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Private texts, whistleblower memes revealed in Paxton impeachment trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Whistleblower Ryan Vassar resumed testimony in Ken Paxton's impeachment trial Friday morning, recounting the events surrounding his decision to report Paxton to the FBI for alleged ethical and legal violations.Friday morning began with tense cross-examination from Paxton's defense team.Thursday afternoon, Vassar teared up at Paxton's suggestion that he and the whistleblowers were "rogue employees." That assertion was "contrary to the years that I dedicated my life to the state," he said. Defense attorneys on Friday appeared to attempt to discredit those solemn emotions, referencing text messages Vassar sent in a private group chat of whistleblowers.Paxton defense attorney J. Mitchell Little displayed numerous text messages showing Vassar and other former employees demeaning other colleagues, insulting their intelligence and making light of their difficult experience following the FBI complaint.One text from Vassar included an image of "Going Rouge: The Sarah Pali...

Bastrop officials cancel missing person alert for 79-year-old

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A missing person's alert was canceled Friday afternoon after being issued by the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office earlier in the day. The sheriff's office initially asked the public for help locating a 79-year-old man Friday morning at 10:41 but canceled the alert just before 1:30 p.m.

Tommies excited to step up in competition vs. South Dakota

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

The St. Thomas football team has accomplished some impressive things in its first two seasons at the Division I level, including going unbeaten in the Pioneer Football League last season while managing to extend its home winning streak to 27 games.While they have had limited opportunity, one thing that eluded the Tommies so far is securing a victory against a Division I team that offers athletic scholarships. The Pioneer and the Ivy League are the only two conferences in Division I that don’t offer athletic scholarships, a distinction that has some viewing them as being Division I with an asterisk.The Tommies get their third crack at changing that perception this weekend when they face South Dakota of the Missouri Valley Conference in Vermillion. S.D. In its inaugural Division I season, St. Thomas fell on the road at Northern Iowa of the Missouri Valley, 44-3. Last season, the Tommies lost at Southern Utah of the Western Athletic Conference, 44-13.While St. Thomas head coach Glenn C...

"Women Aren't Funny" comedy series features Buttonista

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — News10's Stephanie Rivas sat down with comedian Erin Harkes, the creator of the "Women Aren't Funny" series, and Taylor Rao. Rao is known best as the "Buttonista" and Co-Founder of media company Two Buttons Deep. Rao joined Harkes at the stand-up microphone for the first on September 6 at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs. Harkes will continue to feature an all-female cast of comedians in the ongoing "Women Aren't Funny Series."

New beauty store open inside Aviation Mall Target

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A new beauty store has arrived at the Aviation Mall - inside an existing store. A new Ulta Beauty location opened this week inside the Target location at the Queensbury-based mall. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Ulta Beauty sells more than 50 brands of beauty products, including Urban Decay and Ariana Grande products. The new location is located near Target's pre-existing beauty department."This unique partnership is another way we continue to elevate the guest experience across our multicategory business to drive traffic as we meet guests’ needs in innovative ways,” said Target Executive Vice President Christina Hennington. “With two powerhouse retailers, our collective brand love, loyalty, and omnichannel expertise will inspire guests and raise the bar for the beauty shopping experience.” Annual 5K back in action along Lake George The new location isn't the only recent development at the Aviation Mall. I...

Missouri could see major hike in gas prices soon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas and Missouri drivers should prepare for a steep price increase at the pump, experts say. Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices around the United States, Canada and Australia, predicts gas prices in the Midwest will spike anywhere from 50 cents to $1 per gallon over the next several days. Experts fear gas prices could get worse before they get better There are few details on what's leading to the increase, but Gas Buddy says a refinery outage could be to blame. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said the price hike could be limited if the EPA switches to the winter blend of gasoline early. "The spike in gas prices may be relatively short-lived, but the situation remains volatile," De Haan said in a news release. As of Thursday, wholesale gas prices in the Midwest were already up nearly $1 per gallon from one week ago, and AAA reports a gallon of gas is up 7 cents in Missouri and 3 cents in Kansas.But AAA did note on Thursday that the...

