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State of Texas: After shootings, lawmakers push plans to make schools safer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A special committee formed after last year's school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde met Monday to consider 17 bills aimed at enhancing school safety.The House Select Committee on Youth Health and Safety held its hearing just hours after another mass school shooting left three children and three adults dead in Nashville, Tennessee.House Bill 3 is the legislature's sweeping school safety bill and was at the top of the committee's agenda. It is authored by State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, who also chaired the House's investigation into the Robb Elementary school shooting.HB 3 requires Texas schools to meet enhanced security standards for their physical infrastructure and mandates school districts place at least one armed security officer at every campus. It also requires districts to implement a "multihazard emergency operations plan" and perform intruder detection audits every year. Under that bill, school districts would receive at least $10 per student ...

Isolated severe storms possible Sunday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a warm first day of April, clouds rolled in and even a few sprinkles late in the day. The limited rainfall is now done and the rest of the night will be partly to mostly cloudy. Overnight lows drop to near 60 making for a mild night. UPDATED April forecast increases chances for rain Sunday's weather should be more active as a cold front reverses course and heads north through the area as a warm front. It should make for a warm day with highs in the middle to upper 80s, but along the front an isolated strong or severe storm could pop up late in the afternoon through mid-evening. The Storm Prediction Center have some areas north of Austin in a Marginal (1 out of 5) severe weather risk. A low wind/hail/tornado threat accompanies the severe weather risk, but most areas stay storm-free tomorrow.Severe risk SundayRecord heat, or close to it, is expected early next week with highs returning to the 90s on Monday and Tuesday. Record heat possible early next weekA str...

From Beyonce to Brandi and Pink to the Chicks, women dominate the concert calendar

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

The big concert news this spring and summer? Women.The lineup includes a host of old favorites like Brandi Carlile, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson and the Chicks. Women are also headlining the biggest outdoor venues in town: U.S. Bank Stadium (Taylor Swift), Huntington Bank Center (Beyonce), Target Field (Pink) and Treasure Island Amphitheater (Carrie Underwood).Keep in mind that some large venues use dynamic pricing, which means ticket prices can vary. Also, the prices noted here do not include VIP packages or platinum tickets, which typically run into the hundreds of dollars.Here’s a look at what’s on tap from the ladies in the coming months.Shania TwainShania Twain accepts the Poet’s Award during the Academy of Country Music Honors award show Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)May 17: Country superstar Shania Twain released her debut album in 1993, but her career didn’t truly take off until she met producer Robert “Mut...

National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado in Salem, Illinois

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

SALEM, Ill. - The National Weather Service has confirmed at least one tornado in the St. Louis region amid Friday's severe storms. NWS officials confirmed that an EF-1 tornado ripped through Salem, Illinois, nearly an hour and a half east of St. Louis City. A twister formed around 8:11 p.m. and lasted nearly seven minutes. NWS reports it delivered gusts up to 105 miles per hour with nearly a six-mile path length and a 250-yeard path width. Top Stories: Courts connect four St. Louis infant exposure deaths to one woman No deaths or injuries were reported from Salem's tornado, according to NWS. Much of the St. Louis region was under a tornado watch for several hours Friday and some brief warnings were issued around many parts of Missouri and Illinois. The storm system also posed significant thunderstorm and hail threats. Check back for a more detailed report of storm damage out of Salem on FOX 2's evening ews coverage.

SF Giants: Crawford, Pederson put on power display to beat Yankees in first win of 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

NEW YORK — It took 13 innings of baseball in 2023 for the San Francisco Giants to score their first run, and it didn’t take much longer for them to claim their first lead, too. After being shut out on Opening Day and blanked through the first three innings Saturday, Joc Pederson and Brandon Crawford woke up the offense in a big way, leading them to a 7-5 win that evened their record back to .500 after two games.It wasn’t without stress, though, as an erratic Camilo Doval allowed a run to score in the ninth inning and loaded the bases with two walks and committed two pitch clock violations before Crawford slickly fielded a chopper from Giancarlo Stanton to start a game-ending double play.Here’s how it went down.Power displayBefore first pitch, Crawford emerged from the dugout and headed to home plate. He was met there by Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who is married to his sister, Amy, and the brothers-in-law exchanged the day’s lineup cards and posed for a photo.It...

