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DATA: DPS misdemeanor arrests in Austin disproportionately Latino, black

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A report from the Travis County Attorney's Office shows 65% of people the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested for misdemeanors in Austin since March 30 were Latino, and 23% were Black. On March 30, DPS began patrols in Austin as part of the Austin Violent Crime Task Force (AVCTF) to assist the police department amid a staffing shortage. APD Chief Joseph Chacon said DPS' priorities in the initiative are to crack down on dangerous driving and violent crime. The AVCTF uses data on crashes and violence-related 911 calls to determine where DPS troopers patrol based, both APD and DPS have said. Where DPS is patrolling in Austin and why Chief Chacon has called the initiative successful so far, previously stating that violent crime is down 58% in crime "hot spot" areas where DPS has more heavily patrolled.On Thursday, about one month into the partnership, County Attorney Delia Garza calls some of the demographic data "concerning." APD: More than 4,000 traffic st...

Longhorns add high scoring guard Abmas from transfer portal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN)--Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry added another key piece in his efforts to rebuild the Longhorns roster with the addition of high-scoring guard Max Abmas. He announced on social media on Thursday that he will transfer to Texas after four seasons at Oral Roberts.Abmas has been one of the top scorers in the country, averaging 21.9 points while hitting 119 (37%) 3-pointers and four assists per game. For his career at ORU, Abmas started all 123 games and had a career scoring average of 20.8 points per game. Abmas was fifth in the nation this past season in free throw percentage, shooting 92% on 172 attempts.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersAbmas is the second player from the transfer portal to commit to Texas. On Sunday, 6-11 Kadin Shedrick announced he was transferring to UT after three seasons at Virginia. Also Sunday, Longhorn Dylan Disu announced he wi...

NFL draft dominated early by QBs, including top pick Young

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

By ROB MAADDI (AP Pro Football Writer)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft.Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success.The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice.The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation.Stroud didn’t have to wait long. He went No. 2 to the Houston Texans, who then made a blockbuster deal with Arizona to acquire the No. 3 pick and selected Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr.Richardson t...

Hotter temps hit L.A. through Saturday; chance for rain next week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

Hotter, drier conditions mixed with occasional northern winds are expected across Southern California valleys and mountains through the weekend before a cooling trend Monday that could bring cloud cover and an increased chance for rain, according to the National Weather Service.  Temperatures along the coast will remain mild over the next several days due to low clouds and dense fog.  As the marine layer begins to shrink on Friday, inland regions will see a few degrees of warming, with Saturday forecast to be the warmest of the next seven days as temps in the 90s are expected in the valleys and deserts.  “Record daily high temps are possible at Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg (on Saturday),” the NWS reports.  The National Weather Service's seven day high temperature forecast on April 27, 2023. (NWS)Temperatures on Sunday will see a downward slide across all regions as “An unseasonably cold trough digs south along the west coast and begins to hold court just...

Man bites off portion of LAPD officer’s finger in Metro station

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

A suspect allegedly bit off a portion of an officer’s finger during a narcotics arrest at a Metro subway station on Thursday.Los Angeles police officers assigned to the Metro Red Line were conducting routine activities when they spotted a male suspect “board the train in possession of narcotic paraphernalia" around 10:15 a.m.Police approached the suspect and escorted him off the train to investigate. As the suspect was being held, he became violent and began fighting with officers which resulted in a use-of-force incident.During the incident, the suspect bit off a portion of a sergeant's finger, said LAPD.The sergeant was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was also transported to the hospital for minor injuries.He was later arrested on charges of mayhem and resisting an executive order. Toddlers with urine-soaked diapers found wandering streets of San Bernardino County “I’m deeply disturbed by this vicious attack,” said LAPD Chief Michael Moore. “Fortunatel...

