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Toxic death cap, destroying angel mushrooms growing in East Bay parks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

(KRON) -- With the return of winter rains, mushrooms are popping up in East Bay Regional Parks. "Mushrooms are an ecologically important part of our parklands and can look beautiful -- but some of them contain dangerous toxins," park officials wrote.The death cap (Amanita phalloides) and western destroying angel (Amanita ocreata) are two of the world’s most toxic mushrooms. Both can be found in East Bay Regional Parks during the rainy season growing near oak trees. Collecting any mushrooms in East Bay Regional Parks is not allowed, park officials said.The death cap and western destroying angel mushrooms contain amatoxins, molecules that are deadly to many animals. The mushrooms can be lethal to humans and pets if consumed, according to the East Bay Regional Park District. Symptoms may not appear until 12 hours after consumption, beginning as severe gastrointestinal distress and progressing to liver and kidney failure if treatment is not sought immediately. (Images via East Bay Regio...

Packers tight end Luke Musgrave details his recovery from a lacerated kidney

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers rookie tight end Luke Musgrave caught a pass, got tackled and landed on the ball during a victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last month.In the moment, Musgrave ignored the pain.“I knew something was probably wrong, but it’s football,” he said on Friday. “You play through pain and then it usually hurts more after the game.”It hurt after the Nov. 19 game. A lot. With added intensity. And then he went to the bathroom and saw blood in his urine.“I put the pieces together pretty quickly, kind of knew that was a problem,” he said.Musgrave went to the emergency room, where he learned he had a lacerated kidney. Because the severity increased overnight, doctors kept him for an additional night. While he avoided surgery, the injury derailed an excellent debut season.“Yeah, it wasn’t awesome,” Musgrave said. “Internal organs are definitely a little bit different than your normal football injury.”After Musgrave spent about a month on the sideline, the...

No. 20 Gonzaga women extend home winning streak to 26 following a 67-56 victory over New Mexico

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Brynna Maxwell added 14 points and No. 20 Gonzaga beat New Mexico 67-56 on Friday.Gonzaga (13-2) extended its home winning streak to 26, which ranks third in the country behind UNLV (27) and South Carolina (46).The Zags, No. 13 in the country in 3-point percentage at 39.4, made 9 of 17 from behind the arc — with four apiece from Maxwell and Kaylynne Truong. Truong finished with 12 points and seven assists for Gonzaga, which was coming off its fourth matchup against a Pac-12 team this season. The Zags were without her twin sister Kayleigh Truong, who suffered a hand injury in the win over Arizona on Wednesday. Viane Cumber scored 17 points for New Mexico (9-4). Paula Reus added 11 points.New Mexico won the only other meeting between the programs, notching a 76-54 victory in Albuquerque in 2005.Gonzaga played its last nonconference game of the year, and travels to play Portland on Jan. 4 in a West Coast Conference...

Richard hits 5 3s, scores 17 points, Samuel adds double-double in Florida’s 96-57 win over Grambling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Will Richard scored 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers, Tyrese Samuel added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Florida defeated Grambling 96-57 on Friday for the Gators’ fifth straight win.Zyon Pullin, making his third start this season with Riley Kugel sitting out with a foot bruise, added 14 points and six assists for Florida (9-3). Pullin had a team-high 22 points in a 106-104 double-overtime win over Michigan in the Jumpman Invitational on Tuesday.Thomas Haugh added 13 points and Denzel Aberdeen 11 for the Gators, who shot 62%, including 11 of 21 from the arc. They were plus-13 on the boards and outscored the Tigers 50-32 in the paint.Antwan Burnett scored 14 points, Jourdan Smith 11 and Jalen Johnson 10 for the Tigers (2-10).Florida never trailed and broke a tie with 11 straight points early in the game. Grambling got back within four with nine consecutive points capped by Terrence Lewis’ 3-pointer midway through the half but 3-pointers by Richar...

Virginia attorney general drops remaining charge against former Loudoun Co. schools superintendent

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

A remaining charge against former Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler has been dropped, according to a court filing from the Virginia Attorney General’s office obtained by WTOP.Ziegler was charged with falsely publishing in relation to a statement he made during a livestreamed school board meeting on June 22, 2021. The charge stemmed from Ziegler’s comment, “To my knowledge we don’t have any record of assaults occurring in our bathrooms.”The statement was related to the school system’s handling of two in-person sexual assaults by the same student in 2021. In September, a jury found Ziegler guilty of using his position to retaliate when he fired a special education teacher.That jury also found Ziegler not guilty of punishing an employee for attending court.The remaining charge has been dropped, the filing said, in part because of the previous conviction. Ziegler is facing a maximum punishment of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.Other evidence,...

