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Burn ban issued for Hays County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A burn ban was reinstated for Hays County Tuesday morning and will be in place for at least 90 days. The county tweeted Tuesday that the ban was reinstated during the Commissioners Court meeting. The ban will be reevaluated after the 90-day period is up. This comes after dozens of acres burned in a brush fire near Hilliard Road over the weekend. Hays County brush fire fully contained, officials say Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post the ban is a proactive measure to protect the community. "Due to dry weather conditions [and] high temperatures our Fire Marshal has implemented this burn ban as a precautionary measure," the post read. The burn ban applies to all outdoor burning.

Sand Lake Merchant opening in historic building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

SAND LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sand Lake Merchant is set to have its soft opening on Saturday, July 15. Owner and curator Amanda Goyer said the store took 16 months to renovate. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sand Lake Merchant is located in the historic 200-year-old building at 2869 Route 43, which was one of the first buildings in Sand Lake. The building was a general store and post office from 1830 to 1978. The building turned into Nash’s Store and Post Office in 1911 and was that until 1978.Since then, the building has been home to gift and consignment shops, including The Country Token, Jill’s Hidden Garden, and Park Place. In 2021, Goyer and her husband Chris bought the building. New bar and restaurant opening in Milton "The inspiration for the business plan came from learning of the rich history of the building," said Goyer. "We are proud to pull from all aspects of the building's history when we open as the rev...

Police recover body from the Hudson River

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

SELKIRK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Law enforcement agencies responded to Henry Hudson Park on Tuesday morning after a body was reportedly spotted in the Hudson River. The Bethlehem Police Department and the Selkirk Fire Department were able to recover the body from the river. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the police, the deceased individual appears to be a black female. No other information is available at this time as this is an active investigation. Follow NEWS10 for updates on this story.

Belleville man sentenced for sexual exploitation of minors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A Belleville, Illinois, man appeared in federal court Tuesday after admitting to exploiting minors by producing sexual abuse material.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Zachary Dennert, 21, targeted young boys on social media, gained their trust by pretending to be a young girl, and then manipulated his victims into producing sexually-explicit material for him.Dennert pleaded guilty to four counts of production, distribution, and transportation of child sexual abuse material. Police search for 2 teens who vandalized Webster Groves City Hall’s fountain According to court documents, in 2020, Dennert created fake profiles on several social media platforms and posed as a female teenager. He then coaxed boys between the ages of 11 and 15 to send him explicit images. Local and federal investigators recovered more than 600 images of sexual abuse material from Dennert's social media accounts.A U.S. District Court j...

Co-defendants sentenced for string of violent carjackings in St. Louis region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - An East St. Louis man and a St. Louis man were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for a string of violent carjackings in Missouri and Illinois in summer 2021. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Jamariante Burgess, 21, and Armon Simpson, 19, admitted to conspiring with others other to commit carjackings between July 12 and Aug. 5, 2021.According to court documents, Burgess and Simpson pointed guns at and carjacked a person at the Roosevelt Homes public hosing development in East St. Louis. Accused killer’s case thrown out over one question at trial Weeks later, the pair did the same to a man in St. Louis City's Soulard neighborhood. Burgess and Simpson were unable to drive the stolen vehicle. They also exchanged gunfire with a good Samaritan who tried to intervene to stop the carjacking.That same evening, Burgess and Simpson went to downtown St. Louis and robbed three people at gunpoint and stole their ve...

Four MLB All-Stars who could be Cardinals right now, and why they aren't

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Just moments before Randy Arozarena and Adolis García kicked off Monday's Home Run Derby with a head-to-head battle, ESPN made quite a jarring statement: "This is really a St. Louis Cardinals nightmare scenario." The one-time Cardinals prospects became close friends as teammates on several St. Louis minor league teams, though earned their first Home Run derby nods and All-Star selections away from the franchise. Arozarena even finished second place in the derby and just missed the championship title by a few home runs. As for the team that drafted them, the St. Louis Cardinals parted ways with both prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. And many years later, the Cardinals face a rare fate of sending only one All-Star to the Midsummer Classic. That's happened only four times in the 21st century. Arozarena and García are the only players that slipped away from the Cardinals franchise to become All-Stars. Depending on interpretation, there are four players who fit the bill of guys...

