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These cities saw home prices triple. Then what happened?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – When the pandemic hit, the line on the graph of ever-increasing home prices suddenly shot up to an even steeper trajectory. By 2022, at least 13 major U.S. cities had seen home values go up by more than 200% – i.e. triple – since 2000. 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.What happened in those 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 in most of the major cities have been staying flat. In one city, they're even going down. Judge tentatively OKs $725M Facebook settlement: How to apply for a payout San Francisco, for example, had a typical home value of $356,800 in 2000. It shot up to $1.4 million in 2022 – nearly quadrupling. But from 2022 to 2023, prices dropped by just a hair. According to Clever's...

38 percent in new poll say they feel 'exhaustion' over prospect of rematch between Biden, Trump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

(The Hill) – Many Americans are not excited about a potential rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, according to a new poll, with more respondents saying they feel “exhaustion” over the prospects than anything else.A 38 percent plurality of respondents reported they felt “exhaustion” over the idea of a rematch, according to the Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The other emotions that people said the rematch inspires are not much more positive, with 29 percent feeling "fear" and 23 percent "sadness and fear."Far fewer people felt positively about the potential of a rematch, with 23 percent reporting "hope," 8 percent saying they felt "pride" and 7 percent saying "gratitude."The poll shows a strong lack of enthusiasm about a Biden-Trump rematch, which, despite the lagging support, seems like one of the likeliest outcomes of the 2024 primary season. Trump held a strong lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other Republicans in the new survey, with a 14-point lead ov...

Weekend Break: Reclaimed Voices Art Show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

Join WGN Weekend Morning News where we visit the Reclaimed Voices Art Show that showcases the work of those affected by sexual assault and trafficking.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Where do El Niño and La Niña get their names?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – You may have heard La Niña is over, and El Niño is getting ready to move in. It's one thing to understand what that means for our weather, but what do the words "El Niño" and "La Niña" even mean?Anyone who's taken even a week of Spanish class knows the terms literally translate into "the boy" and "the girl." But it's not immediately obvious what that has to do with climate patterns. The phenomenon's original name, El Niño de Navidad, gives us a few more answers. It was coined by South American fisherman in the 1600s who noticed the unusually warm waters in the Pacific that define an El Niño season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains. They named the warm waters after Jesus, literally the "little boy of Christmas," because El Niño typically peaks in December, around Christmastime. NOAA issues El Niño watch: Here’s where and when we will feel the impact That nickname stuck around for hundreds of years, but La Niña wasn't really named until ...

Greenwich softball looking the part of a reigning state champion in the early season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

GREENWICH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Greenwich was one of the great stories of the 2022 softball season. After entering the Sec. II, Class C playoffs as just a three-seed, the Witches found some postseason magic, earning not only a sectional championship, but going on to capture a state championship as well—the second in program history. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! And Greenwich looks primed for another deep run this year. It improved to 4-0 on the young season with a 4-1 home win against Stillwater Friday night, backed by a complete game, 10-strikeout performance from senior pitcher Reegan Mullen. It's the closest a team has come to knocking off the Witches, who won their first three games by an average of 15 runs.After issuing a lead-off walk to start the game, Mullen quickly settled in in the top of the first inning, recording three straight backwards K's to get out the inning unscathed. And some run support quickly ensued. ...

3 officers injured in I-44 EB crashes, all lanes cleared

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS -  All lanes of the eastbound Interstate-44 lanes were reopened after three officers were injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning.The crash happened at around 2:30 a.m. located on South Lindbergh Boulevard, where a Glendale Police Department officer and troopers were with an abandoned vehicle blocking the I-44 EB roadway. Soon after, a tractor trailer rear ended one of the trooper's cars. The trailer also hit the side of the Glendale PD vehicle. Frost Advisory and Freeze Warning early Monday morning, temps in 60s through week All three officers had their emergency lights turned on, as they were sitting inside. The Glendale officer and one trooper were treated at a nearby hospital and released. The second trooper is still in the hospital for additional testing.  This is an open investigation. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Large dragon prop catches fire during Disneyland show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

An intense fire broke out at Disneyland in Anaheim on Saturday night as packed crowds were enjoying a show at the theme park.The fire ignited on Tom Sawyer Island during the Fantasmic! nighttime water and fireworks show held on the Rivers of America.Citizen video captured by parkgoers shows massive flames fully engulfing Maleficent's dragon prop on stage. The flames first ignited from the dragon's face before spreading to the rest of its body.A fire broke out during a nighttime Fantasmic! show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (TW/@brenda_coutino)A massive fire broke out during a nighttime Fantasmic! show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Citizen)A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Brenda Coutiño)A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Citizen) A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park on April 22, 2023. (Citizen) A fire broke out during a nighttime show at Disneyland Park...

Glendale business owners worried after 10 restaurants broken into in one night 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

Business owners in Glendale are fearing for the well-being of their establishments after a string of brazen burglaries in the area. A total of 10 restaurants were broken into between 2 and 4 a.m. Saturday morning, police said. All the restaurants are located in the vicinity of Colorado Street and Glendale Avenue, though some of the damage stretches for blocks and even miles further.   Despite the tens of thousands of dollars in damage the businesses face, nothing was stolen. Employees of surrounding businesses say that this is not the first time that the stores have been targeted.  6 businesses burglarized in El Segundo “We are scared too, because we open at 6 in the morning,” said Seda Danielyan, who works at Sasoun Bakery, which is in the same plaza as two of the burglarized restaurants. “My friend was coming to work, and she saw the shawarma and pizza shop doors were broken, so she called the police.”   Rockbird, a chicken sandwich shop in the...

10 DUI arrests made in one night in Petaluma

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif. (KRON) – Petaluma police arrested 10 drivers for driving under the influence Saturday night, according to the Petaluma Police Department. Four officers conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m. During those 10 hours, officers arrested 10 drivers for alcohol related offenses, PPD said.  Hit-and-run collision leaves one with life-threatening injuries Seven of those drivers were arrested for driving while being over the 0.08-percent blood level limit. Two drivers were under the legal limit of blood levels but were found to be in violation of their DUI probation which prohibits any level of alcohol, police said.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }One driver was a 16-year-old who was found to be d...

Northern California Ukulele Festival kicks off this month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:02:30 GMT

(KRON) -- The Northern California Ukulele festival kicks off next Sunday.Robert Guarino, festival president, and Sarah Kamai-Paler, festival coordinator, join KRON4 Anchor Stephanie Lin to talk about all the great music you can expect. Lenny San Jose and Kaluna Kamai perform live in studio.