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Bastrop boy becomes pro cornhole player

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Cornhole is often something we see played at tailgates, backyards or bars.Yet, an 11-year-old boy from Bastrop has turned this game into a career.Brayden Wilson is the youngest professional player in the American Cornhole League. His love for the game grew during the COVID-19 pandemic when the world shut down.“The first time I threw the bag, I fell in love with it,” Wilson said.Almost every day, he practiced and played cornhole with his father, Steven.When the world got back to normal, Wilson started competing in tournaments across the country. Now, he’s taking home trophies almost every weekend.“I'm only 11 years old and I'm a professional at this game,” Wilson said.Last season, he earned the Stevie Award given to the Amateur of the Year.To get geared up for the upcoming American Cornhole League season, Wilson trains for two hours every day.His father, Steven, says this can be tough at times for his sixth-grade son, who attends Bastrop Intermediate School.“S...

Immigrant advocates, faith leaders call on Congress to act after judge declares DACA illegal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Dozens of faith organizations and migrant advocacy groups spoke out on Thursday calling on Congress to act after a federal judge in South Texas declared DACA to be illegal. Border commuters fume as CBP closes pedestrian crossing to process wave of migrants On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, sided with Texas and eight other states that sued the federal government to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. This was the second time in two years that Hanen has ruled against the controversial program, which protects migrants who are brought illegally as children to the United States from deportation. Federal judge again declares DACA immigration program unlawful There are an estimated 600,000 in the program, who also are called "Dreamers." Hanen's ruling stops short of ordering them deported but it prevents any new applicants. Deferred Action for Ch...

Now open: Slice Brothers, Minneapolis’ first Black-owned pizzeria, expands to Frogtown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

Good news for pizza-lovers: Local New York-style pizzeria Slice Brothers is now open in St. Paul, near the corner of University Avenue and Dale Street.Slice Brothers’ first location opened in 2021 in Northeast Minneapolis — the city’s first Black-owned pizza shop — and then expanded to Midtown Global Market. The St. Paul location is their third; a fourth at the Mall of America is coming soon, too.During an opening ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 14, Mayor Melvin Carter and Neighborhood Development Center President and CEO Renay Dossman spoke before Slice Brothers co-founders Adam Kado and Hosie Thurmond cut the ribbon.Kado and Thurmond are longtime friends and both grew up in St. Paul.“It’s been a long time coming to get this bad boy open,” Thurmond said later Thursday afternoon. “We’re happy to be here slinging pizza.”The buffalo chicken pizza was one of several varieties available on opening day of the Slice Brothers pizza shop in St. Paul on Sept. 14, 2023. In addition to neon-style ...

Charles Blow: What we owe survivors of racial terror

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

I met Sarah Collins Rudolph, a small woman nestled into a corded khaki sofa, last month in her darkened living room in Birmingham, Alabama. The room is something of a shrine, commemorating the 1963 act of terror that killed four little girls but spared a fifth.She was that fifth little girl. She survived the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham 60 years ago. Her sister and her friend were among the girls killed.In the years leading up to that attack, white terrorists, raging against integration, were detonating bombs in Birmingham so often that the city earned an ignominious nickname: Bombingham.Rudolph was 12 at the time. That day, the blast sprayed her body, including her eyes, with glass. She was found standing, stunned, in the rubble. She was rushed to a hospital. One eye was lost, but the other was saved, with glass still in it, the doctors afraid of removing it and taking the chance of plunging the girl into total blindness.When she was told tha...

Three dead in head-on collision on Illinois Route 4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. -- Illinois State Police have been called to investigate a fatal crash on Route 4 at US Route 40. Three people are dead after a head-on collision between two vehicles.The crash happened at around 3:15 a.m. Friday. According to police, a man was driving a car southbound on Route 4 near Old State Route 4 when it crossed the center line and collided with a car going northbound. Two women were riding in the northbound vehicle. All three people died at the scene. Study reveals potential health risks associated with household cleaning supplies This crash is still under investigation. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. This story will be updated with more information as it comes into the FOX 2 Newsroom.

