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Inmate dies in Gatesville prison, TDCJ says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- An inmate died Thursday afternoon at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, a TDCJ spokesperson told KXAN Thursday."The inmate was being seen by medical when she started having complications. Life saving measures were initiated and EMS was called," TDCJ Director of Communications Amanda Hernandez said. The cause of death is still pending and will be investigated by the Office of the Inspector General.Inmates are concerned the deceased become ill due to heat, according to a community advocate and former Murray Unit inmate in communication with people on the inside."This inmate is confined to a wheelchair and can't walk on her own," she said. "The heat is believed to be a contributing factor... it exacerbated her medical issues."Another inmate raised concerns about the heat inside the Murray Unit in an email on Tuesday."It is so hot. There is no relief," the inmate wrote.The Murray Unit does not have air conditioning in the cellb...

Missouri schools offered free safety app to increase safety

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo -- Following a deadly school shooting in St. Louis last fall, the state is offering a free emergency alert app for districts across Missouri. More than 30% of the state's school districts have already signed up for the app. It's designed to streamline emergency response by allowing teachers and other school staff to alert the rest of the school and first responders through their phone within seconds. "The hope is that it never has to be used, but if it saves seconds, it could wind up saving lives," communications director with the Department of Public Safety Mike O'Connell said. Teachers, administrators and staff at more than 700 school buildings across Missouri will start school this fall with a new app on their phone for emergencies. "Normally, you would call [911] and give your name and your cell phone location," chief marketing officer for Raptor Technologies David Rogers said. "This provides an enhanced location, it provides the name of the tea...

‘Wheat Ridge Kardashians’: Alleged makeup thieves in viral post nabbed in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

By Landon Haaf, Denver7The alleged makeup thieves dubbed the “Wheat Ridge Kardashians” in a now-viral Facebook post by the local police department have been captured in California.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Goodwill permanently closes fitting rooms at all but one Colorado store, blaming theft, vandalism, drug use Crime and Public Safety | Veruca Salt’s Louise Post says trailer containing all her musical gear was stolen in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Parker police search for suspects involved in car trespassing cases, ask public for help Crime and Public Safety | Arvada drug deal leads to fatal stabbing Crime and Public Safety | Greeley police return parent’s ashes to victim after vehicle theft Wheat Ridge police say a trio of women were caught on surveillance video stealing $1,443 worth of products from a Wheat Ridge Ulta store on May 28.The department wrote a tongue-in-cheek po...

Multi-acre brush fire threatening homes in Los Angeles County contained

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

A multi-acre brush fire threatening homes in a West Hills neighborhood was successfully extinguished Thursday night.The fire was reported near Knapp Ranch Park on the 25000 block of West Kittridge Street around 4:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Over 100 firefighters responded to the scene from both LAFD and the Los Angeles County Fire Department.Sky5 video showed heavy smoke billowing across a neighborhood perched on a hill. Homes near the edge of the steep terrain were most threatened by the flames, according to officials.A multi-acre brush fire threatens homes in a West Hills neighborhood on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)A multi-acre brush fire threatens homes in a West Hills neighborhood on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)A multi-acre brush fire threatens homes in a West Hills neighborhood on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)A multi-acre brush fire threatens homes in a West Hills neighborhood on June 22, 2023. (KTLA)A multi-acre brush fire threatens homes in a West Hills neighborhood on Ju...

Colton residents concerned over poor water quality

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

For more than a decade, residents in Colton have been experiencing a decline in water quality and many people who live there say they are feeling ignored by officials at the local water district.  While the city has put out notifications about the water quality on their social media channels, residents who spoke to KTLA say one of the main problems is they never know when the water is going to be changing from a clear color to brown. “It’s okay right now, it’s clear,” Colton resident Cheyenne Hendricks said as she ran her water, “but it could be running just like this and all of a sudden it’s coming out looking like coffee.”  The periodic brown water spews out of faucets and showerheads for many people living in Colton. For Hendricks and her family, she says the brown water flows about once a week, or once every two weeks at least.  The lifelong Colton resident added that she’s fed up with the brown colored water, saying it happens at random times and can last from mi...

