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Judge denies Texas inmate’s request to stop execution over claims that fire damaged injection drugs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request to stop the execution of a Texas inmate who had alleged in a lawsuit that the drugs he is to be injected with next week were exposed to extreme heat and smoke during a recent fire, making them unsafe.The Texas Attorney General’s Office says testing done after the fire on samples of the state’s supplies of pentobarbital, the drug used in executions, showed they “remain potent and sterile.”Jedidiah Murphy, 48, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday. He was condemned for the fatal October 2000 shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham, of Garland, a Dallas suburb, during a carjacking.In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Austin, Murphy’s attorneys allege that during an Aug. 25 fire that caused “catastrophic damage” to the administration building of a prison unit in Huntsville, the execution drugs the state uses were exposed to excessively high temperatures, smoke and water.Records from the Texas Department of Crimina...

2 teens indicted on murder, battery charges in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist captured on video

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two teenagers were indicted Friday and charged as adults with several felonies, including murder and auto theft, after allegedly recording the moment they targeted and fatally struck a bicyclist in a Las Vegas hit-and-run.Police have said they tied the teens, who were 17 and 16 at the time, to at least three hit-and-run incidents the morning of Aug. 14. The indictment expands on the charges the teens were already facing. The Associated Press is not naming the teens because of their age at the time of the alleged crimes. Messages seeking comment that were left late Friday with the teens’ attorneys, P. David Westbrook and Daniel Hill, were not immediately returned.The alleged hit-and-run incidents include the crash that killed cyclist Andreas “Andy” Probst, a 64-year-old retired former police chief from the city of Bell, outside Los Angeles, who was pedaling along the side of a road when he was hit.The video, shot from the front passenger seat of an allegedly s...

Graziano's Brick Oven Pizza to close permanently in late October

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Graziano's Brick Oven Pizza, a restaurant that has been in Edgebrook for 30 years, announced that it is closing its doors for good this month.The restaurant, which is located in the 5900 block of West Touhy Avenue, shared the announcement on the company's social media accounts on Friday. See the progress of the Arlington Park demolition According to the post, the restaurant will remain open until Monday, Oct 23.The post details that the restaurant will be closing to make space for a new retail development, however, it did not provide details on what would be coming.

Pelosi denies breaking a promise to McCarthy over Speakership vote

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

(The Hill) — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday denied a suggestion that she broke a promise to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) when he was removed from the role during this week's historic vote."Kevin McCarthy says that you essentially broke a promise to him to keep Democrats with him if there was a vote against him. Is that not true?" host Elex Michaelson asked Pelosi during a recent interview on "The Issue Is" from Fox 11 Los Angeles.Pelosi responded by refuting the claim. Seven wild plot twists that could upend the 2024 election "Not really. I had no promise to him," the former Speaker said. "Our Democratic members made their decision."Pelosi noted various concerns raised by Democrats that led to McCarthy being removed from his role, including the Republican impeachment inquiry into President Biden. "If you don't respect the institution then don't expect us to bail you out," she said.Eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), joined with Democrats in...

One dead after shooting in central Austin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for Oct. 6, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in central Austin, the Austin Police Department said during a media briefing Friday.Shortly after 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the 10100 block of Middle Fiskville Road, which is near Interstate 35 between Braker Lane and Rundberg Lane.When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man, who was not identified Friday, with "obvious gunshot wounds" outside the entrance of the complex, APD said during the briefing.The man was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.APD said there isn't an ongoing threat to the public.This is being investigated as Austin's 51st homicide, according to police.

Proposal calls for cameras at all state park entrances

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some New York state lawmakers are looking for ways to improve safety at state parks after a young girl was kidnapped from Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoort last weekend.State Senator Jim Tedisco is drafting a bill that would require all state parks, campgrounds and recreational facilities to have surveillance cameras at entrances and exits. The senator said it's a common sense measure that will help investigators and improve the public's confidence. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We can't wait until this happens again, and they say, 'We got to do this park. We got to do that recreational area. We got to do that campground,'" he said. "No, these are isolated, beautiful areas where people should have the wherewithal to know they're going to be as safe as we can possibly make them safe."A security camera has already been installed at the entrance to Moreau Lake State Park, which reopened to the public...

VP Kamala Harris visits St. Louis during fall DNC meeting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States of America, spoke in Downtown St. Louis on Friday during the fall DNC meeting, addressing gun control, abortion rights and other topics.Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff paid a visit for the fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee. On Friday, they met supporters at the Marriott Grand Hotel on Washington Avenue and delivered remarks at a campaign reception. Vacant Railway Exchange building catches fire in Downtown St. Louis Joined by Donna Brazile, former acting chair of the Democratic National Committee, Harris spoke for nearly half an hour about what to expect heading into the 2024 election season. “We are fighting for our democracy,” Harris told the audience. The vice president said issues such as climate change, gun safety, student loan relief and abortion rights are all issues that favor Democrats, especially among younger voters.  “Everything that you are doing, please know, is so important,” ...

Man gets decades-long sentence in I-270 drive-by shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man convicted of a drive-by shooting several years ago on Interstate 270 in Des Peres has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Deandre Cothran, 38, was sentenced to 70 years in prison on Friday, nearly three months after he was convicted. The shooting happened on April 24, 2020 in the northbound lanes of I-270 near Manchester Road. Vacant Railway Exchange building catches fire in Downtown St. Louis According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Cothran was in a white Volkswagen vehicle in a slower lane to the right of the victim. At some point, the victim’s vehicle was struck by multiple rounds of bullets, and the victim suffered a gunshot wound to her arm.The woman pulled over, called police and informed them of a description of the vehicle she suspected in the shooting. Within minutes, police found the vehicle unoccupied near a Mercy hospital. Cothran was later stopped leaving the hospital, and police found shell casing on the driver’s side floorboar...

Kiszla: Broncos would be crazy to trade Pat Surtain II, but smart to part ways with Jerry Jeudy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

Burn it all down? As tempting as an angry response might be to a football team going nowhere, a fire sale is no way to rebuild the Broncos.So don’t bring me some hair-brained idea about trading cornerback Pat Surtain II for a bounty of future draft picks. I will gladly tell you, however, that it’s time for receiver Jerry Jeudy and the Broncos to go their separate ways.Lose at home on Sunday to the New York Jets, the only NFL team with a longer playoff drought than the Broncos, and the fingerprints of our old friend Nathaniel Hackett could be on more pink slips handed out in Denver.Drop to rock-bottom of the AFC standings with a 1-4 record, and there would be no need for the Broncos to tank for a shot at the No. 1 pick in the next year’s draft, when they could sell off veteran talent at the Oct. 31 trade deadline and watch a diminished roster get bullied for the remainder of this lost season.There would be no shortage of potential trade targets in a frustrated and anxious Denver lock...

Suspect identified in Kiowa County homicide investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:18:39 GMT

Law enforcement officials have issued an arrest warrant in the homicide investigation of two Kansas women whose remains were found in Kiowa County in September.Phillip Lieurance, 36, of Emporia, Kansas, is wanted in connection with the deaths of Linda Estrada and Amy Ford, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.Lieurance is in custody at the Chase County Jail in Kansas on unrelated charges. His Colorado arrest affidavit is sealed, according to the Kiowa County Court Clerk’s Office.Estrada, 44, and Ford, 39, were reported missing on Sept. 11 to the Emporia Police Department. Investigators tracked them to Colorado using cell phone data and security videos. Their remains were discovered south of Eads on Sept. 20.The cause and nature of Estrada and Ford’s deaths are still under investigation, said Kiowa County Coroner Jimmy Brown, and will likely take six to eight weeks to finalize.