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Hutto ISD, neighbors fight wastewater treatment plant near elementary school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Residents in the Siena neighborhood in the Round Rock and Hutto area are fighting a wastewater treatment plant to be built nearby. They say the plant would negatively impact air and water quality and poses a risk to a nearby elementary school.705 Limmer Loop, LLC. has submitted a water quality permit application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its site near Limmer Loop and E. Etna Way in Williamson County.According to the application, the plant would discharge up to 50,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day if approved. That runoff would be released into a drainage ditch, tributary, then McNutt Creek, and Brushy Creek.As of Friday, the TCEQ gave preliminary approval of the permit citing waterways would "not be impaired" by the plant's operations.The company said the wastewater plant has been proposed to support a 170-townhome development. It said this plant is its only option for wastewater services after it was denied servic...

Loons overrun by last-place Sporting Kansas City in 3-0 loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

Minnesota United’s malaise mounted in a 3-0 defeat to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park.Minnesota (3-5-3) is now winless in six straight MLS games and all eight regular-season matches in Kansas. Meanwhile, last-place Sporting Kansas City (2-7-3) has won two straight after going winless in their opening 10 matches.The Loons were routinely beat defensively, had next to nothing offensively, and at least in the first half, didn’t bring effort to make up for what was lacking on both ends of the field.The damage first came on a corner kick on the ninth minute when MNUFC’s Kervin Arriaga and Micky Tapias were beat to a header by Daniel Rosero.Then in the 22nd minute, the Loons’ three-man back line was cut up and Danny Salloi scored.The Loons’ lone foray into the Kansas City box resulted in Sang Bin Jeong winning a penalty kick from a tackle from Tim Melia. But Jeong’s shot went directly to Melia for an easy save, and MNUFC squandered a great chance to ge...

Thailand refugee graduates from Russell Sage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -MVP Arena was host to Russell Sage's 106th Commencement, congratulating students on their journey to alumni. Nilar Way is the first member of her family to graduate college. As a refugee from Thailand, she plans to use her bachelor's degree in nursing to give back to her roots, almost 9,000 miles away. Way says being in America gave her a chance to better herself. In Thailand, she says there are not a lot of opportunities for education. Adult learner earns HVCC degree after decades "I came to America when I was nine years old. It was very hard as English as your new language, trying to navigate everything. Education is the key to opening a lot of doors here. It helps to break the cycles that my family is going around and around with," explained Way.Way is Karen, an ethnic minority in Thailand, and was born in a refugee camp. While she escaped to America to avoid a genocide, she now says she will return to those same refugee camps during a mission trip. "I ca...

Southern California mothers demanding ban on assault-style weapons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

Angered by a string of deadly mass shootings in the past few months, a group of mothers held a rally in Burbank on Saturday, demanding action and change.The nationwide group called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is fighting for public safety measures to protect the public from gun violence.Specifically, the group wants the AR-15, an assault-style firearm used in many mass shootings, to be banned in the U.S.The group can be heard chanting “No one needs an AR-15!” and “Ban assault weapons!” as they marched through Burbank, and at times, stopping in front of gun shops.The organized rally was part of a nationwide Mother’s Day of action to reinstate the assault weapons ban following a wave of deadly mass shootings.“I’m a mom and all I want for Mother’s Day is an end to gun violence,” said California Assemblymember Laura Friedman of the 44th District.Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a rally in Burbank on May 13, 2023, calling for a ban on assault-style weapons...

Neighbors react as SF plans to bring more summer concerts to Golden Gate Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The city of San Francisco announcing its plan to bring more summer concerts to Golden Gate Park. The two-to-three-day event would be held on the weekend following the annual Outside Lands Festival that typically takes place in August.Outside Lands is always a busy time for Golden Gate Parith the thought of more concerts. People who live nearby have mixed views. 4 injured in 4 separate, unrelated shootings overnight in Oakland: police Neighbors of Golden Gate Park have complained over the years about the noise, traffic and trash from the annual Outside Lands Music Festival."It's pretty bad I sometimes leave town. I leave town," said San Francisco resident Diane Aurelius. "The bass can be incredibly loud and throbbing, and I find it very annoying."On Friday, the city of San Francisco announced its plan to bring more summer concerts to golden gate park. The two-to-three-day event would be held on the weekend following the Outside Lands Festival, which usually ...

