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Families fear more delays in 2018 Texas school shooting case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Family members of those killed and wounded during a 2018 attack on a Texas high school in which 10 people were fatally shot expressed concern Thursday that the already delayed case against the accused gunman could be further held up pending the possible removal of the trial judge, facing allegations of bias and prior legal ties to the defendant.“We don’t even have any confidence we’re ever going to trial at this point,” said Scot Rice, whose wife Flo was one of another 13 people shot and wounded during the attack at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018.Scot and Flo Rice, who was a substitute teacher, spoke after a court hearing over motions filed by lawyers for 22-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the accused shooter, who has been at a Texas state hospital since December 2019, when he was found mentally incompetent to stand trial.Pagourtzis has been charged with capital murder in the shooting that left eight students and two teachers dead at the school some 35 m...

Alec Baldwin charge will be dropped in movie set shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “ Rust,” but cautioned that their investigation is not over and the actor has not been absolved yet.Special prosecutors Kari Morrisey and Jason Lewis announced their decision to dismiss the felony charge after “new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis,” without giving further details. An involuntary manslaughter charge against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, weapons supervisor on the film, remains unchanged, they said.“We cannot proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement,” the prosecutors said in a statement. “This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled. Our follow-up investigation will remain active and on-going.”Lawyers for Baldwin were first to...

1 dead in Brampton shooting, suspect fled in vehicle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

A man is dead and police are searching for suspects after a shooting in Brampton.Peel police were called to the Bramsteele Road and Rutherford Road South area on Thursday night for reports of shots fired.One person was located with gunshot wounds and rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The male victim was later pronounced dead.A police source tells CityNews that a suspect fled the scene in a vehicle.No other injuries were reported. The homicide bureau is investigating.

Radio host Larry Elder announces 2024 GOP bid for president

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Elder, 70, made the announcement on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and followed up with a tweet.“America is in decline, but this decline is not inevitable. We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must choose a leader who can bring us there. That’s why I’m running for President,” he wrote.The long-shot candidate joins a Republican field that includes former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has said he plans to seek reelection. Elder made his first bid for public office in 2021, when he received the most votes out of 46 people who were hoping to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall effort. But a majority of voters ended up ...

Man shot to death at a Starbucks in Mexico City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A man was shot to death Thursday at a Starbucks coffee shop in an upscale neighborhood of Mexico City, and police saif he apparently had links to a northern Mexico drug cartel. City police said the shooting occurred inside the Plaza Carso shopping mall on the edge of the wealthy Polanco district. Photos posted by police showed crime scene tape around a seating area near the entrance to the coffee shop. City police chief Omar Garcia Harfuch wrote in his social media accounts that the victim had an outstanding arrest warrant in Oklahoma for drug trafficking.Harfuch said the man, whose name was not released, was “presumably linked to organized crime in the north of the country.”It was the second killing this month at a Starbucks outlet in Mexico. Earlier this month, a man was shot to death at one of the coffee shops in the Caribbean coast resort of Tulum. Prosecutors there said thieves tried to take the man’s watch and then opened fire. The Associated Press

Man hit by vehicle, then robbed at gunpoint on West Side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

CHICAGO — A man was struck by a car and then injured after the vehicle's occupants robbed him at gunpoint on the city's West Side. Police said the incident happened in the 0-100 block of South Kedzie around 7 a.m. Thursday.The 30-year-old man told police he was crossing the street when a white sedan struck him, and four men exited the vehicle. The men displayed a gun and robbed the man of his personal property. About a dozen freight train cars derail in Blue Island According to police, one of the men then fired a shot before getting back into the vehicle and fleeing the scene. The 30-year-old was injured in the thumb and self-transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.Police originally said he was shot, but later said he wasn't shot but cut himself with his pocket knife.No one is in custody. Area Four detectives are investigating.

Greta Van Fleet coming to Chicago this fall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

CHICAGO -- The Greta Van Fleet boys are heading to the "Windy City" this September.The Grammy-Award winning rock band will be stopping in Chicago as part of their "Startcatcher World Tour" at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Chicago & House Music: A relationship over four decades in the making The Michigan-native band broke into the main stream after the release of their 2017 album "From The Fires," which they won their Grammy for. Greta Van Fleet also were nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rock Performance for "Highway Tune."Greta Van Fleet are set to release their latest album "Starcatcher" on July 21.Special guests on the "Starcatcher World Tour" will include Kaleo, Surf Curse, Mt. Joy and Black Honey. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 21.For ticket information, click here.

14-year-old shot, killed while inside vehicle on South Side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy has died after he was shot in the chest while inside a vehicle on the city's South Side, Chicago police said Thursday.The shooting occurred just before 1 p.m. in the 2300 block of East 80th Street in South Chicago.The teen was rushed to South Shore Hospital where he later died. Man hit by vehicle, then robbed at gunpoint and shot on West Side No one is in custody.Anyone with information may leave an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com.

LIVE BLOG: ATCEMS responding to water rescues in north Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

(KXAN) -- Severe weather with the potential for hail is expected throughout Central Texas Thursday afternoon and evening.According to the KXAN First Warning Weather team, storms will initially carry a high risk for large hail, but as individual storms develop into a line the hail threat will transition to a straight-line wind risk. KXAN First Warning Weather forecast A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for all of Central Texas until 10 p.m. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for the development of storms.Weather ResourcesHow to talk to your kids about severe weatherWatches vs Warnings: Understanding how a storm is madeTraffic mapLive Central Texas radarCentral Texas rainfall totalsDownload KXAN Weather AppSign up for KXAN daily forecast newsletter and severe weather alerts newsletterFollow along in our weather blog belowSevere weather live blog9 p.m.8:45 p.m.Thousands of customers remained without power in Bexar County are without power, according t...

ECHO: Soon to be released PIT data likely to be an undercount of Austin's homeless

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:13 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Several months after hundreds of volunteers canvassed Austin overnight, looking for people sleeping outside, the Point-In-Time (PIT) count data is expected to be released this spring. But the Ending Community Homeless Coalition (ECHO) said the in-person count is not the most accurate depiction of how many people are sleeping outside and the numbers are likely to be an undercount. "There are some requirements that HUD have that make it to where you're not really actually counting everyone experiencing homeless because, for example, you have to actually see them, so if you see a tent and you think that somebody is in there you couldn't count them," said Akram Al-Turk, director of research and evaluation at ECHO. Count of Austin’s homeless population will be taken for first time since 2020 During the pandemic, the PIT count was put on hold due to health and safety reasons. During that time, ECHO put together a way to collect data from local outreach groups to estimat...