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Texas officer killed while trying to rescue hostages, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin police officer is dead after he was struck by gunfire while trying to rescue two people being held hostage during a Saturday morning standoff situation. Austin Police were called to a reported stabbing at a home on the city's southwest side shortly before 3 a.m. The department said officers entered the house in order to free other victims. When they did, the suspect shot at the officers. Those officers retreated from the home in order to call in SWAT.A SWAT team arrived a short time later. As they tried entering the home, police said there was an exchange of gunfire between SWAT and the suspect. ‘We heard more gunfire’: Neighbors discuss scary moments of hostage situation Two SWAT team members were struck. Both were taken to an area hospital where one died. Austin Police Interim Chief Robin Henderson identified that officer as Jorge Pastore."My heart is heavy today," said Henderson in a social media post. "Please help me and our APD family pay tribute to...

Wet night with occasional showers on Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tonight through early Monday morning should bring fairly widespread rain with near 90% of Central Texas getting wet. BLOG: Peak fall foliage in Central Texas coming soon As we head through Monday we'll see rain tapering off to occasional showers. Lingering showers should continue through Monday night before drier weather returns on Tuesday.Rain tapers to showers on MondayRainfall looks beneficial, but amounts don't look all that high. Most areas should pick up 0.25"-1.0" by the time we wake up Tuesday morning. Still, we'll continue to take what we can get.Expected rainfall by Tuesday morningTuesday begins a warm-up that should feature at least some sunshine. Wednesday has the sunniest weather of the week with more clouds, but warmer temperatures coming in late in the week and into next weekend.Highs next few daysWe're seeing signs of our NEXT storm arriving either Sunday or the following Monday bringing us the potential for more beneficial rain. Winter Weather O...

Timberwolves down Warriors in convincing fashion for sixth straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

It used to feel like a daunting task to go into San Francisco and have to take on Golden State. It was the type of game fans would chalk up as a loss ahead of time. They’re the Warriors. At home, they were invincible.Frankly, throughout Minnesota’s 116-110 victory Sunday in California, the Wolves looked like the significantly better team.Part of that is because Golden State is no longer the big, bad Warriors. They lean heavily on the aging Steph Curry, and don’t have much surrounding him as Klay Thompson and Draymond Green regress and the Warriors haven’t found nor developed pieces around the older core to pick up the slack.But another, major part of the equation is how good Minnesota appears to be. The Wolves’ top nine players look like significantly superior players in totality versus Golden State’s rotation.So while Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns are vitally important to Minnesota’s success — Edwards finished with 33 points ...

Review: Children’s Theatre’s ‘Grinch’ is funny, flamboyant, ultimately touching slice of Seuss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

That Grinch can be scary. Created by Dr. Seuss in 1957, this Christmas hater makes Ebenezer Scrooge seem a pleasant fellow. While Seuss’s book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and its 1966 animated adaptation allow you to keep this villain at a lighthearted distance, it’s quite something else to meet him in the flesh — or in the fur, as it were.You do so early in Children’s Theatre Company’s 11th staging of its musical take on the tale. It’s a work the Minneapolis company first commissioned and premiered in 1994, becoming the first theatrical version of a Seuss book his estate had ever approved.When Reed Sigmund’s Grinch took the stage at the opening weekend performance I caught in 2022, snarling, grumbling and giving off a threatening air, several wailing children had to be evacuated to the crying room at the theater’s rear. But Sigmund and director Peter Brosius seem to have toned things down a bit this year.For CTC’s 2023 edition of “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Chris...

Expect delays; what L.A. commuters need to know after fire closes I-10 downtown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

After a massive fire near downtown Los Angeles Saturday that severely damaged I-10, the freeway from Alameda Street to Santa Fe Avenue is indefinitely closed, creating a traffic nightmare for an estimated 300,000 commuters who use that corridor every day.  The blaze was first reported early Saturday around 12:30 a.m. at a pallet yard underneath the freeway near East 14th and Alameda streets. It engulfed both sides of 14th Street underneath the 10, eventually melting some of the freeway’s steel guardrails and damaging firetrucks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. In a press conference on Sunday, Mayor Bass, along with officials from the L.A. Department of Transportation and Metro among others, said commuters who need to travel to or through downtown L.A. will need to prepare alternative routes, leave earlier than normal and plan for delays.   Gov. Gavin Newsom, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass discuss 10 Freeway fire response, updates The following interchanges are either bei...

