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Jury hears closing arguments Tuesday in APD officer's murder trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

Editor's note: The above video is from KXAN's coverage of this trial from Monday (Nov. 6, 2023). AUSTIN (KXAN) — Closing arguments began Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial for Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor. The day prior, attorneys representing Taylor finished presenting their case after the state rested last week. Taylor is on trial for murder in the death of Michael Ramos. Prosecutors expect to wrap mid-week in APD officer’s murder trial Taylor shot and killed Ramos, 42, during an incident with police back in April 2020 at a south Austin apartment complex's parking lot. Taylor is on administrative leave with APD.KXAN's Grace Reader will be in court Tuesday and providing live updates of the trial on social media platform X: Closing arguments are likely to happen today in the trial of APD Officer Christopher Taylor. I'm in the courtroom. Thread 🔽 pic.twitter.com/CS7C8x7apJ— Grace Reader (@GraceReaderTV) November 7, 2023 Shooting scene visitBefor...

Austin outlines funding costs, timeline for I-35 'Cap and Stitch' initiative

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a Tuesday work session, Austin City Council outlined some of the financial aspects of the proposed Our Future 35 plan, which envisions deck plazas poised to go on top of the Texas Department of Transportation's Interstate 35 expansion near downtown.City officials outlined Tuesday several sites where "caps" — or deck plazas that can support community and green spaces, pavilions, public art or cultural facilities — could exist over the lowered highway. Those include caps from Cesar Chavez to 4th streets; a cap from 4th to 7th streets; one over 11th and 12th streets; as well as a cap from 38th 1/2 Street to Airport Boulevard. AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION NEWS: Lawsuit filed against Austin’s revised Project Connect light rail plan A map rendering also outlines possible locations for University of Texas at Austin-spearheaded caps.City officials outlined Tuesday several sites where "caps" — or deck plazas that can support community and green spaces, pavilions, public art or ...

Expect holiday travel crowds: Nearly half of Americans planning a trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)ATLANTA — Nearly half of Americans plan to travel over the holidays this year, according to a new survey — meaning millions of travelers will be battling busy and congested roads and airports.The 48% of Americans planning a trip for Thanksgiving or the year-end holidays is up significantly from 31% last year, according to the survey released Wednesday by consulting firm Deloitte.Of those who are planning to travel over the holidays, more than 37% plan to fly, the survey results showed. Most are planning road trips.Just 11% of people were deterred from travel because of concerns about health risks, down from 18% last year.Instead, the top reason for people not to travel was money concerns, with 38% of those not taking a trip saying they cannot afford it.The results are based on a survey of 5,281 Americans Sept. 12-25, of which 2,531 respondents had plans to travel for the holidays.The rise of remote work during the COVID-19 pan...

Former Mayo doctor accused of poisoning wife had complaint filed against him previously, new court docs claim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

ROCHESTER — The former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of poisoning his wife was previously investigated for harming a patient, according to new court documents.Dr. Connor Fitzgerald Bowman allegedly over-prescribed a patient with a barbiturate while he was working at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, two witnesses told law enforcement.Connor Bowman. (Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office via AP)Bowman faces a second-degree murder charge in Olmsted County in connection with the death of his wife, Betty Bowman. He is accused of poisoning her with colchicine, a drug used to treat gout.The complaint filed with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice against Bowman for harming a patient allegedly identified Bowman as a danger to others, a search warrant said.One witness told law enforcement that “Connor had admitted to him at one point in the past someone had filed a complaint to the Board of Medicine labeling him as a threat to society.” The witness said because he was not involved in t...

New research shows scammers are targeting young people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

(NEWS10) - A lot of scam warnings focus on protecting older adults, but the Better Business Bureau reports young adults are losing more money to scams compared to older Americans. The new report is based on data submitted to the BBB Scam Tracker between January 1, 2022, and June 24, 2023. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the report, employment schemes make up almost 30% of scams reported by the age group, followed by online purchase scams. Online purchase scams made up 29.1% of all reports submitted by 18 to 24-year-olds, with 81.4% reporting a monetary loss.According to the report, the riskiest scams for 18 to 24-year-olds is as follows: Employment Online purchase Cryptocurrency Rental Investment Fake check/money order Phishing Romance Advance fee loan Credit repair/debt reliefIn previous years, the 18-24 age group reported a lower median dollar loss than older age groups. Chick-fil-A proposes new location in Al...

