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Austin chosen to receive $4 million grant to create 'reuse warehouse'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin was recently chosen, along with 24 other communities, to receive funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to support and improve recycling efforts. Austin will use the $4 million grant to create a reuse warehouse. According to a release, the warehouse will accept drop-off furniture donations and redistribute them to regional nonprofit organizations with a focus on furnishing homes for those transitioning out of homelessness. The city hopes to open the warehouse no later than 2026. The release also said innovative programming could expand in future years to accept deconstructed building materials and offer workforce training and development opportunities. According to the release, furniture has emerged as a problematic material stream, and it often takes up more floor space at resale stores and often sells slowly. This means unwanted furniture that is still usable sometimes ends up in the landfill. The goal of the warehouse is to provi...

BCBSTX, Huston-Tillotson announce collaboration for culturally-aligned maternal, infant healthcare in Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) along with Huston-Tillotson University started a program called "Boldly B.L.U.E." The goal of the program is to empower mothers in Texas.The “B.L.U.E.” stands for Birthing, Learning, Understanding and Empowering.The program is part of BCBSTX's expanded special beginnings initiative, which aims to increase the number of diverse doulas, midwives and certified lactation consultants in Central Texas.It also strives to create a maternal health research network to strengthen the practices of birth workers. For example, Huston-Tillotson said it would provide entrepreneurship workshops and mentoring for those in this line of work.All of this is in the hope of improving Texas maternal and infant health, particularly for marginalized groups.Dr. Amanda Masino, Huston-Tillotson’s chair of Natural Sciences, spoke on the statistics that led to the development of the program.“In Texas, Black birth givers are 2.3 times more likely to...

What’s happening to Minnesota’s mallards?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

BEMIDJI — For the first time in more than a half-century mallards were not the most common duck shot by Minnesota waterfowl hunters in 2022 — topped by both blue-winged teal and ring-necked ducks.Mallards had been the most-harvested duck in the state since at least the 1960s, said Steve Cordts, waterfowl specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and it remains unclear exactly why mallard harvest numbers in the state are dropping.“Mallards have been No.1 forever, at least since the 1940s and maybe 50s when scaup (bluebills) were the most commonly harvested duck here,” Cordts said, adding mallards had never before trailed teal or woodies.While wood duck harvest and teal harvest have generally been going up or been stable in recent years — and ring-necked ducks have always been a popular duck, especially in northern Minnesota — the number of mallards harvested has slowly moved down. Cordts had predicted several years ago that wood ducks likely would eventually top m...

Nine-hole disc golf course opens in Warrensburg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

WARRENSBURG, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Warren County Fish Hatchery is more than its name implies. At the north end of the town of Warrensburg, the greater fish hatchery park spans 38 acres alongside the Hudson River. While the facility itself raises brook and rainbow trout for the county, the park features hiking trails, picnic tables, and scenic views. Now, it also includes a place to play a recent popular sport. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Friday, staff from the hatchery and the county Department of Parks & Recreation cut the ribbon on a new, 9-hole disc golf course, starting in the field opposite the park's picnic pavilion and running into the woods. The par 3 course was spearheaded by a staff member at the hatchery."It's everything that this place encompasses," said hatchery Fish Management Specialist Jeff Inglee. "We're really trying to build the park into a full recreational opportunity. We have the fish hatchery, we...

Manhunt continues for attempted murder suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- The Bennington Police Department and the Vermont Department of Corrections are searching for Zachary J. Dumas, 37. An arrest warrant was issued for Dumas, who is wanted for attempted murder. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police made contact with Dumas on Thursday afternoon at 303 Pleasant Street. Dumas reportedly ran up a flight of stairs and locked himself in an apartment. The renter provided law enforcement with a key and gave consent to enter.When officers entered the apartment, Dumas dove out a second-story window onto the roof. He then lept off the roof, ran onto a garage roof, and dove over a fence and a hedgerow. Dumas escaped the area and was later spotted on Middle Pownal Road.Police established a perimeter and received air support from the New York State Police Aviation unit. Drones were also used to search the area.The search was unsuccessful and was called off by 10:30 p.m. Anyone with ...

