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'So much pain': Family of young girl and father killed in hit-and-run crash, suing two men

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The family who lost a young girl and her father to a hit-and-run crash in east Austin are suing two men who they believe are responsible.   They hope this puts pressure on the men to come forward, even though the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has not been able to file any charges or make any arrests as of Monday. The hit and run happened on Delta Post Drive in June 2023. Father, 3-year-old daughter on ATV die in hit-and-run crash Family members drive past the crash site — where there's now a small memorial — everyday. It's a painful reminder of losing Azeneth Gomez-Rodriguez and her father Jonathan Gomez-Guajardo. “I'm depressed, [and] I'm sad," Gabriella Rodriguez said. "He took my husband my daughter. Her birthday was on August 10. She was so close to being five years old. I didn't get to celebrate with her. She was so excited to go to kinder...My husband, he had so much stuff ahead. He was the hard working man.”  Gabriela Rodriguez...

Battle Creek father faces long recovery after he was hit by car while mowing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

On Sunday, while friends and neighbors were enjoying their Labor Day weekend, Toby Mengistu readied himself, physically and emotionally, to visit his father at Regions Hospital’s intensive care unit. That’s where Gerawork Mengistu, 60, has lived for the past two weeks, kept alive by tubes and wires while undergoing emergency surgeries for broken bones and a severe head injury, ever since a driver jumped the curb of his Battle Creek home on St. Paul’s East Side and sent the elder man hurtling from his lawn and into the street.The family of Gerawork Mengistu, 60, of St. Paul’s Battle Creek neighborhood, has set up an online fundraiser for him on GoFundMe after an Aug. 19, 2023 hit-and-run left him in the intensive care unit at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Mengistu, a facilities worker for the University of Minnesota and originally of Ethiopia, is shown in this family photo with his wife Olga and their sons Toby and Matthew, who are now both in their 20s. (Cour...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

If you or someone you know is in a crisis, dial 988 or text TALK to 741-741.CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Mental health advocates, survivors, and allies are bringing attention to the resources available for people who are struggling with thoughts of suicide. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! According to Dan Egan, Chair of the Capital Region Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, mental health is historically underfunded."We’re still looking for better diagnostic tools, better treatment, better pharmaceuticals,” Egan said.For Egan, this cause is extremely personal. When he was 19, his father died by suicide."To say I dealt with it poorly is an understatement," Egan explained, "and almost lived in a state of denial for basically a decade and a half, because I went through my own mental health issues, and finally got help and found a road to healing.” More women attemp...

Two classic car shows cruise to Lake George area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This September, two sets of annual traditions kick off on the same weekend. Both feature the purr of classic motors - one at the Queen of American Lakes, and the other in Hometown, U.S.A. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The Adirondack Nationals Car Show comes to Lake George from Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 7-10. Hundreds of classic cars come to the show every year, populating Charles R. Wood Park and Fort William Henry. Cars will also be seen cruising along Route 9 and Beach Road around the village.The show is organized by Albany Rods and Kustoms, founded in 1983. This year, ticket proceeds benefit Kelly's Angels, Inc., a charity benefitting children who have lost family members to illness. The 2023 show is welcoming Amanda and Joe Martin, two cast members of reality TV show "Iron Resurrection," back for a second year. First annual community cleanup comes to Lake George A day after the start of Lake George'...

Faced With Evolving Threats, U.S. Navy Struggles to Change

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A symphony of sorts echoed through the sprawling shipyard on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi — banging, hissing, beeping, horns, bells and whistles — as more than 7,000 workers hustled to fill orders fueled by the largest shipbuilding budget in the Navy’s history.The surge in spending, $32 billion for this year alone, has allowed the Huntington Ingalls shipyard to hire thousands of additional people to assemble guided missile destroyers and amphibious transport ships. “More ships are always better,” said Kari Wilkinson, the president of the shipyard, pointing to the efficiencies that come with a steady flow of contracts and the jobs they create.But the focus from Washington on producing a stream of new warships is also creating a fleet that some inside the Pentagon think is too wedded to outdated military strategies and that the Navy might not be able to afford to keep running in decades to come.Half a world away, at a U.S. Navy outpost in Bahrain, a much smaller t...

