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Maryland fire safety bill prompted by Silver Spring high rise blaze faces midnight deadline

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

Maryland lawmakers have until midnight Monday to pass a fire safety bill written in response to the February fire at the Arrive Silver Spring high rise apartment building that killed a 25-year-old woman, injured 15 and left hundreds out of their homes.As written, by Del. Lorig Charkoudian, a Democrat from Montgomery County, the Melanie Diaz Sprinklers Save Lives Act would have required landlords to install fire alarm in all apartment corridors by July 1 of this year. Diaz was killed in the Feb. 18 fire.While new buildings are now required to install sprinkles, in older buildings like the Arrive Silver Spring, landlords have until 2033 to retrofit older buildings with sprinklers.More Maryland NewsMore Local NewsCharkoudian’s original bill, HB1292, would have also required each unit of a high rise not protected by automatic sprinklers to be equipped with a fire extinguisher.Given the short time period between the bill’s introduction and Monday midnight’s legislative ...

Heartworm disease: Protecting your pet’s heart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

This content is provided by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital.Heartworm is a serious and potentially fatal disease that affects dogs and cats. April is Heartworm Awareness Month, and it’s a great time to learn about this disease and take steps to protect your pets. In this article, we’ll explore the basics of Heartworm Disease and discuss how to prevent and treat it.Heartworm Disease is caused by a parasitic worm called Dirofilaria immitis. It is spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes. When a mosquito bites an infected animal, it picks up the immature heartworms and can then transmit them to other animals through subsequent bites. Once inside the host’s body, the heartworm larvae migrate to the heart and lungs, where they grow into adult worms that can reach up to 12 inches in length.Heartworm Disease can be difficult to detect in its early stages, as symptoms may not be apparent until the disease has progressed. Some common symptoms of Heartworm Disease in dogs...

Encuentran dentro de un vehículo sumergido el cuerpo que podría ser de un maestro desaparecido desde 2020

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

(CNN) — Se cree que un cuerpo encontrado dentro de un vehículo sumergido es el del desaparecido maestro del área de Daytona, Robert Heikka, quien ha estado desaparecido por más de dos años.El cuerpo fue recuperado este sábado después de que los equipos locales de búsqueda y recuperación detectaran un vehículo en un canal local cuyos niveles de agua habían retrocedido recientemente, anunció la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Volusia en Facebook.Encuentran el cuerpo de un niño de 2 años en la boca de un caimán en Florida, dice la policíaHeikka, que tenía 70 años en el momento de su desaparición, fue visto por última vez saliendo de su casa en Port Orange, Florida, el 25 de octubre de 2020.Aunque no se ha hecho una identificación positiva, el Departamento de Policía de Port Orange ha estado en contacto con la familia del Sr. Heikka, decía la publicación de Facebook.“Nuestros pensamientos están con la familia y los amigos de Heikka”, dijo la oficina del sheriff.Port...

Jon Rahm a Masters champion everyone saw coming

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm is a Masters champion, and he can say he saw this coming based on the message in a fortune cookie from a Chinese fast food chain nearly 10 years ago. Rahm was starting his sophomore year at Arizona State when he cracked open the fortune: “Your talents will be recognized and suitably rewarded.” He took to Twitter to share the message with his coach, Tim Mickelson, and wrote, “I am gonna win the masters!”If only it were that simple, and nothing about this Masters was until the 28-year-old Spaniard lofted a wedge over the bunker to 3 feet for a final par that gave him a four-shot victory over Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, the older brother of his college coach.From the time he began his second round on Friday, Rahm never had the lead until Koepka began to lose his swing and his putting touch. It took Rahm 42 holes before he got his name in front again, and then he seized control with more miscues from Koepka and the brawler mentality to do whatever is n...

After setbacks, Benfica and Inter meet in Champions League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Inter Milan and Benfica will meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League having to rebound from recent setbacks. Inter hasn’t won in more than a month while Benfica is coming off a tough loss to its biggest rival.The first leg will be on Tuesday in Lisbon at the Stadium of Light, where on Friday Benfica lost 2-1 to rival Porto in the Portuguese league to dent its almost perfect season. On the same day, Inter was held by Salernitana to a 1-1 draw in the Italian league to extend its winless run to six matches in a difficult stretch in all competitions.The Italian side is hoping to turn its fortunes turned around in the Champions League so it can reach the last four for the first time since it won the title in 2010.Benfica is hoping the loss against Porto was a one-off and it can stay on track to make it past the quarterfinals for the first time since losing the final to Inter rival AC Milan in 1990.The loss to Porto came as a surprise as Benfica had been ...

