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Pay raises coming for teachers, police and other Fairfax County workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

Teachers, police officers and other Fairfax County, Virginia, government employees will be getting significant pay raises this summer after the Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday the county budget for fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1.The vote was 9-1 in favor of the $5.1 billion budget.“We’re facing the same challenge every employer is facing really, which is the fight for workforce,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said.McKay, who is also the chairman of the budget committee, added that the pay increases were needed for retention and future recruitment.“We have vacancies across the county, not dissimilar from any other jurisdiction, but we want to aggressively go after people to fill those positions and most importantly, keep the talented staff that we have,” McKay said.The pay raises will average nearly 8% for county workers but are higher for Fairfax County police officers, averaging nearly 13% and even a few getting more than 20%...

Lakers can oust Warriors, Heat can finish Knicks in Game 5s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat three years ago in the most unusual NBA Finals ever, played neither during the normal season nor in their home arenas.Those teams might be moving toward something else the league has never seen.Both have 3-1 leads and can advance to their conference finals Wednesday night, which would leave them one round away from a potential unprecedented championship matchup pitting a No. 7 vs. a No. 8 seed.The Lakers can get to the Western Conference finals by ending the championship reign of the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 in San Francisco, where they were routed in Game 2 before clamping down the last two games.“I think we’ll be ready,” James said. “One thing about when you play Golden State, you don’t have an opportunity to relax. You just don’t. So I’m not worried about us going in there comfortable. You just can’t do it versus Golden State, it’s not even — it’s not possible.”Not that Stephen Curry...

Primero en CNN: DeSantis toma nuevas medidas para volver a enviar inmigrantes a ciudades demócratas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

(CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, está tomando medidas para volver a enviar migrantes a ciudades lideradas por los demócratas como una afrenta a las políticas de inmigración del Gobierno de Biden. Así se une a otros gobernadores republicanos que han trasladado migrantes en autobús hacia el norte.Florida seleccionó múltiples empresas para ejecutar la siguiente fase del programa de reubicación de inmigrantes de DeSantis, según una fuente familiarizada con el proceso, lo que pone en marcha los proyectos para transportar a los inmigrantes a otras ciudades, tal como lo hizo el año pasado.DeSantis firma proyecto de ley que amplía el polémico programa de transporte de inmigrantesLos nuevos contratos llegan mientras la administración de Biden enfrenta una afluencia de inmigrantes en la frontera entre EE.UU. y México en previsión de que esta semana expire una restricción fronteriza de la era de covid-19, conocida como Título 42. Y prepara a DeSantis para meterse de nuevo ...

Former Howard guard Elijah Hawkins transferring to Minnesota

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Howard guard Eljiah Hawkins has transferred to Minnesota with two seasons of eligibility left.The Gophers announced the addition of the 5-foot-11 Hawkins on Tuesday. The native of Washington, D.C., was the leading scorer on a Bison team in 2022-23 that gave the program its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 31 years. Hawkins averaged 12.9 points, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting 46.6% from 3-point range.Hawkins is the third incoming transfer to join the Gophers this spring, following guard Mike Mitchell (Pepperdine) and center Jack Wilson (Washington State).Minnesota finished 9-22 in 2022-23 and had three starters — Jamison Battle (Ohio State), Ta’Lon Cooper (South Carolina) and Jaden Henley (DePaul) — depart as transfers. Freshman Braeden Carrington was the only guard in the rotation last season who’s coming back.___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll ...

What is the difference between a severe thunderstorm watch and warning?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Severe weather season is underway in Colorado and with the risk going up for the Front Range and plains on Wednesday, it's important to know the difference between a severe thunderstorm watch and warning. A severe thunderstorm watch is typically issued several hours before storms develop. It means to be prepared because conditions are favorable for severe storms to form. When a watch is issued, it is important to have a way to get alerts for the time that the watch is in effect. We recommend downloading the Pinpoint Weather App and staying tuned to FOX31 and Channel 2 for weather updates on your phone and on TV. Denver weather: Severe storms likely Wednesday, Pinpoint Weather Alert Day A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when severe storms are spotted or indicated by radar. In order for a storm to be considered severe it needs to contain at least one of the following; hail 1 inch in diameter or larger, wind gusts at or over 58 mph, and/or the threat of a to...

