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Senate bill would provide state teaching materials, citing learning gaps and teacher burnout

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate this week passed legislation that would provide standardized instructional materials from the Texas Education Agency to classroom teachers, citing lagging student proficiency and burnout among teachers."It's a landmark bill. It will be a cornerstone of our education reforms for this session," the bill's author Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, said. "We have many classrooms across Texas that are relying on outdated methods for, let's say, teaching reading and literacy. We're going to make sure that the state provides high-quality instruction materials for our teachers."Sen. Creighton also asserts the resources will save teachers seven to nine hours a week in lesson-planning time, largely unpaid time that he said contributes to teachers leaving the profession.SB 2565 directs the Texas Education Agency to provide "open educational resources" that the State Board of Education approved for kindergarten through eighth grade to all school districts. Ho...

Man fatally shot by FBI in Minneapolis was suspect in Ramsey County carjacking, search warrant says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

A 33-year-old man who the FBI fatally shot Thursday had barricaded himself in a Minneapolis home and later exited with a shotgun pointed at a woman’s head, according to a federal search warrant.Chue Feng Yang had active warrants, which led a law enforcement team to attempt to arrest him Thursday.He was a suspect in a Ramsey County case from January, during which a driver led deputies on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle and a woman allegedly threw a puppy from the fleeing vehicle. Yang and another man then allegedly ran from the stolen vehicle and carjacked two separate people.The FBI SWAT team was on scene Thursday due to Yang’s criminal history, witness statements that he was always armed and the circumstances of the January carjacking, the search warrant affidavit said.The FBI said they are reviewing the shooting, which happened about 12:15 p.m. Thursday in the area of Dupont Avenue North and Dowling Avenue after a six-hour standoff.Yang was listed as living in St. Paul i...

Award-winning pizzeria expanding to Voorheesville

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Romo's Pizza, located at 365 Feura Bush Road in Glenmont, is opening up a new shop in Voorheesville. The restaurant will be in the old Smith's Tavern at 112 Maple Avenue. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Owner Anthony Berghela said work at the new location just got underway this week. They've gutted the entire building and will be giving it an updated face lift, but the floor plan will be similar. The second floor will be used to host parties and other gatherings, as well as additional seating. There will also be an outdoor patio for dining."Smith's Tavern was always the jewel of Voorheesville," said Berghela. "Since being introduced as the new owner of the property, we’ve received many phone calls, stops at our current location and even ones who stopped into the old Smith's when they saw me there to let me know how important that location and restaurant were to the people of Voorheesville and...

Caffé Lena hosting downtown Saratoga Springs music festival

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Caffé Lena is hosting the "Sing in the Streets" neighborhood music festival to celebrate its 63rd year. The free music festival takes place on May 21 from noon to 3 p.m. around downtown Saratoga Springs. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Locations and performersImpressions of Saratoga, 368 BroadwaySteve CandlenTravis GrayLibrary Terrace, 49 Henry Street (Putnam Street side)Rick BoltonRees Shad & the ConversationsFrog Garden, 49 Henry Street (Henry Street side)Bill & Finnegan AckerbauerNovus CantusCaffé Lena Courtyard, 47 Phila StreetJimi W.Keanen Stark & Orion KribsCaffé Lena Upstairs, 47 Phila StreetAngelina ValenteReese Fulmer & The Carriage House BandBen & Jerry's, 34 Phila StreetMargo Macero DuoBlue RangerYou can view the performance venue map on the Caffé Lena website. In 2022, Caffé Lena celebrated its 60th, 61st and 62nd years since the former two were during the C...

Neighbors to St. Louis County back push to combine prosecutor's offices

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Mayors from four St. Louis County cities introduced a plan last week to consolidate the prosecutor's offices for St. Louis City and County as one unit. Mayors of Bridgeton, Brentwood, Manchester and Wildwood have called on state lawmakers to take on action on a six-point plan, which would force courts and prosecutors to get tough on adult and juvenile gun, drug, and car crimes, particularly in the city of St. Louis. Trending -- Students and teacher rally around fired Webster Groves teacher The effort appears to have support from others neighboring St. Louis County. Officials with St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson counties released this statement Thursday in support of the possibility that St. Louis City and County merge their prosecutors' offices: "We join St. Louis County mayors in their support for consolidating the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office and the St. Louis County Prosecutor into a regional prosecutor's office. We echo St. L...

