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Illinois man shares recovery after chainsaw cuts his throat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

DECATUR, Ill. (WSVN) – An Illinois man shared his remarkable recovery after he was cut by his own chainsaw. Jason Eckenrod said the chainsaw came back at him and cut the left side of his throat.According to the nurses, it cut through the exterior and interior jugular, cutting a muscle and just barely missing a carotid artery.“Actually I was kinda angry with myself for what happened. Like, I can’t believe I’m gonna check out this way,” said Eckenrod, who owns Arborway Tree Care near Decatur, Illinois.He was up in the boom truck last week when he was cut and proceeded to take his shirt off and tie it around his neck in an effort to stop the bleeding.As he got down to the ground and the paramedics were called, his friend and business partner Brad took him and pressed a towel on his neck.“When I go to sleep at night and I wake up, I see that saw coming at me and it gets my heart pumping pretty good again and then it’s hard to fall asleep again a...

An Arizona man was mauled to death by a black bear in a rare, unprovoked attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

(CNN) — An Arizona man was fatally mauled by a black bear that attacked him unprovoked while he was having his morning coffee on Friday.Steven Jackson, 66, died during the attack and the bear was killed by a neighbor who was trying to save his life, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.“From multiple witness accounts and preliminary investigation of the scene, Mr. Jackson had been sitting having coffee at a table on his property where he was building a home,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post, adding it was a remote, heavily wooded area.“It appears that a male black bear attacked Mr. Jackson, taking him unaware, and dragged him approximately 75 feet down an embankment.”Neighbors heard Jackson screaming and tried to help “through shouts and car horns” but the bear did not release him until a neighbor shot him with his rifle, the sheriff’s office said.“Unfortunately, by that time Mr. Jackson has succumbed to his horrible injuries,” they added.“It ...

Police: Loaded firearm found at traffic stop following foot chase in Dorchester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

Two men were arrested in Dorchester following a chase from police and a search that revealed a loaded firearm early Saturday morning, Boston police said.18-year-old Jagher Hawkins of Brockton was arrested after running from police and charged with possession of a firearm, ammunition and resisting arrest. The driver of the vehicle was Alexander Belony, 19, of Holbrook, who was arrested and charged with driving to endanger and failure to stop for a police officer.Around 1:40 a.m. Saturday morning, Officers saw a car turn off its headlights and accelerate through a red light at Walk Hill Street. The car continued driving despite being signaled to stop with sirens, including swerving around traffic at another red light at Blue Hill Avenue. Police stopped the vehicle after the car “blew out the front side tire,” officials said. Hawkins continued on foot but was quickly apprehended. Both suspects are set to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.

Bill Madden: Subway Series showed just how flawed the Mets and Yankees are this season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

It is a sorry commentary but true: The one undeniable takeaway from the Subway Series was that New York baseball is a potential train wreck. Both the Yankees and Mets showed themselves to be prime examples of mediocrity, with major holes. Their one saving grace is that mediocrity abounds in baseball this season, and that might still allow one or both of them to eventually creep into the postseason.In the Yankees’ case, never was it more obvious they’re a one-man team. With Aaron Judge sidelined indefinitely with his toe injury, there’s no one in the Yankee lineup that scares anyone, and no one has stepped up to provide even a semblance of his missing offensive thunder. As of Saturday, the Yankees were 9-12 in games Judge didn’t play and they’ve pretty much been playing an outfield of retreads in his absence.Giancarlo Stanton, streaky as usual, has yet to get it going this year, slashing .221/.280/.477 going into the weekend. DJ LeMahieu has become a she...