Eberle scores 2 as Kraken outshine Stars 6-3, send series to deciding Game 7

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — For their first venture into the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Seattle Kraken are giving their fans quite the exciting, yet stressful experience. Two playoff series. And now, a second Game 7. “That’s all you can ask for These games are what makes playoff hockey fun,” Seattle’s Jordan Eberle said. Eberle scored twice, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists, and the Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series.Tolvanen’s goal in the opening minutes of the second period gave Seattle a 3-1 lead. Rookie Tye Kartye scored his third of the playoffs beating Jake Oettinger with a wrist shot less than three minutes later, and the Kraken withstood several pushes by the Stars to send the series back to Texas.“We were ready tonight. I feel like last couple games they’ve been maybe the ready team at the start,” Tolvanen said. “That was the big key today. All four lines were ready to play.” Matty Benie...

Rookie Fletcher stays hot with homer, triple as D-backs beat Giants 7-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Dominic Fletcher hit a two-run homer and a go-ahead, bases-clearing triple for five RBIs, Zac Gallen pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Saturday night.Fletcher has been swinging a hot bat since being called up for his first big-league action in late April, hitting .457 in 35 at-bats. He hit his first MLB homer on Friday and followed that up with a clutch triple in the sixth inning on Saturday, ripping a line drive into the right-center gap that scored Josh Rojas, Ketel Marte and Christian Walker and pushed the D-backs up 4-1.That was enough run support for Gallen (6-1), who continues to be one of the best pitchers in the National League. The right-hander gave up two runs on five hits, striking out six and walking two. He now has a 2.35 ERA.Fletcher added a two-run homer in the eighth, which just cleared the right field wall over a leaping Michael Conforto. The umpires initially ruled that it didn’...

McGuire rallies Orlando City to 2-2 draw with Crew

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Duncan McGuire scored in the second minute of stoppage time to rally Orlando City to a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.Neither team scored until Darlington Nagbe took passes from Alexandru Matan and Cucho Hernández and found the net in the 39th minute for his first goal of the season for Columbus (4-4-3).The Crew took a 2-0 lead into halftime after Jacen Russell-Rowe scored in the second minute of stoppage time. Mohamed Farsi and Hernández had assists on Russell-Rowe’s second goal of the season.Ercan Kara pulled Orlando City (4-4-3) within a goal just four minutes into the second half when he scored for a second time this season. Facundo Torres picked up an assist. McGuire’s fourth goal of the season and his third in the last four matches was unassisted.Orlando City improves to 7-1-1 in its last nine match-ups with the Crew. Columbus saw a 10-match unbeaten streak at home end last week in a 2-1 loss to Inter Miami. The Crew had adv...

Mother of Honduran migrant teen who died in US custody says he had epilepsy but wasn’t seriously ill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old Honduran migrant who died in U.S. custody said Saturday her son had epilepsy but showed no signs of being seriously ill before he left for the United States. The death of Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza at a holding center in Safety Harbor, Florida, on Wednesday underscored concerns about a strained immigration system as the Biden administration ends asylum restrictions known as Title 42. His mother, Norma Saraí Espinoza Maradiaga, said that her son had had epilepsy since he was a child, but that his seizures were brief and not serious.“He had epilepsy, but it wasn’t an illness that threatened him, because he had had it since he was eight,” she said. “The longest a seizure would last was less than a minute. It seemed like it only hit him a little.”Espinoza Maradiaga had told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday that Ángel Eduardo left his hometown of Olanchito on April 25. He crossed the U.S.-Mexico border s...

Ku-Dipietro helps DC United earn 1-1 draw with Nashville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore Ku-Dipietro scored late in the second half to help D.C. United earn a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday night.Ku-Dipietro took passes from Kristian Fletcher and Mateusz Klich and scored in the 81st minute. It was Ku-Dipietro’s first goal since scoring in the season opener.Alex Muyl put Nashville (5-3-4) up 1-0 in the 73rd minute with his first goal of the season. It was unassisted.DC United (4-5-3) was trying to win back-to-back matches at home for the first time since beating the New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo early last season.Tyler Miller only had to make one save as DC United held reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar in check. Mukhtar entered play with six goals and three assists in his last six matches.Joe Willis did not have a save for Nashville. The two teams combined for 15 shots with just three on target.Nashville is 3-0-2 all-time versus DC United.DC United travels to play the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Nashville returns home to ...