Police investigating antisemitic flyers left on cars in Saratoga

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

Police are investigating a hate incident in Saratoga after a resident found an antisemitic flyer on the windshield of his car Wednesday morning.The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office reported that there may have been multiple flyers with “negative ranting about Jewish culture,” placed on cars around town.Saratoga resident Michael Malter found the flyer on his car Wednesday morning on his drive to work, after leaving his home near the intersection of Cox Avenue and Saratoga-Sunnyvale.“I pulled over and pulled it out, and discovered that it is a disgusting, antisemitic screed about all Jews being sexual perverts,” Malter said. “It’s especially upsetting because I’m Jewish. This is the purest hate crime I’ve ever dealt with in my 69 years.”The news of this incident comes after 10 flyers were distributed at homes in the Marin communities of Ross and San Anselmo on April 21.“The Sheriff’s Office has a zero-tolerance policy against any and all forms of hate,” the sheriff’s departme...

Fox ratings plunge for Tucker Carlson’s old time slot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

By David Bauder | Associated PressNEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of Fox News viewers are reacting to Tucker Carlson’s firing by abandoning the network in his old time slot — at least temporarily.Fox drew 1.33 million viewers for substitute host Brian Kilmeade in the 8 p.m. Eastern hour on Wednesday night, putting the network second to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes in a competition Carlson used to dominate, the Nielsen company said.That’s down 56% from the 3.05 million viewers Carlson reached last Wednesday, Nielsen said. For all of 2022, Carlson averaged 3.03 million viewers, second only to Fox’s “The Five” as the most popular program on cable television.Carlson offered his own alternative to Kilmeade on Wednesday, posting a two-minute monologue on Twitter at 8 p.m. By Thursday afternoon, that video had been viewed 62.7 million times, according to Twitter.Kilmeade had 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday and 2.59 million on Monday, when he told people who hadn&...

2 arrested in shooting outside of San Pablo business caught on video

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

(KRON) -- A shooting happened on April 3 outside of Bonfare Market in San Pablo. Around 11:30 p.m., two suspects drove away from the parking lot of the business and fired three rounds toward the victim's car. On Thursday, two suspects were arrested in connection to the shooting, the San Pablo Police Department said on social media. They were identified as Rodeo resident Alejandro Diaz, 31, and San Pablo resident Irvin Escalante-Herrera, 31. Pleasant Hill police search for suspect in fireworks explosion that injured teen Video of the shooting can be viewed in the player above. Around the 1:00 mark, you can hear three gunshots being fired at the car.None of the vehicle's five occupants were injured, police said.Authorities served search warrants at two residences: one on the 2100 block of Emeric Avenue in San Pablo and 900 block of Sandpoint Drive in Rodeo. After a search, the arrests were made and detectives recovered three illegal firearms, along with evidence that linked Escalant...

Cards select OT Paris Johnson at No. 6 after multiple trades

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals selected Ohio State offensive lineman Paris Johnson with the No. 6 overall selection on Thursday night, capping a whirlwind start to the NFL draft for new general manager Monti Ossenfort.Johnson’s arrival gives the Cardinals a potential franchise cornerstone who can protect quarterback Kyler Murray for years to come.The move continued an active evening for the Cardinals, who started the night with the No. 3 overall selection but traded it to the Houston Texans for the No. 12 and No. 33 selections in this year’s draft and a first- and third-round pick in next year’s draft.Ossenfort almost immediately flipped the No. 12 and also sent the No. 34 pick to the Detroit Lions so they could select Johnson, who should immediately bolster the offensive line.It wasn’t a surprise the Cardinals moved down from No. 3, especially once the Texans’ sizable offer became public. But the Cardinals’ move back up in the draft less than an h...

Falcons keep first-round focus on offense, take RB Robinson

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:52 GMT

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons took an offensive skill position player in the first round for the third consecutive year by selecting running back Bijan Robinson with the eighth pick of the NFL draft on Thursday night.Robinson was regarded as the top running back in the draft after rushing for 1,580 yards with 18 touchdowns for Texas last season. Robinson, clocked at 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine, provides power and speed to a Falcons offense which has emphasized the running game under coach Arthur Smith.The Falcons’ leadership team of general manager Terry Fontenot and Smith also emphasized skill positions on offense in the first rounds of the past two drafts. Tight end Kyle Pitts was the No. 4 overall pick in 2021, and wide receiver Drake London was the 2022 first-round pick, when Atlanta also had the No. 8 pick.The Falcons, who have focused on defense this offseason, bypassed defensive tackle Jalen Carter of the University of Georgia...