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Rare blue supermoon, with Saturn in tow, to put on show tonight: How to watch

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

Stargazers are in for twice the show tonight: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn peeking from behind.The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it’s considered blue. It’s dubbed a supermoon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright.This will be the closest full moon of the year, just 222,043 miles or so away. That’s more than 100 miles closer than the August 1 supermoon.As a bonus, Saturn will be visible as a bright point 5 degrees to the upper right of the moon at sunset in the east-southeastern sky, according to NASA. The ringed planet will appear to circle clockwise around the moon as the night wears on.If you missed the month’s first spectacle, better catch this one. There won’t be another blue supermoon until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project.Clouds spoiled Masi's attempt to livestream the supermoon rising earlier this month. H...

Crews quickly knock down fire at home in Napa: officials

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire broke out at a single-story home in Napa Wednesday evening, Cal Fire LNU said. Officials said the fire at North and Third Avenues was quickly knocked down by firefighters.Crews will remain on the scene for several hours as they continue to investigate the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported. Cal Fire did not say if there were any people displaced.Photos of the scene outside of the home were posted by Cal Fire (see below). More wolf packs appearing in Northern California (Cal Fire LNU)(Cal Fire LNU)North and Third Avenues is approximately four miles east of downtown Napa. Cal Fire tweeted about the blaze at 8:14 p.m.

Andre Jackson gets first big league win as Pirates sweep Royals with 4-1 victory

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andre Jackson pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.Jackson (1-1) struck out a career-high seven and walked two in 5 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old right-hander, who made his big league debut in 2021 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowed one run in his 20th major league appearance.“We saw in the fourth and fifth his velo started to tick down,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. ”But the changeup still played. He was able to execute some pitches.”Jackson became the first Pirate to strike out the first five batters in a game since Bruce Kison in 1979. But the last part of his outing was more difficult.“I felt like I started out strong and then kind of lost a little steam,” he said. “I tried to get ahead of guys. I battled.”Bryan Reynolds and Jack Suwinski homered for the Pirates (61-73), and Vinny Capra hit an...

Vines’ strong outing in big league debut leads Braves past Rockies 7-3

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Darius Vines pitched six strong innings to win in his major league debut and Marcell Ozuna homered for the second time in as many games as the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Wednesday night to complete a season sweep.Kevin Pillar and Orlando Arcia also homered for the Braves, who finished 7-0 against the Rockies for their third season sweep of Colorado. Atlanta outscored Colorado 64-20 over the season sweep.The Braves went 6-0 against Colorado in 2003 and 13-0 in 1993, the first year of the Rockies’ existence. Atlanta has won its last eight game at Coors Field against the Rockies, who lost for the ninth time in 10 games. The Braves are a major league-best 87-45, and have won 17 of their last 22.Alan Trejo homered for Colorado off reliever Michael Tonkin in the bottom of the seventh. Nolan Jones doubled twice, the first dropping in right-center in the bottom of the fourth when Ronald Acuña Jr. appeared to lose the ball in the lights. An inning later wit...

WNBA says playoff teams would have to fly commercially under certain scenarios

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA’s pledge to provide private planes for all postseason air travel has a few caveats, according to a memo sent to teams this week.The memo, obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday night, outlined certain scenarios under which teams would have to fly commercially.WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced in April and repeated many times during the season that the league would provide charter flights for all postseason games where air travel was necessary. Last season, the league paid for charters for the WNBA Finals.The league memo specified that teams can’t take charter flights for multiple trips in between playoff rounds. That means a lower-seeded team that sweeps its best-of-three first-round series would have a choice: either charter home or to the site of the next round. If the team chose to charter home, it would have to fly commercially to the next site.Such a scenario isn’t extremely likely, but it’s possible. The league ...

