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BART to roll out new fare gates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

(KRON) -- BART will be installing new gates later this year aimed to cut down on fare evasion. The new gates will first be rolled out at the West Oakland Station in December. The transit agency announced this week they were awarded the contract for nearly 800 new fare gates. The goal is to not only deter fare evasion but to improve access. The $90 million project is being paid for by county, federal and state funds along with BART.  People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfires that are burning a popular Maui tourist town “We know BART loses millions of dollars to fare evasion and at the same time we do offer low income discounts and discounts for youth,” said Alicia Trost BART Chief Communications Officer. "But we do charge a fare and we need people to pay their fares especially as remote work is so popular and we’re trying to get more and more people to take BART for other reasons than a work commute."BART will study how the new gates work this December. Half of...

Bay Area program offering gift cards for addicts to stay off meth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A pilot program aims to help people struggling with drug addictions. Starting in a few weeks, Santa Clara County will give gift cards to people addicted to methamphetamine if they can stay clean for at least two months. A new initiative launched by the State of California and piloted in multiple counties will give gift cards to drug users if they test negative for methamphetamine every week.“It incrementally goes up the first week. It's $10 each time. So up to $20. And then it incrementally goes up. The max they can get over the 24 week period is $599,” said Tammy Ramsey, Substance Use Service program manager.  ‘I want a ride’: Investigation on San Jose Pink Poodle strip club scandal released Ramsey says participants won’t be allowed to buy alcohol, tobacco or lottery tickets with their gift cards but can shop at a variety of stores including Walmart, Nike and Home Depot. “The intent of the program is positive reinforcement. So the whole concept of it is you ar...

Liberan a la enfermera estadounidense y a su hija tras ser secuestradas en Haití

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

(CNN) — La enfermera estadounidense Alix Dorsainvil y su hija fueron liberadas tras ser secuestradas en Haití, según un comunicado de la organización El Roi Haiti, para la que trabaja Dorsainvil.“Con un corazón lleno de gratitud y una inmensa alegría, en El Roi Haiti confirmamos la liberación segura de Alix Dorsainvil, miembro de nuestro personal y amiga, y de su hija, que estaban secuestradas en Puerto Príncipe, Haití. Hoy alabamos a Dios por la respuesta a la oración”, dice el comunicado.La organización pidió que nadie se pusiera en contacto con Dorsainvil o su familia, “todavía hay mucho que procesar y sanar de esta situación”, dice el comunicado.Dorsainvil y su hija fueron secuestradas en el ministerio comunitario El Roi Haiti, donde ella trabaja en Puerto Príncipe.La Policía Nacional de Haití dijo este miércoles a CNN que no puede hacer comentarios sobre el asunto porque todavía está investigando el caso.CNN se ha puesto en contacto con el Departam...

Wolves hires O’Neil as manager to replace Lopetegui days before new Premier League season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton hired Gary O’Neil as its manager on Wednesday in a speedy response to the departure of Julen Lopetegui just days before the start of the new Premier League season.O’Neil returns to the English top flight seven weeks after being released by Bournemouth, despite defying expectations by keeping the south-coast team in the Premier League.The 40-year-old O’Neil replaces Lopetegui, the former Spain and Real Madrid coach who left Wolves on Tuesday because of a breakdown in his relationship with club officials amid its reported financial problems.Wolves’ first game in the Premier League, which opens on Friday with Burnley vs. Manchester City, is at Manchester United on Monday.“He’s a highly motivated young coach with strong principles and very well thought of by everyone he has worked with, and we’re excited to see what we can achieve together at Wolves,” sporting director Matt Hobbs said of O’Neil, who has signed a t...

Thousands of new homes are needed in Tysons as population surges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

A Northern Virginia town where some of us might go to hit the mall is proving to be an attractive place to live.A new study shows Tysons, Virginia, is going to need more housing in the next couple of years to keep pace.To accommodate population growth, Tysons will need to add 4,400 housing options in the next decade, according to a recent study released by the Tysons Community Alliance.The market study showed the town has grown by 17% since 2015 and can expect around 15,000 more residents by 2030, putting its population just shy of 45,000 people.Tysons’ household growth rate increased to 4% annually between 2015 and 2021. This is four times the Fairfax County average and two-and-a-half times the regional average.“Tysons is no longer just a place to shop and go to work,” said Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik in a statement.“The addition of Metro and now the completion of the Silver Line, investment in parks and public amenities, as well as the construction of bike trails,...

