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Anoka grower wins world record (again) with a 2,749-pound pumpkin in California contest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,749 pounds.Travis Gienger, of Anoka, won the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., with an enormous, lumpy, orange pumpkin that could produce at least 687 pies.“I was not expecting that. It was quite the feeling,” said Gienger, 43, who has been growing pumpkins for nearly 30 years and last year set a new U.S. record for growing a giant gourd.The previous world record for heaviest pumpkin was set by a grower in Italy who produced a 2,702-pound squash in 2021, according to Guinness World Records.Gienger grows his gourds in the pumpkin patch in his backyard. He said this year he decided to give his plants extra care, watering them up to 12 times a day and feeding and fertilizing them a bit more than usual.Gienger, a landscape and horticulture teacher at Anoka Technical Coll...

Dead tree is a big problem for elderly St. Louis homeowner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS – An 83-year-old St. Louis woman reached out to FOX 2 to get something done about a city-owned tree.Margaret Kent and her son, Kelton, feared the tree could fall in a storm. They called our You Paid For It team for help. Branches have fallen from the tree and have just barely missed her.“Terrible. Because I don’t want no one to get damaged by this tree. I had a limb almost hit me in the head a couple of weeks ago,” she said.To make matters worse, the tree is breaking up the sidewalk, too.It’s also been a challenge for her son when he comes over.“Problem is this tree has been sitting in front of my mother’s house since 2019, and I’ve requested it to be removed because the fear is someone is either going to get killed or it’s going to fall and damage someone’s home,” Kelton said. “It actually has fallen on a car. I had a rental vehicle and it fell on the rental vehicle, and damaged it as well.”The family said they’ve contacted city hall time and again with no luck. They call...

Report: Israeli military preps for invasion of Gaza

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

A major update from Israel tonight. FOX News reports the Israeli military is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza.FOX 2 is following reports of bombs going off in Gaza as we enter the fourth day of the conflict.Many Israeli citizens are forced to listen for airstrike warnings overnight as bombs continue to rain down along the Israeli-Gaza border. FOX News confirms at least 1,600 people are dead, including 900 Israelis and at least 11 Americans.Israel responded Monday with a series of strong counterattacks along the Gaza Strip. Drone video shows a mosque flattened by an Israeli air strike. Braham Shishbortish describes what live in Israel is like right now."People are crying, and we had to find shelter in less than twenty seconds. And this is the way we have to protect ourselves," he said.It's the third straight day of fighting between the two sides after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, firing more than 3,500 rockets at residential areas from the Gaza st...

Nearly 2,000 gather for vigil at Temple Emanuel in Denver for Israel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

Nearly 2,000 people gathered at Temple Emanuel in Denver on Monday night for a vigil to support Israel and mourn the lives lost in the wake of deadly attacks by Hamas militants that began Saturday.There were few empty seats at the synagogue at 51 Grape St., including those filled by elected officials such as Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Jason Crow and Joe Neguse.“We are devastated yet again to use our walls to hold a community in pain,” Elizabeth Sacks, a senior cantor at Temple Emanuel, told the crowd. “In moments of tragedy that are beyond comprehension, that tear us into pieces and move us to anger and tears and despair, we cannot help but want to be together.”DENVER, CO – OCTOBER 9: Blake Jordan-Borns, 17, wore an Israeli flag and necklace to take part in a prayer vigil for those killed and injured in the recent attacks in Israel on October 9, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Jewish community came together amid the attacks on Isra...

Final piece of Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit to be transported through L.A.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

Eleven years after the meticulous and monumental transportation of Space Shuttle Endeavour along the streets of Los Angeles, another piece of the puzzle will make its way to the California Science Center.Beginning Wednesday morning, two large Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs) will be transported along the 110 Freeway, before navigating surface streets as it makes its way to the museum.They are expected to arrive at the California Science Center's ceremonial "finish line" at 39th Street around 8:45 a.m. The public is invited to watch their arrival in person and take part in the celebration.In their original lifetimes, the SRMs were part of the propulsion system that was responsible for producing 6 million pounds of thrust and launching the shuttle into space. After burnout, the Solid Rocket Boosters would be jettisoned from the craft and left to fall into the ocean where they would be recovered, refurbished and then reused, officials said.The SRMs have been in storage at the Mojave Air and ...

Non-profits provide housing for displaced Maui residents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

Several non profit international relief organizations are helping ship modular pop-up homes to Maui, with a stop in Long Beach, to help Maui residents who were displaced by the recent fires. Thousands of residents were displaced after the Maui wildfire, considered the deadliest fire storm in the United States in more than a century, destroying more than 2,000 buildings, most of them homes. The pre-wired, insulated and quickly assembled homes arrived in the United States from Hungary, transported to Long Beach, arriving on Tuesday, and will then be transferred to Hawaii. Once they arrive in Maui, the homes will become a part of Ohana Hope Village, new temporary midterm housing in Hawaii, housing nearly 250 people.  Members of Family Life Center, an established non-profit organization of Maui, partnered with Continest LLC,  a modular shelter developer based out of Long Beach, CA, and Operation Blessing, a non-profit International Relief humanitarian organization th...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

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Single family residence sells for $2.1 million in Alameda

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

2924 Southwood Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 2900 block of Southwood Drive in Alameda was sold on Aug. 18, 2023. The $2,057,500 purchase price works out to $1,026 per square foot. The house, built in 1935, has an interior space of 2,006 square feet. The layout of this two-story house includes two bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the home features a garage.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Moreland Drive, Alameda, in June 2023, a 1,997-square-foot home was sold for $1,955,000, a price per square foot of $979. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In July 2023, a 1,799-square-foot home on Fairview Avenue in Alameda sold for $1,475,000, a price per square foot of $820. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,529-square-foot home on the 2900 block of Southwood Drive in Alameda sold in June 2023, for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $830. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

Raiders intercept Jordan Love 3 times, hold on to beat Packers 17-13

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:48:09 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robert Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, Amik Robertson made a game-sealing pick in the end zone, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Packers 17-13 on Monday night to stop a three-game skid.The Raiders’ offense did just enough, with Jimmy Garoppolo completing 22 of 31 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown while throwing his NFL-high seventh interception. Jakobi Meyers caught seven passes for 75 yards and a TD.Love was 16 of 30 for 182 yards and the three picks.Both offenses struggled. The Raiders (2-3) gained 279 yards and the Packers (2-3) finished with 285.Las Vegas ended an eight-game skid against the Packers. The franchise last beat Green Bay in 1987 when it played in Los Angeles.The Raiders took a 10-3 lead into halftime thanks to 9-yard touchdown pass from Garoppolo to Meyers. Las Vegas had a chance for even bigger lead after linebacker Spillane’s interception in the second quarter gave the Raiders possession at the Green Bay ...