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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Black Hills Energy developing emergency shutoff program
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Black Hills Energy (BHE) is developing a program to allow the utility to shut off power in high-wildfire risk areas during 'extreme conditions.' According to BHE, the utility is preparing to launch the 'Public Safety Power Shutoff' (PSPS) program by mid-summer 2025. BHE said the PSPS program involves 'selectively and proactively' shutting off power to high-risk fire areas during extreme weather conditions until those conditions improve, with the goal of preventing electric facilities from becoming a source of wildfire ignition. 'At Black Hills Energy, the safety of our customers, employees and communities is our highest priority,' said Campbell Hawkins, vice president of Colorado utilities. 'We believe that a Public Safety Power Shutoff program is a necessary and critical tool for wildfire prevention and mitigation, particularly for utilities with high fire risk areas.' BHE said if a power line is proactively de-energized during a shutoff, it will not be turned back on until conditions improve, and until crews have inspected power lines. This process may result in outages lasting a few hours or a few days. 'Peer utilities are currently implementing and executing similar programs,' Hawkins said. 'To determine if a Public Safety Power Shutoff is necessary, Black Hills Energy will leverage industry criteria that include a combination of wind gust speeds and low relative humidity.' According to Hawkins, BHE does not intend to trigger a shutoff based only on a Red Flag Warning being issued by the National Weather Service; however Red Flag Warnings do trigger other operational responses already in place, which are outlined in the company's Wildfire Mitigation Plan. BHE said it would communicate with customers before any shutoff occurs, and said the shutoff would only be used as a last resort. During and after a PSPS event, BHE said public notifications would occur through phone calls, emails, text messages, social media, media outlets and BHE's website. BHE reminds the community to have a backup plan in place for medicine that needs to be refrigerated or medical equipment that is powered by electricity. This could mean finding a place you can go during an outage or having a backup generator. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Stranger Things fans rage 'you're joking?!' as Netflix delivers huge update on final season's release date
Three long years on from our last visit to the mysterious and sinister Hawkins, Indiana, the recently-announced release schedule for Stranger Things ' fifth and final instalment is setting tongues wagging. It was announced back in summer 2022 that sci-fi horror sensation was set to be renewed for a one more outing, but it was not until Netflix 's recent Tudum LIVE event, that confirmed dates were shared. Season 4 left Hawkins, and our protagonists, in peril, with a gate to the Upside Down opened in the fallout from the gang's final battle with Vecna. But those hoping to see the series off with a binge-watch of epic proportions will be disappointed. Netflix has clarified that the last season of Stranger Things will be released in three parts on November 26, December 25, and December 31 respectively. This is the second time Stranger Things has released a season in segments, with the first seven episodes of the fourth season released on May 27 and the final two episodes withheld until July 1. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Some fans were dismayed by this news, highlighting the length of time it has taken to produce season 5 in the first place Some fans were dismayed by this news, highlighting the length of time it has taken to produce season 5 in the first place. 'What are these dates omggg a month of waiting for volume 2???? I'm too impatient for this.' 'Waiting like 5 years for a show, and them dividing it into 3 parts???? lmao it's such a joke??' 'This is actually the worst release schedules for a TV show that I have maybe ever seen.' 'Girl this is just ONE season… y'all are dragging it by splitting it into 3 parts…' 'I think its so lame that season 5 of Stranger Things is coming out in 3 waves. I don't mind how long its taken, it takes time to film and do all the behind the scenes stuff for a TV show. But just release the whole thing, why make us wait even longer?' However, others argued that the staggered release dates help to build tension and prevent spoilers from being leaked for the finale. 'Don't hit me but I low-key like the 3 parts . They're on days most of us are off and it builds anticipation. So like .. I get it lol. Plus they're not even that far apart from each other.' Many fans rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts on the matter - and they didn't hold back 'Did NETFLIX JUST REALEASE THE AMAZING STANGER THING FINAL SEASONS woah splitting a volume 1, 2, 3, is kinda fine I guess because I didn't want it to end quickly, so excited.' The paranormal thriller premiered back in the summer of 2016, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, David Harbour and Winona Ryder, who will all reprise their roles once more in season 5. The plot summary for the new season reads: 'The fall of 1987. 'Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. 'But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. 'Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. 'As the anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. 'The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they've faced before. 'To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.' Stranger Things season five, volume one will be released on Netflix on November 26. Followed by volume two on December 25, and volume three on December 31.
