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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
West Lothian dog park 'targeted by youths' as fire crews called to scene
A West Lothian dog park has been forced to close after being 'targeted by youths'. The Paw Park in Broxburn saw their shelter become 'charred remains', after a blaze broke out within it. Images from the incident show flames engulfing the shelter, with black smoke billowing into the sky on Monday evening. Owners said their park, The Meadow, was closed with 'immediate effect'. They said youths were seen in the vicinity of the field around the time of the incident. READ MORE: West Lothian thug who robbed shop armed with meat cleaver unmasked READ MORE: Man appears in court over Edinburgh gangland salon fire after locals flee blaze Posting to Facebook, The Paw Park said: "Unfortunately due to vandalism, the Meadow has been closed with immediate effect and until the charred remains of the shelter can be removed and the area made safe for dogs and owners. "We have been made aware that several youths were seen in the vicinity of the field earlier this evening and we would ask if anyone has any further information to please get in touch with us directly. A huge thanks to the local fire brigade for bringing the fire under control so quickly, what an absolute waste of time, money and resources." Locals were quick to comment with disappointment. One posted: "This is an absolutely disgusting! What is wrong with people!" Another added: "So gutted for you guys and disgusted that people would do this." A third commented: "Really sorry to read this. I just don't understand what anyone gets out of doing this." Edinburgh Live has approached the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for comment. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
CBS News
4 days ago
- General
- CBS News
CEO of WQED says, "We are not going anywhere" amid federal funding cuts
He says they've been thinking about a path forward for a couple of years now. "We're going back to our roots in many ways by being very focused on the local community," Jedlinski said. Jedlinski says that means using the airwaves to platform content from that community. "Whether they be professional filmmakers, whether they be teachers – the Heinz History Center, Duquesne University," Jedlinski said. Focusing on local is something WQED did, nearly two decades before PBS. "We are standing in the birthplace of educational television," Jedlinski said. Of course, the station will continue relying on people's funding, but it always has. "The station began with 60,000 Pittsburghers giving two dollars," Jedlinski said. Now it's telling those Pittsburghers it's not going away as the station plans to keep beaming. "We are still here – we are not going anywhere," Jedlinski said.
CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
‘I just started screaming': U.S. woman discovers cat cut in half in her front yard
Watch An Oklahoma woman who takes care of local feral cats was horrified to find a cat cut in half on her front lawn, sparking a police investigation.
CNET
15-07-2025
- CNET
Nextdoor's Big Redesign Packages AI Advice Alongside Human Conversations
Nextdoor, the social media app for your neighborhood and local events, has launched a new redesign. The company says the changes are to "meet the evolving needs of neighbors everywhere" as the shift toward remote and hybrid work has resulted in people spending more time in their local communities. The redesign focuses on three core features that will help you navigate the going-ons of your neighborhood: Alerts, News and Faves. Here's how each of these features works, and how it's incorporating an artificial intelligence chatbot into the app's overhaul. The Nextdoor Alerts feature combines information from trusted sources, local emergency services and your neighbors to give you the fullest understanding of a situation. Nextdoor/Screenshot by Tyler Lacoma/CNET Alerts As a local social media application, Nextdoor has been able to share information about local emergencies or crises in the past. Identifying this important use case, developers created the Alert tab -- a map expressly designed to help you stay on top of critical happenings nearby. The map tracks power outages, severe weather, wildfires and more. Nextdoor powers this new feature through partnerships with providers like Samdesk and The Weather Company, integrating their latest updates into the map. The Alerts tab will also allow you to converse with your neighbors about what's happening nearby, sharing warnings or the latest information about a crisis. Local public agencies (such as your town's fire department) can also send out news blasts directly to the Nextdoor Alerts tab. The Nextdoor News feature integrates trusted local publications into the app. Nextdoor/Screenshot by Tyler Lacoma/CNET News You've always been able to hear about the latest events from neighbors through conversations on the Nextdoor app, but this feature will directly connect you with local news outlets to keep your neighborhood informed. Nextdoor has already partnered with more than 3,500 local publications across the US, the UK and Canada for this new feature -- the rollout includes a feed of news articles for 77% of US neighborhoods represented on Nextdoor right now. Local stories from vetted publishers will show up in your feed based on location information, making it easier for you and your neighbors to discuss local sports, politics and more. Nextdoor Faves integrates an AI agent into the Nextdoor app, allowing you to ask about hidden gems nearby. Nextdoor/Screenshot by Tyler Lacoma/CNET Faves (the new AI agent) Nextdoor's new AI agent powers the Faves feature, which was launched in limited US markets at the beginning of its rollout. Zooey Liao/CNET This feature incorporates an AI tool into Nextdoor, which was trained on the 14 years of neighborhood conversation history baked into the app. You can ask the chatbot for specific local recommendations and receive a quick and summarized response to your inquiry. Nextdoor says that asking the AI chatbot to provide recommendations will be just as useful as "asking a knowledgeable local." Whether or not users will prefer this chatbot to normal conversations with their neighbors remains to be seen. More than 100 million people use Nextdoor internationally, and the company estimates that one in three US households maintain an active account. It remains to be seen whether Nextdoor's active user base will embrace the redesign, but it will effect how millions of Americans interact with their neighborhoods. A representative for Nextdoor did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Firm behind Camelford energy plant rejects pollution fears
A proposed geothermal energy plant in North Cornwall is a risk to the environment, opponents have Council will meet later to decide whether the plans to drill into hot rocks under land in Slaughterbridge near Camelford can go living near the site fear harmful minerals and fluids brought up during the extraction process could pollute water in a tributary of the River Engineering Limited, the firm behind the plans, denied there would be pollution and said any impact on the environment would be mitigated. Landowner Andrew MacLeod said the plant's location near a tributary of the River Camel was "ridiculous"."I believe the water will be polluted," he said. Geothermal water, because of where it comes from, is laden with heavy metals, lithium, arsenic, and mercury."David Stark, who lives near the proposed plant, said the location was wrong: "We're probably looking at three to five years of disruption, noise and pollution - and potentially seismic activity. This basically should not be happening here."Another opponent, Sonia Parsons, added: "We're all in favour of eco-energy but it's a protected environment and we feel the risks are sufficient to say this shouldn't be going ahead." Dr Ryan Law, CEO of Geothermal Engineering Limited, refuted the claims and said the plant would create dozens of jobs and generate around £2 million for the local economy."Tregath Geothermal will deliver up to 4.9MW of green, renewable baseload electricity to the National Grid and will be another step forward in reducing our dependency on fossil fuels," he Cornwall Council and the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government have dismissed the need for an environmental impact assessment on the plans. A report to the planning committee says the Environment Agency is also satisfied that with "suitable planning conditions" there would be no "undue impacts on water interests, including ground water".But The Environment Agency's response to the application adds that if any contamination is identified at the site, the development should be halted until the developer has submitted a "remediation strategy". 'Industry could grow' Geothermal energy is created by drilling deep into hot rocks underground to produce a source of heat or to power electricity generators.A recent study by the British Geological Survey (BGS) highlighted the potential in Cornwall for geothermal Alison Monaghan, head of geothermal energy research at the BGS, said: "For every kilometre you go underground in Cornwall the geothermal gradient is more like 35C (95F) per kilometre, whereas in other parts of Britain that might be more like 26C (79F) per kilometre."She said this meant there were "aspirations" to develop more geothermal plants in Cornwall. "You don't have to drill as deep as you do in other parts of the UK for the same or more amounts of energy, and obviously it costs money to drill. The conditions are there so the industry could grow in Cornwall," she added.
