West Texas A&M University student group files lawsuit against WT, Texas A&M University System officials over drag show cancellation

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

West Texas A&M University student group files lawsuit against WT, Texas A&M University System officials over drag show cancellation Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect a recent rebranding of the 'FIRE' foundation.AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - In the wake of West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler's cancelation of a planned on-campus drag show and subsequent letter commenting on the decision, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression announced that it is representing the student group Spectrum WT and two of its student leaders in a lawsuit in Amarillo Federal Court against WTAMU and Texas A&M University System officials.According to court documents filed on Friday in the US District Court Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division, Spectrum WT and student leaders Barrett Bright and Lauren Stovall filed a lawsuit against West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler, Christopher Thomas, the vice president for student affairs at the university, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and the members of the Texas A&M University System's Boar...

March Madness: Final Four set with Miami, SDSU, FAU, UConn

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

March Madness: Final Four set with Miami, SDSU, FAU, UConn By The Associated PressMarch Madness has rounded toward the Final Four, and No. 1 seeds are nowhere to be found. Instead, the Final Four will have no team seeded better than No. 4 for the first time since seeding began in 1979.Florida Atlantic became the lowest-ever seed to make the Final Four after beating Kansas State. Miami and San Diego State are in the Final Four for the first time. And UConn’s back for the first time in nine years. There’ve been millions of busted brackets and only three games remain. Here is what to know:GAMES TO WATCHNo. 5 San Diego State (31-6) vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic (35-3), Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT (CBS)The Florida Atlantic Owls — Who? — extended their second appearance in the tournament with a 79-76 victory over Kansas State. The Conference USA champs are the winningest team in Division I and will face San Diego State in the national semifinals. The Aztecs beat Creighton when Darrion Trammell hit the second of two free throws wi...

Saratoga correction officer arrested

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Saratoga correction officer arrested SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Saratoga County Sheriff's Office correction officer was arrested and is accused of giving confidential information to an inmate which created the risk of injury to another person. Michael Millington, 23, of Greenfield, was arrested on Friday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Charges:Second-degree reckless endangermentOfficial misconductMillington was processed and released on appearance tickets. He is due back in Milton Town Court at a later date. He has been suspended from the Sheriff's office pending a disciplinary hearing. NYSP: South Glens Falls woman had over a dozen forged checks “I will not tolerate any amount of misconduct from any of my employees," said Sheriff Michael Zurlo. "Law enforcement officers are held to a higher standard, as they should be. This arrest, by no means, represents the other fine men and women who come to work every day here at the Sheriff’s Office to pro...

Child shot and killed in St. Louis County Sunday night

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Child shot and killed in St. Louis County Sunday night ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A child was shot and killed in Berkeley Sunday night.The Major Case Squad just released details of the shooting Monday morning. Investigators said that police were called to Larry Lane around 7:00 p.m. The caller shared that multiple juveniles were firing gunshots. Top Stories: Family seeks justice for Jacque, man charged due in court this week When police arrived, they found a juvenile laying in a front yard with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police have not said the name or age of that child.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 911, or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Eric Clapton is coming to the Enterprise Center this fall

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Eric Clapton is coming to the Enterprise Center this fall ST. LOUIS - Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton is set to stop in St. Louis for a limited series of concert across the U.S. The Enterprise Center is hosting one of the five concerts Tuesday, September 12. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m.Jimmie Vaughan, and others are special guests during the tour. These are the only North American dates for Clapton in 2023. Eric Clapton 2023 North American tour datesSeptember 8 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints ArenaSeptember 10 Toronto, ON Scotiabank ArenaSeptember 12 St. Louis, MO Enterprise CenterSeptember 14 Minneapolis, MN Xcel Energy CenterSeptember 16 Denver, CO Ball Arena

Colorado road conditions: Metro Denver traffic sliding and spinning, crashes lead to temporary lane closures

