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As summer nears, shortage of lifeguards is a growing concern

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

By Lauren Mascarenhas | CNNAs people flock to beaches, lakes and pools this Memorial Day to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, the swimmers are here – but the lifeguards aren’t. At least, that’s what some parks departments and agencies around the country are saying as they scramble to find and keep lifeguards on duty for the season.In New York, it takes around 1,400 lifeguards to keep the city’s beaches and pools fully staffed, and officials are feeling the staffing strain.“This number includes a second shift of lifeguards to cover early morning and late-night swim programming at pools, which we are not able to accommodate this year,” New York City Parks press officer Gregg McQueen told CNN.Like communities across the country, the city’s lifeguard ranks were severely depleted by losses during the Covid-19 pandemic, McQueen said. Many public swimming venues were shut down during the pandemic and some certified and potential lifeguards found work elsewhere.With over 200 new rec...

Fire breaks out at UC Berkeley housing facility

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire broke out at student housing complex for the University of California, Berkeley on Monday morning, according to an alert from the University of California Police Department. The fire is reported to be at the University Village Buildings 104, 105, 106 and 107 in Albany. These buildings are based at 755 Ohlone Avenue, police said. The residences at University Village are primarily used for student housing, including student parents with families. KRON ON is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Those inside of the buildings are asked to evacuate to the Emergency Assembly Area. UCPD is responding to the scene along with the local fire department. This is a developing story. Check back with KRON for updates.

Sudan army, rival force agree to extend truce after mediators show impatience with breaches

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signaled impatience with persistent truce violations.The five-day extension of the cease-fire between Sudan’s military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was announced in a joint statement late Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States.“The extension will provide time for further humanitarian assistance, restoration of essential services, and discussion of a potential longer-term extension,” the statement said.The development came after both Riyadh and Washington on Sunday called out both warring sides for specific breaches of a week-long truce that is to expire Monday evening rather than issue another general appeal to respect agreements.Sudan descended into chaos after fighting erupted in mid-April between the military, led by Gen. Abdel- Fattah Burhan, and the RSF, commanded by Gen. Moh...

Police identify victims in Woodbridge triple homicide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

Officials have identified the three men who were fatally shot at a Woodbridge, Virginia, home last week.The Prince William County Police Department said shots were fired inside of a home in the 14700 block of Birchdale Avenue on Friday, May 26. Four men were struck, three of whom died from their wounds.On Monday, police named the deceased as 37-year-old Edwin Geovanny Salmeron, 41-year-old Luis Alonzo Salgado-Rivas, and 23-year-old Kevin Josue Vallecillo Mendoza. All three men were Woodbridge residents.Detectives believe the victims were attending a gathering at the Woodbridge home, when one of the attendees pulled a gun and opened fire. The alleged shooter is thought to have fled the neighborhood.Salmeron was pronounced dead at the scene. Salgado-Rivas and Mendoza later died at area hospitals. The fourth victim, a 21-year-old man, is expected to recover.“Detectives are continuing to actively investigate the incident to determine what led up to the shooting and are seeking to ...

Prince George’s Co. man charged with murder in sword slaying

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

A Prince George’s County, Maryland, man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his neighbor last week.Aaron Bynum, 33, of District Heights, was arrested Friday and charged with first- and second-degree murder in the killing of 63-year-old Anthony Cunningham, Prince George’s County police said in a news release on Monday.Officers were called to an apartment building shortly before 6:30 p.m. Friday for a reported stabbing. When they got there, they found Bynum in the lobby holding a sword and Cunningham suffering multiple stab wounds, according to police.Cunningham died at the scene.Police said they are still working to identify a motive. Both men lived in the apartment building, but police said they aren’t sure whether the two men knew each other.Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512.Source

Wake Forest tabbed No. 1 overall seed for NCAA baseball tournament

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wake Forest, which leads the nation in wins and has not lost consecutive games, was named the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament on Monday, and the Southeastern Conference had a record-tying 10 teams picked to play in regionals.The 64-team tournament opens Friday in 16 regionals. Winners advance to eight best-of-three super regionals. Those winners move on to the College World Series in Omaha.The top eight national seeds are assured of hosting super regionals if they win their regionals.The national seeds following Wake Forest are Florida (44-14), Arkansas (41-16), Clemson (43-17), LSU (43-15), Vanderbilt (41-18), Virginia (45-12) and Stanford (38-16).Seeds Nos. 9 through 16: Miami (40-19), Coastal Carolina (39-19), Oklahoma State (41-18), Kentucky (36-18), Auburn (34-21-1), Indiana State (42-15), South Carolina (39-19) and Alabama (40-19).The last four teams to get bids, in alphabetical order, were Arizona (33-24), Louisiana (40-22), Oklahoma (31-26) and ...

Man shot in leg in Gaylord Rockies Resort parking lot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Aurora Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that happened in the Gaylord Rockies Resort parking lot Monday afternoon around 1:30 p.m.According to APD, the incident involved an altercation between two men, leading to the victim being shot in the leg.Police said the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.Anyone with information on this incident can contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.APD has not yet specified what led up to the shooting, or the current condition of the victim.

NATO soldiers wounded in Kosovo clashes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

NATO on Monday condemned an attack on peacekeepers in Kosovo that left around 25 international troops wounded. Members of the Kosovo Force (KFOR), a NATO-led peacekeeping mission, were injured during clashes with Serb protesters in northern Kosovo. KFOR said late Monday that after units were deployed to contain violent demonstrations, “several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian KFOR contingent were the subject of unprovoked attacks and sustained trauma wounds with fractures and burns due to the explosion of incendiary devices.” Tensions are running high in the region. On Friday, the U.S., France, Italy, Germany, and the U.K. issued a joint statement condemning Kosovo’s decision to force access to municipal buildings in northern Kosovo. The five countries also said they are “concerned by Serbia’s decision to raise the level of readiness of its Armed Forces at the border with Kosovo and call all parties for maximum restraint, avoiding inflammatory rhetoric.&...

Doctors say this is the most important virus you’ve never heard of

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

(CNN) — The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever – was just picking up steam.Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, spiked this spring, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s respiratory virus surveillance systems. It filled hospital intensive care units with young children and seniors who are the most vulnerable to these infections. At its peak in mid-March, nearly 11% of tested specimens were positive for HMPV, a number that’s about 36% higher than the average, pre-pandemic seasonal peak of 7% test positivity.Most people who caught it probably didn’t even know they had it, however. Sick people aren’t usually tested for it outside of a hospital or ER. Unlike Covid-19 and the flu, there’s no vaccine...

Orioles finish first third of 2023 season with 5-0 loss to Guardians

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:44 GMT

There’s an adage in baseball that every team will win and lose a third of its games, leaving the other third as those that will decide their seasons.The Orioles would be positioned well if their first 54 games prove to be that decisive third. Even with Monday’s 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians — one in which center fielder Cedric Mullins exited in the eighth inning with an apparent lower-body injury — Baltimore is off to a 34-20 start, the sixth-best start in franchise history.Each of the five teams they trail reached the postseason and won at least 97 games. Going 54-54 the rest of the way would leave Baltimore with 88 victories, a total that would likely be enough for the organization’s first playoff berth since 2016.In the years since, the Orioles have often challenged that adage, frequently credited to longtime Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. They won fewer than 54 games in 2018 and 2021, exactly that many in 2019, and played only a ha...