Halfmoon celebrates Champlain Canal's 200th anniversary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The town of Halfmoon announced they will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Champlain Canal with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event will be held on September 16 at the start of the Champlain Canal Trail Walk. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The canal, which connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, first opened on September 10, 1823. The ceremony will dedicate two historic markers for the Champlain Canal and the Waste Water Weir, funded by grants from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, aiming to highlight the canal's significance and impact on the community. “We are honored to receive these grants from the Pomeroy Foundation and to share our town’s rich history with the public. The Champlain Canal is a vital part of our past and present, and we are proud to celebrate its 200th anniversary with two beautiful commemorative historical markers.” said Halfmoon Town Superv...

Participants announced for 10th Annual Wing Walk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Have second thoughts about visiting Schenectady for the 10th Annual Wing Walk? If so, check out the vast array of flavors being offered by participating restaurants and you will most likely change your mind! Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! There is one wing sample per restaurant. Participants can get their maps/ballots stamped at each restaurant. Once you sample at least ten wings, you can vote your favorite by marking it on the map/ballot and dropping it at a drop-box location.The event ends at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $20 and will go on sale on Tuesday, September 12, through Proctors. Tickets can be purchased online, in person, or by phone.The participants are:20 North Broadway Tavern - The Game Time Decision WingAnnabel's Pizza Co. at Frog Alley - Pretzel Wing tossed in Honey Mustard & Pretzel SaltArmory Studios NY - Blackened "Bat" WingBackstage Pub LLC - Chipotle Mixed Berry BBQ Wing with Pork ...

Nurse's aide faces rape charges in alleged patient assault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

BRIDGETON, Mo. – A nurse's aide is accused of sexually assaulting a patient at DePaul Hospital in April. Felix Mumba, 38, is facing felony rape charges. The court has set the bond at $500,000 in cash only.The Bridgeton Police Department reported that on or about April 8, 2022, Mumba sexually assaulted a woman. At the time, Mumba was employed as a certified nursing assistant at DePaul Hospital, where the victim was a patient. Study reveals potential health risks associated with household cleaning supplies Mumba denied any sexual contact with the victim, who promptly reported the incident. A DNA test from a rape kit matched Mumba to the victim.“Needless to say, a hospital should be the safest of spaces. If a medical professional does the unthinkable and sexually assaults a vulnerable person placed in their care in St. Louis County, we will hold them accountable. If anyone experiences inappropriate touch or contact from a medical professional, please report it immediately - or whene...

US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

By LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, as criticism persists that the deadly assault could have been stopped.The interviews, ordered by Gen. Erik Kurilla, head of U.S. Central Command, were triggered in part by assertions by at least one service member injured in the blast who said he was never interviewed about it and that he might have been able to stop the attackers.The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.The decision, according to officials, does not reopen the administration’s investigation into the deadly bombing and the withdrawal two years ago. But the additional interviews will likely be seized on by congressional critics, mostly Rep...

Disbarred Denver attorney Steve Bachar to plead guilty again after judge rejected first deal. He now faces up to 6 years in prison.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:44:31 GMT

A disbarred Denver attorney accused of defrauding an investor of $125,000 is set to plead guilty in Denver District Court on Monday — six months after a judge rejected the first plea agreement reached in the case on the grounds it was too lenient.Steve Bachar, 57, on Wednesday asked to plead guilty to a single count of felony theft in a deal with prosecutors in which the two other felony counts against him — securities fraud and a more serious theft charge — would be dismissed, according to a series of court filings.Bachar could be sentenced to as much as six years in prison under the terms of the new agreement — a change from the last plea deal, which Denver District Court Judge Eric Johnson rejected because it would have allowed Bachar to avoid prison time and have the felony wiped from his record if he’d met certain conditions.Bachar pleaded guilty under the first plea agreement in November, but then withdrew his plea when Johnson threw out the agree...