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Richmond day spa under investigation for bacterial illness, Contra Costa Health says

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A local health department is investigating whether two deadly cases of Legionnaire's Disease were linked to visits at a Richmond day spa, Contra Costa Health announced on Saturday. Road rage dispute on I-580 ends in gunfire in Tracy Two patients reportedly visited the Zen Day Spa in Richmond just days before they observed symptoms of their illness. CCH has taken water samples at the spa and will send them to a lab to be analyzed. Anyone who visited Zen Day Spa should be on the lookout for symptoms of Legionnaires' Disease and should seek immediate medical care if they notice anything unusual, CCH warned. Legionnaire's Disease is a bacterial infection that can be found in some fresh water ecosystems. However, the bacteria can also grow in other moist places like showerheads or hot tubs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People contract the illness by breathing in contaminated droplets of water in the air. Symptoms of the illness include: CoughS...

Browns reliable tackle Joe Thomas finally gets biggest victory, enshrinement into Hall of Fame

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Joe Thomas got a victory bigger than anything possible on the field.Cleveland’s reliable left tackle, who never made the playoffs and endured so much losing, misery and turnover while playing 10,363 consecutive snaps over more than a decade with the Browns, was inducted Saturday into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.His personal Super Bowl.Cheered by a large contingent of barking Browns fans, Thomas, elected in his first year of eligibility, was presented by his wife, Annie, and their four children before delivering remarks that touched on family and his Midwest football journey.After unveiling his bronze bust on the stage inside Tom Benson Stadium, Thomas wrestled with emotions during a 20-minute speech that included some self-deprecating humor and playful jabs at his time suiting up for bad Browns teams.Cleveland went 48-119 in his 167 games, and Thomas’ .287 winning percentage is the worst of any of the Hall’s 369 inductees.Proudly wearing the n...

Driver Scott Zeron and trainer Nancy Takter win Hambletonian with Tactical Approach

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Scott Zeron, harness racing’s newest “Money Man,” banked his third Hambletonian driving victory Saturday as Tactical Approach slipped through on the rail to win the $1 million trotting stakes by one length in a 12-1 upset.Zeron, only 34, is rapidly climbing the Hambletonian ladder. Hall of Famer John Campbell holds the driving record with six. Zeron’s previous Hambletonian winners were Marion Marauder in 2016 and Atlanta in 2018. He is rapidly building a reputation as a cool hand in harness racing’s richest races.It was the first Hambletonian win for trainer Nancy Takter, whose Hall of Fame father Jimmy Takter won the race four times.Starting from the outside post in the 10-horse field, Zeron saved all possible ground until deep stretch. At that point, Oh Well looked poised to claim the trophy for 3-year-old trotters. In a flash, Tactical Approach skimmed the pylons and was on his way to a last-to-first victory.It was the sixth win in 14 starts for the c...

Verlander throws 7 solid innings to begin 2nd stint with Astros but loses 3-1 to Yankees

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander began his second stint with the Houston Astros by pitching seven solid innings, but he gave up a go-ahead homer to Jake Bauers that sent the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory Saturday.Gleyber Torres also went deep for New York, and Nestor Cortes struck out a season-high eight over four innings during an encouraging return to the mound following two months on the injured list.Verlander (6-6) allowed two runs and seven hits, losing a regular-season start to the Yankees for the first time since June 2015 with Detroit. He struck out four, walked two and fell to 10-8 against New York in the regular season.In his first start for the Astros since winning Game 5 of the World Series at Philadelphia last November, the 40-year-old right-hander averaged 94 mph on his 52 four-seam fastballs.“It was a battle, the first three innings,” Verlander said. “I was kind of all over the place control-wise. Not exactly sure why, but I was able to rein it in, make some bette...

