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Where do El Niño and La Niña get their names?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – You may have heard La Niña is over, and El Niño is getting ready to move in. It's one thing to understand what that means for our weather, but what do the words "El Niño" and "La Niña" even mean?Anyone who's taken even a week of Spanish class knows the terms literally translate into "the boy" and "the girl." But it's not immediately obvious what that has to do with climate patterns. The phenomenon's original name, El Niño de Navidad, gives us a few more answers. It was coined by South American fisherman in the 1600s who noticed the unusually warm waters in the Pacific that define an El Niño season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains. They named the warm waters after Jesus, literally the "little boy of Christmas," because El Niño typically peaks in December, around Christmastime. NOAA issues El Niño watch: Here’s where and when we will feel the impact That nickname stuck around for hundreds of years, but La Niña wasn't really named until ...

Greenwich softball looking the part of a reigning state champion in the early season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

GREENWICH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Greenwich was one of the great stories of the 2022 softball season. After entering the Sec. II, Class C playoffs as just a three-seed, the Witches found some postseason magic, earning not only a sectional championship, but going on to capture a state championship as well—the second in program history. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! And Greenwich looks primed for another deep run this year. It improved to 4-0 on the young season with a 4-1 home win against Stillwater Friday night, backed by a complete game, 10-strikeout performance from senior pitcher Reegan Mullen. It's the closest a team has come to knocking off the Witches, who won their first three games by an average of 15 runs.After issuing a lead-off walk to start the game, Mullen quickly settled in in the top of the first inning, recording three straight backwards K's to get out the inning unscathed. And some run support quickly ensued. ...

3 officers injured in I-44 EB crashes, all lanes cleared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS -  All lanes of the eastbound Interstate-44 lanes were reopened after three officers were injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning.The crash happened at around 2:30 a.m. located on South Lindbergh Boulevard, where a Glendale Police Department officer and troopers were with an abandoned vehicle blocking the I-44 EB roadway. Soon after, a tractor trailer rear ended one of the trooper's cars. The trailer also hit the side of the Glendale PD vehicle. Frost Advisory and Freeze Warning early Monday morning, temps in 60s through week All three officers had their emergency lights turned on, as they were sitting inside. The Glendale officer and one trooper were treated at a nearby hospital and released. The second trooper is still in the hospital for additional testing.  This is an open investigation. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Large dragon prop catches fire during Disneyland show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

An intense fire broke out at Disneyland in Anaheim on Saturday night as packed crowds were enjoying a show at the theme park.The fire ignited on Tom Sawyer Island during the Fantasmic! nighttime water and fireworks show held on the Rivers of America.Citizen video captured by parkgoers shows massive flames fully engulfing Maleficent's dragon prop on stage. The flames first ignited from the dragon's face before spreading to the rest of its body.A fire broke out during a nighttime Fantasmic! show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (TW/@brenda_coutino)A massive fire broke out during a nighttime Fantasmic! show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Citizen)A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Brenda Coutiño)A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Citizen) A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Citizen) A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park...

Glendale business owners worried after 10 restaurants broken into in one night 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

Business owners in Glendale are fearing for the well-being of their establishments after a string of brazen burglaries in the area. A total of 10 restaurants were broken into between 2 and 4 a.m. Saturday morning, police said. All the restaurants are located in the vicinity of Colorado Street and Glendale Avenue, though some of the damage stretches for blocks and even miles further.   Despite the tens of thousands of dollars in damage the businesses face, nothing was stolen. Employees of surrounding businesses say that this is not the first time that the stores have been targeted.  6 businesses burglarized in El Segundo “We are scared too, because we open at 6 in the morning,” said Seda Danielyan, who works at Sasoun Bakery, which is in the same plaza as two of the burglarized restaurants. “My friend was coming to work, and she saw the shawarma and pizza shop doors were broken, so she called the police.”   Rockbird, a chicken sandwich shop in the...

10 DUI arrests made in one night in Petaluma

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif. (KRON) – Petaluma police arrested 10 drivers for driving under the influence Saturday night, according to the Petaluma Police Department. Four officers conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m. During those 10 hours, officers arrested 10 drivers for alcohol related offenses, PPD said.  Hit-and-run collision leaves one with life-threatening injuries Seven of those drivers were arrested for driving while being over the 0.08-percent blood level limit. Two drivers were under the legal limit of blood levels but were found to be in violation of their DUI probation which prohibits any level of alcohol, police said.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }One driver was a 16-year-old who was found to be d...

Northern California Ukulele Festival kicks off this month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

(KRON) -- The Northern California Ukulele festival kicks off next Sunday.Robert Guarino, festival president, and Sarah Kamai-Paler, festival coordinator, join KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to talk about all the great music you can expect. Lenny San Jose and Kaluna Kamai perform live in studio.

These California cities saw home prices triple. Then what happened?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – When the pandemic hit, California's already insane housing market somehow got even crazier. By 2022, at least 13 major U.S. cities had seen home values go up by more than 200% – i.e. triple – since 2000. The top six of that batch were all in California.But the past year has been different. As the Fed has worked to tamper inflation, interest rates have gone up (and up and up), and the over-asking bidding wars may have reached a ceasefire. Some California homes were even starting to sell below asking price (gasp!) amid the cooling market. California homes are selling below asking price: Can you bid low? What happened in those California cities that saw their home prices triple in just about 20 years? Real estate brokerage Clever checked back on the data in 2023 and found that home prices there have largely been staying pretty flat. In one city, they're even going down. San Francisco, for example, had a typical home value of $356,800 in 2000. It shot up to $1.4 million in...

Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft.A coalition that includes Paradise, California — where a 2018 blaze killed 85 people and destroyed the town — said a court ruling against the U.S. Forest Service in the case could put lives, homes and forests at risk. An advocacy group that’s suing the agency claims officials are flouting a federal clean water law by continuing to use retardant without taking adequate precautions to protect streams and rivers. The group, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, requested an injunction blocking officials from using aerial retardant until they get a pollution permit.The dispute comes as wildfires across North America have grown bigger and more destructive over the past two dec...

Newcastle routs Tottenham 6-1, boosts Champions League hopes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:08:25 GMT

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle stunned Tottenham in a 6-1 rout in the Premier League on Sunday. In a clash between two teams hoping to secure Champions League qualification for next season, Newcastle raced to a 5-0 lead inside 21 minutes at St James’ Park.Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak both scored twice in an explosive opening, with Joelinton adding another. Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs, but Callum Wilson struck again for Newcastle. The win moved Newcastle up to third place on goal difference and 6 points ahead of Tottenham, having played a game less. Tottenham has only won once in four games since former manager Antonio Conte left the club by mutual agreement last month and his assistant Cristian Stellini was appointed as interim coach. Murphy fired Newcastle ahead in the second minute and Joelinton doubled the home team’s lead in the sixth. Murphy made it 3-0 in the ninth, before Isak struck twice in the 19th and 21st. Tottenham managed to make it to half...