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‘This is my stop’: MetroHero hands conductor’s hat to new WMATA commuters, watchdogs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

MetroHero — a D.C. transit project launched in 2015 with the goal of keeping track of Metro’s trains, issues and commute changes in real time — has reached its final stop. A number of new trackers have already stepped up to take its place.Friday, Metro said the MetroMeter tool will step in to provide real time information similar to the MetroHero app.Metro General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Randy Clarke released a statement on the change.“MetroHero was popular with customers for good reason, and Metro is excited to provide our customers with a similar tool to track our performance in real time and bring more transparency to our operations. Metro thanks the creators of MetroHero for their years of service to our customers, and we’re proud to continue their work to shine light on our progress providing excellent service to the region.”MetroMeter is expected to go online late this week, according to the transit agency. Metro said it’s also working on ad...

‘Incubator of brotherhood’: M-Cubed summer academy is about more than just mathematics

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — R.J. Gatling was transitioning into the fifth grade at Baker-Butler Elementary School when his principal approached him about an opportunity in the M-Cubed program.M-Cubed, which stands for “Math, Men and Mission,” is dedicated to helping middle school students from Charlottesville and Albemarle County achieve higher math class placements when they reach high school, according to the nonprofit group behind the summer program: 100 Black Men of Central Virginia.“I always had an interest in math, but I always struggled in math, and then I was always the worst public speaker,” Gatling said. “I was too shy even to tell the teacher my name when I first came here.”Through the program, Gatling learned the basics of what he’d later learn in his math classes the following year. His understanding of math and public speaking became better each year.“I’d always be shaking, I’d be trembling in my voice, but I even gave speeches during the closing ceremonies here,” Gatl...

Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After a relative lull, Russia launched a drone attack early Sunday on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was the first such attack of the war in 12 days.All of the Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones were detected and shot down, according to Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv city administration. In addition to the city itself, the surrounding Kyiv region was targeted. Kyiv regional Gov. Ruslan Kravchenko reported that one person was wounded by falling debris from a destroyed drone.Officials in the Ukrainian capital didn’t provide an exact number of drones that attacked the city. But Ukraine’s air force said that across the country, eight Shaheds and three Kalibr cruise missiles were launched by the Russians.Further south, a 13-year-old boy was wounded in overnight shelling of Ukraine’s partially occupied southern Kherson province, said Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, spokesman for the Ukrainian administration of the province. The child was w...

F1’s governing body rejects McLaren’s appeal of Lando Norris penalty at Canadian GP

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula One’s governing body has rejected McLaren’s right of review request for the time penalty given to Lando Norris at the Canadian Grand Prix, where he dropped down from ninth to 13th place for driving deliberately slowly.Following a review hearing on Sunday, which was held ahead of the Austrian GP and attended by two McLaren team representatives, the petition was rejected on the grounds that there was no new relevant element of information available to McLaren that wasn’t at the time.Only a relevant new element could have led to a second hearing taking place at a later date. Norris was handed a five-second penalty during the race in Montreal for what the stewards called “unsportsmanlike behavior.”After Mercedes driver George Russell triggered a safety car by crashing into the wall and sending debris on the track, McLaren told its drivers Oscar Piastri and Norris to pit for new tires. Norris was then accused by stewards of driving deliberate...

Descubren un raro pulpo tres kilómetros debajo de la superficie del océano

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

(CNN) — En un afloramiento rocoso a casi 3 km debajo de la superficie del Océano Pacífico frente a Costa Rica, los investigadores han documentado un criadero de pulpos activo. Puede ser el tercer ejemplo conocido de un sitio melancólico donde un gran número de criaturas se agrupan.Durante una expedición de tres semanas este mes, los científicos a bordo del barco de investigación Falkor del Schmidt Ocean Institute vieron cientos de pulpos y vieron nacer a sus bebés en el afloramiento Dorado del tamaño de un campo de fútbol. Ubicada a 2.800 metros (1,7 millas) de profundidad en los tramos inferiores de la llamada zona crepuscular, fue una de las seis montañas submarinas inspeccionadas por el robot submarino de la embarcación, ROV SuBastian.“Pudimos ver que algunos de ellos estaban listos para explotar, como si el pulpo acabara de salir”, dijo la geomicrobióloga Beth Orcutt, científica investigadora principal del Laboratorio Bigelow de Ciencias Oceánicas con sede en Maine, quien ...

Denver weather: Scattered storms through July 4th holiday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will have a sunny start before isolated storms arrive each afternoon through the holiday weekend. Weather today: Afternoon isolated stormsSunny skies stay in the forecast to finish off the weekend, until some isolated storms pop up in the afternoon. Highs top out in the middle 80s with a gusty wind out of the southwest.A few storms could get to the strong or severe side, mainly looking to the Eastern Plains with hail and strong winds as the main impact. Looking ahead: Severe storm chance on July 4thThe severe storm chance continues on Tuesday with hail, gusty winds and a possible isolated tornado.Stay weather aware with all your outdoor plans! A cold front is bringing in that storm chance midweek and some much cooler air. It's expected to be in the 70s midweek. Then the metro warms through the 80s into next weekend.

Officials investigate cause of overnight Hollywood apartment fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

First responders arrived at the scene of an early morning fire at a Hollywood apartment building. Hollywood Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the apartment at 2310 Pierce Street on Sunday around 5:40 a.m.Smoke was coming out from the unit on the second floor. The fire has since been put out.Those who live in the charred unit were not inside at the time.The cause of what sparked the fire is currently under investigation. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Police searching for driver after hit-and-run in Jamaica Plain critically injures motorcycle passenger

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

A motorcycle passenger was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on the Arborway at the South Street intersection in Boston early Sunday morning, officials said.Just before 2 a.m., a car, heading westbound, entered into an illegal left turn and collided with the motorcycle, which was heading eastbound on the Arborway. Both the motorcycle operator and passenger were ejected, according to Massachusetts State Police.The driver of the car, a 2003 Honda Accord, “did not stop and drove away from the scene,” police reported, and officials are attempting to locate the driver.The passenger, a 22-year-old Boston man, was transported to the hospital and is in critical condition. The operator of the motorcycle, a 24-year-old Boston man, was transported as well with non-life threatening injuries. MSP reported that both men may not have been wearing helmets.

Submerged car temporarily closes boat ramp on Nantucket

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

A car was found underwater at the Children’s Beach boat ramp on Nantucket early Sunday morning.Reports said the driver of the car was not hurt.The boat ramp gate will remain closed until crews can remove the car from the water.

Motorcyclist not wearing a helmet in Boston is seriously injured in hit-and-run crash: Massachusetts State Police

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

A motorcyclist who was not wearing a helmet suffered life-threatening injuries when he flew off the back of the motorcycle in a hit-and-run crash in Boston early Sunday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police.The motorcycle passenger, a 22-year-old Boston man, is in critical condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.The motorcycle’s operator — a 24-year-old Boston man who was also not wearing a helmet and was ejected during the crash — was transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to the hit-and-run crash on the Arborway at South Street in Boston, just before 2 a.m. on Sunday. The crash involved a 2003 Honda Accord and a 2016 Honda CB300 motorcycle.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | ‘Hair,’ ‘Everwood’ actor Treat Williams dies after Vermont motorcycle crash Crime & Public Safety | Motorcyclist dies...