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House lawmakers to consider banning gender transition care for minors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House Committee on Public Health on Monday will consider a bill that would ban minors from receiving medical treatment to change their gender.HB 1686 by State Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress) would prohibit physicians from providing gender transition surgery or "puberty blockers" to Texans under 18. It would also exempt that care from coverage under state health insurance plans."This whole cottage industry operates without self regulation to the detriment of vulnerable children," Rep. Oliverson tweeted Monday.The American Medical Association opposes any such legislation, calling it "a dangerous governmental intrusion into the practice of medicine" that "will be detrimental to the health of transgender children" in a 2021 letter to the National Governors Association.The bill is identical to the Texas Senate's companion legislation, SB 14 by State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels). That bill was passed out of the Senate State Affairs Committee on March ...

Videos show Texas DPS trooper chasing driver into Mexico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating reports of social media videos apparently showing one of its troopers chasing a driver into Mexico.The videos began surfacing early Saturday. One shows a chase of a red sports car over the humps at the Bridge of the Americas, onto the span leading to Mexico and ending at the Mexican inspection booths. A large sign can be seen above the vehicles saying “Mexico.” VIDEO: Smuggler abandons 1-year-old Guatemalan boy on riverbank at border Mexican soldiers pull the driver onto a secondary inspection area.The first video shows a man in a tan uniform going up to the red car holding a gun and pulling a civilian out and onto the ground. A pair of Mexican soldiers can be seen in the background just looking at the scene.A second video shows a uniformed Mexican official on a cellphone while the trooper goes back to his SUV with a State of Texas emblem and the words “Department of Public Safety.” This video ...

UT names beaver fossil after Buc-ee's

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 27, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In Texas, beavers are highly associated with Buc-ee's, the nation's second-favorite gas station chain and truly a marvel for visitors passing through the Lone Star State. Now, the chain can be credited for the name of a new species of ancient beaver that was rediscovered by researchers in The University of Texas Austin’s fossil collections, according to a press release from UT.The beaver was called Anchitheriomys buceei, or “A. buceei” for short.A partial skull fossil from the ancient beaver Anchitheriomys buceei (on right) alongside a skull reconstruction. (Photo credit: UT Jackson School of Geosciences / Matthew Brown.)Steve May, a research associate at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences, said he was inspired by the beaver's Texas connection and a "chance encounter" with a Buc-ee's billboard. Survey finds Buc-ee’s the nation’s second favorite gas station chain The UT relea...

Schenectady County announces drive-thru rabies clinic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- All Schenectady County residents can bring their pets to the Schenectady High School for a free drive-thru rabies vaccination clinic on April 15. All cats and ferrets must be in carriers, and dogs must be leashed. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Spring is a time when many pets start spending more time outside, which could increase theirchances of being exposed to rabies,” said Schenectady County Legislator Michelle Ostrelich,Chair of the Health, Housing & Human Services Committee. “We host free rabies vaccine clinicsseveral times a year throughout the county to make it easier for our residents to keep their petshealthy and safe.”To learn more about rabies or to schedule an appointment, click here. Appointments can also be made by calling (518) 386-2818.

Schenectady man pleads guilty in Christmas Eve homicide case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Monday, Malcolm Gadsden, 51, pled guilty to intentionally killing January Butcher on or around December 23, 2021. The homicide took place at 964 State Street, Apartment 1F. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say the investigation began when Gadsden called 911 on Christmas Eve in 2021, claiming he had just killed his girlfriend, January Butcher. Law enforcement located Butcher deceased at the residence. Gadsden provided a full confession and admitted to stabbing and choking Butcher.Gadsden is scheduled for sentencing in Schenectady County Court on June 20. The guilty plea takes in full satisfaction the two remaining counts in the indictment, charging Gadsden with Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon.

Glens Falls man arrested following a drug investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Friday, Jerry N. Rogers, 39, was arrested following a drug investigation. According to the Warren County Sheriff's Office, the Narcotics Enforcement Unit made controlled buys of cocaine from Rogers on multiple occasions. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Rogers was charged with two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. He is being held in the Warren County Correctional Facility pending arraignment. Rogers was arrested the week prior for an incident at a hotel in Queensbury, during which he and another suspect had injured a victim with BB guns.

City of St. Louis suing Hyundai, Kia over surge in car thefts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against car manufacturers Kia America and Hyundai Motor America over a surge in car thefts involving those vehicles.Last August, the city counselor’s office sent letters to Kia and Hyundai, chastising the car manufacturers for failing to install an engine immobilizer in many of their vehicles. Mayor Tishaura Jones and then-Director of Public Safety Dan Isom signed off on the letter, saying the companies had contributed to a public nuisance in the city.The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $75,000, as well as punitive damages and attorneys' fees.Earlier that summer, St. Louis police reported a shocking increase in thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars. Thefts of these brands has been a big issue in the St. Louis region and around the country. In fact, Missouri recorded a 10% increase in total car thefts from 2021 to 2022.Between May 2022 and February 2023, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported an average of...

Teen shot and killed in St. Louis County Sunday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A 14-year-old was shot and killed in Berkeley Sunday night.The Major Case Squad just released details of the shooting Monday morning. Investigators said that police were called to Larry Lane around 7:00 p.m. The caller shared that multiple juveniles were firing gunshots. Top Stories: Family seeks justice for Jacque, man charged due in court this week When police arrived, they found a juvenile laying in a front yard with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police have not yet identified the teen. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 911, or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Educator at Denver’s Bruce Randolph School arrested after being found with loaded gun on campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

An educator at a Denver school is on paid leave after being arrested for allegedly possessing a loaded handgun on campus — a weapon that was discovered after security staff searched for a student who had said he brought a gun to school.Dante Quint, 25, was arrested on suspicion of the felony charge on March 1 after school security allegedly found a gun in his backpack on Feb. 28 at Bruch Randolph School, court records show.Quint works as a paraprofessional at the school and is on paid leave while the investigation continues, Denver Public Schools spokesman Scott Pribble said in an email.The arrest came as Denver’s school district grapples with gun violence among its students. Quint was arrested the same day a 16-year-old student died of gunshot wounds after being shot outside East High School and three weeks before a 17-year-old student shot two and wounded administrators at the same high school before taking his own life hours later.Denver police responded to Bruce Rand...

5 planets may be visible (with binoculars) in the sky Tuesday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:57 GMT

It might be a good time to break out your binoculars, or find a friend with a telescope, because there is an opportunity to see five planets Tuesday night between the western horizon and the moon, which will be almost directly overhead when the planets become visible.Related ArticlesOutdoors | First solar eclipse in six years tops list of the best celestial events you can see in Colorado in 2023 If you know where to look, you could see Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars. You’ll probably need binoculars or a telescope to make out Mercury and Uranus. The place to look for Jupiter and Mercury will be low in the western sky near the horizon shortly after sunset. Jupiter will be the brighter of the two.Sky gazers may be be able to locate the planet Uranus Tuesday night with binoculars. Look for Venus, which will be the brightest object in the nighttime sky except for the moon. Three other planets may be visible Tuesday night. (Provided by Jeffrey L. Hunt, When...