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Code Orange: Smoke leads to another air quality alert in DC region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

Bad news: The D.C. region is in for another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires early this week.Air quality levels reached Code Orange throughout the WTOP listening area on Monday afternoon due to smoke originating from Canada. A sensor at Northwest D.C.’s McMillan Reservoir noted an air quality index of 137 around mid-afternoon, with some sites near Springfield, Virginia, coming in just shy of Code Red air quality levels.Though nowhere near as dense as the smoke that prompted last month’s unprecedented health alert, an unmistakable brownish haze lingered over downtown D.C.’s monuments late Monday.The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments forecasts Code Orange conditions throughout Tuesday, too — as satellite images showed a low pressure system over the Great Lakes churning a vast area of smoke from Central Canada toward the U.S. East Coast.A look at current satellite imagery shows the smoke aloft that’s causing our milky skies today. Cumulus bubb...

Slumping Reds add another top prospect, infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hoping to spark a struggling offense, the slumping Cincinnati Reds promoted another top prospect on Monday and inserted Christian Encarnacion-Strand into the starting lineup against San Francisco for his major league debut.The 23-year-old infielder was batting seventh as the designated hitter. He was among four rookies in the Reds starting lineup, joining third baseman Elly De La Cruz, shortstop Matt McLain and pitcher Brandon Williamson.“It means a lot,” Encarnacion-Strand said. “Now I get to play with a really, really good group of guys. The guys have been always welcoming. The same thing in spring training, the were super, super nice to me. I don’t feel pressure or anxiety to go in there with them.”A native of Walnut Creek, California, Encarnacion-Strand hit .331 with 21 doubles, 20 homers and 62 RBIs with a 1.042 OPS in 67 games this year for Triple-A Louisville. He led the International League with 177 total bases.“He’s played well,” Reds general manager Nick ...

Martin Truex Jr. wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1st time in 30 races

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. had just chewed up the competition to win at the same New Hampshire track where his dad won a regional stock car series race in 1994 when he clutched a 22-pound live lobster given to the winner and chomped on a claw.“I’d … sure like to throw him on the grill right now if you can find him,” the younger Truex said later of the crustacean.Maybe Truex can save the feast for a meal on the saltwater fishing boat the veteran driver says he’s buying this week. Truex had long wanted one — when he didn’t tag along as a kid with his mom and little brother to the racetrack, he worked on his dad’s clamming boat — but the pull of another day at the race shop or the commitments of long NASCAR weekends always made him put it off.Not now.“I won’t fish for lobster on my boat,” Truex said, laughing. “I’ll fish for fish. Tuna.”Sounds perfect for retirement.Truex has few boxes left to check in his career. The latest came in yet another m...

Zheng double bagels Errani in first round of Palermo Open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Second-seeded Zheng Qinwen eased past Sara Errani with a double bagel in the opening round of the Palermo Open on Monday.Zheng beat the Italian 6-0, 6-0.The Chinese player will next face France’s Diane Parry, who eliminated another Italian in qualifier Aurora Zantedesch 6-4, 6-3.Eighth-seeded Julia Grabher of Austria was upset by Clara Burel, with the French player triumphing 6-4, 7-5.Two Italians who did advance on the red clay courts of the Country Time Club were Camilla Rosatello for her first WTA victory and Nuria Brancaccio.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

I-70 partially reopens after vehicle fire at Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Interstate 70 was closed Monday afternoon after a vehicle fire at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel.Colorado State Patrol alerted the public about the closure just before 1:15 p.m. They said the vehicle fire was on the westbound bore. The passengers involved were reported as "safe," but no further information was given.Westbound I-70 traffic was being diverted onto U.S. 6/Loveland Pass. The left lane was reopened after 4:30 p.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The right lane remained closed for maintenance. Eastbound traffic was being held at the tunnel, backing up about 3 miles, according to CSP. But eastbound travel had reopened by around 2:15 p.m.No estimate was given for a full reopening.

Just how long will the heat last in Denver?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Historically speaking, the next two weeks are the hottest in Denver, and temperatures will start cooling down in a month. Monday will be a hot one along the Front Range with highs nearing the triple digits and mostly sunny skies in the Denver weather forecast. A heat advisory is in effect along Interstate 25 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. as temperatures climb. Time outside should be limited. Denver weather: Heat advisory Monday before midweek storms This follows an unusually wet spring during which Denver got record amounts of rainfall. According to National Weather Service records, July is Denver's hottest month before temperatures fall relatively quickly from summer peaks beginning in August. The normal daily high hits 90 degrees on July 13 and stays at 90 degrees until Aug. 2. In August, the normal high temperature is 90 degrees on Aug. 1 then drops to 84 degrees by Aug. 31. Temperatures cool down in August even going by the number of record-high temperatures. Betwee...

How serious was HGTV host Ty Pennington's medical scare?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- TV host Ty Pennington spent several days in the hospital near Denver after a medical issue while filming in Breckenridge.On Instagram, Pennington said he woke up Tuesday morning and could barely breathe. Watch: Mike Johnston sworn in as Denver mayor The post said in part, "Turns out, that sore throat I've had for the last month was actually an abscess which had grown so large it was closing off my airway. Next thing I know, I was intubated and flown to the ICU in Denver."Pennington said he had surgery at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood Wednesday."It's very serious," said Dr. Christopher Mawn, the chief of head and neck surgery at the hospital. While he can't talk about Pennington's case, Mawn said in general this kind of abscess can be caused by strep throat or other bacterial infections that create pus and move into the space behind the tonsils."It kind of can just set up shop and it becomes an abscess. So, what people need to know is, it's very dangero...

Double shooting in Lakewood, police searching for suspects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Lakewood police are searching for a suspect or suspects in connection to a double shooting Saturday night.Just before 8:30 p.m., the Lakewood Police Department said agents responded to a shooting at the Villa at Wadsworth Station apartment complex at 1330 Yukon St. 2 killed in rollover crash on I-225 in Aurora Lakewood PD said two victims were found with gunshot wounds and taken to the hospital. They are both listed in stable condition, the department said. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

How to know if you have heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The workweek is coming in hot with a heat advisory in effect along Interstate 25 Monday and temperatures nearing triple digits along the Front Range and the plains.Denver is expected to reach 98 degrees Monday during a dangerous heat wave that is breaking records in the southwestern states. According to the National Weather Service, over 100 million people in the U.S. are under heat alerts. Denver weather: Heat advisory Monday before midweek storms The city and county of Denver is providing cooling stations at recreation centers and libraries that are open to the public during the extreme heat. Pinpoint Weather meteorologist Travis Michels said outside time should be limited as the extreme heat can be dangerous to your health.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hot temperatures can make your body unable to properly cool itself, which can lead to serious health problems. It recommends knowing how to avoid, spot, and treat heat-related illne...

Patients from Nicklaus Children’s Hospital take part in summer camp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:21:24 GMT

Patients from Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute participated in a weeklong, fun-packed getaway with friends who are experiencing similar health journeys.On Monday, children were at the A.D Barnes Park in Southwest Miami-Dade, for the scavenger hunt as one of the activities as a part of the summer camp. Children enjoyed a stress-free week of fun in a medically safe environment under the supervision of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers, Monday. Several volunteer staff were former patients so they could easily relate to how campers felt.“You go through a situation like, you’re sick and it’s really scary when you’re a kid, and knowing that you have all these other kids, it creates this community that makes you feel really safe,” said Jennifer Perez, Camp Counselor. “So it feels really good to be able to help make this new generation of patients, and campers feel connected, an...