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VIDEO: Tornadoes spotted as severe weather moves through Central Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Severe weather is moving across Central Texas Thursday morning. Tornado Warnings were briefly issued in various counties across the KXAN viewing area. A live blog of up-to-date weather coverage is below. 9:29 a.m.Tornado Warning for Hays County expired. Find more on current weather conditions on the KXAN First Warning Weather page. 9:13 a.m.The Lower Colorado River Authority, or LCRA, said it plans to open a floodgate at Wirtz Dam and Starcke Dam this morning. According to LCRA, "flows will be fast and water levels will be higher than usual downstream of the dams. Take action to protect people and property that may be affected."9:12 a.m.Tornado Warning issued for Hays County, according to the National Weather Service. 8:40 a.m.Tornado Warnings expired, per the National Weather Service. 8:37 a.m.Del Valle Independent School District says students are taking shelter at all DVISD schools; Creedmoor Elementary, Poppum Elementary, Ojeda Mi...

'It hurts us': Tension on House floor stalls debate on border bill; bill later passes House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

Editor's note: The article is updated to show that the House passed House Bill 4 overnight Wednesday.AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas House passed border security legislation overnight Wednesday after tension among Democrats and Republicans in the Texas House reached a boiling point Wednesday evening amid debate. The House approved HB 4, which would create a Class B misdemeanor for anyone to enter Texas illegally. House Democrats filed dozens of amendments to the bill. With 47 amendments filed, Republican House members pushed through a motion to cut off additional amendments to the bill.Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) filed the motion. Rep. Armando Walle (D-Houston) voiced his frustration to Harris. Several lawmakers gathered around the two men, as Walle spoke loudly and forcefully."Y'all don't understand the (*expletive*) that y'all do hurts our community. It hurts us personally, bro," Walle said."It hurts, it hurts us to our (*expletive*) core and y'all don't understand that y'al...

Landowner withdraws plans to build scrutinized, private South Llano River dam

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video is KXAN's previous coverage into the proposed South Llano River private damAUSTIN (KXAN) -- Amid public pressure, a landowner on the South Llano River has withdrawn their plans to build a controversial dam that would impede water from flowing into the Highland Lakes. MORE: Houston oil executive wants to build private dam for recreation on South Llano River Gregory Garland, former CEO of Phillips 66, first applied with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to build the private dam in 2018 under Waterstone Creek, LLC. The proposed dam would impound 3.9 million gallons of water -- the equivalent of covering an entire football field with 9-foot-deep water -- and, according to the TCEQ application, would be used for recreation.Since KXAN's August investigation into this proposed dam and our subsequent investigation into a different dam built illegally in Mason County, public pressure has mounted against homeowners impeding water flow into t...

Firefighters battle structure fire in Gloversville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An investigation has been launched into a structure fire on Wednesday evening. Firefighters from the Gloversville and Johnstown Fire Departments responded to 21 Allen Street around 8 p.m. and found a fire in the first-floor apartment. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Gloversville crews were hampered by low water pressure at a hydrant in the front of the building. Johnstown crews laid down a hydrant line from E. Fulton Street to assist with the water supply.The fire was under control in 20 minutes. No one was home at the time of the incident. The cause is still under investigation.

Maryland Heights faces lawsuit over lease violation at Sportport soccer complex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - The City of Maryland Heights faces a lawsuit over an alleged lease violation related to the Sportport International youth soccer complex. At the center of the lawsuit is a quit claim deed that granted a public right-of-way through the Sportport property to St. Louis County. This came after lengthy discussions for new development around Sportport, and one stakeholder claims Maryland Heights violated lease terms through its actions. HSL Sports LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, filed a lawsuit against Maryland Heights and NorthPoint Development LLC earlier this week in St. Louis County Circuit Court. A spokesperson with the City of Maryland Heights tells FOX 2 that the city is consulting with attorneys "for further discussion on the matter," but declined additional comment. According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, HSL Sports LLC and Maryland Heights entered into a lease for the Sportport property in June 2014 with an intended total term of 25 yea...

