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Medical, insect experts share how to avoid summer bug bites

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) -- The CDC released a health advisory Wednesday after receiving cases of malaria being spread. This was the first time in 20 years the CDC has had to make an advisory.Cen-Tex Pest Control owner Jeff Wooten said bugs nest in wet areas in the springtime to then move and populate in the summer.Wooten said it was best to take care of your surroundings."Mosquitos kill more people than anything else on planet Earth," said Wooten. "Nearly every year, mosquitoes kill the entire population of the city of Austin. That's every man, woman and child killed yearly by mosquitoes."Wooten said bugs are attracted to any clutter that provides moisture and coverage.Bugs can be prevented by cleaning your home and repairing any leaks.Standing water is another problem Wooten said to keep an eye on."Standing water in any pots or anything. Go ahead and dump that out and make sure those are cleaned out. That'll prevent mosquitoes and every other type of bug from having a water source and...

GoFundMe account established for St. Paul woman found dead this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

A GoFundMe account has been established for the family of Manijeh “Mani” Starren, the St. Paul woman found dead in a Woodbury storage locker this week after she’d been missing for more than two months.Starren, 33, was reported missing to police by her father on May 1. She last had contact with her family around April 21.Investigators believe her boyfriend, Joseph Steven Jorgenson, 40, dismembered Starren, according to the criminal complaint filed against him Friday.Manijeh “Mani” Starren (Courtesy of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension)Organizers say the GoFundMe account is an effort to assist Starren’s family with funeral expenses and other costs, and support her three children.“Her beautiful three kids have horrifically lost the most beautiful person in their lives,” the fundraiser says. “I don’t have many ways to help them myself so my hopes are we are (able to) help them this way.”On Wednesday, before Starren’s remains we...

New Lebanon community continues clean-up efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

At around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Ruth Post heard her dog barking and found her home near Main Street in New Lebanon surrounded by water.“And it was just roaring… I thought it was raining,” Post said. “And it was just the sound of the water on both sides of the house.”Ruth and her husband, Douglas, call their dog a hero for alerting them immediately so they can call for help. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “He is the hero. His name is Buddy, and he alerted us and followed us everywhere we went,” she said.Tistrya Houghtling, Town Supervisor for New Lebanon, said everyone was surprised to wake up to the natural disaster.“We have since deciphered that a pond up at the edge of Pittsfield State Forest at the top of the mountain emptied,” she said.Within two hours, fire and police officials say tens of millions of gallons of water were emptied around the main street. The water was due to a large beaver dam that broke and caused the ...

Police arrest naked, axe-wielding suspect in St. Louis after disturbance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Authorities arrested a naked, axe-wielding suspect overnight in St. Louis while responding to a disturbance. The suspect, a 28-year-old man, was arrested around 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators say the arrest stemmed from a domestic dispute in the Near North Riverfront neighborhood near O'Fallon and Lewis streets. Severe storms may impact the St. Louis area Saturday Police say the suspect got angered and experienced paranoid delusions before he grabbed an axe and started attacking the victim, also a 28-year-old man. The victim fought with the suspect for control of the axe, but ultimately lost consciousness. Later on, the victim woke up and spoke to a witness, who said the suspect ran away after being challenged. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

Gov. Parson signs off on I-70 expansion and $52B state budget

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a close to $52 billion state budget, which includes billions in funding to expand Interstate 70 but also cuts roughly $555 million in spending lawmakers wanted.Explaining $555 million in cuts to the spending plan legislators passed in May, the Republican governor said the budget was close to $1.7 billion more than what he recommended in January.“Missouri’s economy is strong," Parson said in a statement. “Our revenues are up, businesses are growing and investing, and we maintain a historic revenue surplus, but we must not spend just for the sake of spending.” Severe storms may impact the St. Louis area Saturday As part of a $2.8 billion plan, I-70 will be expanded to three lanes across Missouri — from suburban St. Louis to suburban Kansas City.“This budget addresses the big issues that concern Missourians," Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Lincoln Hough said in a statement. "They are talking about the road...

