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Our first 100-degree day of the season could be next week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The First Warning Weather team is tracking some major changes to our weather pattern. After a fairly mild end to Spring and start to Meteorological Summer, (especially when compared to last year) odds are increasing that we will see our first triple-digit temperature of the season at some point next week. 2022 had the third-highest number of triple-digit days in a year with 68. 2011 had the most ever with 90! The average in a given year is 29. FORECAST: Scattered storms to kick off the work week Models are getting into better agreement that our pattern will change from wet and mild to hot and dry. The 'National Blend of Models' forecast data, which essentially takes into account various forecast models, is starting to compute our first triple-digit temperature of the season at some point next week. July 4th is when we typically on average see our first 100-degree day. So if we get our first next week that would place us a few weeks ahead of schedule.A blend of for...

Austin American-Statesman journalists go on strike demanding better wages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin American-Statesman journalists went on strike Monday in an effort to improve salaries and benefits.The strike is one of many put on by journalists working for Gannett, which owns the Austin American-Statesman.Journalists are upset with wages and tell KXAN the company has not invested in their local newsroom, they are asking for a $60,000 floor salary.“It is a very expensive place to live and, of course, a lot of people in Austin are feeling that and that includes our journalists,” Statesman K-12 education reporter Keri Heath said.Heath said inflation and the cost of living have been challenging and it’s forcing some journalists to leave the profession.  Luz Moreno-Lozano said her last day was Monday and she will be moving on to another job that pays more. Moreno-Lozano covered local government and city hall for the Statesman.“Over time Gannett has come in and slashed our newsroom and it has gotten harder and harder to cover all of the areas we used to,” M...

Mayo Clinic announces major plans for downtown Rochester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

ROCHESTER — Mayo Clinic is lifting the veil on a large, multiyear infrastructure investment that will change the look of downtown Rochester, embrace digital technologies and greatly expand the health system’s clinical space.Mayo Clinic leaders announced the initiative, called “Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester,” on Monday. The plan centers on redeveloping several sites in downtown Rochester, including the former Lourdes High School property and the Ozmun Building, in order to create new ancillary and clinical buildings.How much will Mayo Clinic be investing in this project?“The exact number has not been approved by the Board of Trustees,” said Dr. Craig Daniels, a pulmonary and critical care physician and the physician leader for the development initiative. “The scope of the project is large. There’s no question that this is a historic investment in Rochester.”In May, the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees greenlit several “enabling projects” that will spur on the pl...

Amount of carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record rate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest rates on record, officials announced Monday.Carbon dioxide levels in the air are now the highest they’ve been in more than 4 million years because of the burning of oil coal and gas. The last time the air had similar amounts was during a less hospitable hothouse Earth before human civilization took root, scientists said.The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration announced that the carbon dioxide level measured in May in Hawaii averaged 424 parts per million. That’s 3 parts per million more than last year’s May average and 51% higher than pre-industrial levels of 280 ppm. It is one of the largest annual May-to-May increases in carbon dioxide levels on record, behind only 2016 and 2019, which had jumps of 3.7 and 3.4 parts per million.“To me as an atmospheric scientist, that trend is ver...

Joe Biden praises Denmark for ‘standing up’ for Ukraine in war with Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden thanked Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday for Denmark’s role in a Western alliance “standing up” for Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia’s 15-month-old invasion.The Oval Office visit kicked off the first of a pair of critical meetings Biden is holding with European allies this week that will focus heavily on what lies ahead in the war in Ukraine —including the recently-launched effort to train, and eventually equip, Ukraine with American-made F-16s fighter jets. Biden on Thursday will meet with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Both Britain and Denmark are playing a pivotal role in the nascent joint international plan that Biden recently endorsed after months of resisting calls from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for U.S. aircraft.“There’s a shared commitment to the core values and that gives us our strength — at least that’s what I believe,” Biden said. “Together we’re working to protect those values — including standing up for...

Special Olympic torch carried to Glens Falls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Right around 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon, a group of fourteen runners rounded the roundabout onto Ridge Street, flanked by an escort of police cars and motorcycles. The group finished a 15-mile run that had started in the early hours of the day, and they did it sweating and smiling - with one holding a torch aloft. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The runners departed at 7 a.m. Monday morning on the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a longtime tradition of Special Olympics New York, an event with close ties to the Glens Falls area. Every year, law enforcement groups around New York make the run to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics in New York. In this case, members of three law enforcement groups embarked on a run that took them through every town center in Warren County."I'm an old man, so it definitely catches up with me, but it was a wonderful day," said Warren County Sheriff Jim LaFarr, ...

Bethlehem student's Yankees wish granted by Bus Stop Club

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Bus Stop Club and Yankee Trails have partnered with the New York Yankees to make a Bethlehem student's dream come true. On June 6, as part of the Sibling Star initiative, 5th grader Dylan Field from Hamagrael Elementary will be presented with tickets to a Yankees game by the team's manager, Aaron Boone. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Bus Stop Club is a sibling support group that caters to the brothers and sisters of chronic & terminally ill children. The club's Sibling Star initiative celebrates a member that has demonstrated strength, support, and kindness to their family and community.Dylan Field has been a member of the Bus Stop Club since he was in kindergarten. His sister Addie was diagnosed with Dup15q and seizure disorder, and has been receiving therapies since she was 15 months old. Columbia County native to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ Dylan has always been a supportive big br...

Columbia baseball outlasts J-D to earn spot in state semis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Columbia Blue Devils have punched their ticket to the final four of the Class A state baseball tournament. They defeated Section 3's Jamesville DeWitt 3-2 and used opportunistic base running to take the lead in extra innings. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Jamesville DeWitt scored in the first inning off a base hit from Luke VanMarter, but the Blue Devils took the lead in the top of the third. Jacob Skarlis hit a triple to right field that plated runs from Steven Heller and Andrew Gabriel. The Red Ram's offense swung the momentum back in their favor in the bottom of the seventh, scoring off an error by Columbia that tied the game at two forcing extra-innings. In the top of the eighth Luke Mcquaid threw a wild pitch allowing the Blue Devils to score the game-winning run.

Shen baseball's timely hitting advances Plainsmen to state final four

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Plainsmen offense came alive late in the sixth inning, scoring five runs to defeat Liverpool 6-5 in the Class AA regional final. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! After rallying to tie the game at five after being down 5-1, the Plainsmen found themselves in striking distance. Evan Kochanskyj smacked an RBI single to right field in the top of the sixth to score James Clawson, giving Shen the lead. Helping to seal the win was the Plainsmen bullpen. Nino Saliti, Brad Curtis, and R.J. Ensel combined for eight strikeouts in the win.

Canadian wildfire smoke causes hazy skies in St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Monday is dry and warm, but the haze in the sky may have triggered an alert on your phone or computer. Wildfire smoke from eastern Canada is being drawn southwest into our region. However, surface air quality has actually improved, and the air quality alert has been dropped in the St. Louis area for now.The air quality forecast east of St. Louis may be unhealthy for sensitive groups. This will persist into Tuesday morning, before conditions finally improve.Another front will cross the region Wednesday, with a chance for some pop-up storms. But most of the week again looks dry. The spotty downpours over the past 5 days have been nowhere near enough to help with the drought.