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$240M in funding to go toward Texas seaports

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Texas Transportation Commission approved $240 million in funding for Texas seaports.“Texas ports play a critical role in our state’s booming economy, helping Texas continue to drive America’s economy and remain a hub for international trade,” said Governor Abbott. “This historic investment will not only bolster Texas’ ports infrastructure, it will help build a brighter economic future for all Texans.”The funding was said to help increase trade, improve safety and provide a more robust supply chain for our state and the nation. “Texas ports are a crucial link in the supply chain,” said Texas Transportation Commissioner Steven Alvis. “With the expansion of the Panama Canal, and under the Governor’s direction, improving these port facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast helps support this key economic driver for our state and the nation.”According to the governor’s office, the funding would go toward 31 projects recommended b...

Beer release, coupled with P.J. Fleck’s comments, becomes big help for Gophers’ players

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

An imperfect storm has benefited Gophers student-athletes this week.Dinkytown Athletes told the Pioneer Press on Friday the NIL collective’s specialty beer release — unintentionally coupled with football coach P.J. Fleck’s jarring plea for more funding — has produced a big response over the past three days.DTA said it has netted more new memberships over the past three days than it had gained across the previous three months. There is little context, however, because DTA does not share internal data for competitive reasons — read, negative recruiting between other athletic programs.Some Gophers fans in Dinkytown Athletes were upset by Fleck’s comments on KFAN on Tuesday. The comments can be summarized down to: If there isn’t more funding for players, “we will be a Triple-A ball club for somebody else.”Coming off a shocking loss to Northwestern last week, Fleck had been responding to a question about phenom freshman tailback Darius Taylor. Fleck steered the answer to how he feels pre...

New simulator helping Missouri schools prepare for possible threats

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A new tool is helping teachers, administrators and school resource officers better prepare for school threats while keeping students safe. When parents said their kids off to school, they want them to be safe and educated. For a student, it can be hard to learn if they don't feel safe. This new system being offered to districts across Missouri is designed to help school workers think on their feet. "People don't understand that with K-12 education, every teacher in America today is the emergency manager of their classroom," chief operating officer of the Missouri School Boards' Association K-12 Safety Division John McDonald said. "They are the first responder of the hallway. That doesn't mean that they are going to tackle a gunman or shoot a gunman, but it's their responsibility to protect their kids." Dramatic video shows armed encounter at St. Charles gas station; teens arrested It's a situation no parent wants to think about, a threat at their child's...

Positively St. Louis: Two major initiatives underway in North St. Louis – Project Connect & the Small Business Grant Program

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has two major initiatives underway in North St. Louis City to support the Neighborhood Transformation Pillar of the SLDC’s Economic Justice Action Plan. These initiatives are focused on building community through future development and funding of organizations and businesses in the area that have been otherwise left behind.First, the SLDC’s Project Connect, a strategic effort to connect the public and private sectors in the six area neighborhoods surrounding the National Geospatial Headquarters which is expected to complete construction in early 2026.  SLDC’s President and CEO says, “When the City of St. Louis was awarded the National Geospatial Headquarters, one of the responsibilities was for us to create neighborhood plans for six neighborhoods that will be surroundings NGA West. We have conducted almost 100 of meetings with those residents in those neighborhoods. We understand that the voices of those neighborhoods, and bu...

Charlie Blackmon signs one-year contract extension with Rockies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

Rockies icon Charlie Blackmon will return for one more season with the team.The club announced Friday night that Blackmon, 37, had agreed to a one-year contract extension covering the 2024 season. Blackmon was scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season.“Charlie Blackmon is synonymous with Rockies baseball and we look forward to watching him continue his great career at 20th and Blake,” said general manager Bill Schmidt in a statement. “Nobody works harder than Charlie preparing for the game and we are excited to see him contribute both on the field and in the clubhouse for another season.”Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Rockies dominate Dodgers, 14-5, in biggest victory over L.A. in more than seven years Colorado Rockies | Keeler: Heck, yeah, Dick Monfort’s Rockies can be fixed. From pitching to analytics to athleticism, here’s how Colorado Rockies | What is the Rockie Way? After three decades...

