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Local nonprofit provides several homes for Austin families

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Imagine being a parent and struggling to get gifts for your children this holiday season. Now imagine not having a place to call home and sleeping in the car with your kids. This is the reality for many Austin moms and their children, but on Monday, a community effort was made to provide several homes for Austin families.Through the nonprofit St. Louise House, dozens of volunteers set up apartments for deserving families, including putting furniture together, setting up the kids’ bedrooms, living rooms and even putting up a Christmas tree for each family. The circumstances are tough for many of the families moving into these homes. Often times, moms and their kids are escaping abusive relationships. Today, Hillary Deck, with St. Louise House, spoke to volunteer KXAN’s Britt Moreno about what this moment is like for families."What we hear from these families is that their child or even the mom will turn around and look at the door and say, 'I can lock my door at nigh...

Wild rally from 3-0 deficit before falling to Penguins, 4-3

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

PITTSBURGH — It was like old times Monday night at the Penguins’ ice arena. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored goals, and the crowd was cheering for Marc-Andre Fleury.Only Fleury wasn’t playing for the Penguins, or even on the ice.The Wild rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie the game early in the third period, but two Penguins power-play goals were the difference as Pittsburgh beat the Wild, 4-3, at PPG Paints Arena.The loss ended the Wild’s three-game winning streak.Ryan Hartman, Jake Middleton and Vinni Lettieri scored goals for Minnesota, changing the narrative late in a game that had been dominated by the Penguins — and their fans’ disquiet over Wild coach John Hynes’ decision to start Filip Gustavsson in goal rather than Fleury, the future hall of famer who won three Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh and might have been here with pads on for the last time on Monday.Gustavsson finished with 26 saves as the Wild dropped the first game on a two-game trip that continues Tue...

St. Paul murder trial: Jurors to deliberate in case of 2nd man charged in killing of 22-year-old walking home from work

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

The killing of a 22-year-old in St. Paul as he returned home from work in St. Paul was an “execution,” and a 19-year-old led the charge into an alley and was the getaway driver, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.Surveillance video shows a man returning to a car, and the prosecution says that was Detwan Cortell Allen.Detwan Cortell Allen (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)But Allen’s attorney said the person seen on video wasn’t in the alley when the shooting happened, based on the timing of the shots.Alex Becker was shot just before midnight Dec. 27 in St. Paul’s North End and was pronounced dead at the scene. The prosecution says it was an ambush to rob him, and the Ramsey County attorney’s office charged three men with aiding and abetting murder.Allen’s trial started Dec. 4 with jury selection, opening statements were Dec. 7 and the prosecution finished its case Friday. Defense attorney Jeremy Plesha didn’t call witnesses ...

Shedeur Sanders will participate in spring ball at CU Buffs after back injury, Coach Prime tells AP

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

BOULDER — If anyone’s flashing a bigger smile these days than Deion Sanders over the offensive linemen he’s landed in the transfer portal, it’s his quarterback son.Shedeur Sanders completed nearly 70% of his passes this season but was sacked an NCAA-high 52 times as Colorado finished 4-8. He took such a beating that he missed the Buffs’ final game with a fractured bone in his back.His father told The Associated Press in a Zoom call on Monday that he anticipates Shedeur being back under center for the Buffs’ spring practices.“Oh yeah, most definitely. He will be,” Sanders said. “He just needs some rest and to heal up a little bit because he took a tremendous beating. And that provoked some things in me to do some things differently because the beating that he took — sometimes people forgot that I’m not only his coach, but that’s my son — so I understand that’s not how this is supposed to go.“We’ve played youth league, high school and at an HBCU and we’ve never been beaten...

Man finds hundreds of rare vintage baseball cards in deceased father's closet

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

Few things stand the test of time like the bond between father and son. One of those things is baseball.For one Sacramento man, those things are intersecting in an unexpected way.Hidden in a forgotten corner of a home in the town of Tracy sat a tin cigarette box that once belonged to a man named Ed, a longtime collector of baseball memorabilia.Ed lived in Oakland during the early 1920s, starting his collection in his adolescence. He would often receive baseball cards as gifts from family members and, over the years, the number of cards in his possession continued to increase.Babe Ruth, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb found their way into Ed's collection, which he kept safe for decades in a 1900s-era Pedro Cut Plug Tobacco tin. Hundreds of vintage and rare baseball cards, including 20 Babe Ruth cards, will soon head to market after they were found in a Northern California home. (Auction Monthly)Ed's son, John, said he remembered the rare occasions when his father would show him th...

