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How to watch the first Republican presidential primary debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

(The Hill) – Republican presidential hopefuls are slated to take the stage Wednesday night to make their cases to voters in the first 2024 presidential primary debate.While former President Trump remains the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, his rival candidates are hoping this debate will help them make a name for themselves as they balance trying to separate themselves from Trump without turning away his supporters.Candidates needed to meet certain requirements set by the Republican National Committee to be able to participate in Wednesday’s debate. To qualify, candidates need at least 40,000 separate donors to their presidential campaign committee, which includes at least 200 from 20 or more states and territories.They also must be polling at 1 percent or higher in at least three authorized national polls or at 1 percent or higher in two national polls together with one “early state poll” from two “carve out” states recognized by the RNC. In addition, they must sign a loyalty p...

Tropical storm likely to make landfall in Texas Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for the coast from Port O'Connor south to the Mouth of the Rio Grande. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from Port O'Connor north to Sargent.Potential Tropical Cyclone 9Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 formed in the Central Gulf Monday morning. It is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm within the next 24 hours and make landfall between Corpus Christi and Brownsville Tuesday. Landfall could be around Laguna Madre.Winds have increased to 35 mph Tropical Storm Warnings issued for much of the middle and all of the southern coastBig PictureWe have an increasingly strong area of high pressure setting up in the Midwest, influencing the weather across most of the country.Heat DomeThe strong high pressure will steer the tropical low around it in a clockwise motion. That will help to pull the low nearly due west into South Texas. The strength of the high will serve to prevent the low from moving farther north, keeping the low on...

Department of Education: PfISD violated Title IX in 2018-19 sex assault case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the top headlines for Aug. 21 from the KXAN News team.PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, on Monday announced the Pflugerville Independent School District violated Title IX during its response to a sexual assault case, and separately did not provide accommodations for a student with a disability.According to a release from the Department of Education, the OCR has entered a resolution agreement to address the district's handling of a sexual assault case that occurred during the 2018-19 school year, and to ensure the district's compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX outlines "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."KXAN reached out to Pflugerville ISD for comment a...

Rain chances continue in Tuesday's forecast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The noon temperature at Camp Mabry was 101°. It is the 45th consecutive day ... and the 61st day overall ... with a high in triple digits. Winds will gust up to 25 mph this afternoon leading to another critical fire/wildfire danger. A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from now until 9 p.m.Red Flag Warning in effect 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. MondayIn addition, as the temperatures climb again, heat alerts are in effect until 9 p.m. for all 15 counties. Most highs today will climb to a range of 103° to 107°. The record for Austin today is 107° set in 1925.Heat alerts in effect again Monday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.The National Hurricane Center continues to track what is now an area of low pressure in the Gulf. It is forecast to become a tropical depression later this afternoon or evening. Winds are expected to increase during the next 18 to 24 hours so that a tropical storm will form by tomorrow morning. The storm's name will be Harold.Low pressure increases to a tropical storm during ...

Woodbury man dies in motorcycle crash in Newport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

A 49-year-old motorcyclist died when he went off an interstate freeway ramp and into a ditch in Newport, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.The State Patrol identified the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, as Brian Paul Cahalan of Woodbury.Shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, Cahalan was riding a 2015 Harley Davidson north on U.S. 61 and taking the ramp to Interstate 494 when he crashed. He was not wearing a helmet and alcohol was not a factor in the crash, according to the State Patrol. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Angel of Hope spreads its wings in Woodbury, offers comfort to grieving parents Crime & Public Safety | Interim executive director named for beleaguered Zephyr Theatre Crime & Public Safety | Vigil, memorial tree planned for Wednesday to honor Stacy teen killed in Forest Lake Crime & Public Safety | Stillwater beverage companies Lift Bridge, Lyvly suing each other Crime &...

More serious charges filed in Forest Lake hit-and-run that killed 17-year-old

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

Prosecutors have increased the severity of the charges against the North Branch man who they say intentionally struck and killed a teenage girl with his vehicle last month in Lakeside Memorial Park in downtown Forest Lake.Dylan Robert Simmons (Courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office)The decision to amend the criminal complaint against Dylan R. Simmons, 20, of North Branch, Minn., came after investigators reviewed security footage taken from an office building near the park, officials said Monday.Simmons now faces two counts of second-degree murder, one count of criminal vehicular homicide and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the hit-and-run death of Darisha Bailey Vath, 17, of Stacy, Minn., around 1:20 a.m. July 16. He previously had been charged with third-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide.“We are actively pursuing the most serious charges justified by the facts,” Laura Perkins, a spokeswoman for the Washing...

Albany man faces up to 27 years in state prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 35-year-old man accused of assaulting a woman in the area of Grand Street and Madison Avenue on December 19, 2021, appeared in court on Monday morning. Jeffrey Everett was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, assault in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The indictment alleges that Everett had an illegal, loaded firearm on the same day of the assault. Everett was also accused of possessing cocaine and crack cocaine with the intent to sell it in the area of Grand Street and Madison Avenue on or about January 24, 2022.Sentencing is scheduled for October 6. Everett faces up to 27 years in state prison.

Pittsfield to unveil mural honoring fallen Vietnam veterans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The city of Pittsfield, in partnership with the Vietnam Veterans of America James E. Callahan Berkshire County Chapter 65, has announced the unveiling of a new mural honoring Berkshire County's Vietnam veterans who were killed in action. The event, which was postponed from July 7, is scheduled for August 29 at 10 a.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The mural, "Lest We Forget 1961-1975", was painted by Ghi Sign Company based in Canaan, Connecticut, and it references an original depiction from 1991 which was created on the building façade at 101 First Street. The unveiling ceremony will feature remarks from Fran Tremblay of the local Chapter 65, as well as the posting of colors and a reading of the names of the fallen veterans. The unveiling will be held at the north side of the Intertek Building, located at 50 Pearl Street in Pittsfield. The event is open to the public.

Saratoga Springs party, gift shop closing its doors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Tailgate and Party, located at 33 Phila Street in Saratoga Springs, is closing its doors. Owner Kirsten Lambert made the announcement on Facebook on August 15. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "It was so much fun and the creation part was what I loved," Lambert told NEWS10. "I had taught for almost 30 years and I thought this might be a 'semi-retired' opportunity. However, it has done so well that any sort of retirement as an owner has not been on the table."In her retirement, Lambert is going to work with an animal rescue. Tailgate and Party sells balloons, party supplies, gifts, Saratoga Race Course merchandise, and more. She said Paper Dolls on Broadway will be taking over the balloons and “party” part of the store. Off the Beaten Path: Tailgate and Party Lambert opened the shop in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. After finding success on Caroline Street, the store moved to the bigger sp...

18-year-old arrested for assaulting Illinois officer and school worker

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:24 GMT

O'FALLON, Ill. -- An 18-year-old is accused of assaulting a school employee and O'Fallon officer after being denied entry into a football game. Antwan Douglas of Cahokia Heights now faces several felony charges.A statement from the city of O'Fallon, Illinois, says that Douglas tried to get into the end of the O’Fallon Township High School Blue and Gold football game. After being denied entry he, "pushed the employee about the neck." Doulas resisted arrest and punched an O'Fallon officer in the head several times.Douglas is currently in the St. Clair County Jail with a $65,000 bond.