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Austin Energy says snake caused power outage in east, southeast Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Energy said a snake "made contact with an electrified circuit," causing thousands to be without power Tuesday afternoon. Austin Energy said a chicken snake crawled into one of the substations. How to check for Central Texas power outages Roughly 16,000 people in east and southeast Austin lost power between 12:20 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. Tuesday. That number was at roughly 12,000 by 1:25 p.m.Two major clusters of outages shown on the Austin Energy outage map affected the Riverside/Oltorf area and Govalle/East Cesar Chavez area in the timeframe of 12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.At 5:30 p.m., the outages had dwindled to 142 total customers. Almost all of those outages were concentrated in east Austin near East Cesar Chavez Street and Pleasant Valley Road.By 7 p.m. Tuesday, most of the outages were resolved, with five active outages affecting six customers.Screenshot of Austin Energy power outage map near the Govalle/East Cesar Chavez area taken around 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 16....

Gophers men’s golf: Stillwater native Ben Warian tied for NCAA Championship qualifier spot heading into final round of regional

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

Gophers junior Ben Warian remains tied for the lone individual NCAA Championship qualifying spot after the second round of the Bath Regional on Tuesday.The Stillwater played the first 17 holes of the day at 1-over par before eagling the par-5 18th to finish with a 1-under round of 70. That moved Warian to 5 under for the tournament and into a tie for sixth overall.The Hill-Murray graduate is currently knotted with Kansas State’s Luke O’Neill and Florida’s Fred Biondi for the qualifying spot. The individual qualifying spot to move onto the NCAA Championship later this month goes to the top finisher from the regional who isn’t a member of a qualifying team. Warian is competing as an individual this week at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Michigan.Warian tees off in his third-and-final round at 10:04 a.m. CT Wednesday.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Gophers men’s golf: Stillwater native Ben Warian tied for fifth after first round of NCAA Regional C...

Deanna Rivers Memorial Tournament to raise money, keep Deanna's spirit alive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In 2012, Deanna Rivers and her classmate Chris Stewart were tragically killed in a car crash. A couple months later, the Deanna Rivers 518 Memorial Softball Tournament was founded, and it has helped keep Deanna's spirit alive ever since.That will continue on Sunday June 11th with the 9th annual Deanna Rivers 518 Memorial Tournament. It's a day that allows high school senior softball players to hit the diamond with each other for one last hoorah. The tournament also raises money for the Deanna Marie Rivers Foundation. The money will be donated to area organizations, with a focus on athletics and education, two things Deanna loved the most. Any high school senior softball player is encouraged to sign up here. More players are needed to make this special day happen. You can sign up through May 23rd. "This day is really centered around Deanna and her spirit and how she played the game," says Deanna's mom, Debbie Rivers. "It's a fun day. It's not competitiv...

Track star barred from district competition after bringing pet goat to school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

FARMINGTON, Mo. - An all-state athlete was not allowed to participate in a regional competition this weekend after she brought her pet goat to school on Friday.The goat is a Nigerian dwarf named Rachel.“Rachel is more of a pet than a goat,” said a family friend. “She comes into the house all the time and wears a diaper when she’s inside. She has a harness and leash. She’s not the typical outside goat.”A family friend said Farmington High School senior Jade Roth, who set a record high jump of 5 feet, 2 inches at a track meet, brought the goat before school. It was the senior’s last day for the year. Administrators told Roth to take the goat home and return to school. Illinois girl abducted at 9 found safe 6 years later in North Carolina; mom charged “When they came back to the school, they came to the office and were told they were being suspended for the day,” said the family friend. “That being Jade’s last day of high school meant she was ineligible to compete in any extracurricu...

