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El Cerrito investigating city’s first homicide in more than a year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

EL CERRITO — A man died in a hail of gunfire Sunday afternoon, police said.Officers responded to the 900 block of Galvin Drive about 4:30 p.m. after callers reported that several shots were fired, according to a news release from El Cerrito police. They found the man down in the street when they arrived.Paramedics treated him at the scene, and a medical helicopter took him to a hospital trauma center to be treated. He died there, police said.The homicide is the first in El Cerrito since Jan. 31, 2022. Authorities did not identify the victim immediately pending notification of his next of kin but said he was approximately 20 years old.Police have not made any arrests and did not have a full description of the suspect. They said the shooting suspect fled the scene in a white car driving westbound on Stockton Avenue from Galvin Drive.Police were asking all residents and businesses in the area who have security cameras to review their footage and contact police if they see anythin...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

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Did tagged coyote in San Jose make its way from San Francisco?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

DEAR JOAN: We live in the Thousand Oaks area just south of Capitol Auto Mall. Over the past few months, we have seen a couple of coyotes roaming our neighborhood and parks. Recently, we noticed one of them had a tag on its ear. Any idea who would do this and what information we can retrieve from this apparent monitoring?Also, there are two gray foxes living in a neighbor’s backyard and roaming our fences. Will they eventually move on?— Dennis, San JoseDEAR DENNIS: Your visiting coyote might be part of a tagging program conducted by biologists and scientists with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Presidio Trust in San Francisco.In 2015, the Presidio Trust captured 16 coyotes in the park, tagged them, gave them temporary radio collars and released them. More recently, a handful of coyotes were tagged and collared in the Marin Headlands area.The tagging and tracking are attempts to learn more about coyotes’ movements and activities to help wildlife specialists mana...

TasteFood: Roasted harissa carrots recipe makes a spectacular dish

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

Carrots deserve our attention. They are more than just a ubiquitous vegetable you hope your kids will eat. Sure, these colorful roots are a blast of nutrients and naturally sweet. They’re a go-to method to ensure we get our daily dose of vitamins. They undeniably play an important supporting role in stews, soups and sauces, or as a colorful flourish to leafy green salads and vegetable medleys. However, carrots are more than just a token flavor agent and accompaniment to a main dish. They are versatile and exciting and can easily be celebrated as the star attraction.This recipe shines the spotlight on the humble carrot. It’s the center of the plate, dusted with a blend of harissa spice, which is a fiery, fragrant North African condiment. Harissa is a mixture of ground and smoked chiles, garlic and spices such as cumin, coriander and caraway seeds. It can be a dry spice blend or a paste. It’s easy to concoct your own blend, as we’ve done below, which you can ma...

Travel Troubleshooter: Tauck requires a COVID vaccine to cruise, so I require a refund!

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: In early 2021, my girlfriend and I booked a fall foliage riverboat cruise with Tauck. At the time, there was no requirement for us to be vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus.A year later, just before our cruise, I received an email titled “COVID-19 Policy Update for Your Upcoming Journey.” It required all guests to be “up to date” with their vaccinations.Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter We would have never booked this tour if this requirement had been in place in 2021. Tauck changed the terms of its agreement without our consent.After receiving the COVID-19 policy update, we canceled the tour. Tauck gave us eVouchers for our next reservation, which are useless to us because of their COVID-19 policy.I want a complete refund of the four eVouchers. Can you help me?— Daryl DeCrow, Simi Valley, CaliforniaANSWER: If Tauck changed its terms, you should be able to get a full refund. But your story is more complicated ...