How CU students challenged a popular astrophysics theory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) – A team of some 1,000 undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder were recruited by a team of physicists to help solve a mystery about the sun.The question has long puzzled even veteran astrophysicists: How can the surface of the sun be cooler than its outermost atmosphere?Students at CU Boulder contributed an estimated 56,000 hours researching, and what they found challenged a popular astrophysics theory.The contradicting theoryTelescopic evidence suggests the outermost atmosphere, or corona, burns at temperatures in the millions of degrees Fahrenheit. Yet, the surface of the sun is much cooler at only thousands of degrees, according to CU Boulder.“That’s like standing right in front of a campfire, and as you back away, it gets a lot hotter,” said James Mason, the lead author of the study and an astrophysicist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Jane Goodall exhibit at Denver Museum of Nature and Science canceled due...

Star-studded cast of The Little Mermaid talk about upcoming movie at Los Angeles premiere

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

Why did the mermaid swim across the ocean? To get to the other tide. Actually, I think she was trying to get to the world premiere of The Little Mermaid, which made a real star-studded splash in Tinseltown. Don’t worry, Ariel.You don’t have to go far to be where the people are.Because they all showed up for the world premiere of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid in LA. I mean, check out Offset and his two little princesses.Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel, hit up the blue carpet looking like mermaid royalty. Guess Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula hasn’t given her her voice back because we didn’t hear from her.But we did catch up with Melissa.Melissa McCarthy: “Just to finally get it to people and kind of share the joy, it’s everything we wanted it to be. And just to be here doing it and see everybody here, we’re out, we’re together. It’s wonderful.”Awkwafina voices Scuttle, her seagull pal.Awkwafina: ̶...

6-year-old hit and killed by tractor trailer in Andover

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

A child died Tuesday after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Andover, according to a state police spokesperson. Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe in a separate statement said crews responded to the intersection of Elm and Main Streets around 5:15 p.m., adding that a pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Keefe said the driver of the Sysco truck involved in the crash stopped and is cooperating with police. While they weren’t hit, Keefe said several other people in the area at the time of the crash were taken to a local hospital “as a precautionary measure.” SKY7-HD captured video of the emergency response Tuesday afternoon, showing a truck surrounded by first responders. The area was also closed off to traffic.On scene Tuesday night, authorities said the child who was killed was six-years-old and was crossing the street at the time of the crash. “I’m not a parent and I can’t imagine what the mom must be going through right now,” said Kyle Perry, ...

Child injured in explosion outside Stoneham home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

A child was taken to a hospital Tuesday after an explosion outside a home in Stoneham, officials said. Fire officials said the fire was out when they arrived Tuesday night. The victim, who was under the age of 18, suffered burns, according to Stoneham’s fire chief. The cause of the blast remained under investigation as of around 9:30 p.m.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

COVID-19 public health emergency in Massachusetts to end on Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:24 GMT

The COVID-19 public health emergency in Massachusetts will end on Thursday, the same day the federal government’s emergency order is set to expire. The end of the public health emergency will mean individuals will no longer have to wear a mask in hospitals or other health care settings.While the emergency is ending, officials from the state Department of Public Health have said it is still important for people to understand how to protect themselves from COVID-19 in the future. “People should continue to look around their communities and understand how they can protect themselves in the ways that they may want to layer in prevention strategies like masks and testing,” said DPH Commissioner Robert Goldstein. Gov. Maura Healey announced in March that she would lift the state’s modified public health emergency on May 11 to match the day the federal emergency ends. Massachusetts has been operating under the public health emergency status since 2021, when a previous ...