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New north Austin business combines childcare with coworking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Being a parent isn’t easy, and it’s even harder with a fulltime job.Plus, according to Care.com, childcare costs an average of $18-$20 an hour in Austin. Add in a membership to a coworking space and people are paying quite the cost.For parents experiencing that challenge, help is here, as a brand-new business just opened in north Austin.WorkCastle offers childcare combined with a co-working space.Holly Koutin has a two-year-old daughter, who’s dropped off each week at WorkCastle."I don't have full-time help, so somewhere like this where I knew it was safe, new and seemed really cutting edge was very exciting,” Koutin said. “It turned out to be even better in person."The state-of-the-art space works with children ranging in age 18 months to 13 years old.It offers opportunities for kids to learn music, arts and crafts."This is comparable for me to getting a babysitter at home,” Koutin said. “The difference is if I need my house to be quiet for whatever reason, I have t...

Rock band Kansas to perform at the Palace Theatre

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The rock band Kansas is coming to Albany. The band is set to perform at the Palace Theatre on May 11, 2024, at 8 p.m.This stop is part of Kansas' 50th Anniversary Tour titled "Another Fork in the Road." The band is best known for the songs "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind."Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 15 at 10 a.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website.

Crash near Twin Bridges cleared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A crash on the Northway, southbound, near exit 8, that caused significant backup near the Twin Bridges in Clifton Park has been cleared.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Little is known about the crash at this time. Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

Explore St. Louis Hospitality Award announcement today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis leaders are celebrating people in the hospitality and tourism industries on Thursday.Mayor Tishaura Jones will be giving out the hospitality heroes award during the annual Explore St. Louis meeting. The award goes to workers who have gone above and beyond to promote St. Louis travel, tourism, and events. Girl’s path to school: speeding cars, sex offenders, dangerous crosswalk The Explore St. Louis meeting is at 11:15 p.m. in the America's Center Convention Complex downtown.

STL Circuit Attorney Gabe Gabe doubles number of charges compared to 2022

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has charged more than twice as many criminal cases in his first three months than former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner did in the same time period last year.That's according to an analysis by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gore told our partners at the post that the surge is largely due to his office reviewing cases applied for by police and prioritizing lower-level offenses, which he calls "quality of life crimes." Girl’s path to school: speeding cars, sex offenders, dangerous crosswalk His office has also been catching up on a backlog of pending charges. Since May 31, Gore's office has filed more than 1,400 cases.

Senegalese-accented French restaurant opening second location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

The restaurant: 846 Albion St., DenverAbout: Le French, which first opened in the Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station in 2019, is a gourmet, casual-chic French bistro specializing in modern Parisian cuisine with global influences. The new location under the AMC Theater within the 9+Co development will be joining restaurants like Culinary Dropout and Postino WineCafe.Co-owner Aminata Dia said she was approached by 9+Co and jumped on the opportunity since a lot of her customers already drive down from that part of Denver. The space includes a full wine wall, clean white tiles and wood and metallic gold accents.Who’s cooking: Dia was born in Senegal and grew up outside of Paris, where she fell in love with food. She moved to Denver in 2002. After starting her own catering business, AmiCuisine, Dia opened the original Le French location in 2019 with her sister Rougui, who had been the first black female executive chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant, Petrossian, in Paris...

Denver weather: Showers and thunderstorms likely Thursday with possible minor flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

Partly sunny skies will likely make way for showers and thunderstorms Thursday in Denver, according to the National Weather Service.The forecast calls for a high of 73 degrees and a low of 51, with a thunderstorm expected in the afternoon and possibly the evening. Wind gusts could get as high as 22 mph during the day and 28 mph at night.The heavy rainfall in the afternoon and evening could produce minor flooding as rains of more than 2 inches are possible, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.This morning will start off mostly sunny and mild but a low pressure system will bring widespread showers and storms late this afternoon through tonight. Some of these storms will produce heavy rainfall possibly in excess of 2". Minor flooding is possible. #COwx pic.twitter.com/1FToBn7zmn— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 14, 2023A hazardous weather outlook for northeast and north central Colorado warned of possible showers and storms in the early afternoon over hi...

Man seriously injured when firework explodes on his head

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

LANCASTER, Calif. - A man suffered severe injuries after witnesses say a firework exploded on his head in Lancaster Wednesday evening.The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. outside a home in the 1300 block of West Boyden Avenue. Witnesses told news photographer Don Luis Meza that the man put the explosive on top of his motorcycle helmet and lit it.A helmet is seen after someone apparently lit a firework from it on Sept. 13, 2023. (DonLuisMeza)They said the man thought the firework would launch from the top of his head but, instead, it exploded. Video showed a portion of the helmet had been crushed by the firework. Blood was also seen on the sidewalk where the incident occurred. Gas cloud prompts dozens of homes to be evacuated in West Whittier The man was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition. No one else appeared to be injured in the incident.

LAPD shoots, kills man allegedly armed with large knife in Pico-Union

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

Los Angeles Police Department officers shot and killed a man allegedly armed with a knife in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday night.A few minutes after 8 p.m., police received multiple calls about a man armed with a knife in the 1200 block of South New Hampshire Avenue, according to Sgt. Hector Guzman of the Los Angeles Police Department.When officers arrived, they found the man in a parking lot and fired at him, hitting him at least once, police said.He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A large knife was recovered at the scene, Guzman said. "No officers or bystanders were injured during the incident," police said on X, formerly Twitter. The investigation is ongoing.

Detroit automakers, auto workers remain far from deal as strike deadline approaches

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — With a deadline looming just before midnight Thursday, the United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three automakers remain far apart in contract talks and the union is preparing to strike.The union is demanding a 36% boost in pay and the automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, have countered with offers that are roughly half of that increase. The chasm between the two sides threatens to ignite the first simultaneous strike by the United Auto Workers against all three Detroit automakers in the union's 80-year history, a potential shock to an economy already under strain from elevated inflation, and a test of President Joe Biden's treasured assertion that he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history.In an online address to members late Wednesday, union President Shawn Fain said the automakers have raised initial wage offers, but have rejected some of the union’s other demands.“We do not yet have offers on the table that reflect the ...