Irish Examiner
17 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Go to bat and batter in West Cork hotspot Rosscarbery
WEST Cork's Rosscarbery has a hot new show on the road — the man behind one of West Cork's highest-rated fish and chips businesses has taken over the former Landmark restaurant and cafe premises on the N71 at Tanyard Lane. The Landmark, now Nighhawks, is on the N71 in Rosscarbery, West Cork The one-time Calnan's bar on the main West Cork N71 strip, later Landmark, closed after covid around 2020, having also previously traded as Longfellas. Taking over now at the 4.300 sq ft roadside eatery for year-round service at particularly family-friendly pricing is local entrepreneur Roy Hawkins, wife Olwen, daughter Cassidy, and extended family, with a staff crew of 14 on board in the Hawkins family's assertive new venture, called Nighthawks. Mr Hawkins previously had a takeaway, Rocks, on the square in Rosscarbery, later moving to open the highly regarded Rosscarbery Traditional Fish and Chips by the Spar on the N71 at Cregane, winning a clutch of quality and service awards over the past several years en route. The family's new sitdown venture, Nighthawks, soft-opened just last weekend, with takeaway and 'click and collect'. Mr Hawkins has just closed his award-garlanded previous takeaway outlet by Spar, and previously had overseen food ventures in Clonakilty and Timoleague for other operators. Rear view of Burgatia house And, on a related local 'hook', there's a touch of 'fish out of water' about the design of this one-off Burgatia home, overlooking the lagoon, the water sports centre, Rosscarbery itself, and the Celtic Ross Hotel. Built in the 1980s, it's a C2-BER stamped, and brick-faced 2,628 sq ft three-storey home, on a third of an acre landscaped sloping site that manages to fit in up to seven bedrooms, under a pressed metal or zinc roof, mono-pitch, with all-brick external leaf and walls have been pumped with insulation. It is topped with solar panels on its low-pitch roof, making it even more visually noticeable from the causeway/N71, with the west-facing hillside at Burgatia home to some of Ross's top 'Grand Circle' detached family homes, with several new builds also joining the array of late. Guiding at €950,000, estate agent Mark Kelly of Hodnett Forde is selling this '80s one-off for a Cork family who've used it of late as a holiday home. He says there's up to seven bedrooms in the two/three-storey home 'presented in pristine condition, with high-quality fixtures and fittings, insulated to a high standard and has a layout to make the most of the stunning views'. It has day/living rooms and kitchen at the lower ground level, a mid-level with four double bedrooms (one en suite) and main bathroom and a top floor with three en suite bedrooms, the principal one impressively double aspect. Lagoon view The Burgatia townland is above a walking loop around the lagoon by Rosscarbery and 'the location is both idyllic and convenient, you can stroll out for a beach walk, pier walk, swim, to the pubs, shops and school… and get a catch at the new Nighthawks too, ' says Mr Kelly.
Hindustan Times
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
'These kids are like 40 now': Are fans over the excessively delayed Stranger Things season 5 premiere?
It's here, and it's as underwhelming as could be. The sense of disappointment, or worse, non-reactions surrounding the date announcement video for the final season of Stranger Things, actually has nothing to do with its production value. Instead it's got everything to do with the years and years of wait between seasons which has completely zapped people of interest. The first season had debuted on Netflix back in July 2016 and was charted as one of the biggest hits of the year. The second season came zooming in the following year in October, doubling the momentum and the craze. The third season is where the waiting game began, the same rolling in almost 2 years later, in July 2019. Really testing patience and tenacity, the fourth season released after 3 long years, across May and July 2022. Now 3.5 years later, season 5 will see through a three-part release across November 26, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. Phew. Now don't get us wrong, of course audiences are pumped for now. But holding out till winter 2025 to give the show the chart-busting ratings it's been getting for the last 4 seasons, seems less likely. Comments expressing the same read, "I loved stranger things but it's so long that I don't even care to engage anymore", "Why so longggg!!! These kids are like 40 now 😂😂", "I've already forgotten the name of the characters", "I'm kinda over it 😭" and"I hate they waited so long ! It lost momentum 😩😩😩" to quote a few. This one in particular, really captures the essence of what it has been like, waiting for Stranger Things to conclude: "I was 12 years old when the first season came out. All my friends used to watch it together. Now I'm 97 living in a nursing home. Can't wait to see the final season". But this conspiracy theory, which honestly seems pretty plausible at this point, takes the cake: "their main goal is for us to constantly re-watch all the seasons each 2-3 years, IT'S ANNOYING". It is worth mentioning that the lead cast, comprising of Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo were 11, 13, 11, 14 and 13 years old respectively when the Stranger Things saga commenced. Sadie Sink who joined the key cast later, was 14 at the time of joining. Millie is now 21, Finn is 22, Noah is 20, Caleb is 23, Gaten is 22 and Sadie is 23. What better timeline than this, to gauge, how long the wait has been. If you feel too strung out to even hit play on the date announcement, know that the parting shot is of Noah's Will screaming 'run' — the very word he used the lights to spell out back in season 1 (kudos if you remember) — will definitely have the hairs on your neck standing, and carries the impact to pull you back into Hawkins. But will you find it in you to tune in during holiday season? Let's wait and watch.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Stranger Things' season 5 to be released in 3 parts, with finale debuting on New Year's Eve
'Stranger Things' season 5 officially has a release date -- three of them, to be exact. The fifth and final season of the Netflix hit will air in three parts, with the first four episodes debuting Nov. 26; the next three episodes dropping on Christmas Day; and the final episode streaming on New Year's Eve. Everything we know about 'Stranger Things' season 5: Details Each volume will be released at 5 p.m. PT. The news was revealed during Netflix's fan event Tudum 2025, along with a new teaser for Season 5. The teaser mixes footage from previous seasons with some quick glimpses of the new episodes, ending with a shot of Noah Schnapp's Will Byers screaming "Run!" as he faces an unknown horror. A synopsis for Season 5 says the episodes pick up in the fall of 1987, with Hawkins dealing with the aftermath of the opening of the Rifts and our group of heroes uniting to find and kill Vecna. 'The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they've faced before,' the synopsis reads. 'To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.' 'Stranger Things' stars Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Schnapp and Sadie Sink. 'Stranger Things' season 5 to be released in 3 parts, with finale debuting on New Year's Eve originally appeared on
