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Denver house explodes and partially collapses, hospitalizing 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

DENVER (AP) — An explosion caused a multifamily house in Denver to partially collapse, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.Natural gas was the suspected cause of the blast, the Denver Fire Department said Friday. Officials continued to investigate. The Thursday evening explosion didn’t trigger a fire but turned the building’s lawn and a chunk of the building into a rubble pile, said fire department spokesman John Chism. Responding firefighters had to crawl over a pile of beams and blown-out window frames, pink insulation and household items, fire department photos show. “It blew up and out, and then all we are left with is a pile of rubble and debris that hadn’t ignited because of how fast that explosion took place,” said Chism.One man caught in the collapse crawled down the stairs and then up and over the rubble, said Chism. Others escaped without serious injury, he said. People from the house and adjacent apartments were displaced b...

Texas questions rights of a fetus after a prison guard who had a stillborn baby sues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — The state of Texas is questioning the legal rights of an “unborn child” in arguing against a lawsuit brought by a prison guard who says she had a stillborn baby because prison officials refused to let her leave work for more than two hours after she began feeling intense pains similar to contractions.The argument from the Texas attorney general’s office appears to be in tension with positions it has previously taken in defending abortion restrictions, contending all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court that “unborn children” should be recognized as people with legal rights. It also contrasts with statements by Texas’ Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who has touted the state’s abortion ban as protecting “every unborn child with a heartbeat.”The state attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to questions about its argument in a court filing that an “unborn child” may not have rights under the U.S. Constitution. In March...

It's been quite a few weeks in college football

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

CHICAGO — There has been no shortage of news for college football fans over the last month, and the season is still a few weeks from starting. In the Chicagoland area, Northwestern has been in the midst of a storm after further hazing allegations began to surface in early July. It led to the ouster of head coach Pat Fitzgerald, the leader of the program for 17 years who was also one of the best players in the history of the program. That has been followed by lawsuits from former players from the football program and other sports as the Wildcats athletic program has been under national scrutiny. Now interim head coach David Braun has to get the team ready for the 2023 season, trying to improve on a 1-11 campaign from last fall.Meanwhile, conferences are changing by the minute, with two more teams added to the Big Ten in Oregon and Washington in August. The Pac-12 is in flux, the Big 12 is adding teams while the ACC is mulling a western expansion. With all of this going on off the fie...

These were the four bills vetoed by Gov. Pritzker on Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker vetoed four bills on Friday, including one that would remove the moratorium on construction of nuclear power plants and one that would require the Illinois State Board of Education to enter into a master contract to provide religious dietary options to all school districts. Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons Here's what each of the bills would do, and what the governor wrote in his veto statements.Senate Bill 76Senate Bill 76 would remove the moratorium on new construction of nuclear power plants to allow for the construction of advanced and traditional large-scale nuclear reactors in Illinois. Governor Pritzker wrote in a statement the bill was vetoed because the vague definitions in the bill would open the door to proliferation of costly large-scale nuclear reactors. The governor also said the bill provides no regulatory protections or updates to address the health and safety of Illinois reside...

Newsom, DeSantis see clear upsides with fall debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) consider an in-person face-off this fall, strategists across the political spectrum see a shared opportunity for the governors to position themselves as the future of their respective bases. While Newsom has for months been seeking to debate DeSantis — and both governors are notorious for slamming each other’s policies — only in the past couple weeks did plans for a televised tete-a-tete become semi-official. Newsom sent Fox News’s Sean Hannity an offer delineating his terms of participation at the end of July, after which DeSantis followed up with his own counterproposal.  The proposed debate comes as DeSantis struggles to gain traction against former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary after he was touted as a viable alternative to replace Trump as the par...

Texas men's basketball lands key 2024 recruit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

Austin (KXAN) - Rodney Terry and the Texas men's basketball team received some good news Friday as they landed their first recruit in the class of 2024 with Cam Scott. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard is from Lexington, South Carolina. Scott chose the Longhorns over Alabama, South Carolina, Oregon and others. The Austin-bound guard is ranked the 32nd best player nationally, according to 247 sports.The consensus top-ranked player in South Carolina started playing varsity basketball in eighth grade. He is the first in Texas' initial SEC recruiting class as the Longhorns are in their last season in the Big 12.Longhorns Head Coach Rodney Terry and his staff had to adjust their plan for the class of 2023 as both of their initial recruits chose different paths. Texas was able to pivot signing two high school standouts in the class along with five transfers.This year's group of Longhorns will tip things off November 6 against Incarnate Word at Moody Center in Austin.

Upcoming Taborton Road closure announced in Sand Lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

SAND LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rensselaer County has announced the upcoming closure of Taborton Road in Sand Lake for the replacement of the Taborton Road bridge. The closure will go into effect on August 21 and work on the bridge is expected to carry into the fall. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The original bridge was destroyed by torrential flooding in 2021. The road currently has a temporary removable bridge installed that was lent to the county by the New York State Department of Transportation. Rensselaer County stated they will be releasing progress updates as they become available. Road detours will also be announced by the county in the coming days. Twin Bridges axes land purchase in Moreau Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!

Two arrested following reported theft in Clifton Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police arrested two individuals following a reported theft at a residence on Gloucester Street on Wednesday afternoon. Cassandra V. Brackley, 31, of Brunswick, and Gregory A. Caldwell, 36, of Clifton Park, were charged with grand larceny in the third degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, conspiracy in the fifth degree, and petit larceny. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police investigations determined that Brackley and Caldwell stole more than $3,000 in cash, prescription medications, and coins from a safe. They also damaged the victim's property. Police say that the two had permission to be in the home.The two were located in Halfmoon and arrested. They were each issued an appearance ticket for Clifton Park Town Court on August 30 and released.

Whitehall hosting village-wide garage sale on Labor Day weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

WHITEHALL, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The village of Whitehall is hosting a community garage sale at the start of September. The annual Whitehall Yard/Garage Sale Days are coming on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-3. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Sales are expected to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, with many setting up on Friday evening. Shopping maps will be available at several locations across Whitehall, including:Putorti's Broadway Market, 155 BroadwayStewart's Shops, 60 Poultney St.Whitehall Municipal Building, 68 Skenesborough DriveThe Times Emporium, 126 Main St. Whitehall student selected as SADD national president Locals who plan to sell are asked to reach out to [email protected] with their address by Sunday, Aug. 27, in order to guarantee a spot on the shopping map. Local restaurants will be open, as well as Skene Manor and the Skenesborough Museum.

Twin Bridges axes land purchase in Moreau

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:57 GMT

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A recent land sale at Moreau Industrial Park that would have brought a regional waste management company to town has been tossed. At Tuesday's meeting of the Moreau Town Board, Town Supervisor Todd Kusnierz announced that Twin Bridges will no longer be setting up shop in the town. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In Tuesday's meeting, Kusnierz said that correspondence had come from the attorney of Scott Earl, the outgoing current owner of Clifton Park-based Twin Bridges Waste & Recycling, retracting the offer to purchase three plots of land at the industrial park for $725,000. First announced in June, the sale would have encompassed about 10.5 acres of land - and been sold at a 30% premium over the land's base value."(The withdrawal is) unfortunate for our community, because that would have meant an influx of cash to the tune of $725,000 that could have been utilized for expanding our recreation oppor...