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Austin Water wants your input on drought plan update, potential water restriction changes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Water is updating its drought contingency plan and is asking for your input at a virtual meeting Tuesday evening.Every five years, the State of Texas requires that Austin Water update their plan for how the city deals with drought, including how often water customers can water their lawns or wash their cars. The last plan was approved in 2019. Austin Water is scheduled to submit an updated drought contingency plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for approval May 1, 2024."We have changing climate, we have changing inflows into the reservoirs," Kevin Kluge, water conservation division manager at Austin Water, said. "But also we have changing customers. We have more people coming to the community, more businesses. We need a new plan for a new time."Austin has been under stage two water restrictions since August, when the amount of combined water in lakes Travis and Buchanan dropped below 900,000 acre-feet. One acre-foot is enough water to cover ...

New St. Louis Ronald McDonald House sneak peek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Matt Borchardt isn't wearing a hard hat or carrying around a hammer through the hollowed-out walls of the under-construction Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis City. He is however, playing an integral role at the charity house."I want to make sure everyone is fed at all times," Borchardt explained to donors touring the Ronald McDonald House on Choteau Avenue.   Borchardt will be the executive chef for the new Ronald McDonald House."It truly is a home away from home," he said.  The charity house gives families a place to stay while their child undergoes prolonged medical treatment. A temporary home, Borchardt knows all too well. Archdiocese of St. Louis prepares to announce school closures "It holds a special place in my heart because I was in touch with it through my own children." Borchardt told FOX 2 on Monday.  Borchardt and his wife are adoptive parents and, at one point, needed to stay at a Ronald McDonald House while their seven-week-old son was admitted to a ch...

Uber offering festive, holiday-themed party buses in L.A.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

As the holiday season approaches, Uber is giving its customers a chance to ride in style to this season’s parties, festivities, and gatherings. Beginning Monday through Sunday, Dec. 17, customers can book a Festive Fleet with Uber, a holiday-themed party charter bus filled with karaoke, festive lights, Christmas decor, and photo props to help stir up the holiday spirit. Perfect for holiday group gatherings on the go, the holiday-themed charter trips will be available in L.A., New York, Washington D.C., Miami, and Chicago. Riders who book a charter up until Sunday will receive 10% off with promo code “FESTIVE 10.” In addition to the holiday party buses, Uber is also offering several other special holiday offerings including the Gift Hub in the Uber Eats app to easily find and send gifts, Robot Reindeers that will be delivering food for the month of December, and free package returns using Uber Connect. 

Bear runs across crowded ski slope at Lake Tahoe (video)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

A handful of skiers and snowboarders had a close call with nature when a black bear darted across a ski run at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday.Tao Feng, who nearly collided with the bear, captured the moment on video and posted it on TikTok.He was skiing down the Ridge Run trail around 11 a.m. Sunday when the bear came charging out of the woods and across the slope in between skiers and snowboards."Didn't realize it was a bear until it was too close," Feng said.Video captured by Tao Feng shows the bear darting across the ski slope at Heavenly on Dec. 10, 2023. (TikTok: @tao7570)Video captured by Tao Feng shows the bear darting across the ski slope at Heavenly on Dec. 10, 2023. (TikTok: @tao7570)Video captured by Tao Feng shows the bear darting across the ski slope at Heavenly on Dec. 10, 2023. (TikTok: @tao7570)Thankfully, no one collided with the bear.Feng says he felt better about the situation when he saw the bear reunite with its mother on the other side of the trail. Califor...

Massive San Francisco fire possibly started at porta-potty

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

(KRON) – A large fire broke out on the 700 block of Masonic Avenue Monday morning, according to the San Franciso Fire Department. Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including one who had to jump out a window to escape the flames. Seven others were displaced as a result of the fire. SFFD responded to the fire just before 3:20 a.m. The impacted building was a three-story duplex residential home under renovation. Multiple buildings were evacuated. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene. One victim had minor injuries and the victim who jumped had serious injuries, SFFD said. Three buildings took "significant damage" from the fire. KRON4 spoke with construction crews who said there was a porta-potty at the location for workers, and they believe that is what caught fire. SFFD is investigating the fire.

