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CTV News
15-07-2025
- CTV News
P.E.I. municipal building closed after possible military mortar discovered inside
A municipal building in Prince Edward Island is closed after a potentially hazardous item was found inside. A municipal building in Prince Edward Island is closed after a potentially hazardous item was found inside. Kensington Police Service says what appears to be a military mortar was found in the town's municipal building. Kensington The municipal building in Kensington, P.E.I., is pictured. (Google Street View) The building, which also includes the police department and town hall, is closed to the public as a precaution. Woodleigh Drive was closed Monday evening but has since reopened 'based on the advice of military explosives experts.' The nearby Tim Hortons drive-thru has also reopened. Police say there is no immediate threat to the public and specialized units are working to ensure the item is safely handled. Residents and visitors are asked to avoid the area. The investigation is ongoing and police say updates will be shared once the scene is cleared and the building reopens. Kensington Police Service A Kensington Police Service vehicle is pictured. (Source: Facebook/KtownPolice) For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Phoenix area residents wake up to hazy skies: Here's why
The Brief The Valley is experiencing thick, hazy, and dusty conditions that began Monday night due to gusty winds from overnight thunderstorms to the east, leading to hazardous air quality. An air quality advisory is in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday, with officials advising residents, especially those with breathing sensitivities, to limit outdoor activities. PHOENIX - Step outside on Tuesday, and you'll notice right away – a haze is blanketing the Valley. Walking across downtown Phoenix, it isn't just the heat that you'll notice, but the thick skies, too. What we know The poor air quality came in on Monday night, and it might stick around for Wednesday, July 2. What's causing it? How long will it stick around? Michael Graves, an air quality meteorologist with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, said it's not unusual to have dust at this time of year. "Valley residents have woken up to a surprise this morning with rather thick, hazy, dusty conditions," Graves said. A timelapse of the air quality in the last 24 hours starts off with yellow moderate air, there's a quick shift to the red unhealthy levels, before moving to a deep purple, showing that the air quality is hazardous. "Currently, dust levels are improving as the day heats up," Graves said on July 1. Graves says the main culprit of the thick air was overnight thunderstorms to our east. "That resulted in gusty winds and blew it our direction," he said, warning more might be on the way. What they're saying The gloomy haze is coating the city, covering planes in the sky with a thin filter and shading South Mountain from view. Here's what some residents had to say. "I woke up today, and it did look a little dusty … like a hazed tint." "Now it is very hazy." "To see it this morning, I was like, this is what bad visibility is." What you can do If you have breathing sensitivities, it's best to plan to stay inside and limit your time outside as much as possible.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Got outdoor activities planned for Juneteenth? Forecasters predict dicey weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) out of Wakefield, Virginia issued a hazardous weather outlook at 6:56 a.m. on June 16 for Petersburg and surrounding areas. The weather on Juneteenth, the federal holiday on June 19, is not looking great. The outlook at stated that "on June 16, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon in Amelia, Richmond, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Eastern Chesterfield and Colonial Heights. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rainfall and isolated instances of flash flooding." Meteorologist Larry Brown, at the NWS Wakefield office, provided a forecast at 8:20 a.m. June 16 for Petersburg and beyond. "It's going to be relatively cool and cloudy for most of the day today with possible showers. There could be an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon, but for the most part, the thunderstorms will be south of us today," Brown said. "Tomorrow, there is the possibility of a late-day thunderstorm, late afternoon into the evening." According to Brown, the highest risk of thunderstorms being really strong to severe in The Progress-Index readership area will be on June 19. "This encompasses the Petersburg area, and pretty much the entire area from New Jersey down to North Carolina, except for maybe the Carolina Coast is in that risk for Thursday." US National Weather Service Wakefield VA posted on Facebook on June 16, "Looking ahead, the humidity sticks around through the week, with much warmer temperatures on the way for the latter half of the week into next weekend, just in time for the Summer Solstice later this week (Friday)." Visit for active alerts and forecasts. 'Wines from around the world' Petersburg Biz Buzz: New exquisite wine bar, bridal boutique relocates Conference hosted over 890 students Virginia State University students excel at FBLA National Leadership Conference Kristi K. Higgins aka The Social Butterfly, an award-winning columnist, is the trending topics and food Q&A reporter at The Progress-Index voted the 2022 Tri-Cities Best of the Best Social Media Personality. Have a news tip on local trends or businesses? Contact Kristi (she, her) at khiggins@ follow @KHiggins_PI on X and @socialbutterflykristi on Instagram. Your support is vital to local journalism. Please . This article originally appeared on The Progress-Index: National Weather Service expects a stormy Juneteenth across our area
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Officials speak out about chemical spill traffic accident in Aiken County
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – A little after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office responded to a tractor-trailer that went over a bridge on I20 at Highway 1. 'The tractor-trailer had hazardous material that it was hauling. That hazardous material has been identified as methyl acetate, which is a highly flammable hazardous material,' said Jason Griffin, Major, Aiken County Sheriff's Office. 'Just saw the 18-wheeler leaking out like some fluid of whatnot, and on it, it says flammable,' said Bahseem Peterson, Helped the driver out of the truck. 'So, we were trying to get everybody to back up as far as possible and get the young lady out of the 18-wheeler and get her back as far as possible.' The driver had to be cut out of the truck and was transported by EMS to MCG. 'I saw the truck go off of the overpass, so I took off running,' said Ashley Loftin, who helped the driver out of the truck. 'They had to cut her seatbelt off of her, and she was just saying, get me out of the truck, get me out of the truck. Because I think she was afraid it was going to blow up.' On the scene are the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Aiken County Emergency Management, Aiken County Hazmat, Center Fire Department, and Department of Transportation. 'The fire department is on scene for fire suppression. Emergency management is working with the fire department and the hazmat team to try and control the leak. There's an off-site company coming from Columbia that is bringing a group down to try and offload the hazardous material,' said Griffin. Interstate 20 is shut down at Exit 18 and 29. Highway 1 at East Frontage Road and Fulmer Road will all be closed for an extended period of time with detours in place. 'A code red was sent out for a one-mile radius to do a shelter-in-place just to mitigate the traffic flow around the hazardous material. As well as a couple of businesses nearby, they were evacuated,' said Griffin. These detours are expected to last around 10 to 12 hours. If the estimate holds, the roads would remain shut down until 2 a.m. Wednesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJBF.
