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The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county — still being tallied after the area’s hottest summer ever recorded — has soared over 360, alarming public health officials who say the final count will surely set a new record.Maricopa County, the hottest metropolitan area in the U.S. and home to Phoenix, reported this week that 361 heat-associated deaths have been confirmed this year as of Oct. 7. Another 238 deaths remained under investigation. As of the same time last year, 331 heat-associated deaths had been confirmed, with another 126 deaths still being studied. No other major metropolitan area in the U.S. has reported such high figures or spends so much time tracking and studying them.“It definitely looks like we’ll see more deaths than last year and maybe even more than 500,” said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director for Maricopa County Public Health. “But we won’t really know until the end of the season.”Mar...

10 injured in crash between a truck and van carrying team east of Regina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

Ten people, including eight girls of a First Nations junior volleyball team, have been injured in a collision involving a truck and a multi-passenger van on Highway 1 east of Regina.RCMP say the crash happened near Sintaluta, Sask., at about 4 p.m. on Thursday.Megaen Reader, director of education at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School, said the girls and their coach are now home after being discharged from hospital. “Lots of bumps and bruises and one broken bone,” Reader said. “But I think other than that, they’re doing pretty good, just shaken up.”Police, fire, EMS and STARS air ambulance responded and transported all nine occupants of the van to hospital with injuries ranging from severe to non-life-threatening.The driver of the truck, a man from Manitoba, was taken to hospital by STARS.Police say they have called in victim services to provide support to the people involved.Reader said the team was on its way to Indian Head, Sask., to play a gam...

Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Court records filed Friday indicate Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother.A federal judge set an Oct. 18 plea and sentencing hearing for van der Sloot in Birmingham, Alabama. He had previously entered a plea of not guilty in the case. Emails sent to van der Sloot’s attorney and a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors were not immediately returned Friday eveningVan der Sloot was extradited to Alabama from Peru, where he’s serving a 28-year sentence after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman in 2010. Holloway went missing during a high school graduation trip with classmates to Aruba. The Alabama teen was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot, a student at an international school on the island. The mysterious disappearance sparked years of news coverage and countless true-crime podcasts. Van der Slo...

'The View' host Sunny Hostin compares Hamas to Proud Boys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

(The Hill) — Sunny Hostin, co-host of “The View,” compared Hamas to the Proud Boys in Friday’s episode of the show in the wake of the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel.“I think that we all know that Hamas has been designated a terror organization just like many other terror organizations have this designation,” Hostin said, “like the Proud Boys here in the United States.”Hamas was designated as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” by the Secretary of State in October 1997, according to the State Department. While the Southern Poverty Law Center designated the Proud Boys a hate group, it has not been designated as a terror organization in the U.S. It has been labeled as so in Canada and New Zealand. DeSantis, voter have heated exchange over Gaza bombings: ‘You had my vote, but you don’t now’ Since Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel early Saturday, the White House has frequently referred to Hamas as a “terrorist organization.” “The people of Israel lived through one...

WATCH LIVE: Westlake, Dripping Springs tangle in Top 25 matchup for district lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 4 Westlake and No. 22 Dripping Springs face off with first place in 6A-District 26 on the line Friday at Chaparral Stadium.The game kicks at 7:30 p.m. and will be streamed on KXAN.com/Westlake along with in the video player above for those inside the KXAN viewing area. For those outside of KXAN's area, the game is available on the NFHS Network, our official high school football streaming partner. A one-time subscription fee applies through the NFHS Network.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteAfter losing their first game of the season 27-7 to Vandegrift, the Tigers have blasted every opponent since, winning by an average of 42.2 points per game. Dripping Springs shut out Akins last week 48-0.Both Westlake and Dripping Springs have tremendous running backs, and coincidentally they are both named Jack. The Tigers' Jack Ty...

Manor voters to decide on $166.8 million bond election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Voters in Manor will decide on three propositions named in a $166.8 million bond package this November.Proposition A is the least costly at $15 million. If approved, those funds would be used to build infrastructure like water and sewer lines that would attract businesses to Manor.Scott Jones, economic development director for the City of Manor, said businesses have already approached the city about planting roots in Manor. Especially support industries to major tech companies in the Austin area."Vendors, suppliers, future contractors that would like to work with both Tesla and with Samsung to our north and to our south. They're actively looking in the area for sites available to build on," Jones said.Prop B's price tag is $61,695,000 and would allow the city to build a recreation center as well as expand and upgrade the city's parks.Scott Moore, city manager for the city, said these amenities are needed for the growing community."As you get bigger, you have a ...

St. Thomas football: Glenn Caruso believes safety Ryan Calcagno worthy of highest comparisons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

St. Thomas head football coach Glenn Caruso has known Tommies sophomore starting free safety Ryan Calcagno since the now strapping 19-year-old was a baby.St. Thomas sophomore safety Ryan CalcagnoCaruso can still picture a young Calcagno running around his family’s yard in suburban Chicago, determined to no end to get the best of a slew of cousins and siblings in whatever contest they were involved in, and remembers being convinced that no matter what Ryan would end up doing in life, his competitiveness would drive him.Today, when he watches the 6-foot-3, 206-pound Calcagno excel on the field as a first-year starter, another famous image comes to mind — one of former Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman running off the field after a forced turnover.  Helmet in hand, his long hair blowing in the breeze, Tillman is letting loose with a primal scream.“It reminds me of what I want our safeties to be like,” Caruso said. “(Calcagno) is obviously at a different level, but the idea of, ‘know...

Charges not filed against Catskill officers who tased man who died

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

CATSKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Criminal charges will not be filed against the Catskill police officers who tried to subdue a man with a taser, which led to his death weeks later.In October 2021, officers brought Jason Jones to the police station because he was acting erratically. After police repeatedly asked him to calm down, Jones picked up a bottle of hand sanitizer and sprayed it on himself. Officers then tased him, which caused him to catch on fire. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Jones was taken to the hospital where he died six weeks later.The New York State Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) concluded they were not likely to get a conviction if they brought charges. The investigation also found police were warned about the dangers of using a taser around hand sanitizer.OSI said police officers should receive more training on how to use tasers to prevent similar incidents.

Troy firefighters present Tunnel to Towers with $48K check

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An organization that supports military veterans and first responders received some additional funding on Friday. Tunnel to Towers accepted a $48,000 check from the Troy Uniformed Firefighters Local 86. The organization was named after Stephen Siller, a firefighter who lost his life saving others during the 9/11 attacks. It helps cover the costs of home improvements for injured veterans and first responders. It also pays off mortgages for families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Troy firefighters said the support goes both ways."We risk our lives every day, and we have people that do get injured," Eric Wisher, Pres. of Troy Uniformed Firefighters Local 86, said. "Hopefully, we don't want anybody killed, but if we do, we know that this organization's there for our families if something does happen to that effect."The money was raised during the annual 9/11 Ciga...

Niskayuna students learn about energy technology

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:10:41 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some students in Niskayuna got a first hand look at some of the exciting technology being used by National Grid. It was part of Community Day at Iroquois Middle School.The students were able to meet Lumos, a robotic dog that the electric company uses to monitor equipment. Engineers with National Grid hope Friday's demonstration helps inspire the innovators of the future. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "National Grid knows that in the future we are going to need more engineers, we are going to need smart talent from the children because we are going to have challenges," National Grid Lead Technology Engineer Dean Berlin said. "We need engineers to build out our network and make the clean energy transition to be able to deliver power here in New York, Massachusetts and surrounding neighborhoods."National Grid also held a "live line" demonstration where students learned more about electrical safety and...