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Prince George’s Co. animal shelter hosts free adoption event

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

If you’ve been looking for the purr-fect pet, then now is the time to adopt a dog or cat from Prince George’s County Animal Shelter, where pet adoptions are free through the end of April.During the free adoption event in March, almost 180 cats and dogs were adopted from the Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center. That’s a 380% increase in pet adoptions over the same time last year, according to the adoption center.More Maryland NewsMore Prince George’s County NewsThe free adoptions have been made possible with a $50,000 grant from the national welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society.Andrea Crooms, director of the Department of the Environment, said in a press release that the department is encouraging anyone in search of a pet to take advantage of the free adoption event by April 30.“We’re excited to partner with Best Friends Animal Society to help us reduce the County’s shelter population and find loving homes for ...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

SaturdayAt The Strip at Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas VegasSunday’s first round pairingsTop Fuel1. Brittany Force, 3.697 seconds, 335.73 mph vs. Bye vs. vs. 8. Tony Schumacher, 3.763, 327.11 vs. 9.Antron Brown, 3.769, 333.00; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.712, 331.53 vs. 15. Buddy Hull, 5.093, 136.75 vs. 7.Josh Hart, 3.758, 330.72 vs. 10. Doug Kalitta, 3.780, 328.38; 3. Mike Salinas, 3.729, 331.77 vs. 14.Krista Baldwin, 4.195, 271.52 vs. 6. Shawn Langdon, 3.754, 326.24 vs. 11. Clay Millican, 3.787, 329.34;4. Justin Ashley, 3.730, 330.88 vs. 13. Rob Passey, 4.133, 260.31 vs. 5. Leah Pruett, 3.746, 329.26 vs.12. Austin Prock, 3.848, 315.27. Funny Car1. Cruz Pedregon, Dodge Charger, 3.910, 326.71 vs. 16. Steven Densham, Ford Mustang, 4.082, 284.09 vs. 8. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.967, 312.06 vs. 9. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 3.976, 273.55; 2. AlexisDeJoria, Toyota Supra, 3.933, 329.18 vs. 15. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 4.054, 317.87 vs. 7. John Force,Chevy Camaro, 3.945, 324.83 vs. 10. Paul Lee, Char...

Broward officials give progress update in flood cleanup as residents brace for more rain

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

Officials in Broward County are taking action to help frustrated residents who are still dealing with a flood of trouble in the aftermath of severe weather, as the region braces for another round of rain later this weekend.7News cameras captured Lauderhill residents picking up sandbags in the parking lot of Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, late Saturday afternoon.“I’m preparing for the storm,” said a resident.The sandbag distribution, organized by the city, was free.“Our street was completely covered,” said Lauderhill resident Patricia West about this week’s historic flooding. “The times we’re in, you don’t know what to expect.”Meanwhile, in Fort Lauderdale, streets were still swamped.“The house is completely destroyed right now,” said resident Marlies Perez.Homes in the city’s Edgewood section are still drying out from the flooding caused by severe weather that swept through South Florida earlier in the...

Fuel delivery delay due to flooding continues to affect gas availability in Broward, Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

South Florida drivers continue to have trouble fueling up after a delay on gas deliveries due to this week’s wicked weather.Flooding at Port Everglades temporarily halted the pickup of fuel and delivery to gas stations across Broward and Miami-Dade.As of Saturday, water has finally cleared from the port, and officials are optimistic.“So we’re excited again to have that back in operation. Be patient when it comes to fuel,” said Broward County Mayor Lamar P. Fisher. “We should have no problem getting fuel to our gas stations. Most importantly, we’re getting mutual aid from Port Everglades as well as Tampa.”But some gas stations have run dry.Driver Allison Head said she went to over half a dozen locations before she found one with a pump that wasn’t empty.“I stopped at seven different gas stations, and by the eighth one, I found one, and there were long lines,” she said. “I came back here, and we’re experiencing th...

