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Challenges of hiring private security for downtown Austin businesses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Teghan Hahn, CEO of Wild About Music, is sick of her staff having to deal with repeated shoplifters.Especially when it escalates."They've been hit, spit on, scratched," she said. APD searching for suspect wanted in Royal Blue Grocery employee assault Nearby Congress Avenue businesses are seeing similar circumstances. So, at one one point, they all pitched in for a security guard. "It started out as a good deterrent," Hahn said. "Then we did we did start to have issues though with them showing up, or with them being overly aggressive or overly passive depending on the guard."Ultimately, she said, the group nixed the security company after a few months."All we really want to do is create a fun and safe environment for our people to come to work and it's so hard to not be able to snap our fingers and fix it for them," Hahn said, adding that they discovered using security guards also presented unexpected liabilities. Video: Downtown Austin grocery store employee a...

CU Buffs opponent preview: TCU aims to prove 2022 wasn’t a fluke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

Prior to last year, his first at TCU, Sonny Dykes had enough of a track record as a head coach to show a pattern.Dykes’ first three head coaching stops included a not-so-good first year, followed by success in later years. Last year, Dykes broke out of that pattern in a big way. Taking over what had been a mediocre TCU program, Dykes stunned everybody by leading the Horned Frogs to the national title game.The Horned Frogs went 13-2, tying a school record for wins and becoming the first Big 12 team to win a College Football Playoff game. Despite a narrow loss to Baylor in the Big 12 title game, they reached the CFP semifinals and knocked off Michigan before getting blown out by Georgia, 65-7, in the title game.This summer, BuffZone will preview each of Colorado’s opponents for the 2023 season and in this first installment, we look at TCU. On Sept. 2, the Buffs will visit the Horned Frogs, who are trying to prove last year wasn’t a fluke.“The transition for Sonny Dykes from having zer...

Douglas County officials to canvas tornado area for damage assessments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

Members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management will soon be canvasing the area where last week’s tornado struck to conduct door-to-door damage assessments.On Thursday and Friday, teams will carry out “damage assessments on residential structures to provide to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),” according to a sheriff’s office news release. “These assessments are a necessary step in evaluating the impact of the tornado and the support required for our community.”***Important Notice*** On Thursday, June 29th, and Friday, June 30th, members of #DCSO and @douglasoem will be conducting door-to-door damage assessments on residential structures in Highlands Ranch to provide to @fema. Do not be alarmed or confused if you receive a knock on your… pic.twitter.com/3dk69796KI— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) June 27, 2023Related ArticlesColorado News | Here are drop-off location...

Former Long Beach school district employee accused of molesting several minors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

A former employee with the Long Beach Unified School District was arrested Monday on allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple minors.The suspect, identified as Michael Quigley, 74, from Lakewood, was arrested on seven counts of sexual battery and seven counts of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18, according to the Long Beach Police Department.In October 2022, an underage girl told police she had been inappropriately touched by Quigley while he was volunteering as a swim and water polo coach at Jordan High School.As detectives began investigating, more juvenile victims of Quigley were identified, police said. He's believed to be responsible for multiple sexual batteries dating back to 2021, according to investigators.Following his arrest, Quigley was booked at the Long Beach City Jail, where he is being held on $100,000 bail.Michael Quigley in a photo from the Long Beach Police Department.Detectives are encouraging any additional victims of the suspect to come f...

Balk comes up big as SF Giants beat Gausman, Belt in win over Blue Jays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

TORONTO — Facing two old friends Tuesday night, the Giants offered a reminder that all the magic pixie dust was still in their clubhouse.Opposed by an opener and, eventually, Alex Wood, Kevin Gausman pitched about as well as he could have hoped against the club that balked at giving him a long-term deal two offseasons ago. But the the first of only three hits he allowed over six innings came around to score and proved to be the only run for the first eight innings of a 3-0 Giants win, improving to 13-2 over their past 15 games and 10-0 away from home this month.Brandon Belt nearly did in his former team, doubling in the eighth to put the tying run on second base with two outs, but the Giants (45-34) called on Camilo Doval, who got World Baseball Classic teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to fly out to end the threat and shut the door in the ninth, recording his National League-leading 23rd save.In his first game against his old club, Belt struck out twice and flew out to center before b...

