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Suspect in Pflugerville man's death is the same man who killed an 8-year-old Austin girl in 1982

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A suspect in the death of an 80-year-old Pflugerville man whose body was found Saturday is the same person convicted of raping and killing an 8-year-old girl over 40 years ago. Images of Raul Meza Jr. provided by the Pflugerville Police DepartmentThe Pflugerville Police Department sent Tuesday a press release, saying Pflugerville PD investigators identified Raul Meza Jr. as a person of interest in the death of Jesse Fraga, 80. On Thursday, it identified him as a suspect and said it was actively searching for him. It noted he "has a prior conviction for a murder in Travis County in 1982 and his last known address was within the City of Pflugerville."Meza has been convicted of crimes dating back to the 1970s, including the rape and murder of 8-year-old Kendra Page of Austin in 1982, per the Associated Press.On New Year's Eve 1975, 15-year-old Raul Meza Jr., along with three others, robbed an Austin convenience store. During the robbery, the manager was led to a wa...

Amsterdam Police arrest alleged credit card thief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Amsterdam Police Department has arrested Daniel R. Pabon, 38, following an investigation into a stolen credit card report. Police learned that the card was used at a local business on East Main Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Surveillance footage at the business showed a male suspect using the card to purchase items. The suspect was identified as Pabon. Pabon was located and arrested for criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and two counts of petit larceny.

AI exhibit opening at miSci in Schenectady

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Museum of Innovation & Science in Schenectady is opening an AI technology exhibit. The showcase, titled Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine, opens to the public on May 27. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The exhibit will feature a history of man-made intelligence and how it works, as well as hands-on interactives and accessible games. The technology is presented in terms that are easy to understand for all ages. Visitors will also get to view several examples of practical AI, such as a computer translating stories into different languages, or an application that can guess human emotions. Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine will be on display from May 27 through September 10. Great Escape water park opens Memorial Day weekend The Museum of Innovation & Science is located at 15 Museum Dr, Schenectady, NY. To learn about other exhibits on display ...

UMKC professor reports seeing mountain lion at Parkville Nature Sanctuary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

PARKVILLE, Mo. -- A morning walk at the Parkville Nature Sanctuary turned into an unexpected encounter for one man.“I heard a little rustle over there and then he came here with his long tail out. He was kind of in a sleek position, and he looked at me. I was right there and I froze," said Steven Davis, who described his encounter with what he believes was a mountain lion.The frightening moment happened around 10:45 Monday morning near the trailhead. Kansas City to collect feedback on Troost Avenue name change Davis, who's a music professor at UMKC, said he usually walks the nearly three-mile trail five days a week. He normally sees rabbits, squirrels, birds, and the occasional deer, but never something like this. "My heart went from zero to a million," he said. Bobcats are known to frequent the area, but Davis is adament that what he saw wasn't a bobcat. "Bobcats tails average around 5 to 10 inches, and their fur is different," he said. "This was mostly solid-color, like a mount...

Victims of war in Ukraine set out to inspire others

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

Ukrainian war veteran Roman Kashpur will be among those lining up for the Brussels 20km run on Sunday (28 May).But, unlike most of the other participants, Roman will be at a distinct disadvantage as he was badly injured in the conflict and had to have one of his lower legs amputated.He now gets by with the support of a prosphetic limb but that has not deterred him from entering the city’s big annual charity run this weekend.He will line up alongside another veteran of the war, Yurii Kozlovskyi whose right leg was seriously injured during the conflict and who also now relies on an artificial limb for his mobility.Both appeared at a news conference at Brussels press club on Friday to explain why they were so determined not to allow their personal anguish from taking part in sport, including the 20km.Father of two Roman, aged 27, told this site: “I turned to sport after what happened to me and it has helped me very significantly, not least with the psychological damage. It has helped m...

