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Hepatitis epidemic hits Hawaii harder than other states

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Viral hepatitis C is curable. Hepatitis B is treatable. Both are preventable — so, why does one U.S. state have such high rates of it?Did you know that Hawaii has higher liver cancer mortality due to hepatitis B and C than the continental United States? Water bead warning: Why major retailers are pulling popular toy "When we look at hepatitis B, and hepatitis C specifically, we also see higher death rates of both of those compared to the continental U.S.," says Hawaii Department of Health's Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator Thaddeus Pham. "People who die from hepatitis in Hawaii — hepatitis C specifically — can die up to 20 years earlier than residents in the rest of the state."That's right. There's a 20-year difference in life expectancy between those who contract the curable hepatitis C and those who don't have it. Pham and the DOH are in the middle of developing a surveillance infrastructure as part of the HepFree by 2030 campaign, which will track the s...

Bulls open 25-point first-quarter lead in Miami, team's largest since Jordan era

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls had a start the likes of which the franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era on Thursday night.The Bulls jumped out to a 33-8 lead in Miami — the team's biggest first-quarter lead in nearly 27 years. Chicago made 13 of its first 17 shots.The last time Chicago had a bigger first-quarter lead was Jan. 31, 1997, at Golden State. Jordan made a jumper late in the opening period to give the Bulls a 27-point edge at 35-8. Chicago went on to win that game 115-92 and eventually won the NBA title that season. No. 1 North Central football eyes 30th straight win, third Stagg Bowl championship  Chicago's 25-point first-quarter lead Thursday was the second-largest in the NBA this season. Boston led Washington by 26 in the opening quarter on Oct. 30.Miami finished the period on a 14-3 run, getting within 36-22 by the end of the first. The 25-point margin was the biggest opening-quarter deficit for the Heat since falling behind by 28 in the first quarter of...

How to watch the 2023 Texas high school football state championships

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s history to be made at AT&T Stadium for high school football players in December, and you can watch it all unfold from home. Texas high school football playoffs: State championships schedule, scores, stats All of the games will be aired on Bally Sports Southwest and Bally Sports Southwest Extra. Games kick at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.The Class 1A 6-man games along with the 2A Division I state title games were played Wednesday. Bally Sports Southwest’s highlight and breakdown show “Ford Championship Live” will be sandwiched between games at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 14-16.Below are the dates and times of the games. Check the channel guide below or consult your TV provider to find Bally Sports Southwest.Find Bally Sports Southwest in the Austin areaDirecTV/DirectTV Stream: Channel 676AT&T U-verse: 753 (SD) 1753 (HD)Spectrum: 54Grande Communications: 55 (SD) 1155 (HD)Streaming: BallySports.com, Bally Sports app with a s...

Just in time for the holidays: CTFB, Amazon celebrate home delivery program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- With the holiday season here, needs can feel amplified for many. That's why Central Texas Food Bank celebrated its new partnership with Amazon for their home delivery program on Thursday.The home delivery program is a collaboration between CTFB and Amazon, which has delivered more than one million meals to food insecure families and others across Travis and Williamson Counties, according to CTFB.This program utilizes Amazon Flex delivery to connect meals and supplies to other local organizations.The food bank invited media members out to the Rosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhood Center, to celebrate, but also highlight issues for so many in our area."Demand is at an all time high. We are actually seeing an increase reliance on our services that rivals the peak of pandemic. Just last month, we served over 400,000 individuals which is an all-time high for the Central Texas Food Bank," said Sari Vatske, president and CEO of the food bank. Through Rosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhoo...

Man convicted of vehicular homicide in Aurora DUI crash that killed mother, daughter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

The man accused of killing a mother and her 6-year-old daughter when he drove the wrong way down South Chambers Road while drunk in 2022 was found guilty on all charges by an Arapahoe County jury last week.Juan Pablo Pascual-Licea was found guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular assault, child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury and child abuse resulting in death on Dec. 7, according to court records.Pascual-Licea was arrested on April 8, 2022 after he crashed into an SUV carrying a family of four near South Chambers Road and East Sixth Avenue. The family was on their way home from their 6-year-old daughter’s birthday party, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.Pascual-Licea was driving more than 80 mph the wrong way down South Chambers Road when the crash occurred, according to the district attorney’s office. He had previously hit a bicyclist and almost hit a group of teenagers in a crosswalk.He had a blood ...

