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Supreme Court OKs Mountain Valley pipeline amid environmental concern

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline despite lawsuits against it.The controversial project, which would carry natural gas from West Virginia to southern Virginia, became even more controversial due to how the final deal for it was struck.“I'm elated about this,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said. “It's exciting to see that that last 5% of the pipeline will be built, the thousands of jobs that will come along with it.”The high court threw out orders from the lower courts that had halted construction of the pipeline, which is facing legal challenges in part due to environmental concerns.The White House approved the pipeline project as part of a deal with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to cut out normal environmental and judicial reviews.Virginia Senator Tim Kaine says the pipeline approval process is broken.“The process left much to be desired,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA said). “Discussions about pi...

Subway to give free sandwiches for life to person who changes their name to 'Subway'

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- One lucky person will receive free Subway sandwiches for life as part of the restaurant's campaign to find their biggest fan, as long as that person commits to legally changing their name to "Subway." Subway fans can visit SubwayNameChange.com between 9 a.m. August 1 and 11:59 p.m. August 4 to enter the contest. By entering the contest, fans will have to agree that if they are selected as the winner, they'll legally change their first name to "Subway," which also happens to be a plot twist on an episode of the show "Community." Georgia Subway sign draws mixed response The winner will receive $750 to cover the costs of legally changing their name, along with $50,000 in Subway gift cards, according to the rules. A winner will be chosen via a random drawing on August 7, according to the official sweepstakes rules. It's not the only high-stakes promotion the sandwich chain has launched – would you rather change your name or get a footlong tattoo?In July 2022, Sub...

‘Jackasses,’ ‘little s‑‑‑‑’: GOP congressman curses out teenage Senate pages

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is in hot water after he cursed out a group of teenage Senate pages in the Capitol rotunda early Thursday morning. According to a transcript written by a page minutes after the incident and obtained by The Hill, Van Orden called the pages “jackasses” and “pieces of s‑‑‑,” and told them he didn’t “give a f‑‑‑ who you are.”The pages are a group of 16- and 17-year-olds who assist Senate operations, and when the Senate works late — as it did Wednesday night on National Defense Authorization Act amendments — pages generally rest nearby in the rotunda. “Wake the f‑‑‑ up you little s‑‑‑‑. … What the f‑‑‑ are you all doing? Get the f‑‑‑ out of here. You are defiling the space you [pieces of s‑‑‑],” Van Orden said, according to the account provided by the page.“Who the f‑‑‑ are you?” Van Orden asked, to which one person said they were Senate pages. “I don’t give a f‑‑‑ who you are, get out.”“You jackasses, get out,” he added.The incident, which occur...

AFD: Southeast Austin fire started as 'disturbance', 1 person in custody

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for July 27, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is in custody after a fire Thursday in southeast Austin, the Austin Fire Department said on social media.Firefighters responded to a home around 3:10 p.m. in the 9100 block of Ipswich Bay Drive, which is near East Slaughter Lane and Onion Creek Metropolitan Park, AFD said.AFD said while Austin Police officers tried to take the person into custody, the person set the two-story house on fire. Police were responding to a family disturbance, AFD said.AFD said police evacuated several houses next door as a precaution. Around 3:50 p.m., AFD said the fire was under control.KXAN reached out to APD for more information.AFD said firefighters responded to a fire in the 9100 block of Ipswich Bay Drive, which is near East Slaughter Lane and Onion Creek Metropolitan Park. Photo: Austin Fire DepartmentAFD said firefighters responded to a fire in the 9100 block of Ipswich Bay Drive, which is n...

