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Gov. Abbott calls special session to address property taxes, border security; more sessions coming

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas lawmakers were adjourned for almost three hours before Gov. Greg Abbott called them back to the Capitol on Monday.Abbott called for a special session to begin at 9 p.m. Monday following the end of the 88th Texas Legislature's regular session at around 6:15 p.m. He said property taxes and border security are on the agenda for what he called "Special Session No. 1." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Texas lawmakers adjourn without passing property tax legislation "Special Session No. 1 will focus only on cutting property taxes and cracking down on illegal human smuggling," he said in a release. "We must cut property taxes. During the regular session, we added $17.6 billion to cut property taxes. However, the legislature could not agree on how to allocate funds to accomplish this goal."In his release, he said legislation needs to be passed that lowers property taxes by "reducing the school district maximum compressed tax rate in order to provide lasting property tax relief for...

$100K donation for the Parkhurst Field development project

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- With the first phase of construction at Parkhurst Field in Gloversville wrapping up, a large donation is coming in for the second phase of work. The Delaney Family Foundation donated $100,000 for the project to rebuild the field. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Officials said the money and other donations allowed for the construction of a 500-person grandstand as well as constructing five fields. This comes as many in the Capital Region call it a "field of dreams" due to the legends who used to play on the field in the early 1900s.The full plan consists of several phases and will cost a total of $3.5 million to finish.

Carjacking suspect in custody after pursuit in L.A. County

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

At least one person was arrested after a pursuit of a vehicle that was believed to have been carjacked in Los Angeles County. Two suspects were leading deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in a chase that started near South Gate, continued through Maywood and ultimately ended in Vernon.Early in the pursuit, near South Gate, the suspect vehicle pulled over and the driver reportedly jumped out of the car as the person in the passenger seat moved into the driver's seat and sped away again. Footage from Sky5 showed the second driver in a slow-speed pursuit after running over a spike strip that flattened the two front tires. As the driver attempted to keep going in Vernon, he turned onto a bike path running along the L.A. River. A short time later, the suspect stopped car, exited and was taken into custody. It is unclear if the suspect that jumped out of the vehicle has been taken into custody.

40 firefighters helped put out heavy fire in Van Nuys

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

Forty Los Angeles firefighters knocked down a challenging fire in commercial Van Nuys on Monday. Around 6:28 p.m., fire crews responded to a heavy fire inside a one-story commercial building at 14735 West Bessemer Street that housed an upholstery shop and an auto body shop, according to an L.A. Fire Department release. Authorities say fire crews “overcame forcible entry challenges, both on the exterior and encountering additional security measures inside, to gain access for hose lines to advance, as other crews ascended ladders to the roof to provide vertical ventilation.” 40 firefighters helped to extinguish the flames in less than 30 minutes. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries have been reported. 

A’s get long-awaited clutch hit as mammoth losing streak ends

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

OAKLAND – Ryan Noda delivered the hit the Oakland A’s have wanted – and needed — for close to two weeks.Noda connected on a three-run home run in the fifth inning off Michael Soroka, helping lead the A’s to a desperately needed 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves before a Coliseum crowd of 8,556 on Monday as Oakland snapped a season-long 11-game losing streak.Noda’s homer, his sixth of the season and his second in as many days, came on an 82-mph changeup from Soroka and just cleared the right field wall down the first base line. The blast was part of a four-run fifth inning for the A’s, who had scored three runs or less in each of their 11 straight losses.Pitchers and Bay Area natives Paul Blackburn and Lucas Erceg combined to allow one run and four hits over the first seven innings for Oakland (11-45). Erceg (1-0) picked up the win for his first career MLB victory.Shintaro Fujinami gave up a solo home run to former Athletics first baseman Matt Olson in the eighth inning as ...

Thousands evacuate from Nova Scotia wildfires

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate.The Halifax Regional Municipality said late Monday that preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged, based on initial visual inspections by first responders.Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum said an estimated 14,000 people were told to flee their homes, most of which are about a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown Halifax. As firefighters spent a second day battling a wildfire in suburban Halifax, some residents from evacuated subdivisions received the grim news that their homes were among those destroyed by the wind-driven flames. Katherine Tarateski said police told her her home was burned down and they couldn’t find her pets. Tarateski said she was with her husband Nick and their young daughter Mia at a family gathering on Sunday when they heard about the approaching fires and rushed back to their home ...

Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jumping into the crowd to celebrate a big race victory appears to have become a Team Penske thing.Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States.Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for Team Penske. Like Newgarden, Blaney jumped out of his car and climbed into the crowd to celebrate the win with fans.“I only did it because Josef did it,” Blaney said. “I was pretty fired up. I don’t get that excited very often, but I was super pumped. I loved how Josef did it Sunday. … I said, ‘I am going to go in the stands like Josef did and have some human contact.’”Blaney compared it to jumping into a mosh pit at a metal concert.A few moments later, he tried to hold back tears with the weight of 59-race winless streak lifted from his shoulders.“You start to get to...

Braves pitcher Michael Soroka goes 6 innings against A’s in long-awaited return to mound

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Atlanta Braves right-hander Michael Soroka tossed six innings in his long-awaited return to the majors Monday night, pitching for the first time since twice tearing his right Achilles tendon.He was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to start against the Oakland Athletics on Memorial Day — a whopping 1,030 days between outings for the Braves’ 2020 opening-day starter. Soroka allowed four runs on five hits, struck out three and walked two. He left trailing 4-1.The 25-year-old pitcher received cheers from Braves fans as he ran out to the mound for the bottom of the first to make his first big league appearance since Aug. 3, 2020, then calmly retired the side in order on 13 pitches. Left fielder Eddie Rosario made a leaping catch at the wall to start the second, robbing Aledmys Díaz of a home run as Soroka watched in delight.“Let’s go, Michael!” one fan yelled.Soroka didn’t allow a hit until Jonah Bride’s one-out single in the third but quick...

Nueve personas resultan heridas durante un enfrentamiento entre dos grupos en Hollywood, Florida, dicen las autoridades

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

(CNN) — Nueve personas resultaron heridas este lunes cerca de un paseo marítimo de Hollywood Beach, Florida, según un portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Hollywood.La policía detuvo a una persona de interés, pero aún está buscando a un sospechoso adicional, dijo a los periodistas la portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Hollywood, Deanna Bettineschi.Según Bettineschi, quien habló en una conferencia de prensa en la noche de este lunes, la policía respondió a las 6:42 p.m. a una llamada de varias personas heridas cerca de Johnson Street.“La investigación preliminar revela que hubo un altercado entre dos grupos que resultó en disparos”, añadió.Las nueve personas sufrieron heridas de bala y fueron trasladadas a hospitales locales, dijo Bettineschi.Esta es una historia en desarrollo y se actualizará.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Busy Memorial Day just the beginning of summer travel rush

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:42:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - More than 400,000 passengers are expected to pass through Denver International Airport during the Memorial Day holiday weekend with 70,000 going through TSA security checkpoints.“I’m really excited to get out of Houston and come to Denver,” said one traveler who opted to fly on the actual holiday.DIA told FOX31 that Memorial Day weekend travel has increased by 9.4% compared with the same weekend last year.Airline experts predict airports across the nation will get even busier in the coming weeks.“You see the FAA trying to be proactive in what they're telling consumers to do as far as adjusting their schedules and being prepared,” FAA Chief Instructor and MSU Denver aviation expert Chad Kendall sad. Air traffic controller shortage could delay flights this summer FOX31 reported that the shortage of air traffic controllers will be a challenge, as summer travel is predicted to be the busiest since before 2019.“Just like there's an airline shortage due to retirements an...