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DeSantis wins fourth GOP debate, WaPo poll says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

(The Hill) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) won the fourth Republican primary debate, according to a poll of debate watchers.The 538-Washington Post-Ipsos debate poll found that 30 percent of respondents who watched the Wednesday debate said that the Sunshine State governor won. Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) came in second, at 23 percent, followed by former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) at 19 percent and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 16 percent.Debate watchers were also asked who performed the worst. Ramaswamy topped the field for this question, at 37 percent, followed by Christie at 31 percent. DeSantis and Haley received 9 and 7 percent, respectively.DeSantis received a higher percentage of those who said he won Wednesday's debate versus last month’s, according to the debate watchers surveyed. His score in Wednesday’s debate over the one in early November, where he came in second, was seven percentage points higher. Haley dropped 11 percentage points in comparison to the third ...

KXAN anchor opens up about postpartum complications; how new parents can get help

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One in seven women can develop a postpartum mood disorder. However, tracking postpartum anxiety is a bit tougher, because it’s not as well documented, experts said.Experts suspect this affects many new moms, but I never thought I might be one of them. As parents, we often think to ourselves — "my children are healthy and that’s all that matters."Parents tend to put their health on the back burner, and that can lead to a slow burn of issues. Doing so, led me to an overwhelming boiling point where I could no longer cope with postpartum complications.I had to leave work after already coming back from maternity leave to seek help. When I did assume my seat at the anchor desk, I pushed my shame way down and shared with you all what had happened. It was my small way of reaching other women and parents who might be struggling. I wanted to help others who, like me, may not have even been aware of what was happening. And turns out, this opened t...

Wimberley's state title game goal within reach, mighty Bellville run game standing in the way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — When the 2023 high school football season began, the Wimberley Texans had a bad taste in their mouth after a 42-0 shutout loss to Carthage in the 2022 4A Division II title game. It motivated them to get back to AT&T Stadium and finish the job, but they have to get past another undefeated team before they can make things right.The Texans (14-0) meet Bellville (14-0) in the 4A DII semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Pfield in Pflugerville, and while the Texans' goal has always been another trip to Arlington, head coach Doug Warren said the team has done a great job keeping things in perspective. Texas high school football playoffs: Semifinal pairings, locations "This group has used that for whatever motivation they needed, but at the same, they haven't looked past anybody," he said. "They've continued to focus on being the better version of them every day and the best team every Friday night. Not looking ahead to what's down the road, just being present and get...

Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson adjusts goals after returning from hamstring injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

Justin Jefferson broke his elbow as a teenager at Destrehan High School in Louisiana. That’s the only time in his life he has been out of football for longer than the hamstring injury that has forced him to miss a significant portion of this season. He doesn’t even count that previous absence because he wasn’t on varsity at the time.In other words, the past couple of months have been uncharted territory for the young receiver as he has navigated the recovery process for the first time in his career. He’s struggled to stay patient during that time, joking that he constantly vocalized his displeasure to the training staff.“Every single day I told them how much it sucked to be in there,” Jefferson said with a laugh. “They knew that I just wanted to be back on the field.”That time has come, finally, as Jefferson is on track to make his highly anticipated return when the Vikings travel to play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon at Al...

NYS Weather Risk Communication Center launches at UAlbany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

NY ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State leaders are taking new steps to improve severe weather forecasting, and the University at Albany is in the middle of those efforts. New York's new Weather Risk Communication Center officially launched at UAlbany on Thursday.Meteorologists will combine forecasts from the National Weather Service with data from the New York State Mesonet. They will serve as meteorologists for the state and help officials and emergency managers make real time decisions during severe weather events. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "For those really big situations, when there is a really critical event, say a hurricane making landfall, Buffalo Blizzard, flooding in New York City, those kinds of situations that are really damaging to life and property, the state really needs as much information as they can to better prepare themselves for those, and then respond to them after they happe...

