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Viral softball incident: Texas school district's coach, teams on probation after catcher hits batters with ball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KMID/KPEJ) – An investigation into a high school softball game in Texas that made headlines earlier this month has resulted in two-year probations for the school district and its athletics director.The Texas University Interscholastic League launched its investigation after a catcher playing for McCamey High School appeared to deliberately hit a batter in the head with a throw — not once, but twice. What happened to Gadzooks, the iconic mall store of the 1990s? McCamey was facing off against Cisco High School in early May when the incidents occurred. In video captured by one of the batters' parents, a Cisco batter was at the plate when the McCamey catcher looked as if she was throwing toward third base. Instead, she hit the Cisco batters in their heads with the ball.No one was ejected after either instance.“This is surely uncalled for. Catcher should have been ejected,” one viewer wrote after seeing the viral video on Facebook. Another called her a “dirty player.” ...

Spotty storms ahead of wetter weather Memorial Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We're tracking a small cluster of storms moving southeast through parts of the Hill Country. If this holds together it could reach the Austin Metro Counties after 4 p.m.. Aside from lightning, these storms could bring localized heavy and beneficial rain. Rain coverage looks to only get about 20% of us measurable liquid this afternoon and into the evening.Otherwise, expect a partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky. Saturday's highs will be back in the middle to upper 80s.Today's normal high is 90°A few showers and isolated thunderstorms (20% chance) are forecast for Sunday afternoon with many highs between 83° and 87°.Upper-level low pressure has moved from Nevada into Utah. A disturbance from this low will move across Central Texas Sunday night/Monday. Showers will be increasing Sunday night to a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorm on Memorial Day on Monday. Memorial Day's forecast will feature rain and a few non-severe thunderstormsStorm Prediction Center forecast for...

Letters: What’s holding us back from smarter employment of immigrants and refugees?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

Too much red tape or inertia?Thank you for the editorial from Bloomberg Opinion calling attention to the thousands of immigrants, refugees and U.S. citizens who have work experience elsewhere to whom we should turn to fill our huge demand (“Immigration can help solve the nursing shortage,” May 25). First step should be compiling local lists of them by skill set, like lab technicians, nursing aids, clinic and hospital nurses, public health officials, department managers and doctors. What paperwork or internships are required to hire them?Here in Minnesota we have hundreds of Afghan women and men who worked for the U.S. government, Scandinavian and Japanese hospitals, international NGOs and U.N. agencies. While they were still at Camp McCoy in 2021 a doctor who had worked for the U.S. until he fled with this wife and several children told how he was not allowed to practice in the U.S. even though he might help in the camp. Where are the stories of such employment as they g...

Communities honor fallen soldiers for Memorial Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Early Saturday morning, community members of all ages gathered at various memorial day ceremonies to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Vincent Jackimo attended that ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery, representing the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).At Oakwood, there are soldiers that represent every war America has ever been involved in…and have been laid to rest, including Samuel Wilson, otherwise known nationally as Uncle Sam. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Jackimo says that is why these ceremonies are important for everyone to learn and never forget the meaning of the holiday.“I think it’s very important that we preserve our history for those that went before us from all wars,” Jackimo said.Each year, friends, family, and neighbors mark 2,000 graves of veterans who were buried at the location with flags.At the Saratoga National Cemetary, hundreds of people sang songs, listened to s...

Illinois lawmakers approve $50.5 billion budget

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers finally approved a new state budget early Saturday, sending it to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature with just over a month to spare before it takes effect with the new state fiscal year July 1.The Indiana House approved the $50.5 billion spending plan on a 73-38 vote just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday after it passed the Illinois Senate 34-22 early Friday. Teen walks two hours for 8th grade graduation in St. Louis The General Assembly delivered the budget to Pritzker more than a week late after lawmakers failed to meet a self-imposed May 19 deadline to adjourn despite Democrats controlling both chambers.The budget makes “transformative investments” in early childhood and higher education, public safety, workforce development and mental health services, Pritzker said in announcing a budget agreement earlier in the week.After the passage, Pritzker issued a statement saying "this budget reaffirms our shared commitment to fiscal respo...

