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APD briefs Public Safety Committee on DPS partnership

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin City Council's Public Safety Committee will receive a briefing from law enforcement this morning on the Texas Department of Public Safety's (DPS) patrols in Austin.The initiative, which began on March 30, is currently on pause as troopers focus their attention on border cities following the expiration of Title 42. DPS temporarily halts partnership in Austin The goals of the partnership are to reduce traffic deaths and violent crime, and free up Austin Police Department (APD) officers to respond to emergency calls more quickly.Since the program began, there have been “significant decreases in violent crime, response times, and calls for service,” according to APD. The department used a data-driven approach to identify crime “hot-spots” as well as high-travel roads most common for crashes – and deployed troopers to those locations.In the crime hot spot areas where DPS deployed, violent crime dropped 58%, according to APD’s chief data officer. DPS’ presen...

Texas Senate committee advances teacher pay bill with addition of school voucher-like program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

Austin (KXAN) -- One of the last viable bills in the Texas legislature that would increase teacher pay now has a provision that would create a school voucher-like program. The Senate Committee on Public Education on Monday, in a 9-3 vote, advanced the version of the bill that would create an education savings account program to the full Senate for a vote. Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, over the weekend, filed a committee substitute of the bill that would add an education savings account program that would allow parents to re-direct up to $8,000 to private school tuition.The Texas legislature has yet to pass a bill that would address the growing shortage of teachers in Texas public schools. Austin ISD plans to pull millions from reserve funds to give educators 7% raise House Bill 100 would increase the per-pupil allotment for public schools by $50– and through that provision – would require school districts to use a certain amount of those funds to increase teacher pay. The allo...

Which Texas airport ranks among the angriest in the US?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Travelers at the San Antonio International Airport are among the angriest in the nation, a May study released by Forbes Advisor found. The Central Texas airport ranked fifth in the country, as evaluated in the report.The report compiled and analyzed more than 37,000 tweets aimed at the 60 busiest airports in the country between March 2022 and March 2023. Forbes Advisor then calculated the total number of angry tweets out of all tweets aimed at them. Top 10 angriest airports were ranked as follows:1. John Wayne Airport: Orange County, California65% of tweets were angryTop complaint was about noise levels2. Jacksonville International Airport: Jacksonville, Florida60% of tweets were angryTop complaint was about lines3. Eppley Airfield: Omaha, Nebraska59% of tweets were angryTop complaint was about delays4. Tampa International Airport: Tampa, Florida57% of tweets were angryTop complaint was about bags issues5. San Antonio International Airport: San Antonio, Texas57% of ...

CDTA's Nature Bus returning to Albany for third year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- CDTA's Nature Bus is set to return to Albany for the third year. The 2023 all electric Nature Bus begins Saturday, May 27 and runs through Saturday, October 14, which is two weeks longer than last year. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Nature Bus will travel to locations each week on a rotating schedule. Location partners will offer free programming most Saturdays, including guided trail walks, educational programs for families, and self-guided activities. All locations offer maps and have well-marked trails. Locations are free and open to the public from dawn to dusk. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult when visiting Five Rivers.The Nature Bus routes will be easily identified with warbler and beaver icons, differentiating thetwo schedules of alternating service. Customers can also provide live feedback using QR codes to complete surveys during service. You can find the Nature Bus p...

Ballston Spa man killed in crash involving Mechanicville school bus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 23-year-old man died in a car crash involving a Mechanicville school bus around 7:15 Monday morning. Jacob Granberg, of Ballston Spa, was pronounced dead at the scene.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office says an investigation showed a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, driven by Granberg, was driving eastbound on State Route 67 when it crossed over the westbound lane, striking a Mechanicville Central School bus head-on. Deputies say the bus then struck a 2013 Kia Optima that was driving eastbound behind the Cobalt. The driver of the Optima was taken via ambulance to Albany Medical Center for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. She is currently in stable condition. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Mechanicville City School District says four high school students were aboard on Route 67 headed to BOCES. All,...

St. Charles homeowners fearful as buyout deal lingers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Homeowners in a St. Charles subdivision are crossing their fingers and hoping the county government lives up to its promise of a buyout. At least two homeowners are fearful of their houses sliding down the hill.St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann had promised there would be buyouts for homes in danger of sliding down the hill, but homeowners said they’re not getting much reassurance, even as their retaining walls are sinking."Yeah, I've asked but I haven't heard anything. No specific answers about when I asked should we be talking about a buyout. I mean, is my house in jeopardy of being demolished like my neighborhoods was?” Tara Rath said.The county executive would not go on camera to address residents’ concerns. His office told FOX 2, “The county has provided you with all the information we have.” 1 person dead, 2 injured in St. Peter’s shooting But back in February, Ehlmann said the county would make buyouts available to those homes that are perched on...

The Denver Post to co-host a mayor’s race runoff debate between Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

The Denver Post will co-host a debate between Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston on Tuesday evening as the days tick down to June 6 when one of those two hopefuls will be named the city’s first mayor in a dozen years.The Post is partnering with Denver 7, Denverite and Colorado Public Radio for the hour-long event that starts at 6 p.m. Viewers can watch a live stream on Denverpost.com or tune in on television on Denver 7.Ballots in the runoff stage of the race were sent out starting May 15. The stakes are high for a city facing many challenges, including skyrocketing housing costs, widespread homelessness and rising crime.Both Brough and Johnston have made bold promises around those issues. Tuesday night, they will be asked about those topics, transportation, child care, the environment and more.For more voting information including a list of ballot drop box locations tinyurl.com/yckfcb7f.Related ArticlesPolitics | Same pay, fewer hours: Golden will try a four-day workwe...

Southbound 405 Freeway reopens after fatal multi-car crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

All southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway were closed for hours in the Westwood area Monday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash that left at least one person dead.Officials said the crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and involved four to five cars. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.The crash near Sunset Boulevard closed all southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway. May 22, 2023. (LLN)California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert around 4 a.m., blocking all southbound lanes of travel. Video from the crash scene showed car parts and debris scattered across the freeway.Traffic backups extended into the Sepulveda Pass. The HOV, No. 1 and No. 2 lanes were reopened at about 7 a.m., with the No. 3 and No. 4 lanes reopening at about 8:30 a.m., according to the CHP.During the closure, cars were diverted at Skirball Center Drive.California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert around 4 a.m., blocking all lanes of travel on the southbound 405. May 22, 2023. (KTLA)The cause of t...

Man crashes car after being shot while driving in Gardena

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

A man is dead after he was shot and crashed his car into parked vehicles in Gardena Sunday night, officials said.At a few minutes before 11 p.m., the unidentified man was driving his white Toyota Corolla by some people standing along the street in the 14800 block of Chadron Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. At least one person in the group opened fire at the Corolla, striking the driver multiple times in the chest, officials said. The car then "crashed into several parked vehicles" in the 14700 block of the street, the release said.The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Investigators said they believe the shots came from a group of four or five people, though no information about the suspects or the motive for the attack was available.

Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:33 GMT

Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood's biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school's commencement address Sunday in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers' strike picketed outside.About 100 protesters chanted “No wages, no pages,” waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat outside Nickerson Field as David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, gave his address inside the stadium. Thousands of graduating students, family members and educators attending the graduation ceremony had to walk by the protesters to enter the stadium.Above the stadium, a small plane flew a banner that read, “David Zaslav — pay your writers.”Kim Caramele, a writer and producer from North Stonington, Connecticut, said she hoped the protesters' presence at the graduation ceremony helped give students a different perspective on what they should value in life.“The writers being here tod...