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Austin Fire Department awarded $210,000 FEMA grant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department was recently awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to help replace fitness equipment at fire stations. FEMA awarded AFD the Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $210,000 to be provided over two years for the replacement of station fitness equipment and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) testing.The grant covers the following expenses:• Treadmills ($75,000)• Stairmills ($42,000)• Rowers ($12,000)• Barbells and bumper plates ($21,000)• PFAS blood tests for 100 members ($60,000)AFD said in a release the replacement of training equipment would extend budget funds and reduce maintenance costs, plus it would improve access to functioning fitness equipment. AFD said it would assess each station to identify which ones have equipment that would need to be replaced soon. PFAS testing will help in the identification and reduction of cancer risk, AFD said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...

Rensselaer man charged with rape, murder of 3-year-old

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Rensselaer man has been indicted in connection with the death of a 3-year-old child. The Rensselaer County District Attorney's Office said Robert Fisher, 33, was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree rape, both felonies. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On July 7 around 7:20 a.m., the Rensselaer Police Department to the 1500 block of Broadway for a report of an unresponsive 3-year-old girl. The child was brought to Albany Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Fisher was originally arrested on multiple charges including aggravated sexual abuse, assault, endangering the welfare of a child, obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief after he allegedly tried to get access to the scene. Rensselaer police investigating death of a child Fisher is set to be arraigned in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, August 2 at 9:30 a.m. The investigation...

High usage turns water murky in Glens Falls pipes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The city of Glens Falls is tracking the color of water. Over the last week, high demands on the city water system caused cloudy conditions in what's coming out of the tap. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In an advisory on Thursday, the city said that the water system has been going through periods of exceptionally high flow over extended periods of time, causing turbidity to spike as the system works to keep up. Issues have been seen across different parts of the city. The issues were believed to be largely alleviated as of Friday morning, but residents should still look closely at what's in their sink or shower.“Employees at the City of Glens Falls Water Filtration Plant (WFP) have followed up with several people who made complaints and their water quality has cleared (improved)," said City Water & Sewer Superintendent Bill Norton. "While there have been no additional calls or complaints, the W...

Conflicting reports emerge on Nolan Arenado's future in St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Last offseason, Nolan Arenado made the decision to opt-in to the remainder of a long-term contract inherited by the St. Louis Cardinals, touting it as a "pretty easy decision" because of his love for St. Louis as a ballplayer. But with the 2023 Cardinals season below par compared to Arenado's first two years in St. Louis, some are wondering about his future with the franchise. In particular, baseball media members outside of St. Louis. The Los Angeles Times claims in a story published Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers "engaged in talks," with the Cardinals in hopes to acquire the All-Star third baseman. It cites the details to "people with knowledge of the situation but who are not authorized to speak publicly." Umpires rule intent in Mikolas plunking Happ; veteran recounts it differently The information is different to what has been reported locally on Arenado as the trade deadline approaches. In the hypothetical situation that the Cardinals would move Arenado, he...

Troopers on 'DWI Saturation' patrols in St. Charles County this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

ST. CHARLES -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that they will start three nights of DWI patrols tonight in St. Charles County. This is the latest effort that state troopers have announced to patrol St. Louis area highways. She says an Uber stranded her, then things really got weird "MSHP is committed to removing intoxicated drivers from the roadway," writes Troop C on Twitter. "Do not drink and drive. Do not drive high. If you feel different you drive different! Have a safe weekend."Troopers have been working with area police departments to make hundreds of traffic stops on I-70, I-55, I-64, and I-44. They have made hundreds of arrests and, in some cases, are "aggressively" enforcing the speed limit.

Detective struck during chase in north St. Louis County, driver charged

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man is behind bars after leading authorities on a chase in north St. Louis County earlier this week and striking a deputy with a stolen car. Prosecutors have charged Dave Hall Jr., 31, with seven felonies in the investigation, including two counts of armed criminal action and assault on a law enforcement officer. She says an Uber stranded her, then things really got weird The incident unfolded Wednesday afternoon when police spotted a stolen vehicle in an AutoZone parking lot. Police tried to approach the vehicle and Hall reportedly sped off, leading to a lengthy chase.According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, police used tire deflation devices to attempt to stop Hall. He reportedly kept going, abruptly changed direction and struck a deputy also responding to the situation. The chase continued along Halls Ferry Road and ended in the 9200 block of Riverview Drive. Investigators say Hall nearly struck another law enforcement officer before he stopped...

Moscow blames Kyiv for missile attacks in southern Russia as Kremlin forces pound Ukrainian village

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

By FELIPE DANA and JIM HEINTZ (Associated Press)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Friday pounded a key village that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured in its grinding counteroffensive in the country’s southeast, while Moscow accused Kyiv of firing two missiles at southern Russia and wounding 20 people.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, marked Ukraine’s Statehood Day by reaffirming the country’s sovereignty — a rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who used his claim that Ukraine didn’t exist as a nation to justify his invasion.“Now, like more than a thousand years ago, our civilizational choice is unity with the world,” Zelenskyy said in a speech outside St. Michael’s Monastery in Kyiv. “To be a power in world history. To have the right to its national history -– of its people, its land, its state. And of our children -– all future generations of the Ukrainian people. We will definitely win!...

Boulder City Council hears updates on Police Oversight Ordinance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

A work group associated with Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel has for weeks been working to modify the city’s Police Oversight Ordinance. On Thursday evening, Boulder City Council heard the latest updates on the ordinance work and discussed the progress that has been made so far.Farah Muscadin, a consultant to the panel who formerly served as police oversight director in Austin, Texas, said there has been “significant progress” made in drafting a new and revised ordinance that could avoid some of the pitfalls of the existing one.During a presentation to council, Muscadin shared some of her preliminary observations since she began working with the panel in February. When she first started, she attended panel trainings, went on a ride-along, attended panel meetings and met with current and former panelists to get a sense of the panel’s work.Her first recommendation was that the independent police monitor, whose job is to work closely with the panel and the police department, as well a...

GOP measures would undo protections for endangered lesser prairie chicken

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

WASHINGTON — Congress has approved two measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat — two endangered animals that have seen their populations plummet over the years.In separate votes Thursday, the House gave final legislative approval to rescind protections for the lesser prairie chicken — a rare prairie bird once thought to number in the millions, but now hovers around 30,000, officials said — and the long-eared bat, one of 12 bat types decimated by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome.The legislative actions, backed mostly by Republicans, represent rare congressional involvement in matters usually left to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Endangered Species Act tasks the agencies with deciding which animals and plants to list as endangered or threatened and how to rebuild their populations.The lesser prairie chicken, which belongs to the grouse family, is found in ...

Firefighters in full suppression mode on Lowline fire near Gunnison; Thunder fire near Norwood not growing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:38:33 GMT

Two lightning-sparked fires were burning in forests of western Colorado Friday morning and firefighters were ramping up efforts to suppress flames.Clouds and rain Thursday afternoon helped slow the largest fire, dubbed the Lowline fire, which was burning on 730 acres of mostly public land managed by the U.S. Forest Service about 14 miles north of Gunnison. Smoke plumes rose from a ridge, at an elevation of 9,400 feet, between Squirrel and Mill creeks. The fire was burning spruce and aspen in forests laden with dead and fallen trees.Federal fire managers on Friday morning said hot weather will favor the flames.“We expect this fire to build some intensity again, though not necessarily making big runs,” said Rick Barton, spokesperson for the interagency team fighting the fire. “We are in full suppression mode.”No injuries or damage to buildings were reported.Ground crews were using bulldozers to try to create breaks around the fire, Barton said. Three helicopter...