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Cedar Park police find guns, explosive-making materials in home that prompted evacuation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Officials in Cedar Park responded to a home Wednesday afternoon due to reports of suspicious items inside, according to the Cedar Park Police Department.According to CPPD, some of the items removed from the home included the following:29 firearmsAmmunitionVarious materials/chemical agents typically used to make explosivesCPPD said officers were called around 2 p.m. by a homeowner in the 2100 block of Parksville Way regarding items she discovered in her home. Several agencies were called to assist due to the nature of the items, CPPD said, including the Austin Fire Department, Austin-Travis County EMS, the Austin Police Department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, the Cedar Park Fire Department, Cedar Park EMC, the FBI and the ATF.Nearby neighbors were asked to evacuate or stay inside their homes as a safety precaution, and some streets were also shut down, CPPD said.Cedar Park Police investigate 'suspicious items' found in home (KXXAN photo/Jake Sykes)C...

Some industries continue to recover from the ‘Great Resignation'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Global events in the first couple of years of the 2020s caused many Americans and Central Texans to leave their jobs by force or voluntarily. For example, some hospitality workers had to resign when COVID-19 restrictions came down, while others left their positions due to low wages or in search of something with more personal meaning.  Austin experts explain 10 reasons behind our current labor shortage Some dubbed this period the “Great Resignation,” and locally, it reached a pinnacle in the summer of 2022 when there were north of 100,000 available jobs in the Austin region – the highest number on record, according to the Austin Chamber of Commerce. But since then, some industries which were unable to fill positions have recovered, and the “Great Resignation” as we knew it, has subsided. “We're not seeing the same level of job turnover that we saw previously during the Great Resignation,” said Bryce Bencivengo, Director of Public Relations for t...

More closures on Fairview Avenue in Roseville this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

Fairview Avenue will be closed in both directions between County Road B and County Road B2 this weekend.The closures will start 9 p.m. Friday and last until 5 a.m. Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Access via Gluek Lane and Frontage Road, south of Highway 36, will remain.After this weekend, one lane of Fairview Avenue will be open in each direction. There will be right-in, right-out access only with no cross-traffic on Fairview. The other lanes will reopen at the end of the project, which should be completed by August 24.The west entrance to Rosedale Mall remains closed, but MnDOT expects it will be reopened within the next week.Ramps at the Highway 36 and Fairview Avenue interchange will remain closed until late July.Related ArticlesLocal News | I-94 West open again after MN crash near border with Hudson, Wis. Local News | Minnesota 36 overnight lane closures planned for next week Local News | Expect I-94 clo...

Ask the Pediatrician: When a pet dies, how do I help my child cope?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

How your child reacts to your pet’s death will depend on their age and developmental level. When children display emotions like sadness, it’s important to validate them.During my own childhood, I remember when a pet died, my well-meaning mother told me I shouldn’t dwell on being sad. It’s natural to want to protect your child from unpleasant emotions. But letting children experience them helps them build coping skills for the future.Here’s what you can do to help your child deal with the loss of a pet.Explain your own sadness.If your emotion isn’t obvious, this may confuse your child. It’s OK to let them see you cry. Keep in mind, though, that not all children — whatever their age — express their grief through sadness. Anger is also a common way to express grief. Understanding this is important so you can help them learn to work through it.Remember, grief-related emotions can come and go, sometimes without warning. It may take longer than you thought for your child to get through th...

Air quality alert: Canadian smoke expected Friday and Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

All of Minnesota will be under an air quality alert beginning Friday morning due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.The smoke from wildfires in northern Alberta and British Columbia is expected to move into Minnesota behind a cold front Friday and linger for several hours into Saturday, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.The air quality alert, which is currently forecasting conditions in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category, is issued from 8 a.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday.Friday is expected to see a high near 88, mostly sunny skies and chances for showers and thunderstorm during the day. Hazy skies and a slight chance of rain are expected at night, according to the National Weather Service.Saturday should see a high near 85, with sunny skies and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunday should see a high near 81 and sunny skies.Related ArticlesNews | Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of ...

