 3 p.m.She may possibly be headed to Los Angeles, authorities said.Turner is described as a Black female standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She may be wearing her hair in a ponytail, officials said.She was last seen wearing a black tank top and gray sweats.Iyauna Turner, 14, in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Video captures $100,000 dog heist at L.A. County pet shop The missing girl’s family has not heard from her since and is concerned for her well-being, LASD said.Anyone who may know Turner’s whereabouts or has additional information is asked to call the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station at 661-948-8466.  Anonymous tips c...

Police shoot Oakland man who allegedly tried to run them over with SUV

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

TRACY – Officers shot and injured a 39-year-old Oakland man Sunday morning in Tracy after he allegedly tried to run them over with a stolen SUV, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | CHP officer fatally shoots man walking on freeway, prompting investigation Crime and Public Safety | Texas police officer and suspect killed in a shooting; two other people were found dead Crime and Public Safety | Attorney: Oakland police sergeant acted in self-defense in fatal shooting Crime and Public Safety | Oakland police sergeant shoots and kills person near City Hall Crime and Public Safety | Berkeley officers shoot, kill person during response to reported car burglary The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. at a Best Buy warehouse in the 6000 block of Hopkins Road.Officers were initially called to the warehouse for a report of multiple individuals breaking into parked trailers, the Tracy ...

UCSF study reveals THC can affect blood vessels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

(KRON) -- It's long been known that people who smoke tobacco are at a higher risk of having heart problems. Now, a team of researchers at UCSF have found that marijuana products also pose the same risk.What's particularly interesting is that burning any plant can release toxic chemicals, but apparently eating THC products can be risky too. Since last summer, UCSF cardiovascular researchers have studied 44 people to learn the effects that marijuana has on their blood vessels and hearts. The control group included healthy adults between 18 and 50 years old. Other groups include chronic tobacco smokers, those who smoke weed at least three times a week, people who only take THC edibles and people who aren't exposed to any of these. "We've been doing a lot of research in rats that's indicated that marijuana smoke has similar cardiovascular harmful effects as tobacco smoke," said Dr. Matt Springer, UCSF cardiovascular researcher. "Now we actually see for the first time that the smoke is h...

Sunol school board members face recall over flag ban

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

SUNOL, Calif. (KRON) – The small, East Bay town of Sunol has attracted a lot of attention for the school district’s decision to limit the types of flags that can be flown on campus. In response, a recall effort has been launched against two school board members.Back in September, two of three members of the Sunol Glen Unified School District board voted to only allow the American flag and the California flag to be flown over the district’s one school.  The decision prevents the school from flying a Pride flag.A board meeting became very heated, and the two board members, Linda Hurley and Ryan Jergensen, have received a lot of blowback for that decision.  Study reveals THC smoke can have similar effects of tobacco This past Saturday, a group called “United for Sunol Glen” launched an effort to recall Hurley and Jergensen. On their website, they claim that the pair are “obstructing civil discourse by silencing opposing voices” and that they need to be recalled in order to ...

NFL upholds four-game suspension of Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, costing him $558K in lost wages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

DENVER (AP) — This time, Kareem Jackson caught no breaks from the NFL, which denied his appeal of his four-game suspension for a high hit on Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs that came on his third play back from his first suspension.Hearing officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA, upheld the punishment handed down a day earlier. Brooks also heard Jackson’s last appeal, for an illegal hit on a Green Bay tight end last month, and cut that four-game suspension in half. Jackson will miss games against the Browns, Texans, Chargers and Lions, the last three on the road, before he’s allowed to return against New England on Christmas Eve.His suspension comes at a critical time for the Broncos (5-5), who own the league’s longest active winning streak at four games as they try to become just the fourth team to reach the playoffs after starting 1-5.Complicating matters is the ankle injury suffered by his fill-in, PJ Locke, that sidelined him S...

Cardinals sign free-agent starting pitchers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn to 1-year contracts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals filled a couple of holes in their starting rotation Tuesday by completing one-year contracts with free-agent right-handers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn.The 36-year-old Gibson set career highs last season with 15 wins and 33 starts for AL East champion Baltimore. His deal with the Cardinals includes a club option for 2025.Gibson, an All-Star in 2021 with Texas, was 15-9 with a 4.73 ERA and 157 strikeouts over 192 innings in his only season with the Orioles. He is 104-100 with a 4.54 ERA and 1,359 strikeouts in 11 major league seasons with Minnesota, Texas, Philadelphia and Baltimore. He was selected by the Twins in the first round of the 2009 amateur draft out of Missouri and spent his first seven big league seasons with them. St. Louis also finalized a one-year deal with Lynn that includes a team option for 2025, returning him to the club that drafted him.Lynn, also 36, spent last season with the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, finis...

If you haven’t started your Thanksgiving trip, you’re not alone. The busiest days are still to come

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

The late crush of holiday travelers is picking up steam, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights on Wednesday and millions more planning to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations.Airline officials say they are confident that they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have marred past holiday seasons, such as the meltdown at Southwest Airlines over last Christmas.Airlines have added tens of thousands of employees in the last couple years, and Southwest says it has bought more winter equipment to keep planes moving even during sub-freezing temperatures.Security lines at airports could be long because of the crowds. Delta Air Lines is telling passengers to arrive at the airport at least two hours before their flight if they are traveling within the United States, three hours early if they’re flying overseas — and maybe earlier on Sunday and Monday.The holiday will also test the Federal Aviation Administration, which faces shortages of air traffic controllers ...

Today in History: November 22, John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:35 GMT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2023. There are 39 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as Kennedy, was seriously wounded. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president.On this date: In 1718, English pirate Edward Teach — better known as “Blackbeard” — was killed during a battle off what is now North Carolina. In 1906, the “S-O-S” distress signal was adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin. In 1935, a flying boat, the China Clipper, took off from Alameda, California, carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight. In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Ca...