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These California cities saw home prices triple. Then what happened?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – When the pandemic hit, California's already insane housing market somehow got even crazier. By 2022, at least 13 major U.S. cities had seen home values go up by more than 200% – i.e. triple – since 2000. The top six of that batch were all in California.But the past year has been different. As the Fed has worked to tamper inflation, interest rates have gone up (and up and up), and the over-asking bidding wars may have reached a ceasefire. Some California homes were even starting to sell below asking price (gasp!) amid the cooling market. California homes are selling below asking price: Can you bid low? What happened in those California cities that saw their home prices triple in just about 20 years? Real estate brokerage Clever checked back on the data in 2023 and found that home prices there have largely been staying pretty flat. In one city, they're even going down. San Francisco, for example, had a typical home value of $356,800 in 2000. It shot up to $1.4 million in...

Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft.A coalition that includes Paradise, California — where a 2018 blaze killed 85 people and destroyed the town — said a court ruling against the U.S. Forest Service in the case could put lives, homes and forests at risk. An advocacy group that’s suing the agency claims officials are flouting a federal clean water law by continuing to use retardant without taking adequate precautions to protect streams and rivers. The group, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, requested an injunction blocking officials from using aerial retardant until they get a pollution permit.The dispute comes as wildfires across North America have grown bigger and more destructive over the past two dec...

Newcastle routs Tottenham 6-1, boosts Champions League hopes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle stunned Tottenham in a 6-1 rout in the Premier League on Sunday. In a clash between two teams hoping to secure Champions League qualification for next season, Newcastle raced to a 5-0 lead inside 21 minutes at St James’ Park.Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak both scored twice in an explosive opening, with Joelinton adding another. Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs, but Callum Wilson struck again for Newcastle. The win moved Newcastle up to third place on goal difference and 6 points ahead of Tottenham, having played a game less. Tottenham has only won once in four games since former manager Antonio Conte left the club by mutual agreement last month and his assistant Cristian Stellini was appointed as interim coach. Murphy fired Newcastle ahead in the second minute and Joelinton doubled the home team’s lead in the sixth. Murphy made it 3-0 in the ninth, before Isak struck twice in the 19th and 21st. Tottenham managed to make it to half...

West Ham beats Bournemouth 4-0, boosts EPL survival hopes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — West Ham’s hopes of Premier League survival were boosted on Sunday with a 4-0 rout of fellow relegation strugglers Bournemouth. The win moved the Hammers six points clear of the drop zone up to 13th place in the standings. First-half goals by Michail Antonio, Lucas Paqueta and Declan Rice put the visitors in control at Vitality Stadium and substitute Pablo Fornals added a fourth after the break. Antonio struck a fifth-minute opener for his 12th goal of the season from an Aaron Cresswell corner. The Hammers doubled their lead eight minutes later through Paqueta’s header at the back post. Bournemouth mounted something of a fightback, but West Ham made it 3-0 two minutes before halftime when Rice fired home via a deflection to make it back-to-back goals this week.The Hammers captain was serenaded by the away fans soon after with chants urging him to stay amid talk his future could lie away from London Stadium after this campaign.West Ham’s ...

Holger Rune edges Van de Zandschulp to defend Munich title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Holger Rune defended his BMW Open title with a hard-fought 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3) win over Botic van de Zandschulp in the final on Sunday.Van de Zandschulp retired from last year’s final with an aching chest and the 19-year-old Rune was made to work significantly harder to retain the title, eventually sealing the win after nearly three hours of play.Rune, who had previously never lost a set at the Munich event, had a problem with his upper right arm in the third set, but he managed to save four championship points and recover from twisting his ankle before dominating the tie-break.It’s Rune’s fourth tour-level title.___ More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Guardians LHP prospect Logan Allen making major league debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

The Cleveland Guardians called up top pitching prospect Logan Allen to start Sunday against Miami in his major league debut.Allen was Cleveland’s second round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. The left-hander has allowed two earned runs and struck out 20 over 14 1/3 innings in three starts at Triple-A Columbus this season. Allen is 18-7 over parts of three minor league seasons. Injuries have tested Cleveland’s rotation depth in the season’s first month. Triston McKenzie (strained right teres major muscle) was injured in his final start of spring training and will likely miss at least another month. Right-hander Aaron Civale (strained left oblique) went on the 15-day injured list after making two starts.Rookies Hunter Gaddis and Peyton Battenfield have already made starts for Cleveland, which is 10-11 and has lost five of six.The Guardians optioned infielder Tyler Freeman to Columbus, and catcher Bryan Lavastida was designated for assignment. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/h...

