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World’s biggest recreational bike ride begins anew for golden anniversary trek across Iowa

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — What bills itself as “the world’s longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycle touring event” was more like the world’s biggest traffic jam Sunday as riders, packed together in a sinewy stream of brightly colored jerseys and shorts, churned across the Loess Hills on the western edge of Iowa.It’s called RAGBRAI — the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — and it promised to be bigger than ever this year, as the brainchild of two writers from The Des Moines Register celebrated its golden anniversary with a route similar to its first.That meant a start in Sioux City, where ambitious riders ceremonially dipped their rear tires in the Missouri River, and a finish for those with the legs and the temerity to last that long seven days later in Davenport on the Mississippi River.Along the way there is plenty of pie, more than enough beer, and countless spaghetti dinners served in church basements in tiny towns that dot the heartland. ...

How to protect landscapes from Colorado storms after extreme heat

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Storms following high temperatures expected in the coming days can have a huge impact on landscaping whether it be gardens, yards or balcony plants.The average investment for landscaping in Colorado is about $12,000. Plant and garden experts tell the Problem Solvers it’s important to prepare your property and monitor conditions each day.City Floral Garden Center expert Hannah Lucey tells FOX31 that safeguarding your plants and flowers requires a delicate balance, especially when it comes to watering.“When we get long heat stretches like this, plants do become stressed out, so they’re susceptible to pests and disease,” Lucey said.She said that pots and the ground around roots should be checked regularly.“You want to make sure they’re still drying out and getting oxygen to their roots so it’s best to water early morning, in the evening,” Lucey said.Potted plants may need more water, depending on the container.“Smaller containers dry out faster, hanging containers dry ...

Woman dies in head-on crash in Steamboat Springs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after a head-on crash in Steamboat Springs Sunday.It happened around 12:14 p.m. on Highway 40 at milepost 126. https://kdvr.com/news/local/motorcyclist-dead-after-crash-in-fort-collins/ Two pickup trucks collided head-on. One vehicle had only one driver and the other had a driver and a passenger, according to Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler.The passenger, a 34-year-old woman, died on the scene.CSP said it was unknown whether or not the victim was wearing a seatbelt.

Police investigating possible armed robbery aboard yacht on Miami River

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

Police are investigating reports of a possible armed robbery aboard a yacht along the Miami River.7News cameras captured a heavy police presence and several City of Miami Police cruisers with their lights on parked in the area of Southwest North River Drive and Second Street, near The Wharf Miami, just after 10 p.m., Sunday.The owner of the yacht said they chartered the vessel earlier in the day, and between 13 and 17 people were on board.The owner said, the people who they chartered the yacht to had paid, but at some point, when it came time to bring the yacht back to its proper dock, they held up the captain of the boat at gunpoint and demanded their money back.Thankfully, the boat’s owner said, no one was hurt, adding that another crew member had a cellphone and was able to secretly text for help.Cellphone video captured police officers with long guns and people with their hands up on board the yacht. While the yacht is currently docked near The Wharf, the venue had nothing...

5-foot gator removed from Flagler County home’s front lawn

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — An alligator was removed from a home’s front lawn in Flagler County.Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Friday shared a video of the five-foot reptile being pulled out of a drain pipe, blindfolding it and sealing its mouth shut.Several onlookers were also seen standing in the yard as they watched several deputies subdue the gator from a safe distance.A trapper arrived to the home shortly after to take the gator away.

Downed wire in Fort Lauderdale causes power outages for about 1,200 Broward customers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

A fiery scene led to power problems for more than a thousand residents in Broward County.A downed wire caused a fire in the area of 3000 Harbor Drive in Fort Lauderdale, Friday afternoon.The fire wasn’t the only problem. Some residents in the area said they were without power for up to 15 hours.Fort Lauderdale resident Delana LaHue described the moment she lost electricity.“I was very scared. In fact, I was filming standing in the window, and I was talking, saying, ‘Oh, we’re definitely, probably going to lose power,’ and then all of a sudden, it went ‘boom,’ you know, really loud,” she said.According to Florida Power and Light, about 1,200 customers were initially impacted, but power was restored later on Friday night.FPL officials said no one was injured as a report of the downer power line.

Indonesian ferry capsizes off Sulawesi island, leaving at least 15 people dead and 19 others missing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An overloaded ferry capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday.The boat was traveling from Lanto village in Buton Central regency in Southeast Sulawesi province to nearby Lagili village when it capsized just after midnight on Monday, local search and rescue agency head Muhammad Arafah said.The wooden boat was carrying 40 people but was designed for just 20.Rescuers were searching Monday for 19 people who were still missing in rough seas, while 15 bodies had been recovered and six people were rescued, Arafah said.Three inflatable boats, two fishing boats and six divers were deployed to search for the missing people, he added.Thousands of residents had traveled to their villages to celebrate the regency’s 9th anniversary on Sunday, and many people were transported by fishing or passenger boats.Television news showed footage of people on fishing boats retrieving bodies in the o...

Man accused in SW Miami-Dade bird thefts faces judge amid search for missing pets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

The man accused of stealing dozens of birds from South Florida families faced a judge in the case, as police continue searching for the missing pets, days after locating more than a dozen of them.Lazaro Mantillaur appeared in bond court on Sunday. The 45-year-old faces multiple burglary and grand theft charges“Mr. Mantillaur is charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure while masked, a felony of a second degree, and grand theft in the third degree,” said Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Chiaka Ihekwaba.Police said the suspect stole pet parrots and other kinds of birds from the Southwest Miami-Dade area.“I’m placing the felony hold on the four new cases,” said Ihekwaba.Mantillaur’s court appearance takes place two days after several families were reunited with their pet birds after, Miami-Dade Police said, they found at least 14 of the animals at a business in Doral.One of the birds belongs to a family of four. Two of the family members, and Na...

Australia to buy 20 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the US for $6.6 billion

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia said Monday it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules from the United States in a 9.8 billion Australian dollar ($6.6 billion) deal that will increase by two-thirds the size of the Australian air force’s fleet of its second-largest heavy transport aircraft.The announcement follows the U.S. Congress’ approval last year of a larger sale of 24 of the Lockheed Martin-manufactured propellor-driven aircraft.The United States and Australia are currently conducting their biennial Talisman Sabre military exercise along the Australian coast that this year involves 13 nations and more thfrn 30,000 personnel as global concerns intensify over an increasingly assertive China.The first of the new four-engine Hercules is expected to be delivered in 2027 and the new aircraft will eventually replace the fleet of 12 Hercules currently operated by the Royal Australian Air Force from RAAF Base Richmond near Sydney, Defense Industry Minister Pat Conroy said.The purchase...

US sends another submarine to South Korea, adding to show of force against North Korea

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:39:41 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A nuclear-propelled U.S. submarine has arrived in South Korea in the second deployment of a major U.S. naval asset to the Korean Peninsula this month, South Korea’s military said Monday, adding to the allies’ show of force to counter North Korean nuclear threats.The USS Annapolis arrived at a port on Jeju Island about a week after the USS Kentucky docked at the mainland port of Busan. The Kentucky was the first U.S. nuclear-armed submarine to come to South Korea since the 1980s. North Korea reacted to its arrival by test-firing ballistic and cruise missiles in apparent demonstrations that it could make nuclear strikes against South Korea and deployed U.S. naval vessels. In between those launches, North Korea’s defense minister issued a veiled threat insisting the Kentucky’s docking in South Korea could be grounds for the North to use a nuclear weapon against it. North Korea has used similar rhetoric before, but the statement underscored how much relat...