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Unhoused woman dies after being run over by tractor in California park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

(KTXL) — An organization that supports the unhoused and a family are heartbroken after a landscaping contractor hired by the city of Modesto, California allegedly drove over and killed a woman who was laying in a field of overgrown vegetation."I feel terrible because they killed my daughter," said Christopher Chavez, the father of 27-year-old Christine, who was unhoused and died earlier this month when workers driving a John Deere tractor with a pull-behind mower were cleaning up Beard Brook Park. E & J Gallo Winery, which owns Beard Brook Park, said in a statement that they had acquired the Beard Brook Park property on July 7. “On Saturday, July 8, 2023, a landscaping contractor was hired to perform weed abatement and fire prevention services," the statement continued. "There was an accident at approximately 12:00 p.m. involving the contractor’s tractor and an individual who was not visible and laying in a tall, weeded area. The contractor immediately contacted the Modesto Pol...

Georgia suspect in 4 killings shot and killed, 2 officers hurt during encounter: official

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man wanted in the weekend killings of four people near Atlanta, and a sheriff's deputy and a police officer were hurt during the attempt to take the suspect into custody, an official said.Henry County Sheriff's spokesperson Syntonnia Moore said suspect Andre Longmore was fatally shot during a widespread search for the 40-year-old man. The manhunt began shortly after the shootings Saturday morning in a subdivision of Hampton, a community south of Georgia's main city.Moore said law enforcement shot and killed Longmore on Sunday in a nearby area of Clayton County. Moore added that a Henry County sheriff’s deputy and a Clayton County police officer were injured during the attempt to arrest Longmore.Moore said she had no update on the condition of either officer.Developing

Austin Fire, EMS respond to construction worker heat incident on downtown site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS are tending to a construction worker experiencing a heat-related issue on a construction site in downtown Austin Sunday afternoon.AFD officials tweeted late Sunday afternoon they responded to a worker in need of medical attention "from a crane scaffold about 6 stories high" off a downtown construction site. ATCEMS tweeted the call came in around 3:43 p.m. Sunday at 80 Red River Street. The Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS are tending to a construction worker experiencing a heat-related issue on a construction site in downtown Austin Sunday afternoon. (Courtesy: Austin Fire Department) The Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS are tending to a construction worker experiencing a heat-related issue on a construction site in downtown Austin Sunday afternoon. (Courtesy: Austin Fire Department) The Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS are tending to a construction worke...

How to safely help wildlife during Texas summer heat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With heat advisories in effect throughout Central Texas, it's not just residents who are feeling the heat — area wildlife are as well.The Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) said July and August are traditionally the busiest times of year for the organization, particularly with the summer months coinciding with baby season. But as elevated temperatures and humidity levels persist, AWR staff said wildlife dehydration has been a significant concern."It's hot enough on a regular summer just for us as staff to be able to go out and care for the animals, because we have a lot of outdoor caging that we give to the different species so that they can acclimate to the climate," said Jules Maron, AWR's operations manager.With baby season in full swing, Maron said AWR is receiving a lot more critical calls regarding orphaned babies in the heat. Typically, AWR recommends callers place the baby in a shaded place and wait for the mom to return in a couple of hours; but with this intense ...

1 transported with serious injuries after single-vehicle collision in northeast Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS and Austin Fire conducted a vehicle rescue in northeast Austin Sunday afternoon.ATCEMS said there was a single-vehicle collision in the 1600 block of Dungan Lane with one patient involved who was pinned in their vehicle.According to officials, the person was extricated from the vehicle, and medics transported them to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious and potentially life-threatening injuries.

Twins all-in on pinch hitting this season. Results have been OK

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. — Heading into their series finale at Oakland Coliseum on Sunday afternoon, the Twins had 107 pinch-hit plate appearances, second to Detroit’s 110. Their 99 at-bats led baseball, and were just five fewer than last year’s total of 104.Twins pinch-hitters have provided some big moments this season, but overall it’s been, by MLB standards, a middling performance.“We’d probably like to get better results out of it, but we’re just trying to get the guys up there that match up best at certain points of the game,” manager Rocc Baldelli said. “I wouldn’t call it great, but I think it’s something that makes sense and we’re going to keep doing it.”Joey Gallo and Edouard Julien have two of the Twins three pinch-hit home runs this season, both of them game-winners, and Julien hit a go-ahead double in Friday’s 5-4 victory over Oakland.Julien is 2 for 8 as a pinch hitter this season but that’s six total bases and two go-ahead RBIs — not bad for a guy that had never done it before ...

Wild sign winger Brandon Duhaime to 1-year, $1.1 million contract

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

After filing for salary arbitration last week, winger Brandon Duhaime agreed to a 1-year, $1.1 million contract with the Wild on Sunday.This was the expected outcome despite the fact that the 26-year-old Duhaime filed for salary arbitration. Most players leaguewide come to a resolution with their respective team before an independent arbitrator has to get involved.The structure of the new deal means Duhaime will be an unrestricted free agent next summer. He’s coming off the best performance of his career last season during which he posted 10 points (1 goal, 9 assists) across 51 games.Though he’s likely to fill a role in the bottom half of the lineup next season, Duhaime is a candidate to move up into the top of the lineup. He might be the fastest player on the Wild roster and he’s equipped with a sneaky good shot.It has been an offseason predicated on patience for Wild general manager Bill Guerin. He’s still waiting on the top priority of figuring out a deal with goaltender Filip Gu...

Juvenile in custody for St. Louis County murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A juvenile is in custody for a weekend murder in north St. Louis County.According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis County Police Department, the killing took place Saturday just before 1:30 p.m. in the 14300 block of Ocean View Court.Officers arrived to find a young man inside a home with a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.Detectives with the department’s Crimes Against Persons unit arrested another juvenile for the shooting. The suspect has been transferred to county family court.

Sunday storms cause new round of power outages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A strong line of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon knocked out power for tens of thousands of residents in the St. Louis region.According to Ameren Missouri, approximately 23,000 customers were without power as of 5 p.m. The majority of outages were reported in Jefferson County and westerly St. Louis County.Damaging winds reached 60 miles per hour in some places, according to the National Weather Service's St. Louis office.More thunderstorms, potentially severe ones, can be expected later tonight around 10 p.m., bringing with them hail and another round of pernicious winds.This weather pattern will continue for the better part of the coming week.

HGTV star Ty Pennington goes ‘from the red carpet to the ICU’ in medical scare  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:12 GMT

Ty Pennington, the former host of Trading Spaces and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, had to be hospitalized in Denver after a “sore throat” he had for a month was found to be something else. The HGTV star took to social media on Friday to shed light on the “interesting” week he was having and what exactly sent him to the ICU. “Turns out, that sore throat I’ve had for the last month was actually an abscess which had grown so large it was closing off my airway,” Pennington said on Instagram. “Next thing I know, I was intubated and flown down to the ICU in Denver.” Pennington took to Instagram on Friday to shed light on the “interesting” week he was having and what exactly sent him to the ICU. (Instagram: @thetypennington) Ready to complete the ‘Barbenheimer’ circuit? Summer’s most-anticipated films set to release on same day Pennington had attended the premiere of the new Barbie movie in Los Angeles last Sunday and was filming in Breckenridge, Colorado when he woke up...