Who is Victor Wembanyama? The NBA is about to get the answer to that question

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Basketball Writer)The Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes has a winner. It’s the San Antonio Spurs.The NBA draft lottery was Tuesday night in Chicago and 14 teams had hope that the ping-pong balls will bounce their way, giving them the No. 1 pick this year and the chance to draft Wembanyama.The Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and Spurs all had the best chance of winning the lottery and getting the No. 1 pick — 14%, or about 7-1 odds. But the Spurs got the win, and now Wembanyama’s career will start with legendary coach Gregg Popovich, the NBA’s all-time win leader.Here is a look at what all the fuss is about:WHO IS VICTOR WEMBANYAMA?He’s one of the most talked-about players in the world right now, for good and obvious reasons. He is a 7-foot-3, 19-year-old phenom who is wrapping up his third professional season in France and is about to start his NBA career. LeBron James calls Wembanyama “an alien,” and says that with the utmo...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expresses disappointment over latest Morant video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Basketball Writer)NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed disappointment Tuesday that Memphis guard Ja Morant apparently held a firearm again on social media this past weekend, but did not predict what punishment the league may impose. Morant has already been suspended him from all team activities by the Grizzlies and the league has opened another investigation into the star guard’s off-court conduct.Silver met with Morant after a similar incident in March and suspended him for eight games.“Honestly, I was shocked when I saw, this weekend, that video,” Silver said in a televised interview with ESPN before the draft lottery in Chicago. “We’re in the process of investigating it and we’ll figure out exactly what happened as best as we can. The video’s a bit grainy and all that, but I’m assuming the worst. We’ll figure out exactly what happened there.”It’s the second time in less than three months that ...

Child killed in Riverside head-on collision; 4 hurt; 4 others injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

An eight-year-old boy was killed and four other people were hospitalized after a head-on crash in Riverside early Tuesday.The collision occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Arlington and Stover avenues and involved a gray Nissan sedan and a white Honda sedan.Home security video obtained by KTLA shows the driver of the Honda apparently losing control and veering into the path of the Nissan. The violent impact scattered car parts and debris across the roadway and into yards.Video from the scene showed Riverside City Fire crews extricating the occupants of the Nissan, at least two of whom appeared to be unconscious. May 16, 2023. (OC Hawk)Four people in the Nissan, a female adult and three juveniles were rushed to a hospital with injuries ranging from critical to serious, a spokesperson for Riverside Police said. An eight-year-old boy later succumbed to his injuries.The man driving the Honda was hospitalized in serious condition.“I was at work watching everything from the cameras. I was shocke...

Wembanyama Winners: French star Texas-bound as San Antonio Spurs win top pick in most anticipated NBA Draft in decades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

The San Antonio Spurs have won the No. 1 pick in the NBA's Draft Lottery, clearing the way for them to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama in June's draft.The Spurs were tied for the best odds to win the top prize in Tuesday's Draft Lottery. The Spurs beat out the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons, each having a 14% chance to win the top pick. Odds were not in the favor of Detroit, who had the worst record in the league but fell out of the top four picks.The NBA "flattened" lottery odds in 2017 in an effort to deter teams from intentionally losing games to better their draft odds, a practice known among NBA circles as "tanking."Despite reduced odds for the league's worst teams, there was no shortage of NBA franchises willing to spend a season in the muck for any chance to be the team to ultimately draft Wembanyama.The 7-foot-5 French center is widely regarded as the most dominant and high-upside NBA prospect since LeBron James. He's been on NBA Draft radar since his early teens...

Los Angeles Dodgers receive visit from Larry O'Brien trophy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

The Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed a special guest into the dugout this week. The Larry O'Brien Trophy, awarded to the winners of the NBA Finals, made a brief trip to Los Angeles as part of a nationwide promotional tour ahead of June's championship series.Videos and photos posted to Twitter showed Dodgers players Mookie Betts, Tony Gonsolin, Austin Barnes, David Peralta and Yancy Almonte posing with the NBA's highest honor. The Larry O'Brien Trophy has been touring the country in the weeks leading up to the NBA Finals. During its trip to Los Angeles, it also stopped for a photo op at the Greek Theatre and a meet-and-greet with the Jonas Brothers.It's not unusual for championship trophies to go on road trips to promote the league and its teams. The Stanley Cup, awarded to the winners of the NHL Championship, is the most famous professional prize to travel the globe.The L.A. visit comes as the hometown Los Angeles Lakers begin their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nu...

Man gets more than 2 years in prison for BB gun attacks on Pasadena Planned Parenthood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:19 GMT

A 53-year-old man from San Bernardino County was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Monday for repeatedly firing BB guns at a Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena and illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, the United States Department of Justice announced early this week.  Richard Royden Chamberlin began his BB gun assault on the Pasadena Planned Parenthood health center in June 2020, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The attacks involved the 53-year-old firing BB gun pellets out the window of his vehicle, causing shattered windows at the clinic and scaring the staff at the facility.  In a March 2021 attack, Chamberlin again drove by the facility firing a BB gun, peppering the banners of the facility while it was open and receiving patients. A person seated on the front porch was nearly hit by the BBs.  Just two months later, in May, officers with the Pasadena Police Department stopped Chamberlin after another attack on th...