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Woman says she called retired officer when she couldn't get through to Austin 911

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A woman said she was put on hold Sunday while trying to call 911 to report a man on a bike getting hit by a car in the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and Toomey Road. The Austin Police Department confirmed officers responded to a crash around 12:15 a.m. and said the cyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. APD: Latest average 911 hold time was roughly 3 minutes Ken Casaday, a former APD officer and former president of the Austin Police Association (APA), said the woman called him saying she could not get through to 911 and asked him for help instead."I called an officer downtown.. to help dispatch someone," Casaday said. APD said the woman's call that ultimately went through was on hold for about three minutes. The department did not confirm whether officers were dispatched because of the 911 call or because of Casaday's call. Police said once a unit was assigned to the scene, crews got to the intersection in about four minutes. ‘Felt li...

Abbott responds to report that troopers and soldiers were ordered to deny migrants water, push children into Rio Grande

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Texas lawmakers said they plan to ask the Department of Justice to look into reports that Texas troopers and National Guard members have been ordered to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande and deny asylum-seekers water even in extreme heat.According to the Houston Chronicle, a verified email from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper described his orders under Operation Lone Star and called them "inhumane."Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2020 launched Operation Lone Star, a border-security initiative that sent DPS troopers and Texas Army National Guard members to the border, where they have set up concertina wire to prevent migrants from entering the country. Most recently, the governor has deployed a string of large buoys to serve as a floating barrier in the middle of the river in Eagle Pass, Texas.That's where the DPS trooper said they witnessed a pregnant woman having a miscarriage and writhing in pain while caught in the wire; ...

'It's inhumane:' Dangerous TDCJ heat conditions on display at Texas Capitol

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Tears streamed together with sweat as Tona Naranjo stepped inside a mock prison cell under the record-hot Texas sun. Sending prayers up to her son, she imagined his final moments spent inside bare walls trapping unbearable heat."Jon Anthony Southards, I'm doing this for you, son... I need to know exactly what my son faced in his last moments," she said. "No human being deserves this."Her son Jon Anthony was found unresponsive in his cell at TDCJ's Estelle Unit near Huntsville on June 28. He died suddenly at 36 years old. According to the Texas Attorney General's custodial death report, the cause of death is pending autopsy results.Naranjo and dozens of other advocates protesting the dangerous heat in TDCJ prisons believe air conditioning could have prevented Southards' death. They are advocating for temperature regulation to keep cells between 65 and 85 degrees.As Texas experiences an oppressive heat wave, 70% of TDCJ facilities do not have air conditioning ...

Loons sign young English defender Ethan Bristow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

Minnesota United has signed defender Ethan Bristow from Tranmere Rovers of the English Football League Two through the 2025 season with a club option for 2026.He will join the Loons pending receipt of his P1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and will occupy an international roster spot.“First thing that really sticks out is he has all the physical tools, great size, incredibly quick and for a young guy. He’s played 46 games in League Two last year, and so he’s used to tough physical football and he excelled. He’s not afraid of the physical contact in the game, but he also has a good footballing mind and sees the game well,” Loons manager Adrian Heath said in a statement. “The pleasing thing for us is he had a couple of options to go to the Championship (English second division) and the minute we spoke to him he had set his heart on coming to Minnesota. It bodes well for the future and we are sure that over the course of the next few years we have added a tremendous p...

St. Paul: Some West 7th businesses are resisting downtown improvement district

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

At the Apostle Supper Club in downtown St. Paul, restaurateur Brian Ingram flinches before urging loiterers to mosey down the street.“You ask them to move, they throw a brick through the window,” said Ingram on Tuesday. “Our windows get broken every single week.”His two restaurants off the West Seventh Street business corridor — Apostle and Hope Breakfast Bar — have been broken into “probably a dozen times this year alone,” said Ingram, recounting how his establishments’ patio furniture tends to disappear and end up in a small homeless encampment across the street.Not long ago, workers found a patron dead in the Apostle bathroom of an apparent drug overdose. In the past month or so, they’ve spotted three more apparent overdoses on the nearby sidewalk.So when a business coalition invited Ingram to sign a petition in favor of expanding an existing Downtown Improvement District down West Seventh Street, Ingram declined. The pr...

Some tenants can return, most displaced from Harbour Point apartments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some tenants were allowed to return to the Harbour Point Gardens apartment complex in Troy, but dozens more remain displaced. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! City officials said five units have been deemed safe to live in, but more than 50 units remain empty after evacuations were ordered in June over concerns about the potential for bricks falling from a façade. Officials are still waiting for the property owners to submit a plan to address safety concerns.The city council voted to subpoena the property owners, who have argued that most of the issues have been resolved.

Rail Trail Bridge construction to continue after buckling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Repair work on the Albany County Rail Trail Bridge on Route 85 in Slingerlands could resume as soon as Wednesday. The bridge buckled on July 12 while crews were pouring concrete as part of a replacement project. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! County Route 85 is closed between Kenwood Avenue and Mullins Road for at least the next two weeks. It's unclear if the closure will be extended.Officials are continuing to investigate what caused the bridge to buckle.

Fallen Rutland officer laid to rest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

CASTLETON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- First responders from across Vermont traveled to Vermont State University in Castleton to pay their respects to the young Rutland police officer who died in the line of duty.Jessica Ebbighausen was laid to rest on Tuesday. Hundreds of community members and law enforcement officers honored her life and service. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Officer Ebbighausen was just 19 and working toward becoming a full-time member of the Rutland Police Department. She was killed on July 7 when her cruiser was hit by a man allegedly fleeing a home break-in.The suspect was charged with Grossly Negligent Operation of a Vehicle. Additional charges are possible.

Driver dies in a three-vehicle crash in Aurora involving a dump truck

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

A driver died in a three-vehicle crash in Aurora involving a dump truck, and the driver of an involved pickup truck was cited for right of way violation, police said.The crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at East 11th Avenue and Piccadilly Street, the Aurora Police Department said in a news release.The driver of a Ford F-150 was eastbound on 11th and attempted to turn onto Piccadilly when the pickup collided with a southbound Kenworth dump truck. The dump truck crossed into northbound lanes and hit a vehicle, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Southbound I-25 reopens near Wyoming state line after crash Crime and Public Safety | Five people, including a pedestrian, injured in two-vehicle crash in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Northbound lanes of E-470 reopen at Colfax Ave. in Aurora after crash is cleared Crime and Public Safety | A record-breaking 763 people lost their lives on Colorado roadways ...

Southbound I-25 reopens near Wyoming state line after crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:42:07 GMT

The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 are reopened near the Wyoming state line after a traffic crash was cleared.Traffic Alert! SB I-25 is closed at milepost 290 due to a serious crash. All SB traffic will be diverted to Highway 85. Please avoid the area if possible.S23 pic.twitter.com/IqYGnvcYiO— CSP Larimer (@CSP_Larimer) July 18, 2023The lanes were closed at Weld County Road 126 by a serious crash, according to a 3:12 p.m. tweet by the Colorado State Patrol. Drivers were urged to avoid the area if possible.Traffic was detoured at Exit 293, on to WCR 126 and eastbound through Carr and on to U.S. 85 and then south. Motorists then took Weld County Road 100 westbound toward Wellington and back to I-25.The southbound lanes reopened before 6 p.m., according to the state patrol.