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Project Connect leaders break down 5 light rail options, future buildout opportunities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After Project Connect leaders debuted five reduced light rail scope options last month, officials spoke Thursday on how the system will be built out in the future.The two-hour community meeting featured engagement opportunities between the public and program leadership. Some questions from the public highlighted concerns with the narrowed vision behind the light rail scope -- initially presented to voters as two light rail lines, the Blue and Orange lines.Thursday evening, officials said the decisions to come this June won't encompass the totality of all future light rail in Austin; rather, they called it the jumping off point for future buildout.Each of the five options will incorporate opportunities for future connections north, south and east, they added."It will allow us to build out the full vision that you also voted for over time. That's the plan," said Peter Mullan, executive vice president of architecture and urban design for the project. "What we're talkin...

Penguins keep pace in playoff chase with 4-1 win over Wild

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

PITTSBURGH — Tristan Jarry stopped 27 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept pace in the race for one of the two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.The Penguins bounced back from a miserable performance in a loss to New Jersey on Tuesday by putting together three complete periods, a rarity for most of the last three months.Kris Letang beat Marc-Andre Fleury, a good friend who won three Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh before leaving in the 2017 expansion draft, over the glove in the first period for his 11th goal of the season. Rickard Rakell, Jason Zucker and Jeff Carter also scored for the Penguins, who are trying to extend their playoff streak to 17 straight years.Fleury is already assured of a 17th consecutive trip to the postseason after the Wild wrapped up a spot earlier this week. Minnesota’s bid to chase down first-place Colorado in the Central Division took a hit when the Wild struggled to generate much in traf...

NCAA hockey: Mittlestadt’s two goals in third period propel Gophers into championship game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Minnesota men’s hockey team’s coaching staff saw something in game video of Boston University that ended up playing a big role in their Frozen Four semifinal.Luke Mittlestadt scored two goals in a span of 1:49 of the third period to help lead the Gophers to a 6-2 win over the Terriers on Thursday at Amalie Arena. Minnesota (29-9-1) will play the winner of Quinnipiac (32-4-3) and Michigan (26-11-3) for the national title at 7 p.m. Saturday.Mittlestadt, a freshman defenseman from Eden Prairie, had three goals on the season going into the game. He scored twice from the same area in the third period for the game-winning goal and the fourth goal.Mittlestadt scored his first goal at 1:40 on the power play from near the top of the circle to make it 3-2. Then at 3:29, he blasted in a slap shot to make it 4-2.The Gophers added two empty-net goals by freshman center Logan Cooley to put the game away.The goals scored from that spot by Mittlestadt wer...

I-Cubs’ four-run ninth inning sinks Saints 12-11 in home opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

The stage was set — on three separate occasions — Thursday afternoon at CHS Field for a player labeled to be part of the Twins’ future to emerge as the hero in the Saints’ home opener.Never mind that the Saints were playing before a spattering of fans on a 36-degree day, all eyes locally are on the lookout for the player who will take the first step toward making it across the river with the Twins. So a wild 12-11 loss to the Iowa Cubs stung on more than one level.Getting first crack was right-handed pitcher Bailey Ober (0-1), who was in the mix to make the Twins out of spring training. The 6-foot-9 Ober made his second start of the season for the Class AAA Saints — with mixed results. Ober surrendered a two-run homer in the first inning but responded by striking out the next four batters.He left the game with two outs in the third after the third of his three walks in the inning forced in a run to tie the score 3-3. Ober pitched three innings in his first start of the season, givin...

Cap-and-invest in NYS budget

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- The budget is now five days late and lawmakers are still in negotiations. The Department of Environmental Conservation says the Cap and Invest program continues to be a  discussion. The program would make polluters pay for the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they’re putting in the atmosphere. Conor Bambrick, Policy Director at Environmental Advocates New York, said the Climate Action Council came up with this plan. "So they would cap the amount of pollution at a certain level, so we’re talking about the power producing sector, we're talking about transportation, we’re talking about industry and buildings, cap that and force the polluters to pay for every ton of greenhouse gas emissions that they are producing below that cap, below and up to that cap," said Bambrick. Governor Hochul plans for NYS to invest more in Green Energy But if a company goes over that cap, they pay more. The goal is to incentivize industries to reduce pollution and produce revenue...

