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Texas lawmaker hopes to expand access to life-saving cancer treatment: biomarker testing

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

 Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 29, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Rebecca Munoz was only 29 when she discovered a lump in her breast. The lump turned out to be breast cancer.“It was a complete shock to me,” she said.The diagnosis had big implications – she has four family members who have died from the disease.  MORE: Breast density is a greater risk for breast cancer than many think, study finds “It was devastating,” Munoz said “At that age, you don't really have a lot of experience with the health system. You don't know what questions to ask. You don't really know how to navigate this new world.”“I was just very scared. I didn't know that I would survive it,” Munoz said.But she did. Munoz just celebrated on Monday her fifth anniversary of being cancer free.“And I credit that entirely to the biomarker testing that I've received,” she said.Biomarker testing is a way for medical professionals to find genes, proteins and other substances in a p...

Expansion of transgender athlete ban passes in Texas Senate

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill furthering the state's transgender student-athlete ban officially passed Wednesday in the Texas Senate. The legislation, introduced by Republican Sen. Mayes Middleton and 17 other conservative colleagues, passed by a vote of 19 in favor, 10 in opposition and two present. The proposal now heads for consideration in the Texas House of Representatives, which will also have to approve the bill before it heads to the governor's desk for his signature. LGBTQ+ advocates rally against Texas bills affecting trans people The Senate's version of the bill would require athletes to play on college sports teams that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. If it's signed into law, for instance, a transgender woman would not be able to compete in female events. Ahead of the vote, Middleton said his legislation is necessary for one reason: fairness in college sports. "If Congress won't stand for fairness, if our Department of Education won't stand for fairness, if the NC...

Texas DPS to begin assisting APD with patrols Thursday to help during staffing shortage

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 29, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) – Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety are expected to start assisting with patrols in Austin Thursday, an Austin Police Department spokesperson told KXAN. RELATED: Texas DPS to send resources to help with Austin police staffing APD said the exact number of DPS troopers assisting the department was still being determined but confirmed there would be a "significant presence."A partnership between the two departments was announced Monday to help with local police staffing issues.During a Monday news conference, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said DPS would work to support APD. The initiative was sparked following a recent conversation with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Watson said.“This is support and supplement, not override, not overtake. It is a partnership,” Watson said during the conference. “APD is primary, but there’s support and supplement coming from DPS so that we can ...

36 arrested during rally outside Hochul's office

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Hundreds of tenants rallied outside of Governor Kathy Hochul's office on Friday, demanding state lawmakers protect tenants facing steep rent hikes and eviction. The rallies called on Hochul to pass the Good Cause eviction protections and not to abandon tenants in her Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Housing affordability is the number one issue on the minds of New Yorkers," said Sochie Nnamaeka, Executive Director of the Working Families Party. "Across the state, we’re seeing senseless evictions, harsh rent hikes, and people getting pushed out of the communities they’ve built. We need to make sure that New Yorkers can actually afford to live in our state." Tenants and advocates brought sleeping bags and moving boxes to the rally, warning of a spike in homelessness if Good Cause is not passed this year. After the action, 36 individuals occupied the hallways outside ...

Latham Dick's Sporting Goods reopening as House of Sport

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Dick's Sporting Goods in Latham has been closed since at least February. That's because the store has been going through renovations and is turning into a House of Sport, a spokesperson for Dick's confirmed to NEWS10. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the Dick's website, House of Sport not only sells sporting equipment, but has interactive spaces to try out the gear and practice your skills. The Latham location will have a climbing wall, HitTrax batting cages, and golf bays with TrackMan simulators, said the spokesperson.Field & Stream, which is also owned by Dick's, is also closed. That store is located right next to Dick's in Latham Farms plaza at 579 Troy Schenectady Road. Café Con Mel moving into Guilderland Public Library No opening date has been released yet but the spokesperson said it should reopen as House of Sport sometime in 2023. There are only three other House of Sport...

