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Former Austin ISD PE teacher faces felony drug charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who had worked as a PE teacher in Austin ISD for five years was arrested in December and accused of having drugs he intended to distribute, according to Travis County court records.Drugs found in the man's car during a traffic stop in December included Adderall as well as smaller amounts of cocaine, alprazolam and MDMA, according to an arrest affidavit.Abraham Allen Ligon faces a Possession of a Controlled Substance in group 1/1-B of between 1-4 grams and a Manufacturing or Delivering a Controlled Substance in group 2 of between 4-400 grams. He also faces a misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon charge. A spokesperson for AISD said Ligon is no longer employed with the district and "resigned a couple months ago." The district did not immediately provide any further information. KXAN will update this story when we get additional insight. KXAN has also reached out to Ligon's attorney, and will update this story when we receive a response.On the night of Dec. 20...

No exceptions coming for Texas abortion ban, both parties say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- With just 21 days left to pass House bills out of committee, there is no sign in the Texas legislature that any changes are coming to the state's strict abortion ban.On Monday morning, lawmakers who authored the legislation that made providing abortion a felony stood with activists to denounce any possible changes to the law."The origin of the conception is not what determines the value of life," State Sen. Angela Paxton said. "I am the result of an unplanned pregnancy."Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, (R-Southlake), said his goal this session is to prevent any exceptions that would weaken the restrictions."There is no such thing as an unplanned pregnancy. There's a plan for everyone," he said.The activists included men and women who said they were conceived or impregnated as a result of rape. They drew upon their own experiences to present themselves as living arguments against an exception for rape in the abortion ban law."Even though my birth mom was the victim of t...

Pirates’ Connor Joe says thanks to Rockies as he returns to Coors Field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

Connor Joe returned to Coors Field Monday, not with a chip on his shoulder, but with a heart full of gratitude for the Rockies organization.“The opportunities that they gave me here allowed me to establish myself as a big-leaguer,” Joe said before the Pirates took on the Rockies.Joe started in right field and hit fifth for the Bucs on Monday night. He’s off to a solid start, slashing .333/.421/.576 with one homer, three doubles, and a triple in 11 games entering play Monday. He hit 11-for-29 (.379) in the first eight games he started.The versatile Joe seemed to have found a home in Colorado when he made the team in 2021 during spring training and started out last season strong. But after a bad second half the Rockies, figuring they had a crowded outfield and plenty of backups for C.J. Cron at first base, traded Joe to Pittsburgh in December in exchange for minor league right-hander Nick Garcia. The deal brought Joe back to the organization that drafted him eight ye...

L.A. County teen missing for months found alive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

A Los Angeles County teenager missing since Jan. 1, who may have been held captive, has been found alive, authorities with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday.  Alinka Castaneda, 16, left her family’s home in Carson, California, and was seen “entering an unknown vehicle” in the 23000 block of South Carodale Avenue at 5 a.m. that day, officials with the sheriff’s department said.  Footage from a Ring doorbell camera captured an unidentified man walking toward Castaneda moments before she disappeared. While the teen’s family initially believed her disappearance may have been an attempt to run away, they later received several distressing calls from the 16-year-old.  “In this phone call, she actually shared with her sister and her mom that she didn’t know where she was then and wouldn’t be allowed to leave. She sounded like she was under duress and stressing out,” Moses Castillo, a retired LAPD detective and a private investigator working on her ca...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass delivers her first State of the City address

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will deliver her first State of the City address Monday night, with plans to discuss efforts to tackle homelessness, crime, and what some describe as an urgent staffing crisis within the L.A. Police Department.  While the mayor intends to highlight key accomplishments made in her first 127 days in office, officials with the Los Angeles Police Protective League are eagerly awaiting her plans on hiring more officers.  “It’s a crisis,” Sgt. Jerretta Sandoz, Vice President of LAPPL, said. “We definitely need to change. Something needs to change.” Sandoz and LAPPL say they will support the mayor’s plans to hire more LAPD officers but say more needs to be done to retain officers who are already on the force.  “This needs to happen ASAP,” Sandoz said. “We cannot recruit our way out of this problem. We are losing officers too fast.”  Critics of the mayor’s plan to hire more officers believe L.A. needs fewer police on the street and more ...

