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Memo highlights Austin airport safety operations

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin airport's interim CEO Jim Smith this week sent a memo to the Austin city council and mayor detailing safety operations in place at the airport following two employee deaths this year. Last week, Interim Austin City Manager Jesús Garza sent a memo to the mayor and city council stating that he had asked Smith to review the Department of Aviation’s safety programs to “help identify what elements of the airport enterprise is specifically under the City’s purview, the initiatives currently underway by the Department to support safety at the airport, and how we can influence safety measures outside of the City’s direct control.” Memo: Overview of Austin airport safety operations expected next week Smith's memo "provides an overview of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) operations related to safety, precipitated by the two tragic incidents this year that resulted in the death of airport employees."The memo details information about what elements of t...

Texas Book Festival to delight 50k attendees this weekend

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — For nearly 30 years, thousands have gathered in downtown Austin for the Texas Book Festival, an annual tradition that unites hundreds of authors and connects them with readers.In advance of the two-day festivities on Saturday and Sunday, the Texas Book Festival will host its First Edition Literary Gala Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m., hosted at the Fairmont Hotel. The event is headlined by authors Ann Patchett, Roger Reeves and Abraham Verghese, per a TBF release.2022 Texas Book FestivalAmy Kim Kibuishi, Jamar Nicholas, Dan Santat, Christina Soontornvat— Graphix Con: Graphic Novels for Young Readers at the 2022 Texas Book FestivalThe Texas Book Festival returns to downtown Austin Nov. 11-12, 2023. (Courtesy: Texas Book Festival)Omar Epps at the 2022 Texas Book FestivalCrowds enjoy to the 2022 Texas Book FestivalThe Texas Book Festival returns to downtown Austin Nov. 11-12, 2023. (Courtesy: Texas Book Festival)The gala helps raise proceeds for TBF's efforts, including p...

Isaac Russell campaign asks for full tally of second-choice votes in Ward 3

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

Isaac Russell, who conceded to fellow St. Paul City Council candidate Saura Jost on election night, has asked for a full count of the election ballots in the four-way race for the Ward 3 seat, including reallocation of second-choice ballots.“Saura has won this election,” said Matthew Sullivan, Russell’s campaign manager, on Thursday. “We conceded. It’s over. We want to see the final count just for confirmation and out of curiosity.”Under the rules of ranked choice voting in St. Paul, a candidate for city council needs 50% of the vote to win outright. No candidate reached that threshold on election night, though Jost came closest by a healthy margin. The ward spans Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland and part of the West Seventh neighborhood.On Tuesday, Jost landed 48.48% of the vote, or 6,390 votes, which is less than 200 votes shy of outright victory. Russell earned 30.25%, or 3,987 votes. Patty Hartmann came in third with 19.44%, or 2,562 votes....

Dave's Hot Chicken opening in Queensbury

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A fried chicken chain with a penchant for heat is coming to a plaza at the corner of Quaker Road and Upper Glen Street this month. If you pass by Queensbury Plaza, chances are good that you can see its colorful sign from the road. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Dave's Hot Chicken opens a new location at the plaza, 756 Upper Glen St. in Queensbury, on Friday, Nov. 17. The eatery will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays-Thusdays, and 10:30 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The new location is located next to Moe's Southwest Grill.The Dave's Hot Chicken menu is what it says on the sign. The restaurant offers chicken tenders and sliders at seven degrees of heat: No spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and reaper. Sides include fries, cheese fries, macaroni and cheese, and kale slaw. Alltown Fresh opens on Route 9 in Fort Edward Dave's Hot Chicken originated in Los Angeles, C...

Man accused in Kirkwood trunk-or-treat shooting indicted on 15 charges

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A St. Louis County grand jury has handed down a 15-count indictment on a man accused of firing shots during a Kirkwood trunk-or-treat event last month. Matthew McCulloch, 39, is accused of firing multiple shots at a Halloween-themed event held at North Kirkwood Middle School on Oct. 15. McCulloch was formerly involved with the St. Louis County Police Department, but he is no longer employed. He is also the son of former St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McClulloch. City sells stolen car in error; won’t share profits with victim According to a probable cause statement obtained by FOX 2, hundreds of children and adults attended the trunk-or-treat event. McCulloch aggressively approached attendees and made statements like "you are all going to die" before he one witness shoved him.After McCulloch fell to the ground, he pulled out a handgun and badge and began shooting in an upward direction, shouting that attendees would die, per the probable cause st...

