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Not just El Niño: Other factors that could impact this winter

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Each month NOAA and the Climate Prediction Center release their updated guidance on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with Tom Di Liberto, a climate scientist at NOAA's Office of Communications, just after the latest El Niño forecast was released about the newest expectations for the months and seasons ahead.Meteorologist Nick Bannin: Tom, the fresh data on El Niño is now out and the odds of a strong El Niño are now 2 out of 3. What are you thinking that means for us here in America this winter?Tom Di Liberto, Climate Scientist at NOAAs Office of Communications: So a strong El Niño doesn't necessarily mean that the impacts are going to be strong. But what it does mean is that it's going to have a more consistent, potentially, impact on the way our atmosphere sets up across the United States this winter.Bannin: So we've seen that El Niño has been very obvious in ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific, but we've been waiting ...

Saratoga Springs' PDT Market founder, chef leaving

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In March, PDT Market opened in the former Price Chopper Limited in Saratoga Springs. The specialty marketplace was founded by Chef Adam Foti, who is also the owner of PDT Catering. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Now, months after opening, Foti is leaving PDT Market to focus on PDT Catering as of September 1. The PDT Market Press Office tells NEWS10 that Foti will no longer be an owner."These two distinct businesses, PDT Market and PDT Catering, each demand and deserve complete focus and attention," said Foti. "Splitting time between the two cannot, and does not, allow for an end product of which I can be proud, and which the customers of both deserve." Discovering Saratoga: PDT Market "We are all very excited for Adam to return to his greatest love; a focus on catering," said PDT Market.Going forward, the PDT Market management team, chefs, and staff will be collaborating on the market's fut...

Standoff: St. Louis Justice Center guard held hostage

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police say that prisoners took a 70-year-old guard hostage at the city Justice Center. They held him hostage for several hours. The initial call for help came around 6 a.m. The injured guard appears to have been released at around 8:30 a.m., but the standoff may not be over. Although the situation outside the building appears to be calming down.The guard was placed in an ambulance and taken to a hospital for treatment. The extent of his injuries is not yet clear. Officers say there is no riot happening. It's unknown if anyone has been injured. The guard was unarmed. St. Louis County man found safe 11 weeks after disappearing Several police vehicles are on scene, along with the St. Louis SWAT Team. Tucker is currently closed between Market and Clark, between the Justice Center and City Hall.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Senior Alert issued for missing 90-year-old Greeley man with dementia

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

A 90-year-old Greeley man with dementia has been reported missing after his wife noticed him and his vehicle missing from their home Monday.Keith Scritchfield was last seen Monday about 1:30 p.m. asleep at his residence in the 1600 block of 44th Avenue Court in Greeley. About 30 minutes later, his wife noticed Scritchfield was not home anymore and their vehicle, a 2011 Subaru Outback, was missing.Please share this senior alert for Keith Scritchfield. If you see him, please call 911 or the Greeley Police. pic.twitter.com/eUCb7B8BVz— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) August 22, 2023Scritchfield does not have a cellphone and has dementia, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.He is described as a five-foot-seven-inch, 170-pound white man with gray hair and blue eyes.Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Greeley Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Medina Alert issued after driver hits person while fleeing Parker shoplifting incident ...

Medina Alert issued after driver hits person while fleeing Parker shoplifting incident

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

A Medina Alert has been issued after a driver hit a person while he was fleeing the scene of a shoplifting incident in Parker.The driver was fleeing a Walmart in Parker at about 8:30 p.m. when he ran a red light and hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk at South Parker Road and Lincoln Avenue, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Please share this medina alertsuspect vehicle (2005 Chevy Monte Carlo, white in color, CO Lic Plate “AWRS39”) was fleeing from shoplifting (Walmart) when they ran a red light and struck a pedestrian in a designated walkway at S Parker Rd at Lincoln Ave in the City of Parker. pic.twitter.com/eUO5TTUi2b— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) August 22, 2023The man drove north on Parker Road from the crash scene, and a witness last saw the vehicle at Orchard Road.The man was wearing a black t-shirt and black and gray shorts, and he had a woman in the passenger seat of the vehicle. He was driving a white Chevrolet Monte Carlo with the license plate of AWRS39.Accor...

