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Scorpion truck blocks 18-wheeler from crashing into work zone on I-35

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A vehicle specifically designed to protect construction workers and equipment may have saved lives this morning after an 18-wheeler crashed into a work zone on I-35 in south Austin.Around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, an 18-wheeler traveling northbound on I-35 crashed into the I-35 Capital Express South Project work zone near Onion Creek Parkway. It slammed into the back of a safety vehicle, known as a Scorpion truck, designed to protect construction workers and construction equipment. It acts as a crash cushion and creates a safety barrier between moving traffic and a work zone.KXAN Traffic Anchor Erica Brennes sat down with Bradley Wheelis, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Transportation to learn more about these Scorpion trucks.Construction work zone safety is a top priority for TxDOT. Last year 205 people were killed in work zones in Texas. Only one of those people was a construction worker. The rest were drivers, their passengers, pedestrians and cyclists....

Austin Sobering Center effective in diverting people away from the hospital or jail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Sobering Center in downtown Austin has been effective in diverting people from jails and hospitals, officials from the program said during Tuesday's Travis County Commissioners Court meeting. The Austin Travis County Sobering Center has operated for five years. Since it opened its doors, center staff have assisted over 8,000 clients. The Sobering Center was opened as an alternative to jails or hospitals for intoxicated people and has been successful in diverting around 2,700 people from hospitals and over 5,224 people from going to jail, per the center’s data.The Sobering Center reported that with the first 4,000 people diverted from jail, it saved taxpayers $50,000 in booking fees. Further, the program relieves pressures from jails while helping clients with behaviors that stem from a substance abuse disorder. “[The Center] has been a lot more successful than we thought it would be,”Laura Elmore, Executive Director of the Sobering Center, said Tuesday at Travis ...

Memorial Day parade set in South Glens Falls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Every Memorial Day, the community of South Glens Falls has a tradition. The annual South Glens Falls Memorial Day Parade is set to take to the village this month. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The parade will gather on Friday, May 26, the parade will gather at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Haviland Avenue in South Glens Falls. The parade will head north, ending at Veteran's Memorial Park, where a wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Words of remembrance will be shared by Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner.This year, Wayne "Beanie" Bruce will serve as Grand Marshal leading the parade. Bruce is a 1967-71 Air Force veteran and has also served in the South Glens Falls Police Department for nearly three decades, including seven years as Saratoga Sheriff Deputy.The parade will include faces from local American Legion chapters, VFWs and fire departments, as well as the Sout...

Hubbard Hall awarded $279K for artist housing and sound equipment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education has been awarded $279,000 in support of artist housing and sound equipment. The funds were made available by the NY State Council on the Arts and are part of a $42 million investment statewide in Small and Mid-Sized Capital Projects for Arts and Cultural Organizations. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "In the last two years, with NYSCA's extraordinary support, we have completed several facilities projects that have greatly improved patrons' experiences, including new HVAC systems in three of our buildings and new restrooms in Hubbard Hall," says Executive & Artistic Director David Snider. "The addition of artist housing and new sound equipment are critical steps in our growth in serving our community and the field at large."Renovations and restoration will begin on the Lovejoy Building on the Hubbard Hall campus. Work is expected to be complet...

Comedian Bert Kreischer to perform at MVP Arena

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Comedian Bert Kreischer is coming to Albany. He is set to perform at MVP Arena on December 10 at 7 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This stop is part of Kreischer's "Tops Off" World Tour. Kreischer is known for often performing stand-up without a shirt on. He has three Netflix specials: "Bert Kreischer: Secret Time" released in 2018, "Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy" released in 2020, and "Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle" released in 2023.Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 5 at 10 a.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website.

Nootbaar reunites with Ohtani before highly-anticipated St. Louis start

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It's almost Sho-Time in St. Louis, but not without one special reunion at Busch Stadium. Shohei Ohtani, the pitcher-hitter phenom of the Los Angeles Angels, reunited with Lars Nootbaar on Tuesday for the first time since both won the World Baseball Classic title in March with Team Japan. Before the Cardinals-Angels series opener, Ohtani and Nootbaar shared some laughs and enjoyed a pregame chat on the field. Pepper Grinder 🤝 ShoTime pic.twitter.com/Dn0dKhKr34— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 2, 2023Nootbaar waited a just little longer than he hoped for the reunion. "I asked him if he wanted to go eat yesterday, he said he was sleeping," said Nootbaar laughingly to media members ahead of Tuesday's game. Ohtani, one of few players in MLB history to excel as a hitter and pitcher at the same time, is set to take the mound Wednesday against the Cardinals, and likely slot into the Angels lineup at designated hitter. Ohtani’s decorated resume includes an MVP and MVP ...

Triple shooting leaves 1 woman dead in St. Louis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One woman is dead following a triple shooting Tuesday evening in north St. Louis County.The shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. in the 10400 block of Halls Ferry Road, just outside the municipality of Castle Point.According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis County Police Department, officers arrived to find a gunshot victim outside a residence. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not been released, pending notification of family members. Grieving mom alleges CAO ‘negligence’ in daughter’s murder case Police found two more victims inside the home: an adult woman and a teen boy. Both were hospitalized. Their injuries were not life-threatening. The boy was eventually released from the hospital.Investigators with the department's Crimes Against Persons unit believe the shooting happened as a result of an altercation between people outside the home.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the St. Louis County Police Depart...

Opinion: Will this frog survive the showdown of natural ecosystems vs. outdoor recreation?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

Shortly after World War II, California fish managers had a brainstorm: They loaded juvenile trout into airplanes and saturation-bombed naturally fishless lakes in the High Sierra Mountains of California. Some of the fish hit rocks and ice, but most hit water.Gorging on zooplankton, insects, and two kinds of mountain yellow-legged frogs, the alien invaders unraveled aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, often in designated wilderness.In 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed both groups of frogs as endangered, prompting aggressive action by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The agency plan called for eradicating trout in 110 lakes, though trout would remain in 465 park lakes and hundreds of stream miles, leaving plenty of fishing opportunities.Gillnets would be used where possible. But in 33 lakes, the only option was rotenone, a short-lived, organic fish poison derived from plant roots and applied at 100 parts per billion. In modern fisheries management, rotenone has n...

Motorcycle crash with serious injuries forces closure of Colfax Avenue east of downtown Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

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Tesla EV charging station fight between two men in metro Denver escalates into fatal shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:03 GMT

A fight between two men at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station in Edgewater on Wednesday morning led to a fatal shooting, and police have launched a homicide investigation focused on the source of their dispute.Other adult male initially left scene but called 911 to report his involvement and is currently being detained by @COEdgewaterPD.— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) May 3, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Opinion: Polis, call a special legislative session to ban assault weapons Crime and Public Safety | Man dies after being shot multiple times in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights area Crime and Public Safety | Reward for info leading to conviction in American Elm double homicide is now $5K Crime and Public Safety | Aurora homicide investigators seek public’s help in locating a suspect vehicle and driver Crime and Public Safety | Rock-throwing suspects turned back to take pho...