Man convicted of child sex crimes in St. Louis County

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A jury convicted a man Thursday for a series of child sex crimes in St. Louis County. Anthony Davis, 30, was convicted of six counts of child molestation, two counts of statutory rape and one count of statutory sodomy. Investigators say Davis committed these crimes between January 1, 2016, and May 31, 2016. Trending -- Students and teacher rally around fired Webster Groves teacher The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office says the crimes involved two girls who were 7 and 8 years old at the time of the offenses. The jury also reviewed messages about the abuse that the victims sent to their mother.According to the prosecuting attorney's office, the jury rejected an argument from Davis that the victims were lying and trying to hurt Davis on behalf of their mother, who reportedly had a toxic breakup with him. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Opinion: Colorado’s housing crisis demands state intervention, drastic measures

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

When firefighters get the call, they need to act fast. It takes just minutes for the flames to take over and the plumes of thick, black smoke to signal that someone’s home has been a casualty of fire.But when your “local” first responders are hours away, how many homes are in jeopardy when a fire can spread through a community in the blink of an eye? The recent fire in Teller County is an ominous, all-to-familiar reality that the first responders keeping us safe can’t afford to live in the communities they protect.The current housing shortage and affordability crisis is tying the hands of local electeds to respond when tragedy strikes.A bill making its way through the Senate, SB-213, is a first-of-its-kind Colorado solution that will jumpstart the building of homes that everyone can afford so our first responders can actually respond instead of sitting in traffic.Adams and Teller Counties don’t have a lot in common, yet, the magnitude of our housing crisis is so severe that we...

Republic of Moldova: EU adopts a new sanctions framework to target actions aimed at destabilizing the country

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

Today (28 April) the Council adopted a new framework for targeted restrictive measures which provides the EU with the possibility of imposing sanctions against persons responsible for supporting or implementing actions which undermine or threaten the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova, as well as the country’s democracy, the rule of law, stability or security.As one of the countries most affected by the fallout of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, we witness increased and continued attempts to destabilise Moldova. The new sanctions regime will give us the possibility to continue strengthening Moldova’s resilience by targeting those who try to destabilise the country. This is an important political signal of the EU’s support to Moldova in the current difficult context. Josep Borrell (pictured), High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyThanks to this new framework the EU will be able to target for instance individuals who obstruct or undermin...

Meet the cheapest U.S. states to buy a house

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

(The Hill) -- A new study analyzing Zillow data has found that the monthly median sale price of a house last year was over $500,000 in Utah, California and Colorado — and over a staggering $800,000 in Hawaii.The study, conducted by Studio City realtors, found that Hawaii clocked in as the most expensive state in the U.S. for homebuyers. On the island, the average home price was a staggering $805,775 — hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the cheapest state on the list. Studio City realtor Tony Mariotti noted that market turbulence has contributed to a “significant increase” in house prices across the U.S.Home prices went up nationwide in February after months of declines, amid low inventory and a small uptick in demand, and experts have said they expect affordability will continue to be a problem for prospective homebuyers in the months ahead. Here are the priciest and cheapest U.S. states to buy a home:Kelly Slater surfs in the In Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave surf contest o...

Granada Hills woman arrested for hit-and-run that left pedestrian dead 

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:37 GMT

Los Angeles Police Department Valley Traffic detectives have arrested the woman accused of fatally hitting a man in Sylmar last Friday.  According to a release from LAPD, 21-year-old Mary Inez Mercado of Granada Hills was arrested and booked on a felony charge of hit and run causing death. She is being held on $50,000 bail.  Mercado is accused of striking a pedestrian pushing a shopping cart while traveling westbound on Hubbard Street west of Adelphia Avenue on April 21 around 12:50 a.m.  Police release surveillance video in fatal Highland Park hit-and-run Mercado’s sedan continued westbound on Hubbard until Dronfield Avenue, where she momentarily exited the vehicle but re-entered shortly after and drove away. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The victim has not been identified.