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Neighbors living near planned rock-crushing plant voice concerns at TCEQ meeting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Neighbors living near the site of a planned rock crushing plant in east Austin said they're worried about the impact on their air quality at a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality public meeting Tuesday.The location of the plant is at 300 Edwin Lane, which is less than two miles away from more than 250 single-family homes. The TCEQ decided to move forward with the approval process for the plant in April.According to TCEQ, Ranger Excavating Inc. applied to register the rock crushing plant under the Air Quality Standard Permit for Permanent Rock and Concrete Crushers. TCEQ moves forward in approval process for east Austin rock-crushing plant, despite pushback At least 100 neighbors left comments on TCEQ's website back in April saying why they didn't want the permit to be approved for the plant. On Tuesday, neighbors said they have dealt with dust from other temporary rock-crushing plants in the area.Furthermore, those neighbors said at the meeting that exposure...

St. Louis Fashion Fund kicks off 10th anniversary with special announcements

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Ten years after its humble beginnings in the basement of a University City eatery, the St. Louis Fashion Fund continues to give us a reason to believe St. Louis can reclaim its roots as one of the country’s fashion capitals.Susan Sherman co-founded the St. Louis Fashion Fund and serves as its board chair.“I will tell you that other cities around the country are trying to create a fashion district. Are trying to attract designers. We already have them. We have the bones. We have the infrastructure. So, we’re already here,” she said. “Which makes it very attractive to young brands who want to move to St. Louis and build a business here.”Jason Hall, CEO of Greater St. Louis Inc., believes the Fashion Fund can build on that foundation for the betterment of the city and beyond. Adam Wainwright says he has thrown his final pitch “Embracing the great art, creativity, and design that St. Louis is known for and recognizing this is big business,” Hall said. “We have large compan...

Mother of 4 stuck in condemned taxpayer-funded apartment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A mother of four is living in horrendous conditions in an apartment subsidized by the St. Louis City Housing Authority. This unit is so bad the city condemned it, but the mother is still there because she has nowhere else to go with her children. Aigner Jesse made the desperate call to our You Paid For It team for help.The ceiling of Jesse’s home collapsed during a storm. You can see clear through to the roof. She says it collapsed between two and three months ago.“I was calling before it escalated to that, but they told me they would come out and see. They postponed it for a whole week. July 24, it collapsed, and they told me there was nothing they could do about it,” she said.Jesse says the ceiling on a lower floor is also ready to cave in. The Housing Authority can’t do much, she says.“They told me there’s nothing they can do besides give me my voucher,” she said. “It may take up to 60 days, so that means that’s another two months of me and my kids sitting here.”To ma...

St. Louis County Police Department seeking new recruits for 2024 class

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. – The St. Louis County Police Department is looking for more recruits for the next academy class. Applications are open for the class starting in January 2024.The current police recruits spent the day responding to mock calls to get them more hands-on experience.“We’ve done a lot of the physical training aspect of it. We’ve started up the defensive training as well as firearms, but a lot of it has been primarily classwork stuff," said recruit Xander Smith.“It’s been really cool to see such a diverse group of people within our academy, because you learn from a lot of the academy instructors but also from the fellow recruits that we have. Each come from all walks of life. Some with prior experience, some with little experience.”Smith recently graduated from college and comes from a law enforcement family. He knows it's a rewarding profession.“In law enforcement, you engage with people when they’re at their most broken, and you get to help them as they walk past that point...

Rockies’ 100th loss comes in blowout vs. Dodgers, naturally

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

Thanks to veteran right-hander Chase Anderson and rookie left fielder Nolan Jones, the Rockies were able to stave off the inevitable.For a few hours, anyway.After defeating the Dodgers, 4-1, in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Coors Field, the Rockies were clobbered in Game 2, losing 11-2. And so, for the first time in their 31 seasons of existence, the Rockies lost 100 games.Fittingly, No. 100 came against the Dodgers, who have dominated the Rockies for most of those 31 years. This season, the Rockies are 2-9 against the National League West bullies, including going 0-6 at Dodger Stadium, their first winless season at Los Angeles in franchise history.The nightcap was ugly and it was over early.In the second inning, the Dodgers sent nine men to the plate and scored five runs on six hits against right-hander Ryan Feltner, who was making his second start since returning from the injured list where he recovered from a fractured skull and a concussion suffered on May 13...

