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Power outage closes Brockton’s Good Samaritan Medical Center, patients diverted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

The Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton stopped accepting some incoming patients Saturday after flooding caused a power outage, according to the city’s emergency management agency.The Brockton Emergency Management Agency said they were at the hospital working on a “major power outage resulting in the closure and evacuation of some areas of the hospital.”“Although the emergency room remains open to walk-in patients, all ambulances are being diverted to other hospitals,” the agency said in a statement just before 4:30 p.m.. “Remember that Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital still remains closed following the fire earlier this year.”BEMA Director Steve Hook said at 4 p.m. that street power had been restored to the entire hospital, “however, only the emergency room has power.”“They cannot perform surgeries, ICU, etc. Walk-in patients are being accepted into the emergency room but ambulances are being diverted. Once some of the electrical equipment is replaced the hospital will ...

12-year-old arrested in connection to San Marcos High School bomb threat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- A 12-year-old was taken into custody Saturday in connection to a bomb threat that prompted a lockdown at San Marcos High School.According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, deputies from the San Marcos Sheriff's Station responded to the school to investigate the threat Friday morning. Sensors to be installed to monitor ‘pungent odor’ near Tijuana River Valley The campus was searched using bomb sniffing canines, and authorities say nothing suspicious was located after a thorough search of school grounds. After a follow-up investigation, San Marcos Sheriff's Detectives identified a possible juvenile suspect from Los Angeles County.Just after 7 a.m., SDSO says detectives served a search warrant at a home in Los Angeles County. During the search, authorities were able to confirm the phone used to call in the bomb threat was in the bedroom of a 12-year-old boy at the residence. Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service from San Diego International Ai...

Boomer Sooner: Gabriel late TD pass as No. 12 Oklahoma beats No. 3 Texas in Red River rivalry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn’t take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play.Then he saw Nic Anderson in the back of the end zone. “The rest is history,” Gabriel said. Gabriel appeared to do a jump step and connected with Anderson for a 3-yard touchdown with 15 seconds left as 12th-ranked Oklahoma won a battle of unbeatens 34-30 over No. 3 Texas on Saturday in their last matchup at the State Fair of Texas as Big 12 members before moving to the Southeastern Conference.“Just proud of everyone coming together, controlling the chaos,” Gabriel said. “It’s something you dream of as a little kid.”With the SEC commissioner in attendance, but not the Big 12’s, the Sooners (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) and Longhorns played a classic that must have made Greg Sankey thrilled with his new acquisitions.Gabriel completed 23 of 38 passes for 285 yards and ran 14 times for 113 yards and a scor...

Nevada must hold a GOP presidential primary, despite a party-run caucus occurring 2 days later

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada secretary of state’s office will hold a presidential primary for Republican voters, despite the Nevada GOP saying they’ll only honor the results of their party-run caucus to choose the Republican presidential nominee.A second longshot Republican presidential candidate cast their name on the presidential primary ballot Friday, triggering a 2021 state law that requires the Nevada secretary of state’s office to hold a presidential primary for the party.Two presidential nominating contests are now scheduled over the span of three days in February, which could result in widespread confusion for Republican voters. “I don’t have the ability or the opportunity to determine which law or regulation I’m going to follow,” Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said. “That’s not my job as a regulator.”The Nevada Republican Party’s decision to hold a caucus in spite of the state law has elicited criticism — even from within its own ranks — stemming from potential vot...

Washington hires Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen to replace Jen Cohen, who left for USC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

Washington hired Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen on Saturday to fill its vacant AD position.He will replace Jen Cohen, who left Washington for Southern California in August, not long after the Huskies announced they would be following USC and leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten next year.Now Dannen will oversee that transition at Washington. The school said Dannen will start Monday and a news conference to introduce him at the Seattle school is scheduled for Tuesday.“Throughout this process, the passion, love and spirit of the UW was evident in every conversation, as was the alignment necessary for comprehensive success,” Dannen said in a statement. “We will compete for championships, and we will provide an unmatched experience for our student-athletes. The future has never been brighter for Husky Athletics, and I am humbled to steward the next chapter in our storied history.”The Iowa native has been with Tulane since 2015. He has served on various NCAA committees in...

California governor signs several laws, including a ban on certain chemicals in food and drinks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills into law, including a sweeping mandate requiring large businesses to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to act on legislation that lawmakers sent to his desk. Here’s a look at some of the actions he took on Saturday:FOOD INGREDIENTS BANCalifornia on Saturday became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and other foods and drinks because of their link to certain health problems.Newsom signed a law banning the red dye No. 3 chemical used as food coloring for products like Peeps, the marshmallow treat most associated with Easter. The chemical has been linked to cancer and has been banned from makeup for more than 30 years. The law also bans brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some store brand sodas, and potassium bromate and propylparaben, two chemicals used in baked goods.Newsom said in a signing statement that the additives a...

Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Jewish diaspora awoke to horror Saturday in what was supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar.The attacks by the militant group Hamas came after the end of Sukkot, a weeklong celebration to commemorate the harvest season and the time Jews lived in the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt. It also came as Jews in the United States were gearing up to celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah, which marks the beginning of a new annual cycle of the reading of the scrolls and is celebrated in Israel a day earlier.At synagogues around the globe, the attacks brought a somber tone.Rabbi Felicia L. Sol opened the morning at B’nai Jeshurun in New York City by telling congregants of the devastating toll from an Hamas attack that came from the air, from the sea and from the land.At a time that was supposed to be filled with joy, so many were instead entering “the holiday knowing that we can’t possibly celebrate in the same way that we...

The Republican field is blaming Joe Biden for dealing with Iran after Hamas’ attack on Israel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other GOP contenders tried to lay blame on the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, citing a $6 billion transfer to Iran that administration officials insisted Saturday had yet to be spent.Hamas’ surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday marks a new foreign policy front in a presidential election that has already been unusually dominated by foreign affairs. Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has divided the Republican field, with some like Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis questioning the U.S.’s continued involvement, while others like former Vice President Mike Pence insist that supporting the Ukrainian military is vital to U.S. national security interests. On Saturday, the candidates appeared united, standing with Israel.“The Hamas terrorist invasion of Israeli territory and the murder of Israeli soldiers today and the brutal murder of ci...

6 people, including 3 police officers, injured in crash near police station in Grand Crossing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

CHICAGO — Fire officials say six people, including three police officers, were involved in a crash near the Third District Police Station in Grand Crossing.According to the Chicago Fire Department, the crash happened in the 7100 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue on Saturday afternoon Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines Fire officials say three people and three police officers were injured in the crash. According to fire officials, the three people were taken to the hospital in fair condition and the three officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Currently, it is unclear what led to the crash.This is a developing story, stay with WGN News for the latest updates.

Joliet PD: 2 teens in custody after Benz carjacking, chase that injured officer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:12 GMT

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Police say two teens are in custody in connection to an alleged carjacking of a Mercedes Benz and a police chase that left an officer injured on Friday.According to police, around 12:25 p.m. on Friday, officers spotted a Mercedes Benz in the 800 block of Ewing Street that they believed was involved in an aggravated carjacking that occurred earlier in the morning near 107th Street and La Grange Road in Cook County.While on the scene, officers arrested a 16-year-old boy who exited a home near the parked vehicle. Man dead, another critical after wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive While investigating, officers spotted a person, who was later identified as a 15-year-old boy, who appeared to be asleep in the driver's seat of the car. Police approached the Mercedes Benz and officers say that is when the teen in the driver's seat allegedly put the car in drive and attempted to flee the scene by driving around police vehicles in the area. Police allege that the...