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City of Austin's DECA Alliance hosts its first small business summit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An alliance that sets out to provide opportunities and resources for minority communities in Austin, was able to put its partnership to the test in a big way.The Diversity Ethnic Alliance (DECA), hosted its first small business opportunity summit through the City of Austin's Economic Development Department on Wednesday. DECA is made up of the City of Austin's Minority Chambers: The Austin LGBT Chamber, Greater Austin Asian Chamber, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber, and Greater Austin Black Chamber. (KXAN photos/Frank Martinez).The chambers wanted to bring together diverse business professionals to network."We have four pillars that we're representing today, technical assistance, access to capital, workforce development, and certification and procurement, all opportunities that are going to help them grow," Katherine Sobel, program manager for the Small Business Division with the City of Austin's Economic Development Department said.There are people here who are c...

LCRA urging more water conservation efforts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There are two big weather stories going on at this time. One is the continued onslaught of highs reaching 100° and higher. Austin will have set a record for consecutive days of a triple-digit high by Friday, August 5.But depending on who you talk to the bigger story is the eventuality that by the middle of August the LCRA will move from Stage 1 of its drought contingency plan to Stage 2.The combined storage of Lakes Buchanan and Travis is forecast to fall below 900,000 acre-feet, or about 45% of capacity by mid-month. As this article is being written (Wednesday, August 2), the combined storage is 930,096 acre-feet, or about 48% full. Storage capacity numbers for Lakes Buchanan and Travis continue to dropAn acre-foot is 326,000 gallons of water. Think of a football field one foot deep and that will tell you what an acre-foot of water is.John Hofmann is the Executive Vice-President of Water for the Lower Colorado River Authority. He says that the water supply is stres...

San Marcos CISD rolls out new school marshals program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- With the first day of school two weeks away, San Marcos CISD students were rolling out a new school marshals program this school year.Back in April, the San Marcos CISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the licensing program overseen by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The program allows select school employees to carry a gun on campus after meeting specific requirements.Those requirements include having a current license to carry in Texas, passing a psychological exam and completing an 80-hour school marshal training program.At the time of its approval, some district parents expressed concerns about the idea of some teachers possibly being armed. In a conversation with San Marcos CISD Superintendent Michael Cardona, he told KXAN arming teachers was "never in discussion here in San Marcos." PAST COVERAGE: San Marcos CISD board approves school marshal program "We're pretty confident that we have some exceptional individuals that have the law enf...

Stillwater United Way announces new executive director

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

Kristin Kroll, a longtime Stillwater-area volunteer and nonprofit consultant, has been named executive director of United Way of Washington County East.Kroll takes over as head of the Stillwater-based organization from Jennifer Kmecik, who left to become vice president of programs at Junior Achievement North in St. Paul. Kroll’s first day was July 26.Kristin Kroll (Courtesy of United Way of Washington County East)Prior to joining United Way of Washington County East, Kroll was a senior consultant and the director of client relations at Minneapolis-based Fladeboe Advancement, a group of professional fundraising consultants that partners with nonprofit organizations.Kroll, who will help oversee fundraising, outreach, partnerships and special projects and programs, will bring “a wealth of nonprofit leadership and fundraising experience” to the organization, said Kirsten Castillo, president of the board. “She is a passionate member of our community and has served many local ...

Brant Lake canoe race hits the water on Aug. 12

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

HORICON, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This August, an annual canoe lake takes to the water in the hamlet of Brant Lake. The Great Brant Lake Canoe Race is on again on Saturday, Aug. 12. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Paddlers will start their rowing at 9:30 a.m. at Hilton Beach, located along Palisades Road. From there, it's a 6-mile paddle southwest across the lake to Horicon Town Beach and the community center. Registration online is encouraged ahead of time, but will run from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. on the day of the race. Those who register in advance can pick up their packet and number at Food Truck Fridays, hosted from 5-8 p.m. every Friday at the Horicon Community Center. Following the race, awards will be given out at the beach, followed by a kids' scavenger hunt. Eatery and bar The Hub will host an afterparty with live music starting at 3 p.m. Lake George RV Park named #1 dog-friendly campground For those who want to race but are nerv...

Discovering Saratoga: PDT Market

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Located in downtown Saratoga Springs, PDT Market is a specialty gourmet grocery store that allows shoppers to eat and drink while they shop. The concept here is choose your own adventure. PDT Market opens in Saratoga Springs PDT Market is located at 55 Railroad Place in Saratoga Springs. According to its website, the market is open Monday–Tuesday from 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Wednesday from 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Thursday–Friday from 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sunday: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

Applications open: Round 2 of Albany small business grants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Entrepreneurs in the City of Albany can start applying for round two of the Small Business Vitality Assistance Program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! As the program gears up for more funding to go out to local businesses, NEWS10 caught up with recipients of round one to find out how the grants helped them overcome the challenges of the pandemic.Karen Maxwell is the owner of Kema’s Kreations, located at the Community Loan Fund building on Orange Street. She’s a seamstress who makes unique fashion bags with everything from leather to studs, and wood, even featuring paintings from artists on her handbags.COVID-19 threw her business for a loop, and she was one of 26 Albany entrepreneurs and businesses to receive a total of more than $200,000 in recovery funding from the program, which is a partnership between the city, the Downtown Business Improvement District, and...

Suspect arraigned in Morton Avenue homicide case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Wednesday morning, a 17-year-old from Albany was arraigned in Albany County Court. The defendant pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the indictment, the defendant intentionally caused the death of Naheim Burbridge on July 22. The defendant was accused of shooting Burbridge with an illegal handgun. The defendant was remanded to a Capital District Secure Juvenile Detention Facility. They are due to reappear in court on August 21.

Cardinals superfan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint, Trump hat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

A St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan known as “Rally Runner” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack police officers, court records show. Daniel Donnelly Jr. was wearing red paint on his face and a red “Keep America Great” hat when he stormed the Capitol, the FBI said in a court filing.Donnelly is known in St. Louis for running around the Cardinals' stadium during baseball games while wearing red clothes and red face paint. Donnelly apparently changed his legal name to Rally Runner, according to the FBI.Tucker Carlson featured Donnelly on a December 2021 segment of his now-canceled Fox News show. Carlson showed an image of Donnelly outside the Capitol as he promoted conspiracy theories that uncharged “agent provocateurs” had infiltrated the mob, HuffPost reported.“Who is this person? Why hasn’t he been charged? That’s a very simple ask,” Carlson told his viewers.Donnelly was ...

NTSB releases final report on Missouri Amtrak crash over one year later

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:52 GMT

MENDON, Mo. - The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report Wednesday on a deadly Amtrak train crash in Mendon, Missouri. In June 2022, four people were killed and over 140 people were injured when an Amtrak train hit a dump truck at an uncontrolled railroad crossing, causing both locomotives and all eight passenger railcars to derail. People living in the area said they’d complained about the crossing for years. There's only a stop sign and a railroad crossing sign, no crossing arms, warning lights or bells. Residents said it was steep and difficult to see if a train was coming until it was too late. The NTSB started investigating the day after the crash, inspecting the crossing's design, the railcar's design, survival factors and data from the train's event recorder. A bad dream’: Effects of Amtrak derailment still echoing in Missouri town In the agency's final report, the NTSB determined the probable cause of the crash was the truck driv...