Space Force member jailed on murder charge after chasing down teens suspected of trying to steal wife’s Hyundai

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

A 27-year-old Aurora man jailed for investigation of first-degree murder after police say he chased down two teenagers suspected of trying to steal his wife’s car is an active duty U.S. Space Force member and war veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan, court documents show.Thieves apparently had tried to steal the white Hyundai Elantra twice before at his home, the documents show.The Hyundai’s alarm went off shortly before midnight on July 5 and Orest Schur, awakened by his mother-in-law, confronted the two teens, dressed in black, near the house where he lived on East 59th Place, according to an Adams County District Court affidavit reviewed by The Denver Post.After the alarm on the Hyundai went off, Schur and his wife observed damage to the door handles. They heard another car alarm going off nearby and saw taillights as the teens sped away in an apparently stolen white Kia Rio, the affidavit said.Aurora police said Schur, who was armed with a Glock 19 9 mm handgun, fol...

For Denver FC launches as local Coloradans seek top-division women’s soccer team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

For a state that has produced so much women’s soccer talent over the last few decades, Colorado has never had a professional women’s soccer team to call its own.That direction changed Tuesday morning as For Denver FC launched a campaign to bring professional, top-division women’s soccer to the Mile High City. The group would be looking to land an expansion bid in the National Women’s Soccer League or the new United Soccer League’s Women’s Super League, which applied for first-division sanctioning this year and has five markets in mind. The group intends to formally submit a bid by the end of 2023.Denver is one of the largest markets in the country without a professional women’s sports team.For Denver FC is led by a core group of volunteers and has some financial backing already, a source told The Post. Publicly, the group is led by Jordan Angeli, a Lakewood native who played in the NWSL; Ben Hubbard, a CEO of insurer Parsyl; and Tom Dunmore ...

Three Hospitalized after Wrong-Way Crash near 75th Avenue [Glendale, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

28-Year-Old Wrong-Way Driver Hurt after Traffic Accident Near Camelback RoadGLENDALE, AZ (July 11, 2023) – Saturday morning, a wrong-way crash near 75th Avenue left three people with injuries.According to the Glendale Police Department, a 28-year-old driver was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Camelback Road.Furthermore, the driver struck two vehicles driven by a 24-year-old man and a 38-year-old man both suffered non-life-threatening wounds.Consequently, emergency responders transported the wrong-way driver to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.Meanwhile, the area was temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties before being reopened.In addition, no other details were released by the police and an active investigation is still ongoing.Failing to yield the right-of-way is one of the most frequent causes of traffic collisions. If you see a yield sign ahead, be prepared to let other drivers crossing your road take the right-of-way. If the...

Barry Andrew McClain Killed in DUI-Related Car Crash on Highway 160 [Hood, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:54 GMT

DUI-Related Accident near Hood Franklin Road Left 70-Year-Old Man DeadHOOD, CA (July 11, 2023) – Friday evening, Barry Andrew McClain died after a DUI-related incident along Highway 160.The fatal crash happened around 7:30 p.m., on Highway 160, just south of Hood Franklin Road.According to reports, the McClain attempted to avoid another driver driving erratically. Police said that McClain drove off the roadway to avoid a collision and into the oncoming traffic.The first responders at the site of the collision declared McClain dead at the scene. 70-year-old Barry Andrew McClain served as a chairman of the board of directors for the Courtland Fire Protection District.Authorities said that the second driver was suspected to be driving under the influence but this has yet to be confirmed. At this time, no arrests have been made.The Sacramento County officials will provide more information once available.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate momen...