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Search efforts in Hawaii starting to move a little faster, official says. Follow live updates

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in recent years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)(AP/Rick Bowmer) Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in recent years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)(AP/Rick Bowmer) Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated part...

Vascular Biogenics: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

MODI`IN , Israel (AP) — MODI`IN, Israel (AP) — Vascular Biogenics Ltd. (VBLT) on Monday reported a loss of $874,000 in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Modi`In, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VBLT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VBLTSource

ClearSign: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — TULSA, Okla. (AP) — ClearSign Technologies Corporation (CLIR) on Monday reported a loss of $1.5 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents.The combustion systems technology company posted revenue of $150,000 in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CLIR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CLIRSource

Stratus Properties: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Stratus Properties Inc. (STRS) on Monday reported a loss of $5.3 million in its second quarter.The Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 64 cents per share.The real estate company posted revenue of $3.5 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on STRS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/STRSSource

Person falls off Baltimore bridge and dies after crash on I-395

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

A person has died after falling off a bridge on an interstate into the water below in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday night.The person fell over the jersey wall after a crash on Interstate 395 and Interstate 95, the city’s fire department said in a news release.Baltimore City fire spokesman Kevin Cartwright told WBAL-TV that paramedics were called to a crash around 9:45 p.m.While crews were assessing a crash victim, a second multivehicle crash occurred, causing one person at the scene to fall over the ledge, WBAL-TV reports.Crews recovered the person’s body from the water. Fire officials confirmed that person was a civilian — not a first responder.The interstate closed just before 11 p.m. and reopened by 1:45 a.m., according to the Maryland Transportation AuthoritySouthbound/ I-395 @ I-95 Police activity. ALL LANES CLOSED pic.twitter.com/G0IfdRxTMm— MDTA (@TheMDTA) August 14, 2023It isn’t clear what led up to the crashes.Source

Sunesis: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

CARDIFF, Calif. (AP) — CARDIFF, Calif. (AP) — Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (VIRX) on Monday reported a loss of $12.5 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Cardiff, California-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents.The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 30 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VIRX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VIRXSource

Police search for missing Florida woman in Grand County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Officers in Grand County are looking for a missing Florida woman who has not been heard from in at least 14 days.Svetlana Ustimenko is considered a missing and endangered woman. She is in her mid-50s and is originally from Florida. Grand County Sheriff's officers and a United States Forest Service law enforcement officer located a parked rental car at the Deadhorse Trailhead on July 30. The trail is near the Town of Fraser in the Arapahoe National Forest. 1 dead, another critically injured after falling 300 feet at RMNP Deputies said the vehicle appeared to have been parked there for an extended period of time with no signs of recent activity.The car is described as a white 2022 Nissan Sentra with Louisiana license plates. Police in Grand County located this rental car at the Deadhorse Trailhead but have not found the Florida woman who rented it. (Grand County Sheriff's Office)Following an investigation, deputies discovered the car was scheduled to be returned to ...

Leadville Trail 100 cycling record beat by 15 minutes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- On Saturday, nearly 2,000 riders biked 100 miles with 12,000 feet of elevation gain for the Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB. One biker surpassed the 2015 record by 15 minutes. Keegan Swenson, 29, from Utah, broke the male record by 15 minutes and 4 seconds with a time of 5:43:31. The previous record was 5:58:35 which was held for eight years. Swenson held the lead, racing almost 30 minutes in front of second place who crossed the finish line a few minutes after six hours. How many acres have burned in Colorado wildfires this year? “I was so short of the record (last year), so this year I just went all in and if I blew up in the end, I blew up,” said Swenson in a press release. The original race began in Leadville in 1983 with a small number of runners trekking through 100 miles of the Rocky Mountains. Since then, the race expanded into a series with seven running events and four mountain biking events. The cycling race started in 1994 with only 150 riders, ...

Hawaii mourns the dead in ferocious wildfires; officials warn full toll not yet known

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

HONOLULU (NEXSTAR) - As Hawaii residents mourned those killed in ferocious wildfires, officials warned that the full human and environmental toll was not yet known and the recovery only just beginning from the destruction wrought by flames that galloped a mile every minute.Twenty dogs and dozens of people will make their way through neighborhoods reduced to ash, searching burnt out cars and homes for the dead. With the toll at 96, this is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Two fires have not yet been completely contained, including the one that demolished the historic town of Lahaina, according to an update from Maui County late Sunday. $5.52 billion estimated cost to rebuild Lahaina after fire Even where the fire has retreated, authorities have warned that toxic byproducts may remain, including in drinking water, after the flames spewed poisonous fumes. And many people simply have no home to return to — so authorities plan to house them in hotel...

61-year-old Florida man arrested after posing as a veterinarian and operating on a pregnant dog that later died, sheriff’s office says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:35:00 GMT

(CNN) — A Florida dog groomer who posed as a veterinarian has been arrested after performing a cesarean section on a Chihuahua who later died of “multiple complications from the surgery,” police say.Osvaldo Sanchez, 61, was arrested Friday and charged with animal abuse and practicing veterinary medicine without a license, according to a news release from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.Sugar, a 6-year-old Chihuahua, was having difficulty delivering her puppies in May when her owners contacted Sanchez, who had previously introduced himself as a veterinarian to the couple, the sheriff’s office said.Sanchez visited the home on May 18 to evaluate Sugar and performed a C-section and spay procedure on the 6-pound dog in his mobile office. During the surgery he removed a stillborn puppy and charged Sugar’s owners $600 for the procedure, the sheriff’s office said.After the surgery, Sugar got an infection and became ill. She stayed at a licensed veterinary clinic for a week in “dire...