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LaVine, DeRozan power Bulls past Jazz 130-113, snapping 3-game skid

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 24 points, DeMar DeRozan had 21 and the Chicago Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak with a 130-113 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.Coby White added 18 as the Bulls (3-5) scored a season high in points. Chicago got a boost off the bench as Jevon Carter hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and Andre Drummond added 12 points from the paint.Drummond had seven rebounds, reaching 10,000 for his career.The Bulls bounced back with focus and energy, shooting 51.6% (48 of 93) from the floor following a 123-101 loss at Denver on Saturday, when they led by two points at the half but faded.“I just appreciated the spirit they came out with,” Chicago coach Billy Donovan said. "And obviously, it's always a little bit easier playing with that spirit when you score 130 points.“But I thought the intention we played with was really good tonight and it was good to see them sustain in it through the whole game.”Eight Bulls players reached double-figures ...

Live updates | Israel open to 'little pauses' as it bombards Gaza

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza “for an indefinite period” after its war with Hamas and expressed openness to “little pauses” in the current fighting to facilitate the release of hostages.His comments, in an interview that aired late Monday on ABC News, offered the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the territory that is home to some 2.3 million Palestinians.Netanyahu ruled out any general cease-fire without the release of the more than 240 captives seized by Hamas in its Oct. 7 raid into Israel, but said he was open to “tactical little pauses.” U.S. President Joe Biden had raised the need for humanitarian pauses directly with Netanyahu on a call earlier Monday, but no agreement was reached, the White House said.The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 10,300, including more than 4,200 children, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.In the occupi...

Closing arguments expected Tuesday in APD officer's murder trial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

Editor's note: The above video is from KXAN's coverage of this trial from Monday (Nov. 6, 2023). AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Closing arguments could begin Tuesday in the murder trial for APD Officer Christopher Taylor, should the state not bring forward any rebuttal witnesses. On Monday, attorneys representing Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor finished presenting their case after the state rested last week. Taylor is on trial for murder in the death of Michael Ramos. Prosecutors expect to wrap mid-week in APD officer’s murder trial Taylor shot and killed Ramos, 42, during an incident with police back in April 2020 at a south Austin apartment complex's parking lot. Taylor is on administrative leave with APD.KXAN's Grace Reader will be in court Tuesday providing live updates of the trial on social media platform X: Closing arguments are likely to happen today in the trial of APD Officer Christopher Taylor. I'm in the courtroom. Thread 🔽 pic.twitter.com/CS7C8x7apJ— Grace Reade...

San Marcos City Council postpones vote on vision plan

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Monday night, the San Marcos City Council decided to move its vote on the comprehensive plan called Vision SMTX ++. This plan will serve as a roadmap for the city's next 20 years. Ultimately, council members agreed they needed more time to look through feedback sent to them by residents. Council decided to move the vote to Jan. 16, 2024. In the meantime, two council members and the mayor volunteered to create a committee tasked with working with city staff to gather more community input about the plan.During public comment, people were divided on their feelings for the plan. Some encouraged the council to approve it. "It has taken years of drafting, it has cost tens of thousands of dollars and it has included thousands of hours of work to bring this inclusive, community-driven version to completion," one supporter said. While others were not so sure. "A future San Marcos that is less affordable, sprawls out further into undisturbed lands and gives almost a...

Del Valle ISD showing off career opportunities

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) – The Del Valle Independent School District said Monday families of elementary and middle school students, including those outside of the district, were invited to learn about academic and career programs at Del Valle High School.The district said the program called Discover Del Valle takes place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights at the high school on Ross Road beginning at 6. According to the district, families will hear about careers including health sciences, culinary arts, automotive technology, welding and robotics. Del Valle ISD to break ground on new high school The district said families will also be able to tour the restaurant-grade kitchen, mock hospital, full-size welding shop and the auto shop with several vehicle lifts.DVISD will also update parents about the Early College High School and P-TECH building that is under construction next door to Del Valle High. It is scheduled to open next fall.

