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Boring Company cited for 3 more TCEQ violations at Bastrop facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Boring Company received three violations — two moderate and one minor — from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality last week for its Bastrop facility, according to TCEQ records.The violations are for the company's stormwater permit, which was issued in April 2022, according to TCEQ. Three violations were reported in October 2022, investigated in November and the violation notice was posted March 28. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: TCEQ investigating complaints against Boring Company KXAN has reached out to The Boring Company for comment but has not yet received a response. The article will be updated if a statement is received.Elon Musk's The Boring Company makes "safe, fast-to-dig, and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels," according to its website. The violations were for "failure to design, install, and maintain effective erosion controls and sediment controls to minimize the discharge of pollutants," "failure to post a TCEQ Large...

Where the 2022 Texas Longhorns MLB draft class is playing to start the 2023 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Minor League Baseball squads gear up for another season, eight Texas Longhorns from last year's College World Series team are set to take the field across the country.The 2022 Longhorns MLB Draft class was the second-largest in the past 10 years — 2017's class was 11 players — and most of them have landed spots on Single-A rosters for the upcoming season.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersIvan Melendez, the 2022 Golden Spikes Award winner and No. 10-ranked prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks by MLB Pipeline, hasn't been assigned to a team yet. According to MLB Pipeline's Sam Dykstra, Melendez is dealing with a sore left hand but, "should be back soon." He didn't break camp with a club this spring due to the injury but played for the Single-A Visalia Rawhide for part of last season right after he was drafted. He played 25 games, hitting .207 with three...

APD: Man faces intoxication assault charge in connection with fatal crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department released details Wednesday surrounding a traffic fatality that occurred the morning of March 31 in the 2900 block of North Interstate 35 Upper Deck southbound.APD said officers responded to a crash between a two-door car and an SUV at approximately 5:14 a.m.According to police, a preliminary investigation showed 24-year-old Milton Castanon-Villatoro crashed his car into the SUV and left the scene without stopping to render aid or call 911. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2023? The driver of the SUV, 57-year-old Elias Saenz, was taken to a hospital where he later died, according to APD.Police said Castanon-Villatoro was found and arrested a few hours later for intoxication assault and failure to stop and render aid.According to Travis County jail records, Castanon-Villatoro was held on two charges: intoxication assault with a vehicle involving serious bodily injury and an accident involving serious bodily injury. His b...

23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Career Fair happening Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--The 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Career Fair will be taking place on Thursday at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center from 11-3pm.The event is free with over 150 local employers in the public and private sector, as well as 30 state agencies expected to attend. Over 9,000 jobs are open and some employers will even be offering job interviews on the spot."This is a great opportunity," said Roberta Reardon, New York State's Labor Commissioner. "If you actually get one of those onsite interviews, it’s like walking into any interview. You need to have your resume together. Have your outfit together. Look like you’re ready to go to work and we are able to help people. We have a pop up career center in the plaza. We will have a professional photographer there for free and we will take headshots."Job seekers are encouraged to bring multiple copies of their resumes. For those with digital copies, they can get their resumes reviewed and updated as well.CDTA wil...

Remains of Centralia man killed in Korean War coming home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

CENTRALIA, Ill. - After missing for more than 70 years, the remains of a Centralia, Illinois, native who died during the Korean War are finally coming home.Following the Singapore Summit between former United States President Donald Trump and North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes containing the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War.The remains were brought to the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and turned over to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to be identified.Scientists from the DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System painstakingly used dental, anthropological, and isotope records, as well as circumstantial evidence, and DNA analysis to identify the remains. In August 2022, they were successfully identified the remains of Army Master Sgt. Merritt Leroy Wynn. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. ...

Guilty plea: Jefferson County man admits having pipe bombs, meth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A Byrnes Mill, Missouri, man appeared in federal court on Wednesday and admitted possessing pipe bombs and methamphetamine during a traffic stop.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Douglas Moore, 47, was pulled over on May 11, 2021, by a Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy for driving a 2004 Suzuki Aerio with expired plates. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction During the stop, the deputy learned Moore had active warrants and took Moore into custody. Following the arrest, the deputy searched Moore's vehicle and found pipe bombs and methamphetamine.Moore was also on probation at the time of his arrest and had pending charges in both Ste. Genevieve and Jefferson counties.Moore pleaded guilty to one count of possession of an unregistered destructive device. He'll be sentenced in July and faces up to 10 years in federal prison, as well as a $10,000 fine.

Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for 2nd night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM (Associated Press)JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem Wednesday when Palestinian worshippers barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Old City’s sensitive compound and Israeli police used force to take dozens of worshippers out.The tension in Jerusalem also prompted rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night.The fighting, which comes as Muslims mark the holy month of Ramadan and Jews began Passover, raised fears of a wider conflagration.The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that at least six people were injured in the latest violence. The Islamic Waqf authorities, which manages the compound, said police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds.The Israeli police said that “dozens of law-breaking juveniles” had fomented chaos, throwing rocks and other objects at officers and compelling police to act to restore “security, law and order.”More...

Outdoor death in Denver along South Federal Boulevard is under investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

A person was found dead outdoors in Denver, and a police investigation is underway.ALERT: #DPD is conducting an outdoor death investigation in the 1700 block of S. Federal Blvd. The #Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will provide victim ID and cause of death. If the status of this investigation changes to a homicide, we will update on this thread. pic.twitter.com/QCaZnAx3Z4— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 5, 2023The outdoor death was in the 1700 block of South Federal Boulevard, Denver police said in a 2:49 p.m. Wednesday tweet.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Suspect arrested after body found buried in Aurora condo crawl space Crime and Public Safety | Two motorcyclists die in separate two-vehicle crashes in metro Denver Crime and Public Safety | Armed man fleeing police in Craig is fatally shot by an officer Crime and Public Safety | Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash in Denver Crime ...

Coffee liqueur spat brews in Lyons with lawsuit filed over alleged secret formula theft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

A small business in Lyons that produces a coffee liqueur with a secret formula has filed a lawsuit against a Lyons-based distiller for allegedly stealing the recipe.Richardo’s Liqueur, the owner of a proprietary formula for a coffee liqueur, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Boulder County District Court against Spirit Hound Distillers.The dispute involves allegations of breaches of contracts the two businesses entered, according to the complaint.Richardo’s secret formula gives the small business “a huge competitive advantage in the marketplace, just as the formula for Coca-Cola gives the Coca-Cola company a competitive advantage in the marketplace,” according to the complaint.Spirit Hound, according to the lawsuit, proposed that it produce Richardo’s coffee liqueur, as well as have Richardo’s switch from its Colorado distributor to another distributor, one that Spirit Hound worked with. To protect its formula and its rights, Richardo’s had Spirit ...

New California bill proposes 'relocatable' housing units for homeless

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:08 GMT

A new bill proposed in the California legislature wants to explore a new solution to housing the state's unsheltered individuals: relocatable housing units.The bill was proposed by California Sen. Josh Becker (D-San Mateo), and would lay down the groundwork for moveable "opportunity housing units" to be placed on vacant, unused land.Senate Bill 634 was authored in concert with Becker's team, nonprofit housing developer DignityMoves, and two other organizations aiming to reduce homelessness in California.The problem with housing California's homeless, according to the bill's authors, is the cost and time required to buy land and build permanent structures. In a press release issued by DignityMoves, the nonprofit argues that cities and counties are working hard to meet the challenges set by the state to meet housing requirements, but traditional obstacles slow down the process. Meanwhile public entities have "thousands of parcels of excess land not currently being used," the orga...