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Virginia Tech helps track state’s big trees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Students squinting along a sunny stretch of sidewalk outside the Roanoke College library find a moment of cool refuge beneath the leafy shade of an old, but steady-growing champion.A Dutch elm tree outside Fintel Library is the largest of its species measured in Virginia, with a trunk that’s almost 21 feet around, stretching about 94 feet up toward the sun. Lofty branches spread 80 feet outward, casting friendly shade to passersby on a hot spring day.Using a long tape measure to note the tree’s width and spread, plus a laser tool to gauge height, volunteer tree steward Harry Van Guilder scribbled those arboreal measurements on his clipboard on a recent Wednesday. During the six year span since he last measured this state champion for the Virginia Big Trees program, Van Guilder said its trunk width grew at a rate of about an inch per year.“For a tree at this maturity, and as slow-growing as they are, it still amazes me,” he said. “It’s starting to decline a little...

Haircare brand’s products roll out across hospital system

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — As she raises two sons, there’s a time Jamyla Bennu and her husband, Pierre, like to keep sacred as a family: doing their hair.The styling methods range from barber cuts to dreadlocks; as the boys aged, the background noise evolved from “The Backyardigans” to “Saturday Night Live” episodes. But they always do it together.“One of my kids would be getting a haircut from dad and one was getting his hair twisted with mom, and we’d be watching a movie and stuff,” Bennu, 47, said. “That’s one thing I’m really happy is a part of our family culture: the fact that we do that grooming time together, and it’s part of our family together time.”Bennu’s hair care isn’t limited to her home in Northeast Baltimore. She runs Oyin Handmade, an “artisanal manufacturer of moisture-rich personal care products especially formulated for highly textured hair and dry skin.” The products are available at Whole Foods stores throughout Maryland, at independent retailers throughout the country a...

Iling-Junior nets 1st goal as Juventus beats Atalanta 2-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Teenager Samuel Iling-Junior scored his first senior goal on his first start for Juventus to help his team beat Atalanta 2-0 and move into second spot in Serie A on Sunday.The 19-year-old netted early in the second half and Dušan Vlahović sealed the result in stoppage time shortly after he was subjected to discriminatory chants by Atalanta fans, which prompted the match to be briefly stopped.It was only a second win for Juventus in seven matches and saw the Bianconeri leapfrog Lazio, which lost 2-0 at AC Milan on Saturday in a close battle for the top four in Serie A.Atalanta hit the woodwork twice and remained five points below fourth-place Inter Milan and the final Champions League qualifying spot.There are four rounds remaining.Napoli secured its first league title in 33 years on Thursday and the celebrations will continue later when it plays Fiorentina in its first home match since that evening in Udine.At the other end of the table, Hellas Verona was playing at fel...

Denver weather: Chance for afternoon storms continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will stay in a typical spring pattern with sunshine in the morning, warmer than normal temperatures and the chance for a few afternoon storms.Weather today: Sun to storm chanceToday will start off with sunshine and a southerly breeze. Clouds will increase through the afternoon ahead of a few isolated showers and a northerly shift in wind.Looking ahead: More warm temperatures and chance for stormsThe 70s and spring storms continue through all of next week. Denver will see a dry start each morning with a chance for afternoon storms, breezy winds, and 70s. More moisture arrives midweek giving us the best chance to actually get some rain Wednesday and Thursday.

Nice Sunday, few showers overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

7Weather- Wow, what a beautiful weekend! Sunny and 70s yesterday. We’ll get more of the same today. The only difference- more clouds move in later filtering our sky. Still it’ll be a nice day! Some showers move in overnight. Luckily, the wet weather is quick to move out before the commute.Below you can see the clouds out ahead of some showers across the Great Lakes. That’s what we’ll switch up in the weather later today and overnight.The May sunshine is already going to work! As of 10:00 this morning, Boston was already above our average high for today. A west/northwest wind will push the mild air all the way to the coastline. It should be enough to keep the sea breeze away. Towns along the coast will get to the mid 70s. The warmest temperatures will be inland in the mid/upper 70s. The Cape will likely stay a few degrees below our inland towns, with a southwest wind coming off the cool ocean water later today. By late afternoon, we’ll see more mid and ...

