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LOS ANGELES — Following a series of winter storms that eased drought conditions across the state, Southern Californians celebrated a sight nobody has seen for several punishing years: water rushing into Diamond Valley Lake. The massive reservoir — the largest in Southern California — was considerably drained during the state's driest three years on record , with nearly half of the lake's supply used to bolster minuscule allocations from state water providers. But an extraordinarily wet winter allowed officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to turn on the taps in Hemet once again. Water transported from Northern California roared out of huge concrete valves Monday and into the blue lake at 600 cubic feet per second — marking an incredible turnaround for a region that only months ago had barely enough supplies to meet the health and safety needs of 6 million people. "Nature gave us a lifeline in the face of climate whiplash," said Adel … [Read more...] about ‘Nature gave us a lifeline:’ Southern California refills largest reservoir after wet winter

0 Politics & Government She is the first African-American woman to serve as director of the Baltimore County Department Of Public Works and Transportation. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from the Baltimore County Government: March 15, 2023 D'Andrea Walker was sworn in in February as the first African American woman to serve as the director of the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation. Walker has more than two decades of experience in state and local government and spent two years in the role of acting director. For Women’s History Month, we spoke with Walker about her role and hopes for the future. What are your current responsibilities and how did you get there? Current responsibilities cover managing the infrastructure in Baltimore County. More than 8,700 roads, 2,200 miles of watermain and sewer. Engineering and construction as well as solid … [Read more...] about Baltimore County Government: Get To Know D’Andrea Walker, Women’s History

0 Crime & Safety Baltimore County firefighters responded to the explosion at the Dundalk facility shortly before 11:30 a.m., authorities said. Megan VerHelst , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply DUNDALK, MD — Baltimore County firefighters responded to an explosion and fire at the Back River Waste Water Treatment facility in Dundalk on Wednesday, according to authorities. The Baltimore County Fire Department said firefighters were called to the facility located in the 8200 block of Eastern Avenue shortly before 11:30 a.m. for a two-alarm commercial building fire and explosion. Authorities evacuated the building upon arrival, according to the fire department. All employees were accounted for and no one was injured, firefighters confirmed in a tweet . Firefighters remained on the scene around 2:30 p.m. According to fire officials, the gas-fed fire caused parts of the building to become unstable. … [Read more...] about Explosion, Fire Reported At Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

0 Crime & Safety Baltimore has spent $22.2 million to settle nearly 40 cases involving the rogue law enforcement unit. Megan VerHelst , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply BALTIMORE, MD — The city of Baltimore will pay $6 million to the family of a man killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers, according to an Associated Press report. Baltimore has spent $22.2 million to settle nearly 40 cases involving the rogue law enforcement unit created to get illegal guns off the streets. Instead, members robbed drug dealers, planted narcotics and firearms on innocent people, and assaulted random civilians. More than a dozen officers have been convicted in the scandal since 2017. At least five other cases are pending in various stages of litigation, and hundreds of cases that hinged on their testimony were later dropped. "This is what happened when we didn't have the oversight, when … [Read more...] about Baltimore To Pay $6M Settlement Related To Gun Trace Task Force

0 Restaurants & Bars The Baltimore-based restaurant group is being sued after a Black woman and her son were denied entry at Ouzo Bay over the boy's attire. Jeff Arnold , Patch Staff Posted Reply BALTIMORE, MD – Baltimore-based Atlas Restaurant Group will not have a dress code at a restaurant and rooftop bar it plans to open in Washington, DC, after a woman who claims she and her son were denied entry into one of the its Baltimore restaurants last month because of their race. The restaurant group, which is the target of a discrimination lawsuit filed last week, wrote in an email to Eater , that it will not have a dress code at either the restaurant or rooftop bar at the Marriott Moxy Hotel. The lawsuit , filed last week in Baltimore City Court, is seeking $75,000 for Marcia Grant and her 9-year-old son, Dallas. Grant, a Black realtor, is seeking damages for the violation of the right rights of her and her son and the … [Read more...] about Atlas Restaurant Group DC Location Won’t Have Dress Code: Report

WASHINGTON — The old nuclear order, rooted in the Cold War’s unthinkable outcomes, was fraying before Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, it is giving way to a looming era of disorder unlike any since the beginning of the atomic age. Russia’s regular reminders over the past three months of its nuclear might, even if largely bluster, were the latest evidence of how the potential threat has resurfaced in more overt and dangerous ways. They were enough to draw a pointed warning to Moscow on Tuesday from President Biden in what amounted to a tacit acknowledgment that the world had entered a period of heightened nuclear risks. “We currently see no indication that Russia has intent to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, though Russia’s occasional rhetoric to rattle the nuclear saber is itself dangerous and extremely irresponsible,” Mr. Biden wrote in a guest opinion essay in The New York Times . “Let me be clear: Any use of nuclear weapons in this conflict on any scale would be completely … [Read more...] about Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era