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Coyote encounters: Keep the peace by keeping your distance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

You’re walking your dog early in the morning, as usual. But as you amble up the sidewalk, you spot a furry brown shape up ahead. You tighten the leash, worried about an aggressive stray dog. Then you get a closer look. It’s a coyote.If you spend any time on social media, whether it’s your neighborhood’s Facebook page or NextDoor.com, it seems like coyote sightings have increased exponentially in the last few years. Not only that – the canids, many claim, are multiplying by the day, and some areas are being overrun, threatening public safety.But is that really the case?“No,” said Seth Riley, chief wildlife ecologist for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, who says he’s been hearing “that exact same thing” for the last 23 years.Riley’s National Park Service colleague, wildlife ecologist Jeffrey Brown, said the uptick in sightings is likely related to the fact that so many people have doorbell cameras nowadays, which pick up wildlife visitors day or n...

Predator protector: Winston Vickers’ research aims to give California mountain lions a fighting chance 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

Winston Vickers might have one of the most suspenseful screen feeds in the state: His team has installed dozens of strategically placed cameras in the Orange County backcountry to track where mountain lions roam. As we speak, Vickers is waiting for a mountain lion to approach the deer carcass that one of his team’s biologists laid out in the Santa Ana Mountains. They are hoping to lure a cougar with a free meal, so Vickers can collar it with a GPS tracker.The director of the California Mountain Lion Project at UC Davis’ Wildlife Health Center, Vickers, 68, is one of the most experienced cougar experts in the U.S. He raves about his close encounters with the majestic predators.“When you handle them, oh my gosh, look at their claws and those teeth! They weigh about the same as me,” the tall and trim, gray-haired researcher says with playful envy in his voice, “but holy smokes, unlike me, they’re all muscle!”The UC Davis project, which has worked with mountain lions in Southern Califor...

Son of Hollywood exec accused of killing wife and her parents hired worker who found body parts in trash, prosecutors say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

By Sarah Moon, Christina Maxouris and Steve Almasy | CNNLos Angeles  — The son of a Hollywood agent is facing charges in the killings of his missing wife and her parents after body parts were allegedly found in his trash and a nearby dumpster, according to California prosecutors.Samuel Haskell, 35, appeared Monday afternoon in a Los Angeles court where a judge denied him bail but granted his attorney’s request to postpone his arraignment. He was not asked to enter a plea to three counts of murder, each enhanced with special allegations of multiple murders.He was arrested last week after part of a woman’s body was found in a dumpster. The discovery early Wednesday led investigators to the home he shared with his wife, their three children and his in-laws. Los Angeles police say they searched the home and found blood and other evidence – but they did not find his wife or her parents.Prosecutors offered new details in the chilling case Monday, alleging Haskell killed 37-year-old Mei Li...

Another racehorse dies at Golden Gate Fields

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

(BCN) -- A racehorse named Comeuppance died at Golden Gate Fields on Nov. 4, the 16th horse death reported at the track so far this year. The cause of death wasn't listed on the California Horse Racing Board's equine fatalities website. Arrest made in fatal shooting outside San Leandro Chili’s Comeuppance was the third horse listed under trainer Samuel Calvario to have died this year.More than 70 racehorses have died at California tracks so far in 2023. Golden Gate Fields didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Reading International: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Reading International Inc. (RDI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $4.4 million in its third quarter.The New York-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share.The movie theater owner posted revenue of $66.6 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RDI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RDISource

Today in Sports – Mike Krzyzewski becomes D1’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach, 903 wins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

Nov. 151879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers to help advance the ball.1890 — Minnesota and Wisconsin square off for the first time in what has become the most-played series in college football history. The Gophers beat the Badgers 63-0 in Minneapolis.1901 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Gus Ruhlin in the sixth round to retain the world heavyweight title in San Francisco.1913 — Australia’s Ernie Parker beats New Zealand’s Harry Parker 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 to win the Australasian Championships.1952 — An NBA-record 13 players, five Baltimore Bullets and eight Syracuse Nationals, foul out in an overtime game. The Bullets win 97-91. So many Syracuse players fouled out that the officials let some of the players back into the game so the Nationals could keep five men on the court. Whenever those players fouled, Baltimore was given a technical foul shot in addition to the free throws.1960 — Elgin Baylor of t...

Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves to face trial on sexual assault charge in Spain

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves will face trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a night club last year, a Spanish judge said Tuesday.The Barcelona-based court said a date for the hearings has yet to be set.The 40-year-old Alves has been in pre-trial jail since January when he was arrested for allegedly assaulting the woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30. He was indicted by an investigative judge in August.The former Barcelona defender has denied any wrongdoing.Alves won 42 soccer titles, including three Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Copa Americas with Brazil. He played at his third World Cup last year in Qatar.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

13-year-old boy charged with killing father in Northwest DC

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

Police in D.C. have arrested a 13-year-old boy and charged him with second-degree murder in the death of his father.On Sunday, Nov. 12, Third District officers responded to a call for a man down inside a building located on 16th Street NW in Columbia Heights, according to a news release.A man was found suffering from puncture wounds and died at the scene, according to police.Investigators determined the case was a domestic incident.The man has been identified as 41-year-old Travis Dash, of Northwest D.C.His 13-year-old son, who is not being identified because of his age, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, and will be tried under the juvenile justice system.According to District of Columbia code, children who are 16 or 17 at the time of a crime can be charged as adults for serious crimes, including murder.Below is a map of where the incident took place. Source

La inflación en EEUU desaceleró en octubre gracias a los precios más bajos de la gasolina

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

WASHINGTON — La inflación en Estados Unidos se desaceleró el mes pasado en una señal de que los aumentos de las tasas de interés de la Reserva Federal continúan enfriando los aumentos de los precios al consumidor que han atormentado a los consumidores durante los últimos dos años.El informe de este martes del Departamento de Trabajo mostró que los precios más bajos de la gasolina ayudaron a enfriar la inflación general, que se mantuvo sin cambios de septiembre a octubre, por debajo del salto del 0.4% del mes anterior. En comparación con hace un año, los precios al consumo aumentaron un 3.2% en octubre, frente al 3.7% de septiembre.Excluyendo los volátiles precios de los alimentos y la energía, los llamados precios básicos también se debilitaron inesperadamente. Aumentaron sólo un 0.2% de septiembre a octubre, ligeramente por debajo del ritmo de los dos meses anteriores. Los economistas siguen de cerca los precios subyacentes, que se cree que brindan una buena señal de la trayectoria...

Denver's spending more than most for holiday shopping

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The National Retail Federation predicts a new record spending of more than $957 billion nationally on holiday shopping this year. Denver is predicted to spend more than most cities in the country.WalletHub released a new study that calculated the maximum holiday budget for over 550 cities in the U.S. using the population, income, age and the ratio of savings to monthly expenses. Survey: This is the most common time for holiday shopping Denver's expected to spend a holiday budget of $1,599, but it's not even close to the highest city budgets in the country. Highest holiday budgets in U.S.Palo Alto, California ($3,596)Bellevue, Washington ($3,576)Frisco, Texas ($3,546)Ellicott City, Maryland ($3,497)Flower Mound, Texas ($3,485)Sunnyvale, California ($3,483)Milpitas, California ($3,470)Mountain View, California ($3,399)Fremont, California ($3,321)The Woodlands, Texas ($3,316)Out of the 550 cities, Denver ranks No. 124, which is closer to the top of the list than it i...