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Ferry operators around the country to receive $200M in federal grants to modernize fleets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $200 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday. The grant program will focus on expanding ferry service in rural communities, helping them acquire modern ferries, including electric boats, and upgrading shore infrastructure to support low-emission ferry service, officials said. Twelve ferry operators in the territory of American Somoa and the states of California, Washington, Alaska, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina will receive grants, said Nuria Fernandez, administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.“The grants help transit agencies make investments to increase reliability, improve connections to other modes of transportation, and bring older ferry systems into a state of good repair,” she said during a news conference at San Francisco’s Ferry Building. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority will rece...

MSNBC shuffling weekend schedule, debuting new morning ensemble, heading into election year

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC will shuffle its weekend schedule early next year to try and juice ratings, starting a new morning ensemble program and ending regular shows hosted by Mehdi Hasan and Yasmin Vossoughian.In a memo to her staff Thursday, MSNBC President Rashida Jones said the changes will help the network “better position ourselves as we head into the presidential election.”The new show, “The Weekend,” will air for two hours starting at 8 a.m. Eastern on Saturday and Sunday. Its hosts will be Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Michael Steele.Ayman Mohyeldin and Alex Witt will both get more airtime as hosts on both weekend days under the new plans. Jonathan Capehart and Katie Phang will see time shift changes.Both Hasan and Vossoughian will remain as fill-in hosts and also do some commentary and reporting, MSNBC said.The opinionated Hasan, who hosted one hour on Sunday nights, had received external attention for pro-Arab views at a time of war. MSNBC did not address this...

LIVE: APD officers responding to east Austin SWAT call

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Police officers are responding to a SWAT call in east Austin Thursday afternoon. The Austin Police Department posted on social media that officers are responding to a SWAT callout in the 2400 block of Santa Rita Street. Police advised drivers to expect delays in the area or look for alternate routes.APD said a public information officer is en route and a media briefing will be held at a to-be-determined time. APD, SWAT responds to incident in east Austin (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD, SWAT responds to incident in east Austin (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD, SWAT responds to incident in east Austin (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD, SWAT responds to incident in east Austin (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)APD, SWAT responds to incident in east Austin (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded in support of the police department just before 11:30 am, and at last check, no one is being treated for injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for upd...

Anonymous tips help lead to arrest in May murder

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a May homicide investigation, according to Travis County court documents filed Thursday.Documents said 32-year-old Nicholas Treysean Price was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the May 9 death of 19-year-old Davante Reece. PAST COVERAGE: Woman asks for help solving her son’s murder in east Austin According to documents, Price was connected to Reece’s death through Crime Stoppers tips, cellphone data and social media information.Police interviewed Price on Nov. 8, and he denied being in the area when Reece was shot and killed; however, according to court documents, Price’s call records showed his phone in the area and later showed his phone leaving the area following the shooting, according to police. PAST COVERAGE: Man who died in east Austin homicide identified According to the court documents, police found Price had a “clear motive and intent to shoot Reece.”Travis County jail records showed Pric...

2 injured after vehicle drives into north Austin building

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people were injured Thursday after a vehicle drove into a building in north Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.At 1:25 p.m., ATCEMS and the Austin Fire Department responded to a vehicle rescue near the 8900 block of Research Boulevard.Officials respond to vehicle rescue in north Austin (AFD photo)Officials respond to vehicle rescue in north Austin (AFD photo)Officials respond to vehicle rescue in north Austin (AFD photo)Officials respond to vehicle rescue in north Austin (AFD photo)Officials respond to vehicle rescue in north Austin (AFD photo)Officials said one person involved in the crash was reportedly unconscious. Both patients needed to be extracted, according to ATCEMS.Medics took one patient to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries.Drivers should expect delays around the scene.

