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Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou on Thursday.The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals.The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with the Detroit Red Wings (2015-20), Edmonton Oilers (2020), Los Angeles Kings (2020-22) and Blackhawks.Chicago went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. The Blackhawks dealt Patrick Kane to the New York Rangers prior to the trade deadline and announced in April they would not re-sign Jonathan Toews, parting with two players who led them to Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015.___

APD investigating deadly accidental shooting in northwest Austin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is investigating a deadly accidental shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning in northwest Austin, the agency said in a news release Thursday.Shortly before 3 a.m., officers responded to the shooting at a home in the 6800 block of West Courtyard Drive, the release said. Austin-Travis County EMS also responded to the scene, and along with on-scene officers, found the victim, Parsa Danesh, with "obvious trauma to his body," police said.Danesh died on the scene, according to police. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2023? Investigators believe Danesh's death resulted from an accidental shooting, the release said. Additionally, police said no charges will be filed at this time after consulting with the Travis County District Attorney's Office.The case remains as an open investigation, police said.Anyone with any information should contact APD's Homicide Unit at (512) 974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through ...

Austin City Council votes to extend Downtown Austin Community Court services to entire city

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

Austin (KXAN) — The Austin City Council approved starting the process to expand the service area of its Downtown Austin Community Court, and possibly increase its funding. The court serves as a homeless diversion program and would serve the entire city not just downtown.A memo from the City of Austin earlier this month shared recommendations the DACC submitted for consideration in the next fiscal year.The recommendations formed at a DACC Advisory Board meeting in March included adding two clinical case managers to its staff, securing a permanent facility for the DACC, and providing ongoing funding for its currently employed clinical case managers as well as maintaining the Violet KeepSafe Storage Program.The total cost of these budget recommendations as listed is $2,856,400.Natasha Harper-Madison, Austin City Council member for District 1, said the expansion would support homelessness prevention efforts in the city."We will ensure that no matter where you live, downtown Pleasant Val...

APD: Woman dies 2 days after east Austin crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Austin Police Department provided an update in connection with an east Austin crash where one person, previously reported with serious injuries, has died.APD said 28-year-old Angelica Delgado was taken to a local hospital after the June 3 crash but died two days later. Related — ATCEMS: 1 taken to the hospital with serious injuries after vehicle rescue in east Austin Austin Police said officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 200 block of Bastrop Highway, and a preliminary investigation revealed a sedan driven by Delgado crashed into a retaining wall.APD said the investigation was ongoing, and the incident was being investigated as Austin's 44th fatal crash of 2023.

Obituary: Mounds View Mayor Al Hull ‘enjoyed shooting the breeze’ with residents, who became his friends

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

Al Hull was so popular in Mounds View that he ran for mayor in 2004 — despite no local government or political experience — and nearly won.Then-Mounds View City Council Member Al Hull and his girlfriend, Tasha Kimaiga, in July 2016. (Courtesy photo)He was so well liked that when he went for mayor again last fall — after 16 years on the city council — no one challenged him.“Nobody has ever done that in Mounds View — ran unopposed in an open seat,” City Administrator Nyle Zikmund said this week. “That fact alone speaks volumes to who Al was … nobody thought they could do better.”Hull, who was also known as the chatty manager of the neighborhood gas station along County Road I, died May 20 at age 58.Doctors diagnosed Hull with leukemia in March, his second stint with cancer in seven years. He went through a month of chemotherapy before returning home. He soon contracted pneumonia, which led to sepsis and caused heart and respiratory failure, said his wife,...

New St. Louis Circuit Attorney files motion to withdraw Christopher Dunn case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Ten days after being sworn in as the city's new top prosecutor, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore is withdrawing his predecessor's motion to vacate a decades-old murder conviction.Days before resigning her office, Kim Gardner asked the St. Louis Circuit Court to overturn Christopher Dunn's conviction.Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for the 1990 shooting death of Ricco Rogers over a gang affiliation. He has maintained his innocence in the murder.In her filing in mid-May, Gardner said there was clear and convincing evidence showing Dunn had been wrongly convicted. His trial hinged on the testimony of two boys, who have since recanted their statements, saying they were coerced by police and prosecutors to lie on the stand.However, new Circuit Attorney Gore, who is serving the remainder of Gardner's term, said he wants to conduct a full review of Dunn's case before moving forward on anything.“We will conduct a full review of Mr. Dunn’s case and proceed as the law and fa...

