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Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people moved to safety

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of coastal southern China suspended business, transport and classes. Guangdong province’s meteorological bureau said the powerful storm churned into an outlying district of the city of Zhuhai, just south of Hong Kong at 3:30 a.m. It was forecast to move in a southwesterly direction along the Guangdong coast at a speed of around 17 kph (10 mph), gradually weakening before heading out to sea. On Friday, 780,000 people in Guangdong were moved away from areas at risk as did 100,000 others in neighboring Fujian province. More than 80,000 fishing vessels returned to port. Workers stayed at home and students in various cities saw the start of their school year postponed to next week. Trading on Hong Kong’s stock market was suspended Friday and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport after about 460 flights wer...

Arrest warrant issued for man not complying with conditions of psychiatric hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who police say failed to abide by conditions imposed on him by a psychiatric hospital. Shawn Claydon, 35, was last seen May 3 in the area of Warden Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East. He is known to frequent Scarborough and the downtown, according to police. Claydon is described as being five-foot-10, 150 pounds with a thin build, short black hair and black facial hair. Claydon was accused of aggravated assault in November 2020 for a violent robbery in Scarborough that left a 61-year-old man with a severe head injury and a broken shoulder. However, he was found not criminally responsible in the attack. The arrest warrant was issued by the Ontario Review Board (ORB) in order to bring the individual in question back to a provincial psychiatric hospital.The ORB is an independent tribunal whose responsibility is to review the status of all individuals found unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible and determine whether the individual co...

Police search for 14-year-old girl missing from home in Lyons

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

LYONS, Ill. — A search is underway for a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen leaving a school bus near her home in Lyons on Wednesday, according to police.Police in Lyons say Jemyah Ross, who has been missing since 5 p.m. on Aug. 30, was last seen near her home on Joliet Road and Fishermans Terrace. Joliet man charged in connection with teen’s fatal overdose Ross stands 5'5" tall and weighs around 150 Lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. Police say she also has mental health concerns.According to police, employees with the bus company overheard Ross say that she was going to get something to eat and then go to the West Side with a relative, but her parent said they are unaware of any relative who could be involved or any potential destinations in Chicago. ‘Beyond frightful’: 2 men injured in suburban Metra stairway collapse Police say Ross has not contacted friends or family since her disappearance.Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 14-year-old Jemyah Ross i...

Paul Lisnek on Georgia's election interference case, potential government shutdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big stories from the week.The topics include the latest on Georgia's 2020 election interference case and a potential government shutdown. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines

Grandmother living in badly burned house: 'I'm trying'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — One grandmother in the Soulsville neighborhood of Memphis is hoping to turn a badly burned house into a home by rebuilding everything one step at a time — she just needs help. The resident of the South Memphis home says it may not look like much now, but she hopes one day this will be somewhere her family can call home. Carol Monagan is living in a home with a 3-year-old grandchild, three other family members and a pet. After a recent fire, the house is missing large portions of its roof, and doesn't have utilities.Monagan is originally from New York, where she used to do construction. She moved to Memphis four years ago to be closer to her fiance’s family after being told by doctors she was sick.“I have mild degenerative arthritis on my spine. I had to have surgery on my knees," said Monagan.After living with family members for a few years and getting her health better, they tried living on their own but were soon evicted.  Confrontation at resta...

New laws go into effect, groups rally against laws now challenged by lawsuits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

Austin (KXAN) — As nearly 800 Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1, groups in Austin gathered to support one another and speak out against a controversial bill that effects labor in the state.The Workers Defense Project, Texas AFT, and Nonviolent Austin were a few of several groups that demonstrated outside the Governor's Mansion Friday night.The group rallied against HB 2127 the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, more well known as the Death Star Bill. The law keeps local governments from passing ordinances that are inconsistent with state law.Daniela Hernandez, state legislative coordinator for Workers Defense Project, said the law would remove protections for laborers across the state."It would pre-empt ordinances like the ones that Austin and Dallas have on the books that would require a rest break for construction workers 10 minutes every four hours of work that they do," Hernandez said. Travis County judge: Local preemption ‘Death Star’ bill is unconstitutional The bill did go i...

High school football: Cretin-Derham Hall rolls past Tartan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

Cretin-Derham Hall senior Miles Bollinger and his teammates got Steve Walsh’s second season as the Raiders’ head coach off to a successful start Friday night.The quarterback threw for a touchdown and rushed for another as his team jumped on top early and went on to roll past Tartan 35-0 on the road at Tartan High School.“I’ve had a year with the playbook,” said Bollinger, who threw for 140 yards in all. “It was a new system last year. I think we’re all more comfortable with each other now.”Walsh, a Raiders alum and longtime NFL quarterback, took over the head coaching job at his alma mater prior to last season. The team finished 2-8 in his first year at the helm.“I didn’t really get onto campus until June 1 (last year),” Walsh said. “So I missed all the winter lifting, all the spring lifting. That’s the time for relationship building with the kids and I missed all that.“It was a brand-new offense, a brand-new defense and just a different level of expectation. We just weren’t r...

Health officials link illnesses to unpasteurized milk sold at central Minnesota farm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

State health officials are warning anyone who recently purchased unpasteurized milk from a central Minnesota farm to throw it away as it has been linked to eight cases of cryptosporidiosis and one case of E. coli.The milk is from Healthy Harvest Farm and Kitchen in the Morrison County community of Hillman, the Minnesota Department of Health said, noting that it might be labeled “natural A2 milk”, and consumers might not know that it has not been pasteurized.Officials say people became sick because of Cryptosporidium parvum, a parasite commonly found in cattle, and the illnesses appear to come from a common source. Those who became sick with gastrointestinal symptoms early last month bought or consumed raw milk from Healthy Harvest. Four were under age 10 and one person has been hospitalized.Health officials warn that “raw” or “natural” milk has not been pasteurized.“Cattle can naturally carry Cryptosporidium and E. coli in their digestive system and shed thes...

Original Power Ranger talks 30 years of hit kids show with NEWS10

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It's been 30 years since the hit kids show the original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" hit the airwaves, and now, a new Netflix special is currently streaming.On Saturday, September 2, Walter Emanuel Jones, who played Zack Taylor, the original Black Ranger, will be at Heroes Hideout in Colonie Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to meet with fans to sign autographs and take photos. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The actor stopped by the NEWS10 studios on Friday to reminisce about what made the show a long standing success."The Power Rangers taught a lot of kids valuable lessons about how to grow up and what kind of person to be," he said. "I like to think, if you throw a rock in the water, it creates ripples. This show created positive ripples around the world in 40 countries."Jones will be joined by his costar from the Netflix special "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always" Catherine Sutherland, who played ...

Alton stadium restrictions keeps fans on fence line, rooftops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:16:45 GMT

ALTON, Ill. - High school football games on both sides of the Missouri River are under tight security after multiple fights inside schools earlier this week. In Alton, there are tight restrictions in place for the Redbirds' home opener.Cassie Corzine's son plays football and it's his first home game."I'm nervous about being at this game right now and for my son," Corzine said.Security surrounds the stadium, as additional Alton police officers and Madison County deputies are present. Additional security was put in place after multiple fights at Alton High School on Wednesday. Hundreds of flimsy stop signs failing across St. Louis "It's a damper on everything, but I do agree with the whole safety thing," Corzine said. "With everything that went down, it was pretty intense."Corzine is allowed inside Friday night's game, but not everyone is. The school restricted the game to the immediate family of players, band, cheerleaders, and staff members only."I wish other people could come wat...