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Austin in the midst of its hottest July on record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The first 19 days of the month have now tied for the hottest July on record to date, matching the day and night temperature average from July, 2022.For the fourth consecutive day Wednesday, Austin tied or broke a daily record high, reaching 106° which ties the record set just last year. Austin also set an all-time record for number of consecutive days with highs of 105°+. The streak is now at 10 days, and appears it should continue for some time.Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in place nearly areawide through Thursday at 8 p.m. These heat alerts will be extended on Friday.A 10% chance of isolated thunderstorms returns to the forecast this weekend, but rain will be hard to come by. Record high temperatures will be in jeopardy again next week.Other than a few isolated storms this weekend, most stay dry over the next 7+ daysSummer Fan DriveThank you for helping make our 33rd annual KXAN Summer Fan Drive a success! We exceeded our goals thanks to your...

Twins’ right-hander Sonny Gray working out the kinks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

SEATTLE — Why Sonny Gray hasn’t won a game since April 30 is probably a more complicated equation, but pitching coach Pete Maki thinks he knows the reason the right-hander lost his control after cruising through four innings on Monday.“It was just missing with his slider in the same spot,” Maki said Wednesday before the Twins’ 8:40 p.m. CDT first pitch against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. “He kept missing with his slider to his glove side and down. So, he knows that. It’s just (about) making that awareness a little bit sooner.”Gray had a 2-0 lead and had thrown only 46 pitches when he started the fifth inning on Monday. After he retired catcher Cal Raleigh on a grounder, Gray gave up a double, a single, two walks and four runs. He also hit a batter.In the sixth, Gray walked the first batter he faced on four pitches and let him score on a wild pitch for a 5-3 lead. The Twins scored three in the ninth inning but fell, 7-6.“You just have one inning where you do the same thing over an...

Schenectady officials offer NARCAN training while spreading awareness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – With eight overdose deaths in just the first week of this month in Schenectady, officials are now on high alert. Wednesday night, the city was holding NARCAN training for community members.Laura Colmes, Executive Director of New Choices Recovery Center, said that offering training for this type of emergency was critical.“At the moment, it can be quite frightening when something like that happens,” Colmes said. “So the more you practice and know the steps, the better.” Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Officials said last year, there were over 100,000 overdose deaths across the country, and they are only expecting that number to increase. Keith Brown, Director for Public Health, Schenectady County, agreed that introducing better school programs and providing more emotional support training for teachers and parents is essential.“You have to do the thing that for some of us as parents is hard, and th...

Troy man charged with Attempted Murder after March shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Troy has been charged in connection to a March shooting in the city of Albany. The incident took place around 1:55 a.m. on March 18 in the area of Broadway and Lawn Avenue. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police said Miguel Lopez, 33, traveled to the city of Albany and fired several rounds from a 9mm handgun at the victim. A 49-year-old man was shot multiple times in his torso. He was taken to Albany Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.Lopez was charged with one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. He was arraigned and sent to the Albany County Jail.

Five takeaways from Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower hearing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

Republicans and Democrats sparred over the significance of the tax crimes investigation into Hunter Biden at a House Oversight Committee hearing that featured two IRS whistleblowers, with the GOP arguing the president's son was spared from true justice while Democrats argued he was thoroughly investigated by a team formed under the former president and led by a Trump-appointed attorney.IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler and his supervisor Gary Shapley, who investigated Biden, expressed frustration over how U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss and other prosecutors handled the investigation, alleging authorities slow-walked the case and showed preferential treatment to the president’s son. The House Ways and Means Committee had first privately interviewed the two whistleblowers, releasing transcripts just days after prosecutors reached an agreement with Biden to plead guilty to two charges of willful failure to pay taxes.The nearly six-hour hearing relayed little information not...

