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What severe thunderstorm winds can mean

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A severe thunderstorm is a thunderstorm with hail 1" diameter or larger, or a tornado, or wind gusts at or above 58 mph.Wind gusts from severe thunderstorms can reach in excess of 100 mph and can be responsible for more damage than some weaker tornadoes.When severe thunderstorm wind gusts are expected think of the following that may impact your day:What do we mean by unsecured objects? Objects that may blow around or blow over with wind gusts 60 mph or greater.Unsecured objectsAfter a storm, watch for unexpected debris in the road, especially at night when it would be hard to see. Never drive over or touch downed power lines.Stay with the First Warning Weather Team for the latest forecast.

LIST: Cancellations, delays due to severe weather April 28

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

(KXAN) — Severe weather is expected throughout parts of Central Texas on Friday. Here are some of the current cancellations and delays due to the storms.Lago Vista ISD said due to weather, its track event has been pushed up to 2 p.m. Field events began at 9 a.m., while track preliminaries would start at 2 p.m. instead of 3 p.m.Jarrell ISD also moved the start of the running preliminaries to 2 p.m.Marble Falls ISD said due to the threat of severe weather, JV Baseball had been canceled, and Varsity Baseball would play at 3:45 p.m.As of 10:30 a.m., Founders Day in Dripping Springs is still set to start this evening with the parade. According to the City of Dripping Springs, everything was still on as scheduled at the moment. The city said it was monitoring the weather and would not be making any decisions until later this afternoon.

New bill aims to improve the forecasting, understanding of tornadoes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act. The legislation aims to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather.According to U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), the legislation would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to implement new technology and procedures that could help increase the lead times provided to the public in advance of extreme weather events.Boozman said among other provisions, the TORNADO Act would:Require NOAA to prepare and submit an action plan for the national implementation of high-resolution probabilistic guidance for tornado forecasting and prediction;Encourage NOAA to evaluate the current tornado rating system and make updates;Direct NOAA to coordinate with appropriate entities when conducting post-storm assessments to optimize data collection, sharing and integra...

Senate bill would provide state teaching materials, citing learning gaps and teacher burnout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate this week passed legislation that would provide standardized instructional materials from the Texas Education Agency to classroom teachers, citing lagging student proficiency and burnout among teachers."It's a landmark bill. It will be a cornerstone of our education reforms for this session," the bill's author Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, said. "We have many classrooms across Texas that are relying on outdated methods for, let's say, teaching reading and literacy. We're going to make sure that the state provides high-quality instruction materials for our teachers."Sen. Creighton also asserts the resources will save teachers seven to nine hours a week in lesson-planning time, largely unpaid time that he said contributes to teachers leaving the profession.SB 2565 directs the Texas Education Agency to provide "open educational resources" that the State Board of Education approved for kindergarten through eighth grade to all school districts. Ho...

Man fatally shot by FBI in Minneapolis was suspect in Ramsey County carjacking, search warrant says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

A 33-year-old man who the FBI fatally shot Thursday had barricaded himself in a Minneapolis home and later exited with a shotgun pointed at a woman’s head, according to a federal search warrant.Chue Feng Yang had active warrants, which led a law enforcement team to attempt to arrest him Thursday.He was a suspect in a Ramsey County case from January, during which a driver led deputies on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle and a woman allegedly threw a puppy from the fleeing vehicle. Yang and another man then allegedly ran from the stolen vehicle and carjacked two separate people.The FBI SWAT team was on scene Thursday due to Yang’s criminal history, witness statements that he was always armed and the circumstances of the January carjacking, the search warrant affidavit said.The FBI said they are reviewing the shooting, which happened about 12:15 p.m. Thursday in the area of Dupont Avenue North and Dowling Avenue after a six-hour standoff.Yang was listed as living in St. Paul i...

