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Austin Energy sends crews to Arizona for Navajo Nation electric grid project

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Soon, many families in the Navajo Nation will be able to turn on the lights in their homes for the first time.A group of utility companies, including Austin Energy and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, are partnering to make this possible. On Friday, Austin Energy sent 11 crew members and 10 trucks to Leupp, Arizona, where they will spend two weeks working on the Light Up Navajo project. The goal is to connect Navajo families to the electric grid. Last year, Austin Energy sent eight crew members to Arizona to work on the project."We went to a place where people had never had lights, some people who have never had power in their homes for generations. And so to get lights on for people who have never had it - to see the appreciation they had is pretty humbling," said Paul Peterson, an Austin Energy distribution electrician supervisor. Austin Energy said the project is important because Navajo families otherwise may have issues accessing running water, reliable ligh...

Timberwolves’ backs are firmly planted against the wall. Can they at least delay their season’s end?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

The Timberwolves were frustrated, maybe a little embarrassed and clearly stunned after Friday’s Game 3 defeat to Denver that left Minnesota staring down the barrel of a potential first-round sweep in the NBA playoffs.Anthony Edwards left the locker room after the game without even speaking to the media.A team that entered the playoffs on a high after winning a number of critical games to close out the regular season and dominating its play-in victory over Oklahoma City, the Wolves are suddenly missing their mojo.“Yeah, I didn’t think we’d be here. Honestly, I didn’t think anybody in this room did,” Wolves veteran guard Mike Conley said. “We had been playing really good basketball, playing hard, and doing a lot of really, really good things to get into the playoffs. So, it’s frustrating. Guys are upset.”But the pity party must be short lived. Because the fate of Minnesota’s season, which was originally expected to extend at ...

City of Albany receives $500K grant to install EV charging ports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The City of Albany has been awarded a $499,769.60 grant from the New York Department of Conservation to install 28 electric charging ports at 14 stations. Funding is provided through the DEC's Municipal Zero Emissions program. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “The DEC is proud to work with the communities and local leaders across the state investing in clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and building sustainable infrastructure," said Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the DEC. "This funding will continue to grow New York's electric vehicle charging network in communities as we shift to zero-emissions vehicles to reduce emissions and improve the health and safety of New Yorkers."The locations of the charging ports are:3 dual-port stations in Washington Park near the intersection of State Street and Willet Street3 dual-port stations at the Capital Hills Golf Course on O'Neil Road2 dual-port st...

Police make 7 notable DWI arrests in the Capital Region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police made seven notable DWI arrests from April 13 to 19th. In five incidents, the drivers recorded a BAC twice the legal limit. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Shortly before 7 p.m. on April 13, the State Police of Brunswick responded to a one-car crash in the area of Ball Street Extension in Hoosick Falls. Police located the driver, a 45-year-old from Rensselaer, who was uninjured. Police learned there was also a five-year-old child in the vehicle at the time of the crash who was picked up before they arrived.The driver was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated with a Child. She was uncooperative with the investigation and refused to provide a blood sample. She was arraigned at the Petersburg Town Court and released with an order to appear in Hoosick Town Court on April 27.At around 9:36 p.m. that night, the State Police of Wilton received a report of a vehicle in a field. Police ...

Fatal apartment fire in San Gabriel claims 1 life, displaces 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

An apartment building in San Gabriel caught fire late Friday night, killing one of the building’s residents and displacing the rest. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the blaze broke out around 11:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of Portrero Grande Drive. Firefighters pulled one person out of the building and attempted CPR, but they were pronounced deceased at the scene. No other injuries were reported. An apartment building in San Gabriel caught fire on April 21, 2023, killing one of the building’s residents and displacing the rest. (KeyNews)An apartment building in San Gabriel caught fire on April 21, 2023, killing one of the building’s residents and displacing the rest. (KeyNews)An apartment building in San Gabriel caught fire on April 21, 2023, killing one of the building’s residents and displacing the rest. (KeyNews)The apartment building was a total loss, officials said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. This is a developing story. ...

Hotline mailbag: ‘Worst-case scenario’ for the Pac-12, outlook for Oregon and UW, valuation rumors, expansion candidates and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

The Hotline mailbag is published every week. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line — or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.If a worst-case scenario occurs and one of the Four Corners schools takes the Big 12 offer and two more follow, what actually becomes of the conference and what happens to Washington and Oregon if the Big Ten is not ready to expand? — @trintranGreat question, and one that we have contemplated often over the past 10 months.There is no indication the majority of Big Ten schools are interested in adding new members in the short term and thereby detonating the Pac-12. Could that sentiment change if the Pac-12 implosion is triggered elsewhere, with a handful of schools leaving for the Big 12? Perhaps.And in that event, the new members would assuredly enter the Big Ten at reduced rates. We are deeply skeptical that  Fox, NBC and CBS would pay an additio...

San Jose: Man’s death this week marks year’s sixth pedestrian fatality

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

SAN JOSE – Police are investigating the eighth fatal traffic accident of 2023 following the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car Tuesday evening in the area of North White Road and Kentridge Drive.San Jose police reported Friday that the pedestrian, an adult male, was pronounced dead the day before at the hospital. So far this year, nine people have died in traffic accidents in the city, with six of those people being pedestrians, police said.The man had been transported to the hospital Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after the crash at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on North White Road near Kentridge Drive.A preliminary investigation shows that the man was struck by a 2001 Grey Chevrolet PT cruiser, which was driven by an adult male. The Cruiser was traveling north on North White Road when it veered into the southbound lanes of traffic and struck the pedestrian standing in the bike lane and waiting to cross the street.The identity of the victim is pending notification of fami...

Firefighters contain outbuilding fire at marina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) – A fire broke out at an outbuilding Friday night, according to the City of Alameda Fire Department.Shortly after 9 p.m., firefighters responded to the report of a boat on fire in the 2300 block of Mariner Square Drive. The firefighters observed smoke and fire coming from an outbuilding at the entrance to a marina, officials said.(Photo: City of Alameda Fire Department)The fire was contained in 10 minutes and the cause is currently under investigation.

Tuchel’s Bayern loses in Mainz, Bundesliga lead under threat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel endured a torrid return to his former club Mainz where his team squandered the lead and lost 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Borussia Dortmund was two points behind Bayern and could go top later Saturday with a home win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Five rounds remain after this weekend.Sadio Mané scored and Bayern looked set to stretch its league lead to five points. Mané got his seventh league goal when he headed in João Cancelo’s cross at the far post in the 29th minute.But Mainz improved after the break and Ludovic Ajorque equalized in the 65th when Bayern’s defense was unable to clear the ball after a free kick. Leandro Barreiro scored the home team’s second in the 73rd, and six minutes later Spanish left back Aarón Martín marked his 26th birthday by scoring Mainz’s third.Bayern’s loss increases the pressure on chief executive Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić. They were already under scrutiny for their decision t...

Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protestors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:00 GMT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force against nonviolent protestors, a move that comes after it was sued following a protest over a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officers who shot and killed a Black motorist.Akron officials and lawyers for the Akron Bail Fund — a group that supports protesters — reached the agreement late Friday after a federal court session that lasted for several hours. Bail fund officials had sought a temporary restraining order to block the use of nonlethal force, but the two sides instead agreed to a 14-day restriction that allows the litigation and negotiations to continue.The legal action came about after a protest Wednesday in which police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters after the gathering was deemed an unlawful assembly.Akron has seen a few protests after a state grand jury on Monday declined to indict eight ...