Nuggets’ Jamal Murray playing through “nasty” wound on left hand

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

MIAMI – It’s a good thing history isn’t fragile.As Jamal Murray walked onto the podium ahead of Thursday’s practice, his left hand was wrapped in protective tape to cover a nasty floor burn he suffered in Wednesday’s Game 3 victory.During the open portion of practice, most of Murray’s time was spent dribbling two basketballs at once. After 30 minutes, he unwrapped his hand and showed the wound to several courtside reporters.“It’s nasty,” he said of the raw skin exposed at the base of his left palm, which is Murray’s non-shooting hand.Here’s what happened to Jamal Murray’s hand. A floor burn. pic.twitter.com/DsFNPNg3IM— Mike Singer (@msinger) June 8, 2023Despite the wound, Murray made history Wednesday night when he and Nikola Jokic became the first pair of teammates to ever record 30-point triple-doubles in the same game — regular season or playoffs. Murray secured his final rebound of the triple-double with only five seconds left.“(Malone) was trying to make subs but I was at...

Family finds 1 million copper pennies while cleaning out Los Angeles home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

Having more money than you know what to do with is usually a good thing, but for one California family, it's a little bit more complicated than that.John Reyes, a realtor from the Inland Empire, is trying to figure out what to do with more than 1 million pennies he and his wife discovered in her father's former home in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles.The pennies were found in a crawlspace way back in the basement of the home last year while the family was cleaning out the home that once belonged to John's father-in-law, Fritz.The home was built in the early 1900s, and the family believes it was once used as a bed and breakfast. Fritz and his brother, German immigrants, lived in the home for decades until Fritz passed and his brother moved away.In the years since, John, his wife, Elizabeth, her sister, her cousin and their spouses, have been cleaning out the historic home with plans to renovate it for the next generation.John recalls the arduous task of cleaning out the fa...

Construction worker who died after being crushed by concrete wall in Pacoima was ‘irreplaceable’ grandfather of 3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

A construction worker who died after being crushed by a concrete wall in Pacoima was described by his family as a loving husband, father and “irreplaceable” grandfather of three.Javier Calderon, 49, was killed in the accident Wednesday morning.The collapse was reported around 8:45 a.m. in the 10500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard. Two people were initially trapped, and while one was able to get themselves out, the other remained trapped under cinder blocks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Worker dies after getting crushed by concrete wall in Pacoima Multiple firefighters tried to get the worker free, but he was pronounced dead at the scene around 10:30 a.m.A GoFundMe page started by his family indicates Calderon was more than just a construction worker. He leaves behind two daughters, a wife and three grandchildren.Calderon had promised one of his granddaughters to roast marshmallows on Friday night at the beginning of their usual sleepover, but “he did not make it back ...

26-year-old man gets 16 years to life in murder of woman in Oxnard

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:51:20 GMT

A 26-year-old man who has suffered from severe mental illness was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of a woman in Oxnard, authorities announced Wednesday.  James Beam, who is originally from Iowa, and the victim, Sybil Woodbury, were both homeless and living in an Oxnard shopping center when the fatal April 9, 2020, incident occurred.  The 26-year-old followed Woodbury to a darkened, isolated area of the shopping center’s parking lot and stabbed her to death while under the delusion that the victim was a threat to him and his children who lived out of state, according to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.  “Ms. Woodbury died from a stab wound to the chest about 45 minutes after the attack,” officials said.  On April 15, 2020, detectives with the Oxnard Police Department arrested Beam, who subsequently confessed to the murder.  “Following Beam’s arrest, a thorou...