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    KILAUEA, Hawaii (KITV) — The 49th episode of the ongoing Halema’uma’u eruption began on Sunday morning and ended after 7.5 hours of fountaining.

The eruption began at 9:32 a.m. and officials reported a rapid increase in summit tremor along with ongoing summit deflation. Initially the fountains were about 50–75 feet high. The eruption ended abruptly at 5:05 p.m.

Fountains grew to about 600-800 feet within hours. The plume was up to approximately 12,000 feet above sea level and is moving to the south west, according to officials.

The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency reported at 3:39 p.m., that winds have shifted, carrying the plume created by the Kilauea volcano eruption to the northeast and with it, possible light ashfall toward downwind communities.

Due to the shift in winds, residents downwind were encouraged to disconnect their catchment tank before the next rainfall, to avoid ashfall entering the catchment tank.

Report tephra or ashfall here, and click here for guidance for volcanic tephra fall.

Most lava fountaining episodes since December 23, 2024, have continued for a day or less.

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By Abby Smith

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    EL PASO COUNTY, Colorado (KRDO) — The article below contain details that may be disturbing to some viewers.

A woman is facing felony animal cruelty charges after being accused of killing her neighbor’s cat.

According to court records, Ashley Losey, who is accused of being a part of a long and bitter neighbor dispute, fed her neighbor’s cat to her dogs.

The neighbor, Lindsey Hodges-Hough, tells KRDO13 that the arguments between her and Losey began four years ago, causing her to put cameras around her house.

Hodges-Hough says her 15-year-old son’s cat, Toby, was outside. Arrest records obtained claim Losey is seen on surveillance tossing Toby to her dogs in the backyard.

“I can’t speak upon it. It’s. It’s cruel,” says Hodges-Hough.

Documents go on to say that the cat tried to run after being thrown in the backyard but was chased by the dogs.

Hodges-Hough and her husband tell KRDO13 that they are distraught about the death of their cat.

“There’s other animals in the neighborhood that are, you know, they walk around other paths, other dogs that get out of people’s yards. And this has never happened like this to where somebody just captures some of this animal and then physically gives it to their animals and it utterly,” says Hodges-Hough.

Losey was arrested and faces aggravated cruelty to animals, a class 4 felony charge.

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By Deanie Wimmer, KSL

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    SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Thousands of teens are pursuing a non-traditional summer experience: They’re working hard labor for strangers in another country, and actually paying for the opportunity.

The teenagers are taking part in a program that is surging in popularity, Humanitarian Experience, known as HXP.

“I just think we live in a time when the kids that are here right now have both the responsibility and the capacity to make an impact for good on the world that they live in,” said HXP CEO Amy Antonelli.

Eight thousand kids will serve this summer, most of them members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

They will travel to various countries for about 17 days and take part in carefully vetted service projects, ranging from building school classrooms in Africa to health clinics in the South Pacific.

“It’s the sweetest thing in the world when you see a kid has been working at Swig for two years and she’s out in the middle of Kenya putting on bricks that she bought,” Antonelli said.

She has an HXP “mantra” she tells teens: TWBM, “There Will Be Miracles.” And in past surveys, 98% of teens attested they’d experienced miracles on their trip.

But the promised miracles aren’t just centered on those they’re serving. Antonelli makes no apologies for the focus of the HXP mission: changing the lives of teenagers.

“We believe that we can give these kids an experience where they see the truth about who they really are, especially in the light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ,” she said.

HXP was never intended to become a big, global nonprofit. It actually started with two parents who wanted to offer their son a different, more humble perspective.

They took him to Brazil to spend the summer building a home for street children. The change in their son was so dramatic after that summer of service, other parents wanted the same for their children.

Ten years later, HXP has spread through word of mouth and now sells out within a week of open registration.

Antonelli said she doesn’t take credit for the program’s success.

“I think if I were to tell you that I was the one running this, I would be ridiculous,” Antonelli said. “This is God, and I think there are so many parents out there that are on their knees praying for their kids, and this is one way that I think he answers their prayers.”

At the HXP offices, several trip organizers and trip leaders could be seen working to meet the needs of kids out in the field.

Many of them, once HXP volunteer builders themselves, have now returned as a way to pass along the life-changing experience they received a few summers ago.

“The lights come back on in these kids’ eyes when they’re out there, and they’re doing just what Jesus said to do, which is love God, love people,” Antonelli said.

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By Rachael Lardani, Baylee Martin

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    COLUMBIA, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A Lancaster County organization is hosting a fundraiser to assist the families affected by a fire that destroyed three homes and a business.

The blaze started around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, on South Fourth Street near Avenue I, according to emergency dispatchers.

Police said all residents were able to evacuate their homes safely.

The American Red Cross said they were assisting 17 residents, including four children, who were affected by the blaze.

One resident, Andy Ernst, said he watched the fire grow rapidly.

“Nothing but a big black plume of smoke in the sky, started off real little, then next thing you know, boom bam, it was on fire. Big fire,” Ernst said. “It was like something out of a horror movie.”

Ernst said he has not been allowed to return to his home and was unable to recover any belongings, including his wife’s urn.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Police Fire Marshal.

Donations being accepted The Columbia Dream Center, operated by Columbia Presbyterian Church, is accepting donations to help those affected by the fire starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 15.

The organization is collecting clothing and monetary donations and has created a special fund for those impacted.

Donations can be dropped off at 360 Locust St. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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By Alyssa Munoz

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — The city of Albuquerque is offering free swim passes to children who pledge to stay out of arroyos and ditches as monsoon season begins Monday.

Arroyos help guide water runoff throughout the city, but they can fill quickly during heavy rains, reaching depths of 12 to 15 feet with rushing water. These conditions can turn deadly if someone gets stuck in one.