Florida announces the hiring of Tulane’s Gerald Chatman as the team’s defensive line coach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida announced the hiring of Gerald Chatman as the team’s defensive line coach on Friday.Chatman joins the Gators after serving as Tulane’s D-line coach in 2023. The Green Wave ranked eighth nationally in run defense, giving up 93.5 yards a game, and tied for 22nd in the country with 34 sacks. Chatman replaces Sean Spencer, who was fired days after Florida ended its season with a fifth consecutive loss that secured a third straight losing season.Coach Billy Napier also fired defensive backs coach Corey Raymond and lost linebackers coach Jay Bateman to Texas A&M earlier this week. Bateman was hired as the Aggies’ defensive coordinator.Losing Bateman, Spencer and Raymond leaves Napier with one defensive coach from his initial staff hired before the 2022 season: former Florida standout Mike Peterson.Chatman’s resume also includes stints at LSU, Colorado, the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee State and Elon.Napier said more changes could be coming. He p...

AC Milan late goal rescues draw at bottom club Salernitana. Fiorentina, Lazio, Genoa win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

ROME (AP) — Fiorentina moved up to fourth in Serie A after winning at Monza 1-0, while Lazio climbed into the top half of the table with a comfortable 2-0 victory at struggling Empoli on Friday.AC Milan needed a late goal to salvage a point at bottom club Salernitana and Genoa came from behind to beat Sassuolo 2-1.AC Milan, three points ahead of Fiorentina. Lazio jumped two places into ninth.A major shock was averted at Salernitana, where the home side led 2-1 with a minute left and looked like recording only its second win of the season.Fikayo Tomori put Milan 1-0 up with a header after 17 minutes but Salernitana grew into the game and got the equalizer it deserved shortly before halftime when veteran Argentine defender Federico Fazio headed home from a corner.Antonio Candreva put Salernitana ahead in the second half, but Milan substitute Luka Jovic scored in the last minute to secure a point.Fiorentina’s match-winner was Lucas Beltrán but Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio will ...

2 paramedics found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A verdict has been reached by an Adams County jury tasked with determining guilt or innocence for two Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics accused in the death of Elijah McClain.Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were both found guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Cichuniec was also found guilty of second-degree assault related to the administration of drugs.Cooper was found not guilty of two counts of second-degree assault. Cichuniec was found not guilty of one second-degree assault charge.Previous story:DENVER (KDVR) -- A verdict has been reached by an Adams County jury tasked with determining guilt or innocence for two Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics accused in the death of Elijah McClain.Paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec are accused of reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault. The charges stem from actions taken by the first responders on the night of Aug. 24, 2019, while responding to a 911 call for a suspicious person. F...

Paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold.It was the last trial against police and paramedics charged in the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man whose case received little attention until protests over the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. An Aurora police officer was convicted of homicide and third degree assault earlier this year while two officers were acquitted. This case stands out because it was the first of several recent criminal prosecutions in the U.S. against medical first responders to reach trial, potentially setting the bar for prosecutors in future cases.The jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in state district court. Cichuniec was also found guilty of second degree assault. They coul...

South Florida students teach tech to seniors in initiative to bridge generational ‘digital divide’ 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:40 GMT

Many elderly people say they have trouble navigating technology, but some seniors are getting help from South Florida high school students helping to bridge the digital divide. Karen Hensel shines the 7 Spotlight.On a Sunday afternoon, inside a senior living community in Parkland, a few residents played Rummikub and poker.Elderly man: “Ooh. Somebody’s going to have a full house.”But the tables soon turned to a more tech-minded mission centered around teaching and learning.Noah Smith, CLEO: “You go to Library, then you go to Albums again.”And although here together, those in this room are generations apart.Noah Smith: “I think it’s just great to build relationships with these residents.”High school sophomores Noah Smith and Jack Rostock recently started the first Southeast Florida chapter of CLEO, which stands for Computer Literacy Education Outreach.”Saint Andrew’s School student: “You can go to the top and you hit Fi...