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Baby dies in hot car as parents attend church in Florida: police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A baby died after being left in a hot car for approximately three hours on Sunday in Palm Bay, according to police.The Palm Bay Police Department found an unresponsive 11-month-old baby around 1 p.m. The child was left in the car while her parents attended a church service.The baby was rushed to a hospital but was pronounced dead.“This is an unfortunate incident, and our condolences and prayers go out to the family,” Police Chief Mario Augello said. ‘Terrifying’: Passenger recalls experience aboard Carnival Sunshine during storm The investigation is still ongoing, and no charges have been filed as of Tuesday. More than 30 children died of heatstroke in vehicles last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In early March, a 2-year-old Florida boy died after his father allegedly left him in a car for several hours. The boy was later pronounced dead at a hospital, and charges were filed against his father.An Alabama father was arre...

Police: Austin man charged after he shot gun from backyard, close to a family

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man has been charged with deadly conduct – a misdemeanor –and endangering a child – a felony – after shooting dozens of rounds of bullets from his backyard into a wooded area with his children, according to police documents. The bullets he shot ended up coming close to a nearby family, according to police documents.  Austin Police responded to a call Wednesday evening from someone who had heard multiple gunshots coming from a southeast Austin home. APD went to the house where the shots were reportedly coming from and found 52 spent cartridges on the back patio. Upon interviewing the Austin man, APD found that he was practicing shooting with his children, the arrest affidavit said. While interviewing the accused man, APD received another call from a mother whose family was using a disc golf course – located behind the accused man’s home – and said multiple bullets were “whizzing” by them while they were playing the game, police said. The woman told...

Westlake eyeing a trip to state, taking on SA Johnson in 6A regional baseball finals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Westlake Chaparrals baseball team is two wins away from a berth in the UIL Class 6A semifinals.Following a two-game sweep of Eagle Pass in the Region IV semifinals last week, the Chaps take on San Antonio Johnson in a best-of-three series Thursday-Saturday for the region championship and the right to play at Dell Diamond.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/newslettersThe series kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday at Woerner Field on Westlake's campus, then shifts to San Antonio's Northeast ISD Sports Park for Game 2 at 7 p.m. Friday. If the series needs to go to a third game, it'll be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos.Along their road, the Chaps swept Vandegrift and San Antonio Brandeis before going to three games with Round Rock. After beating Eagle Pass with relative ease 7-2 and 4-0, the third-ranked Chaps face a Johnson team that eliminated Lake Tra...

St. Paul Port Authority never paid for downtown parking ramp, but appeals court says seller can’t sue

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

A Minnesota Court of Appeals panel has affirmed a lower court decision and sided with the St. Paul Port Authority in a three-way dispute involving Wells Fargo Bank and the seller of a troubled downtown parking ramp.The saga began in 1999 when the Port Authority made a deal to buy the Capital City Plaza parking ramp at 50 E. Fourth St. from Peter Luzaich and his company, Metro Real Estate Services LLC for $1.5 million. The Port Authority pledged to make payments at 14% interest using a cash-flow note funded by ramp profits.But because the ramp never made any money, the Port Authority never made any payments, according to the non-precedential appeals court opinion filed Tuesday.Business at the ramp was so bad that the Port Authority couldn’t even keep up with payments to Wells Fargo, the construction bond holder, and defaulted in 2009.Wells Fargo finally foreclosed on the property in December 2021, cutting off any chance of payment to Luzaich’s company. During the foreclos...

17 graduate from Albany Fire Department Academy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It was a proud day for the Albany Fire Department as 17 members graduated from the academy on Tuesday. The new members joined 260 others in the department.They spent the last few months learning and training together, but one graduate said the hard work doesn't stop after graduation. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "Training is very important -- to continue to train to continue to learn to get better," Zeph Kozakiewicz said. "The job shows you something new every day, so continue to train to get better at what we do and prepare for the things that we might see is very important not only for us but the citizens that we serve."The Albany Department of Civil Service officers a written exam for firefighters every two years.

FBI meets with Schoharie limo crash victims families

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEWS10) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation met with the families of the victims of the deadly 2018 Schoharie limousine crash on Tuesday to discuss the agency's possible role in the tragedy. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Shahed Hussain, the owner of the limo company involved, was a longtime FBI informant. Lawmakers from both parties had been looking into whether his role with the FBI impacted the charges against his family and asked for an internal review.The FBI briefed lawmakers on its investigation earlier in the year.

New police chief named in Saratoga Springs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The city of Saratoga Springs has a new police chief. Public Safety Commissioner Jim Montagnino named Lt. Tyler McIntosh as the city's new chief. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! He's replacing Shane Crooks, who is retiring after working in law enforcement for more than 25 years.

Troy man charged in connection to Hedley Building break-in

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy police made an arrest in connection with April's burglary at the building that houses city hall. Jacob Smith, 29, was charged in connection with 12 incidents at a variety of locations around the city over the past several weeks. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Smith is accused of stealing items from several floors of the Hedley Building on April 8 or April 9. City Hall was closed for a day as a precaution although investigators said nothing was taken from city hall, and no one was hurt. The 12 separate incidents involved a variety of locations, including commercial buildings, stores and private residences. Over two dozen criminal charges have been filed against Smith, including multiple counts of Burglary, Grand Larceny, Petit Larceny, Identity Theft, and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.

Missouri governor asked to halt execution of Michael Tisius 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Advocates sent a petition filled with thousands of signatures to Governor Mike Parson on Tuesday, asking him to stop the execution of a man convicted of killing two Missouri jailers more than 20 years ago.Michael Tisius is now 42 years old, but back when he committed the crime in 2000, he was 19. Those who gathered at the Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty rally inside the Capitol say what Tisius did was wrong, and he should be held accountable, but the state should not be executing a man who was a child when he committed the murder."Should you be sentenced to the ultimate punishment before you become the age of maturity? It's not right," Nimrod Chapel Jr., president of the Missouri State Conference NAACP, said.Next week, Tisius is slated to be the third person to die by lethal injection in Missouri this year. He was convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers in 2000 after entering the lobby of the central Missouri jail in Huntsville with T...

Remembering Becky Rothman, the 'Queen of Carpets'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:35:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Her commercials were memorable for anyone living in St. Louis over the last three decades. Now, family members mourned the passing of Becky Rothman, known to many as Becky, the 'Queen of Carpets.'She was shown in commercials swooping into St. Louis on a magic carpet, which caught the attention of many television viewers.“There are very few cities that have as many iconic television personalities from commercials as St. Louis,” said Guy Phillips, a St. Louis radio personality. “Becky is certainly one of them. She hasn’t been on TV in a long time, but people still remember Becky 'Queen of Carpets' and Wanda 'Princess of Tile.'” Group headed to a bar robbed in Soulard early Monday Family members confirmed that Rothman died of kidney failure on Sunday. She was just 67 years old. She has also faced health issues in recent years.Rothman, along with her right-hand manager, Wanda Kilzer, sometimes by her side, became known to St. Louis viewers in the early 1990s for Becky’s Ca...