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Severe storm warnings begin in DC area amid ongoing heat wave

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP. Here’s what you need to know.A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of Montgomery County and Frederick County, Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia, until 6:30 p.m. The National Weather Service said some storms could produce 70 mph wind gusts and golf ball sized hail.The D.C. area remains under an Excessive Heat Warning until Saturday at 8 p.m.Dangerous heat lingering over the District is impacting everything from Metro cars to walks in the park Wednesday, as a heat wave drives temperatures ever closer to 100 degrees. However, as the day begins to come to an end, severe storms are poised to make their way across the region.Metro announced its above ground trains are enduring some challenges as the heat wave continues.“Due to the extreme temperatures, all trains will operate 35mph on all above ground tracks. Delays possible,” the agency said.The National Weather Service issued ...

Saints guard Trai Turner tears quad in third practice of camp, sources tell AP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints guard Trai Turner, who was signed earlier this week, left practice Friday with a season-ending torn quadriceps, two people with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press.The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the specific nature of the injury had not been announced. Turner, 30, was carted off the practice field, but Saints coach Dennis Allen said shortly after practice that Turner was still being evaluated and did not go into further detail.The 6-foot-3, 315-pound Turner, a former LSU standout and a starter for most of his career, was a Carolina Panthers third-round draft choice in 2014. He spent his first six NFL seasons with Carolina before hopping from the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020 to Pittsburgh in 2021 and to Washington last season.After his first practice Wednesday, Turner expressed gratitude for the opportunity to continue his career in the city where he grew up and played in high school, and in the state where he ...

Data Doctors: The simplicity of the new Outlook for Windows app

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

Q: Why is Microsoft trying to get me to switch to the new Outlook in my Mail program?A: In its usual confusing way, Microsoft is signaling an upcoming major change for those currently using Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10 and 11.The suggestion to ‘Try the new Outlook’ in the upper right corner of Windows Mail is the precursor to what will be a forced transition sometime in 2024.Microsoft recently announced these plans as a way to consolidate tasks like mail, contacts and calendars from separate apps to a unified one that they are calling Outlook for Windows.Planned Confusion?What makes this decision confusing for many is the existence of many tools that use the Outlook name both online and via apps.Understanding the DifferencesOutlook has been the default email program in Microsoft Office since 1997 and is still part of the subscription version of Office 365 which is now called Microsoft 365.Outlook.com is a free web-based version that replaced Hotmail which is Micr...

2 years after a woman and her dog were slain in an Atlanta park, police renew calls for public help

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police renewed calls Friday for the public’s help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her dog at a popular park two years ago, a killing that stoked fear across the city.Katherine Janness, 40, was found just inside an entrance to Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. on July 28, 2021. She had been stabbed multiple times, and her dog, Bowie, was found nearby also stabbed to death.Police still do not have a suspect. “You may not have even been in the park that night, but if you’ve heard or saw anything that seems suspicious or just off, please notify us,” Lt. Germain Dearlove said at a news conference. “We will check and confirm every tip. Nothing is too small.”Police have cast a wide net in the investigation, including looking at the victim’s background, he said. They have conducted numerous interviews but can’t say whether the killer knew Janness.“It seems senseless to me,” Dearlove said of the slaying.Janness, ...

Dina Boluarte anuncia que pedirá al Congreso de Perú facultades legislativas por 120 días

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

(CNN) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, anticipó en su discurso a la nación por el Día de la Independencia que solicitará al Congreso facultades legislativas durante 120 días para combatir el crimen organizado y los efectos del fenómeno de El Niño.La mandataria señaló este viernes que “para combatir el grave desafío de la delincuencia” iba a presentar ante el Congreso “un proyecto que pide la delegación de facultades legislativas al Poder Ejecutivo por un período de 120 días, para enfrentar con mayor dureza y eficacia la delincuencia y criminalidad”.¿Cómo ha sido el Gobierno de Dina Boluarte en Perú?Y añadió que “este proyecto también es para contener las probables consecuencias negativas del fenómeno meteorológico El Niño”.Manifestantes se enfrentan a la policía durante una protesta en Lima, Perú, mientras la presidenta Dina Boluarte da un discurso en el Congreso por el Día de la Independencia, el 28 de julio de 2023. (Sebastian Casta...