Woman sought in connection with two East Bay bank robberies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

BRENTWOOD – Police are searching for a woman who robbed a pair of East Bay banks Monday afternoon.The first robbery was reported just before 2 p.m. at the Patelco Credit Union in the 5600 block of Lone Tree Way in Brentwood. Around 3:50 p.m., a second robbery was reported at the Travis Credit Union in the 2700 block of Lone Tree Way in Antioch.In both cases, a woman passed a note to a bank teller demanding money and then left with an undisclosed amount of cash, the Brentwood Police Department said in a statement Tuesday.No injuries were reported.Police confirmed the same woman committed both robberies but wore different clothing during each one. She was described as Latina, in her early to mid-20s, and between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, with brown hair, according to police.The woman may have driven away from the second bank in a gray Honda or Nissan sedan with tinted windows, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Images released of suspect, ...

Sale closed in Piedmont: $2.8 million for a five-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

110 Scenic Avenue – Google Street ViewA spacious historic house located in the 100 block of Scenic Avenue in Piedmont has new owners. The 2,965-square-foot property, built in 1927, was sold on May 30, 2023, for $2,750,000, or $927 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a garage. The unit sits on a 7,000-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In May 2023, a 2,389-square-foot home on Blair Avenue in Piedmont sold for $2,925,000, a price per square foot of $1,224. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Langdon Court, Piedmont, in March 2022, a 2,327-square-foot home was sold for $3,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,612. The home has 4 bedrooms.A 2,484-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Oakland Avenue in Piedmont sold in May 2023, for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $845. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Correction: ‘Like Duke giving up basketball’: This Bay Area district has dominated the high school Japan Bowl for years. Now, its vaunted program may be getting the ax

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

A story on June 26 about Japanese language programs in the Fremont Union High High School District and students’ participation in the Japan Bowl incorrectly reported the answers to a sample Bowl question about goods produced in the regions of Shizuoka, Hokkaido and Niigata. The correct answer is tea, dairy and rice, respectively.

Landslides in China kill at least 4, displace hundreds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan — Four people died and three others were missing after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday, leading authorities to evacuate more than 900 people.The landslides, triggered by flash floods, occurred in Miansi and Weizhou townships in Wenchuan county, according to the county’s emergency management bureau.More than 400 rescuers searched for missing people after the landslides hit early Tuesday, state media said. Four people, including a couple from Miansi township, were found dead later on Tuesday, while three others remained missing, according to official broadcaster CCTV.More than 900 people in the area were evacuated, Xinhua news agency reported.Wenchuan county was the site of a devastating earthquake in 2008 that claimed at least 69,000 lives, according to the Chinese government.China is experiencing extreme weather patterns, with heavy rainfall in southern regions and record-breaking temperatures in ...

A big contract went to a San Jose private school run by the mayor’s wife. Was it competitive?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:18:59 GMT

A city contract worth nearly $1 million was awarded to a San Jose private high school run by the mayor’s wife, with officials assuring that it went through the routine competitive bidding process, though leaders at other schools say they weren’t aware of the opportunity.The deal raised eyebrows at the June 20 City Council meeting after Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School nabbed the contract. City officials, meanwhile, insisted they performed the proper outreach to numerous schools in the city so that everyone had a fair shot.The private school, they contended, was the only one that applied for the funding for the work-study program at City Hall for high school students.But officials at two area public school districts now say they were never made aware of the opportunity, raising questions about how Cristo Rey San Jose, whose president and CEO is Silvia Scandar Mahan — Mayor Matt Mahan’s wife — secured the program’s five-year contract worth $86...