Council Member Kelly wants to make zoos, aquariums safer following recent incidents

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) –  After hearing from several concerned constituents regarding the Austin Aquarium, Council Member Mackenzie Kelly – who represents District 6 where the business is located – said she is working on a resolution to potentially change relevant city code to make things safer at facilities with wild animals. In the last couple of years, there have been at least a couple of incidents where people were reportedly injured while interacting with lemurs. The Austin Aquarium touts on its website that “the Austin and San Antonio Aquariums are the only facilities in the United States where guests can interact and pet lemurs.” MORE: Woman says lemur attacked her at Austin Aquarium Further, Kelly said constituents have expressed concerns about how animals are treated at the facility. Charmaine Dickerson said a lemur attacked her during an interactive experience at the Austin Aquarium. (KXAN)“[The Austin Aquarium] is in my district. I need to be responsive to people ...

Austin may break all-time record for consecutive 100-degree days

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin is on track to tally its most back-to-back 100-degree days on record next week as unseasonably hot, dry weather continues.Temperatures reached 103 degrees Thursday in Austin, our 20th-consecutive day. Hazy skies continue, brought on by a cloud of African dust. Austin's air quality is expected to be moderate due to the dust through the coming weekend.Hazy skies continue through the weekend Austin Interactive Weather Stats (2023) A ridge of high pressure continues to dominate our weather through the weekend and next week, with high temperatures each afternoon forecast to top 100 degrees in the Austin area. Hotter than normal summer conditions are forecast throughout the 8-14 day period as well, likely meaning Austin breaks the all-time record for consecutive 100 degree days which currently stands at 27 days (set in 2011).Consider supporting our ongoing KXAN Summer Fan Drive in partnership with Family Eldercare by clicking here.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up t...

Fairview, Sanford end merger talks; Sanford cites lack of support from certain Minnesota stakeholders’

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

South Dakota-based Sanford Health and Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services are ending efforts to merge, both health systems announced Thursday.A spokesperson for Sanford Health said that the Sanford Board of Trustees initiated the process of ending the merger.In a statement, Sanford Health president and CEO Bill Gassen said his health system determined “it is in the best interest of Sanford Health to discontinue the merger process,” as the transaction lacks support “from certain Minnesota stakeholders.”“The significant benefits we identified for a combined system with Fairview Health Services compelled us to exhaust all potential pathways to completing our proposed merger,” Gassen said.In a separate statement, Fairview confirmed that it is discontinuing the merger process with Sanford.“Our aligned missions, our shared commitment to health and healing, and our deep roots in our communities positioned us well to transform the future of health care,” said Ja...

Discovering Saratoga: First Responders Day 2023

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - First Responders Day is an annual tradition at the Saratoga Race Course. As part of the celebrations, the New York Racing Association paid tribute to these everyday heroes with free admission, musical performances and more.

St. Louis police arrest man wanted in shocking child sex crime case

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police have arrested a man Thursday suspected of a child sex crime earlier this week in a south city neighborhood.The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says a 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with the investigation. Police have not disclosed the identity of the suspect or announced charges as of Thursday afternoon. "At this time in the investigation, we anticipate presenting the case to the Circuit Attorney's Office for a charging decision tomorrow," said Sgt. Charles Wall with SLMPD. Lincoln County mother pleads for answers 32 years after son’s disappearance  According to Wall, the crime occurred July 23 in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood. Police did not provide a more specific hundred block of the incident. Police say the victim, a 6-year-old boy, was riding his bicycle when a man walked up to the child, snatched him off the bike, and took the boy to a nearby vacant residence and sexually assaulted him.It took nearly 24 hours after the police notif...

Man accused of St. Louis County murder-for-hire plot in man's 2011 death

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was indicted Thursday in federal court on felony charges linked to a murder-for-hire plot more than a decade ago. Federal prosecutors have charged Michael Grady, 68, on charges of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering. St. Louis police search for man after child sex crime According to an indictment, Grady is accused of working with Victoria Rena Williams, 65, to help find someone to murder Charles Harris III. Investigators say Williams and Harris were in a romantic relationship before Harris was killed on Oct. 5, 2011. The indictment alleges that Williams started the application process for a $250,000 life insurance police for Harris in August 2010, specifically asking if the policy would provide coverage if Harris was robbed and killed. The indictment further states she was regularly in phone contact with Grady before and after she contacted the phone company, discussing how to...