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How you can help businesses devastated by Marble Falls fire

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) — Community members and the Highland Lakes Crisis Network are collecting relief funds for businesses and employees displaced by a large fire in Marble Falls, Texas, on Wednesday.The structure fire took place at U.S. 281 and 1st Street Wednesday evening. Emergency responders closed down the area through Thursday as crews worked to contain the large blaze.The two-story strip mall was host to multiple businesses including China Kitchen, a well-loved restaurant in the Marble Falls community.Individual GoFundMe crowdfunding pages have been set up for businesses impacted by the blaze. GoFundMes set up for businesses impacted by Marble Falls fire One of them is for Family Taekwondo Center and Marble Falls Best After School Program and Summer Camp.Owner Kelly Lee said a class was lining up for a lesson when the fire broke out. She said a student was the first to realize something was wrong."Just through a break in the ceiling tiles he could see some flames. With...

Girl, missing since helping 14-year-old friend who was fatally shot, found safe

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

A 12-year-old St. Paul girl has been found safe, after her mother pleaded Saturday for anyone who knew her whereabouts to help get her home. The girl’s friends had been shot, one fatally, on Wednesday night.Police announced Saturday night that the girl had been reunited with her family. “Thank you to everyone who helped look for her,” St. Paul police said in a statement.Police earlier said the girl had last been seen when officers dropped her off at her house the night of the shooting. It was believed that the girl then left her home and went into hiding.“She says she doesn’t feel safe,” her mother said Saturday during a news conference held at the site of the shooting.On Wednesday about 7:45 p.m., multiple 911 callers and an officer on patrol reported hearing gunshots, which led officers outside an apartment building on Hazelwood Street near East Maryland Avenue.Officers found 14-year-old Monica Joy Holley, two other girls, 13 and 15 years old, a...

5 hospitalized in Inglewood shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

Five people were hospitalized after a shooting in Inglewood on Saturday night.The shooting was reported around 4:40 p.m. near the 3300 block of Manchester Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.It’s unclear what injuries the victims have sustained at this time. The events leading up to the shooting are also unknown as details remain limited.Five people were injured after a shooting in Inglewood on Oct. 7, 2023. (Citizen)Five people were injured after a shooting in Inglewood on Oct. 7, 2023. (Citizen)Five people were injured after a shooting in Inglewood on Oct. 7, 2023. (Citizen)Five people were injured after a shooting in Inglewood on Oct. 7, 2023. (Citizen)Five people were injured after a shooting in Inglewood on Oct. 7, 2023. (Citizen)Five people were injured after a shooting in Inglewood on Oct. 7, 2023. (Citizen)Citizen video from the scene shows a large police and fire crew presence with several people seen being wheeled into ambulances.No suspect infor...

Over 1/3 will be Cowboys fans for 49ers game at Levi's Stadium, ticket retailer says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

(KRON) -- The highly-anticipated matchup between the San Francisco 49ers (4-0) and Dallas Cowboys (3-1) will take place on Sunday Night Football with a 5:20 p.m. kickoff. Cowboys fans, dubbed as "America's Team, have a large fanbase across the country even outside of Texas. It appears that will be on display Sunday night in Santa Clara, says one ticket retailer. Police ask for public’s help identifying people in Levi’s Stadium brawl Roughly 36 percent of the Levi's Stadium crowd will be Cowboys fans, according to secondary market ticket seller Vivid Seats. 49ers fans are expected to make up roughly 64 percent of the crowd. It is no surprise a large number of Cowboys fans are expected to invade the 49ers' home stadium. They are called "America's Team" for a reason. On top of that, some Cowboys fans may see this as a "revenge" game -- considering San Francisco has ended Dallas' season two years in a row. The NFC rivals have had a long history dating back to the 1970s. San Francisco ...