Ojai hit with more aftershocks, including a 3.9 early Tuesday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

Residents in Ojai were struck by another strong aftershock, now two days after the area was hit by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. Tuesday's aftershock, which registered a magnitude 3.9, woke up residents at 4:39 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey event page.The quake was felt as far as the Moorpark area, the U.S.G.S. "Did you feel it?" map showed. Power outage forces critical condition patients from Los Angeles hospital Several smaller aftershocks, all rated below a 3.0 magnitude, were recorded Tuesday morning. On Sunday, as rain poured down from Tropical Storm Hilary, a 5.1 magnitude quake rocked Ojai. The earthquake was felt as far as the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, and prompted a citywide response from the Los Angeles Fire Department.Sunday's quake caused some property damage but no serious injuries were reported. Magnitude 5.1 quake rattles nerves as California endures Tropical Storm Hilary Dozens of aftershocks were felt in the hours that followe...

Writers, actors rally with other unions at Disney Studios

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

The writers and actors strikes continue to drag on in Hollywood, though their unions have a plan to keep morale high during hot labor summer. On Tuesday, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Writers Guild of America are joining the AFL-CIO and unions in a variety of industries for a National Day of Solidarity, SAG-AFTRA said in a press release.The unions will gather for a 10 a.m. rally at Disney Studios in Burbank, where union officials will be joined by Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony and actors like Kerry Washington and Sean Astin. Also set to attend are writer Aaron Sorkin and many stars of his show "The West Wing," including Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford and Dulé Hill.Negotiations between the actors and writers unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios, resumed earlier this month. Issues like residual payments, secure employment for writers and the use of artificial intellige...

State of Emergency declared in Inland Empire after Hilary

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

Hilary, which made history as the first tropical storm to hit California in 84 years, shattered rainfall records and caused widespread flooding and mudslides. Refresh this page to see the most recent updates on the recovery below.Tropical Storm Hilary Homepage | Rainfall Totals8:26 p.m. Monday - Officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report that crews continue to restore power to customers who lost it during Sunday night's tropical storm. "As of 7pm, ~6,350 customers are without power out of 1.5 million. We've restored power to ~45,175 customers since the start of the storm," LADWP tweeted.5:41 p.m. Monday - Residents of an apartment complex in Palm Desert were evacuated after residential flooding began to cause an electrical hazard, Cal Fire Riverside County reported. 4:10 p.m. Monday - Sky5 provided this aerial view of the mudslide damage in the Seven Oaks ares of the San Bernardino Mountains.Mudslide damage in Seven Oaks, California from Tropical Storm Hila...

Rich the Kid Drops Big Pimpin

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

Rich the Kid Drops Big Pimpin: New York rapper Rich the Kid has released new single “Big Pippin,” a collaboration with Luh Tyler via RCA Records.“I’m buying land, property, I got blue racks on me, Just like I’m playin Monopoly, Hell nah they ain’t stopping me,” Rich the Kid raps, clearly pointing out that he’s after the cash, and he wants to enjoy life.According to the press release, “Earlier this year, Rich The Kid joined forces with Fivio Foreign and Jay Critch on their track ‘Still Movin’.’ Sampling ‘Please Mr Postman’ by Carpenters, ‘Still Movin’’ is about the lifestyle, wealth, and success of the three rappers.”Rich the Kid was born in Queens, and he found himself immersed in the street rap scene.“At just nine years old, Rich was taken by their slick wordplay,” reads his bio. “New York may have given him his penchant for lyrics, but Atlanta gave him his swag, as he was bound for the South at 11 ...

FDA Issues Warnings Against Feeding CBD To Farm Animals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:46 GMT

Of the dozens of CBD product categories, the FDA seems to have the most issues with CBD edibles. Considering the FDA is concerned with the quality of the US food supply, it’s no surprise this organization is most concerned with using CBD as a food additive. Technically, other CBD products like oils and tinctures fall in the “nutritional supplement” category, which isn’t the FDA’s primary concern.However, it’s not just human-approved CBD edibles that have the FDA worried. According to recent letters sent to various hemp businesses, the FDA wants to put a halt to feeding farm animals CBD-enriched foods. Not only is the FDA afraid of how hemp will affect animals, it suggests “CBD feed” could affect many grocery items.FDA Sounds The Warning Alarms On “Hemp CBD Feed”Early this May, the FDA sent letters to four CBD-related businesses in the USA. Each of these hemp companies — which included the Hendersonville-based Kingdom Harves...