Three Illinois lottery players win $250,000 on crossword scratch-offs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

CHICAGO (WMBD) -- Three lottery players across Illinois have scored the top prize in the $250,000 crossword game.According to an Illinois Lottery news release, three lottery players won the top prize of the $10 scratch-off tickets, which were purchased from retailers across the state.One of the tickets was purchased at a MotoMart in Cahokia, IL. The store manager, John Fraser, was excited to have sold one of the tickets.“It’s quite thrilling that someone won a big prize right here in Cahokia,” Fraser said. “Our regular customers tend to think the big wins happen in Chicago, so we’re very delighted that someone in our small town won!” Illinois Lottery player wins nearly $1 million playing Fast Play lottery game Another one of the tickets was sold at Kelley’s Market in Cortland, IL. The store's assistant manager, Kailyn Emanuelson, said she believes this is the first time the store sold a ticket with a big prize."I grew up here in Cortland and this store has been a community staple ...

Emily Blunt helps lift slight drug-scandal drama “Pain Hustlers” | Movie review

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

We are told from the onset that “Pain Hustlers” is “inspired by real events.”It quickly becomes clear that what that means in this case is the movie, though largely entertaining, is not telling a dramatized true tale set within the country’s opioid crisis.Its characters — including those played by appealing leads Emily Blunt and Chris Evans — never feel all that authentic. And as for what transpires … let’s just say “Pain Hustlers” isn’t afraid to lay it on a little thick now and then.That said, does this story of ambitious folks getting caught up in pushing doctors to prescribe a potentially harmful drug in the hopes of lining their pockets ring true at various points? Oh, sure.Its genesis was screenwriter Wells Tower being sent journalist Evan Hughes’ 2018 New York Times article “The Pain Hustlers,” about the scandal surrounding the company Insys Therapeutics. Furthermore, the book Hughes would later wri...

PHOTOS: Pink performs at Ball Arena in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

Pink performed at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday night, October 25, 2023. The concert, part of her Trustfall Tour also included special guests GROUPLOVE and KidCutUp.  The Trustfall Tour is the ninth concert tour by Pink, in support of her ninth studio album Trustfall. It began on October 12, 2023, in Sacramento, a few days after the end of the North American leg of her Summer Carnival tour.Related ArticlesThe Know | Avs anthem writers Blink-182 set Ball Arena concert date The Know | Music mega-stars Drake, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson and more continue to snub Denver The Know | Itchy-O’s dark allure: 50-member group haunts Denver’s music events The Know | Steve Martin and Martin Short will play Red Rocks and Vail next summer The Know | Red Rocks concert-goers, shows pumped $717 million into Colorado in 2022

What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot at least 18 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night. A massive search for the suspect was underway. The suspect was identified as Robert Card, a trained firearms instructor. The shooting in the state’s second-largest city is the 36th mass killing in the United States this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. The database includes every mass killing since 2006 from all weapons in which four or more people, excluding the offender, were killed within a 24-hour time frame.Here’s what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened:Authorities on Thursday identified Robert Card, 40, as the suspect in the attack.Maine State Police say an arrest warrant has been issued for eight counts of murder. Ten victims remain unidentified.Card has been described as a firearms instructor be...

Alhambra police shoot person after alleged robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:59 GMT

At least one officer with the Alhambra Police Department shot and wounded a person Thursday morning.The shooting in the 600 block of South Fremont Avenue began as a commercial robbery, police told KTLA.However, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which took over the investigation after the shooting, said the shooting occurred at approximately 5:37 a.m. at the intersection of South Meridian and West Commonwealth avenues.The suspect, an adult male, was wounded by gunfire and transported to a hospital in "unknown condition," the Sheriff's Department said in a statement.The investigation led to the closure of nearby Emery Park School on Thursday. Classes are set to resume on Friday.Police encouraged the public to avoid the area.Anyone with information is asked to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.Nidia Becerra contributed to this report.