Why ‘Saturday Night Live’ didn’t air a new episode this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

 (CNN) — Due to the continued film and TV writers’ strike, “Saturday Night Live” will not air a new episode on Saturday evening, as originally planned.Former cast member Pete Davidson was set to return as host for the long-running NBC comedy sketch show, along with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert.Davidson was seen on Saturday morning in a video on social media handing out pizza to striking writers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.“Gotta support the writers, man!” Davidson is heard saying in the brief clip. “No writers, no shows without the writers.”NBC announced the cancellation of new episodes going forward on Tuesday. A rerun from March 11, featuring Jenna Ortega as host and The 1975 as musical guest, will air on Saturday instead.Preparation for the new episode featuring Davidson was halted when the Writers Guild of America called for a strike on Monday, after failing to reach an agreement with the Alliance ...

State police investigating fatal crash on Route 91 in Longmeadow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

State police are investigating a fatal early morning crash on Route 91 in Longmeadow. Troopers responding to a reported crash on the northbound side of the highway around 3 a.m. found a multi-vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality and three other people being injured, according to state police.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/1655145333616197634This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Pariah no more? Arab League reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

By MOHAMED WAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB (Associated Press)CAIRO (AP) — The Arab League agreed Sunday to reinstate Syria, ending a 12-year suspension and taking another step toward bringing Syrian President Bashar Assad, a long-time regional pariah, back into the fold.Some influential league members remain opposed to reinstating Syria, chief among them Qatar, which did not send its foreign minister to Sunday’s gathering. Thirteen out of the league’s 22 member states sent their foreign ministers to the meeting in Cairo.The decision represented a victory for Damascus, albeit a largely symbolic one. Given that Western sanctions against Assad’s government remain in place, the return to the Arab League is not expected to lead to a quick release of reconstruction funds in the war-battered country.Syria’s membership in the Arab League was suspended early on during the country’s 2011 uprising against Assad’s rule that was met by a violent crackdown and ...

Traffic detour in place after sinkhole opened in Rancho Bernardo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A traffic detour is in place on Escala Drive in Rancho Bernardo, after a sinkhole opened up on the southbound side of the road.Both sides of the road were closed from Fernando Way to Chretien Court late on Friday, according to city officials in a release.The three-by-four-foot sinkhole that prompted the closure was caused by a broken 18-inch storm pipe under the road that carries runoff from the neighborhood above to an outfall in a lower canyon, officials said. Carpool lanes to be added to SR-56 Failure of the pipe led to erosion of the ground under Escala Drive, according to the city.It is unclear how much of an impact this year's winter storms had on the deterioration of the pipeline. After a preliminary assessment of the damage, city officials say the closure for work on the pipe and the roadway shall remain in place into next week at the earliest -- depending on the timeline for the emergency repairs.Detour signs are in place routing traffic around the closure.

East County center struggling to fill open beds for homeless

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:15 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Coming off the heels of the last homelessness town hall in El Cajon, a local transitional living center is trying to get the word out that it has beds ready and available.East County Transitional Living Center off East Main Street says it is struggling to fill them.Right now, ECTLC has 80 beds available across its campuses for single adults and families. They say if you are homeless, there’s a bed for you at ECTLC.East County Transitional Living Center wants to get the homeless off the streets and into these open beds.“First, we’re going to get you off the street,” Ivan Andujar said. “Get you sober. Put a roof over your head and give you everything that you need.”But it’s been a struggle finding takers. Some homeless refuse to come here because of its rules; you must stop drug or alcohol abuse and you can’t be a sex offender or people with felony warrants to be in this program. “The individuals have to make that change. We get to watch these miracles happen,...