Voters begin casting ballots in election featuring city council, school board races as well as ballot questions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

Voters on Tuesday morning headed to the polls, where races for city council and school board were being decided in St. Paul and throughout the east metro. The off-year election ballots also feature a question about raising sales taxes in St. Paul to pay for roads and parks, a $175 million bond referendum for school construction and safety improvements in the Stillwater Area School District, and other key property tax levies throughout the suburbs.By the end of day Monday, nearly 5,000 St. Paul residents had already voted early by returning absentee ballots to Ramsey County Elections.There were especially strong showings in Ward 3, which spans Highland Park, Mac-Groveland and part of West Seventh Street, followed by Ward 1, which spans Frogtown, Summit-University and swathes of the North End and surrounding neighborhoods. Open seats on the St. Paul City Council in both those races have drawn a sizable and racially-diverse mix of candidates, energizing corners of the Black, Hmong and ...

November skywatching: Look for multiple meteor showers, bright planets before sunrise

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

The late-autumn night sky has some lovely treasures in store for stargazers, including multiple meteor showers, a brilliant pre-dawn face-off between bright planets Venus and Jupiter, and Saturn floating in a sea of water-themed constellations.According to NASA’s monthly “What’s Up” stargazing guide, here are a few of the November night-sky events worth checking out:Jupiter and Venus face off in the pre-dawn skies all month long. Unmistakably bright planets Venus and Jupiter can be seen shining opposite from each other in the early morning skies before the sun comes up this month. If you’re awake before sunrise, look to the east to see Venus, and to the west to see Jupiter. (If you’re not an early riser, don’t worry — radiant Jupiter can also be spotted rising in the eastern skies shortly after sunset this month.)Saturn spends November swimming in the night sky’s “seas.” Throughout the month, the ringed planet Saturn ...

Clayton high-rise evacuated for carbon monoxide alarm

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. -- A high-rise building is being evacuated in Clayton after a carbon monoxide detector went off in one of the units. Firefighters tell FOX 2 that they received a call about the issue from the Clayton on the Park building at the corner of Bonhomme and Brentwood at around 6:30 a.m. That call potentially saved lives.The 23-story building has about 20 floors of occupied condos. Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX was over the scene this morning. Windows can be seen open in the building and people are on the street level waiting for clearance to go back in at around 8:15 a.m.Firefighters determined that the unit providing heat to the entire building is malfunctioning. It is sending carbon monoxide to the entire building. Incriminating comment helps solve 1993 cold case Arnold, Missouri murder Everyone is out of the building and there are no injuries reported. Firefighters are going through the building and testing for carbon monoxide. They will let everyone back in when it ...

Denver weather: Snow on the way Wednesday after Tuesday night cooldown

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

Forecasters expect a nearly 40-degree temperature difference between the high and low  Tuesday as a cold front moves in, bringing with it snow Wednesday evening.Tuesday’s high during the sunny day will be a warm 75 degrees, but the cold front will bring the temperature down to 36 by Tuesday night.One more day of warm and dry weather to go! The dry and breezy conditions will lead to elevated fire weather conditions, mainly over the Palmer Divide. Temperatures will again reach the 70s for the plains. #cowx pic.twitter.com/EFlGXPwXdf— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) November 7, 2023Related ArticlesWeather | Denver sets record high temperature after hitting nearly 80 degrees Sunday Weather | Colorado saw record number of hail reports in 2023 water year Weather | Denver weather: Chilly Halloween night expected for trick-or-treaters Weather | Independence Pass closed for season following significant early snowfall Weath...

Couple walking dog robbed at gunpoint in West Hollywood; dog stolen 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:31:11 GMT

A couple in West Hollywood is devastated after their dog was stolen from them at gunpoint near their apartment building. One of the dog’s owners, identified only as Justin, told KTLA 5’s Annie Rose Ramos that he and his girlfriend were walking their English bulldog named Capone while Justin went to retrieve belongings from his car on Olive Drive around 11:45 p.m. Monday night.  That’s when three thieves pulled up, jumped out of a black four-door Jeep and pointed a gun at them. According to Justin, one of the gunmen told him to “give [him] the dog or [he dies].”  Historic hangar at former air base in Orange County engulfed in flames While one thief took Capone to the back of the Jeep, another jumped into Justin’s car and ransacked it, throwing his belongings around. Justin says that all that was stolen was an old security badge, and that a wad of cash in the car was not taken. The thieves eventually sped off, and while Justin tried to chase after them, they were abl...