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'Heavy congestion' expected near UT, downtown due to multiple concurrent events

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin released a memo Thursday to bring awareness to the many concurrent events scheduled near the University of Texas and the downtown Austin area Saturday.Drivers should be prepared to expect traffic delays due to the multiple events around the area.“Staff anticipates very heavy congestion around the university and in the downtown area during and after these events. Staff have been working with the various events organizers to plan for the ingress and egress of the events to minimize the impact to mobility and ensure safety for all attending,” the city said.The scheduled UT events include:The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Track + Field CompetitionLonghorn Run 5k/10KCountry Music Television Awards for RehearsalsBroadway in Austin at Bass Concert Hall“Although UT is responsible for traffic management for events on their campus, staff are coordinating them to help minimize travel impacts in the area,” the city said.The scheduled downtown events include:C...

No fooling: April kicks off with more than 8 inches of snow in the Twin Cities, power outages and car crashes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

A late spring snowstorm Friday night and early Saturday brought blizzard warnings, booming thunder and several inches of snow on the ground also left thousands without power and dozens stranded at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.This latest storm makes this year the third snowiest winter on record, with at total so far of 89.7 inches, said Caleb Grunzke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Twin Cities.While most areas of the Metro saw between 7 and 9 inches of snow, a foot of snow was reported in some northwest areas, such as Medina and Monticello, he said. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport clocked 8.5 inches of snow. The NWS Twin Cities was still waiting for snowfall totals from St. Cloud.While road conditions were treacherous overnight with blinding snowfall and slippery roads, the state patrol reported Saturday morning that there were no serious injuries or fatalities among the hundreds of spin outs and dozens of accidents.Driving was difficult in St. Paul...

Newspaper delivery delayed by up to 8 hours today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

Due to Saturday’s weather conditions, delivery of today’s Pioneer Press has been delayed by up to 8 hours.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.For free access to our online newspaper, click here: epioneerpress.comTo register a complaint, click here: [email protected] use our automated voice response unit please call: 651-717-7377.

Code Blue declared in Albany

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS) is calling a code blue alert for April 1 through April 2 as temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Homeless residents of Albany County in need of shelter can go to the Capital City Rescue Mission at 259 South Pearl Street, the Emergency Overflow Shelter at 646 State Street 12206 (Lutheran Church), or the IPH Safe Haven at 26 South Swan Street 12210. People in need can also call the HATAS Homeless Hotline at 518 463 2124. 

Hochul meets with state officials after swatting calls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In response to the numerous swatting calls around NYS, governor Hochul met with state public safety and education leaders to reinforce plans for student safety. As a result, Hochul announced heightened monitoring to keep students and staff safe. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Governor Hochul comments, "Every child in New York deserves to feel safe at school and every parent should trust that their child will return home at the end of every day," "State and local law enforcement are conducting increased monitoring to make sure that all of our students are safe, and our first responders are always prepared in the event of an emergency. While these false threats of violence occur across the country, New York is taking proactive steps so that they do not become a reality."   Governor Hochul collaborated with the New York State Police and the State Education Department to issue a letter to school leader...

4/1/2023: Warm, then stormy start to April

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologist Matt Mackie: A series of fronts moving through the News10 region today will bring two round of wet weather to kick off the month of April. The first comes this morning, with on and off light rain showers continuing through just before lunchtime.Midday, we'll get some dry time. With some sun and gusty winds of of the southwest, temperatures will be able to surge to around 70 for an afternoon high. But that warmth also means the atmosphere is primed for stronger storms as the cold front moves through between 5-9 pm.This isn't an off the charts severe weather threat - the Storm Prediction Center's outlook has our area in a "slight risk" - a 2 out of 5 on their scale. Still, a couple storms could turn strong to severe with potentially damaging winds and heavy rain downpours being the main threats. Small hail is not out of the question, and is more likely south of Albany.Behind the cold front, temperature...

Patroons use second-half surge to lock down ninth straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Patroons have been on a tear of late, rattling off eight straight victories, and soaring to the top of the northeast standings. Derrick Rowland's squad returned to the Armory Friday night in pursuit of a ninth straight win against the visiting London Lightning. Despite trailing for much of the game, the Patroons used a massive second half to top London 96-91. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Lightning were lighting it up from the perimeter in the first half. They knocked down eight three-pointers to take a 46-38 advantage into the locker room at halftime. But Albany turned up its' intensity out of the break. After London's Marcus Ottey connected from deep to put the Lightning up 53-46 at the 7:41 mark of the third quarter, the Patroons countered with a 12-0 run over the next 4:02, capped by an acrobatic, left-handed lay-up from point guard Shadell Millinghaus. The Patroons outscored Lo...

Siena's Javian McCollum enters the transfer portal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The college basketball landscape is looking more and more like the wild west these days. With the transfer portal, the offseason has basically turned into free agency. Over 1,000 men's basketball players are already in the portal. Siena became the latest program to take a blow at the hands of the new system, as point guard Javian McCollum entered the transfer portal Friday afternoon. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! McCollum made the following announcement on his twitter page: First off, I am thankful to God for blessing me with and on this journey, I'd also like to thank coach Carmen Maciariello for blessing me with this amazing opportunity by recruiting me to play at Siena. Thanks to the coaching staff for allowing me to play under their leadership and challenging me to lead in a new way, both on and off the court.To my teammates, we've created memories that I will cherish for a lifetime. I'v...

Schuylerville's offense downs Greenwich 17-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- High School Lacrosse season is underway in the capital region, and earlier today, Greenwich took a trip across town to take on Schuylerville. Early on, the Witches and Black Horses went back and forth. Mackenzie Dixson scored on a free-shot opportunity to give Greenwich the lead. However, Schuylerville didn't panic and answered back. They scored ten straight goals to pull away heading into halftime. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Getting things started on that run was Anika Buff, who tied the game at two. Following that up minutes later was Macey Koval, who weaved her way through the Witch's defense and scored to give the Black Horses a 6-2 lead. Then, with under two minutes to go in the first half, Alayna Wian went five-hole on the Greenwich goalie. Schuylerville dominated in the second half and won 17-3.

Shen boys lacrosse begins Class A sectional title defense with offensive outburst against Colonie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:33 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Section II lacrosse season is underway, and the Shenendehowa boys team - coming off a Class A sectional championship last year - began its' title defense Friday with an offensive outburst, taking down Suburban Council foe Colonie 20-1 at Afrim's Sports Park. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Plainsmen came out with a flourish; sophomore attacker Vincent Goldman scored the first two goals of the game just 15 seconds apart, giving Shen an early 2-0 edge. But there was plenty more scoring to be had in the opening frame. Shen tacked on another eight unanswered goals to close the quarter, leading 10-0 after the first 12 minutes of action. That provided the Plainsmen with an ample cushion, and they went on secure the 20-1 victory.Goldman and junior attacker Nathan Wolfe each tallied seven points to lead the scoring effort. Shen (1-0) will now shift its' focus to an important matchup Tuesday with re...