You've heard of an RV. Now, meet the LV

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

You’ve heard of an RV, but what about an LV?It stands for Living Vehicle, a luxurious home on wheels that lets you embrace the remote work lifestyle so you can live comfortably in various places.Follow Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Instagram!"We’re nomadic, we aren’t ... required to stay in one location anymore," explained Matthew Hoffman, designer and founder of Santa Barbarba-based Living Vehicle.Thanks to the internet, email, zoom, and now AI, remote work is a reality for many."Let’s change the way that we perceive traditional home environment and do something a little different," said Hoffman, who runs the company along with his wife.Take a full tour of the Living Vehicle here."My wife and I have been living in small spaces like this for the past couple of decades, we like living simply and living well, but we don’t need to live in large homes."Inside, you’ll find things are compact but luxurious. There's a dining area, a kitchen with appliances, a deck, a bedroom with a combo wa...

High bacteria levels prompt warnings at several Los Angeles area beaches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

For Southern Californians opting to stay at home this Memorial Day weekend, a trip to the beach might be on the agenda. But health officials are urging residents to stay out of the water at several Los Angeles-area beaches.The ocean water use warnings were issued after tests concluded that bacterial levels in the water exceeded health standards, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Thursday. Officials are encouraging beachgoers to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in the ocean water at the following locations: Malibu Lagoon at Surfrider Beach Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu Latigo Shore Drive in Malibu Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach Pena Creek at Las Tunas County Beach Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach Mothers Beac...

Teen stabbed Metro bus driver in dispute over 'fare evasion,' police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

A 17-year-old has been arrested in Wednesday's stabbing of a Metro bus driver in Woodland Hills, police announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon. His name is not being released given his status as a juvenile, however, police continue to share a surveillance photo of him from inside the bus.The stabbing occurred around 5:15 p.m. at Erwin Street and Topanga Canyon Boulevard after a verbal argument over "fare evasion," investigators said. The suspect and the 61-year-old driver both got off the bus, and that is when the teen allegedly stabbed the driver repeatedly in the chest, neck, and back, and then ran away.The suspect wanted for stabbing a Metro bus driver in Woodland Hills on May 24, 2023. (LAPD)The bus driver was rushed to Northridge Hospital in critical condition and remained in the intensive care unit Thursday."The nature of the injuries that he sustained were definitely beyond life-threatening, and certainly in many other instances, he would not have survived," Los An...

Borenstein: BART refuses to make cuts, accelerates toward ‘fiscal cliff’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

As California’s transit operators warn of a “fiscal cliff” ahead for bus and rail systems across the state, BART is accelerating toward that abyss.Its response to plummeting ridership and a $1 billion budget shortfall over the next five years is to increase spending, hire more workers, run more trains and insist that taxpayers bail out the Bay Area’s largest commuter rail system.Most BART directors won’t even consider trimming the district’s operating budget. It’s childish and fiscally reckless. And it demonstrates exactly why neither state lawmakers nor Bay Area voters should entrust BART with more money.“I don’t think we can just keep going along saying ‘more money please’ to the taxpayers,” says BART Director Debora Allen. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)BART doesn’t deserve a bailout until it brings its spending into alignment with the new reality. There is no sign of the system’s ridership returning to pre-pandemic levels — not in the foreseeable future and ...

People are dying after taking drug mistaken for energy shots, the FDA says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:24 GMT

The FDA’s latest warning about the risks of poppers contends the drug is began mistaken for the energy shots sold in little bottles.A social media post by the FDA warned that potentially lethal poppers are being mistaken for energy shots. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration) “We continue to receive reports of people dying or being severely injured after consuming poppers that resemble, and often [are] mistaken for, popular energy shots,” said the social media post Wednesday. The post included a link to the Food & Drug Administration’s 2021 statement on poppers.Poppers are amyl nitrite or a similar vasodilator that causes a head rush and muscle relaxation. Used as an inhaled recreational drug, they can be bought at sex shops and online.Because of restrictions on the sale of such substances in the United States, they are often labeled as leather cleaner, nail polish remover or room deodorizer, though their names hint at their use as a party drug: Supe...