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Family wants answers after 25-year-old mother found dead in Bell County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

BELL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The family of a woman who went missing on 6th Street is searching for answers after she was found dead nearly 80 miles away.Bell County Sheriff's Department deputies responded Friday morning to a report of a dead person in a ditch near the 1300 block of Berger Road, which is north of Temple, according to BCSO.Investigators identified the person as 25-year-old Tiera Strand – who was listed as a missing person out of Austin. She was last seen on Sunday, April 16, near the 400 block of E. 6th Street in Austin, according to officials.The cause and manner of death are unknown – pending a determination from the medical examiner, officials said.Tiera and her daughter-provided by family"We all grew up like sisters," said Tiera's cousin Jessica Williams as she scrolled through photos. "That's my favorite one. She loved to plan her makeup. She loved doing her hair."Jessica Williams and Chandra White, both cousins, told KXAN Tiera's 6 year old daughter has been ask...

With appeal looming, MN judge puts handgun permits for 18 to 20-year-olds on hold

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

A federal ruling that made gun carry permits accessible to 18- to 20-year-olds in Minnesota is on hold for at least a month and potentially longer.U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez sided Monday with state lawyers who sought to hold off on permits until a likely appeal is settled. The Department of Public Safety and some county sheriffs are fighting an earlier Menendez ruling that the age restriction on concealed carry permits is unconstitutional.Attorney General Keith Ellison, a DFLer, has said he would appeal the March ruling that determined the age limit to be a violation of the Second Amendment. Minnesota law has restricted the permits to adults 21 and older who met other qualification standards.In her latest order, the judge wrote that requiring sheriffs to issue permits to valid applicants could create problems if the underlying ruling is overturned on appeal.“If no stay is entered, various county sheriffs will likely begin issuing permits to individuals between 18 and 21 ...

Albany woman celebrates 103rd birthday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany woman is celebrating her 103rd birthday. Cathryne Sivers lives at Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and gathered with friends to celebrate. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Albany County Executive Dan McCoy also presented her with a proclamation and helped her cut the cake. Sivers taught at the University of Albany for 27 years as a graduate professor of Psychology and Statistics. She also worked for over two decades as a trip escort for Yankee Trails.

Two dead in Capitol Hill from apparent murder-suicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

Police are investigating a murder-suicide that left two people dead in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood over the weekend.Officers around 11 a.m. on Saturday received a call for two unresponsive individuals in a parked car near the 1000 block of North Washington Street, police said Monday in a news release.Responding officers found an adult man and woman dead from apparent gunshot wounds, police said. The incident appears to be domestic-violence related, authorities said.“Evidence obtained by investigators indicates that the deceased male shot and killed the female victim and then shot and killed himself,” the news release stated.Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two people killed in northwest Denver Crime and Public Safety | Yoder woman pleads guilty to killing newborn, burying child in shallow grave Crime and Public Safety | Fin...

21-year-old man arrested for Laguna Hills quinceañera shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

A 21-year-old Aliso Viejo man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a quinceañera in Laguna Hills over the weekend that sent two 17-year-old males to the hospital, authorities announced Monday.  Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of the shooting in the 25000 block of Alicia Parkway on April 22, just after 10 p.m. and found the two teens suffering from gunshot wounds.  “Deputies provided lifesaving measures until the Orange County Fire Authority arrived and transported the victims to a local hospital,” according to a news release from the O.C. Sheriff’s Department. “One victim was listed in stable condition while the other was listed in critical condition.”  Over the course of their investigation, officials were able to identify Luis Angel Martinezmondragon as the alleged shooter. The 21-year-old was arrested on April 23, at approximately 9:30 a.m. The weapon used in the shooting has not been recovered, authorities sa...

Morgan Hill boy arrested on suspicion of bringing gun to school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

MORGAN HILL – A Morgan Hill boy has been arrested on suspicion of bringing a gun to school, police said.Around 10:40 a.m. Monday, a school resource officer responded to a report of a fight involving two students, one of whom possibly had a firearm, at Central High School, located at 85 Tilton Ave., the Morgan Hill Police Department said in a statement.The potentially armed student left the campus, but officers found him a short time later on Monterey Road at Peebles Avenue, police said.Officers found a loaded 9mm ghost gun during a search of the boy. Ghost guns are often assembled from kits, lack serial numbers and are sold without background checks, making them difficult to trace, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Police said the student was booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall for felony weapons violations, grand theft, criminal threats, vandalism and disruption of school services.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Child detained after bringing ...

SF Giants’ lineup reaches full strength with returns of Mitch Haniger, Austin Slater

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Starting their series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, the Giants had Wilmer Flores hitting sixth. With the long-awaited returns of Mitch Haniger and Austin Slater, consider it a newfound luxury for the Giants, whose lineup reached full strength Monday for the first time this season.“It’s a little thing,” manager Gabe Kapler said.But it’s a little thing the Giants have not had for the first three weeks of the regular season, as they navigated the absences of two of their top right-handed hitters. Haniger (oblique) and Slater (hamstring/elbow) were both activated and in the lineup Monday against St. Louis left-hander Jordan Montgomery for the first time this season after suffering injuries midway through spring training.Facing their ninth left-hander in their past 14 games, the outfielders’ return couldn’t have come soon enough. Even after breaking out for seven runs against Mets lefty David Peterson on Saturday, the Giant...

Report: Warring generals in Sudan agree to 3-day ceasefire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

By Jennifer Hansler and Donald Judd | CNNUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced that the warring factions in Sudan agreed to a a ceasefire, “starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours.”The agreement between the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, came “following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours,” Blinken said.“The United States urges the SAF and RSF to immediately and fully uphold the ceasefire,” Blinken said. “To support a durable end to the fighting, the United States will coordinate with regional and international partners, and Sudanese civilian stakeholders, to assist in the creation of a committee to oversee the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of a permanent cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements in Sudan.”In a written statement Monday, the RSF said it had agreed to the truce “in order to open humanitarian corridors, facilita...

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

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Sonoma County clamps down on 'over-concentration' of vacation rentals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:39 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to change vacation rental regulations, create caps and exclusion zones for vacation rentals, and define fractionally owned housing as timeshares.Supervisors also voted to create a business license program that standardizes operating requirements for vacation rentals to protect neighbors from nuisances. "With these new regulations and the cap and exclusion zones, we’re taking steps to mitigate the impacts of short-term rentals upon neighborhoods adversely affected by vacation rentals in Sonoma County," said Supervisor Chris Coursey, chair of the Board of Supervisors.Sonoma County officials wrote that the vote "placed caps and exclusion zones in specific neighborhoods in the first, fourth and fifth supervisorial districts to reduce over-concentration of vacation rentals in these areas." The business license program will establish standards that:Limit vacation rental occupancy based on number of bedroom or septic capacity, w...