High school postpones football game due to West Nile Virus risk

CNN Newsource on September 6, 2025


WBZ

By WBZ Web Staff

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    Massachusetts (WBZ) — Natick High School has postponed Friday night’s football game over growing concerns about West Nile Virus. The game against Newton North will instead be played Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Natick High School.

On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health elevated Natick’s risk level for West Nile Virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, to “high.” There have been four confirmed West Nile Virus infections in Massachusetts this year.

The game was rescheduled because the Natick Board of Health advised that all athletic and outdoor activities be strictly concluded before dusk.

Melissa Spash, Superintendent of Natick Public Schools, said effective Friday, all outdoor school events that occur after 7 p.m. will remain canceled until further notice, pending updates from public health officials.

“We recognize that canceling evening events is disappointing for many students and families,” Spash said in an email to the community. “Please know these decisions are made with one priority-protecting the health and safety of our community.”

Eugnya and Nadya Clark were going to the game when they heard the news. “It stinks. I was looking forward to the home opener but what can you do?” Nadya said.

“We have to be aware of our health risks here and it’s spreading so you got to make sure that people are safe, and if this is the precaution we have to take, but it’s unfortunate,” Eugnya said.

West Nile Virus risk The Massachusetts DPH said the hours from dusk to dawn are peak biting times for many mosquitoes. The risk for West Nile Virus is now high in 28 municipalities in Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, and Worcester counties.

Health officials recommend applying insect repellent while outside, and wearing long sleeves and pants to help keep mosquitoes away from your skin.

So far this season, two human cases of WNV have been reported in Middlesex County, one in Hampden County and one in Essex County.

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High school postpones football game due to West Nile Virus risk

CNN on September 6, 2025


WBZ

By WBZ Web Staff

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    Massachusetts (WBZ) — Natick High School has postponed Friday night’s football game over growing concerns about West Nile Virus. The game against Newton North will instead be played Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Natick High School.

On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health elevated Natick’s risk level for West Nile Virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, to “high.” There have been four confirmed West Nile Virus infections in Massachusetts this year.

The game was rescheduled because the Natick Board of Health advised that all athletic and outdoor activities be strictly concluded before dusk.

Melissa Spash, Superintendent of Natick Public Schools, said effective Friday, all outdoor school events that occur after 7 p.m. will remain canceled until further notice, pending updates from public health officials.

“We recognize that canceling evening events is disappointing for many students and families,” Spash said in an email to the community. “Please know these decisions are made with one priority-protecting the health and safety of our community.”

Eugnya and Nadya Clark were going to the game when they heard the news. “It stinks. I was looking forward to the home opener but what can you do?” Nadya said.

“We have to be aware of our health risks here and it’s spreading so you got to make sure that people are safe, and if this is the precaution we have to take, but it’s unfortunate,” Eugnya said.

West Nile Virus risk The Massachusetts DPH said the hours from dusk to dawn are peak biting times for many mosquitoes. The risk for West Nile Virus is now high in 28 municipalities in Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, and Worcester counties.

Health officials recommend applying insect repellent while outside, and wearing long sleeves and pants to help keep mosquitoes away from your skin.

So far this season, two human cases of WNV have been reported in Middlesex County, one in Hampden County and one in Essex County.

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911 call reveals frantic moments after 8-year-old boy bitten by shark

CNN Newsource on September 3, 2025


WFOR

By John MacLauchlan

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    MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A call to 911 reveals the frantic moments after an 8-year-old boy was attacked by a shark off Key Largo on Monday, Labor Day.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, it happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the Garden Cove Marina while the boy was snorkeling with his family. The boy was bitten on his leg.

A nearby boater heard the call for help on the radio. He helped the family get to shore while as someone called 911.

“We’re offshore, a shark bite,” the man said.

“A shark bite, are you guys able to bring the patient back in?,” the 911 operator asked.

“Yeah, we’re on the boat. Keep his leg up,” the man said to someone on the boat.

“Is he awake and breathing?” the operator asked.

“Yes, he’s breathing and awake. Hold his leg up like this, yes,” the man said.