Marin County crash kills one on Highway 1 near Bolinas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

By Bay City News ServiceOne person died in a motorcycle crash on southbound Highway 1 near Bolinas Saturday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash happened around 1:15 p.m. in the area of Highway 1 and Fairfax Bolinas Road, according to the CHP.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Teen boy killed in dirt bike crash in East Bay Crashes and Disasters | Deputy fired after fatal Central Valley crash; he was going 121 mph in the fog Crashes and Disasters | Southern California police pursuit of East Bay man ends in crash, 1 killed and 7 others injured Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian dead following collision on Highway 4 Crashes and Disasters | ‘Stuck foot’ crash into Apple store now called murder; driver’s lawyer ‘astounded’ by indictment Due to emergency medical response, southbound Highway 1 was closed at Horseshoe Hill Road and Highway 1 northboun...

Hwy-1 reopened near Point Reyes after emergency medical response

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- An emergency medical response caused a closure of Highway 1 near Bolinas on Saturday afternoon, according to the Point Reyes National Park Service. Three earthquakes hit near San Leandro Saturday morning Hwy-1 southbound is closed at Horseshoe Hill Road and the northbound side is closed at Stinson Beach as of 2 p.m., authorities said. By 4:25 p.m. the roadway was at least partially reopened, the NPS said. This is a developing story. Please stick with KRON for updates.

Pastrnak has hat trick, Bruins beat Penguins 4-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Pastrnak finished off his 14th career hat trick with 2:26 remaining to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.The Bruins’ 59th win of the season moved them within three games of the NHL’s all-time victory mark set by Detroit in 1996 and tied by Tampa Bay in 2019. Boston has six games remaining.Pastrnak’s three goals gave him 56 on the season and pushed him across the 100-point plateau for the first time in his nine-year career. Charlie McAvoy scored his seventh goal and Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots as Boston won for the ninth time in 10 games.Bryan Rust scored twice for Pittsburgh, his first multigoal game since Feb. 1, 2022, against Washington. Jake Guentzel’s 35th of the season with 7:30 left in regulation tied the score. Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots.PREDATORS 6, BLUES 1NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Novak had a goal and three assists to lead the Nashville.Luke Evangelista had a goal and two assists, Cody Glass and ...

Unconvincing win for Joshua against Franklin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua returned to his winning ways but only after an unconvincing display in a unanimous points victory over Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night.The British fighter had lost three of his last five contests, which included consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, but he won again for the first time since 2020 after the judges scored the London bout 118-111, 117-111 and 117-111 in favor of Joshua.“I would have liked a knockout, but it’s important to get the win,” Joshua said.Joshua regularly landed with his left jab and caught Franklin on a number of occasions with his powerful right but the American heavyweight stood firm at the 02 Arena.A bizarre finish saw the 12th round appearing to end eight seconds early before Joshua pushed his head into Franklin and it sparked an angry reaction from Lorenzo Adams, the strength and conditioning coach of Franklin, who pushed Joshua.It was quickly settled and Joshua’s hand was ...

Garver, Rangers stay hot to start season, rout Phillies 16-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:22:44 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien led off with a homer, Mitch Garver hit two and the Texas Rangers powered their way to a 16-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, becoming just the seventh team since 1900 to start a season by scoring 10 or more runs in consecutive games.Garver ripped a three-run shot over the left-field fence off Phillies reliever Yunior Marte to extend the Rangers’ lead to 7-3 in the fifth inning. Then, Garver sparked what became a six-run seventh with another three-run shot, this time off Seranthony Dominguez.The Rangers followed their 11-7 victory in the season opener by tying three others teams with 27 runs in two games, second-most since 1900. The 1951 White Sox scored 30.Semien got things going early, leading off the bottom of the first with a homer off Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (0-1), but Garver became the star of the game.It marked Garver’s first action at catcher in a regular-season game since May 8, 2022. Garver was limited to...