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Tricky travel expected in the Northeast after storm blasts parts of central US with blizzard conditions

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

(CNN) — Parts of the eastern US will face tricky holiday travel after avoiding deadly blizzard conditions and ice that slammed the central US earlier this week.A batch of steady rain will move across the mid-Atlantic through Wednesday afternoon and push into the Northeast by Wednesday evening. This rainfall could become heavy at times, especially late Wednesday and Wednesday night.Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City all face a Level 1 of 4 flood threat from the heavy rain.Ponding on roadways could slow travel on the ground and reduced visibility may lead to flight delays.Wednesday’s travel weather hazards come after a blizzard-fueling winter storm swept across the Plains and upper Midwest with heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds, creating dangerous travel in the busy holiday week.Light-to-moderate snow as well as rain and freezing rain could fall over parts of the region Wednesday, but will largely wrap up by the end of the day. A few rain and snow showers will the...

Roche Bros. Supermarkets reports credit card skimmers found in suburban Boston stores

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

While others were decking the halls, thieves working Boston’s western suburbs were trying to line their pockets for Christmas.The Mansfield-based Roche Bros. Supermarkets, which owns 20 stores under a variety of names, reports that an employee of their Sudbury Farms location “noticed an inconsistency” at a self-checkout lane in the store.Store management checked it out and found two credit card skimmers. Those are devices laid on top that look nearly identical to legitimate credit card machines. But, they capture the financial information on a card’s magnetic stripe.Thieves would then come back and retrieve the ill-gotten financial information and make off with somebody else’s credit.“Roche Bros. Supermarkets immediately took steps to secure all registers at all stores and upon deeper inspection over the holiday break credit card skimmers were found on self-checkouts at 4 more locations,” the company wrote on Tuesday. “Law enforcement has been contacted.The locations affected are: t...

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You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch, for NH crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

Typical! The Grinch careened into a bad time in southern New Hampshire on Christmas Day.“What the?? Our brand new road sign was destroyed (again) yesterday on Christmas, along with our mailbox, walkway lights, honey stand, etc.,” The Word Barn, an Exeter, N.H., music venue, posted on its Facebook page Tuesday. “We’re amazed and so very glad no one was hurt, but imagine our surprise when we raced outside to assist and found … the Grinch?! Can’t make this stuff up.”That’s right. The Grinch!Exeter Police responded to the site of the crash — 66 Newfields Road — at a little before 6 p.m. on Christmas to find not a shining sleigh and Santa but, instead, a very beat-up silver Honda CRV on the front lawn of the music venue and a fully costumed Grinch behind the wheel.The car had significant front-end damage, a smashed windshield and a broken rear driver’s side window, according to the Exeter Police Department. The vehicle had to be towed from the scene by the New England Truck Center.The co...

Mississippi health department says some medical marijuana products are being retested for safety

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi State Department of Health said Wednesday that “a large number” of medical marijuana products are on hold so they can be retested.The department first issued the hold on Dec. 21.A news release from the department said the products are being retested “to validate results related to the use of pesticides and presence of mycotoxins,” which are produced by fungi. No illnesses from the products have been reported, the department said.The department is overseeing the new testing of the medical cannabis products in licensed testing facilities.“Through the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system, the agency can isolate the batch and lot numbers associated with this administrative hold and expedite the retesting,” said Laura Goodson, director of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program. “The tracking system is an invaluable tool to assist with regulatory compliance and overall product safety.”Retesting is prioritized based on the type of medical...

Herb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died, an email from his foundation said Wednesday. He was 88.Kohl was a popular figure in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving town, and spending generously from his fortune on civic and educational causes throughout the state. He also used his money to fund his Senate races, allowing to him to portray himself as “nobody’s senator but yours.”In the Senate, a body renowned for egos, Kohl was an unusual figure. He was quiet and not one to seek credit, yet effective on issues important to the state, especially dairy policy. He was one of the richest members of the Senate, and the Senate’s only professional sports team owner.Frederic J. Frommer, The Associated Press

Man fatally shot by Connecticut police was wanted in a 2022 shooting, fired at dog, report says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A man who was fatally shot by police in Connecticut last week had a pistol and fired at a police dog as he attempted to flee from state troopers and other officers serving a warrant for a 2022 shooting, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the state’s Office of Inspector General. Vaughn R. Malloy, 42, can be seen on police body-camera video running from the rear of a home in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington, near the Rhode Island state line, on Dec. 21, and ignoring police demands to stop. Police then fired two “less lethal impact munitions” at Malloy before deploying the dog, known as Broko, to stop him. “During this engagement, Malloy fired several rounds at the canine and Troopers striking a police vehicle and killing the Connecticut Police canine,” according to the report. Malloy’s actions cannot be seen clearly in the two police body-camera videos released with the inspector general’s report. Police are seen and heard on the ...

Skilling: Rainy, wet snow possible overnight for Chicagoland

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

The Chicago area has cycled into a colder—though STILL ABOVE NORMAL---temp regime with Wednesday's high of 42 deg—a temp which equals the normal highs here at the end of November.  So we essentially had temps which would have been considered normal 3 weeks earlier.While the Wednesday high of 42 was still 8-deg above normal, it ALSO REPRESENTED A READING  17-deg chillier than Christmas Day's (Monday's) near record 59-deg high. (The NORMAL high this time of year is 34 deg)We continue, for a 5th consecutive day, with a weather pattern influenced by a slow moving storm system with a Wednesday afternoon circulation center over Missouri. The occluded low pressure system sits beneath a sprawling pool of cold, unstable (in other words, "cloud and precip-supporting") low pressure system.As this system tracks SLOWLY eastward from Missouri across downstate Illinois and Indiana, easterly upper steering winds on its north side will take moisture east of the area and sweep it westward into I...

Eberflus hopes to see more big passing plays in Bears' final 2 games

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

The Chicago Bears have a star receiver in DJ Moore, another potential deep threat in Darnell Mooney and an improved offensive line.Despite all that, they're 28th in the NFL in passing after beating the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Sunday. Coach Matt Eberflus would like to see more big passing plays.“We just got to just continue to work on that,” Eberflus said Tuesday. “It’s got to, to your point, get the downfield, explosive throws. How you score in the NFL is to get explosive passes and explosive runs. That’s what you need to do.” Opinion: Why Jim Harbaugh isn’t going to be a Chicago Bear The Bears are averaging 182.6 yards passing. And with two games remaining, they don't have much time left to work on it.The Bears came into the season hoping Justin Fields would take a big step forward as a passer. But that hasn't happened.Against Arizona, Fields had a 53-yard completion to tight end Cole Kmet. But his overall passing numbers were modest: 15 of 27 for 170 yards, aft...

Armed suspect dies after officer opens fire in northeast Austin, APD says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man reportedly armed with a gun is dead after an Austin Police Department officer opened fire Tuesday afternoon in northeast Austin, according to APD Chief Robin Henderson. APD said the shooting took place in the 1500 block of East Howard Lane. That's near Dessau Road. Photos from the scene show police at an apartment complex in the area. APD investigating an officer-involved shooting off Howard Lane in north Austin. (KXAN Photo/Brianna Hollis)Henderson said at about 1:18 p.m., officers responded to a gun/hotshot call concerning a male in a parking lot firing a rifle. The first police unit then arrived at the scene at 1:25 p.m., and a second officer shortly after. APD later confirmed Wednesday that the rifle the male had was a bb gun.As the two officers drove through the parking lot, Henderson said one officer communicated over the radio that a man had pointed a gun at them as they drove past. Numerous residents were walking in the parking lot at the same time. At...