Rockies’ road to 100: The omens, injuries and ugly defeats that led to Colorado’s worst season in franchise history

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

The 2023 Colorado Rockies are officially infamous.The Rockies lost 100 games for the first time in franchise history, a dubious feat sealed by a 11-2 defeat to the Dodgers in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday at Coors Field. The milestone loss was the exclamation point on Colorado’s season-long blueprint for failure — one that featured a dearth of both pitching and experience.Colorado got hit with a rash of starting pitching injuries, and once that happened, the club lacked any semblance of rotational depth. The Rockies’ rotation was already subpar when the spring began. By midseason, it was a glorified Triple-A rotation.They got dominated within the National League West (13-37 and now 2-9 against L.A.) and were the worst road team in baseball (22-59). Colorado started slowly, with 20 losses in April for the first time, and the second half wasn’t any better, with a franchise-worst 20 losses in August.Behind that shoddy rotation, a bullpen filled with vet...

Man arrested in shooting at Denver homeless encampment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

Denver police have arrested a man suspected of a shooting at a homeless encampment in the 1700 block of Logan Street in August, injuring two people.Eugeneo Hinojosa, 55, was arrested Sept. 12 on suspicion of three counts of first-degree attempted murder, according to jail and court records.The shooting was reported at 1:34 p.m. Aug. 21 when Denver Police Department gunshot detectors detected 10 gunshots and bystanders called 911 to report shots fired.Witnesses told police that a woman was standing outside her tent when Hinojosa approached her with a gun, yelling about wanting his keys back.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man, 23, arrested on attempted murder in Colfax shooting in Denver Crime and Public Safety | One man killed, one injured in overnight Lakewood shooting Crime and Public Safety | Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 2021 Commerce City shooting Crime and Public Safety | 1 killed, 1 injured ov...

Youth football coach arrested for allegedly punching 14-year-old in face

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

A 50-year-old coach with a youth football league in Riverside County was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly hit a 14-year-old boy who was playing for the opposing team in the face, authorities announced Tuesday.  Officers with the Murrieta Police Department responded to Vista Murrieta High School, located at 28251 Clinton Keith Road, at around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 23 after receiving calls about the incident at the recreational youth tackle football league game, police said in a news release.  During their investigation, officers determined the coach, identified as Eibylardo Funes, struck the 14-year-old, who was identified in an Instagram post by his mother as Harlem Edwards.  “The victim sustained an injury to his eye and exhibited symptoms of a concussion,” Murrieta police said.  Authorities added that the incident occurred after an altercation between the two teams — the Perris Panthers and the Murrieta Broncos — along with the coaches and parents. Nee...

UPS hiring 10,000 workers across Southern California

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

UPS is hiring 10,000 seasonal employees across Southern California ahead of the holiday season.Both part-time and full-time seasonal positions are available, with the majority of roles being delivery drivers, package handlers, and Commercial Driver’s License drivers.Nearly 80 percent of the available roles do not require an interview, the company said. The online application process will take less than 20 minutes for most people, from the beginning to a final job offer, UPS said.For package handlers and driver helpers, hourly pay begins at $21 per hour. Driving jobs will begin at $23 per hour.On Tuesday, the delivery company announced it will hire over 100,000 seasonal employees across the nation ahead of the holiday rush. A variety of shifts are available to seasonal workers.Permanent positions also are available in some areas for those who apply early, the company said.UPS worker delivering packages. (United Parcel Service)UPS worker delivering packages. (United Parcel Service)UPS...

Warriors: No WNBA expansion finalized but talks ‘productive’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMT

The Warriors remain eager in their pursuit to bring a WNBA team to the Bay Area but an agreement has yet to be finalized.Golden State has spent the last year meeting with WNBA executive about potentially being part of the league’s plans to expand. This news orgnaization previously reported the Warriors even hosted the WNBA on a site visit in San Francisco within the last 12 months. But a team spokesperson said Tuesday evening those “productive conversations” have yet to materialize into an actual deal. Meanwhile, The Athletic reported Tuesday night that the Warriors were “close” to bringing a women’s professional basketball franchise to the Bay Area, with an announcement potentially coming as soon as early October. The team, however, pushed back, saying “it would be premature to assume any potential agreement has been finalized.” “[The Warriors] look forward to the possibility of being a part of the league’s expansion plans...