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See the regrowth: Big Basin time-lapse video shows remarkable recovery of redwood forest from massive wildfire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

When the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burned through Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains in August 2020, it blackened 97% of the land in California’s oldest state park, radically altering the awe-inspiring old-growth redwood forests that have been enjoyed for generations of families since the park opened in 1902.Scientists at Northern Arizona University placed a camera in a redwood tree in April 2021, about 1 mile from the park’s headquarters building, which burned in the fire. The camera has taken photos almost daily, documenting the remarkable recovery of the redwood giants in only three years. Although many Douglas firs and other trees were killed, 90% of the redwoods survived.The video below shows monthly photographs taken from April 8, 2021 to Nov. 20, 2023.

Arizona football: Tracing the roots of the Wildcats’ rise, from the 2020 gutter to the 2023 title chase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

Only four schools are currently represented in both the College Football Playoff rankings and the Associated Press men’s basketball top 25. Three of them have massive stadiums and enormous budgets. The other is Arizona.These are exhilarating times for the Wildcats, who not long ago were immersed in a basketball recruiting scandal and relegated to the Pac-12 football gutter.Now, they’re in rarified air with only Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.The on-court success is slightly unexpected — we did not foresee the victory at Duke — but lands well within a reasonable range given the program’s regular-season proficiency under third-year coach Tommy Lloyd.But the on-field performance qualifies as an indisputable surprise, and it comes just three years after a 70-7 loss to Arizona State that ended Kevin Sumlin’s tenure and constituted perhaps the lowest point in program history.Weeks later, Jedd Fisch was hired to execute a salvage operation in college footb...

49ers QB Brock Purdy is NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

Perfection was recognized Wednesday when 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.Purdy was 21 of 25 for 333 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in a 27-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the NFL system of passing efficiency that rewards a high completion percentage and a lack of turnovers, Purdy’s 158.3 rating is the highest possible score.It was the first perfect score by a 49ers quarterback since Joe Montana did it in Week 10 of the 1989 season, and it marks the first time Purdy has won the award.After checking in with a 148.9 rating in the previous week’s 34-3 win over Jacksonville, Purdy becomes the first quarterback since Drew Brees in 2018 to put up a 145.0 or better in consecutive weeks.The back-to-back games came after the 49ers had lost three straight and Purdy had thrown five interceptions, which invited skeptics of the final pick of the 2021 NFL Draft to wonder if a steady decline in performance had begun.Goi...

Penthouse model accuses Axl Rose of violent 1989 sexual assault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

(KRON) -- A former Penthouse magazine model filed a new sexual assault lawsuit in New York against Axl Rose, the frontman of rock band Guns N' Roses. Model Sheila Kennedy, who was once named "Pet Of The Year" by Penthouse, said the incident happened on the same night she first met Rose inside a New York City nightclub in 1989, according to the lawsuit. Kennedy was 26 years old at the time.The lawsuit was filed in court Wednesday and was first reported by Rolling Stone magazine.Kennedy accused Rose of dragging her "like a caveman" into his hotel room, tying her up, and raping her in a "sexual, volatile rage." "He treated her like property used solely for his sexual pleasure. Kennedy did not consent and felt overpowered. She felt she had no escape or exit. She believed Rose would physically attack her, or worse, if she said no or attempted to push him away," the lawsuit states. Kennedy had gone to the nightclub with a friend hoping to meet the famous band members. Rose invited Kennedy...

SF police search for missing 'at-risk' elderly man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for an "at-risk" elderly man.Minh Hy Thai, 79, was last seen on the 500 block of Parnassus Avenue at 11 a.m. on Nov. 20, SFPD said. The location is on the University of California, San Francisco Parnassus campus. He is known to visit the Chinatown neighborhood, police said.Thai is described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall and 150 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red baseball cap with a dragon design. He was using a crutch with his right arm. Air district asks people to refrain from burning wood over the holiday The man is described as “at-risk” due to a medical condition, SFPD said.If located, police said to call 911 to report his current location and physical description. Anyone with information on possible whereabouts is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at (415)-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