New bike and walking path opens near Vienna Metro station

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

A new bicycle and pedestrian path opened this weekend in Fairfax County, Virginia, designed to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety in a busy corner of the county.The new path, only about one-third of a mile long, carries riders and walkers along northbound Route 29 between Vaden Drive and Nutley Street in Merrifield.The Virginia Department of Transportation said the new path will help riders and walkers more safely reach the Vienna Metro station and other trails, including trails in Towers Park, a 16-acre park with a playground, picnic site and baseball field.The $3.8 million project is mostly completed, with some minor finishing touches being applied in the coming weeks.Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians are reminded to be cautious because the area remains an active work zone.Source

FOTOS | Los mortales enfrentamientos en Israel y Gaza

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

(CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, dijo este sábado que el país está en guerra después de que militantes palestinos en Gaza dispararan una andanada mortal de cohetes y enviaran hombres armados al territorio israelí en una importante escalada del conflicto de larga data entre ambas partes.Israel lanzó ataques aéreos contra Gaza en respuesta al ataque mientras Netanyahu prometía “hacer pagar un precio enorme al enemigo”.¿Qué está pasando en Israel? Esto es lo que sabemos hasta el momentoEl ataque sorpresa, ocurrido a primera hora de la mañana, no tiene precedentes en la historia reciente por su escala y alcance. Se produce en el 50 aniversario de la guerra de 1973, en la que los Estados árabes bombardearon a Israel en Yom Kippur, el día más sagrado del calendario judío.Nota del editor: esta galería tiene contenido explícito. Se recomienda discreción.Palestinos inspeccionan los edificios dañados en Gaza después de los ataques aéreos de Israel es...

Central Arkansas scores 32 points in fourth quarter to rally for 38-33 win

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Will McElvain threw four fourth-quarter touchdown passes before Kylin James added a 9-yard go-ahead score with 19 seconds remaining to complete an astounding comeback in Central Arkansas’ 38-33 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night.The Bears (4-2) trailed 30-6 heading into the final quarter before McElvain threw TD passes to Myles Butler and Jarrod Barnes to begin the Bears’ 32-point final quarter. DC Pippin kicked a field goal with 4:20 to go for SEMO (1-4) to make it 33-18. But 19 seconds later, Christian Richmond snagged a pass at midfield on his way to a 73-yard score to get the Bears within 33-25 with four minutes left and they regained possession at their own 35 with 2:15 to go. That led to a 45-yard touchdown pass to Butler who came away with ball against tight coverage and scored with 1:34 remaining to cut the deficit to 33-31 — but a 2-point conversion pass failed.A three-and-out gave the ball back to the Bears with 1:18 left an...

Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDS

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered, Ranger Suárez and the Philadelphia bullpen stifled baseball’s most prolific offense, and the Phillies blanked the 104-win Atlanta Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Saturday night.In a playoff rematch between division rivals, the East champion Braves find themselves in exactly the same position as a year ago: trailing the Phillies after the opener at Truist Park.The Phillies went on to a 3-1 upset of the Braves in 2022 on an improbable run to the World Series. Now, they’re up again heading to Game 2 of the best-of-five series Monday night in Atlanta.Wild-card series hero Bryson Stott broke a scoreless tie with a run-scoring single in the fourth. Harper padded the lead with a drive over the right-field wall in the sixth off Spencer Strider, baseball’s only 20-game winner.The Braves, who tied the major league record with 307 homers during the regular season and averaged more than 5.8 runs per game, couldn’t mu...

Braves catcher Sean Murphy called for interference that brings home Phillies run in Game 1 of NLDS

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves catcher Sean Murphy was called for interference in the eighth inning of their NL Division Series opener against Philadelphia on Saturday night, bringing home a run for the Phillies.The call was made by plate umpire Brian O’Nora with J.T. Realmuto batting with the bases loaded and two outs. Trea Turner scored to give Philadelphia a 3-0 lead.It was hard to see any contact, but Realmuto looked back at O’Nora after he fouled off a pitch from Pierce Johnson and pointed to Murphy. After O’Nora indicated the interference call, Realmuto clapped as he jogged to first.The call was challenged by Atlanta, but it was upheld by a replay review. Some fans at Truist Park threw trash on the field in protest.There were 96 catcher interference calls in the majors this year, the highest total since at least 1974. That’s up from 74 in 2022 and 64 in 2021, according to Sportradar.Under MLB’s catcher interference rule, the batter is awarded first base if any fielder...

Desert horror: Music festival goers first took cover from rockets, then Gaza militants began firing on them

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:27 GMT

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea, killing dozens and stunning the country. Palestinian health officials reported scores of deaths from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as ...