Jennifer Grey dice que la ansiedad le impidió retomar su papel en ‘Friends’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

(CNN) — Jennifer Grey reveló que su “mala ansiedad” le impidió volver a interpretar su papel en “Friends”.Aunque al principio estaba entusiasmada, como “fan de la serie”, Grey declaró al sitio web MediaVillage que, cuando llegó el momento de grabar sus escenas, “tenía mucha ansiedad porque no paraban de cambiar el guión”.Grey apareció en la clásica película de 1987 “Dirty Dancing”, que la catapultó a la fama. (Crédito: Emma McIntyre/WireImage/Getty Images)“Es muy difícil ser una estrella invitada, porque no formas parte de ello y estás intentando entenderlo todo”, añadió. “Intentaban averiguar cuál era el personaje, cuál era la escena, y cambiaba, cambiaba y cambiaba. Todo me ponía tan ansiosa que apenas podía hacerlo”.Grey apareció hacia el final de la primera temporada de la serie como Mindy, la dama de honor y mejor amiga de Rachel, que tuvo una aventura y acabó casándose con Barry, el ortod...

‘Derrota’, ‘Fracaso’, ‘Cada Encuentro’: tres poemas del venezolano Rafael Cadenas, ganador del premio Cervantes de Literatura

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

(CNN Español) — El escritor y poeta Rafael Cadenas recibió este lunes, en un acto encabezado por los reyes de España, el premio Cervantes de Literatura en 2022.El jurado que anunció la decisión en noviembre destacó su “vasta y dilatada” obra literaria, convirtiéndolo en el primer venezolano en ganar este premio que otorga el Ministerio de Cultura de España.Con este galardón, Cadenas, de 92 años, se une a una larga lista de escritores reconocidos con el Premio Cervantes de Literatura, entre los que se encuentran renombrados autores como Octavio Paz (1981), Carlos Fuentes (1987), Mario Vargas Llosa (1994), Álvaro Mutis (2001), Elena Poniatowska (2013), Ida Vitale (2018) y Cristina Peri Rossi (2021).Cadenas, que actualmente vive en Francia, nació en Barquisimeto, estado Lara, Venezuela, en abril de 1930. Pertenece a la generación de escritores de 1960, junto con otros del grupo Tabla Redonda, como Arnaldo Acosta Bello, Jesús Guédez, Ángel Eduardo Acevedo, Darlo Lancin...

For this Black mom, Ralph Yarl could have been her son

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — On April 13, the nightmare that I’d worried about ever since we moved into our neighborhood came true.That was the day that I learned 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot after mistakenly ringing a doorbell at the wrong house while trying to pick up his younger brothers from a playdate. And even as I anguished over what happened to him, one thing kept echoing in my mind: It could have been my child. John, my older son, is 17 and attends the same high school as Ralph. It’s common for me to ask John to pick up his 14-year-old brother Jaden from various extracurricular activities. I’ve been cautious about what I ask John to do and where I ask him to go. I don’t know what might happen if he crosses paths with someone who feels threatened by the color of his skin.That’s because the suburbs of Kansas City north of the Missouri River have long held a reputation of not being the most welcoming to Black families. While I’ve adjusted to the awkward stares and su...

Northwest Bancshares: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Northwest Bancshares Inc. (NWBI) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $33.7 million.The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had profit of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 28 cents per share.The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 28 cents per share.The holding company for Northwest Savings Bank posted revenue of $158.9 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $136.4 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NWBI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NWBISource

Library staff ask for pause on staffless library pilot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:01 GMT

Staff at Kingston libraries say they’re facing more incidents of violence and harassment at downtown library branches, and say it’s another reason to cancel the upcoming staffless library pilot. Discussions around the pilot began in fall 2021, with a motion to cancel being shot down at council last June.The pilot project will be tried first at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Pittsburgh Branch, expected to boost operational hours at that branch from 38 to 60-62 per week with patrons accessing unstaffed hours able to call an employee at a downtown branch for assistance.Council approved the $250,000 budget increase needed for upgrades like security cameras, door keypads, and a video phone for customers to call staff.KFPL Board Chair Alan Revill said the pilot has been adopted in response to a community survey that showed the main desire from the public was for improved access to the library, especially in less populated areas of the city.Library workers represe...