Woman arrested for assault after 'disagreement' with friend: Vallejo PD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman was arrested for assault and possession of a firearm last week following a disagreement with a female friend, the Vallejo Police Department said Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 14 when a woman flagged officers down near Alabama and Sacramento Street.The woman, police said, told officers her female friend attacked her following a disagreement. The victim also told police her friend had a firearm and was currently following her in a red Honda Civic. Penthouse model accuses Axl Rose of violent 1989 sexual assault As the victim was talking to officers, the suspect vehicle drove past them and the woman confirmed the person driving was her friend -- the armed assailant. Vallejo PD officers executed a felony stop on the Honda and detained the suspect.A search of the vehicle revealed an unregistered firearm under the front passenger seat.The suspect was given her Miranda rights and admitted to assaulting the victim. According to police, she claimed igno...

16-year-old arrested after stabbing friend during argument

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

(KRON) -- A 16-year-old suspect was arrested after allegedly stabbing his 16-year-old friend during an argument Tuesday afternoon, according to Santa Rosa Police Department.Santa Rosa police officers responded to reports of a stabbing near West Ninth Street and Warren Lane around 12:25 p.m. Officers found the victim, a 16-year-old boy, with one non-life-threatening stab wound.Police arrested the suspect, also a 16-year-old boy, and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon.Officers said the two were friends when they got into a heated argument at the suspect's house. The suspect chased the victim out of the house. When the suspect caught up to the victim, the suspect stabbed the victim in the back with a four-inch folding knife.The victim was transported to the hospital. The suspect was booked into Juvenile Hall.

US Park Police officer seriously injured in Northwest shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

A U.S. Park Police officer and another person were wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Northwest, D.C., authorities said.It happened in the area of 12th Street and M Street NW at around 2:30 p.m., according to D.C. Fire and EMS.A spokesperson for U.S. Park Police told WTOP that one of the people injured in the shooting is an officer.Both people were taken to the hospital in serious condition, authorities said.Police are expected to give more information at a news conference. WTOP has a reporter on the way to the scene.Here’s a map of the area where the shooting happened. This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for updates.Source

Ben Simmons out at least another week, Cam Thomas moves toward a return for the Brooklyn Nets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons will miss at least another week with a pinched nerve in his lower back, while Cam Thomas is improving from an ankle injury that has forced the Brooklyn Nets’ leading scorer to miss the last five games.The Nets said Wednesday that Simmons has improved after treatment and has begun light individual court work. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft has missed the last six games after experiencing back problems for the third time in the three seasons since he came to Brooklyn.Simmons didn’t play after the All-Star break last season before being shut down because of a nerve impingement in his lower back. Another impingement, this time on the other side of his back, was discovered during an MRI last week after Simmons was feeling discomfort following a bruised left hip.The Nets said his status will be updated again in seven to 10 days.Thomas was averaging 26.9 points before spraining his left ankle on Nov. 8. The Nets said he has been cleared for increas...

Colorado State beats Boston College 86-74 to open the Hall of Fame Classic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:13 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens had 18 points and eight assists, Nique Clifford scored 16 points and Colorado State beat Boston College 86-74 on Wednesday to open the Hall of Fame Classic. Colorado State (5-0) will face either Loyola Chicago or Creighton in the championship game on Thursday. Boston College (4-1) plays in the consolation game.Colorado State had its double-digit lead trimmed to 60-56 after Boston College’s 10-2 run. Clifford ended the run with a 3-pointer. BC was again within four points, 65-61, before Clifford ended another field-goal drought and Josiah Strong added a 3-pointer for a nine-point lead.Jalen Lake put Colorado State ahead by double figures for good with 5:43 left.Patrick Cartier scored on a backdoor cut, on Stevens’ seventh assist of the game, for a 79-67 lead. Cartier fouled out at the other end, but Stevens had another beautiful assist, a cross-court pass to Strong for a 3-pointer and a 13-point lead.Strong finished with 15 points, Joel Scott ha...