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City of Austin shortens splash pad hours due to drought

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin on Monday announced it would be shortening the hours for most splash pads for the rest of the season to conserve water amid the ongoing drought. The city's parks and recreation department said in a release, "In an effort to balance the public's need to access water with water conservation, the Aquatic Division of the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is modifying splash hours for the remainder of the Splash Pad Season (through October 31)." City of Austin to waive fees at most pools through Sept. 30 All city splash pads except Liz Carpenter and Pease Park will operate under the following hours:Monday-Friday: 3-8 p.m.Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.New hours begin immediately. Liz Carpenter and Pease Park splash pads will operate on their regular schedules. A full list of splash pads and pools and their schedules can be found online.

Riff Raff to perform at Fuze Box in Albany

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Fuze Box has announced they will be hosting a performance by rapper Riff Raff. The show is scheduled for October 24. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Blasting onto the hip-hop scene in the late 2000s, Riff Raff is best known for his songs "How to Be the Man", "Larry Bird" and "Cuz My Gear". The rapper was also featured on MTV's "From G's to Gents" and "The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars", as well as FXX's "Major Lazer". Riff Raff will be joined for the concert by special guests Dollabillgates and Camtron5000. The show is set to begin at 7 p.m. Fall Out Boy to perform at MVP Arena in Albany The Fuze Box is located at 12 Central Avenue in Albany. You can buy Riff Raff tickets through the Eventbrite website.

Aviation Mall hosting 'shred day' this weekend

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This weekend, come to the Aviation Mall to get shredded - or rather, get your old documents shredded. The Aviation Mall is once again hosting a shredding event on Saturday, Sept. 16, and inviting all to bring their stuff. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Those looking to take part in shredding can arrive at the mall's front east parking lot (in front of the food court) from 9 to 11 a.m. Any documents will do, including junk mail, tax returns, checks, files, folders, and personal information of just about any kind. The shredding is run by Utica-based document management company ConfiData.Participants can bring as many as five boxes of documents. Boxes cannot exceed 24" x 12" x 10 1/4" in size. New beauty store open inside Aviation Mall Target While you're bringing your papers, consider taking some cans along, too. Non-perishable food donations will be collected throughout the shred day, benefitting the Open Door M...

CSU Rams will start Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi vs. CU Buffs in Rocky Mountain Showdown

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

FORT COLLINS — In his biggest game as CSU Rams coach, Jay Norvell just made his biggest call.Norvell announced Monday morning that Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi will start for the Rams at quarterback at against No. 18 CU in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Folsom Field.“I just felt like the timing was right for Brayden to get that opportunity,” said Norvell, who brought Fowler-Nicolosti in to replace Clay Millen in a 50-24 season-opening loss to Washington State two weeks ago. “I’m not blaming Clay, by any means.”Fowler-Nicolosi started CSU’s win at Nevada last year while Millen was recovering from an injury. The 6-foot-1 freshman completed 13 of 20 throws and threw for two touchdowns in relief of Millen against the Cougars.(This is a developing story. Please check back to DenverPost.com for updates.) 

Is Denver in a “false fall”?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

When a cold snap hit the Front Range in early August, many people thought fall had come ahead of schedule, only for the summer heat to return.With lower temperatures teasing the Front Range once again, the question becomes: “Is Denver in ‘false fall’ or is the weather here to stay?”“False fall” isn’t a real meteorological term, but a local reference to a cold snap that comes near the end of summer and fools people into believing the fall weather will come early. It falls right between “fire season” and “second summer.”Now, with a week of temperature highs in the mid-70s ahead, National Weather Service meteorologist Bernie Meier says the season is here to stay — for real this time.And after several heat-driven weeks with above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation in Denver, the arrival of fall weather is more than welcome.“We won’t see much more of those hot summer-time temperatures,&#...