Albert Rusnák scores a go-ahead goal in the 90th minute, Sounders beat Austin 2-1

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Albert Rusnák scored a go-ahead goal in the 90th minute and the Seattle Sounders beat Austin FC 2-1 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game winless streak.Seattle (11-9-7) picked up its first win since topping Vancouver 3-2 on July 8. Austin (9-12-5), which has lost three straight games, is 1-3-2 in six meetings with Seattle.Jordan Morris scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season to open the scoring in the 48th minute for Seattle. He flicked in a free kick from Nicolás Lodeiro, who became the fifth player in league history with six seasons of 10 or more assists.Sebastián Driussi tied it a 1-all in the 72nd for Austin by sending home Gyasi Zardes’ glancing header. Seattle returns home to host the Portland Timbers on Saturday. Austin travels to play the New England Revolution on Saturday.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Colorado cannabis workers mixed on proposed reclassification

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Federal officials could soon be easing restrictions on marijuana under new recommendations issued this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.HHS has recommended reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance, saying it has a moderate to low potential for dependence and a lower abuse potential. How you can trade your gas guzzler for an EV rebate in Colorado “I’m glad to see that people are finally realizing that cannabis is not as dangerous as cocaine and fentanyl," said Sam Taylor, CEO of The Grow Off. "It's a step in the right direction, but I don't think it's far enough."Still, Taylor and others in Colorado's marijuana industry have concerns about the change and how it could impact local producers and dispensaries.“Big money has always been around cannabis, and I think this opens the door for even bigger money to come in, and I think most of that money will go to multi-state operators, the big guys. And that’s going ...

Apartment complex power restored after nearly 4 days

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The power was restored to a local apartment complex Wednesday evening after being off since Sunday, but residents and business tenants are still frustrated by how the ordeal was handled.The electrical system at 1515 Flats near Sloan's Lake was damaged severely by water. They were able to get the power back on around 6 p.m. Wednesday using generators. Renters now have more rights in Colorado Sofia Johnson, a 1515 Flats resident, spoke with FOX31 about some of her frustrations prior to the restoration."The garage is not secured, the door is open. There have been non-residents loitering in the garage, which is a concern, and there's no air conditioning. There's no hot water."She said she understands things happen but feels there was a lack of communication and outreach to residents."What’s going to be done to really rectify it for the residents, you know? Rent in Denver is expensive, and we have a lot of great amenities, which are of course a privilege. But I think we...

Impaired driving crackdown ahead this Labor Day weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thousands will travel to visit family and friends or enjoy restaurants and bars to celebrate the Labor Day weekend.Colorado State Patrol released numbers that show impaired driving was the biggest cause of deadly crashes last year. Polis calls IRS proposal on taxing TABOR refunds ‘absurd’ Cases related to driving while drunk increased by 6% since 2021. Three holidays tied for first place in 2022 as the deadliest: St. Patrick’s Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day each saw 23 crashes.CSP spokesperson Gary Cutler told FOX31 that while most arrests involved drunk driving, the number of cases of driving while high on marijuana and drugs is rising.“This is not acceptable. People are dying and getting injured on our roadways," Cutler said. While downtown areas will be packed with partiers, law enforcement will cast a wide net, also monitoring unincorporated areas closely.“Jefferson County, for instance. We have a good portion of Littleton that is unincorporated, so we patro...

‘Holler, Child’ profound story collection about Black lives

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:16:46 GMT

LaToya Watkins has surpassed the high bar set by her beautifully crushing debut novel, “Perish,” with a collection of short stories titled “Holler, Child.” Heavily rooted in west Texas where the author grew up, the 11 fictional pieces focus on Black lives — and the huge range of people and relationships within — to form a profound collection.In the namesake short story, which includes some of the most brutal scenes in the book, the bloodied face of the narrator’s son reminds her of the day she was raped and beaten — “Holler, Child” being what she commanded her 17-year-old self to do way back then, but couldn’t. Now, confronted with the possibility that her son may have raped someone, she has a chance to handle things differently.Its ending is completely unexpected — a battlefield of conflicting logic and emotion that’s hard to fathom, but also strangely sensical.While many of the pages are about mothers and wives, some are from a male perspective, like “Dog Person.” The narrator con...