Bodies of missing Denver band member, son recovered from Arkansas lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KDVR) — After 24 days, the bodies of a Denver band member and his son were recovered from an Arkansas lake. The Benton County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas posted to Facebook on Sunday that crews recovered the body of Chuck and his son Charley Morris.Chuck was a percussionist for the band Lotus, an electronica house band formed out of Philadelphia and Denver.Chuck and Charley originally went kayaking on Beaver Lake in Arkansas on March 16. The father and son were supposed to return from the trip at 2 p.m. that day, but when it got to 4 p.m. with no sign of them, police were called and began searching. Two kayaks and a coat were found in the water. Colorado cheer coach accused of inappropriate behavior with minor “It’s just something you never expect to hear,” said bandmate Luke Miller. “We all hope for the best, but it didn’t work out.”Crews spent 24 days looking for Chuck and Charley, and the Benton County Sheriff's Office utilized multiple search and rescue tea...

Man killed in officer-involved shooting near Plantation hotel, family seeks answers from police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

A family is demanding answers after, investigators said, a police officer opened fire near a hotel in Plantation, killing a man.Plantation Police units responded to the scene of the shooting near the Plantation Inn Hotel & Lounge, located off North State Road 7, Saturday afternoon.Detectives said the man, who was later identified as Homea Spence, was shot by the officer and would not survive. Spence’s cousin identified herself as Valerie and said she awaited answers regarding the circumstances of the shooting.“What happened? That’s what we want to know; the cops are not giving us any answers,” she said. “We want justice, that’s what we want. We want justice for my cousin. His mother’s not here to fight for him, but I want justice for him.”Witnesses said that when they saw his body, he was still in handcuffs, but police have not confirmed this information.“I seen him in handcuffs when I came out,” said a witness.Police o...

WET WEATHER RETURNS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

Happy Monday, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a great weekend. After plenty of sunshine and lots of dry time, rain and thunderstorms moved across our area and left portions of South Florida flooded. The rain and thunderstorms popped up as a weak  front moved into our area. That same front continues to sag southward across our area, trapping moisture over us and keeping us quite cloudy this morning. We even saw showers moving in across our metro and coastal areas as the morning progressed. The good news is that this morning South Florida woke up to comfortable temperatures in the upper 60s and lower 70s.  The bad news is that showers will once again return to the forecast today.As mentioned above, showers will once again be a big part of our forecast today. The front that has taken its time to clear South Florida will eventually stall just south of our area.  And as winds veer off the water later today (out of the Northeast), we will see a better chance for rain as those winds ...

No injuries reported after firefighters extinguish blaze in Miami home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

The City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a house fire after reports of a person inside the building, but according to the resident, he and his wife were not home when the fire started and confirmed the house was not occupied.Around 7 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters arrived at the area of Northwest 64 Street and Eighth Avenue where they rushed into the smoke-filled structure. According to fire rescue reports, the entire house was packed with storage boxes from floor to ceiling.The combustible items found inside the home contributed to the blaze, which extended into the attic. No injuries were reported and the couple did not require the help of the Red Cross.Fire crews contained the flames to the house and no adjacent homes were affected.The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Moose on the loose feasts on lobby plants inside Alaska hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

A moose on the loose wandered into an Anchorage, Alaska hospital on Thursday and helped himself to the lobby plants. Officials say the moose set off the motion sensors on the front door of Providence Alaska and let himself in. “We received a call from one of our tenants advising that a moose had just walked into the building, and my security team and myself ended up heading over there to make sure we kept everyone safe,” said Randy Hughes, head of security at the hospital. Hughes said people inside the hospital were mostly intrigued and amused by the sight of the massive mammal.“It seemed like it was a magnet for people to come and see it,” Hughes said. “It’s not every day you get a moose walking into a building.”With the help of a few guards, the moose was guided toward the front of the building. After his meal, he went out the way he came in.“I think he had enough of everybody watching him eat,” Hughes said.Even after having hi...