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Lucas: Governors deserve official home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

Sometimes a house is not a home.It is certainly not much of a home when a bunch of Nazis come knocking on the door.Well, they did not exactly approach the front door last Saturday of the Arlington four-bedroom house Gov. Maura Healey, 52, is living in with her partner Joanna Lydgate, 42, and Lydgate’s two children from a previous marriage.But the right-wing members of New England-based NSC-131 (National Social Club) did cause enough of a disturbance that the cops had to be called.In a story covered by WBZ-TV, a half dozen or so State Police cruisers with blue lights flashing in the night descended on the quiet neighborhood to deal with the 25 neo-Nazis protesting the influx of illegal immigrants into the state.“New England is ours, the rest must go,” the masked and hooded demonstrators chanted before being led away by state troopers. No arrests were made.It is not known if anyone was in the house at the time, but the ruckus did disrupt the neighborhood, which is made up of million-d...

Conditions are ‘deplorable,’ not enough supplies, says Canadian in Gaza Strip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

A Canadian living in the Gaza Strip says families are starting to ration food and using toilet water to stay hydrated as little aid is reaching the area amid the war between Israel and Hamas.Mansour Shouman has been providing updates on the situation in the southern strip and said conditions are deplorable and the limited supplies that are getting through are not nearly enough.Israel has cut electricity, fuel and water supplies to Gaza as part of a “total blockade of the territory.”An agreement was reached to allow a small amount of humanitarian aid in through the Egyptian border. “The surprise was there are only 25 trucks; 25 trucks is maybe enough for one or two UN shelters right now,” said Shouman.“Normally on regular days Rafah border crossing has hundreds of trucks coming in full of food and things to drink clothes … we rely on imports, we do not manufacture,” he added. “We have 2.2 million people here and supplies have not been r...

Appeal court orders new trial for former senior Montreal politician Zampino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec’s Court of Appeal has ordered the former chair of Montreal city council’s executive committee to stand trial on corruption charges.The three-judge panel found that a lower court judge erred when she stayed charges against Frank Zampino in 2019, after finding that police wiretaps violated his constitutional rights.The appeal court said in its decision that the wiretaps — which captured conversations with lawyers — violated Zampino’s rights, but that the violations weren’t serious enough to justify a stay of proceedings.It says, instead, that the evidence gathered from the wiretaps can’t be used at the trial.The charges against the former right-hand man to Gerald Tremblay, who was mayor from 2001 to 2012, allege that municipal contracts were awarded in exchange for political donations.The appeal court says several other people who were targeted in the same police operation, whose charges were also stayed, will also have to fa...

Montreal police say hate crimes rising, most targeting Jews, amid Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

Montreal police say they’ve received reports of 16 hate crimes, mostly targeting Jewish people, since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7.Police say that, as of Wednesday, they had received reports of 12 hate crimes targeting the city’s Jewish community — including one during a protest — and four hate crimes targeting the city’s Arab and Muslim communities.Police say that during the same period there were also 13 “hate incidents” targeting the Jewish community and seven targeting Arabs or Muslims.Hate incidents are described by the police as actions that are not criminal but that may affect people’s sense of safety, such as the distribution of offensive material, insults and offensive gestures.In its annual report, the police service said there were 50 hate crimes and 21 incidents targeting people based on their religion in 2022, along with 118 hate crimes and 35 incidents targeting people based on their ethnic or national ...

Affidavit: Man charged with murder in deadly southeast Austin shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An affidavit obtained by KXAN on Friday provided more details and identified the suspect accused in a southeast Austin homicide that occurred earlier this week.Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday, the Austin Police Department responded to the 2200 block of E. Riverside Drive in what was later revealed in the affidavit as a shooting, court documents said. Police investigating after person killed in southeast Austin overnight When police arrived on the scene, they found two men lying on the ground, with one on top of the other. The man lying on the ground was identified as Elvin Salvador Tinoco-Orosco, 35, according to the affidavit. His shirt was covered in blood but he was not injured, the affidavit states.The other man was found with a gunshot wound. That man was later identified as Jader Francisco Tinoco-Salgado, 38, the affidavit states. EMS and the Austin Fire Department arrived on the scene and pronounced Tinoco Salgado dead at 1:45 a.m.The Austin Police Departme...