Fairview Heights officers hurt in struggle after suspect confronts ex-girlfriend

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - Three officers were hurt during a struggle Wednesday morning in Fairview Heights that followed a suspect confronting his ex-girlfriend. The suspect is now behind bars on felony charges. Prosecutors have charged Demarcus M. Lowery Sr., 34, with three counts of resisting a peace officer in connection with the investigation. City sells stolen car in error; won’t share profits with victim The incident unfolded around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the parking lot of the Fairview Heights Police Department. A woman drove to the police department and called authorities to report her ex-boyfriend was following her and threatened her with a weapon. She told police she was afraid he would commit violence toward her.As police responded to the parking lot, they noticed a suspect pull up next to the caller's car and hitting a window. Police attempted to direct the subject away from the car to deescalate the situation. Close Thanks for signing up! Wa...

Domestic sheep will no longer graze swath of Colorado land to protect bighorns from “pernicious” disease

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

Ernie Etchart’s family has raised sheep in the San Juan mountains for more than 70 years, taking the herd of thousands every summer to the green, open meadows of the high country to graze.But the Etcharts will stop using their permits to graze on more than 101,000 acres of public land — a swath about the size of the city of Denver — in a deal with a nonprofit that’s aimed at protecting bighorn sheep from the deadly diseases that can be passed from their domestic relatives.“It’s a difficult decision,” Etchart said. “You’ve been doing business in this area for many years. Every summer we had the move back up and back down from the high country. Over time, things have changed.”The deal between the Etchart family and the National Wildlife Federation is intended to keep bighorn sheep from interacting with domestic sheep, which can pass on deadly pneumonia. The disease is particularly destructive: It not only wipes out large percentages of a herd but ca...

Incumbent pulls ahead of challenger in Boulder mayor’s race as ranked-choice voting has effect on results

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

Incumbent Mayor Aaron Brockett, a software developer and small business owner, has pulled into the lead in Boulder’s ranked choice mayoral race.As of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Brockett led Councilmember Bob Yates with a projected 14,806 votes, representing 50.85% of the total counted, to Yates’ projected 14,309 votes, 49.15% of the total. These figures are the combined vote totals after a ranked choice voting “instant runoff” projection with the counted votes.Brockett described this year’s campaign cycle as “really intense” but expressed excitement about this turn of events.“It feels really good to be on the edge of victory,” he said. “We’ve all been working extremely hard on the campaign. Everybody did a great job of presenting their own unique message to the voters.”Boulder mayoral candidate Bob Yates, right, with his wife Katy Yates before election results were out Tuesday. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)In ranked choice voting, votes are counted in rounds. Only voters’ first-cho...

Suspected carjacker taken into custody after standoff inside vehicle

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

A man was taken into custody by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies Thursday morning after the alleged carjacker barricaded himself inside a reported stolen car in La Puente.According to LASD officials, deputies spotted the suspect around 9:15 a.m., driving a vehicle that was reported stolen in the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Police Department Newton Division.Deputies attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver apparently refused to comply and led authorities on a brief pursuit. The vehicle then crashed into a trailer near the intersection of Sunset and Fairgrove avenues and became disabled, officials said. The driver, identified only as a Hispanic man with tattoos on his face, got out of the vehicle and allegedly pointed a gun at deputies.He eventually got back into the disabled vehicle and remained there as law enforcement officers swarmed the location.A suspected carjacker was taken into custody after he allegedly led authorities on a pursuit, pointed a gu...

Fran Drescher on SAG-AFTRA strike ending: 'They were not prepared for me at all'

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:24:36 GMT

After 118 days, SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios have agreed on a tentative deal to end the actors' strike. As Hollywood rejoices that business is back, many are praising SAG President Fran Drescher. From the first day of the strike, Drescher took the work stoppage seriously and personally. KTLA 5's Sam Rubin pointed out that the actress seemed offended by the initial treatment and offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Mandy Moore, Octavia Spencer, Zac Efron and more react to SAG-AFTRA strike ending "I think that there was a time of reckoning and a recalibration of respect, and honoring and repositioning us as the center of the wheel, and the most significant contributor to the industry at large," she explained to Sam. "I don't want my members to feel like peons, but partners. That was a distinction that I was determined to make. It wasn't something that came easily or quickly. I think that they were not prepared for me at all and they were in fo...