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Round Rock school temporarily locked down due to 'suspicious' person with weapon nearby

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- A Round Rock middle school was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday morning after reports of a "suspicious" person with weapons nearby. Hernandez Middle School was placed on lockdown while the Round Rock Independent School District investigated the reports, Dr. Patricia Ephlin with RRISD said.RRISD didn't find evidence of a person with weapons nearby, and the lockdown was lifted. Ephlin said the middle school will resume the day as scheduled. Parents and guardians were notified when the lockdown was issued, according to Ephlin. The notice to parents and guardians said that the Round Rock Police Department was also inside the campus to ensure it was clear.

Gophers beat out heavy Big Ten competition for Esko safety Koi Perich

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

The Gophers football program kept up its hot streak on the recruiting trail Wednesday.Esko, Minn., safety Koi Perich committed to Minnesota for the 2024 class. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound player has a four-star rating and is the considered the No. 2 player in the state, per 247sports.“I would like to thank all the coaches that have recruited me,” Perich said. “I would like to thank Coach (P.J.) Fleck and Coach (Danny) Collins for recruiting me and making this feel like home. With that being said … Sign me up. #RTB.”The Gophers had a lot of Big Ten competition for Perich, including Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Northwestern and Nebraska among other Power Five programs.Perich is the 11th player to commit to the Gophers and the fourth to pledge in April. He follows Richmond, Va., safety Zahir Rainer, who committed to the U on Thursday. “Ready to have the best safeties in the CFB,” Rainer tweeted Wednesday.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Gophers get commitment from Eden P...

Police identify fatality in East Greenbush fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The East Greenbush Police Department has released the name of the fatality in Thursday's fatal fire at the Hanley Mobile Home Park. The victim has been identified as 91-year-old Regina Seaton. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say with the NYS Cause and Origin Team and the Rensselaer County Fire Investigators, the cause of the fire was determined to be a coffee maker or hot plate plugged in on a stovetop.

New ramen shop opens in Clifton Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Koi Ramen officially opened its doors on April 13. The shop is located at 602 Plank Road in Clifton Park. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Koi Ramen menu includes gyoza, crab rangoons, bao buns, ramen, poke bowls, bubble tea, ice cream, and more. You can view the full menu on the Koi Ramen website.The restaurant is open for dine-in, takeout or delivery. According to its website, Koi Ramen is open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Lost hikers rescued in Daniel's Road State Forest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

GREENFIELD, N.Y. (NEWS10) - On Sunday morning, state Forest Rangers were called to Daniel's Road State Forest to assist two hikers who called for help after getting lost on the trail. Rangers were called by Ray Brook Dispatch around 12:30 p.m. to find hikers who had become disoriented while trying to make their way back to their parking area. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Forest Ranger who arrived at the scene located the two Clifton Park residents by use of a location pin. The hikers had become lost and disoriented while trying to return to Daniels Road, where they had parked. They were directed by phone to walk in the proper direction, and met by the ranger to return to the trailhead around 2:45 p.m.When located, it was found that the hikers had traveled about 13 miles - far more than the 5 miles they had intended. Both had blisters and visited the trail system without familiarity beforehand, or a map. Climber air...

APA closes Olivette location Wednesday after security incident

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Animal Protection Agency of Missouri is closed Wednesday in Olivette after a security incident Tuesday night. The organization had to activate their "Dangerous Person Protocol." They say everyone is safe, including the animals. The APA is expected to reopen for adoptions Thursday, April, 20. They are taking Wednesday off to let staff recover. Mental health professionals will be available for APA staff.The APA released this statement about the incident. Trending: Thieves targeting women at the gas pump "We have solid safety procedures in place and our staff responded perfectly. We are grateful to the Olivette Police Department for their quick response. We understand that events like this can be very traumatic, so have closed for the day in order to allow our staff time to recover. We have also arranged to have mental health professionals onsite to support team members who would like to speak with someone. The animals will be cared for and given extra...

Denver police seek information on cardiologist facing sexual assault charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

A Denver cardiologist charged with sexual assault after an alleged date rape may have been involved in more than one incident, according to the Denver police, who this week appealed for public help.The case involves Dr. Stephen Matthews. Police arrested him in March after a woman accused him of rape, and he was released from jail on a $50,000 bond.  He faces felony sexual assault charges including assault on a helpless victim and on an incapable victim. The woman told police he assaulted her but said she had no memory of engaging in sex with him during a date in January when they had breakfast with mimosas, played Jenga and hung out in a hot tub before she said she began to feel ill, according to a police arrest affidavit.A licensed cardiologist affiliated with several hospitals in metro Denver, Matthews has said, through an attorney, that the sex was consensual.“There may have been other incidents involving Matthews,” Denver police said this week in a news release.Polic...

Compton officials discuss plan to crack down on street takeovers at City Council meeting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

A weekend of street takeovers and smash-and-grab burglaries has Compton residents demanding more of city officials and law enforcement.The social-media-fueled flash mobs have troubled Compton and elsewhere for years now, sometimes even resulting in the death of attendees. Despite arrests and car seizures, the takeovers continue.After burglaries at the Birrieria Gonzalez restaurant, an Arco station and elsewhere this weekend, Compton Mayor Emma Sharif demanded change in a Tuesday City Council meeting."These street takeovers have plagued our city for far too long," Sharif said.As a preventative measure, the city plans to install Botts' dots in an intersection used in last weekend's takeover, Sharif said.Capt. Terrence Bell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said deputies are being shifted to weekend work to help crack down on the illegal gatherings."You're going to see enforcement all over the weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night," he said. Street takeovers, lootin...

Family says L.A. County deputies wrongfully detained their children

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

Security cameras capture the events that unfolded when a San Gabriel mother said authorities wrongfully entered her home and detained her children for no reason.Months after the incident, the family tells KTLA they’re still traumatized and are demanding answers as they feel their civil rights were violated.“It was terrifying," said homeowner, Ceidy Cordova. "My kids should have never gone through this. Never. They shouldn’t ever put hands on them at all.”It was Oct. 22, 2022, when Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies entered Cordova’s apartment in the 5100 block of Rosemead Boulevard.At the time, Cordova said she and her husband had gone out and their two teenage children - 14-year-old Isaac and 19-year-old Aliza, were home alone.“When she said that they were already in there and they were being aggressive and trying to grab her, that’s when I turned on the cameras," said Cordova. "Then I saw what happened."Security video shows Cordova speaking through the security system’s audio f...

Nature is Healing: Arts Calendar April 20-26

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:46:38 GMT

This Earth Day, check back into the healing powers of nature, as all manner of creatives lift their eco-minded voices with films on environmental preservation, ethical adventurism, and the elemental marvels of the landscape; beachfront performance art opening lines of subliminal coastal communication; printmaking in conversation with the trees; and a full day of art, design, architecture, art-making, gardening lifestyle, conversation, demonstration, fairy gardens, and remedial landscaping. Plus classical music in the mansion, an arresting and rather magical new dance film, painters tackling organic geometry, painters reflecting their backgrounds in vivid tableaux, poetry and the theater, poetry by the pool, dreamy avant-garde cinema, and fucked up ceramics. Oh! And in honor of Earth Day, everyone gets free rides on Metro trains and buses for all of Saturday.Alizé CarrèreThursday, April 20NatGeo Live: Adaptation at the Broad Stage. Explore the remarkable ways people around the worl...