San Diego business among most reviewed LGBTQ-owned bakeries in US: Yelp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego bakery with small-batch croissants and wild sourdough has pastry lovers raving online. Tucked away in a loft above a photo studio in East Village, IZOLA prides itself on bringing its customers "the rarest of pastries:" the kind that come right out of a hot oven. This bakers delight has been recognized by many, which is proven in the abundance of reviews the establishment has received on Yelp. First same-sex couple to marry in California post-Prop 8 renews wedding vows In fact, IZOLA was recently highlighted by the well-known crowd-sourced reviews company as one of the most reviewed LGBTQ-owned bakeries in the country.In celebration of Pride Month, Yelp commented, "it’s important to show our support for the LGBTQ+ community in all aspects of our lives." In this case, it's where pastry and desert lovers go to satisfy their sweet tooth.Yelp compiled a list its top 25 most-reviewed LGBTQ-owned bakeries, with this San Diego business landing itself in second pla...

4 women, 1 girl killed in Minneapolis crash after they were hit by a driver who was evading police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were killed when a driver ran a red light while fleeing Minneapolis police, authorities say. The pursuit started around 10 p.m. Friday when an officer spotted the driver speeding on Interstate 35, Minneapolis police said in a statement. The the driver exited the highway before crashing into another vehicle with four women and a girl inside, police said. All five were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the fleeing motorist then ran from the crash scene. Officers searched the area before taking a suspect into custody. He was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. Police haven’t released his name or the names of the victims. A homicide team is investigating. The Associated Press

Pakistani officials say bus accident in Salt mountain range kills 12, injures 8

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A bus traveling on a highway in Pakistan’s Punjab province overturned after its breaks failed Saturday killing at least 12 people and leaving eight others injured, police and health officials said.Saqib Waheed, spokesman for the federal Motorway Police, said the bus was traveling from the capital Islamabad to the eastern city of Lahore when its breaks failed about 135 kilometers (85 miles) from the capital on a sharp turn in the Salt mountain range.According to Kalar Kahar Town Hospital official Amjad Hussain, seven bus passengers died in the hospital. Five of the 12 dead, including women and children, died at the scene of the accident and eight injured passengers were still being treated.Traffic accidents are common in Pakistan, where safety standards are largely compromised and traffic rules regularly violated and rarely enforced. The Associated Press

US ambassador marches in Warsaw Pride parade, sending message to NATO ally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United States ambassador held a U.S. flag high as he marched in the yearly Pride parade in Warsaw on Saturday, a clear message of Washington’s opposition to discrimination in a country where LGBTQ+ people are facing an uphill struggle.“America embraces equality,” Ambassador Mark Brzezinski said, as he marched with more than 30 other members of the U.S. Embassy and alongsides representatives from Canada, Austria and other Western countries in the Equality Parade.In recent years Western governments have been alarmed by a conservative government in Warsaw that depicts gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people as threats to the nation and its children. The participation of the U.S. ambassador sent a clear message to the government of Poland, a NATO member on the alliance’s eastern flank where the United States has increased its military presence since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. Poland has for decades considered W...

Government shutdown warnings rise as Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget battle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bid to appease Republican hard-liners and get the House moving again after a recent party rebellion on the floor has some Democrats warning of a difficult road ahead when it comes to passing legislation that will keep the government running. Republicans teed up votes this past week on guns and on censuring one of former President Donald Trump’s most prominent critics, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Those votes helped get the House moving again, though the latter effort failed, with Schiff helped by some 20 Republicans. The most consequential move of the week, however, was an announcement from GOP leadership that arrived with little fanfare. Republicans said they plan to pursue appropriations bills, which fund government programs and agencies, with less spending than the top-line numbers they agreed to in a deal with the White House last month. That compromise avoided what would have been an unprecedented federal default.McCarthy arg...

Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:46:53 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta.Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict Williams and his 25-year-old daughter De’mai Williams in April because they owed $8,348 in unpaid rent and fees on their $940-a-month apartment. They have been living in limbo ever since. They moved into a dilapidated Atlanta hotel room with water dripping through the bathroom ceiling, broken furniture and no refrigerator or microwave. But at $275-a-week, it was all they could afford on Williams’ $900 monthly social security check and the $800 his daughter gets biweekly from a state agency as her father’s caretaker. “I really don’t want to be here by the time his birthday comes” in August, De’mai Williams said. “For his health, it’s just not right.”T...