Gilgo murders probe: Key to Chevy Avalanche probe hits Long Island Wednesday morning
The green Chevrolet Avalanche seized by the FBI in South Carolina, which investigators have referred to as critical evidence linking Gilgo suspect Rex A. Heuermann to three murders, was returned to Suffolk County on Wednesday. Authorities with the Suffolk County Crime Lab said the truck carrying the vehicle arrived around 4 a.m. Multiple news outlets in South Carolina said the vehicle was spotted in the bed of a New York State Police tow truck outside the Chester County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said a witness had noticed a first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche parked in the…
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This is where other records could fall
An unrelenting series of summer heatwaves has smashed single-day temperature records across the South and South-West this summer, breaking long-standing records in the country’s major cities as hot conditions “dangerously ” persist in Arizona, California and Texas this week. July 14Two major Texas cities tied their daily high temperature records Saint Anthony hitting 105 degrees and Waco reaching 104, while Fort WorthTexas, broke its daily record with 106 and phoenix tied his all-time high at 116. July 13phoenix set its latest daily record high temperature at 114 degrees, following a string of daily record highs in the city, while Baton…
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1 dead after highway altercation rises to shooting in Norman
One person is dead and a suspect was arrested after a shooting that happened Tuesday in Norman, police said. Norman police said two people were driving westbound on West Main Street when they pulled over and an altercation ensued. Police said the suspect, 62-year-old Mark Kottka, shot the other man. When officers arrived at the scene around 4:23 p.m., they immediately began rendering aid to the male victim before transporting him to a nearby hospital, police said. The victim was later pronounced dead from his injuries from the shooting, according to police. Kottka remained at the scene, and was arrested…
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UPS drivers union plans to honor picket lines in case of Teamsters strike
The Teamsters union said it plans to resume negotiations with Sandy Springs-based UPS next week, with less than two weeks to reach an agreement before the strike deadline. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Wednesday that the company has reached out to the union and dates will soon be set for the resumption of bargaining. The breakthrough marks the end of a stalemate that had been in place since July 5, when talks broke down. The union said one of the key points was the pay of part-time workers. On Wednesday, UPS said in a written statement, “We look forward…
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How hot is too hot for humans? The record temperatures are above what the study found to be the upper limit
W. Larry Kenney is a professor of physiology, kinesiology and human performance at Penn State; Daniel Vecellio is a geographer-climatologist and a postdoctoral fellow Penn State; Rachel Cottle is a Ph.D. candidate in exercise physiology a Penn State; i S. Toni Wolf is a postdoctoral researcher in kinesiology a Penn State. The extreme heat has been breaking records all over EuropeAsia and North Americawith millions of people sweltering in far above “normal” heat and humidity for days on end. Death Valley reaches a temperature of 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.3 degrees Celsius) on July 16 – not the world’s hottest day…
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The heat wave affects many around the world
The intense heat gripping Europe isn’t ending anytime soon, and according to the European Space Agency’s bulletin, it’s only just begun. The prolonged temperatures in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland and more countries on the continent are potentially the warmest ever recorded in Europe. Rome broke records on Tuesday with a high temperature of 108 F, according to Italy’s national weather service. The weather service also issued red alerts for extreme heat across southern Italy, the islands of Sicily and Sardinia with temperatures all above 40C. Italian meteorologists predict that the brutal heat will continue, especially in the southern half…
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US heat wave could last until August after breaking more than 2,300 records
As the unrelenting heat wave in the US enters its 39th consecutive day, millions of people from California to Florida are wondering: When will it end? The long-term forecast looks bleak. The extreme heat could continue into August in some of the worst affected areas and even a brief burst of cooler hope for some parts of the country heading into the weekend will only mean that new areas are suffocating as a heat dome slides west. The first heat alerts went out on June 10 and more than 2,300 Heat records have fallen from Florida to California. This number…
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The Dayton Holiday Festival will return with increased security, an earlier start time
The 51st annual Dayton Holiday Festival Grande Illumination and Children’s Parade will return downtown this November with increased safety protocols following the shootings of the 2022 celebration. The 2023 festival will light up the courthouse square on Friday, Nov. 24, according to the Downtown Dayton Association. exploreDayton Air Show 2023: What you need to know before you go The Dayton Holiday Festival 2022 children’s parade was disrupted when a fight between a group of youths led to a man pulling out a gun and firing a shot into the air, according to Dayton police. The sound of gunfire caused the…
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