Denver weather: Afternoon thunderstorms and heat continue into the weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in a pattern of warm temperatures, morning sunshine and afternoon thunderstorms through the weekend. Strong storms were expected on Friday to affect parts of the Front Range urban corridor and plains, according to the National Weather Service. The strongest storms over northeastern Weld and southwestern Elbert counties were capable of producing 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail.Weather tonight: Clearing, mildEvening thunderstorms will continue to push east. This will leave behind clearing clouds, a lighter breeze and low temperatures near seasonal norms in the 60s. Weather tomorrow: More afternoon showers, high heatSaturday will look very similar to just about every day this past week. Denver will start off with sunshine, then as temperatures climb into the 90s, clouds will increase ahead of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Looking ahead: Increasing chance for rainSunday and Monday will continue this pattern of morning sunshine, high t...

Payton apologizes for publicly bashing former Broncos head coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- On Friday, Broncos head coach Sean Payton offered an apology following his scathing review of the 2022 Broncos Season and the former Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett.“It was a mistake obviously. I needed a little bit more filter," said Sean Payton after the Broncos’ third training camp practice. Broncos training camp schedule announced Payton also addressed his comments that singled out members of the Broncos front office, including Broncos General Manager George Paton.“The front office and the ownership are the two reasons I came here," Payton said. “So, George (Paton) and I are close. He was one of the big attractions (for the Broncos head coaching opening), he and ownership," Payton said.The veteran head coach plans to reach out to both New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Nathaniel Hackett, who is now the New York Jets' offensive coordinator.  Broncos camp under Payton has vibe way different from Hackett’s ‘Camp Cupcake’ Payton did no...

Local nonprofit helps seniors paint their homes through Paint-A-Thon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A local nonprofit is using the summer months to help out seniors in the metro paint their homes. It's part of Brothers Redevelopment's Paint-A-Thon that runs through the spring and summer months, where volunteers get together to paint the homes of seniors who otherwise couldn't get it done physically or financially. Those volunteering on Friday were with Huntington National Bank. This is part of the company's $40 billion Strategic Community Plan which reflects the bank’s commitment to improve the economic vitality, financial security and sustainable future for those it serves.The nonprofit was able to auction off a signed Nuggets basketball shortly after the team took home the championship. Those proceeds were a huge part in making Paint-A-Thon a success thus far. Not to mention, it's all part of the goals of the organization. ‘So much joy and happiness’: Locals create disability-friendly clothing and artwork "For us to give back really in a way that is in our wh...

After 4 months, Mount Lincoln and Mount Democrat have reopened

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two popular 14ers that are part of the DeCaLiBron loop reopened Friday after they were closed in March because of landowner liability concerns.Hikers can now reach Mount Lincoln and Mount Democrat and can gain access to Mount Cameron after signing an electrotonic landowner's liability waiver, according to a coalition that advocates for updates to the Colorado Recreational Use Statute."While we celebrate today's opening, it's a temporary solution to a larger issue. We must continue working to strengthen the protections in the Colorado Recreational Use Statute, to protect free access to outdoor recreation," said Anneliese Steel, chair of the Fix CRUS Coalition.The Colorado Recreational Use Statute aims to incentivize landowners to open their lands for public recreational access, according to the coalition. Landowner John Reiber closed public access to the three 14ers after a bill to protect landowners from liability failed. Workers vote to form Colorado’s first unio...

Backup driver in the 1st death by fully autonomous car pleads guilty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:03 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised probation for the crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. Vasquez told police that Herzberg “came out of nowhere” and that she didn’t see Herzberg before the March 18, 2018, collision on a darkened Tempe street. Landowner kills mountain lion on property, but is that legal? Vasquez had been charged with negligent homicide, a felony. She pleaded guilty to an undesignated felony, meaning it could be reclassified as a misdemeanor if she completes probation.Authorities say Vasquez was streaming the television show “The Voice” on a phone and looking down in the moments before Uber’s Volvo XC-90 SUV struck Herzberg, who wa...