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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather at Texas State Capitol Sunday, call for ceasefire in Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched onto the grounds of the Texas State Capitol Sunday afternoon. They flew the red, green, white and black flag of the State of Palestine and carried signs calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Israeli, Palestinian rallies at Texas Capitol in October This is the first protest held at the capitol since Israeli forces entered Gaza on Oct. 27. Last month, groups rallied at the Capitol building days after the Israel-Hamas war began in early October. The Austin branch of the Israeli-American Council and the Texas Israel Alliance held a rally on Oct. 15. The Palestine Solidarity Committee, a student organization at UT Austin, also held a rally at the Capitol that day.

Austin airport creating ramp control program to address safety concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will very soon start an interim ramp control program that is designed to modernize operations and enhance safety following a string of near misses between aircrafts in the past year. Austin's U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett has sent letters to the Federal Aviation Administration calling on the agency to take action in increasing safety at the airport. Currently, the country is facing a shortage in air traffic controllers, and it can take anywhere between two and five months to hire a single air traffic controller, according to city documents. Does the city of Austin have any control? Since November of 2022 there have been five near misses at Austin's airport, and last month an airport employee died after being hit by fuel truck. The FAA is responsible for communicating with and monitoring aircraft that are landing, taking-off, and taxing at the airport. Once an aircraft enters the apron, or ramp, there is no entity that h...

Local man appears on History Channel's 'Forged in Fire'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Local clinic director Cody Csontos recently appeared on the History Channel's "Forged in Fire," showing off his bladesmithing chops on the episode "Chef's Special." I had the chance to ask Csontos about his experience on the show and how a Christmas "experience" he wanted to get for his father seemingly started his blacksmithing journey. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Growing up near Mariaville Lake and graduating from Schalmont High School, Csontos has been a Clinic Director with Choice Physical Therapy for roughly six and a half years. Now, in Clifton Park, I asked Cstonos how he got started as a bladesmith. "A little over two years ago I really wanted to get my parents experiences for Christmas rather than gifts. My father is a skilled woodworker and has been a maker my entire life. I thought it would be cool if we could do a knife-making class together," Csontos said. "I found a local smith named...

Albany Police identify Judson Street homicide victim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Police have identified the fatality in Saturday's Judson Street homicide. Police say when they arrived, 32-year-old Elijah Thompson had a gunshot wound to his chest. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The homicide took place around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Thompson was treated on the scene and taken by medical personnel to Albany Medical Center Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police are currently investigating this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Albany Police at (518) 462-8039.

Police identify fatality in suspicious Albany death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department has identified the 31-year-old woman who died in the area of 2nd Street and Lexington Avenue on Thursday. Police say the death of Latisha McKinney is considered suspicious, and are still investigating the circumstances. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police say crews responded to an EMS call at around 11 a.m. on Thursday and arrived on the scene to find McKinney had died. Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available on this investigation.

Zac Brown Band to headline Glennon Live at Chaifetz Arena

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Multi-platinum-selling and Grammy Award-winning entertainer Zac Brown Band has been announced as the headliner for Glennon LIVE, a concert happening Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Chaifetz Arena.This one-of-a-kind night, presented by Post Holdings, will benefit SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and will celebrate the patients, families and caregivers of the hospital. Cardinal Glennon, the first freestanding Catholic pediatric hospital in the United States, provides excellence in pediatric health care throughout Missouri, Illinois and beyond.Tickets go on sale Friday, 11/17 at 10am.  FOX 2 has an exclusive pre-sale happening Thursday, 11/16 from 10am – 10pm.  Use promo code: KTVI

Gas war in Denver area slashes prices at the pump for drivers, national average drops

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

Gas prices have been slowly coming down over the past months in Colorado and across the country, but one stretch of road is seeing prices nearly half the state average.When a new QuikTrip station opened on Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village, a gas price war broke out among the stations on the street.Over the weekend, the price war drove gas under $2 a gallon, and as of Monday morning, the new station was selling regular gas for $1.71 a gallon, almost half Colorado’s statewide average of $3.25, according to reports from GasBuddy.Prices at other gas stations on the street hovered around $2.30 at 7:30 a.m., still more than a dollar below the average.In Denver, average gas prices have dropped 44.8 cents over the past month, putting the city average at $3.11, according to GasBuddy survey data. In the last week, prices have dropped 16.3 cents.For Colorado as a whole, prices are down 11.3 cents from last week and 41.7 cents from last month, according to GasBuddy.Nationally, prices ar...

10 Freeway Closed: Mayor, local officials provide update on downtown L.A. shutdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other local officials held a news conference Monday morning to update Angelenos on the closure of the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles.“To the 300,000 people who would normally drive on this stretch of the 10 and to those who live, work or have appointments or schools in the area, as we made clear yesterday, this was a huge fire and the damage will not be fixed in an instant,” Bass said during her 6 a.m. address."Engineers have worked all night and are working right now to determine our path forward," Bass continued. "I have made it clear with our local, state and federal partners that any unnecessary bureaucracy or delays are not happening here."How long the freeway would be shut down remains unclear after the massive pallet yard fire over the weekend that prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help facilitate cleanup and repairs. No cars are seen on the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2023. (KTLA)Th...

10 Freeway closed indefinitely after fire: what L.A. commuters need to know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

An estimated 300,000 commuters are impacted by the massive fire that damaged the 10 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. The freeway will be closed from Alameda Street to Santa Fe Avenue is indefinitely, creating a traffic nightmare.  The blaze was first reported early Saturday around 12:30 a.m. at a pallet yard underneath the freeway near East 14th and Alameda streets. It engulfed both sides of 14th Street underneath the 10, eventually melting some of the freeway’s steel guardrails and damaging firetrucks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.  Los Angeles Traffic Map In a press conference on Sunday, Mayor Bass, along with officials from the L.A. Department of Transportation and Metro among others, said commuters who need to travel to or through downtown L.A. will need to prepare alternative routes, leave earlier than normal and plan for delays.   Gov. Gavin Newsom, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass discuss 10 Freeway fire response, updates The following interch...

Amazon Fresh refresh: smarter shopping cart, more selection

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT

A refresh for Amazon Fresh!It’s been 3 years since the Amazon opened their first grocery store in Woodland HIlls. Back then, the big draw was a smart shopping cart.But the company has learned a lot about selling groceries since then.Now, it's time for a revamp.Stores in Irvine, Pasadena, Woodland Hills and around the nation are getting a remodel with a lighter, brigher look that's easier to navigate. They're also stocked with a much wider selection of products."We’ve worked every hard on selection, 3000 products have come into this store," said Claire Peters, Vice President at Amazon Fresh. "Customers told us that from a selection point of view, they want all the products for a main grocery shop."Recnetly, I met up with Peters to get a look at the new and improved Woodland Hills location, which now has a Krispy Kreme inside, too.One big change: Grocery delivery and pickup, once reserved for Prime members, is now open to anyone with an Amazon account.Deliveries might have a fee, but ...