Family recipe to phenomenon: The San Diego restaurant credited with creating taquitos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Taquitos are something that everyone has had, whether they were from the frozen section of a grocery store or at a local restaurant.But did you know, taquitos were developed right here in San Diego at a joint on the outskirts of Mission Hills: El Indio Mexican.Founder of El Indio Mexican, Ralph Pesqueira Sr., in this undated image. He is credited with creating the taquito. (Courtesy of Jennifer Pesqueira)El Indio was founded in 1940 on the corner of India and Grape Streets by a man named Ralph Pesqueira Sr. A worker at one of the local airplane factories at the time, he started El Indio as a tortilla factory alongside his parents."It was like a little tortilla factory where they were making tortillas by hand," his granddaughter and third-generation owner of El Indio, Jennifer Pesqueira, said to FOX5SanDiego.com. "He worked in the local factory making airplanes during the night and then worked in El Indio during the day with his parents." The sailing ships at the cente...

Gunmen shoot up resort in central Mexico, killing 7 people

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A band of gunmen invaded a resort where dozens of vacationers were spending the weekend in central Mexico and opened fire, killing six adults and a 7-year-old, authorities said.Officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state said in a statement that an eighth person was seriously wounded in the midafternoon attack at the La Palma resort. The statement did not speculate on a possible motive.After the shooting, the attackers destroyed the spa shop and took the security cameras before fleeing, officials said. Three women, three men and the child died.A video posted on social media shows several people in swimsuits running about crying, screaming and hugging their children.Mexican soldiers and police aided by a helicopter were searching for the attackers.Guanajuato, an agricultural and industrial hub, has been Mexico’s most violent state for years. The Jalisco New Generation drug cartel has been fighting with local criminal groups, including the Santa Rosa ...

Police provide update on handling of missing persons cases two years after critical report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

It’s been two years since the release of an independent review into the Toronto police’s handling of missing person cases. On Saturday, a community engagement event held at City Hall provided an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Missing and Missed Report and the plan going forward. In 2018, the Toronto Police Services Board commissioned an independent review to evaluate how the police service conducted missing person investigations, particularly in relation to 2SLGBTQ+ and vulnerable or marginalized communities. On April 13, 2021, an independent review found serious instances of systemic discrimination and flaws in how the police service investigated disappearances, including the case of serial killer Bruce McArthur who preyed on men in the city’s gay village for close to a decade. The report made 151 recommendations, including the creation of the Missing and Missed Implementation Team (MMIT) which is using a modernized community-centri...

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities said Sunday.The state-linked newspaper The National cited a statement from Dubai Civil Defense provided by the city-state’s Dubai Media Office for the death toll. It said the blaze happened Saturday in Dubai’s Al Ras neighborhood, a tightly knit warren of streets and alleys home to one of its oldest neighborhoods.Al Ras is also home to the Dubai Spice Market, a major tourist attraction near the Dubai Creek.Authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.The government statement did not offer a cause, but appeared to hint at a problem in the five-story apartment building leading to the deaths.Civil Defense “stressed the importance of residential and commercial building owners and residents fully complying with security and saf...

Shots fired in the Loop as hundreds of teens gather

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

CHICAGO — There is a heavy presence of Chicago police officers Saturday evening in the Loop as large crowds of teens are creating disturbances.WGN-TV News crews heard shots fired. It's not yet known if anyone was injured.A car was damaged on Saturday in the Loop.Cars were damaged after reports of teens jumping on cars. The CTA is reporting service disruptions on the Pink Line due to the ongoing police activity in the Loop.This is the second night in a row Chicago police officers responded to reports of teens creating disturbances. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh around 8:50 p.m. Friday near the 31st Street beach. 4 teens shot, 1 fatally, in overnight shootings in Chicago Several other teens were wounded and one teen was killed in an overnight shooting.

Motorcyclist dies, 2 injured after crash in Joliet

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:43 GMT

JOLIET, Ill. — A 20-year-old man was killed Friday night after he was riding a motorcycle and crashed into a car in Joliet, according to police.Joliet police said the man was north on Northeast Frontage Road near Pandola Avenue around 11 p.m. when he struck the passenger side of a car turning east on Pandola Avenue from south on Northeast Frontage Road. Joliet police: Officers shoot man firing handgun near apartment building According to the Will County Coroner's Office, Tyler Gallo, 20, of Willow Springs, died in the crash.There were four people in the car Gallo hit, according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department. Two female passengers were taken to a hospital, police said. One woman had life-threatening injuries.The driver, a 69-year-old man and another man in the car weren't injured, police said.The police department's traffic unit is still investigating the crash.