Big Game: Stanford has problem against run, question at QB

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

Stanford doesn’t have much time to fix its run defense.After allowing almost 300 yards on the ground in a 62-17 loss at Oregon State on Saturday, the Cardinal will face Jaydn Ott, the leading rusher in the Pac-12, when Cal comes to Stanford Stadium for the 126th Big Game.The second-leading rusher in the Pac-12, Damien Martinez of Oregon State, ran for 146 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries Saturday. The Beavers amassed 281 yards on 38 carries before kneeling the ball twice to end the game.“We have to fit the run better,” Stanford coach Troy Taylor said. “There were times where we didn’t fit it correctly and then there’s times you’re getting beat physically, and then there’s times you’re missing tackles, so it’s all three of those things. And we have to get better on the offensive side of the ball and be able to maintain drives as well. We faced a really good football team but our expectations are much higher than what we showed tonight.”It re...

Warriors fall to Timberwolves, lose third straight despite Curry’s 38 points

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Minnesota Timberwolves boasts the No. 1 offense in the NBA and mucked up the Warriors offense to near unwatchable levels. With no clear second scorer other than Steph Curry emerging, the Warriors lost 116-110 to the Timberwolves on Sunday night behind a poor scoring night.The Warriors have now lost three straight and four of their last five games. They are 1-3 at home and have a 6-5 record overall.Curry again led the way with 38 points, but no second scorer emerged as the Warriors shot 38.5% from the field and a dismal 27.9% from 3. Minnesota, built similarly to the Cleveland Cavaliers, forced the Warriors into the a half-court offense that plays against their preferred pace. Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns kept the Warriors away from the rim and Minnesota outscored them 62-38 in the paint.Klay Thompson scored 16 points on 5-of-16 from the field and 3-of-10 from 3. Dario Saric scored 11 points and Jonathan Kuminga had 10.The Warriors play the Timberwolve...

Two shot, one dead after shooting in Fremont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

(BCN) -- Two people were shot Sunday afternoon in Fremont and one has died, according to police. At about 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 34000 block of Fremont Boulevard on a report of a shooting. Two men were found with at least one gunshot wound each and were taken to the hospital, where one man died. Police do not believe there is a threat to the community. VIDEO: Thieves crash car into San Jose smoke shop, steal bags of vape products The scene had a heavy police presence as of 6:45 p.m. and people are asked to avoid the area. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved.

Missing 70-year-old man last seen in Pleasant Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing person. Kenneth Lowe, 70, was last seen Friday morning in downtown Pleasant Hill, the Pleasant Hill Police Department said. VIDEO: Thieves crash car into San Jose smoke shop, steal bags of vape products Lowe was reported missing on Sunday and was last seen wearing a beige straw hat, black jacket and blue jeans, according to PHPD. He is described to be 5-foot-10 and 210 pounds. Lowe has "no serious medical concerns," police said.PHPD posted on social media about Lowe's disappearance after 8 p.m. on Sunday. If anyone has information about Lowe's location, contact the department at 925-288-4600 or call 9-1-1.

Edwards, Towns lead Timberwolves past Curry and Warriors, 116-110

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves overpowered the Golden State Warriors 116-110 on Sunday night for their sixth straight victory. Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and a season-best 14 rebounds for Minnesota in the first of two straight games between the teams in San Francisco.Stephen Curry scored 38 points, but the cold-shooting Warriors didn’t get enough other contributions to keep up with Minnesota’s fast-paced attack. Golden State shot only 12 for 43 from 3-point range.Curry has 11 straight games with four or more 3-pointers to start the season, the first time it’s been done in NBA history according to ESPN Stats & Info. His 3 with 5:15 to play pulled the Warriors to 100-89 and forced a Minnesota timeout.He was 1 for 5 from deep to start the game and 2 of 9 midway through the third, when the Warriors were just 8 of 22 from the field.After Dario Saric’s layup with three seconds left in the first, Curry stol...