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Austin's Camp-Half Blood fundraising $150K to continue summer program

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 2006, Austin children have transported into the world of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series at Camp Half-Blood Austin. Now, camp officials are working to continue bringing the books' fantasy adventures to life, fundraising to keep the summer camp operating.CHBA aims to bring to life the "Percy Jackson" books to help instill a love for reading, as well as create an outlet for kids to act out adventures from the series. Overseeing the summer camp is Between the Pages, a nonprofit founded by Topher Bradfield.Since 2006, Austin children have transported into the world of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series at Camp Half-Blood Austin. (Courtesy: Camp Half-Blood Austin)Since 2006, Austin children have transported into the world of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series at Camp Half-Blood Austin. (Courtesy: Camp Half-Blood Austin)Since 2006, Austin children have transported into the world of Rick Riordan's...

City recruiting members for new pilot program to help prevent people from being evicted from their homes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin Housing Department is recruiting community members who want to serve as Displacement Prevention Navigators to help prevent people from being evicted or foreclosed on, according to a news release from the city.The one-year pilot program will focus on two neighborhoods at high risk of displacement, which is Colony Park and Dove Springs, the release said. Compared to Austin as a whole, the pilot neighborhoods have higher shares of cost-burdened residents, as well as residents who have lived in their homes for more than 20 years.“The Displacement Prevention Navigator pilot program is urgently needed,” said District 2 Austin Council Member Vanessa Fuentes. “People are our city’s biggest strength—but many people are finding it harder to live here as Austin becomes less affordable. This program will help Austinites stay in their homes and communities by accessing resources from the City and others.”According to the city, navigators will go through a seri...

Slugging Twins prospect Edouard Julien feels he’s ‘in a good spot today’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

Edouard Julien was asked Wednesday if he still felt good about his decision to leave Auburn after his sophomore year. It wasn’t a difficult question to answer.“I think I made the right choice, if you ask me,” the Twins prospect said Wednesday at CHS Field. “I’m in a good spot today.”That spot is pretty close to the major leagues.Julien will begin the season with Class AAA St. Paul when the Saints open their season Friday afternoon in Toledo, but the fact is since leaving Auburn, all Julien has done is hit — and he keeps getting better.“I’ve been (in the Twins organization) for four years and I think I’ve made the most progress I’ve made in my baseball career,” he said.Julien, who turns 24 on April 30, was .300/.441/.490 at the plate in 117 games with Class AA Wichita last season, then hit .400 with a 1.248 OPS in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League. He played eight games in major league camp this spring and hit .348 with three home runs and six RBIs before leaving to join Team Canad...

Gophers men’s basketball got transfer win but still has lots of roster work to do in portal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

The Gophers men’s basketball program brought in a starting-caliber point guard for next year’s roster on Wednesday, but the U likely is only 25 percent done adding players via the NCAA transfer portal this offseason.Minnesota gained a commitment from Mike Mitchell Jr., but still has three of 13 total scholarship spots open for next year.Mitchell, who played two season at Pepperdine, will assume Ta’Lon Cooper’s ball-handing duties after Cooper entered the portal in mid-March, then committed to South Carolina on Wednesday.The U has openings after promising freshman guard Jaden Henley transferred out and committed to DePaul, little-used sophomore center Treyton Thompson did the same and pledged to Stetson. and junior wing Jamison Battle entered the portal two weeks ago. But a key piece to the U last year has yet to announce his next destination.To-be junior forward Dawson Garcia is the U’s best returning player (15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game) and the Savage native is the focal ...

Schenectady PD: Four shooting incidents in seven days

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Schenectady Police Department has confirmed four separate reports of shots fired between March 21 and 28. Police have made several arrests and recovered multiple illegal handguns. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! At around 9 p.m. on March 21, police responded to a report of shots fired near Catherine Street and Locust Avenue. Shell casings were recovered, and officers discovered a vehicle and two houses had been struck. No arrests have been made. Investigations are ongoing.On March 22, officers responded to reports of shots fired near Eastern Avenue and University Place. Police responded around 8:33 p.m. and located several shell casings. A building was struck. Investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been made.Police arrested a juvenile suspect following the report of shots fired around 6:30 p.m. on March 23. Police located several shell casings and a vehicle found to have been struck...

Schenectady High School receives real threat amidst swatting reports throughout Capital Region

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An abundance of local schools received fake active shooter reports on March 30. Unfortunately, on the same day, police explain Schenectady High School experienced a real threat. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Schenectady police report that on March 30, around 11 a.m., officers assigned to Schenectady High School were alerted by staff that a student's family member was on campus and threated to "shoot up the school." Police explain the male left campus and was located a short time later. The individual was identified as Zackery McWilliams, 24 of Schenectady. He was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat. McWilliams will be arraigned on March 30 in Schenectady City Court.

Task Force on School Safety releases final report

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- School safety is on the minds of many, after a deadly school shooting in Nashville and false reports of shootings at multiple New York school districts. The Assembly Minority updated New Yorkers on the latest from the Task Force on School Safety and Security. The task force has met up a total of six times, you can find their report here. They traveled around the state listening to parents, faculty, and law enforcement to come up with a plan to protect our youth and prevent further tragedies from taking place. Two key takeaways from those meetings were mental health and open communication.  Local schools receive unfounded active shooter reports "The ability for our mental health professionals, school professionals, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, law enforcement, all to be able to speak with each other together about relevant issues is going to be critical and moving things forward in terms of promoting school safety," said Dr. Michael Prezioso, Direc...

Katharine McPhee, David Foster concert in Troy canceled

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Katharine McPhee and David Foster's concert at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has been canceled. The concert was set for April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "David Foster and Katharine McPhee’s upcoming April performances have been canceled due to an unavoidable scheduling conflict," said the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. "David and Katharine are disappointed that they will be unable to perform in Troy and look forward to seeing fans at a future show."All tickets will be refunded to the original method of payment used to buy the ticket, said Troy Music Hall. If you have questions, you can call the box office at (518) 273-0038.

Amazon funds computer science education in the Capital Region

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Thursday, Amazon announced a commitment to provide funding for computer science education across 11 schools in 8 districts in the Capital Region. The funding will help over 400 K-12 students in the Capital Region and reach over 36,000 students across New York by the end of the school year. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Every young person should have equitable access to the education they need to reach their full potential,” said Victor Reinoso, global director of philanthropic education initiatives at Amazon. “At Amazon, we are committed to creating a diverse pipeline of tech students and hiring homegrown talent to help keep our communities strong for years to come.”The Amazon Future Engineer program is available at Ballard Elementary School, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School, Central Park Middle School, Harrison Avenue Elementary School, Lansingburgh Senior High School, Mont Pleasa...

Things to do in the Capital Region this weekend: March 31-April 2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:20:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The weekend is almost here! From concerts to the FIRST Robotics Competition to Easter egg hunts around the area, there are quite a few things happening on March 31, April 1, and April 2. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.Friday, March 31FIRST Robotics Competition, MVP Arena in Albany, 9 a.m. Free and open to the public.Marshall Charloff & The Purple Xperience, Cohoes Music Hall, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Cohoes Music Hall website.Crumbl Cookies grand opening, 664 New Loudon Road in Latham, 8 a.m. to midnight.Troy Night O'Shenanigans, downtown Troy, 5 p.m. Jumpin’ Jacks in Scotia opens for 2023 season Saturday, April 1Easter egg hunts around the Capital RegionThe Frank White Experience with special guest DJ TGIF, Palace Theatre in Albany, 7 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website.The Concert: A Tribut...