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City council considers expediting expansion at Austin airport

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is flying forward as one of the fastest-growing airports in America.This July, AUS experienced its busiest month of all time. AUS Data Hub: How many passengers have flown out of AUS so far this year? On Thursday, Austin City Council will consider expediting expansion at the airport.Local leaders will vote on two separate items during the council meeting, which could fast-track the airport’s ability to expand.One item council will discuss would update the master development ordinance at AUS, allowing it to be considered as a single site.Sam Haynes is the communications and marketing manager at the airport.She says this could speed up construction for the new midfield concourse, which will add 10 gates over the next decade.“Allowing the airport to be permitted as a single site, instead of a bunch of different unique individual project sites,” Haynes explained. “We think that will really expedite our work to expand and improv...

Gophers add Minnetonka wing Tori McKinney to 2024-25 class

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

Brian Cosgriff knows a great basketball player when he sees one, and the Minnetonka girls basketball coach thinks the Gophers got one on Tuesday when Tori McKinney committed to play next season for coach Dawn Plitzuweit.“That’s one thing about getting old,” Cosgriff said, “You’ve experienced a lot. (McKinney) will be the best ever to wear the maroon and gold.”That’s high praise from anyone but especially Cosgriff, who coached a lot of Power 5 players while winning seven state titles in 21 seasons before retiring from Hopkins in 2020, among them Paige Bueckers (UConn), Maya Nnaji (Arizona) and Amaya Battle (Gophers).And the ones he didn’t coach, he tried to contain, such as the Gophers’ Mara Braun.McKinney, a 6-foot1 wing, announced her commitment Tuesday morning via social media with the simple message, “Staying home.” She spent all of her junior season on the bench with a broken tibia; otherwise, Cosgriff said, she would be nationally ranked alongside Minnetonka teammates Aal...

College football: North Carolina hammered NCAA on waiver; Gophers still awaiting decision on Craig McDonald

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

The Gophers play North Carolina on Saturday and both football programs have filed waivers to have a player become eligible immediately after transferring a second time in their collegiate careers.Both programs were, at first, denied the waiver, and both filed appeals. That’s where the two stories diverge.North Carolina receiver Devontez “Tez” Walker had his appeal denied, and he was ruled ineligible to play in 2023. It’s a big setback because the Tar Heels were hoping Walker could be star quarterback Drake Maye’s No. 1 target this fall.North Carolina coach Mack Brown slammed the NCAA for its decision last week.“We’re absolutely crushed to learn that Tez Walker’s eligibility has been denied for this season and he won’t be able to play,” Brown said in a statement. “I don’t know that I’ve ever been more disappointed in a person, a group of people, or an institution than I am with the NCAA right now. It’s clear that the NCAA is about process and it couldn’t care less about the young peo...

Puerto Rican restaurant, grocery store opens in Troy

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new Puerto Rican restaurant, grocery store, and catering business has opened at 697 Hoosick Road in Troy. Viejo San Juan officially opened on Saturday, September 9. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! The business serves Puerto Rican food such as rice, beans, roast pork, stewed chicken, plantains, and empanadas. They also have Spanish sodas and drinks, desserts and pastries, and Hispanic grocery items, as well as catering.Viejo San Juan is looking to eventually expand their grocery selection. The restaurant is open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Forward Tomas Tatar agrees to 1-year deal with Colorado Avalanche

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

The Avalanche’s quest to bolster its forward depth continued Tuesday with the team announcing a one-year deal with forward Tomas Tatar.The 32-year-old Slovak will add a scoring punch to Colorado. He tallied 20 goals and 28 assists for the Devils last season, and has scored at least 20 goals in seven of his 12 seasons in the NHL.“Tomas has been a consistent, productive player throughout his NHL career,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said in a news release. “He is a veteran winger who brings scoring depth to our middle six and can contribute at both ends of the ice. We are excited to have him under contract for this season.”Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Kroenke exploring potential Ball Arena renovations with market evaluations of Nuggets, Avalanche fan experience Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche Journal: Does Colorado have the best core in NHL? Here’s who Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and company are up against Colorado Aval...

Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon, AP source says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon, according to a person familiar with the diagnosis, and the quarterback likely will miss the rest of the New York Jets’ season.An MRI on Tuesday confirmed the four-time NFL MVP’s injury, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce it. Coach Robert Saleh was scheduled to speak to reporters on a video call later Tuesday.NFL Network first reported Rodgers tore the Achilles tendon, confirming the Jets’ fears.“Concerned with his Achilles,” Saleh said after the Jets’ 22-16 overtime win over Buffalo on Monday night. “MRI is probably going to confirm what we think is going to happen, so prayers tonight. But it’s not good.”On his fourth regular-season snap in a Jets uniform, Rodgers tried to avoid a rushing Leonard Floyd, who wrapped up the quarterback and spun him down to the MetLife Stadium turf. Rodgers stood up after a few moments, looked over to the Jets’ sidelin...

Julio Urias scrubbed from Dodger Stadium

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be moving on from pitcher Julio Urías, who is facing a second domestic violence allegation in four years.When the Dodgers returned from a six-game road trip on Monday, Urías, who is currently on administrative leave, had been largely scrubbed from Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Times reports.The veteran pitcher's clubhouse locker was removed and two large murals featuring Urías at the entrances to left and right field were covered or painted over.No Urías apparel could be found at team stores and kiosks, the L.A. Times reports.“It’s sad on every level,” manager Dave Roberts told reporters before Monday night’s game against the San Diego Padres, adding that the decision to remove Urias’ locker was “an organizational thing.”Urías, 27, was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 3, by officers with the Exposition Park Department of Public Safety and booked for an alleged violation of Penal Code 273.5 which involves “corporal injury” to a spouse or domestic partner....

McCarthy directs House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will seek to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden based on the House GOP’s investigations of his family's foreign business dealings and the prosecution of his son Hunter Biden.“Today, I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” McCarthy said.McCarthy said the probe will be led by House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) in coordination with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), who have been leading the investigations.“I do not make this decision lightly. And regardless of your party, or who you voted for these facts should concern all Americans,” McCarthy said.He did not say whether the full House would hold a vote on opening an inquiry. Such a vote could be tricky in the face of resistance from some moderates.McCarthy’s formal endorsement of impeac...

CSU workers rally for pay hike outside board's tuition increase vote

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

Fall may be nearly here, but "hot labor summer" is not done yet. On Tuesday, California State University employees are planning to rally ahead of a Long Beach meeting of the CSU Board of Trustees, who are finalizing a plan to raise tuition 6% annually for five years, according to the CSU Labor Coalition.The coalition, a collection of labor unions that together represent almost 60,000 workers, is supporting its members amid contract negotiations for multiple unions."At the heart of negotiations is the demand for the CSU to improve wages significantly and restore step increases, which were unilaterally removed by CSU Trustees in 1996," the coalition said in a news release. "Since then, CSU workers have faced a wage crisis, falling further behind their peers with no path of moving up from the bottom of their salary scale."System officials, meanwhile, say the group of 23 schools faces a $1.5 billion funding gap.Steve Relyea, executive vice chancellor and CFO, said in a media call Wednes...

Escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante stole gun and remains at large, police say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:43:20 GMT

Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante stole a rifle from a garage and fled a homeowner's gunfire, authorities said Tuesday as police closed roads in suburban Philadelphia, told residents to lock their doors and set up a new search area in the nearly 2-week-old manhunt.Cavalcante entered the open garage late Monday in the search area northwest of Philadelphia, stole a .22-caliber rifle and ammunition, and fled when the homeowner who was in the garage drew a pistol and shot at him several times, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference Tuesday morning.The developments came in the days after Cavalcante slipped out of an earlier search area to the south in Chester County, stole a dairy delivery truck, and went to the homes of onetime work associates in what police say is Cavalcante's desperate quest for help.About 500 law enforcement personnel are now searching or guarding an 8- to 10-square mile area in a different part of Chester County, near South...