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Rockport police chief announced as new TCOLE executive director

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) announced Chief Gregory Stevens as the agency's executive director, which is effective Jan. 8, 2024, according to a news release from TCOLE.Stevens served most recently as the Chief of Police of the Rockport Police Department, according to TCOLE. Prior to working in Rockport, Stevens retired from the Lubbock Police Department after more than 26 years with the department, where he the Chief of Police there for nearly four years, the release said.“I am excited for the opportunity to lead an agency with a critically important mission at a time of growth and potential,” Stevens said in the release. “The staff and I will continue to build on the partnerships with the law enforcement community, state leadership, and the public that we recognize as vital to successfully carrying out our responsibilities.”The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) announced Chief Gregory Stevens as the agency's executive dire...

Even warmer Friday ahead of a windy weekend cold front

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite the clouds a warm breeze pushed temperatures into the 70s today. Partly to mostly cloudy skies should keep temperatures from falling too much. Overnight lows drop down into the low 60s or upper 50s making for a warmer-than-normal night in Central Texas.We'll start Friday with low clouds, fog and even some spotty drizzle. By afternoon the sun is out and a warm breeze ahead of a cold front will push temperatures into the upper 70s to near 80º by late afternoon. Winds will be out of the southwest from 10-15 mph, but gusts up to 25 mph are possible Friday.Expected highs on FridayStronger winds are expected this weekend as a blustery cold front arrives.Weekend cold frontWHAT: Strong Pacific cold frontWHEN: Hill Country - 8AM-11AM / Austin-metro - 10AM-2PM / Eastern counties - 1PM-4PM IMPACTS: Gusty north winds, low rain chance and cooler temperatures. Isolated power outages possible.Spotty rain showers could develop along and head of the cold front, mainly over t...

P.J. Fleck: Gophers football’s strong retention rate a credit to Dinkytown Athletes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

The foundation of the Gophers football team is in place for the 2024 season.Of Minnesota’s 22 starters from this season, six are departing seniors and only one (quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis) has exited via the NCAA transfer portal.That leaves 15 returning starters (seven on offense, eight on defense). Most of the players in that group have announced they are coming back with help from the U’s name, image and likeness (NIL) collective, Dinkytown Athletes.Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck said Thursday that level of success with the rampant amount of players nationwide entering the portal comes down to a few reasons.“At the end of the day, you have to have full transparency, where they fit in the program, where they are, what you are looking for, who you are bringing in (via the portal), how many are you bringing in,” Fleck said on the Quick Lane Bowl media call. “Some guys are going to be able to accept that challenge and some aren’t.”During the season, Fleck had challenged Gophers fans...

How to make traffic stops less nerve-wracking? St. Paul police hosting ‘Project Self Stop’ to provide info, taillight replacement vouchers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

When St. Paul’s police chief is off duty, he feels like everyone else does when they notice a police squad behind them.“I start to question, ‘Was I speeding? Did one of my taillights just go out? Did I go through a red light and not notice it?” said Axel Henry.With the aim of decreasing nervousness around traffic stops and helping to educate people about such stops, the St. Paul police department is holding its first Project Self Stop on Saturday. Drivers can go to a parking lot south of the Minnesota Fairgrounds to ask officers questions about traffic stops and get advice. They also can get coupons for free taillight replacement.Saturday’s event is an opportunity for new drivers to go through a no-stress traffic stop, Henry said.People who pull into the parking lot will be directed to talk to an officer. Instead of an officer’s typical line during a traffic stop — “Do you know why I’m stopping you today?” — a driver ...

St. Paul officer, suspect wounded in shooting, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

A St. Paul officer and another person were both injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon, according to police.The officer was wounded in the leg and a suspect was reported to be “down” with CPR being performed, according to initial emergency radio dispatches.The police department confirmed the shooting happened near the intersection of Cretin and Marshall avenues just after 2 p.m. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which investigates police use-of-force cases, will be investigating.“There is no threat to the public from this incident,” police wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.Police recovered a gun at the scene, according to a police radio dispatch.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | How to make traffic stops less nerve-wracking? St. Paul police hosting ‘Project Self Stop’ to provide info, taillight replacement vouchers Crime & Public Safety | 25 schools, 9 Jewish facilities ‘swattedR...

