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How to cut down on food waste this holiday season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

The holiday season can mean a long list of events that center around food. Between Thanksgiving and the December holidays, millions of pounds of uneaten turkey, green beans, and mashed potatoes end up in the landfill.One-third of all food in the United States goes uneaten, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency now has tips to keep your food fresher for longer.Cutting down on food waste starts with storing your groceries correctly.“We’ve probably all done this, where we come home with a bag of cilantro and it’s turned to mush within three days,” said Claudia Fabiano, a sustainable management food team member at EPA.Most herbs should be taken out of the plastic bag and put standing up in a jar of water like cut flowers. The same goes for asparagus.“That will extend the shelf life by a long time,” Fabiano said. “Potatoes and onions do not go in the fridge. Eggplant doesn’t go in the fridge. All those things should be stored in a...

House fire displaces family in Arvada

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) -- An Arvada family is without a home for the holidays after a fire scorched part of their house earlier this week. The flames started on the second floor at a house in the 6000 block of Owens Street early Wednesday morning, according to Arvada Fire. Everyone made it out safely, but the damage is extensive. Crews still on the scene of Aurora five-alarm apartment fire Taylor Love doesn’t live in the house currently but said it’s been in the family for more than 50 years.  "My grandma raised her kids there and then my sisters and I were raised there and we raised our kids there,” Love said. "It’s just been generation after generation through it.” Love said the home housed her mom, stepdad, two nieces and their two dogs.   "They’ve had a rough couple of years, and this is just the topper of it. They literally lost everything they had,” Love said. “I was the first one to go in once investigators let us in and it was rough to see for sure. As I ...

CSP investigating hit and run on Lookout Mountain, two cyclists hurt

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Colorado State Patrol is investigating a hit and run that happened Saturday afternoon on Lookout Mountain.Investigators said two cyclists were struck and the driver of a green Ford Mustang fled the scene. Boulder Police respond to multiple bomb threats at Jewish synagogues The two cyclists were hurt, one with serious and the other with minor injuries.Investigators said the Mustang was later found, abandoned, but they have an idea who was responsible."I looked down and I could see there was a blue vehicle and a green vehicle," Paul Mourer said.Mourer was riding past another group of cyclists around a hairpin turn near where it happened."I yelled to them, hey watch out there's some aggressive drivers down there," Mourer said.That didn't stop one of those drivers from striking two cyclists on the road, driving toward Mourer after that happened."Then when I looked back I could see the green vehicle had a completely smashed windshield and was in the wr...

Thief on wheels swipes package from SW Miami-Dade home with 1-year-old’s custom-made birthday outfit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

A South Florida homeowner wants a birthday bandit caught after, she said, he took a package containing something very special for her 1-year-old daughter.Surveillance video captured the thief stealing the package that had been delivered to Kathryn Navarro’s home in Southwest Miami-Dade, then taking off in a bicycle, Friday afternoon.Inside the package, Navarro said, was a custom-made outfit for her daughter’s first birthday party.“Any mom knows that when you have a little girl, it’s your princess. You wanna go all out, and that’s what I was doing for her birthday,” she said. “I wanted for her to show out in her custom-made outfit.”Despite the disappointment, the party went on as scheduled on Sunday.If you have any information on this theft or the subject’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

EU countries bin €4B worth of COVID vaccines

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

At least 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by EU countries at the height of the pandemic have since been thrown away at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of €4 billion, an analysis by POLITICO reveals. And that’s almost certainly an underestimate.Since the first coronavirus vaccines were approved in late 2020, EU countries have collectively taken delivery of 1.5 billion doses (more than three for every person in Europe). Many of these now lie in landfills across the Continent.Calculations based on available data show that EU countries have discarded an average of 0.7 jabs for every member of their population. Top of the scale is Estonia, which binned more than one dose per inhabitant, followed closely by Germany, which also threw away the largest raw volume of jabs.If this average waste rate is projected across the rest of the EU, it would equal more than 312 million destroyed vaccines.It’s not easy to discover how many vaccines have been thrown out. Gover...