Denver weather: Cool, rainy, fall-like Friday before weekend warm-up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

Denver is expected to have another day of cool, rainy weather before the weekend warms up and dries out.The high Friday is 66 degrees, and the greatest rain chances in the city will be before 3 p.m. when the city has a 50% chance. After that, the rain clouds will eventually give way to a partly cloudy evening with a low of 47 degrees.This morning will be cool with scattered light rain showers. This afternoon there will be a good chance of showers and storms mainly to the south of I-70 especially over Park County. To the north of I-70, the sun will pop out and will create pleasant conditions. #COwx pic.twitter.com/kHuS39rI1r— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 15, 2023Fog could roll into some areas Friday evening after the rain leaves as moisture in the atmosphere lingers.After Friday, the weekend and early next week is expected to be mostly sunny with highs in the high 70s and low 80s.Saturday’s high is 76 degrees; Sunday’s is 82 degrees; and Monday’s is 83 ...

The Ouija Boards Love Washington

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

The Ouija Boards Love Washington: Keith Cooper of L.A. band the Ouija Boards told us about his Joey Washington experience (and more).Keith Cooper: The best gig I ever saw!? This is difficult because I’ve seen so many incredible ones!Green Day was my first real concert, and the raw energy, combined with Billy’s command of the audience blew my 10 year old mind. I also saw The Beach Boys when I was very young and the harmonies and musicianship definitely left a lasting impression on me.Morrissey with Joan Jett is definitely up there. Everyone teared up when Joan Jett played ‘Crimson & Clover’ and Mozz got everyone fired up with his tunes and the Smiths songs.I saw Prince destroy at his residency at the L.A. Forum which just made me realllllly want to practice more.But I think the BEST GIG EVER- was when my friend Joey’s band was playing Molly Malone’s. It was their album release party and they had invited all of their friends and some industry people. When they’re playi...

Vallejo settles with alleged police ‘badge-bending’ whistleblower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

Vallejo has reached a $900,000 settlement agreement with a former police captain who claims he was fired for exposing the Vallejo Police Department’s “badge-bending” scandal.The Vallejo City Council approved the agreement – confirmed by ex-Capt. John Whitney and his attorney, Jayme Walker, on Thursday – during a closed session Tuesday afternoon.RELATED: Union says badge bending occurred at Vallejo Police Department, but for a different reasonWhitney had served on the Vallejo police force for 19 years when the city fired him in August 2019. He claims the police department targeted him for exposing a tradition of bending back the star points on the badges of officers who killed someone in the line of duty.“I took an oath to uphold the public trust and that’s what I did when I blew the whistle on badge bending,” Whitney said in a statement. “I shouldn’t have lost my career for trying to hold officers accountable. Vallejo took so much from me, but now I have finally been vindicated.”Wal...

Antioch extends $30,000 incentives to attract new police hires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

With its police force still suffering from staff shortages, Antioch will continue offering bonuses of up to $30,000 and other incentives to police officers joining its department.The council approved extending the bonus package for one year for transferring and entry-level officers this week on a 4-0-1 vote with Mayor Pro-Tem Tamisha Torres-Walker abstaining.The incentives are structured over five years, with $15,000 paid upfront along with other incentives as a way to recruit officers in what is now a highly competitive job market. That, coupled with the fallout from the recent racist police text scandal and FBI and Contra Costa District Attorney investigation of some officers has dwindled ranks even further, officials say.But before voting to extend the incentives, Councilman Mike Barbanica, a former Pittsburg police officer, asked to hear from Acting Police Chief Joe Vigil on the program’s success rate.“Has it been successful?” he asked. “How is it gonna be funded in the future? ...

Person stabbed near perimeter of San Jose State campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:25 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police said on early Friday morning that officers investigated a stabbing on the edge of the San Jose State University campus in downtown San Jose.In a series of social media posts, police said a “stabbing incident” took place in the area of 4th and San Carlos Streets — an intersection that boarders the west side of San Jose State. Officers were notified of the incident at 4:17 a.m.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two arrested in connection with fatal shooting of San Jose teen earlier this summer Crime and Public Safety | Sudden retirement of San Jose police watchdog came after drunken clash with officers Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Four arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery in connection to Fourth of July incident Crime and Public Safety | San Jose man accused of ‘swatting’ ex with school violence threats Crime and Public Safety | Sunnyvale sho...