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Florida joins efforts to keep Trump on Colorado ballot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

Video above: Trump fights effort to keep him off state ballotsTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has signed on to an amicus brief with attorneys general from 24 other states to keep former President Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot. The attorneys general signing on to the brief are all from states in which Trump either won the electoral votes in the 2020 election or have Republican governors. The Arizona House of Representatives and Arizona Senate, both controlled by Republicans, also signed the brief."The state court's choice to declare former President Donald Trump an insurrectionist under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment has vast consequences that reach far beyond Colorado," the attorneys general argue. Looking for Stanley cups? Beware of scams The brief argues that the Fourteenth Amendment is not "self-executing," and "anticipates" Congress should decide who is eligible for office. "The Colorado court's decision to dilute former President Trump...

Two injured after major 3-vehicle crash in southeast Austin, ATCEMS says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people were injured after a major three-vehicle crash in southeast Austin on Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS said on social media.Around 6:30 p.m., medics said the crash happened on William Cannon Drive, near McKinney Falls. Two of the three vehicles rolled over, according to officials.One person was taken to St. David's South with "potentially serious" injuries, and a second person was transported with non life-threatening injuries by an ESD-11 ambulance, medics said. Another person also refused transport on the scene.No further information was released Friday.

NYSDOT crews prepared to keep up with snowstorm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Crews have spent the past several days getting ready for this weekend's winter storm. The New York State Department of Transportation will have more than 1,800 plows on the road.Workers at the Capital District shed in Latham completed final maintenance on the equipment Friday. Officials said they will be ready to go once the snow starts to fall. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We have preparations in place. We have the staff and the manpower in place," Josh Heller with the NYSDOT said. "We have the vehicles in place. Regardless of what ends up happening, we feel very confident that we'll be able to keep up with it and deal with it."Some plows were already out on Friday pretreating roads. Crews remind drivers to stay away from plows and give them time and space to do their jobs.

Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office promotes two

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office welcomed two new leaders on Friday. Ryan Condo returned to the agency after leaving last year and was sworn in as deputy sheriff. Austin McGuire was promoted to sergeant. He previously served as the school resource officer in the Berlin Central School District. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Sheriff Kyle Bourgault said he's grateful to have two experienced officers in leadership roles."It means better things for the community because we already have trained personnel in those positions, and it's just going to be, I think, the community's really going to benefit from it," he said.Friday's promotion ceremony was the first one since Bourgault was sworn in as sheriff last week. He replaced Patrick Russo, who retired after a 48-year career in law enforcement.

Blues prospect Jimmy Snuggerud shines in World Juniors, winning gold medal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues sent seven prospects to the 2024 World Juniors tournament, an annual international hockey event that features some of the most talented hockey players in the world under 20 years old. The International Ice Hockey Federation organizes the tournament and traditionally holds it from late-December of one calendar year to early-January of the next. The 2024 IIHF World Juniors just came to a close on Friday in Sweden with a championship for Team USA. One key player on the USA's title-winning squad was Jimmy Snuggerud, a 2022 first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues. Snuggerud, a right-winger by trait, scored USA's first goal of the tournament in a 4-1 victory over Norway on Dec. 26. Two days later, he followed up with a hat trick and an assist in USA's victory against Switzerland. In the Gold Medal game, Snuggerud finished with an assist and nearly 17 minutes of ice time. ‘St. Louis was all in’ – UFL leader Daryl Johnston speaks on Battlehawks and n...

Woman pushing baby in stroller attacked in Long Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

Authorities in Long Beach are investigating an attack on a woman that was captured on home security video.The attack occurred in broad daylight Thursday in a residential area near East 21st Street and Locust Avenue.Video from two cameras shows a man carrying some type of rod approaching the woman, who was pushing a stroller, from behind. He strikes her in the head and then runs away, the video shows.Surveillance cameras show a man striking a woman with a rod in Long Beach on Jan. 4, 2024. (Juan C. Rivas)The woman screamed and recoiled but did not appear to lose consciousness. The extent of her injuries was not known.The child in the stroller did not appear to be harmed.The assailant was wearing a green sweatshirt with a dark-colored hoodie underneath and a baseball cap. Anyone with information about the attack should contact Long Beach Police at (562) 435-6711. Video shows earthquake’s hits SoCal, spook dog Angelina Lopez, who lives near the scene of Thursday's attack, says women ...