Ravens beat mistake-prone Jaguars 23-7 for 4th consecutive victory and clinch AFC playoff spot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw a touchdown pass and made the play of night when he avoided a sack and threw to Isaiah Likely near the goal line, and the Baltimore Ravens clinched a postseason berth with a 23-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday night.Gus Edwards ran for a touchdown for the Ravens (11-3), who won their fourth in a row and moved a step closer to securing the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.The Jaguars (8-6) lost their third straight — all against AFC North teams — and fell into a tie with Houston and Indianapolis atop the AFC South. Self-inflicted mistakes were a common thread in Jacksonville’s skid.Trevor Lawrence fumbled twice in the latest letdown, including one in the fourth quarter that essentially sealed Baltimore’s eighth victory in its last nine games.This one may have been costly for the Ravens.Promising rookie running back Keaton Mitchell injured his left knee early in the fourth quarter and was qui...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower as Bank of Japan meets, China property shares fall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday as the Bank of Japan began a 2-day meeting that is being watched for hints of a change to the central bank’s longstanding near-zero interest rate policy. U.S. futures and oil prices gained. Investors have been speculating for months that rising prices would push Japan’s central bank to finally shift away from its lavishly lax monetary policy. But the meeting that ends Tuesday is not expected to result in a major change.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.8% to 32,708.35, while the U.S. dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen, rising to 142.20 from 142.11.The BOJ has kept its benchmark rate at minus 0.1% for a decade, hoping to goose investments and borrowing to help drive sustained strong growth. One aim is to get inflation to a target of 2%. But while inflation has risen, wages have failed to keep up, and central bank Gov. Kazuo Ueda has remained cautious about major moves at a time of deep uncertainty about the o...

Man hospitalized after attempted carjacking, shooting in Homewood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

HOMEWOOD, Ill. – A man was hospitalized on Sunday after police say he was shot during an attempted carjacking in Homewood.According to Homewood police, officers were called to the scene around 7:30 p.m. in the 17900 block of Halsted Street after receiving reports about a gunshot victim in the area.Police say the 19-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound during an attempted carjacking and was transported to the hospital in serious condition. Woman in custody after 1-year-old found dead on South Side Officers say following the shooting, the people responsible fled the scene in an unknown direction.Aurhtories have not yet made any arrests in connection with the shooting and an investigation by Homewood police and the Illinois State Police is underway.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Homewood Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit at 708-206-3420.

Sunday Forecast: Overcast skies, building winds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

Sunday Night: Overcast skies and building NW winds. WNW 10-20 mph. Low: 30Monday: Blustery, cold & AM snow showers with falling temps. NW 15-25, G45 mphNoon temp around 27Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for more sunshine Tuesday with a high around 33. Back to near 40 on Wednesday with increasing clouds. Thursday is the Winter Solstice and we'll end up in the mid 40s with a chance of evening rain showers. Chance of rain on Friday with highs in the mid to upper 40s. 

Christmas in the Wards holiday giveaway held in the south suburbs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:43 GMT

CHICAGO — Christmas in the Wards continued its mission to bring joy to families with a giveaway in the south suburbs on Sunday. The countdown to Christmas is on and the giving spirit was present at the second annual Christmas in Southland event in Matteson.  Chicago Bears blow another late lead, Mooney boots Hail Mary, bears lose to Cleveland Browns, 20-17 300 families received gifts during the event, which was held only one day after a giveaway event at McCormick Place.Larry Huggins, the CEO of Riteway-Huggins Construction, launched Christmas in the Wards 27 years ago and the effort has since expanded."I’m telling you next year we’re going to take this show to Kankakee where there are communities that need our help," Huggins said.  Search underway after bank robbery in Elmhurst 17-year-old Tatiyana Davis was grateful to take home something she wanted. After winning a raffle, she picked out a new TV.I didn’t really think it was real when we walked in here and I was like 'Th...