“Is there a tourniquet on his leg?” asked the operator.

“A tourniquet is on his leg, yes,” the man replied.

Once the boy was brought to shore, he was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in Miami where doctors were able to save his leg.

Officials haven’t confirmed what type of shark attacked him, but in the call someone is heard saying it was a reef shark.

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911 call reveals frantic moments after 8-year-old boy bitten by shark

CNN on September 3, 2025


WFOR

By John MacLauchlan

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    MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A call to 911 reveals the frantic moments after an 8-year-old boy was attacked by a shark off Key Largo on Monday, Labor Day.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, it happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the Garden Cove Marina while the boy was snorkeling with his family. The boy was bitten on his leg.

A nearby boater heard the call for help on the radio. He helped the family get to shore while as someone called 911.

“We’re offshore, a shark bite,” the man said.

“A shark bite, are you guys able to bring the patient back in?,” the 911 operator asked.

“Yeah, we’re on the boat. Keep his leg up,” the man said to someone on the boat.

“Is he awake and breathing?” the operator asked.

“Yes, he’s breathing and awake. Hold his leg up like this, yes,” the man said.

“Is there a tourniquet on his leg?” asked the operator.

“A tourniquet is on his leg, yes,” the man replied.

Once the boy was brought to shore, he was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in Miami where doctors were able to save his leg.

Officials haven’t confirmed what type of shark attacked him, but in the call someone is heard saying it was a reef shark.

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Oakland mural depicting Ohlone people could be removed due to nudity complaint

CNN on September 2, 2025


KPIX

By Amanda Hari

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    San Francisco (KPIX) — A mural that has captured the attention of people in Oakland for nearly two decades may be painted over soon.

The artwork is located on the corner of 41st Street and Piedmont Avenue. It depicts Ohlone Native Americans interacting with Spanish Missionaries, but property managers say they received complaints about the nudity in the image.

Neighbors like Andrea Hackl don’t see the problem.

“It doesn’t speak of Oakland’s values to destroy art,” Hackl stated.

Hackl has been walking her dog past this mural nearly every day for the last three years. Each time, she stops to take it in.

“For me, it means Native Americans being robbed of their land, and there’s already a plan in place of what’s going to happen to the land, no matter what anyone thinks, but those parts especially, they get me every time,” said Hackl about her interpretation of the mural.

She was disappointed and a little disturbed to hear it would be painted over. Hackl is originally from Austria, so she didn’t grow up learning about California history, but she’s learning now.

“For me, it’s been an amazing educational tool as well,” said Hackl. “You don’t just look at amazing art, but it tells a story. It tells a really important aspect of history.”

The mural is titled “The Capture of the Solid, the Escape of the Soul.”

The work, painted by Rocky Rische-Baird, depicts the Ohlone tribe being given smallpox-infested clothing and blankets by the Spanish missionaries. A green, diseased man shows the death and destruction it caused.

The mural has many images within it.

Wolf Clifton lives in a different neighborhood of Oakland. When he heard about the removal of the mural, he knew he needed to come see it himself.

“The level of detail, and the surrealism of much of it,” Clifton observed. “The gas pump with the snake head. It’s impressive.”

After seeing it, he doesn’t understand why someone would be offended by the small amount of nudity.

“It’s so prudish, frankly, and I have to wonder does it have more to do with it being an honest portrayal of colonialism and the destruction that it brought on the indigenous people of the area,” Clifton questions. “Is that really what’s going on?

Resident of the building, Julie, received the email from SG Real Estate Co. that they will be painting over the mural because they’ve received complaints that the naked native man is distasteful.

“They were going to paint it over because so many people have complained about it,” said Julie. “Which is not true! I know of one person.”

She said she’s fighting to keep it.

“I’ve been at it all day,” Julie explained. “Actually, for many days, and I’ve had lots and lots of emails. I don’t want anything to happen to this.”

The people CBS News Bay Area met and spoke with all said they support the mural, and dozens of people came by to look at it and take pictures.

Hackl believes removing the mural will set a bad precedent.