Earthquake shakes eastern China, no immediate reports of injuries or damage

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake shook eastern China early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The 5.5-magnitude quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, at 2:33 a.m. (1833 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The U.S. Geological Survey put its strength at magnitude 5.4.The official China News Service said firefighters and other emergency services were mobilized for possible relief work but no injuries or damage were immediately reported. CNS said train lines were being inspected for possible damage.Dezhou and the surrounding area administered by the city have about 5.6 million people, according to the city government website.The quake was centered about 10 kilometers (six miles) below the surface, according to the CENC.“The closer to the surface the earthquake is, the stronger you are going to feel it,” said Abreu Paris, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s...

Médicos advierten sobre poner aceite de ricino en los ojos, popular tendencia en TikTok

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

El aceite de ricino se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo un remedio casero multiuso, utilizado como laxante, hidratante y para aliviar la congestión pulmonar. Ahora, algunas personas en TikTok afirman que utilizan el aceite de ricino para tratar problemas de visión.Los médicos advierten que es una forma de estropearse los ojos.Decenas de videos que han recibido millones de visitas muestran a personas frotando aceite de ricino sobre los párpados, a través de las pestañas y debajo de los ojos para ayudar a tratar problemas como la sequedad, moscas volantes, cataratas, mala visión, e incluso glaucoma.El aceite de ricino es un tipo de aceite vegetal que se obtiene prensando las semillas de la planta. Se utiliza desde hace miles de años en la medicina tradicional y popular para tratar diversos problemas, desde bronquitis a infecciones cutáneas.Se considera seguro como laxante, pero debido a sus efectos secundarios potencialmente graves, como vómitos y mareos, el aceite de ricino ya no ...

EMERGENCY ALERT: Funnel cloud reported in north El Paso County

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — An emergency alert has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) following reports of a tornado Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5. Take shelter in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, per NWS. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or vehicle move to the closest shelter and protect yourself from flying debris, said NWS.Courtesy of Kevin ColacchioCourtesy of Kevin ColacchioCourtesy of Kevin ColacchioCourtesy of Gary LamontagneCourtesy of Vanessa Ribeiro-LawtonCourtesy of Vanessa Ribeiro-LawtonTornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Black Forest, Monument and Palmer Lake by NWS Pueblo.Check back with FOX21 News for more updates on this story.

Hundreds receive new backpacks at Big Brothers Big Sisters back-to-school event in Lauderhill

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward helped children get ready to return to class at its annual back-to-school event in Lauderhill.The organization hosted hundreds of families at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Saturday.Participants were given backpacks filled with school supplies to help them start the new school year ready.“As you can imagine, starting the school year off right is the way we want all our kids to enter the school year,” said Malena Mendez, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward. “We’ve got lots of supplies. Thank you to the generosity of many sponsors.”Families were also treated to lunch and entertainment activities.

Search underway for 35-year-old woman reported missing from Pembroke Pines

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a woman who was reported missing from Pembroke Pines.According to Pembroke Pines Police, 35-year-old Johana Sanchez was last seen along the 1300 block of Northwest 192nd Lane, Wednesday.Investigators said Sanchez called her mother at around 8:30 p.m. saying she was on her way home, but she never arrived.Police have not provided a physical description or specified what she was last seen wearing, but they did post a flyer with her picture.Officials urge anyone with information on Sanchez’s whereabouts to call Pembroke Pines Detective P. King at 954-743-1809 or 954-431-2200.

New pop-up slush stand providing employment opportunities for people living with disabilities opens in Wakefield

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:35:14 GMT

A new pop-up slush stand recently opened in Wakefield, working to provide employment opportunities for people living with disabilities. Known as INspire Cafe, the stand on Main Street is running in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wakefield and Stoneham. “INspire Cafe is not only a mission to show people what our employees can do and that they are employable, but to show our employees the value in themselves,” said INspire’s Tara Kelly. Many of those now working at INspire Cafe previously worked at Bitty & Beau’s, a coffee shop in Melrose that had to shut its doors earlier this year. When Bitty & Beau’s closed, employees were left without a job. “A group of families decided that was just too much of a positive experience that we could not let that go,” said Marie Rej, a co-chair of the Friends of INspire Cafe Board of Directors. “So, we are here recreating it.”Organizers said they’ve seen crowds of people enjoying what INspire has to offer s...