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'We Can Now' fighting to end homelessness in Austin

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The fight to end homelessness in Austin continues, but it's not an easy fix.It takes a coordinated effort from several groups, and it is a continuous fight to make sure once people get off the streets, they stay off the streets."We Can Now" is one of the nonprofits working to make that happen."This is the house," said Carol Parks, who recently experienced homelessness. "This is it. This is for me and my son."Parks takes pride in her new apartment, which she just moved into."Home is where the story begins, and that is home. This is home," Parks said as she pointed to a sign in her kitchen.Parks smiles every time she says the word "home," but at one point in her life, that word seemed unattainable."The economy has been rough on Austin," said Parks. "The rent was so high, and it was hard for me to maintain with kids, so that is when I fell short."When she fell short, Antony Jackson stepped in to help. He helped pay her deposit and offered help with furniture and even ga...

San Bernardino County deputy sheriff arrested for drug possession

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

A veteran with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department has resigned after authorities found him high on drugs with a gun inside a car with a former colleague, authorities said.Jonathan Campos, 32, faces two felony gun and narcotics charges. In mid-November, authorities received a tip that Campos and former San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy Ricardo Baires, 32, were “involved in drug activity,” the department said in a news release.Narcotics detectives picked up the case and, on Dec. 17, investigators found Baires and Campos sitting inside Baires' vehicle in an empty housing development in Hesperia."Campos was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance which was suspected of being cocaine," the department said. "Although Campos was off-duty at the time of the incident, he was in possession of a firearm."Suspected cocaine and paraphernalia that "indicated sales" were located inside Baires' vehicle, and drug paraphernalia was also found at Campos' residence, aut...

Three-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $3 million

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

1027 South Blaney Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 1000 block of South Blaney Avenue in San Jose was sold on Dec. 1, 2023. The $3,005,000 purchase price works out to $1,687 per square foot. The house, built in 1956, has an interior space of 1,781 square feet. This single-story house has three bedrooms and two baths. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. Additionally, the home includes a two-car garage.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:In August 2022, a 1,265-square-foot home on West Riverside Way in San Jose sold for $1,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,502. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On West Riverside Way, San Jose, in April 2023, a 1,265-square-foot home was sold for $2,652,000, a price per square foot of $2,096. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,173-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Belvedere Lane in San Jose sold in December 2022, for $2,749,000, a price per square foo...

Palestinian medical officials say death toll from Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has risen to 106

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medical officials say death toll from Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has risen to 106.Source

Denver weather: Cool and breezy before quick Tuesday snow

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Sunshine is back early on Christmas Day before the wind picks up, clouds increase and snow moves in for Tuesday morning.Weather today: Chilly with a late breezeSunny skies are in Denver for Christmas morning, but clouds will increase through the afternoon as the wind picks up. Highs are below average in the low 30s with the wind making it feel cooler later in the day. Over 400 flights canceled, delayed at DIA on Christmas Eve Weather tonight: Cloudy with morning snowClouds linger overnight with a breezy wind out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Lows on Monday night will dip into the upper teens with light snow arriving in the morning hours.Looking ahead: Tuesday snow and wind, then warmingDenver could see a quick dose of snow on Tuesday morning, totaling possibly up to an inch of snow. Winds will be breezy through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 40s. Snow chances are better across the Eastern Plains where there is a blizzard warning from 11 p.m....

LATE DAY CHRISTMAS SHOWERS

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

Merry Christmas, South Florida!Hopefully everyone had a great Christmas Eve surrounded by loved ones. While showers kicked off our holiday, they finally fizzled by the middle to late afternoon and allowed for outdoor activities on Noche Buena. But while the second half of the day was salvaged, it left many across South Florida noticing that the weather pattern is starting to change. This morning on Christmas, South Florida woke up to mild conditions and a touch more humidity than in previous days. And while there were a few showers around our area, most of our area started off on the quiet and breezy side.Now that Christmas is upon us, let’s talk about the weather that is about to unfold for South Florida. The above mentioned change in weather pattern will begin later today. Cloudy skies and a brisk breeze will limit warming throughout the day and keep temperatures mild in the upper 70s to near 80. A complex series of storm systems and fronts will be approaching Florida for the next...

U.S. Navy sailor’s holiday reunion in Jacksonville

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — In a touching Christmas reunion, U.S. Navy Sailor Alyanna Nelson is back in the States for the first time in over seven months, surprising her family with an emotional return home in Jacksonville. The heartfelt moment fulfilled a Christmas wish for a family joyfully reunited just in time for the holidays.Kim Mueller, Alyanna’s mother, expressed the overwhelming joy of having her daughter home. “I miss her so much,” she said with tears of joy in her eyes. “It is unexplainable as a parent that you don’t see your child. I am just so happy that you are home and in my arms.”Alyanna Nelson, stationed in Virginia Beach, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 2022. Despite her challenging role, she remains deeply connected to her family, particularly her mother, who describes Alyanna as her “first born” and “everything.”Returning home on Saturday morning, Alyanna shared her excitement. “It was ve...

With a new Covid-19 variant on the rise, here’s how to stay safe this holiday season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

(CNN) — As people across the country prepare for holiday celebrations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging anyone who hasn’t gotten the latest vaccines against respiratory viruses to do so now to avoid getting sick and spreading illness.For the first time, there are vaccines available to protect against Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.But there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease, the CDC said in an official health advisory last week. Vaccination rates in children and adults remain low as virus activity increases.Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, says he shares the CDC’s sentiments specifically concerning Covid-19.“The number of Covid hospitalizations is now going up pretty abruptly,” Hotez s...

Preparations underway for annual free Christmas meal in Malden

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

Volunteers are hard at work preparing a meal for the homeless and less fortunate in Malden on Christmas.For more than 30 years, a congregation from a temple in Peabody have prepared the free holiday feast on Christmas Day.The meal includes preparing more than 900 pounds of roast beef and 850 pounds of potatoes.Volunteer Dr. John Weiner said the “army of volunteers” started around 1:30 a.m. to prepare more than 1,900 meals.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:16 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. He had been imprisoned in the Vladimir region of central Russia, about 230 kilometers (140 miles) east of Moscow, but his lawyers said they had not been able to reach him since Dec. 6.His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was located in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region about 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow.The region is notorious for long and severe winters; the town is near Vorkuta, whose coal mines were among the harshest of the Soviet Gulag prison-camp system.“It is almost impossible to get to this colony; it is almost impossible to even send letters there. This is the...