“We don’t want to paint over art that tells such an important part of history, that makes people think and makes people reflect,” said Hackl. “That’s just a sign of society going backwards and that is never a sign of a health society.”

CBS Bay Area reached out to SG Real Estate and Co. We did not hear back at the time of this report.

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Oakland mural depicting Ohlone people could be removed due to nudity complaint

CNN Newsource on September 2, 2025


KPIX

By Amanda Hari

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    San Francisco (KPIX) — A mural that has captured the attention of people in Oakland for nearly two decades may be painted over soon.

The artwork is located on the corner of 41st Street and Piedmont Avenue. It depicts Ohlone Native Americans interacting with Spanish Missionaries, but property managers say they received complaints about the nudity in the image.

Neighbors like Andrea Hackl don’t see the problem.

“It doesn’t speak of Oakland’s values to destroy art,” Hackl stated.

Hackl has been walking her dog past this mural nearly every day for the last three years. Each time, she stops to take it in.

“For me, it means Native Americans being robbed of their land, and there’s already a plan in place of what’s going to happen to the land, no matter what anyone thinks, but those parts especially, they get me every time,” said Hackl about her interpretation of the mural.

She was disappointed and a little disturbed to hear it would be painted over. Hackl is originally from Austria, so she didn’t grow up learning about California history, but she’s learning now.

“For me, it’s been an amazing educational tool as well,” said Hackl. “You don’t just look at amazing art, but it tells a story. It tells a really important aspect of history.”

The mural is titled “The Capture of the Solid, the Escape of the Soul.”

The work, painted by Rocky Rische-Baird, depicts the Ohlone tribe being given smallpox-infested clothing and blankets by the Spanish missionaries. A green, diseased man shows the death and destruction it caused.

The mural has many images within it.

Wolf Clifton lives in a different neighborhood of Oakland. When he heard about the removal of the mural, he knew he needed to come see it himself.

“The level of detail, and the surrealism of much of it,” Clifton observed. “The gas pump with the snake head. It’s impressive.”

After seeing it, he doesn’t understand why someone would be offended by the small amount of nudity.

“It’s so prudish, frankly, and I have to wonder does it have more to do with it being an honest portrayal of colonialism and the destruction that it brought on the indigenous people of the area,” Clifton questions. “Is that really what’s going on?

Resident of the building, Julie, received the email from SG Real Estate Co. that they will be painting over the mural because they’ve received complaints that the naked native man is distasteful.

“They were going to paint it over because so many people have complained about it,” said Julie. “Which is not true! I know of one person.”

She said she’s fighting to keep it.

“I’ve been at it all day,” Julie explained. “Actually, for many days, and I’ve had lots and lots of emails. I don’t want anything to happen to this.”

The people CBS News Bay Area met and spoke with all said they support the mural, and dozens of people came by to look at it and take pictures.

Hackl believes removing the mural will set a bad precedent.

“We don’t want to paint over art that tells such an important part of history, that makes people think and makes people reflect,” said Hackl. “That’s just a sign of society going backwards and that is never a sign of a health society.”

CBS Bay Area reached out to SG Real Estate and Co. We did not hear back at the time of this report.

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Domestic violence victim uses hand signal to get help from Alhambra police

CNN on September 2, 2025


KCBS

By Matthew Rodriguez

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    ALHAMBRA (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman used hand signals to escape a domestic violence suspect at a Los Angeles County 7-Eleven, police say.

The Alhambra Police Department said someone called 911 after noticing the woman asking for help by using hand signals behind her back at the 7-Eleven located on Fremont Avenue and Montezuma Avenue.

Officers arrived and found the woman standing next to Glendora resident John Palombi. After checking on the woman, officers asked the pair to step outside the convenience store and began asking questions to each of them separately.

After the questioning, officers asked Palombi to stand up, but he ran away from them. They quickly caught Palombi before he could leave the parking lot.

Police discovered he had an active warrant. Alhambra PD said he had a stun gun when officers arrested him.

Jail records showed that Palombi was booked into the Alhambra PD jail on Aug. 19 and is being held on no bail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said he was on supervised release at the time of his arrest. Court records show that Palombi has multiple convictions for violating parole, firearms violations, robbery, drugs and leading police on a pursuit.