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Colorado road conditions: Metro Denver traffic sliding and spinning, crashes lead to temporary lane closures The heavy wet snow early Monday created slush and slippery conditions on Denver roads and several crashes led to temporary lane closures and slower-than-usual morning traffic.Snow was sticking on Interstate 25 in some areas from north Broomfield where crashes were reported. Vehicles were sliding and spinning on U.S. Highway 36 between Denver and Boulder.An area of snow continues to fall across the I-25 corridor with slushy and snowpacked roads. At 4:11 A.M. the heaviest snow stretched from Broomfield to Greeley north to the Wyoming border. For the latest road report call CDOT at 511 or go to https://t.co/uoUwxQYden. #cowx pic.twitter.com/OQKOnEm2B0— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) March 27, 2023No full closures were reported, but accidents on I-225, I-25 and I-70 led to delays and temporary lane closures. In south metro Denver, the Arapahoe County Sheriff and the Douglas County Sheriff declared accident alerts, as did police north of metro Denver in Fort Collins where snowfall was h...

Runaway tire launches car into midair spin on 118 Freeway in Los Angeles: video

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Runaway tire launches car into midair spin on 118 Freeway in Los Angeles: video Dash-cam footage from a Tesla captured the moment a vehicle on a Southern California freeway ran over a tire that had just come off a nearby pickup truck, launching the car into a midair spin.  The incident occurred on Mar. 23 on the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth and was caught on Anoop Khatra’s dashboard camera.  Video shows traffic moving along the roadway when a dark-colored vehicle approaches a pickup truck that had just transitioned into the middle lane. Moments later, the truck’s front driver’s side tire pops off right in front of the dark-colored car.  The driver of the dark-colored vehicle runs over the tire and shoots into a midair spin before crashing back onto the freeway hood first and rolling back right side up. As if that weren't scary enough, video also shows the tire coming back into frame and slamming into the wreckage of the vehicle as it skids to a stop.  Dash-cam footage from a Tesla captured the moment a vehicle on the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth r...

Man found fatally stabbed on Westlake sidewalk hours after another attack

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Man found fatally stabbed on Westlake sidewalk hours after another attack A man in 40s was found fatally stabbed on a Westlake District sidewalk early Monday, just hours after another victim was attacked in the area. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the intersection of 8th and Caroldelet streets around 1 a.m.The victim was found stabbed and his body was lying partially on the sidewalk near a strip mall.The Los Angeles Fire Department declared him dead at the scene. His identity was not immediately released. Detectives at the scene told KTLA it appeared the man had been stabbed in the chest, and are looking into whether he was involved in a dispute before the fatal encounter.The man was not homeless and the incident does not appear to be gang related.Police have no suspect information, but remained at the scene hours later hoping to find witnesses and surveillance video.No further details about the incident or the victim have been released.About two hours earlier, another man was hospitalized after being stabbed on 8th and Union streets, poli...

Annabel Lee Dances This Mess Around

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:09 GMT

Annabel Lee Dances This Mess Around The B-52’sThe B-52’s (Warner Bros)Annabel Lee Dances This Mess Around: L.A. alt-rocker Annabel Lee told us about her love for a B-52’s gem.(Warner Bros)Annabel Lee: There are few albums that have influenced me more than the self titled 1979 album by the B52’s. My parents were really great about giving me a select few CD’s that would end up informing my taste, and this was one of them. Honestly, as a singer, my goal is to sound like Kate, Cindy, and Fred all in one.Firstly, track three, “Dance This Mess Around,” is my favorite song EVER. It was the song you’d catch me lip-syncing and writhing around to as puberty coursed through my veins. The way that Cindy screams and growls the lead vocal in that song, commanding, sexy, volatile, and out of fucking control, changed my life when I heard it. It awakened a part of myself that was soon to unravel in my teen years, and still continues to stir me to this day every single time I hear it.The B-52’s brand of punk/art music...