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Vigil held Sunday to honor Cedar Park woman killed in June

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Community members hosted a vigil Sunday evening to commemorate the life of Akira Ross, a Black queer woman shot and killed in Cedar Park last month.Attendees gathered at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Cedar Park Sunday evening to honor and celebrate her life and legacy. Equality Texas described Ross, 24, as "a joyful, funning, caring young woman" who enjoyed videogames, reading books and spending time in the water. Community members hosted a vigil Sunday evening to commemorate the life of Akira Ross, a Black, queer woman shot and killed in Cedar Park last month. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)Community members hosted a vigil Sunday evening to commemorate the life of Akira Ross, a Black, queer woman shot and killed in Cedar Park last month. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)Community members hosted a vigil Sunday evening to commemorate the life of Akira Ross, a Black, queer woman shot and killed in Cedar Park last month. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez)Commu...

San Marcos campsite sees slow business in summer because of intoxicated tubers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — This Fourth of July weekend, thousands of people were out on the water across Central Texas, including at the San Marcos River. But, one campsite near the water said business has been slow in the summer for years now because of intoxicated tubers. 'It's pretty much closed me down all summer long'Tom Goynes and his wife own the San Marcos River Retreat, a campsite that sits along the water. He said the summer used to be their busiest time, but over the years that's changed because of all the tubers. "It's pretty much closed me down all summer long. I deal with youth groups and church groups," Goynes said. "They just can't come anymore. The amount of trash on the bottom is crazy. The noise is crazy."Goynes said there's been times where children have witnessed inappropriate situations with intoxicated tubers. "A girl was pulling down her bikini in exchange for a beer," he said. Goynes said scout troops and youth groups have now started to come to his campsite...

Frustration, grief over child's death following delayed emergency response

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. – RJ Thomas had just graduated kindergarten from Fairview Elementary School. His mother, LaWanda, described him as the shining light of her life."If you knew RJ, you were blessed. He was a special one. My bright and shining star," she said.On Sunday, LaWanda stood in front of the wreck of her home, reliving the very real nightmare of losing her boy."I heard a big boom. Like one of them big cannonballs or something that they light on the Fourth of July. That's all it sounded like. Boom," she said.A tree struck by lightning came crashing through the roof of her home."Confusion. Mayhem. All I seen was a big tree and a bunch of debris, and I called out to RJ and he didn't answer. I had to fight my way through and throw stuff to get to him," she said.LaWanda began digging through debris and shingles trying to get to RJ. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Power restortation efforts continue in the bi-state region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Power is returning to many homes in our area.In Illinois, approximately 42,000 customers are without service as of 7 p.m. Sunday, while that number is slightly higher in Missouri, with approximately 60,000 customers without service.In St. Louis, there are more than 4,800 outages. Among them, Affinia Healthcare on North Florissant Avenue in the College Hill neighborhood. A spokeswoman for the health provider said that location will remain closed on Monday, July 3. Patients will be notified and any appointments will be rescheduled. All other Affinia locations will remain open.At this point Saturday, over 150,000 homes were without power.

3-alarm pallet fire erupts in San Bernardino County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

Firefighters in San Bernardino County battled a pallet fire at a commercial structure in Muscoy that also ignited a small brushfire, authorities announced on Sunday.  Crews with the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to reports of a large pile of pallets burning outside a commercial building, located in the 2500 block of Kern Street, just after 5 p.m. Less than an hour later, authorities declared the blaze a three-alarm fire that was threatening several other properties.  Multiple water tenders were requested as a result of water pressure and supply issues.  A small vegetation fire, an estimated half-acre, started because of exposure to the commercial fire and had to be contained by crews with Cal Fire San Bernardino, officials said.  Crews on the scene of a three-alarm pallet fire outside a commercial structure in Muscoy (SBCFD)By 7:30 p.m., officials reported that the pallet fire had been knocked down and multiple homes and vehicles were saved. It ...

Erratic, inconsistent Wood sends SF Giants to second straight loss vs. Mets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

NEW YORK — Baseball has a way of foiling even the best-laid plans.The Giants, so they thought, identified the ideal pocket of the Mets batting order to start Alex Wood’s outing. With lefty Brett Baty due up to begin the third inning, manager Gabe Kapler decided to go away from Ross Stripling, their starter/opener/whatever you want to call it at this point, despite breezing through the Mets’ first seven batters.The matchup was supposed to give Wood a soft landing: the bottom two hitters of the Mets’ order and a platoon advantage against two of the first three batters he would face. It almost immediately began to go awry, as Wood had little feel for anything but his two-seam fastball and was out of the game before the end of the fourth inning.Wood issued four walks, hit a batter and allowed five runs while recording five outs in an 8-4 loss to the Mets that will make a long flight home, scheduled to land sometime around 3 a.m. PT, even longer. It sent the Giants to t...

East Bay Whole Foods evacuated due to gas leak, store closed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Employees and shoppers were evacuated from an East Bay Whole Foods grocery store due to a gas leak, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County ACFD received a call around 11:23 a.m. of a possible gas leak inside of a Dublin Whole Foods. Fire crews arrived five minutes later, and they detected a possible leak in one of the refrigeration units. The entire store was evacuated for safety. About 15 employees were in the store at the time, but it is unknown how many customers were on the premises at the time. Employees were escorted inside to get their belongings after the evacuation. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The hazardous materials team has arrived at the scene along...

Smoke from encampment fire visible on Highway 280 in San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Smoke could be seen from Highway 280 on Sunday after an encampment fire spread to a car in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. Dublin Whole Foods to remain closed after gas leak Crews rushed to the seen at 188 Hooper Street in the afternoon hours. The San Francisco Fire Department said no buildings were affected and no injuries were reported.

East Bay swimming restricted due to toxic algae

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

(KRON) – A rapid growth of blue-green algae is shutting down some East Bay parks amid the ongoing hot temperatures. Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County Officials want to remind the public that blue-green algae is toxic to humans and potentially deadly for pets.Here is a list of closures and warnings in the East Bay:The beach at Lake Temescal is currently closed.Niles Swim Area is currently closed at Horseshoe Lake.Water warning signs are posted at Keller Beach and Knox Regional Shoreline.Del Valle East and West Swim Beaches currently have caution advisories posted.

Naylor hits 2-run single in 10th as Guardians beat Cubs 8-6 after blowing 4-run lead in 9th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:45 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians regrouped to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Sunday after All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase blew a four-run lead in the ninth.Aaron Civale pitched three-hit ball over six innings after the start of the game was delayed nearly two hours by rain. Andrés Giménez homered in the third and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th. Giménez opened the inning as the automatic runner on second base and moved up on Amed Rosario’s single. A groundout by José Ramírez left runners on second and third before Naylor drove them in with a single up the middle against Adbert Alzolay (1-4) to put Cleveland back on top 8-6. Sam Hentges (1-0) retired all three batters in the bottom half, sending the Cubs to their sixth loss in seven games.The Guardians looked as though they were on their way to an easy win after waiting out yet another long rain delay before things took a wild turn.Cleveland was sailing along with a...