APD investigating shots fired near Temple Israel of Albany

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department announced they are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place near the Temple Israel of Albany. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Police say no injuries have been reported and that one person was taken into custody. Police said a man fired two shotgun shells near the Temple. The incident resulted in the temporary lockdown of nearby St. Peter’s Health Partners facilities. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins announced they will be holding a press conference at 4:30 p.m. Stay with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

Colorado AG Phil Weiser files lawsuit opposing NCAA transfer rule

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

By JOHN RABY and AARON BEARD (AP Sports Writers)CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states that includes Colorado alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law.The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia’s northern district, challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools. The suit said the rule “unjustifiably restrains the ability of these college athletes to engage in the market for their labor as NCAA Division I college athletes.”The lawsuit filed by West Virginia and six other states alleges violations of the Sherman Act. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, and he released a statement Thursday afternoon in the wake of it being filed.“The spirit of athletic competition at the heart of college sports is undermined by this rule, which is another in a long line of NCAA policies that courts have overturned for har...

Fontana street vendors accuse city of violating their civil rights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

Street vendors have filed a lawsuit against the city of Fontana for allegedly violating their civil rights.The lawsuit stems from a city ordinance passed in October that allows officers to arrest and charge unlicensed vendors. Some vendors say the ordinance is discriminatory.This ordinance, meant to crack down on unlicensed street vendors, is now under scrutiny as a lawyer claims it is unlawful. The lawyer filing the governmental tort claim alleges that the city has engaged in discriminatory practices targeting street vendors. According to the claim, in the middle of the year, the city engaged in a campaign that included discarding vendors' foods and using excessive force on street vendors.The governmental claim states that on Oct. 10, the Fontana City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance that is unconstitutional and was passed to unlawfully target street vendors."Passing unlawful laws, passing unlawful ordinances, and passing unlawful laws that target street vendors, ...

Why the Lakers are barred from wearing their black uniforms tonight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

The Los Angeles Lakers won’t be allowed to wear their black “city edition” uniforms for Thursday night’s semifinal game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA’s first in-season tournament.According to ESPN, the NBA has barred the black unis because they create a difficult contrast with the league’s specialized court at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the site of the tournament’s final rounds.The Lakers (13-9) are 4-0 while wearing their black uniforms this season and would prefer to wear them for the semifinal game, league sources said.Instead, the Lakers will take the court in their gold "icon" jerseys.“When one Lakers player was informed the team wouldn't be allowed to wear black on Thursday, he replied, 'That's ass,'" ESPN reports.Milwaukee plays Indiana in the East semifinal.This initial in-season tournament is an opportunity for teams to hoist the league’s newest trophy, medals for each of the players on the champion team, along with bragging rights.There are also big financi...

Actor Alan Ruck sued over Hollywood pizza shop car crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:32:28 GMT

"Succession" and "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" star Alan Ruck is being sued by one of the drivers he allegedly hit in a Halloween night crash in Hollywood.According to the lawsuit obtained by KTLA, Horacio Vela was waiting at a red light at the intersection of North La Brea Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard when Ruck’s Rivian R1T "abruptly and forcefully accelerated" into the rear of his Hyundai Elantra.Security camera video shows the Hyundai lunge into the intersection where it hit another vehicle that was making a left turn onto La Brea.Ruck’s Rivian, meanwhile, careened across Hollywood Boulevard, striking another vehicle before crashing through the wall of Raffallo’s Pizza. According to TMZ, actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza restaurant. Oct. 31, 2023. (KTLA/AP)Actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza restaurant. Oct....