7/13/2023: PM storms, some severe, chance for flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

Important Weather Briefing on Severe Storms at 2pmThe latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologists Steve Caporizzo:Some sun at times late morning or early afternoon. That'll help us warm up quickly, with highs hitting the mid to upper 80's across the region. There will also be breezy conditions at times, with winds out of the south bringing even more humidity. The combo of mugginess and heat will lend itself to stronger storms late afternoon/early evening as a weather system approaches from the west.The strongest of the storms will be capable of producing gusty, damaging winds. There are low end chances for hail and/or one or two tornadoes as well.Perhaps the most pronounced threat will be heavy rainfall leading to more flooding, especially up north where so much rain fell earlier in the week. A Flood Watch has been issued for all of Warren, Washington, Hamilton, and Bennington counties, as well as northern Saratoga and Herkimer counties. If heavy rain materializes, rivers, cre...

ALDI sets opening date in North Greenbush

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- ALDI has announced the opening date for its new location at 500 North Greenbush Road in North Greenbush. The store will open to the public on Thursday, July 27 at 8:30 a.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This store is relocated from the Rensselaer location at 307 Columbia Turnpike. That ALDI store will permanently close its doors on Wednesday, July 26.“We are excited to provide local shoppers a revamped and refreshed ALDI store designed to make grocery shopping smarter, faster, and easier,” said Aaron Sumida, Tully Regional Vice President for ALDI. “We are always looking out for the needs of our shoppers and decided to move our Rensselaer store to allow more room for added fresh, high-quality products at affordable prices, which our loyal shoppers know and love.” Chick-fil-A sets opening dates for Clifton Park, North Greenbush The North Greenbush location will be open daily from 9 a.m. t...

Woodstock man indicted for hate crimes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Woodstock man has been indicted on hate crime charges, according to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Shayne Wilbur, 31, was indicted on July 11 for criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, assault, and criminal mischief. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The indictment alleges that Wilbur, while at an Ulster County bar, started shouting homophobic slurs at the victim upon learning they were gay. Wilbur then allegedly hit the victim with a thrown object, jumped over the bar area, and attacked them, pulling out a box cutter in the process. After leaving the bar area, Wilbur reportedly punched a hole through the door windows, causing over $500 in damages. He is currently in the Ulster County Jail serving a sentence for violating his probation. Victory man arrested for menacing Paul Derohannesian, Bureau Chief of the General Felonies and DWI Unit, stated that “Hate has no place in ...

Little-known but efficient geothermal, a different way to heat and cool your house

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

(AP) — Summers are famously humid in New York, but life in the Maioli household has gotten more comfortable since the couple installed a new heating and cooling system that isn't well known yet in the U.S. In 2021, the couple installed a geothermal or ground source heat pump. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “My wife is pretty happy because, in the summer, we can keep it to as cold as we like," typically 69 or 70 F, said Joe Maioli, in Ontario, New York.The units you see that look like box fans outside homes and businesses are the more common air-source heat pumps. They wring energy out of outdoor air for heat and soak up excess heat indoors and move it out when they're cooling. Geothermal heat pumps use underground temperatures, instead of outdoor air. Lawmakers aim to lower utility costs A Dandelion Energy employee sprays excess groundwater back on the lawn during installation of a geothermal heat pump system at a home i...

Federal charges in robbery, murder of St. Louis Kitchen owner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:11:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Four people are under federal indictment for the May robbery and murder of a St. Louis restauranteur. Fa Ming Pan and a cook were leaving Pan's business, St. Louis Kitchen, just after 9:30 p.m. on May 30 when they were ambushed in the parking lot in an attempted robbery. Pan was shot in the stomach and killed. He was 38. The cook, 56, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg but survived. After the shooting, one of the assailants stole Pan’s backpack, which contained Pan’s handgun and several thousand dollars in earnings from the restaurant.Last week, two suspects in the robbery and shooting were arrested and appeared in federal court for a preliminary hearing. Larob Harris, 24, and Mekayla Johann, 20, waived their right to a detention hearing, and agreed to remain in jail until trial. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...