2 firefighters injured, home destroyed after early morning fire on Southside

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• Arrests made for ‘actively racing on roadways’ on Southside, Jacksonville police say Last week, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office issued a statement, saying police are aware of the recent increase in car and motorcycle groups gathering in parking lots of businesses and on area roadways. On Monday, the Sheriff’s Office issued a new statement, saying that five people were taken into custody, four of which were arrested, police said, for “actively racing on roadways in Southside area.” According to JSO, during the past weekend, police conducted deployments in an effort to curb “illegal…
• Neighbours spoilers: Kiri crushed as paternity is revealed (Picture: Fremantle)Nicolette (Charlotte Chimes) is on a mission and nothing will stop her in Neighbours, but does she have any idea of what impact what she’s doing will have? Nic knows she’s onto something with Glen (Richard Huggett) and is gearing up to blow this case wide open. Armed with the name of Glen’s ex, she heads to Mallacoota for some answers. She learns that Glen was friends with a couple years ago who happened to have a daughter named…
• ‘Unrelenting’ fire seasons putting new mental strain on crews that fight flames Firefighter Chuck Stark summed up life in the 2020s for crews at the Contra Costa Fire Protection District and throughout the state: “If I could describe it in one word: Unrelenting,” he said. “There used to be an ebb and a flow to this. Not anymore.” The 26 stations Stark, the assistant chief of operations, oversees took an annual average of 76,000 total calls ranging from vehicle accidents to fires to hazardous materials situations to EMS calls from 2017-2020. A…
• Strong winds batter New Mexico, complicating wildfire fight Dangerous, gusty winds were expected to continue Monday across northeast New Mexico, complicating the fight against wildfires that threaten thousands of homes in mountainous rural communities. The region's largest city — Las Vegas, New Mexico, home to 13,000 people — was largely safe from danger after firefighters mostly stopped a blaze there from moving east. But the northern and southern flanks of the wildfire proved trickier to contain as wind gusts topped 50 mph (80 kph). “It’s been a challenging…
• Hundreds of dogs could be made homeless if debt-hit rescue charity folds Romanian Rescue Appeal saves dogs from a potential ‘agonizing death’ in a public shelter (Picture: Mauro Orru)A charity that cares for abandoned dogs has pleaded for help to stop 800 from becoming homeless. Romanian Rescue Appeal saves stray dogs and finds them families in the UK. There are more than 100,000 stray dogs in Bucharest alone. A lack of food means many of the dogs are weak or die prematurely, while others are snatched by dog-catchers and thrown into overcrowded…
• Fire crews battle blaze near UC Berkeley campus Fire crews responded Monday to a fire near the UC Berkeley campus, authorities said. The fire was in the 2400 block of Bowditch Street at Haste Street. University of California police in a Twitter post at 12:07 p.m. advised anyone in a building in the area to evacuate to the Emergency Assembly Area. Police and fire crews were responding. No other information was available immediately. Please check back for updates. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Oakland: Firefighters contain Lake…
• Crews work to contain brush fire at Hansen Dam Crews worked to contain a brush fire slowly spreading at Hansen Dam in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening. The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. in the area off Foothill Boulevard near Hansen Dam, according to Margaret Stewart, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department. By 7:40 p.m., the fire had spread approximately 8 to 10 acres in the area surrounding the dam. Ground and air crews had started to contain the spread…
• Second body found in Mississippi River identified as 14-year-old girl, third child still missing The bodies of Brandy Wilson (right) and Kevin Poole (top left) have been found but Ally Wilson (bottom left) remains missing (Pictures: WWL-TV/courtesy of family)The body of the second of three children who fell into the Mississippi River has been recovered and identified as the 14-year-old girl. Brandy Wilson’s body was found in the river at a port facility in St Barnard Parish in Louisiana on Thursday afternoon. Her father, Allen Berry, provided confirmation to WWL-TV that evening. Police received…
• Study on corrupt police ‘crews’ is reminder that cop culture must change A Chicago Police Department SUV. A study by Northwestern University identified ‘hot spots’ for crime within CPD.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Bad behavior in police departments can be like a raging wildfire or an infectious disease. Misconduct is contagious. And when wayward officers are reassigned, they can continue to have a negative influence on their peers, making the problem worse, according to a 2019 study published in Nature Human Behavior analyzing the London Metropolitan Police Service. For every 10% increase in the proportion…
• Videos show JSO swarming, detaining driver at large car club meet-up on Lem Turner Road Red and blue flashing lights filled the Roses Discount Store parking lot Saturday night. Witnesses said the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office swarmed the store parking lot off Lem Turner Road on the north side during a car meet-up. I-Team: Jax ‘n Furious: Inside local car club meetups “All of a sudden there were cops at every exit and people were trying to drive over curbs to get out and they would block that. They had FHP, JSO and state troopers out…