Woman hospitalized following blaze in downtown Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

Los Angeles firefighters battled a blaze at a downtown building Thursday afternoon.The fire was first reported around 3:15 p.m. behind a mixed use building on the 700 block of South San Pedro Street in the Flower District.According to Los Angeles Fire Department officials, firefighters found a large fire burning in the two-story building, as well as an outside storage structure.Additional resources were called to the scene to assist with the fire, which was burning through the occupied building.Firefighters evacuated the burning building and the adjacent buildings, which are connected with commercial buildings on the ground floor and apartments on the second floor.Aerial video from Sky5 showed firefighters battle the blaze from the ground, the roof of the building and the back alley where the burning storage unit was located.It took 148 firefighters more than 90 minutes to extinguish the flames. Four commercial units were damaged, as well as the four apartments located above them.Th...

Biden welcomes Modi with pomp, pageantry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

By Peter Baker | The New York TimesWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet Thursday to formally welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to the White House for a pomp-filled state visit intended to woo the world’s most populous nation as the United States navigates conflict with Russia and rising tension with China.Biden celebrated India’s rise with a lavish display of friendship marked by marching bands, honor guards and a 21-gun salute on the South Lawn, which was followed by an Oval Office meeting and a gala state dinner.“I’ve long believed that the relationship between the United States and India will be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century,” Biden told a crowd gathered on the South Lawn, “two proud nations whose love of freedom secured our independence, bound by the same words in our Constitution, the first three words, ‘We the people.’ ”Modi thanked Biden for the honor of a state visit and likewise suggested the two nations could tackle...

Chris Paul to the Warriors: A history of his big moments against his new team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

Chris Paul, the Warriors’ longtime playoff rival, is coming to Golden State.In a deal that will send Jordan Poole to Washington along with Ryan Rollins and two draft picks, the Warriors will add the 38-year-old point guard on the hunt for his first NBA championship.The Warriors have crossed paths with Paul’s teams three times in the playoffs over the last decade, creating for some tense and memorable moments.Here are a few of the best:4. Fake laugh at Steve KerrPaul and his new team, the Houston Rockets, beat the Warriors in January 2018 regular-season game and Paul led the Rockets in scoring with 33 points.It was a preview of the Western Conference finals for that season, and Houston was taking aim at knocking Golden State off the NBA’s throne, which it retook the prior spring with Kevin Durant aboard.ABC cameras briefly caught Warriors coach Steve Kerr giving Paul a wave and a few words after the game with a laugh, then showed Paul smiling momentarily before imme...

Oakland twins go top 5 in NBA Draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

(KRON) -- A pair of twins from Oakland made up two of the first five picks in Thursday's NBA Draft. The Houston Rockets selected Amen Thompson with the No. 4 pick, and the Detroit Pistons snapped up his brother Ausar with the next pick. They are the first pair of brothers to both go top 5 in the same draft. The Thompson twins were born in Oakland and raised in San Leandro, according to USA Today. They moved to Florida for high school, attending Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale. The twins took an unconventional path to the league. Rather than attending college, they opted to play for the start-up Overtime Elite league, which aimed to provide an alternate path for basketball prospects. A’s ‘SELL’ t-shirts to go to Baseball HOF in Cooperstown Still, they are faithful to their California roots in some ways. The Associated Press reported that the 6-foot-7 twins' go-to meal comes from In-N-Out Burger. The scouting reports for both twins includes freakish athleticism. They both have ...

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:12 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.The bill, which is set to become law, was passed amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants.Ottawa has said the law creates a level playing field between online advertising giants and the shrinking news industry. And Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has promised to push back on what he describes as “threats” from Facebook and Google to remove journalism from their platforms.Meta confirmed Thursday that it plans to comply with the bill by ending news availability on Facebook and Instagram for its Canadian users, as it had previously suggested. Meta would not offer details about the timeline for that move, but said it will pull local news from its site before the Online News Act takes effect. The bill will come into f...