Hunter issued violations for shooting at a deer decoy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On November 23, Environmental Conservation Officers set up a deer decoy to address illegal road hunting. A pickup truck with two individuals inside was seen driving toward the decoy. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! ECOs observed an individual get out of the truck and fire a rifle at the decoy. The individual was issued violations, including possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle and discharging a firearm from a public roadway.

Rabbi urges unity as St. Louis gears up for Hanukkah

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Thursday marks the start of Hanukkah. It’s the beginning of eight days of a joyous Jewish holiday, celebrating a miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.But in 2023, the meaning of the celebration is ever more meaningful for many.  “We often describe it as the festival of light,” says Rabbi Scott Shasrin, Jewish Community Relations Council St. Louis. “It is a practical celebration because of the time of year it is and the wintertime being dark, and you can find that in many cultures. But what’s unique to the Jewish story, it combines this specific incident of fighting to find their place in the world but also being a light to the nations.” Highway with ‘Loneliest Road in America’ also runs through St. Louis region The Kiener Plaza Menorah lighting in Downtown St. Louis is scheduled for Thursday evening, marking the start of the eight-day holy holiday at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. Work has been ongoing getting ready for this year’s celebration of ...

REPORTS: CITY SC to trade Jared Stroud, Lucas Bartlett to D.C. United

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Just a few weeks after their inaugural season came to an end, St. Louis CITY SC appears to be shaking up their roster. CITY SC has agreed to trade midfielder Jared Stroud, defender Lucas Bartlett and $300,000 in general allocation money to D.C. United for midfielder Chris Durkin. Sources have confirmed the deal in place, according to reports from The Athletic' MLS Insider Tom Bogert and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, but CITY SC has not yet announced the trade. The MLS trade window officially opens on Monday morning after the MLS Cup this weekend. Stroud played 31 games for CITY SC, starting 25 contests. He ended up with five goals and five assists. Bartlett played 14 games for CITY SC this year and registered one assistSt. Louis gets a slightly younger player in Durkin, who had three goals and two assists last year in D.C.

Dedication ceremony for fallen STL County Ofc. Antonio Valentine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A St. Louis County Police detective killed in the line of duty is being honored Thursday morning with a bridge named after him. Detective Antonio Valentine was killed in a violent head-on crash on December 1, 2021, on Chambers Road in Bellefontaine Neighbors.The bridge being named after him is the Telegraph Road bridge over the Meramec River. The bridge is going to be named the 'Detective Antonio Valentine Memorial Bridge.' Detective Valentine was 42 years old when he was killed."Antonio Valentine is a man of faith, a loving husband, father and son. sniff, a loyal friend, servant and leader," said one speaker Thursday afternoon during a dedication ceremony. "Antonio Valentine is the example of person we should all strive to be and replicate." Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis He had been with the St. Louis County Police since 2007 and was assigned to the Bureau of Drug Enforcement when he lost his life. Valentine was working with other ...

I-25’s new express lanes open Dec. 15 as leaders praise traffic relief from $1.3 billion project

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:55 GMT

LOVELAND – Colorado leaders drove north from Denver Thursday and celebrated the near-completion of a $1.3 billion Interstate 25 expansion, hailing it as relief from traffic congestion for northern Front Range cities, amid looming uncertainty about how to ensure mobility in the future.The I-25 widening to add express toll lanes between Fort Collins and Berthoud includes a new kind of center-of-the-highway Bustang platform — Colorado Department of Transportation officials call it a “multimodal hub” — designed to reduce bus travel time.But state transportation and political leaders, gathered by that hub, also acknowledged planning forecasts of worsening traffic congestion over the next 25 years. Colorado’s population is expected to grow by more than 1 million before 2050 and the latest Denver Regional Council of Governments study concluded total vehicle miles traveled will increase by 40%, leading to worse I-25 congestion by 2 p.m. in 2050 than the current...