Colorado Senate Democrats select Denver senator as No. 2 leader

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

Colorado Senate Democrats selected state Sen. Robert Rodriguez Friday as their new majority leader.State Sen. Robert Rodriguez looks upward during the first day of the 2023 Colorado legislative session in the Senate Chambers at the Colorado State Capitol on January 9, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)Rodriguez, who represents the largely south Denver District 32, will replace former Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, of Commerce City. Moreno left his Senate seat a year before his term was up to join new Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration.Rodriguez will help steer the chamber during the 2024 legislative session and set priorities for the majority. Democrats occupy 23 of the 35 seats in the chamber, just one vote shy of a supermajority.Democrats hold an outright supermajority in the state House of Representatives, and Gov. Jared Polis is also a Democrat. But that Democratic trifecta has split at times, including over a high-profile la...

Keeler: CU football, Coach Prime are getting love from Patrick Mahomes, Bill Simmons, DJ Khaled, Snoop Dogg. How did Buffs become America’s Team?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

BOULDER — As Dylan Edwards flashed four fingers in the end zone, Tyrone Byrd’s Big Red heart slipped on cement shoes and sank to the bottom of Jamaica Bay.“Unfortunately, I think CU is gonna get us,” Byrd, a former Nebraska safety and now a State Farm agent in Commerce City, told me on the eve of Buffs-Huskers Part LXXII on Saturday at Folsom Field. “With what Deion (Sanders) is teaching and developing, with his high standards and (given that) the guys are buying in — they only had six penalties (in the opener).“And they’ve got some guys. Like he said, ‘I’m bringing dawgs.’ I don’t think (the Cornhuskers) have those kind of guys, where they think this way, they think, ‘I’m going to dominate.’ We have a lot of good athletes, but I just don’t know if we have enough guys that have that right mindset.”You know how you might not love something, or somebody, but at the same time, darn it, you just ca...

Video captures boogie boarders riding on bioluminescent waves in Huntington Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

Bioluminescence is not an unfamiliar sight in California, but when it's spotted, it's often aquatic creatures playing in the lit waters.Earlier this week, however, a photographer and videographer captured some humans getting in on the fun.In Huntington Beach, boogie boarders took to the ocean to catch some glowing waves, which are usually the result of plankton. Stunning video shows school of fish playing in bioluminescent water "It’s been a while since we’ve seen it here but the waves this time around were unbelievably bright," Patrick Coyne, who goes by @patrickc_la on Instagram, shared on the social media platform. "...The beach was crowded with people enjoying the show and we all had a blast. Let’s hope it’s there again tonight."Coyne, who has a talent for capturing stunning bioluminescent scenes, previously shared videos of dolphins frolicking in the waves off Newport Beach in 2020 and a school of mullet playing in bioluminescent water last year.

11 Students Hurt in Pedestrian Accident on Tulare Avenue [Fresno, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:18 GMT

Eleven Students Injured in Pedestrian Collision near Roosevelt High SchoolFRESNO, CA (September 8, 2023) – Wednesday afternoon, eleven students sustained injuries in a pedestrian accident on Tulare Avenue.Police responded to the scene around 3:30 p.m., near Cedar Avenue and the Roosevelt High School campus.According to reports, the 16-year-old driver of a black pickup-truck turned south onto Cedar at a high rate of speed.There, the driver lost control and jumped a curb before striking multiple students waiting at the bus stop. Medics arrived and transported eleven students to a nearby hospital for further treatment.Following the collision, the teen driver and his 14-year-old sister were picked up by a family member and fled the scene. According to the police, authorities managed to pull over the vehicle and take the suspect into custody. Fresno officials will investigate the incident as a felony hit-and-run.Thousands of people are injured each year due to reckless driving. If ...