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Hundreds of inmates evacuated as fire erupts at Texas state prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KIAH) – A unit of a prison in Huntsville, Texas, caught fire early Friday morning, prompting the evacuation of all inmates. The state prison, nicknamed "The Walls," caught fire about 2:30 a.m. Friday morning, when heavy smoke was first reported. Crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from one unit of the historic prison. All 655 inmates were evacuated from the unit to another facility and were accounted for. While the fire at the state facility has been contained, there was no word on where it started or the cause. The fire marshal was investigating. "This is pretty significant so it will take some time," said Huntsville Fire Chief Greg Mathis.No injuries have been reported.

Facing indictment, George Santos says his focus is 'civic duty'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

(NewsNation) — Embattled Republican New York Rep. George Santos says he remains focused on his duties as a congressman despite facing a 13-count indictment on allegations he diverted campaign funds for personal use.He generally denied the allegations and declined to comment about the criminal case during a wide-ranging interview Thursday on NewsNation's "Dan Abrams Live." "I'm challenging everything," Santos said of the criminal charges, as well as a House Ethics Committee investigation. ‘I did nothing wrong’: Trump surrenders at Fulton County Jail Santos' tenure in Congress has been mired by allegations that he lied about his resume — which he admitted — and a criminal indictment. Santos has been charged with — and pleaded not guilty to — duping donors, stealing from his campaign and lying to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve.Among the allegations, prosecutors say Santos created a company and then induced su...

San Marcos CISD receives grant for STEM club

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The San Marcos CISD said Thursday a $1,500 grant will help create a new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) club at San Marcos High School (SMHS) and give students a chance to attend out-of-state STEM camps. The district said it recently received funding from the Catalyzing Inclusive STEM Experience All Year Round (CISTEME365) grant initiative. CISTEME365 is an initiative by the University of Illinois’s Grainger College of Engineering in partnership with the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE), according to the district. CISTEME365 gets money from the National Science Foundation, according to the district. The grant will also provide SMHS’ STEM Club with supplies, the district said, and it will provide students with access to scholarships to attend the University of Illinois STEM Summer Camps. The district said a group of San Marcos High School teachers went to the University of Illinois’s Increase Diversity, ...

Leander ISD to file exception for bill placing armed security officers at campuses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN New Today's top headlines for Aug. 25, 2023.LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — In a meeting Thursday, the board for Leander ISD decided it would file an exception for House Bill 3, which was set to place armed security officers at every campus.The district said it shared plans to implement the HB3 requirement, but due to a lack of funding and staff, LISD decided it would file a good cause exception.LISD said there were plans under consideration, which included school marshals as well as its own police department.The next board meetings are scheduled for Sept. 7 and 21.

Crews responding to north St. Louis City house fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Emergency crews are responding to a house fire in north St. Louis on Friday morning.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter is flying over the area located on North Taylor Avenue in the Greater Ville neighborhood, where black smoke can be seen shooting from the home. Jennings City Council sends ‘no confidence’ letter to mayor At this time, it's unknown if the home was occupied. The cause of the fire has also yet to be reported.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Suspect dead, Gladstone officer hurt in police shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

GLADSTONE, Mo. -- A suspect is dead and a Gladstone officer is hurt following a police shooting Friday morning that started after officers tried to stop suspects who were trying to break into vehicles according to investigators.Gladstone police say officers and Clay County sheriff's deputies responded to an apartment complex at N. Main and NW Englewood Road just before 3:30 a.m. Blue Valley middle school teacher remembered after deadly crash When officers attempted to arrest three suspects, one ran and got away, one was detained, and a third tried to drive away but got into a struggle with an officer in the vehicle.Gladstone police say the suspect dragged that officer toward an apartment gate and the officer shot them. The suspect was treated at the scene and then taken to a hospital where they died according to investigators who spoke with FOX4's Kathy Quinn. The dragged officer was treated for minor injuries.This is a developing story that FOX4 wil...

A statewide housing fight plays out in one growing Colorado city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

FORT COLLINS — As far as Mellisa Rasor is concerned, Fort Collins is where she is meant to be. She’s just not sure if the city of nearly 170,000 people feels the same way about her.She moved to the city from Oklahoma 11 years ago, alienated by the politics of her small hometown. The schools and environment have been “fantastic” for her two children, and she’s felt at home here through a career change and a divorce. Even for a self-described punk transplant who doesn’t fit the city’s outdoor crunchiness, Rasor felt she’d finally found a place filled with “kind, caring, supportive” people.Except, she said, when it comes to “this housing issue.”Like most renters in Fort Collins, Rasor is cost-burdened, meaning she pays more than 30% of her income toward housing every year. To stay in an apartment that’s too small for her family, Rasor pays $1,650 each month, eating up a large slice of what she makes from work...

Filling dangerous gaps in the Continental Divide Trail may require congressional action

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

The Continental Divide Trail stretches more than 3,100 miles from Canada to Mexico, but 44 years after Congress authorized its creation, it still has 160 miles of gaps. Rep. Joe Neguse has been trying to fill them through congressional action, and he visited one of them this week, a potentially dangerous stretch at Muddy Pass in northern Colorado near Rabbit Ears Pass.On that 15-mile section, CDT hikers must walk along U.S. 40 and Colorado Highway 14. Neguse went there Wednesday to dramatize the need for completing the trail.“To see that portion of the road — some of the busiest highways in northwest Colorado that 10, 20, 50, 70 hikers are traversing as they attempt to walk the full extent of the Continental Divide Trail — from a safety perspective this is really important,” Neguse said in an interview following his visit.The Muddy Pass gap is the only one on the CDT in Colorado. There are four in Montana, one in Wyoming and six in New Mexico.Teresa Martinez,...

SUV driver in critical condition after slamming into tree in Orange Circle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

A driver had to be rescued from an SUV after he slammed into a tree in Orange early Friday.The crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. after the man apparently lost control of his vehicle and drove into the Orange Circle area near Glassell Street.Video showed smoke and fire coming from the crashed vehicle as police and bystanders tried to help the driver. Firefighters arrived and used the jaws of life to eventually free the injured driver. The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The cause of the crash was unknown.

Harmless for Charles Bradley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:44 GMT

Harmless for Charles Bradley: Harmless, aka L.A.-based, Mexico-born singer and songwriter Nacho Cano, told us about his Charles Bradley experience.Harmless: One of the best gigs I ever saw was Charles Bradley at FYF in 2016.It was a bad year. I was a full year out of college, working retail and kicking myself for not having ‘made it’ yet in music. I was in a rocky place with my then-girlfriend, with no signs of improvement.Like most couples in dire straits, despite seeing the warning signs, we made plans for the future and purchased tickets to an event we knew we wouldn’t attend together. We were just three weeks shy of actually making it to the event, but unfortunately, I took an edible that awoke me at 3 am in a panic that prompted me to break up with her on the spot. A series of embarrassing Instagram stories followed before the close friends’ time. The kind of stuff that makes your friends cringe.I swore off not going to FYF. We had a thing where we went every year, like a...