Fremont: Two-alarm apartment fire displaces 85 residents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

FREMONT — A two-alarm fire and heavy water damage from a sprinkler system displaced 85 residents of a mixed-use family and supportive-housing apartment building on Monday, authorities said.In limited statements, Fremont Fire spokesperson Aisha Knowles said firefighters responded to reports of a fire at 7:52 a.m. at Main Street Village, 3615 Main St., in the city’s Irvington district.When firefighters arrived, they found flames coming from a top floor unit of a three-story, 44-unit apartment building. Crews immediately called a second alarm, summoning a total of eight engines, three trucks and two battalion chiefs.After working to bring the blaze under control, firefighters learned that the building’s sprinkler system activation had managed to help hold the fire in check, but also sent hundreds of gallons of water through the building, rendering it unsafe to enter, Knowles said.The building was red-tagged early Monday afternoon.There were no reported injuries, and r...

Man dies in collision on Hwy 101 in Salinas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A 35-year-old man died in a crash on Highway 101 in Salinas on Sunday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. 10 pounds of fentanyl found after Oakland, Tenderloin search warrants Around 10:15 p.m., CHP was informed of a two-vehicle collision on Hwy-101 southbound just north of North Main Street. The preliminary investigation shows that the driver, identified by authorities as a Salinas man, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet when he lost control of the vehicle for an unknown reason. The Chevrolet rolled over and came to a stop in the roadway with the lights off. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Witnesses pulled over, put on their hazard lights, and attempted to use a flashlight to show oncoming traffic that there...

Study shows how communities can reduce wildfire risk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

(KRON) -- California takes wildfires seriously year-round, and the Bay Area Council recently completed a study to see how prevention and insurance costs work together.The California Resilience Challenge is a Bay Area Council initiative where they focus on towns like Paradise, a small community with limited resources to fight wildfires. Back in 2018, the Camp Fire killed 86 people and destroyed more than 18,000 homes in Paradise.“What if you did the home hardening and on top of that you did the buffer zones surrounding the community and within the community itself? What’s the full aggregate of risk reduction we could get?” said Adrian Covert, Bay Area Council. Fremont apartment building flooded, red-tagged after fire activated sprinkler system The study found that if homeowners took measures like clearing vegetations, they could reduce their risk of wildfires losses by 75-percent. The homeowner, however, is just a piece of the puzzle. Covert said towns like Paradise also have to pl...

Person stabbed several times in Santa Rosa, suspect arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested in Santa Rosa on Friday after he was accused of stabbing someone multiple times, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. The victim was hospitalized and is expected to survive. Deputies were called to the 4600 block of Porter Creek Road just before 10 a.m. on Friday for the report of a fight involving a knife. Upon arrival, an SCSO deputy saw a man matching the suspect description, and bystanders told the deputy he was armed, police said. More racist Antioch police text messages released by District Attorney The man, identified as 42-year-old Santa Rosa resident Enrique Galvan, was taken into custody without incident. The deputy found a utility knife in his pocket, per SCSO.Police said Galvan attacked the victim with a knife before bystanders intervened, preventing more attacks. While Galvan was being arrested, medical personnel tended to the victim, who had multiple stab wounds. After being taken to a hospital for medical treatment, Galvan was jailed...

Construction company fined for Coyote Creek stormwater violations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:14 GMT

(KRON) -- Granite Rock Company agreed to pay $325,000 to settle an environmental protection lawsuit filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.  Granite Rock recycles, manufactures, and distributes aggregate, asphalt, concrete, and other materials which can be harmful to the creek if they contaminate stormwater. The company was accused of allowing stormwater runoff contaminated with heavy metals and high alkalinity to pass into storm drains that lead to Coyote Creek.  "Coyote Creek is a vital watershed in the Santa Clara Valley, and prosecuting stormwater runoff cases shows our commitment to protecting our natural resources," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said.The District Attorney's Office began investigating Granite Rock in 2017, finding contaminated stormwater flowing into the creek without proper filtration or treatment at the Berryessa facility. Further investigation revealed an ineffective treatment system at the Capitol Expressway facility that allowed run...