Colorado high school football rankings, Week 3: Are Regis Jesuit, Pine Creek serious threats to Cherry Creek’s 5A five-peat bid?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

A look at this week’s Post Preps Top 10 for Class 5A, 4A and 3A:Class 5ATeamRecordPvsLW1. Cherry Creek2-01W (42-14 vs. Legacy)Comment: After two weeks, the Bruins are averaging 6.1 yards/carry. Now comes a second ranked opponent in three weeks. This week: at Chatfield, 7 p.m. Sept. Friday2. Regis Jesuit2-02W (36-33 vs. Kennedy Catholic, Wash.)Comment: Is Regis the biggest threat to a Bruins five-peat? Senior running back Albert Medina (340 yards, 5 TDs) is on a heater. This week: at No. 7 Arapahoe, 7 p.m. Friday.3. Pine Creek2-05W (31-17 vs. Valor Christian)Comment: The QB-RB-WR trio of Cameron Cooper (263 total yards), Jonathan Coar (166) and Elijah Roy (129) did serious work against Valor. But how about that defense (12 tackles for loss)? This week: at Vista Ridge, 1 p.m. Saturday.4. Grandview2-03W (38-13 vs. Fossil Ridge)Comment: QB Liam Szarka (528 pass yards, 6 TDs) gets his first big test of the season with a visit to Ralston Valley. This week: at No. 6 Ralston Valley, 7...

Victims ID'ed in fatal double shooting in Moreno Valley

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

Riverside County authorities have identified the two men killed early Sunday morning in a Moreno Valley shooting.Bryan Garcia, 21, and Ruben Perez, 22, were killed at the scene of the attack in the 21800 block of Dreacea Avenue, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a news alert. 2 dead, 1 wounded after triple shooting in Riverside County A third person who was shot, a male whose identity has not been released, was hospitalized and is expected to survive, officials said.No information about a possible motive or the shooter has been made public.Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Ramirez at 951-955-2777.

Meet Interdisciplinary Archivist Jenny Yurshansky

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

For interdisciplinary artist Jenny Yurshansky, home has never really been a place—at least not in the strict geographical sense. She was born during her parents’ immigration, in the middle of a fraught journey between continents, and that foundational statelessness has informed her sense of self and relationship to the world ever since. In her research-infused art practice, she deftly unravels personal, geopolitical, and often botanical histories—finding ready metaphors in nature for the malleable structure of societies and of families, and undeniable power in direct engagement and individual storytelling. Based in true stories and science-minded inquiry, given form through meaningful objects from embroidered textiles to large-scale sculptural installations, oral and photographic archives, books and texts, photographs, and a variety of further materials as best suited to the matters under examination. Her current project, Rinsing the Bones, invites audience participation in creating...

San Jose cops arrest teen driver in car crash that killed pedestrian

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

SAN JOSE — Police have arrested a teenager who was driving a stolen car that struck and killed a man in San Jose over the weekend, officers said Monday.The victim of the fatal accident, which occurred in the 1100 block of Winchester Boulevard, has yet to be identified.The driver of the stolen vehicle that caused the deadly accident was identified only as a juvenile male.San Jose police officers arrested the driver and transported him to a local hospital with injuries that were described as non-life-threatening.The fatal crash occurred on Sept. 3 at approximately 3:22 a.m. the San Jose Police Department reported Monday.“A 2019 Hyundai SUV, occupied by a lone juvenile male driver, was traveling northbound on Winchester Boulevard when it left the roadway and struck an adult male pedestrian on the sidewalk,” the police department stated.The crash occurred on Winchester Boulevard between Walgrove Way and Greentree Way in San Jose.“The vehicle continued northbound ...

Turf wars: NFL players and owners are at odds over replacing artificial surfaces with grass

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

On TV or from the stands, it’s nearly impossible to tell one NFL field from another without the colorful team logos painted in the end zones.But an increasing number of players and coaches, including the 49ers’ George Kittle and Nick Bosa, are asking the NFL to take a closer look into the league’s growing turf war.The merits and safety concerns of artificial turf vs. natural grass have been debated since the Philadelphia Eagles became the first NFL team to play on AstroTurf in 1969 – three years after it made its debut in the Houston Astrodome. But with salaries and team values continuing to skyrocket, the stakes have never been higher for the players or the league.“No one knows the beating that our bodies take on turf more than us — the players,” former 49ers defensive end Solomon Thomas posted on Twitter late last season. “The sport is violent enough. We shouldn’t be taking more damage from the field, too.”San Francisco 49ers’ Solomon Thomas (94) is carted off the field duri...