Billboards around St. Louis region honor Tina Turner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Tina Turner, remembered by many as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," is being honored through digital billboards around the St. Louis region. The tribute comes just a few days after Turner died from a lengthy illness at the age of 83. Teen walks two hours for 8th grade graduation in St. Louis One digital billboard spotted Saturday in Maryland Heights read "TINA ... BETTER THAN ALL THE REST." Viewers tell FOX 2 they have also spotted this on digital billboards in the city and south county. Before her trailblazing music career, Turner spent many early years of her life in St. Louis. She graduated from Sumner High School in 1958, and she also once worked as a nurse’s aide at Barnes Jewish Hospital.  Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

Teen playing with gun accidentally shoots himself, woman in St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A teen playing with a gun accidentally shot himself and a woman Friday afternoon in St. Louis, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Friday in the 5900 block of Sherry Avenue in the Walnut Park East neighborhood. Teen walks two hours for 8th grade graduation in St. Louis Investigators say a 16-year-old boy had the firearm when it went off and struck him in the hand. A second shot hit a 37-year-old woman in the side. Both the teen and the woman were treated for minor injuries. They were the only two inside the home at the time of the shooting. Police did not find any ballistic evidence upon investigating.

Cold case homicide suspect arrested in 2009 New Year’s Day shooting in Ignacio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

A suspect has been arrested in a cold case homicide in Ignacio, the victim was shot as he was walking home on New Year’s Day 2009.Larry Fuller, 49, a father of four, was shot at about 2 a.m. after leaving a local bar, the Sidekick Lounge, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.David Hendren, 38, was arrested May 18 at the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Hendren faces a first-degree murder charge and is awaiting extradition to Durango where he will be jailed by the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office (LPCSO).In February, the Ignacio Police Department asked the CBI to take the lead in the cold case investigation, according to a news release. Recent interviews with witnesses led to Hendren’s arrest. The CBI, LPCSO and Ignacio, Navajo Nation and Southern Ute police departments have collaborated in the case.Fuller, a diesel mechanic, was alone when he was shot in the 300 block of Goddard Avenue, about three blocks away from the bar. He died at the scene. A father of f...

State Farm to stop accepting new property insurance policies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

State Farm General Insurance Company is no longer accepting applications for property insurance including all business and personal lines property, and casualty insurance, the company announced on Friday. The company says this decision, effective May 27, comes in response to “historic increases in construction costs outpacing inflation, rapidly growing catastrophe exposure, and a challenging reinsurance market.” “We take seriously our responsibility to manage risk,”  a company spokesperson said. “We recognize the Governor’s administration, legislators, and the California Department of Insurance for their wildfire loss mitigation efforts. We pledge to work constructively with the CDI and policymakers to help build market capacity in California.” In 2021, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced new insurance protections, in effect for the summer wildlife season, that increase payouts and evacuation benefits for wildfire survivors. Commissioner Lara said the new protections ...

Stanford softball sweeps Duke in supers, advances to Women’s College World Series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:55 GMT

It’s taken nearly two decades, but the Stanford softball team is going back to the Women’s College World Series.The Cardinal earned its first trip to Oklahoma City since 2004 by sweeping its Super Regional against Duke, capping off the sweep with a 7-2 win on Saturday morning.Taylor Gindlesperge had three hits, Dani Hayes drove in two runs and Alana Vawter picked up her 20th win for the Cardinal in the early morning game, which was moved up six hours because of the threat of bad weather and was played less than 24 hours after Stanford’s 3-1 win in Game 1.The Cardinal (45-13) were holding a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the fifth when they used five singles — all 11 of their hits were singles — to score four runs and break the game open. Gindlesperge and Emily Young singled and ended up scoring on singles by Kyle Chung and Sydney Steele. Hayes capped the scoring with a two-run single up the middle.It was just the third official at-bat of the season for Hayes.Vawter (20-8) a...