Fall leaves set to be more colorful than usual

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's almost time for the leaves to start changing colors, and this year will be extra special. FOX31 spoke with an arborist who expects the leaves to be more vibrant than ever. "This is going to be one of the most colorful seasons I've seen in 20 years," said Jonathan Raleigh, a certified arborist at SavATree. Why do leaves change color? The color of the leaves will be different than in other years because it's of the rainiest years in Colorado, said Raleigh. According to FOX31's meteorologist Travis Michels, Denver collected 17.7 inches of rain for the first half of the year and expects it to be one of the top 10 wettest years in Colorado if the precipitation continues. The amount of rain affects the leaves because, with more moisture, there's more growth."With the extra moisture, it brings up more nutrients from the root zone that enhance the fall colors. Trees are fuller and healthier with the proper watering so they will have better fall foliage," said Raleig...

Caught on camera: Boat falls off trailer, blocks traffic on interstate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A boat caused quite a traffic jam Wednesday morning when it came off of a trailer and stopped in the middle of Interstate 25.At 5:07 a.m., the Colorado State Patrol received a call about a boat blocking traffic. An 18-year-old was driving a black Dodge truck that was pulling a trailer and heading northbound on I-25 near Fort Collins.According to CSP, the truck hit a bump that was marked with a temporary sign near Harmony Road at exit 265. The boat then came off the trailer and landed in the left lane of the interstate. Driving school employee accidentally drives into building SkyFOX flew over the scene where heavy machinery was brought in to move the boat, which was laying horizontal, to the far edge of the highway. Multiple cars going northbound were backed up while they waited for the boat to be moved.Crews worked quickly, and the boat was cleared shortly after 7 a.m.CSP said no injuries were reported and no other vehicles were damaged.

911 calls released after 6-year-old falls from roller coaster at theme park in Kissimmee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WSVN) —Calls for help were released after a child was injured at a theme park in Kissimmee. That caller shared their horror when the young child falls off the roller coaster.“You need to come to Fun Spot Orlando” the caller said to 911. “This poor child fell off a expletive roller coaster.”“What kind of accident?,” a police dispatcher said. “Somebody fell off a ride,” another caller said.Firefighters arrived at Fun Spot Amusement Park in Kissimmee last week and found the 6-year-old with traumatic injuries about 20 feet beneath the ride’s track.“The child fell off the ride,” said a caller. “Right now we have them on the floor. They’re screaming. We’re trying our best not to move them.”911 callers described the injuries over the phone as they attempted to help before paramedics got there.“He’s bleeding from his lip and his top corner of his head is very swollen,̶...

UK migration policy has ‘failed’, says Tory deputy chair

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

LONDON — Britain’s ruling Conservatives have “failed” to get undocumented migration to the U.K. under control, the party’s own deputy chair Lee Anderson has told Nigel Farage. Discussing U.K. migration policy with the former Brexit Party leader on his GB News show on Tuesday, Anderson said: “This is out of control, we are in power at the moment, I am the deputy chair of the Conservative party, we are in government and we have failed on this. There is no doubt about it.”“We have said we are going to fix it, it is a failure,” he added.Anderson, who was given an official party post by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in February, and has his own show on the self-styled anti-woke GB News, is known for his outspoken views. Earlier this week he came under fire for saying that if asylum seekers don’t wish to be housed on a barge — referring to the Bibby Stockholm boat — then they should “fuck off back to France.”Asked by Farage if he wanted to apologize for...

Dianne Feinstein briefly hospitalized after fall, spokesperson says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:59 GMT

(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was hospitalized for a short time Tuesday after a fall, according to a spokesperson, the latest in a string of health issues for the US Senate’s oldest member.“Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “All of her scans were clear and she returned home.”TMZ first reported Feinstein’s fall.Concerns for the 90-year-old Californian’s health have grown in the past year, after her hospitalization for shingles in February led to an extended absence from the Senate. When Feinstein returned to Capitol Hill in May, her office confirmed that she had suffered multiple complications during her recovery from shingles, including Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis.“While the encephalitis resolved itself shortly after she was released from the hospital in March, she continues to have complica...