Construction underway for new rehab homes in north St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, business, and faith-based leaders broke ground Thursday morning to turn over new homeownership opportunities in north St. Louis.The St. Louis Development Corporation is an independent economic agency whose goal is equitable growth and prosperity for the city. However, some things have been missing in north St. Louis.Now, thanks to a local pastor and federal COVID-19 funds, construction will take place over the next year for the Jeff-Vander-Lou and Greater Ville neighborhoods. Trending: What needs to happen for the Battlehawks to make XFL playoffs? Those areas will be getting new and rehabbed homes. The housing project will see 15 new constructions and 11 renovated homes."In our efforts, to want to build housing to transform the community," said Andre Alexander, president of Tabernacle Community Development Corporation. "At the time that we looked at this project, we were in our second home, just right up the street, and our church on the...

Kiszla: Tip your cap and drink up to salute two Colorado-born pitchers that made Rockies’ home-opener a rockin’-good party

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

During the best drinking holiday on the Colorado sports calendar, the last call for alcohol came early at Coors Field.Not that anybody was complaining, because our gritty little Rockies won. They beat Washington 1-0 Thursday afternoon at the home opener when revelers traditionally gather in LoDo to celebrate the arrival of spring and drink to forget the bad baseball we’re usually stuck with in this dusty old cowtown.While baseball has long been Denver’s favorite drinking game, this home opener was a celebration of something far more refined and rare: beautiful pitching. This masterpiece was memorable because it was created by Kyle Freeland and Pierce Johnson, two Rockies pitchers born and raised in Colorado.“The beauty about the day is you can talk about a Colorado starter and a Colorado closer. Isn’t that cool?” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “It was super great for me to see a bookend of Kyle and Pierce on opening day, and what it means to our fans and our team and our stat...

Jurickson Profar’s web gems help Rockies blank Nationals in win on home Opening Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

In the Rockies’ 1-0 win over the Nationals in Thursday’s home opener, Kyle Freeland got the win and Kris Bryant had the game-winning RBI. But it was Jurickson Profar’s glove that saved the day. Profar, making his first start for Colorado at Coors Field, perfectly played a deep fly ball to left in the first inning, jumping up and snagging Jeimer Candelario’s fly ball at the yellow line along the top of the fence. Then, Profar made a diving play in the left-center gap to end the second inning and bring the Coors Field crowd to its feet. Those plays loomed large in the wake of only the 12th 1-0 game in Denver in franchise history.“Profar made plays today and that was a critical part of today’s (win),” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “It came in different moments, but all moments count.”The catch in the first inning, which came with a runner on first base, might have resulted in a run scored if Profar misplayed the ball and it careen...

Sunnyvale couple arrested after police find cache of guns, including a grenade launcher, inside home shared with children

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A couple in Sunnyvale was arrested on Wednesday after police discovered a huge cache of firearms, suspected drugs, and stolen vehicles at their property on Waverly Street.Police say the man had equipment to manufacture weapons and currency at the home, where detectives found rifles, shotguns, body armor, thousands of rounds of ammunition and a grenade launcher during the search.The man and his wife are also facing charges of child endangerment since the couple’s children were present when police served a search warrant on Wednesday, according to to Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Capt. Dzanh Le. The children have since been placed in care of the Santa Clara Department of Family and Child Services.The search warrant was served following months of investigation and was based on information that the man had numerous weapons and stolen vehicles on the property. The couple was booked in the Santa Clara County Jail and in addition to child endangerment faces ...

Original Concord story

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:33 GMT

Concord City Council has approved an amended budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year that focuses on various key areas such as staffing, homelessness, and development of the Concord naval weapons stations while ensuring general fund reserves are maintained. The council has earmarked $5.4 million of Measure V and American Rescue Plan Act funds to address homelessness and support the development of strategic plans aimed at tackling the issue.City staff will use the funds to draft a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a new master developer, with the council prioritizing objective design standards for multifamily residential development and progress on the school.Concord has been grappling with staff shortage issues, and to address this, the council has approved an extension of the city manager’s authority to over-hire in all departments.The city has a $13.4 million budget residual from the 2021-22 budget for unforeseen economic uncertainties. Staff recommended allocating $10.5 milli...