Denver weather: Will an umbrella be needed on July 4?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

Drier and warmer weather, for the most part, is settling into the metro area, but there’s a 30% chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms on Tuesday — July 4.Skies will be sunny on Saturday over Denver, and the high temperature will top out near 82 degrees, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Winds will gust to about 22 mph. Overnight in the city skies will be mostly clear, and the low temp will dip to near 59 degrees.Dry and warmer today with only isolated showers and thunderstorms over the mountains. #cowx pic.twitter.com/lNii4AOHar— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 1, 2023On Sunday afternoon and into the night in Denver, there’s a 20% chance of thunderstorms, the weather service said. The high temp will be about 88 degrees and the overnight low will again be around 59 degrees. Skies are expected to gradually clear up overnight.The high temperature on Monday in Denver will strike near 91 degrees under sunny skies. Skies overnight in the c...

Plane carrying comedian Gabriel Iglesias skids off runway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

A plane carrying comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias ran off of the runway Friday afternoon at a North Carolina airport, KTLA sister station WSPA reports.Iglesias' private plane was attempting to land at Western Carolina Regional Airport around 1 p.m. when it skidded off the runway.The Gulfstream IV jet ended up in the grass around 600 feet past the end of the runway.Gabriel Iglesias arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Magic Mike XXL" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)The San Diego-born comedian posted a video of the scene to social media which appeared to show the plane in a grassy field. Marks in the ground, where the aircraft skidded through the grass, were also visible."Everyone is ok but shaken up," Iglesias said in his Twitter post. "Happy to be alive."No injuries were reported.Iglesias was headed to the Harrah's Cherokee Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina, for the next stop on his "Don't Worry Be Fluffly" stand-up...

Winchester Mystery House celebrates centennial as tourist attraction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

While the roller coaster envisioned by the couple who first opened Winchester Park was never built, the house and grounds once owned by Sarah Winchester has managed to draw visitors for the last 100 years.The Winchester Mystery House celebrated its centennial as a tourist attraction June 30 with a gathering that included dozens of current and past staff members.Walter Magnuson, executive director of the Winchester Mystery House, said about 10,000 people attended the opening of Winchester Park on June 30, 1923. John and Mayme Brown, who leased the land after Winchester died in 1922, intended to create an amusement park complete with a wooden roller coaster designed by John Brown.“The old Winchester place was sort of a supporting act,” Magnuson said.That changed quickly as public interest in the house that Winchester built grew. “By late 1924, it was the headliner.”The Winchester Mystery House has maintained its headliner status over the years due in no small part to the mythology tha...

Coach/GM James Wade leaves the Chicago Sky at midseason to join the Toronto Raptors coaching staff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

Chicago Sky coach and general manager James Wade resigned from the team Saturday to accept an assistant coaching position with the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, leaving the WNBA franchise reeling in the midst of a rebuilding season.Assistant coach Emre Vatansever was named interim general manager and head coach. His first game will be Sunday against the Indiana Fever.Under Wade’s leadership, the Sky won their first championship in 2021, then recorded the winningest regular season in franchise history in 2022. He posted an 81-59 record over 4 1/2 seasons, plus a 13-8 playoff record.The Sky signed Wade in January 2021 to a four-year contract extension through 2025, a deal that would have made him one of the longest-tenured coaches in WNBA history had he completed it.This loss is twofold for the Sky, who relied on Wade to shape the vision for the team in his dual role as coach and general manager. He secured major free-agent signings such as Candace Parker and drafted young talent...

Mets Notebook: Pete Alonso shouldering the blame for recent struggles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:32 GMT

Friday night with the Mets desperately trying to protect a two-run lead against the San Francisco Giants, the player that carried the team for much of the early part of the season made a costly mistake.With one out, David Robertson, the Mets’ best high-leverage reliever, got Joc Pederson to roll over on a cutter. A ground ball went right to Pete Alonso at the edge of the dirt, but he bobbled the ball and rattled himself. With Robertson running over to cover first, he overthrew it to miff the flip. Pederson was safe.Robertson then walked J.D. Davis and rookie catcher Patrick Bailey teed off on Robertson for a three-run homer. The Mets blew their 13th lead of the last calendar month.Alonso shouldered much of the blame.“It took a hop kind of snaked back towards me a little bit and I made a misplay,” Alonso said after the 5-4 loss at Citi Field. “And then I rushed the throw to D-Rob when I didn’t need to. My internal clock was going a little faster than wha...