Wyatts Towing committed no violations when it towed Colorado state senator’s car, PUC finds

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission found Wyatts Towing committed no violations when it towed the car of a state senator last month.The PUC, which regulates Colorado’s towing industry, told Wyatts in an email Friday that it had closed Sen. Julie Gonzales‘ case.Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, garnered widespread attention last month when she outlined her frustrating experience with Colorado’s largest towing operator. The legislator, who helped write Colorado’s “Towing Bill of Rights” law last year, said she parked for a few hours in a north Denver parking lot connected to a mixed-use development. She posted pictures of the signs in the lot, which read “no overnight parking.”But just after 8 p.m., Gonzales said her car had been towed.It then took her hours, she said, to retrieve her car from Wyatts’ lot. And the towing carrier, pointedly, did not offer her the chance to pay 15% of her fees or $60 to get her vehicle back immed...

CU Buffs, Pac-12 announce Oregon game time and channel

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

No. 18 Colorado will kick off against No. 13 Oregon at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, the school and Pac-12 Conference announced Monday. The game, which is in Eugene, Ore., will be televised nationally by ABC — marking the fourth consecutive week that CU will play on national TV.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Pac-12 rewind: T shirts, extreme heat and big wins highlight Week 3 College Sports | AP college football poll, Week 3: CU Buffs climb to No. 18; Pac-12 sets conference-high with 8 ranked teams College Sports | Keeler: CU Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders “can break all my records,” Sefo Liufau says. Based on how he torched those softies from Nebraska, Coach Prime’s kid just might. College Sports | No. 22 CU Buffs humbled Nebraska Cornhuskers while stuck in 2nd gear for half. And if you’re CSU Rams right now, that’s scary. College Sports | Nebraska humbled by fumbles, blunders and She...

Hit-and-run driver possibly tied to 3 Huntington Beach bike crashes, including fatal incident

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

Three bicyclists were struck by a vehicle in Huntington Beach Sunday night, including one who died. Now, authorities believe the same suspect might be responsible for all three incidents and that the crashes may have been intentional.The first incident was reported around 10:30 p.m. in the area of Brad Avenue and Edwards Street, Huntington Beach police said.The victim told responding officers that he was riding his bicycle on Edwards Street when a vehicle “intentionally sideswiped” him before driving off, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries, was treated at the scene and was eventually released.Around 15 minutes later, authorities received reports of a downed bicyclist near Heil Avenue and Springdale Street. Officers found the bicyclist lying in the street with major injuries. The victim died at the scene, “despite the efforts of the paramedics,” police said.Police then got wind of another incident that had occurred earlier. That victim said he was riding his bicycle in t...

California passes bill protecting inclusive curriculum

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign into law a bill barring public school districts from banning books and curriculum related to gender and racial diversity.Assembly Bill 1078 passed in the state Senate last week, largely along party lines, and now heads to Newsom's desk.The bill had passed overwhelmingly in the Assembly in May - at around the same time the issue came to a head with the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s vote to reject elementary school curriculum that mentioned Harvey Milk, California’s first openly gay elected official."My question is, why even mention a pedophile?" School Board President Joseph Komrosky said at the time.Newsom publicly blasted the Board’s vote and threatened to fine the district $1.5 million. Board members eventually relented and voted to adopt the curriculum.AB 1078, sponsored by Assemblyman Corey Jackson (D-Moreno) would financially penalize school boards that enact bans on books and education material related to Black, Lati...

Biggie Smalls and Budweiser bringing 'Juicy' offering for hip-hop fans to Melrose Place

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:11:25 GMT

There are many who thought hip-hop would never take it this far, but on Wednesday, one of rap's legends will be honored for his contribution to American culture.In "Juicy," the Notorious B.I.G.'s classic ode to the American dream, the Bedford-Stuyvesant native begins with the now-iconic phrase, "It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine."Now, thanks to Budweiser and the late rapper's estate, Angelenos and residents of a few other cities can also read Word Up!, as the company is honoring the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a limited-edition release of the magazine. ‘Who Shot Ya’: A quarter century later, no closure in the fatal shooting of Notorious B.I.G. It will be available at Malbon Golf at 8478-B Melrose Place, though the offerings will be limited. Only 5,000 copies of the Biggie Smalls-focused issue are being produced, Budweiser said in a news release.Copies will also be available in Atlanta, New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit and Chicago.In the release, Voletta...