F1 weekend generates millions of dollars for Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Formula 1 racing means big money for the Austin economy. "I was walking around downtown yesterday, and everyone had their certain team's shirts on, hats on, everything," said Katie Shyman, who is in town from Phoenix.It is a big weekend for fans but also local businesses."Formula 1 weekend in Austin is our biggest and busiest weekend when it comes to how our hotels are seeing business, our restaurants, our venues," said Wesley Lucas with Visit Austin.Visit Austin says attendance has continued to rise year after year. Last year, the event had about 440,000 people for the entire three-day event."Last study estimated that about 65 percent of the folks that attend the race are from out of town," said Lucas.All those travelers need a place to stay, and many Austin hotels see a boost in business. How to get to, from the F1 United States Grand Prix in Austin "High occupancy week for us, a lot of international clients," said Jacob Weaver, Hotel ZaZa Austin's GM.This is one...

Record-breaking heat Friday, but rain returns soon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Friday afternoon brought Austin's hottest temperatures on record so late in the year, topping the daily record high of 95° set in 2019. BLOG: NOAA releases winter forecast Record heat is expected again Saturday with Austin highs hitting 95°, but high clouds start to increase at Formula One festivities. Clouds thicken further on Sunday for the U.S. Grand Prix race, keeping temperatures more reasonable for this time of year.Hurricane Norma affecting our weatherThe increasing clouds this weekend come courtesy of Hurricane Norma, shutting down the airport in Cabo San Lucas and forcing tourists to shelter in place in their hotels.Hurricane Norma approaching the Baja PeninsulaAs Norma dissipates over the mountains of northern Mexico this weekend, its remnants and moisture are projected to move across Texas. This will bring scattered rain locally on Monday.A trough of low pressure digging in from the west will continue scattered rounds of thunderstorms all of next week, ...

No. 4 Westlake takes on Austin High Maroons at House Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Westlake can take one more step to another district championship with a win over Austin High at House Park on Friday.The No. 4 Chaparrals take on the Maroons at 7:30 p.m. and the game will be streamed for those in the KXAN viewing area on KXAN.com/Westlake and in the video player above. For those outside of the KXAN viewing area, NFHS Network will carry the game as our official high school football streaming partner. There's a subscription pricing guide on the website if you're not already subscribed.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteJoe Taylor and Ricky Doyle will be on the call when the broadcast begins at 7:20 p.m.Westlake is coming off a hard-fought 27-14 win over Dripping Springs last week, and sophomore quarterback Rees Wise proved he's more than just a dropback passer. He threw for 209 yards, but he also rushed for...

John Shipley: Michigan allegations just another disaster for college football

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

If Jim Harbaugh and his University of Michigan football program were sending scouts to Minnesota games to steal their signs, you have to ask yourself why. It’s hard to believe he was worried about losing to Minnesota.Now, while Harbaugh’s program is under NCAA investigation for an alleged system of in-person sign-stealing that breaks the NCAA’s competitive rules, it doesn’t mean the Wolverines actually bothered to steal the Gophers’ signs. To be fair, it seems like overkill. The U has beaten Michigan twice since 1987, and it usually isn’t close. The teams met Sept. 9 in the season opener for both clubs and the Wolverines won 52-10.On the other hand, Harbaugh was suspended three games this season for violating NCAA recruiting rules, which seems impossible in the Age of Name, Image and Likeness. So, maybe there’s something to the whole thing. Maybe Harbaugh felt as though Michigan didn’t simply have to beat the Gophers, but humiliate them — because no matter what anyone else tells you...

Albany Pro Musica kicks off 2023-2024 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:21 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Pro Musica will be kicking off their 2023-2024 season this weekend with a performance at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The concert, titled "Legacy", is scheduled for October 22 at 3 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The first concert of the chorus' 43rd season will celebrate their composer-in-residence program, featuring works by APM composers Ola Gjeilo, Donald McCullough and Bradley Ellingboe. The group will perform a series of eclectic and inspiring pieces, while honoring the legacy of APM's Steve Murray. The Troy Music Hall is located at 30 Second Street. You can purchase Albany Pro Musica tickets online by visiting the venue's website.