Month: September 2024

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a KXAN report found Austin was behind other growing cities in bringing new ladder trucks online to match population growth, the problem still remains. This week Austin City Council once again voted to prioritize staffing for those trucks. “After excellent reporting by KXAN, I learned that there was a purchase that

A woman walking her dog stumbled upon a body in a Morris neighborhood, authorities said. The Morris Police Department, in a Facebook post, said a resident found a body at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday in the 900 block of Twilight Drive. The body, which is that of an adult woman, was transported to the Grundy

MINNEAPOLIS — One aspect of the 2019 WNBA draft that still stands out today is the parity of talent between the top six picks. According to Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, there was no consensus No. 1 pick, an opinion that No. 6 overall pick from the 2019 draft Napheesa Collier backed up. “The years before

Video above: The USS William P. Lawrence mooring at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu The United States Coast Guard and Navy rescued a distressed woman, her daughter and their pets from a sailboat that had been beset by weather off the coast of Hawaii.  According to a news release from the USCG, at 12:33

Just like in the movies, Deadpool can’t be killed.

It was, depending on who you ask, the defining image of the 2002 World Series: a three-year-old Darren Baker being scooped up by J.T. Snow as he crossed home plate. More than two decades later, Baker has graduated from bat boy to major leaguer. Baker, the 25-year-old son of former Giants manager Dusty Baker, was

In Utqiagvik, the northernmost city in the United States, nothing arrives by road. The city of about 5,000 residents relies extensively on cargo delivered by airplanes.

HealthOne and UnitedHealthcare reached a last-minute deal to keep the hospitals in-network, averting a separation that would have forced patients to find new doctors or pay more out-of-pocket. When patients visit a hospital that has agreed to in-network rates, they pay either a flat fee or a portion of the cost of their care. If

Liam and Noel Gallagher are fighting scalpers with a vigor they usually reserve for fighting each other.  In August, the brothers behind legendary Britpop band Oasis announced the band’s plans to return to the stage for the first time in 15 years. The hotly anticipated series of shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland surely

Red Sox Rich Hill promptly gave up a two-run homer that put the Tigers ahead. Cooper Criswell delivers a pitch against the Tigers on Sunday. Duane Burleson/Getty Images Red Sox right-hander Cooper Criswell was perfect through four innings Sunday against the Detroit Tigers. He threw just 52 pitches, struck out five batters, and didn’t appear

A video of a senior dog gathering the courage to climb onto a couch all on her own for the first time since finding her forever home has proved a hit on social media, garnering more than 7,000 likes and 46,600 views. The footage of London, a 12-year-old golden retriever, was captured by her owner,

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and redress as they led solemn ceremonies early Sunday to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II. Sirens wailed and a memorial

Six Israeli hostages — including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin — were found dead Saturday night in a tunnel in Gaza, the Israeli military said. The news set off massive protests across Israel, with demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree to a cease-fire to bring home the surviving hostages. Goldberg-Polin, 23, was taken hostage at

Germans could see change in political landscape as voting begins Germans could see change in political landscape as voting begins 00:33  The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country’s east, and was set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a

After the Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages who had been held for almost a year by Hamas in Gaza, the father of an Israeli-American still in captivity reiterated calls for a conclusion to cease-fire negotiations that have stalled. Jonathan Dekel-Chen said Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that he believes