The “Ditch the Ditches” program asks kids to take a pledge, promising to avoid ditches and arroyos and to call 911 if they see someone in danger. Each child who takes the pledge will receive a free swim pass.

Nicole Friedt, director of planning and engineering for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority, highlighted the risks posed by arroyos. Sometimes, even on sunny days, unexpected events such as water main breaks can make the channels dangerous.

“Just 6 inches of water can knock a person down,” Friedt said. “Water can travel from the foothills to the river in about 20 minutes. It’s really important for people to always kind of just be aware that there is a potential danger, and that’s what these facilities are designed for, is to convey that water so that their homes and their properties don’t flood.”

Officials advise residents to contact local authorities, such as the fire department or 311, if they see anyone in an arroyo and rain appears imminent.

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By Arianne Brown, KSL

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    CEDAR CITY, Utah (KSL) — Owning a farm wasn’t on Symbria Patterson’s radar when she moved her family from Los Angeles to Cedar City in 2005 — but her 10-year-old daughter, Sara Patterson, had very different plans.

“Sara is kind of unique, and we knew she needed to live on an open space,” Symbria Patterson said.

Sara Patterson, now 31, said the move to Cedar City to a 1-acre parcel of land might as well have been 100 acres.

“We could walk for what felt like miles without seeing a single house,” she said.

While big-city life was all Sara knew, her mom always managed to keep a garden at their home. They also had a family friend who operated a community-supported farm in Nevada, which young Sara loved to visit. And as she played in her yard in Cedar City, she dreamed of one day having her own farm.

“I really loved the community piece to their farm, and I thought what a beautiful way to be able to grow food for people with community-supported agriculture,” Sara said.

Community-supported agriculture is a business model in which locals pay upfront before the harvest, share some of the risk and enjoy the benefits of a local bounty.

Young Sara decided to take it upon herself to grow some veggies and sell them to locals. This, her mom said, was a fun hobby to watch, but it wasn’t something they were going to invest much time or money into. But when she announced she’d sold some shares, her parents knew it was more than just a hobby.

Soon, Sara had made enough money to bring home goats and chickens, and she named her business Red Acre Farm CSA. By the age of 15, a handful of shares turned into 40. She soon generated enough revenue to buy the acre next door. Her dad quit his job to work for her full-time, and it became a family business.

‘Could we get shut down, too?’ As her business grew, Sara kept in touch with her family friend in Nevada, who mentored her.

Then, the unthinkable happened.

“They had a farm-to-fork dinner, and they didn’t send the right documentation for transporting food to the health department in time,” Sara recalled. “They got shut down, and the food was destroyed with bleach. I was the one who ran and got the bleach, and I watched this beautiful food that had been grown and prepared by these farmers and these chefs get destroyed.

“It was a crazy experience that really changed my life,” she added. “I asked my mom what the laws were in Utah and if we could get shut down, too.”

As it turned out, they, too, were breaking laws.

“You don’t really think when you’re 14 years old, that selling vegetables or milk from your two goats is illegal,” Sara said. “It’s not that my parents were oblivious or not caring; we were naive to what we were doing.”

Changing laws amid tragedy Naivety was on her side, as was drive. Being young and eager to create a small community farm sent Sara and her mom to Capitol Hill in 2015. There, they championed a bill allowing farmers to legally fractionalize ownership of dairy animals, so consumers could legally access and drink raw milk for herd-sharing.

The bill was signed into law as HB104 in March 2015. That same day, tragedy happened.

“My husband had been holding down the place while we were on Capitol Hill, and there was some pretty heavy rain and snowstorms,” Symbria Patterson said. “It was the end of March, and we were using some in-town greenhouses, and he didn’t come back home.”

Lynn Patterson collapsed and died suddenly at the age of 58 from unknown causes.

“Within an hour of my dad passing away was when the governor signed our bill,” Sara Patterson said. “My whole life was kind of rocked. Losing my dad and my mom losing her husband —my dad ran the farm, so losing my father and my business partner kind of changed everything. At the time, we were just figuring out how to survive.”

The community they had built through farming rallied around them, and they began to rebuild. A year or so later, another tragedy struck.

“I woke up to a house engulfed in flames,” Symbria Patterson said. “We had to live off-site for a year and keep coming back. This farm was not designed to live off-site, but the community helped so much. I want to put a sign out in the front that says, ‘Vegetables didn’t build this house; it was insurance.’ The fire was the silver lining in the clouds.”

Mother and daughter Rebuilding after loss took more than building a new house or even growing a community; it took a mother and daughter working together to build a future for the greater good of small farms. To date, the two have helped pass over 20 bills that help small farm owners expand farm-to-table operations in Utah, while also advocating for farmers across the country.

“Some people think you’re going back in time with some of the things we’re doing, but the thing is, we’re losing our ag, and we’re losing our farmers,” Sara Patterson said. “We’re losing our water and our land, and we have to be innovative to be able to stay in the game. I want other people my age to be able to farm and be able to be first-generation farmers and to be able to stay in these multi-generational farms.”

Mother and daughter Rebuilding after loss took more than building a new house or even growing a community; it took a mother and daughter working together to build a future for the greater good of small farms. To date, the two have helped pass over 20 bills that help small farm owners expand farm-to-table operations in Utah, while also advocating for farmers across the country.

“Some people think you’re going back in time with some of the things we’re doing, but the thing is, we’re losing our ag, and we’re losing our farmers,” Sara Patterson said. “We’re losing our water and our land, and we have to be innovative to be able to stay in the game. I want other people my age to be able to farm and be able to be first-generation farmers and to be able to stay in these multi-generational farms.”

The Key Takeaways for this article were generated with the assistance of large language models and reviewed by KSL’s editorial team. The article, itself, is solely human-written.

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