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1 dead following pickup, tractor-trailer crash in Elgin

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) -- One person is dead following a crash off U.S. Hwy. 290 West in Elgin on Saturday, the Elgin Police Department said in a release. Officials said the crash happened around 2 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of U.S. Hwy. 290 West. Police said there was a head-on collision between a pickup truck and an 18-wheel tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes of the highway.Witnesses told police the pickup truck was traveling eastbound when it crossed over the center lane into the tractor-trailer's path. The official cause of the crash remains under investigation, per Elgin PD.Eric Hernandez, 23, of Bastrop County was identified as the driver of the pickup truck. He was taken to an Austin area hospital, where he died. Police said the tractor-trailer's driver refused medical attention and is working with investigators.This crash marked the city's second traffic fatality this year. Police said both traffic fatalities in 2023 have happened on U.S. Hwy. 290 West.Those with inform...

High school football: Simley will defend its state title with loads of fresh faces

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Simley football coach Chris Mensen has told his players many times already this year that the Spartans will now be the hunted.That’s what happens when you win a state title, as Simley did last year by downing Hutchinson in the Class 4A championship game. And, frankly, that’s a credit and respect Simley has sought.“I think it’s a good change for Simley football,” Spartans senior running back and linebacker Danny Martin said. “We’ve always kind of been an underdog. But yeah, it’s something that we’ve wanted, and now this year, it’s time to go.”But they’re going into uncharted waters with an unproven crew. Simley’s state championship team in 2022 was senior-dominated. Quarterback Caden Renslow, bell cow Gavin Nelson and big-play machine Tayvion McCoy are all gone, along with many other heavy contributors.Of the full-time starters from a year ago, only two are back on each side of the ball. That’s what makes it difficult to even say there’s momentum rolling into this fall. Certainly, as...

Green Island pursuit leads to crash with CDTA bus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A crash took place on Green Island Tuesday evening while police were conducting a pursuit. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Green Island police were pursuing a vehicle into Albany when the car hit a CDTA bus. The crash took place in the area of Broadway and Tivoli.Police said there were only minor injuries.

Broncos DC Vance Joseph is back where his first HC job ended to try to earn a second: “He deserves a chance to be a head coach again”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Vance Joseph is standing on the edge of a practice field just below where his office used to be.An orange long sleeve shirt with the Broncos logo emblazoned on the chest belies the scorching August temperature.It could easily belie Joseph’s winding path from that former office to this training camp, too, had the first fork in the road not played out so publicly here.When Joseph moments earlier talked about linebacker Josey Jewell and safety Justin Simmons, he did so as the re-familiarizing defensive coordinator rather than the longtime head coach.Much of that duo’s development has happened since Joseph packed his belongings from the Broncos training facility at the end of the 2018 season and left town after getting fired from his first head coaching job.A fair amount of Joseph’s has, too.Joseph, of course, spent the past four seasons coordinating Arizona’s defense. He did solid work there overall, though the Cardinals had just one winning season and went 28-37 under head...

The LA Metro needs to rename a critical project. Here's why

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Los Angeles officials are in desperate need of a new name for a transit project in southeast Los Angeles County that has caused some confusion among the masses.The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, aka LA Metro, is looking for a new name for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project, in hopes of clearing up the confusion.Despite its name, the planned transit expansion project stops short of Orange County and comes nowhere near Santa Ana. Instead the 14.5-mile segment connects Artesia to downtown Los Angeles with nine stops in the Gateway Cities along the way. The name comes from a long-forgotten transit line between L.A. and Santa Ana operated by Pacific Electric Railway. The line hasn't been in use since the 1950s, but LA Metro owns the right of way and the name has carried over and survived through the years.A Pacific Electric Railway car bound for SantaAna is shown in this undated photo. (Los Angeles Public Library)Confusion over the name has caus...