Ventura County minister charged for allegedly trying to meet teen girl for sex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

A minister and former teacher in Ventura County has been charged with multiple felony counts of child abuse, including accusations that he tried to meet up with a 15-year-old girl for sex.Barry Fike, 67, of Fillmore, was arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Ventura County Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.Fike, a minister at Fillmore Church of Christ, pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment Wednesday.He became the subject of an investigation only days ago, when he allegedly started communicating online with a person he believed to be a 15-year-old girl. "The conversations were sexual in nature and Fike allegedly shared explicit photos of himself with the victim, who was actually an undercover officer," the Ventura County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Fike has previously taught at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, as well as served as a visiting professor at Pepperdine University. He is not currentl...

Pilot program allows private security cameras to record public in Newport Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

A new pilot program that allows private security cameras in public areas is sparking debate among residents in Newport Beach.City council members unanimously approved the program that would allow privately owned and operated cameras to record public areas such as sidewalks and streets.Residents in Newport Beach’s Spyglass community say the security cameras will allow them to better surveil their neighborhood and deter potential thieves from targeting homes.The program would also include signs that warned drivers they're being recorded when they enter the neighborhood.Although residents appear to be generally supportive of the program, a few are concerned about privacy violations.“This is just a wonderful community but I was burglarized soon after we moved in,” said one resident in a recent city council meeting. “I felt so violated as others have. There are three in our street who were burglarized.”A new pilot program that allows private security cameras in public areas is sparking d...

Fire hydrants sheared, stolen in South L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

Police are investigating a string of fire hydrant thefts in a Watts neighborhood Wednesday, authorities told KTLA.  Calls about the sheared hydrants came in just before 4:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, who then contacted LAPD and the L.A. Department of Water and Power about the stolen city property.  While as many as nine fire hydrants have been reportedly stolen, footage from Sky5 confirmed three sheared hydrants at 110th Street and Wilmington Avenue, 100th Street and Willowbrook and 10th Street and Wilmington Avenue.  The suspect was only described as an approximately 18-year-old male who was possibly seen breaking at least three fire hydrants with an unknown tool, according to LAPD.  As many as nine fire hydrants may have been sheared and stolen July 19, 2023, in a Watts neighborhood. (KTLA)As many as nine fire hydrants may have been sheared and stolen July 19, 2023, in a Watts neighborhood. (KTLA)As many as nine fire hydrants may have been ...

Luis Marroquin, Joel Araujo Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 5 Freeway [Norwalk, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

Hector Rivero, Luis Marroquin Injured and Arrested, Clarence Hill Arrested after Fatal Collision near Florence AvenueNORWALK, CA (July 19, 2023) – Sunday morning, a multi-vehicle crash on the 5 freeway left Luis Marroquin, Joel Araujo, and a woman dead.The collision happened at around 2:20 a.m. along the northbound 5 Freeway, just south of Florence Avenue.According to reports, a 2017 Honda driven by Clarence Hill collided with a sound wall, causing his vehicle to become disabled. Shortly after, a driver from Hadley’s tow truck stopped behind the disabled Honda to render some assistance.For unknown reasons, a 2011 Kia driven by Hector Rivero then crashed into the tow truck, killing Rivero’s passenger. Authorities only identified the deceased passenger as a 32-year-old woman from Pico Rivera.Then, a 2016 Toyota driven by 22-year-old Luis Marroquin also rear-ended the tow truck at an unknown rate of speed. Unfortunately, the two passengers of Marroquin suffered major injuries and...

One bad inning snaps SF Giants’ win streak at 7 with loss to Reds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:54 GMT

Despite getting the longest outing of the season from Ross Stripling, the Giants weren’t able to capitalize in key spots Wednesday against the Reds and were done in by one bad inning that ultimately spelled an end to their seven-game winning streak.San Francisco put the would-be tying and go-ahead runs on first and second in the eighth inning but, rather than the late-game magic that has been so prevalent of late, it only went down in a string of missed opportunities. The Giants’ 26 come-from-behind wins are the fifth-most in the majors, but it wasn’t in the cards Wednesday night.Luis Matos flew out to end the eighth-inning opportunity, and Reds All-Star closer Alexis Diaz mowed down Blake Sabol, David Villar and Brett Wisely in order to close out the 3-2 win, handing the Giants (54-42) their first loss since the All-Star break. They’ll get another chance to win the four-game series Thursday morning with Alex Cobb on the mound.Stripling went six innings, his ...