Judge allows feds to continue cutting razor wire fencing along Texas-Mexico border; Paxton appeals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed a federal judge's Wednesday decision that allows federal border agents to continue cutting razor wire fencing along the Texas-Mexico border, according to a release from Paxton's office. In October, Paxton filed a lawsuit and a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other agencies and officials who Paxton's office said "destroyed" Texas' wire fence and other border barriers. Texas National Guard troops have placed the wire fencing along the border to deter migrants from crossing. In some cases, the barrier is located right along the banks of the Rio Grande. In some cases, federal agents have cut through the wire to reach migrants entangled in the barrier, or to rescue people in danger in the river.A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in late October. It only allowed cutting the barrier in the case of me...

Austin sees lower police presence and more traffic deaths, City Auditor says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report from the Office of the City Auditor with the City of Austin said a reduction in police presence and traffic enforcement coincides with a rise in crash-related deaths over the last few years.The office released a special report titled 'Effects of Traffic Patrol on Road Safety' Thursday. The study analyzed traffic enforcement data from Austin and three peer cities, Dallas, San Antonio, and Seattle, from 2018-2022.According to the report's summary, auditors found a steady rise in traffic deaths in all of those cities in that 5-year period. It also noted that this uptick happened alongside vacancies in law enforcement agencies and the shuffling of traffic-enforcement officers to fill open jobs.More police, fewer crash deaths?The study said multiple research studies have explored the relationship between police presence and road deaths.It said "in some studies, when enforcement went up, serious injuries anddeaths went down. In others, when enforcement went do...

Hochul announces launch of holiday Toy and Coat Drive

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WWTI) -- A statewide holiday donation drive to benefit families in need will kick off on Friday, December 1. The New York State Office of General Services is seeking donations of new unwrapped toys, coats, and school supplies. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "The holiday season is the season of giving and I encourage New Yorkers to come together to support children and their families who are in need," said Governor Kathy Hochul. "New York’s statewide Toy and Coat Drive is the perfect opportunity to bring joy and hope to our communities. Those with the means to do so can spread holiday cheer by participating and donating."Drop-off locations have been set up across New York. Donations can be brought to these locations from December 1 through 15: New York State Capitol Building, AlbanyAlfred E. Smith Building, 80 South Swan Street, AlbanyEmpire State Plaza Main Concourse, Empire State Plaza, AlbanyCorning Tower, Empi...

Capital Region Restaurant Rundown: Nov. 27-Dec. 1

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The restaurant industry is ever-changing with restaurants opening, closing, relocating, or just doing their thing. Here’s a recap of the latest Capital Region restaurant news, November 27 through December 1. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Bruegger’s Bagels in Delmar closes its doorsBruegger’s Bagels, located at 180 Delaware Avenue in Delmar’s Delaware Plaza, has closed its doors. The business' last day was November 28.Queensbury’s new German restaurant sets opening dateSpargel on Nine, a new authentic German restaurant in Queensbury, is getting ready to open its doors. Owner Christian Raeth is opening the restaurant on Friday, December 8 at 4 p.m.Food truck, custom gift shop celebrating grand openings in GloversvilleTwo Gloversville businesses are having their grand openings on Saturday, December 2. The EmpowHERing Designs ribbon cutting will be at noon and the Nibbles & Bites food truck is set for...

Elon Musk tells advertisers who left X to 'go f— yourself'

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:08 GMT

(KTLA) -- Elon Musk, the owner of X, formally Twitter, had some strong choice words for companies who have decided to pull advertisements from the company after certain ads appeared next to pro-Nazi posts. Video of the interview was quickly shared on social media. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin Wednesday afternoon at The New York Times Dealbook Summit when he was asked about companies pulling their ads from the social media website and if he had a message for them."Don’t advertise. If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f*** yourself,” Musk said. “Go f*** yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience. That’s how I feel, don’t advertise.” Hollywood actors’ union reaches tentative deal with studios to end strike Bob Iger, the CEO of Walt Disney Co., is the Bob to whom Musk referr...