Dainty Wilder: An Intimate Glimpse Beyond the OnlyFans Era

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

In the ever-shifting world of modeling, where trends rise and fall like tides, the unique story of Dainty Wilder surfaces—a tale that goes beyond the spotlight of the OnlyFans era. Originating from Sydney, Dainty found herself in the midst of the transformative OnlyFans movement during the pandemic. As one of Riley Reid’s first signees, LA weekly had the chance to talk to her about her life before and after Riley Reid, friend of the show, changed the adult industry landscape.Dainty kicked off her modeling journey as a part-time “cam girl” while navigating university life. Despite swiftly gaining recognition on platforms like Reddit and Twitter due to her captivating performances, Dainty didn’t immediately tell her friends and family.  However, due to her popularity, an unexpected outing occurred during a casual breakfast. A fan recognized her, at a breakfast with her mother, and approached them, thus marking the public disclosure of her unconventional profession to her m...

Two killed, six injured in crash on I-680 in Pleasanton

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

PLEASANTON – Two people were killed and six others were injured in a crash Monday afternoon on Interstate 680 in Pleasanton, the California Highway Patrol said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Child killed in alleged Martinez DUI highway crash is identified Crashes and Disasters | Driver says he hit a deer, police found a dead body in his car Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian killed in San Leandro hit-and-run collision; suspect later arrested Crashes and Disasters | A road to paradise paved in misery: 4 college students are just the latest to die on Malibu’s broken highway Crashes and Disasters | Teenager killed Sunday evening in crash on Richmond bridge The solo-vehicle collision was reported around 2:35 p.m. on southbound I-680 at the Sunol Boulevard off-ramp, according to CHP dispatch logs.A 2004 Honda Pilot left the roadway and hit a tree, CHP Officer Tyler Hahn told the Bay Area News Group.T...

DA Price to pursue charges against alleged Nishita killers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

(KRON) -- Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Monday that she plans to pursue murder charges against two men accused of killing Kevin Nishita. Nishita was working as a security guard for KRON4 when he was killed in Oakland on Nov 24, 2021. “My office has reached a decision regarding the charges against two of the three defendants accused of murdering Kevin Nishita," Price said. “We believe there is evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to charge both defendants, Shadihia Mitchell and Hershel Hale, each with one count of first-degree murder."Hale, Mitchell and Laron Marques Gilbert were all charged with murder, attempted robbery, and assault with a firearm by Price's predecessor, Nancy O'Malley in early 2022. Price opted to go forward with the charges against Mitchell and Hale, as Gilbert remains at large. Woman vanishes in Santa Cruz, musician boyfriend uncooperative, police say Nishita, 58, was providing security for KRON4 reporter on Oakland's 14...

Heat from Martinez refinery flaring sparked fire, air officials say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

(KRON) -- Bay Area air quality authorities said flaring at Martinez Refining Company sparked a grass fire over the weekend.As of Monday afternoon, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued the following notice of violations to the refinery for Sunday's incident:Public NuisanceVisible emission standard exceededIllegal fire on a no burn dayThe air district said it received a Contra Costa County Community Warning System Level 1 alert from the refinery at 4:26 p.m. Sunday. The refinery's alert stated that a smoke plume was being generated by a "grass fire," but it did not mention refinery flaring, air district officials said. "The alert specifically stated that the smoke was from a grass fire. The alert did not mention flaring directly. But when Air District staff contacted MRC to discuss the CWS Level 1 alert, they said the grass fire was caused by 'the heat of the flare,'" BAAQMD wrote.A witness sent air district officials a photograph of a thick, black smoke plume billowing...

Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on Israeli War Crimes. . . ISI Document Blows Up Pakistan's Case Against Imran Khan

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:56:12 GMT

This article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.At the end of November, my colleague Dan Boguslaw caught up with Bernie Sanders on his way into a meeting with Democrats in the Capitol, and had a chance for a brief interview. He asked Sanders if he had any plans to force a vote that would condition military aid to Israel on the country’s willingness to abide by international laws of war. Sanders responded in the affirmative. I covered the exchange the next day on Counter Points, and added that there actually is an obscure procedural tool Sanders could use to force a vote. It’s outlined in Section 502(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act, and it’s never been used in this way, but the law is extremely clear. Two weeks later, Sanders has now introduced a resolution to force a vote using 502(b). It has to sit in the Foreign Relations Committee for 10 days before it can be brought to the floor, which means it’ll be ripe in the Ne...