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‘Favorable conditions’ for winter storm this weekend in DC area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

Sign up for WTOP alerts to get up-to-date information on storm-related traffic disruptions and closings, sent to your email or phone.The full force of winter could be coming to the D.C. region early in 2024, with an evolving storm system that could result in snowfall in parts of the area this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.Meteorologists are tracking a pattern that could become more active, causing drops in temperatures across portions of the East Coast, more specifically around the mid-Atlantic.“So, you got a storm system potentially evolving as it moves up the coast, interacting with the cold air,” 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson said. “It is looking more consistent now, from run to run, the guidance that we as meteorologists look at, that we have favorable conditions to get a winter-style storm around here, producing some snowfall.”When will it all happen? Johnson said that it looks like the heaviest of rain and snow wil...

Correction: Burning Man-Experimental Evolution story

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 27, 2023, about the annual Burning Man counter-culture celebration in the northern Nevada desert, The Associated Press erroneously reported the official title of Marian Goodell. She is Burning Man Project’s chief executive officer, not its executive director.Source

Patriots assistant Jerod Mayo says he’s ready to be NFL coach, whenever and wherever he gets chance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

Whether Bill Belichick’s future as the New England Patriots head coach will extend beyond this season remains an open question. But one of the candidates to possibly succeed the legendary coach reiterated on Tuesday that he believes he’s ready for an opportunity to lead an NFL team. Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo said despite coaching during New England’s worst season under Belichick, he’s garnered perspective he believes will be invaluable whenever — and wherever — he gets a chance to lead a team. “When I think about when I do get my opportunity — and I don’t know when that’s going to be — honestly, I’m kind of like a dry leaf blowing in the wind, wherever (it) takes me,” Mayo said. “But at the same time, I feel like I’m prepared. I feel like I’m ready. I look forward to the opportunity, wherever that may be.”Mayo has been near the top of the list as viable Belichick successors since the Patriots took the unique step of announcing they were giving the assistant a long-term e...

Firefighters save dog trapped between two warehouses in Hialeah

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

Firefighters on Tuesday rescued a dog that went missing for a few days.Crews discovered Yanko the dog trapped between two warehouses near West Fifth Avenue and 18th Street in Hialeah.It took firefighters a few hours to carefully dig their way through to get the pup out of there.Yanko was then returned to its owners who could not be happier.

Cast of ‘All of Us Strangers’ discuss how film resonated with them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

Our everyday routines can feel a little uninspiring sometimes, right? But in the new romantic fantasy “All of Us Strangers,” all it takes is one chance meeting to change everything up.Like, how about this change? Your loved ones showing up in your life again, years after they died.In “All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Scott stars as a lonely, depressed writer. Aww. But his life is shaken up by a mysterious neighbor, played by Paul Mescal.And, get this. His parents, who Claire Foy and Jamie Bell play, um, reappear in their old house, at the same age they were when they died.Andrew Scott: “They’re the only two people in the world, out of all the millions of people that you might encounter, that you can call your, your parents. It’s a very specific, um, role and very specific relationship.”Paul Mescal: “After the first reading of the script, I think I was acutely aware of how brilliantly it was written. Andrew was involved, Claire and J...

South Florida woman wants alligator removed after being attacked while protecting dog in Pembroke Pines

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

A South Florida woman has always lived near the Everglades because she enjoys the proximity of the wildlife in the area, but a recent encounter with an alligator left her bloody and bruised. For Gwen Cash, she thinks gators are beautiful creatures and respects their space. But on New Year’s Eve, Cash said she had a run-in with the reptile as she was trying to protect her dog. “Within five minutes, we weren’t here that long, and he was right there, I go, ‘Wow,’ I scan the whole lake and that quick, he was right there,” she said. “He kind of turned like as if he was going for my dog’s throat. I tried putting my arm around my dog’s chest and that’s how I got scratched. I’m glad he didn’t close his mouth.” Cash said she was able to get her rottweiler Maximus back inside the house despite the attack. “When you start feeding them, they look at you and they think of food and that’s the only thing I c...

Nor’easter could pound Massachusetts with ‘significant plowable snow’ over the weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

Is there about to be a run on bread and milk at the grocery store?Forecasters are keeping a close eye on a possible major winter storm that may pound the region with “significant plowable snow” over the weekend.The nor’easter could dump more than 6 inches of snow on parts of Massachusetts, according to meteorologists who said it’s still too early to determine the exact snow totals.“It’s potentially the first significant snow storm of the winter,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Feerick told the Herald on Tuesday.“It could cause some travel problems, especially inland where we’ll probably see the highest amounts of significant plowable snow,” he added.The most likely spots that would see 6-plus inches of snow would be west of Boston, especially west of Interstate 495.After a dry day on Saturday, it looks like some snow will start falling on Saturday night.“It should be a fairly quick mover with most of the snow S...

Toronto police say sex assault suspect ‘enticed’ victims with alcohol

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

Toronto police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting three people, including a 15-year-old boy, in two separate Scarborough incidents.In the first incident on July 26, 2023, police say the suspect approached a 15-year-old boy at a plaza in the Parkwoods Village Drive and Victoria Park Ave area.After approaching the boy, police said the suspect “enticed the victim with cigarettes and alcohol” and invited him to a nearby apartment.That’s where police allege the man sexually assaulted the boy.On December 23, 2023, police say the same suspect approached two men in the same area, offering them alcohol before inviting them back to an apartment.“The accused sexually assaulted the victims in the apartment building,” a police release states.On Sunday, December 31, 2023, officers arrested Ronillo Ferrer, 47, of Toronto and charged him with four counts of administer a noxious substance, four counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference ...

Prosecutors recommend six months in prison for a man at the center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday recommended a six-month term of imprisonment for a man at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — an attack that he has admitted to joining.Ray Epps, who is scheduled to be sentenced next Tuesday, pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct on restricted grounds.Epps, a onetime Donald Trump supporter from Arizona, became the focus of a conspiracy theory that he was an undercover government agent who incited the Capitol attack. Right-wing news outlets amplified the conspiracy theory and drove him into hiding after the Jan. 6 riot.Epps, who worked as a roofer after serving four years as infantry in the U.S. Marine Corps, has vehemently denied ever working for the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon said during Epps’ plea hearing in September that he was not a confidential source for the FBI “or any other law enforcement agency.”Epps, 62, filed ...

What's that smell? Gas odor detected in the north and northwest suburbs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:11 GMT

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill.  — A strange odor throughout the north and northwest suburbs stems from an incident in Iowa, authorities in McHenry County said Tuesday. According to an alert from McHenry Police, the smell poses no threat to the public."McHenry PD is aware of a natural gas odor in the area," the department said. "There is no gas leak in our area, and there is no danger to residents. Due to wind speed/direction/temperature, the odor is traveling to us from Iowa. There is no need to call 911 to report the odor as there is no leak in our stars and no threat to the community."According to the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, it is believed the natural gas-like odor likely originated during the maintenance of equipment in Cedar County, Iowa. WGN News received several complaints from viewers about the smell. At this time, however, the cause of the odor is unknown.A WGN News crew is working to learn more. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines This is a developing story. Che...