Walled out of People’s Park, protesters take to the Berkeley streets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

BERKELEY — With People’s Park successfully walled off by a fortress of double-stacked shipping containers following an overnight hostile takeover, activists lost the base that for years had served as the heart of organizing efforts and community aid.Instead, community members showed up on Friday to the nearby Amoeba Music at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street, which one activist on the scene, Aiden Hill — a Food Not Bombs volunteer and former vice-chair of Berkeley’s Homeless Commission — found to be a good metaphor for the People’s Park protest movement, because amoebas move freely and alter their shape.Hill, who helped to man tables stocked with free resources such as water, juice, fruit, bagels, socks and rain ponchos, said the streets are a fine alternative venue for those protesting UC Berkeley’s housing plan for the park.Volunteers with the nonprofit Food Not Bombs set up free resources on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley on Friday, aimin...

Warriors coach Steve Kerr reacts to report of Jonathan Kuminga’s frustration: ‘It creates a distraction’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had a message for his players on Friday: “My door is always open.”Upon hearing news that Jonathan Kuminga was frustrated with his playing time in the Warriors’ 130-127 last-second loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, Kerr said he spoke to all of his players to remind them that these issues are best kept private.“Anytime something like that goes public, it creates a distraction,” Kerr said before the Warriors’ game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday evening. “I think it’s important for all of our guys, and I talked to our whole team about this, ‘you got an issue? I’m here. I’m the most accessible coach in the league, probably.”The Athletic ran a story on Friday that quoted “sources close to Kuminga” that said Kuminga “no longer believes Kerr will allow him to reach his full potential,” adding that Thursday’s game was “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”Kuminga, who started the game, finished with 16 points whi...

Joint KFC-Taco Bell location in San Francisco closes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- If you've driven on Guerrero Street between the Mission District and Pacific Heights, you've probably passed by a KFC-Taco Bell location throughout the years. That location is no longer open.The joint KFC-Taco Bell location at 200 Duboce Ave. closed at the end of 2023, a KFC spokesperson said in an email to KRON4. The company called this franchise location's closure "a normal course of business." Adidas store at San Francisco Centre set to close Here is KFC's full statement to KRON4 regarding the closure.One of our franchisees closed this restaurant at the end of last year as a normal course of business. While this is always a difficult decision, we appreciate the patronage of our loyal guests. We look forward to continuing serving our customers at the other KFCs located in the area.KFC spokespersonIt is unknown if both the KFC and Taco Bell closed simultaneously. KFC did not say what date the restaurant closed. KFC and Taco Bell are owned by the same paren...

Haliburton has 18 of Indiana’s team-record 50 assists, Pacers rout Hawks 150-116 for 6th win a row

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:45:27 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 18 of Indiana’s franchise-record 50 assists and the Pacers routed the Atlanta Hawks 150-116 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.Haliburton, the NBA assists leader at 12.8 per game, also had 10 points and eight rebounds in just over 25 minutes. Myles Turner led Indiana with 27 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 18, Bruce Brown 17 and Aaron Nesmith 15.The NBA’s highest-scoring team, Indiana reached 150 points against the Hawks for the second time this season after setting a league season high in a 157-152 victory in Atlanta on Nov. 21.Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 30 points. Trae Young missed his first seven shots and finished with 13 points on 4-of-18 shooting. He was 1 of 11 from 3-point range.The Pacers shot 71% in the first half and led 78-54 at the break. Indiana shot 64% overall while Atlanta was at 43%. Indiana was 19 of 39 from 3-point range,The Pacers were without Andrew Nembhard for the second straight game ...