Musical with Glens Falls roots to tour in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Every year, the Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) welcomes big talents to a hometown-sized stage at the Charles R. Wood Theatre. The authors, directors, actors and musicians who come to town span a wide variety of backgrounds - and sometimes, the shows they're part of are just getting started on longer journeys. That's the story behind a musical touring the west coast early next year. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "Mystic Pizza" - an adaptation of the 1988 Julia Roberts movie of the same name - is set to play across dates in January and February 2024 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, California, followed by stops in San Francisco and Sacramento. The show first debuted in Glens Falls as one of the Adirondack Theatre Festival's 2022 offerings - but the story starts one step back further still.In March 2022, four people went on a retreat in Queensbury, with the goal of writ...

Aurora woman running across South Parker Road dies after collision with SUV

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

A 57-year-old Aurora woman has died after she was struck by a Suburban while she was running across South Parker Road late Sunday night, according to the Aurora Police Department.The crash was reported at the intersection of South Parker Road and East Dartmouth Avenue at 10:15 p.m. Sunday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | I-70 eastbound reopens in Wheat Ridge after late-night crash Crime and Public Safety | Colfax Avenue eastbound reopened west of I-25 after crash Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in I-70 crash in Wheat Ridge was trying to reattach towed car in center lane when tractor-trailer hit it Crime and Public Safety | Colorado weather: Snow and ice on Colorado roads cause accidents, closures along interstates Crime and Public Safety | I-76 eastbound reopened near Henderson after crash The initial finding shows the woman was running across Parker Road when she was struck by a 2016 Chevr...

Man convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting outside Aurora bar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

An Arapahoe County jury in October convicted a man of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, all three with extreme indifference, in a 2022 shooting outside an Aurora sports bar that killed a man, according to online court records.Henry Lee Griffin III, 28, was convicted Oct. 18 of murdering Joshua Lamont Robinson, 28, in a shooting outside Challengers Sports Bar, 12161 E. Iliff Ave., on Aug. 14, 2022, court records show. Griffin was 26 at the time of the shooting.Police responded to the shooting at 1:52 a.m. in the parking lot of the bar and determined that a fight preceded the shooting and that the two people involved had left the scene.Related ArticlesCourts | She killed her husband 14 years ago. In an unusual move, a Colorado judge just exonerated her. Courts | 52-year-old man arrested for murder, assault in Englewood shooting Courts | Man pleads guilty to lesser murder charge in 2021 Aurora shooting, carja...

Julian Strawther’s breakout game “surreal moment” for Nuggets rookie. Credit Nikola Jokic with the assist: “Empowering people is pretty cool”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

Julian Strawther took his seat on the bench Monday night not knowing whether he would have an opportunity to play more minutes than usual, with Jamal Murray injured.The rookie definitely didn’t expect he’d be strutting along the sideline after a heat-check 3-pointer in the middle of a stirring comeback that he helped ignite.“Obviously you know that there are minutes up for grabs, but you don’t know where they’re gonna go,” Strawther said after scoring 21 points across 19 minutes in a 134-116 Nuggets win. “That was not something that was communicated to me pregame.”Once the Nuggets were trailing by double digits in the second quarter, sorely missing Murray, it made sense to have an extra shooter on the floor who could at least give Denver a chance to match the Pelicans’ lineup of flamethrowers. Even while the team was shooting 2-for-15 from 3-point range.Strawther is self-aware about his job and the circumstances.“Come in, p...

Vail Jazz closes the curtain after nearly three decades of high notes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:42:13 GMT

Internationally renowned jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson once said, “Change is always happening. That’s the wonderful thing about jazz music.” But for the Vail Jazz Foundation, an organization-altering change forced the Vail-based nonprofit to shut down the bulk of its operations in late October after 29 years.The seismic shift? The passing of beloved founder Howard Stone, who died on Aug. 3, 2022, from post-surgical complications. Stone’s passing left a huge void, and his deep fundraising reach and managerial acumen have left the foundation with a substantial financial burden.Howard Stone, the founder of the Vail Jazz Party and the Vail Jazz Foundation, addresses the crowd at a past Vail Jazz performance. Stone died August 2022.Steven Pope/Courtesy photo via Vail Daily“When Howard died in the summer of 2022, we knew that replacing him would tax the organization on many levels. However, the staff rose to the occasion and in 2023 pulled off a terrific summer festival, workshop and La...