Broncos run game has shown flashes with Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine. Now it’s time for some consistency.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

Denver’s run game, supposedly the foundation of the offense, has flashed through three weeks.Running back Samaje Perine had 78 total yards in the season opener. Last week against the Dolphins, Javonte Williams turned a short pass from Russell Wilson into a 17-yard gain and later powered up the middle for a 16-yard run.But flashes are temporary. The Broncos hope to turn those small sample sizes into a consistent effort on Sunday against the Bears and for the rest of the season.“We still have a little ways to go, but we are getting there,” Perine told The Post.Through three games, the Broncos have averaged 95 rushing yards per game. Their 122-yard performance against the Commanders in Week 2 was the only time they eclipsed 100 rushing yards. And the Broncos have yet to record a single rushing touchdown in the second half on 33 attempts.Williams, who perhaps is moving better than expected after returning from a torn ACL, has 138 rushing yards but is averaging fewer than four yards per ...

New wildfire burning 5,000 acres in Moffat County

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

The Iron fire burning north of Craig in Moffat County grew to an estimated 5,000 acres in six hours on Sept. 29, 2023. (Courtesy Bureau of Land Management)A new wildfire sparked north of Craig on Friday grew to 5,000 acres in a matter of hours, according to the Bureau of Land Management and Moffat County Sheriff’s Office.Related ArticlesColorado News | Wildfire sparked Sunday near Montrose grows to 16 acres Colorado News | I-70 reopened; McDonald Creek fire near Fruita contained at 80 acres Colorado News | Crews quickly contain small grass fire north of Evergreen The Iron fire was burning on an estimated 5,000 acres as of 6 p.m. and being driven by high winds, said BLM Colorado Communications Director Steven Hall. The fire was reported at 11:56 a.m. and updates from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office earlier in the day estimated the fire at only 170 acres.Crews are working to suppress the fire, Hall said, and air firefighti...

Bear killed while roaming through town near San Bernardino

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

Crowds of residents near San Bernardino gathered to watch as a bear led officials on a chase through town Thursday night before it was tragically killed by a driver.The female bear was first spotted in a tree at Mary and Darby Streets in Muscoy, an area north of San Bernardino.News of the chase reached local residents, bringing out large crowds of bystanders hoping to catch a glimpse of the bear.“It was just a really crazy day,” said Briseida Perez, a Muscoy resident.The bear is between three and four years old, weighs between 250 and 300 pounds and is originally from Sierra Madre, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.After posting up in a tree in Muscoy Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m., she stayed there nearly all day.Bear on the run in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)A large crowd gathered to get a glimpse of a black bear that climbed a tree in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)Bear on the run in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)A large crowd gathered to get a...

Los Angeles County man fatally stabbed in Kern County prison; fellow inmates suspected

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

A man convicted of murder in Los Angeles County was fatally stabbed in North Kern State Prison by two fellow inmates, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.Josafat Bonifacio, 32, was attacked just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, allegedly by 30-year-old Andrew Jimenez and 28-year-old Anthony Rivera, the CDCR said in a news release. The two men are believed to have been armed with "an inmate-manufactured weapon," and Bonifacio "sustained multiple stab wounds," the release said.He died about an hour after the stabbing while he was on the way to the hospital.Bonifacio arrived at the prison on May 30 after he was sentenced to serve life with the possibility of parole for second-degree murder. Man Charged With Murder in Fatal Assault of Girlfriend’s 2-Year-Old Son in Westchester: DA An Inglewood man with the same name and similar age was charged with murder in 2019 in the fatal assault of his girlfriend's son two days before the child's 3rd birthday.Andre...

‘Keffe D’ Charged With 1996 Murder Of Tupac Shakur

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:02:24 GMT

More than 26 years after the drive-by shooting and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, an arrest has been made in connection to the incident.Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. (LVMPD) in Henderson, Nevada Friday and indicted on one count of murder with use of a weapon, with a gang enhancement.“For 27 years, the family of Tupac Shakur has been waiting for justice,”  LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a press conference Friday. “It has taken countless hours and many decades of work by the men and women of our homicide section to get to where we are today. While I know there’s been many people who did not believe that the murder of Tupac Shakur was not important to this police department, I’m here to tell you that was simply not the case. It was not the case back then and it is not the case today.”In a 2019 memoir titled Compton Street Legend: Notorious Keffe D’s Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Bi...