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Hope and uncertainty as new crime victim compensation rules take effect

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new law that took effect this month expands benefits available to victims of violent crimes in Texas. State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, authored the law and said she has “high hopes” it will help more families in dire need, but it remains unclear how orderly the rollout will be this soon in the process, she said.“Because Senate Bill (SB) 49 is effective on Sept. 1, it’s too early to know if implementation will be smooth, what challenges will be faced, to track progress and to benefit from lessons learned,” Zaffirini said in a statement to KXAN.The Crime Victims’ Compensation Program is a state and federally funded assistance program for people whose lives have been disrupted by violent crime. The program offsets costs for things like lost wages, relocation expenses, lost rent, funerals and therapy. There is an application and review process, and almost all money is provided through reimbursement when no alternatives – like insurance or workers' compensation – ...

DIRECTV customers may not be able to watch Sunday's Dallas Cowboys game

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys will open its season at the New York Giants in primetime on Sunday Night Football. The game will be exclusively broadcast on KXAN in the Austin market, but since KXAN was forced off the DIRECTV lineup on July 2, DIRECTV customers may not be able to watch the game unless the dispute between Nexstar and DIRECTV is resolved. DIRECTV customers are being urged to call the company at (800) 531-5000 and demand that it restore KXAN to their systems.DIRECTV subscribers do have other options to view the game:DIRECTV customers can switch their cable or satellite provider to another service. KXAN has reached agreements with all other local distributors and is available on all of them.KXAN is also available on streaming services such as YouTube TV and Hulu.As a broadcast station, KXAN broadcasts its signal over the public airwaves to anyone with an antenna, which you can find at a variety of electronics or home-improvement stores.Many local restaur...

Pflugerville ISD approves good-cause exception for HB3

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – The Pflugerville Independent District Board of Trustees voted Thursday to claim a good cause exception to a new Texas law on school security.House Bill 3, which went into effect Sept. 1, requires armed security officers at every campus.Superintendent Dr. Douglas Killian told the board the district had to claim the good cause exception because the district couldn't find enough qualified applicants and didn't have enough money to fund an officer on every campus. Other local school districts KXAN spoke with said they are struggling to come up with the money and personnel to comply with the new law.

Central Hudson: Over 45k customers affected by storms

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation has crews working in several counties after over 45,000 electric service customers were impacted due to damaging thunderstorms. A majority of power outages are located in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Central Hudson says over 13,000 customers were restored overnight with approximately 30,000 customers without service as of 8:30 a.m.Central Hudson is reporting the following numbers of customers impacted by the storms:Columbia County:      280 customers impactedDutchess County:       13,790 customers impactedGreene County:          100 customers impactedOrange County:          2,980 customers impactedPutnam County:          230 customers impactedSullivan...

Claude Monet exhibit coming to Schenectady

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The works and accomplishments of French impressionist painter Claude Monet will be on display at the Claude Monet Immersive Experience, coming to Schenectady in October. Tickets for the exhibit go on sale soon, and you can join the waitlist online. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Claude Monet, the Immersive Experience, will be held at Armory Studios in Schenectady at 125 Washington Avenue. Each visit will take around 90 minutes to complete.Hours for the exhibit are as follows:Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Friday and Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.Sunday and holidays: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.Tuesdays: Closed

2 people injured in overnight crash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Two people were hurt in a crash overnight in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of north St. Louis.Two cars crashed just after 11:30 p.m. on Lalite Avenue at Goodfellow Boulevard. FOX 2 photographer run over after community threatens to tow cars Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital.

Man hospitalized after north St. Louis shooting

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One man was hurt after a shooting early Friday morning in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of north St. Louis. The shooting happened just after 1:00 a.m. on Wells and Clara Avenues. Police found the victim a block away on Temple Avenue. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk It was discovered that someone shot him in the shoulder. He was then taken to a nearby hospital.

Arrests of MS-13 street gang members in metro Denver raise hopes violent gang disrupted

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

A multi-agency crackdown on the violent Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang over the last four years has metro Denver authorities hopeful they have at least temporarily disrupted its operations here, but they warn a porous border is an invitation for gang members to return.Prosecutors have completed cases leading to the conviction and sentencing of 15 MS-13 members, including a “shot-caller” nicknamed “Diablo” with MS marked on his forehead and chest and another leader with MS tattooed on his belly and 13s on his legs. In addition, an alleged national leader living in Thornton has been indicted by a U.S. attorney, accused of directing killings in New York. Other cases are working through the system.MS-13 members in metro Denver ignited a vehicle containing the body of perceived gang rival Vicky DeDios, 46, who’d been stabbed 20 times, along Interstate 225 in September 2019. MS-13 members also killed Martin Galdamez, 24, an immigrant from El Salvador...

Colorado won’t enforce “abortion pill reversal” treatment ban until late October

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

Colorado’s ban on a controversial abortion-reversal treatment won’t take effect until late October or later under a decision this week to delay enforcement of new state medical rules.The Colorado Medical Board cited a pending lawsuit by a Catholic clinic challenging the state’s new ban on the treatment when it voted Wednesday to push back enforcement of its rules until at least Oct. 23. The board’s rules had taken effect in mid-August following their adoption, and two other professional boards are still considering related rules.Lawmakers earlier this year banned clinics from providing the hormone progesterone to patients who want to keep their pregnancies after previously taking medication to induce abortions — a practice that prominent medical groups, including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, say has no scientific basis.Senate Bill 23-190 prohibits the use of “deceptive advertising” by crisis pregnancy centers and designates ...

A heavier regulatory burden has Colorado business leaders looking elsewhere, poll says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:16:33 GMT

Colorado business leaders are much less worried about finding new workers than they were a year ago, but they have increasingly soured on the state’s regulatory climate, and a host of new labor laws passed in recent years are cited as a chief reason why.“Having conducted more than 50 studies of businesses in other states, this is the greatest concern about the regulatory climate that I’ve ever recorded,” said Pat McFerron, president at Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates, which surveyed 156 Colorado business leaders between June 26 to July 28.McFerron, speaking on a Zoom call to discuss the results, said the high cost of doing business is causing a “striking” number of businesses based in the state to consider expanding and making investments elsewhere.“Lawmakers need to understand that every new regulatory burden coming from the capitol has a real impact on jobs and economic growth. The data is clear – we’re losing out to other states because of our business ...