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AileyCamp campers giving final showcase as summer ends

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

AileyCamp campers are giving a final showcase for what they learned this summer.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Hours at some Austin cooling centers extended this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hours at several Austin cooling centers will be extended Saturday and Sunday as Austin sees its longest stretch of triple-digit heat on record. RELATED: ERCOT issues Weather Watch as forecast anticipates higher temperatures Austin-Travis County EMS said these cooling centers will stay open until 8 p.m. this weekend:Little Walnut Creek LibraryRuiz LibraryTerrazas LibraryGus Garcia Recreation CenterTurner-Roberts Rec Center Givens Recreation CenterMontopolis Recreation CenterDove Springs Recreation CenterDittmar Recreation CenterDuring these high temperatures, ATCEMS said it responded to more heat-related calls in the first four days of August than in the first four days of July. ATCEMS reported 43 heat calls Aug. 1-4 and 29 heat calls July 1-4. All city parks and library facilities are cooling centers during regular operating hours. Cooling center users should check hours and operations before arriving, the city's cooling centers website said. Service animals are a...

Texas seasonal allergies: Which ones get better/worse through summer?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — We're about halfway through summer here in Texas (the last calendar day of summer is Sept. 22) and while high temperatures don't appear to be checking out for the year just yet, your seasonal allergies could be getting a little better. Or at least some of them. Texas allergens you may be forgetting about "As summer winds down, allergy sufferers are finally enjoying the end of grass and oak pollen seasons. Dry, hot weather this summer is leading to lower mold counts even though it is a year-round allergy," says KXAN Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans. How does the weather affect my allergies? Unfortunately, in many areas of Texas, August-November are high-activity times for some weed allergens, like marsh elder, pigweed and ragweed.Allergy seasons are getting longer in some Texas areasSome Texas cities may be becoming less ideal for residents with seasonal allergies.Earlier this year, a report on seasonal allergies by Climate Central analyzed temperature data of 2...

Movie review: ‘Mutant Mayhem’ a fresh, authentic take on the ninja turtles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

Radioactive ooze generated the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and “Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse” has helped birth “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” the new animated feature about everyone’s favorite rambunctious, pizza-loving reptiles. Directors Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears showcase the turtles in a way we’ve never seen them before, utilizing a blend of 3D and 2D animation to create a unique, rough-hewn (on purpose) style that suggests children’s book illustrations blended with teenage sketchbooks.That edgy look is paired with a script that’s funny and fresh, a soundtrack filled with classic New York hip-hop, and a stunning industrial score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.It’s clear that Rowe, Spears and writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (who also produced the film), Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit and Brendan O’Brien, have a deep love and nostalgia for these lovable ‘80s relics, who were ubiquitous in the childhoods of older millennials. These sewer-dwelling rapscalli...

Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffers left ACL tear, source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffered a left ACL tear on Friday while representing Slovenia, a league source told The Denver Post.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Keeler: Nuggets’ Christian Braun has message for NBA doubters: “I always end up rising to that occasion.” Denver Nuggets | Grading the Week: Behold, the Hunter Tyson Era of Nuggets basketball is upon us Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headline Canada extended roster for FIBA World Cup Denver Nuggets | Nuggets summer league observations: Denver’s lack of P-Wattage, a series of Julian Strawther spins and Jalen Pickett does a bit of everything Denver Nuggets | Denver renews cable television franchise with Comcast through 2028 to chagrin of sports fans As of now, there’s no timetable for his surgery, the source said.Cancar went up for a dunk through two defenders and landed awkwardly on his left...

Thousands overwhelm New York's Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan's Union Square for a popular livestreamer's hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.Aerial TV news footage showed a surging, tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and snarling traffic. Shouting teenagers swung objects at car windows, threw paint cans and set off fire extinguishers. Some people climbed on a moving vehicle, falling off as it sped away. Others pounded on or climbed atop city buses.By 5:30 p.m., police officers in growing numbers had regained control of much of the area, but small skirmishes were still breaking out, with young people knocking over barricades and throwing bottles and even a flowerpot at officers. Police were seen wrestling people to the ground and chasing them down the street.Police planned to charged the streamer, Kai Cenat, with multiple count...

$1.55 billion — and possibly higher: Mega Millions jackpot soars after no winner Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

(CNN) — A record Mega Millions jackpot may be in play after no ticket matched all winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing, the lottery said.The estimated $1.55 billion grand prize – about $757.2 million if the lump sum cash option is chosen – could potentially be the largest jackpot in Mega Millions’ history during the next drawing Tuesday at 8 p.m. PDT. A record Mega Millions jackpot of around $1.53 billion was won in South Carolina in 2018.“With enthusiastic players across the country, many of whom are newcomers to the game, it is indeed likely that there will be a new record Mega Millions jackpot. However, we won’t know for sure until we get closer to Tuesday’s drawing; at this level, jackpots are hard to predict with complete accuracy,” Mega Millions said in a news release early Saturday.Friday’s winning numbers were 11-30-45-52-56 with a Mega Ball of 20.And although no one matched them all, some players did get rich Friday.Seven tickets sold across Louisiana, Missouri, Nebras...

The San Mateo store that aspires to be one-stop for a zero-waste lifestyle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

Laura Porter first learned of the challenge five Julys ago, and took it very seriously. It wasn’t easy, and by the end she found herself facing a 30-mile drive from her San Mateo home to the East Bay just to stock up on toothpaste sold in a glass jar.Laura Porter first learned of the challenge five Julys ago, and took it very seriously. It wasn’t easy, and by the end she found herself facing a 30-mile drive from her San Mateo home to the East Bay just to stock up on toothpaste sold in a glass jar.“I thought, ‘There needs to be something here on the Peninsula where I can just run out and grab toothpaste, so I don’t have to worry about using plastic,'” she said in an interview.Porter, a veteran of corporate finance, came away with an idea for a weekly farmers market booth that focused on sustainable goods. That evolved into online deliveries during the pandemic.Now it is Byrd’s Filling Station, a grocery retailer that last May opened a storefront ju...

Review: Jonas Brothers prep for big Yankee Stadium dates with Bay Area show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

The Jonas Brothers have lined up one of the biggest tours of the year, which kicks off later this month with not one but two massive shows at Yankee Stadium in New York.The sibling trio — consisting of Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas — prepped for the big road show by performing a one-off concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View on Friday (Aug. 4).“I will say as an audience, to get us ready to go back on tour, you are perfect,” Kevin Jonas commented to the approximately 10,000 fans in attendance.The group was in town to headline Wild 94.9’s Wazzmatazz, which, yes, does indeed sound more like a brand of intensely sugary candy that it does a pop music radio show. (“I want a pack of Sour Patch Kids, some gummy worms and a Wazzmatazz NOW!)Related ArticlesMusic | Swifties react to Kobe Bryant’s daughter receiving a gift from Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour Music | And the brand new name of the Concord Pavilion is …...

Student arrested after bringing gun to Oakley high school parking lot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakley police arrested a student after they say he brought a gun to the parking lot of Freedom High School on Thursday. 2 bodies found in San Jose home after welfare check Officers say the student was involved in a fight prior to being arrested. After educators called police, they found a gun in the student's car. "We remain committed to the safety of all of our schools. In support of that commitment, there will be additional police presence next week," said Oakley Police Chief Paul Beard. The incident remains open and active.