Kiszla: Before Brandon Royval could see dream of becoming UFC champ, he burned with desire to beat the odds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

The kid from Denver hopped on his bike and rode, chasing a dream his heart knew was real but he could not see. All Brandon Royval knew for certain: If he stopped fighting, the dream would die.And isn’t that a pretty decent definition of blind faith?Back in the day, on the streets of his Denver neighborhood, Royval recalled, “I feel like every Mexican kid had the Fernando Vargas haircut. I had my head shaved, with those bangs. Every Mexican kid was a boxing fan because of him.”So as a teenager, Royval jumped on his bike and pedaled 13 miles to the gym, where, to tell the truth, he thought all the dudes practicing mixed martial arts were doing an injustice to the sweet science of pugilism.“I was never a fan of kicking or wrestling,” Royval admitted. “If you’re a boxing fan, you think that’s kind of lame.”But now 31 years old, after chasing a dream for half his life, Royval sees his destiny inside a cage in Las Vegas, when at Ultimate Fighting Championship 296, he will do battle in a r...

SoCal Edison cuts electricity to residents in RV park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

Residents in a San Bernardino County mobile home park have been scrambling after their electricity was suddenly cutoff more than 24 hours ago, leaving families, elderly residents and others with medical conditions in the lurch.  Many of the increasingly frustrated residents at Fisherman’s Retreat, an RV park off San Timoteo Canyon Road in Redlands, told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson that they are caught between Southern California Edison and Halo Resorts Inc., the owners of the park.  “Unfortunately, we’ve been told by the electric company that the people that run the place haven’t paid the bill for the last couple of months,” Pete Ridder, who has lived in the RV park for 12 years said.  A lot of the residents of Fisher’s Retreat have resorted to candles and flashlights at night, but that doesn’t help keep them warm as the temperatures drop in the evening.  “How do you do that people,” resident Denise Mahmet said. “I have a breathing machine I have to use. I can’t do that...

Steve Kerr on Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension: “To me this is about more than basketball”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Steve Kerr addressed Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension with a message of compassion.Green will miss an undetermined number of games as he works through some personal issues that are connected to his most recent on-court outbursts, including hitting Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the head on Tuesday and choking Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert last month.“To me this is about more than basketball,” Kerr said. “It’s about helping Draymond. I think it’s an opportunity for Draymond to step away and to make a change in his approach and his life.“This is about someone who I believe in, someone who I have known for a decade, who I love for his loyalty, his commitment, his passion, his love for his teammates and family. Trying to help that guy because the one who choked Rudy, the one who flailed at Jusuf, who punched Jordan (Poole) last year. That’s the guy who has to change. Everything before that, what are we really talking about? Throwing a...

AP/NORC poll: Few US adults want a Trump-Biden rematch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

By Seung Min Kim and Linley Sanders | Associated PressWASHINGTON — It’s the presidential election no one is really jazzed about.Relatively few Americans are excited about a potential rematch of the 2020 election between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, although more Republicans would be satisfied to have Trump as their nominee than Democrats would be with Biden as their standard-bearer, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.That palpable apathy from voters comes even as both Biden and Trump are facing relatively few obstacles in their paths to lock down their respective parties’ nominations next year. Biden has amassed broad support from Democratic officials as a handful of mostly token primary challengers have struggled to spark momentum. And despite 91 indictments across four criminal cases — including some centered on his attempts to overturn his electoral loss to Biden in 2020 — Trump’s grip on GOP primar...

PG&E gets OK to keep open Diablo Canyon nuclear plant: bills may jump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:47 GMT

OAKLAND — PG&E has won approval to keep operating the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo County, a decision that one group warns could trigger higher monthly bills.The five-member state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-0 to approve an extension of the operating license for the Diablo Canyon nuclear complex, perched near Avila Beach next to the Pacific Ocean. One commissioner was absent while another abstained.Instead of terminating service in 2025, the plant and its reactors are poised to operate until at least 2030 as a result of the just-approved extension.Before the vote, the state PUC heard from numerous residents of California who urged the PUC to not approve the extension of the operating license.Those who spoke raised issues such as the age of the plant, the integrity of the containment chambers for the nuclear reactors, and the plant’s location near what one speaker called a “latticework” of earthquake faults.Several years ago...