Va. lawmakers approve plan to bring Monumental teams to Potomac Yard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

In a meeting Monday, Virginia lawmakers voted to approve a plan that could bring teams owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment from D.C. to a new complex in the state, multiple news sources have reported.The deal was approved by 12 state lawmakers as part of the state’s Major Employment and Investment Project Approval Commission, according to The Washington Post who initially broke the story.The plan would involve the Washington Wizards and Capitals teams moving from their home courts at the Capital One Arena in the Gallery Place neighborhood of D.C. to the Northern Virginia neighborhood of Potomac Yard. The proposed 8-million-square-foot campus would include a stadium with facilities for both teams, a large underground parking lot, a separate 3,000-seat concert venue and much more, 7News’ Christian Flores told WTOP in an interview Monday night.“I don’t think, and a lot of the people we’ve spoken to don’t think, that (the proposal) would ha...

AP PHOTOS: At UN climate talks in Dubai, moments between the meetings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

Almost every day at COP28, this year’s annual United Nations climate summit, an activist dons a costume of a dugong — a manatee-like creature that forages for seagrass in warm, shallow areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans. The costume highlights the contrasts of climate talks marked by both spectacle and urgency, at a site that cost billions of dollars to erect, in what was once just an empty desert area of the oil-rich host country, the United Arab Emirates. For nearly two weeks, Expo City has been the site of discussions about climate change and how to confront it. Between the meetings among thousands of delegates, there is a lot for them, and other attendees, to look at as they go from place to place. A mural of women farmers, smiling as they work. Art installations, like a wall with hands holding cell phones. Post-it notes — pink, green, blue and yellow — with messages stuck to a wall. Men in suits walk quickly through large halls while others, wearing white thobes, ride...

Rockets beat Spurs 93-82 and send San Antonio to its franchise-record 17th straight loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — On the night the San Antonio Spurs set a franchise record with their 17th consecutive loss, rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama wasn’t hanging his head. The top overall pick was instead looking ahead to brighter days that he knows are in store for his team.“Of course it’s not easy, but we don’t have a choice,” he said. “Keep going, keep grinding. The good thing is nobody doubts that in the long run we’re going to be the winners. … I hate losing, but I stay focused on the long run goal.” Tari Eason had a season-high 18 points and 14 rebounds off the bench as the Houston Rockets got the 93-82 win on Monday to keep San Antonio winless since a 132-121 victory over Phoenix on Nov. 2.Wembanyama had 15 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks, along with an overpowering dunk over Houston’s Alperen Sengun in the third period, but it wasn’t enough to get the Spurs back in the win column. The Rockets won their 10th straight home game and third in a row overall.“Didn’t ...

No. 10 Gonzaga rebounds from loss, rolls past Mississippi Valley State 78-40

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Braden Huff scored 17 points, Graham Ike added 13 points and eight rebounds, and No. 10 Gonzaga cruised to a 78-40 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night.The Bulldogs (8-2) earned their 11th straight home win and bounced back from a 78-73 loss on the road to Washington last Saturday. Ben Gregg added 11 points and four rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs. Anton Watson had eight points, four rebounds and three assists. Mississippi Valley State (0-10) was led by Rayquan Brown, who finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. Brown was the only Delta Devils player who scored more than five.The Bulldogs opened the game on a 14-2 run, making six of their first nine shots. Gonzaga went on another spree midway through the first half, scoring 11 straight points to expand its lead to 18, and led 38-18 at halftime.Huff and Gregg had nine points each in the second half to help the Bulldogs go on several more scoring runs, including an 11-0 stretch to go up...

UNC QB Drake Maye is entering the NFL draft and won’t play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:22:44 GMT

North Carolina star quarterback Drake Maye is entering the NFL draft and won’t play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl for the Tar Heels against West Virginia.Maye announced his decision in a social media post Monday, ending his UNC career that included two years as the starter putting up prolific numbers and making himself one of the most sought-after potential prospects for the NFL. The school has also announced that all-ACC linebacker Cedric Gray, receiver Devontez “Tez” Walker, offensive lineman Corey Gaynor and defensive lineman Myles Murphy are all entering the NFL draft. Of that group, only Murphy is set to play in the bowl game.“We want to thank these young men for all they’ve contributed to Carolina football during their times with the program,” coach Mack Brown said in a statement. “It’s been a pleasure to watch them grow and flourish both on the field and off. We wish them nothing but the best and look forward to watching them represent UNC as they move on to...