GOP calls for more transparency ahead of NY budget

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- As the clock ticks down to the state's April 1st budget deadline, Republican lawmakers are once again pushing for a constitutional amendment called the New York State Budget Transparency Act. NYS Budget could include streaming service tax  In New York, bills are supposed to age for three days, allowing lawmakers and the public an opportunity to review them. In previous years, that method was bypassed during budget season with “a message of necessity” -- used to push bills through without that three-day review period. It’s legal, but some lawmakers say it’s “sneaky” including Senator Jim Tedisco. "When we do this budget, I can’t guarantee it, but if you look at history, it is going to be in the middle of the night. And what you’re going to have is our constituents, in the middle of their dreams, hopefully they’re having sweet dreams but we may be about to create a nightmare for them with the budget we’re putting in place," he said. Democratic Assembly member ...

St. Peter's launches 'paint the town teal' campaign

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Director of St. Peter's Crime Victim Services, Lindsey Crusan-Muse, says the only thing Troy could use is a little bit of color. She's working to paint the city teal—making sure survivors are not just heard, but seen. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "April is a special time that communities work to raise awareness," Crusan-Muse told NEWS10 Wednesday. "[They also] show community support for those who have experienced sexual assault and elevate the voices of survivors."Her new campaign, dubbed "Paint the Town Teal," officially launches Saturday—but one survivor said she can already feel the love. "I am not a victim anymore," began the survivor, who went by Nichole. "I am a survivor. I did not get to that point by myself. It is through advocacy programs, like paint the town teal, that stands as a symbol of the solidarity to me as a survivor." Walkout ceremony held for longtime Troy detective It all lin...

Severe weather possible near St. Louis Friday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The temperatures are expected to rise into the 70s in the St. Louis area Thursday into Friday. The ingredients are on the table for a severe weather outbreak across the mid-Mississippi River Valley Friday.Risk of severe weather near St. Louis Friday afternoon and evening.The forecast could change. There are signs of a possible split that could take the worst storms north of St. Louis, into Iowa and Illinois. Another band may head further south, closer to the Ohio River. It's too early to know for sure.The storms are expected to come through Missouri Friday evening. The main threats will be damaging winds and a possible tornado. These storms are definitely something to be concerned about, but it is not clear if the St. Louis area will get the brunt of this.The weekend will be dry with two very different days. Friday night into Saturday will be very wind and much colder. Saturday may struggle to warm out of the 40s. Sunday will be much warmer with highs back in the 70s.Th...

Teen girl arrested in fatal Brighton shooting

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested as a suspect in the shooting death of a 44-year-old Brighton man.Just after midnight Tuesday, officers were sent to the 400 block of North 6th Avenue on a welfare check for a “man who had not been heard from in several days,” according to a Brighton Police Department news release.Officers found the body of Joseph Johnson, who had been shot, inside a residence, police said.About 1 p.m. Tuesday investigators arrested the teenage suspect in Castle Rock. She was taken to the Brighton police headquarters and then booked into the Prairie Vista Youth Services Detention Center, police said, for investigation of murder and motor vehicle theft.The suspect’s identity was not released because of her age. The police investigation will be presented to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges.

Jack Johnson jokes after scoring first goal since Avalanche season opener in 2021: “It was getting kind of embarrassing.”

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:01:43 GMT

The beginning of the end for Jack Johnson’s goal drought was at first intermission.Avalanche coach Jared Bednar identified an adjustment he wanted to make Monday night in Anaheim. The veteran third-pairing blueliner Johnson delivered.“We went over a couple things after the first period that we felt like we could do, in order to create some offense,” Bednar said. “And shooting it from the point was part of it. Taking the middle of the ice from the point was part of it, if (the Ducks) were slow to get out there. And he did both. It’s a little bit of an extended shift. We get a low-to-high to him, he charges the middle. While he charges the middle, we get a great screen from Nieto in front. He blasts it.“So it sort of followed what we talked about in the locker room after the first. I like to see guys rewarded for doing things right.”Bednar chatted with Johnson about the goal again Wednesday before the Avalanche faced Minnesota in a battle for ...