Award-winning pizzeria expanding to Voorheesville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Romo's Pizza, located at 365 Feura Bush Road in Glenmont, is opening up a new shop in Voorheesville. The restaurant will be in the old Smith's Tavern at 112 Maple Avenue. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Owner Anthony Berghela said work at the new location just got underway this week. They've gutted the entire building and will be giving it an updated face lift, but the floor plan will be similar. The second floor will be used to host parties and other gatherings, as well as additional seating. There will also be an outdoor patio for dining."Smith's Tavern was always the jewel of Voorheesville," said Berghela. "Since being introduced as the new owner of the property, we’ve received many phone calls, stops at our current location and even ones who stopped into the old Smith's when they saw me there to let me know how important that location and restaurant were to the people of Voorheesville and...

Caffé Lena hosting downtown Saratoga Springs music festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Caffé Lena is hosting the "Sing in the Streets" neighborhood music festival to celebrate its 63rd year. The free music festival takes place on May 21 from noon to 3 p.m. around downtown Saratoga Springs. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Locations and performersImpressions of Saratoga, 368 BroadwaySteve CandlenTravis GrayLibrary Terrace, 49 Henry Street (Putnam Street side)Rick BoltonRees Shad & the ConversationsFrog Garden, 49 Henry Street (Henry Street side)Bill & Finnegan AckerbauerNovus CantusCaffé Lena Courtyard, 47 Phila StreetJimi W.Keanen Stark & Orion KribsCaffé Lena Upstairs, 47 Phila StreetAngelina ValenteReese Fulmer & The Carriage House BandBen & Jerry's, 34 Phila StreetMargo Macero DuoBlue RangerYou can view the performance venue map on the Caffé Lena website. In 2022, Caffé Lena celebrated its 60th, 61st and 62nd years since the former two were during the C...

Neighbors to St. Louis County back push to combine prosecutor's offices

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Mayors from four St. Louis County cities introduced a plan last week to consolidate the prosecutor's offices for St. Louis City and County as one unit. Mayors of Bridgeton, Brentwood, Manchester and Wildwood have called on state lawmakers to take on action on a six-point plan, which would force courts and prosecutors to get tough on adult and juvenile gun, drug, and car crimes, particularly in the city of St. Louis. Trending -- Students and teacher rally around fired Webster Groves teacher The effort appears to have support from others neighboring St. Louis County. Officials with St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson counties released this statement Thursday in support of the possibility that St. Louis City and County merge their prosecutors' offices: "We join St. Louis County mayors in their support for consolidating the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office and the St. Louis County Prosecutor into a regional prosecutor's office. We echo St. L...

Man convicted of child sex crimes in St. Louis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A jury convicted a man Thursday for a series of child sex crimes in St. Louis County. Anthony Davis, 30, was convicted of six counts of child molestation, two counts of statutory rape and one count of statutory sodomy. Investigators say Davis committed these crimes between January 1, 2016, and May 31, 2016. Trending -- Students and teacher rally around fired Webster Groves teacher The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office says the crimes involved two girls who were 7 and 8 years old at the time of the offenses. The jury also reviewed messages about the abuse that the victims sent to their mother.According to the prosecuting attorney's office, the jury rejected an argument from Davis that the victims were lying and trying to hurt Davis on behalf of their mother, who reportedly had a toxic breakup with him. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Opinion: Colorado’s housing crisis demands state intervention, drastic measures

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:20 GMT

When firefighters get the call, they need to act fast. It takes just minutes for the flames to take over and the plumes of thick, black smoke to signal that someone’s home has been a casualty of fire.But when your “local” first responders are hours away, how many homes are in jeopardy when a fire can spread through a community in the blink of an eye? The recent fire in Teller County is an ominous, all-to-familiar reality that the first responders keeping us safe can’t afford to live in the communities they protect.The current housing shortage and affordability crisis is tying the hands of local electeds to respond when tragedy strikes.A bill making its way through the Senate, SB-213, is a first-of-its-kind Colorado solution that will jumpstart the building of homes that everyone can afford so our first responders can actually respond instead of sitting in traffic.Adams and Teller Counties don’t have a lot in common, yet, the magnitude of our housing crisis is so severe that we...