While it’s not clear what hand signal the woman used, the Women’s Funding Network publicized two hand signals a person can discreetly use to communicate that they need help.

WFN described “The Signal for Help” as a stretched-out palm with a tucked-in thumb, followed by a fist enclosing the thumb.

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Domestic violence victim uses hand signal to get help from Alhambra police

CNN Newsource on September 2, 2025


KCBS

By Matthew Rodriguez

Click here for updates on this story

    ALHAMBRA (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman used hand signals to escape a domestic violence suspect at a Los Angeles County 7-Eleven, police say.

The Alhambra Police Department said someone called 911 after noticing the woman asking for help by using hand signals behind her back at the 7-Eleven located on Fremont Avenue and Montezuma Avenue.

Officers arrived and found the woman standing next to Glendora resident John Palombi. After checking on the woman, officers asked the pair to step outside the convenience store and began asking questions to each of them separately.

After the questioning, officers asked Palombi to stand up, but he ran away from them. They quickly caught Palombi before he could leave the parking lot.

Police discovered he had an active warrant. Alhambra PD said he had a stun gun when officers arrested him.

Jail records showed that Palombi was booked into the Alhambra PD jail on Aug. 19 and is being held on no bail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said he was on supervised release at the time of his arrest. Court records show that Palombi has multiple convictions for violating parole, firearms violations, robbery, drugs and leading police on a pursuit.

While it’s not clear what hand signal the woman used, the Women’s Funding Network publicized two hand signals a person can discreetly use to communicate that they need help.

WFN described “The Signal for Help” as a stretched-out palm with a tucked-in thumb, followed by a fist enclosing the thumb.

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Blind models walk runway celebrating fashion and feeling

CNN on August 27, 2025


WBBM

By Noel Brennan

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    OAK BROOK, Illinois (WBBM) — At a fashion show in Oak Brook, Illinois, the models don’t need designer looks to show off their style. For them, fashion is about feeling.

“Intrinsically, I have the knack for fashion and I did not lose that when I lost my sight,” said Monty Rogers.

Rogers and Takela Allen are already model students at the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education, but Sunday they walked their first runway. They’re among 10 models, all blind or visually impaired, who paired up with a stylist at a nearby Nordstrom to find the perfect fit based on feeling.

The opportunity was made possible by jewelry store CD Peacock, the nonprofit Beautiful Lives Project, and a gem of an idea.

Aria Holtzman, 16, teamed up with Bryce Weiler from the Beautiful Lives Project, which creates events for people with disabilities, to create this fashion show.

“Starting a fashion show was always something that I wanted to do,” Weiler said.

After weeks of planning, it was showtime and the models didn’t need to see their clothes to know they looked as good as they felt.

CD Peacock covered the cost of the outfits for the models, and each of them went home with brand-new clothes from Nordstrom.

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Blind models walk runway celebrating fashion and feeling

CNN on August 27, 2025


WBBM

By Noel Brennan

Click here for updates on this story

    OAK BROOK, Illinois (WBBM) — At a fashion show in Oak Brook, Illinois, the models don’t need designer looks to show off their style. For them, fashion is about feeling.

“Intrinsically, I have the knack for fashion and I did not lose that when I lost my sight,” said Monty Rogers.

Rogers and Takela Allen are already model students at the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education, but Sunday they walked their first runway. They’re among 10 models, all blind or visually impaired, who paired up with a stylist at a nearby Nordstrom to find the perfect fit based on feeling.

The opportunity was made possible by jewelry store CD Peacock, the nonprofit Beautiful Lives Project, and a gem of an idea.

Aria Holtzman, 16, teamed up with Bryce Weiler from the Beautiful Lives Project, which creates events for people with disabilities, to create this fashion show.

“Starting a fashion show was always something that I wanted to do,” Weiler said.

After weeks of planning, it was showtime and the models didn’t need to see their clothes to know they looked as good as they felt.

CD Peacock covered the cost of the outfits for the models, and each of them went home with brand-new clothes from Nordstrom.

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