Off-campus housing delays impact USC students

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Some USC students have been left scrambling to find temporary housing amid construction delays at two off-campus apartment buildings in Exposition Park.Despite having signed leases months ago, students haven’t been able to move in.That’s because Jefferson Flats on Jefferson Boulevard and Hub LA Figueroa on Figueroa Street are still under construction.In late June, USC sophomore and pre-med student Ryan Kober received an email from Jefferson Flats saying construction on the site was delayed and his scheduled move-in date was moved to mid-September, about month after classes were set to start for the fall.A few weeks later, the Philadelphia native got another email saying the move-in date was pushed again to October.Instead of living in an apartment close to campus with his friend and amenities that drew him in — like brand new construction and a gym — for a reasonable price, Kober is staying at an Airbnb farther from campus.“I was overwhelmed, my mom was overwhelmed because I’m her o...

Authorities searching for 19-year-old woman missing in L.A. County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Authorities with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old woman missing out of the Palmdale area, officials announced Tuesday.  Michelle Blanca Ballesteros, who also goes by the name Sam, was last seen in the 39900 block of 10th Street West in Palmdale around 9 a.m. July 4, according to LASD’s missing person bulletin.  Ballesteros is described as a Hispanic female standing approximately 4 foot 10 inches tall, weighing around 72 pounds with short brown hair and hazel-colored eyes. She was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans.  Michelle Blanca Ballesteros, who also goes by the name Sam, was last seen on July 4 in the Palmdale area. (LASD)“Her family believes her possible destination is Bakersfield, CA. They are concerned for her well-being and are asking for your help,” the bulletin stated.  Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact LASD’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Anonymous...

San Bernardino County man accused of attempting to meet young girl for sex

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

A San Bernardino County man was arrested for allegedly attempting to meet a young girl for sexual purposes.The suspect was identified as Robert Ciauri, 49, from Adelanto, by the Victor Valley Sheriff's Department.Ciauri was arrested on Aug. 25 on charges of meeting with a minor for lewd acts following an undercover investigation by deputies.Ciauri had been communicating with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl at the time. During their communication, Ciauri sent the girl explicit pictures while also speaking “sexually to the minor,” authorities said.He also made statements confirming he was aware of the girl’s age.He later arranged a meetup with the girl at the corner of Bellflower Street and Villa Street in Adelanto. When he arrived, awaiting deputies approached him and took him into custody.The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information can call Deputy A. Lara at the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station at 760-552-6800. Anonymous tips can be submitted to We-Tip ...

Multiple Arrests Made In Recent Retail Thefts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

The Los Angeles Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (ORCT) has made 11 arrests since its creation on August 18.The taskforce is responsible for investigating nine recent organized efforts to ransack luxury stores in Los Angeles neighborhoods. Those arrested were part of four of the nine incidents under investigation.“Upon the inception of the ORCT, detectives assumed investigative responsibility of nine cases involving Organized Retail Crimes throughout the City of Los Angeles,” LAPD media relations said about the recent arrests. “Many of these retail theft cases have adopted linkage to other retail crimes which occurred in neighboring cities.”The stores connected to the arrests are the Versace Store at the Beverly Center, a Warehouse Shoe Store in Highland Park, a Nordstrom in the Topanga Mall and the Yves Saint Laurent at The Americana at Brand.These robberies have involved “flash mobs” of people running into the stores and taking as much as they can carry on their person before ente...

Rider Killed in Motorcycle-SUV Collision on Madison Avenue [Orangevale, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Motorcycle Crash near Blue Oak Drive Intersection Left Man DeadORANGEVALE, CA (August 29, 2023) – Late Saturday morning, a rider was killed in a motorcycle-SUV collision on Madison Avenue.The fatal crash happened around 11:17 a.m. at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Blue Oak Drive.According to reports, a GMC Yukon stopped in the northbound lanes of Blue Oak before making a left onto Madison Avenue. There, the GMC was struck in the middle of the intersection by a motorcyclist traveling eastbound at an “extremely high rate of speed”.The impact of the crash ejected the male rider from his motorcycle, leaving him with serious injuries.Emergency crews arrived at the site of the collision shortly after and pronounced the rider dead at the scene.Meanwhile, the woman driving the GMC and her two juvenile passengers remained uninjured.It is currently unknown whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the fatal Madison Avenue motorcycle-SUV collision.The Sweet James team sends their w...