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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson in Washington, D.C. Wednesday advocating for Texas rail service

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is in Washington, D.C. Wednesday advocating for significant federal dollars to be invested into Texas' transportation infrastructure. Watson wants projects coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (otherwise called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal) to come to Texas. Specifically, the tens of billions of dollars in funding set aside for new Amtrak rail service. "Amtrak was given a great deal of money, $66 billion over the next few years, which is frankly, more money than Amtrak has received since it was created back in 1972," Watsons said. More than $20 billion of that will go toward fixing and upgrading current infrastructure, he added. Mayor Watson will speak about Texas' need for new rail service during the "Getting on the Right Track: Navigating the Future of Intercity Passenger Rail in America" hearing Wednesday afternoon. That hearing is happening in the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materia...

Kyle Fire Department adds 3 new engines, breaks ground on new station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) --- The Kyle Fire Department marked a month of milestones in November. The department welcomed three new engines. Along with that, KFD broke ground on Station 4 at 110 High Road."This 2-acre lot will now be home to our newest station serving the northeast side of Kyle," KFD said in a Facebook post. The Kyle Fire Department said it added three new engines and broke ground on a new station all in the month of November. (Photo: Kyle Fire Department)The Kyle Fire Department said it added three new engines and broke ground on a new station all in the month of November. (Photo: Kyle Fire Department)The fire department said this station will be a collaborative effort with TXST CIEDAR, a new research and development marketplace for Texas State University. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Kyle Fire reducing response times, adding positions as city continues to grow KFD said it will focus on research to address challenges like flooding, extreme weather and firefighter health. "As a d...

Vermont based ice-cream recalling products for listeria

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Wilcox Ice Cream, based in East Arlington, Vermont, is recalling all flavors of their branded ice cream, yogurt, ice cream bars, as well as Leonardo's branded gelato after learning a lot of super premium mint chocolate chip manufactured on September 15 might have been contaminated with listeria. Consumers who take a picture of the top and sides of the container showing the best-by date may email [email protected] for credit, including the quantity, where it was purchased, full name, address, and number. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Wilcox Ice Cream was notified by the Vermont Department of Agriculture that a sample collected by the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture tested positive for listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and people with weakened immune systems. Anyone with questions may...

Pioneer donates $20K on Giving Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Giving Tuesday is a day when people give to a charity of their choice ahead of the holidays. The Associated Press projects more people are likely to donate this year compared to last. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! One local bank participated in giving. Pioneer made four $5,000 donations to community non-profits. The bank is also collecting winter hats and gloves for kids in need.Donations can be made at any Pioneer branch.

BJC Healthcare formalizes merger plans with KC-based St. Luke’s Health System

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare and Kansas City-based Saint Luke’s Health System will soon officially merge to form an integrated Missouri-based health system.The two healthcare entities announced a "definitive agreement" on Tuesday to formalize merger plans. A key transaction is expected to close at the start of the 2024 calendar year, and the integrated health system could become a reality soon after. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ According to a news release, BJC and Saint Luke’s will form a patient-centric integrated healthcare system to offer advanced, emerging, and innovative models of care. The hope is to improve access, affordability, and the quality of care offered to patients.BJC and Saint Luke's share around $10 billion in revenue with 28 hospitals that serve hundreds of clients. “This is an exciting day for the future of health care in the Midwest,” said BJC President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Liekweg. ...

Pedestrian struck, killed in Jefferson County crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A driver fatally struck a pedestrian Tuesday evening in Jefferson County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.MSHP has identified Christoper Kelch, 22, as the victim of the crash. Next of kin have been notified. The crash happened on U.S. Route 61 near Cedar Drive. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ A MSHP crash report states that a driver was heading southbound on U.S. 61 when Kelch was in the roadway. The driver struck Kelch. Investigators have not disclosed any other details on what led up to the crash. MSHP Troop C, which covers most of the St. Louis region, is investigating the crash.

Broomfield man who fatally stabbed intruder will not be charged, DA says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

The man who in October fatally stabbed an intruder who tied him and his daughter to a bedpost will not face charges, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.On Oct. 11, 2023, a homeowner in the 3900 block of Cambridge Avenue in Broomfield stabbed and killed Trenton Hansen, who had entered the home through an open garage door, according to the news release.“Based on the evidence and a thorough investigation, it is clear that the occupants of the home (in the 3900 block of Cambridge Avenue) are immune from criminal prosecution,” the news release states.After he entered the house, Hansen told the homeowner and his adult daughter he had a gun and had killed before, then he tied the man and woman to a bedpost using duct tape.Hansen found the homeowner’s 9mm handgun and fired a round at the wall “to show he was serious,” according to the news release, then he found a large butcher knife and stabbed the mattress.Hansen th...

Student dispute prompts teachers to call in sick at elementary school in Compton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

A dispute over a student apparently prompted teachers at Emerson Elementary School in Compton to call in sick in support of their principal Tuesday.Compton Unified School District officials confirmed the principal and teachers all called out sick but said they did not know why. A substitute teacher is seen at Emerson Elementary School in Compton on Nov. 28, 2023. (KTLA)Someone who thinks they know the answer told KTLA reporter Mary Beth McDade that a boy pointed a BB gun at her young cousin two months ago.She said one boy brought the BB gun to school and another pointed it at her cousin's head. "He was playing with a little girl or something and another boy walked up behind him and put it up to his head,” the woman said.She told KTLA that both middle school-aged boys were disciplined but one returned to campus Monday. “The teacher doesn’t want him here, the principal doesn’t want him here,” she said.  Parents said that when the boy returned with his mother on Monday, the mother bera...

Is NameDrop really a privacy threat? The truth revealed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

Over the weekend, law enforcement agencies around the country started posting security warnings about a new iPhone feature called NameDrop, and how it could potentially share your contact information just by bringing two iPhones close together.The posts encouraged users to turn the feature off to protect their privacy, insinuating that a stranger could collect your data just by getting near your phone.Turns out, it's just not true.In my extensive testing of the feature, I figured out exactly how it works. Read on to understand it and determine if you want to turn it off.Follow Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Instagram for more tech news, tips and reviews.I was there as Apple announced the feature to much fanfare at its annual Worldwide Developer's Conference in June 2023."This year we’re expanding how you can use AirDrop to share in all new ways starting with how you swap your number with someone new," started Apple executive and engineer Craig Federighi."With NameDrop, you can just br...

The keffiyeh explained: How this scarf became a Palestinian national symbol

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:41 GMT

By Zoe Sottile | CNNOver the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, three Palestinian college students were shot in Vermont, two of them while wearing keffiyehs, in a crime their families have said was “fueled by hate.”Although keffiyehs are worn across the Middle East, in recent decades they have come to be identified in particular as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance. At pro-Palestinian protests across the world amid the Israel-Hamas war, demonstrators have sported the scarves around their necks or used them to cover their faces.Originally worn by shepherds and nomadic farmers, the keffiyeh “has become an iconic piece of clothing globally worn by anti-colonialist revolutionaries, activists, and the like, while still worn in the traditional headwear fashion by elders and farmers,” said Majeed Malhas, a Palestinian-Canadian journalist and PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Toronto.What is a keffiyeh?Palestinians seen at a polling station in the West Bank town of...