Yankees Notebook: Carlos Rodon plays catch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

Aaron Boone had positive, if minor, news regarding Carlos Rodon’s rehab prior to the Yankees’ series finale against the Blue Jays, as the southpaw played catch Sunday.Rodon has been sidelined since suffering a left forearm strain early in spring training, but a “barking” back recently delayed the pitcher for a few days. Boone has said that tests, including a CT scan, have come back “pretty normal.” On Sunday, Boone added that Rodon’s back is “fine,” and the Yankees hope for him to continue his throwing program this week before eventually moving to a bullpen session.“Hopefully the back continues to subside,” Boone said. “But I don’t think it’s anything major, like structurally or from a test standpoint.“He hasn’t lost a lot of throwing time. So he should get right back into that as soon as he can get through this.”Rodon, the Yankees’ biggest addition of the offseason, joined th...

Wrong-way driver arrested on I-93 in New Hampshire after police deflate vehicle’s tires, charged with DWI

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

An allegedly intoxicated driver speeding the wrong way down Interstate 93 in New Hampshire was caught after police deflated the vehicle’s tires early Sunday morning, State Police reported.Police received several calls reporting a driver heading northbound in the I-93 southbound lane at around 2 a.m. Sunday, State Police said in a release.A trooper found the vehicle around mile marker 35 in Bow, the release said, and deflated all four tires using a “tire deflation device” as it drove by. The car kept driving.The driver, identified as Kayiba Christelle, 22, made it all the way to mile marker 36.2 before being stopped by officers from the Concord Police Department, the department reported.Related ArticlesLocal News | Two men die after Hyde Park shooting: Boston Police Local News | Looking Glass: What on earth could they be talking about? Local News | 14-year-old boys accused of breaking into East Boston store, stealing cell p...

Coyotes seen approaching Salem residents who are walking their dogs: Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

Coyotes have been reportedly approaching Salem residents while they are out walking their dogs, according to police who are educating people about ways to avoid coyote encounters.This comes in the wake of a coyote problem in Nahant, where the town recently hired trained rifle experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to destroy a hostile coyote pack. The aggressive coyotes in Nahant have attacked dog walkers and their pets.Coyote sightings are being reported “with increased frequency throughout Salem and surrounding communities,” Salem Police wrote on social media on Friday.“This includes several recent reports of coyotes approaching people while walking their dogs, particularly in the South Salem/Pickman Park area,” police added. “In some cases, it has been reported that coyotes appear comfortable around people.”Police listed tips to help people avoid problems with coyotes and to make their property less attractive to coyo...

Peer into the San Diego Zoo at home with these live cams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:43 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- From burrowing owls to waddling penguins and swimming polar bears, sights from the San Diego Zoo can be enjoyed at home via live cams. Though nothing quite compares to the wonder and discovery of exploring the more than 650 species and subspecies of the zoo's 100 acres at Balboa Park, there's something personal about peering into the lives of these animals directly. Cloned ‘The Last Wild Horse’ to join Safari Park There are a number of live cams that are available for viewing on days that you can't make it to the zoo or Safari Park. Here's a list of habitats to choose from.-- Koala Cam-- Baboon Cam-- Polar Bear Cam-- Ape Cam-- Tiger Cam-- Platypus Cam-- Giraffe Cam-- Owl Cam-- Condor Cam-- Penguin Cam-- Hippo Cam-- Elephant Cam-- Panda CamThe good news is, you can go to the zoo without going to zoo any day of the week! These live cams can be watched daily with some of them taking pauses during the dark hours of the night, zoo officials said. ‘Private Bruno’ becomes ...