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Eanes ISD teacher spends summer teaching music in Kenya

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN Live's top headlines for Aug. 16, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Instead of taking the summer off, one Eanes ISD teacher brought her experience to Kenya to teach students and their teachers about music.Cindy McNicholas has worked in music education for 36 years and has been a teacher at Barton Creek Elementary for 17. NEXT: Set for School In 2009, she said she got involved in a program called Recorders Without Borders, which among other things, sends – you guessed it – recorders to classrooms in countries that lack the funding to purchase instruments.“For them, just getting a recorder, they will be jumping up for joy. They were so excited to get their instrument. Some of them were so excited they couldn't even stop blowing. So for them to get a recorder, that's pretty amazing,” McNicholas said.“For years, we sent the recorders all over the world – Nicaragua, Haiti, and then Kenya. And then, in 2015, we started sending teachers to teach,” she continu...

Sheriff's Office: 1 shot, injured in Del Valle, suspect in custody

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN Live's headlines for August 16, 2023. DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) -- One person was injured and another taken into custody after a shooting in Del Valle Tuesday night, according to the Travis County Sheriff's Office. TCSO responded around 10 p.m. after a 911 caller reported someone had been shot in the 7700 block of Lonesome Lane. That area is just north of the South Forks Estates neighborhood. TCSO said a man was transported to a local hospital and a suspect was taken into custody at around 11:30 p.m.

16-year-old charged with murder in Troy homicide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 16-year-old was arrested in the homicide of Alexander Crawford after an investigation started on July 2. The 16-year-old was arrested following a search warrant and is charged with murder. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Troy Police reported that two individuals were involved in an altercation that led to a shooting in the area of 102nd and 2nd Avenue. The victim, later identified as Crawford, was taken to and treated at a local hospital where he later died.Troy Police detectives have investigated this case for six weeks, interviewing witnesses and developing the probable cause necessary for arrest. Troy Police will perform a follow-up investigation. CCSO: Suspect escapes town court, located shortly after Anyone with information regarding the case is urged to contact Troy detectives at (518) 270-4411.

How should St. Louis use its Rams settlement money? Weigh in through a survey

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Nearly two years removed from the NFL Rams relocation settlement, the City of St. Louis wants to hear from community members on how to use its share of the settlement long-term. The St. Louis Board of Alderman launched a public survey Monday to collect feedback on how the city should invest its share of the settlement, which currently amounts to around $250 million after attorney's fees and other expenses. Multiple people quit within hours at Jennings City Hall "We need innovative solutions to our city’s biggest problems, but first we need to hear from you," said BOA President Megan Green. "Visit our new public engagement hub to complete the Rams Settlement Survey and share your ideas on how these funds could create generational change." The City is particularly asking for feedback on ways the money can be used to help the St. Louis economy grow, encourage more people to live in St. Louis or address challenges within the city. The survey will be open through Oct. 13, ...

Man charged for punching stepchild in parking lot of St. Louis County bowling alley

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - Authorities arrested an Illinois man accused of recently punching his stepchild in the parking lot of a St. Louis County bowling alley. Prosecutors have charged Dakota Amerman, 30, of Olney, Illinois with one felony count of abuse or neglect of a child. Multiple people quit within hours at Jennings City Hall According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, the stepchild (a 17-year-old girl) was leaving a bowling alley when she put her hands on her younger sibling's shoulders. Amerman reportedly told the older daughter to take her hands off her sibling, then proceeded to punch her multiple times. Chesterfield police reviewed surveillance footage from the situation and learned that the victim suffered bruises to her left rib cage and back. Amerman admitted to various details in the investigation, per court documents. If convicted, Amerman could face up to 7 years in prison of $10,000 in fines.

Missing Beverly Hills woman hasn't been seen for nearly 2 months

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

Friends of a Beverly Hills woman missing for nearly two months are asking the public for help locating her. Camela Leierth-Segura, 48, was last contacted in the Beverly Hills area on June 29, according to her missing persons page on the California Department of Justice website.Friends have also been posting on social media in an effort to get others to help search for Camela. “We are extremely worried about her safety, and despite our best efforts, the local authorities have not been able to locate her,” Liz Montgomery posted on her Instagram account. Montgomery said Camela’s parents are in Sweden and “pleading for your assistance.”Camela was believed to have left in a 2010 Ford Fusion with California plate 6KZJ725. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy shot, killed by police on Fontana golf course She was described as a White woman standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds. Camela has blond hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Bever...

Bass' plan to buy Westlake hotel for homeless housing receives blowback ahead of City Council vote

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

Three months ago, the Los Angeles Times called the Mayfair Hotel in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles "a 15-story hotel [that] could help L.A.'s mayor fight homelessness."That hope, however, could be dashed after recent reports indicate the hotel's previous participation in a homeless housing program was a headache for staffers inside the building and neighbors outside it.On Wednesday, the Times called the Mayfair's time housing people as part of Project Roomkey "a wrenching, tumultuous period," with the city paying $11.5 million to repair damage done to the building and its 294 rooms. Homeless man found living in underground vault in downtown Los Angeles Drug use, vandalism, fights and other nuisances have area residents and business owners pushing back against L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' plan to purchase the hotel to use as homeless housing.“I don’t want them back in this neighborhood,” neighbor Darlene Adderison told the Times. “I want my peace. I am 66 years old and I want m...

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Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

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Man shot, killed by Colorado cop was holding a marker, not a weapon

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

The Denver police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man during an alleged domestic violence incident earlier this month believed the man was armed with a knife, but he was actually holding only a black marker, according to body-worn camera footage released Monday.The shooting happened Aug. 5 just before 8 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Cedar Avenue. The graphic body-worn camera footage shows Brandon Cole, 36, held a black marker in his hand and raised the marker to chest-level as he charged at a police officer that night.The officer, who has not been publicly identified, shot Cole twice. The body-worn camera footage shows an uninvolved woman and young child were standing directly behind Cole when the officer opened fire. Cole was killed; no one else was injured.“This is a tremendous tragedy,” Chief Ron Thomas said during a news conference Monday in which police offered the most detailed account to date of the killing.The incident began at 7:56 p.m., when a neighbor called 911 t...

Nearing rehab assignment, Mitch Haniger says time away from SF Giants has been ‘difficult’, ‘frustrating’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:21:16 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the draws for Mitch Haniger when he signed with the Giants this past winter was the chance to play for his hometown team.One problem: Four months into his tenure, he hasn’t played very much.That should change soon, as Haniger said Tuesday the goal is to begin a rehab assignment next week. He won’t accompany the team on its upcoming six-game swing to the East Coast, but could be ready to play his first game since June 13 not long after they get back.Haniger spoke to the Bay Area News Group after taking live batting practice on the field for a second straight day, exactly nine weeks after he was hit in the forearm with an errant Jack Flaherty fastball, derailing his time with the Giants before it got a chance to get started.“It’s definitely difficult,” Haniger said of his time away. “I don’t like spending time on the IL and being hurt. You feel like you’re not able to do your job and perform for your teammates. The goal here is to w...