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Uptick of COVID cases attributed to Travis County wastewater

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the uptick of COVID cases in the Austin area, Austin Public Health said it was making moves to keep children safe during the back-to-school season.APH said it was giving vaccines to children who might need them, as well as helping to support mobile clinic operations in the area.The increase in cases can be attributed to Travis County wastewater, where covid has been found over the past 6 weeks."We are seeing SARS-CoV-2 present in the wastewater stream,” said Janet Pichette, the chief epidemiologist at Austin Public Health. “As I mentioned, it’s being collected in two of our regional wastewater treatment plants. Those plants represent 95% of the wastewater that comes in for 95% of the Austin population.”While the COVID-19 national public health emergency has ended, cases continue to persist in Travis County; however, hospitalizations remain low, which experts have attributed to vaccines.Boosters were encouraged to protect those who are high-risk and updated vacci...

Bee Cave teen gets his wish to ride in old-school Corvette

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

BEE CAVE, Texas (KXAN) — One teenager in Bee Cave had his wish come true Tuesday.Nicholas said he always wanted to drive or ride in an old-school Corvette, and on his 17th birthday, he got the chance to do just that.Make-A-Wish worked with Covert Bee Cave to make Nicholas’ wish happen.“I've been fortunate and blessed enough to be part of roughly 10 or 12 wishes that we've granted over the last 10 plus years,” Mike Ishack, Covert Bee Cave General Manager, said.Ann Jerome, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish, said Tuesday's wish was exciting.“This one we have not done a Corvette wish. We have other kinds of car wishes. But this is a super exciting day,” Jerome said.Nicholas’ mom, Jennifer Johnson, said she was happy her son’s wish was granted.“One of his dreams is probably to drive one, and sadly I don't know if we'll ever get to have that happen,” Johnson said. “So, having Make-A-Wish step in and saying ‘Hey, yeah, we can make that happen.’ It's amazing.”Photojournalist Frank Martinez...

Vikings rookie receiver Jordan Addison drawing tons of praise at training camp

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

Jordan Addison promised he would be ready once he put the pads on. Though he missed all of organized team activities this spring, working his way back from a minor injury, he wasn’t worried about being too far behind for training camp.“I’ve been doing this all my life,” he said at the start of training camp. “I’ll be able to jump back in and get to where I need to be at.”That has been the case so far as Addison has showcased why the Vikings selected him No. 23 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. Whether it’s making a diving catch over the middle last week in team drills, or smoking cornerback Joejuan Williams this week in individual drills, Addison has certainly looked the part of a successful draft pick.“What he’s done on the grass so far has confirmed a lot of the things that we expected from Jordan,” coach Kevin O’Connell said. “He’s also done some things instinctively, playing football within the confines of our scheme.”A perfect exampl...

Schenectady County extends State of Emergency

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Schenectady County officials have extended the State of Emergency related to asylum seekers coming to the area. It will now be in effect for another five days or until it is extended again. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The State of Emergency went into effect on July 24. It states that no hotel or shelter can house migrants unless it is approved by the county.The order was in response to migrants staying at the Super 8 Motel in Rotterdam that displaced occupants already living there.

On the eve of his first homeless camp sweep, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston shakes hands of inhabitants

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston visited a large homeless encampment in the 2200 block of Stout Street on Thursday afternoon, talking with and shaking the hands of people that by Friday morning will be ordered to move along as part of the first sweep authorized under the Johnston administration.“That’s the first time I’ve ever seen that,” David Lanci, one of the people living in the camp, said after Johnston talked to him and moved down the line of the tents and makeshift sun shelters. “It didn’t feel like talking to a mayor. It felt like I was talking to a friend. That is big.”Johnston earlier this week said that the city did not have hotel beds, tiny homes or any other form of short-term housing available for the people living in the camp. The promise of providing alternatives to the streets or the city’s existing congregate care shelter system is a pillar of Johnston’s approach to enforcing the city’s camping ban and, he says,...

Victorville man convicted of torturing, murdering 8-year-old son 

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

A man from Victorville was convicted of first-degree murder and torture in connection with the 2017 death of his eight-year-old son. According to a release from the San Bernardino County District Attorney, Shakir Omari Nunn brutally beat his son Dominic to death on Jan. 5, 2017 after Dominic – who authorities said was already deprived of food – ate some of his father’s candy. “Dominic’s cause of death was blunt force trauma in just a matter of hours,” the District Attorney’s Office said. “During trial [doctors] testified that Dominic’s external injuries were too numerous to count.” In addition to his extensive external injuries, Dominic also suffered a lacerated liver, damage to his spleen and intestinal and digestive system damage. Dominic Nunn, pictured before his death in 2017. (San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office/findagrave.com)Several of Dominic’s siblings testified during trial that abuse in the household was a “normal occurrence” and that some...

1 dead after shooting in Irvine neighborhood

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

A group of suspects remain at large after a person was shot and killed in a quiet Irvine neighborhood on Thursday. Irvine police responded to reports of a shooting near Athel Avenue and Sego Street around 12:37 p.m. Callers told police they heard a man screaming for help. Arriving officers found the victim lying on the ground while being attended to by witnesses and residents in the area. The victim, identified only as an adult male, was shot multiple times in the upper torso area, police said. Orange County Fire Authority crews arrived on the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.The suspects fled the area before officers could arrive. No suspect information is known, but their vehicles are described as a black Mercedes sedan and a white Honda, possibly a Civic or an Accord.Police are searching for suspects after a man was shot and killed in an Irvine neighborhood on August 3, 2023. (OC...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in Hayward the week of July 24

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

A house in Hayward that sold for $2.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Hayward in the past week.In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.4 million, $637 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of July 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $925,000, detached house in the 500 block of Bluefield LaneA sale has been finalized for the single-family house in the 500 block of Bluefield Lane in Hayward. The price was $925,000 and the new owners took over the house in June. The house was built in 1957 and the living area totals 1,200 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $771. The house features three bedrooms and two bathrooms.Bluefield Lane9. $933,000, single-family residence in the 25800 block of Bryn Mawr AvenueThe property in the 25800 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue i...

Hunter Biden associate Archer testifies before House panel

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

By Farnoush Amiri and Stephen Groves | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump’s federal court appearance, House Republicans released a transcript Thursday of their interview with Hunter Biden’s former business associate detailing overseas financial dealings by the president’s son.The more than five-hour closed-door interview with Devon Archer by the House Oversight Committee, released hours before Trump’s appearance to face a third list of charges, provides fresh insight into how President Joe Biden’s youngest son used his relationship with his father, who was then vice president, to court foreign investors. Archer said Hunter Biden was using the “illusion of access” in Washington.Republicans on the panel hope to use their work to prod impeachment proceedings against the president. However, though pressed repeatedly, Archer offered no tangible evidence that Joe Biden’s role in his son’s work ...

Barr on Trump: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:41:32 GMT

By Kaanita Iyer | CNNFormer Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss’ defense in the special counsel’s probe into 2020 election interference, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”The former attorney general also described Trump’s alleged actions as detailed in the indictment as “nauseating” and “despicable,” saying on “The Source,” “someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”A central premise of the special counsel’s case is that Trump knew the election claims he was making were false after being told by several close aides that he had lost the election. Trump’s lawyers have argued that his statements were protected under the First Amendment, a position that Barr, in his first interview since Trump’s third indictment, said was not a valid argument.“As the indictment says, they are...