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10 states plan to sue EPA over wood-burning stoves standards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution.That means programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning appliances, such as forced-air furnaces, haven't necessarily improved air quality, the states say.“If newer wood heaters do not meet cleaner standards, then programs to change out old wood heaters may provide little health benefits at significant public cost,” the states wrote Thursday in a 60-day notice of intent to sue.The states involved are Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington, as well as the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.They allege that the EPA's current standards aren't good enough and that even if they were, the agency's testing and certification...

Meet the 20 year old leading a super PAC for the Texas Senate race, and she's just getting started

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

HOUSTON (Nexstar) — In the era of influencers, partisan politics and the explosion of social media — one young Texas woman is carving out her own lane in the national landscape, using her phone as her soap box.When Congressman Matt Gaetz — a Trump-aligned Republican representing Florida — made body-shaming comments about abortion rights activists at a 2022 conservative summit event, a Texas teen turned the mockery into millions. Then 19-year-old Olivia Julianna, a Democratic activist from Texas, decided to clap back to the congressman on Twitter. The public feud prompted fundraising on Julianna's behalf, raising more than $2 million for abortion funds.Since the viral moment last year, Julianna has grown her following to more than a million subscribers collectively across TikTok, Instagram and Twitter. The Gen Z activist told Nexstar that, to her surprise, many of her followers are self-proclaimed Republicans — some who argue in her comments, others who she said message her privately...

Hill Country Galleria to host annual 4th of July festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

BEE CAVE, Texas (KXAN) — The Hill Country Galleria will host its annual Independence Day Festival on Tuesday, featuring fair rides, live music and fireworks. The free festival runs from 4-10 p.m. Tuesday at Hill Country Galleria, located at 12700 Hill Country Road, Bee Cave. Planned festivities include fair rides, a Vista Brewing pop-up, live music, fireworks and street shopping with more than 40 vendors. Events are scheduled as follows:4 p.m.: Festival begins4-4:45 p.m.: School of Rock perfomance5-5:45 p.m.: Rock Bottom String Band performance6-6:45 p.m.: The Selfless Lovers performance7-8 p.m.: The Tiarras performance8:15-9:30 p.m.: Vallejo performance9:35-9:40 p.m.: Mayor Kara King delivers address9:40-10 p.m.: Fireworks showMore information on the event is available online.

Finally! Rent prices in Texas are dropping

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

DALLAS (KDAF) — Living in Texas presents many challenges, including financial ones.  The cost of everyday essentials is going up, from gas to toilet paper and rent. The good news about things increasing like the price of rent is that usually when prices rise up, they eventually have to fall. This means that although things may be more expensive now, there is hope for relief in the near future.Since March 2020, rent.com reports that rent prices are down for the first time in a year.  Rents declined by .57% in May.  There has been a drop in prices in 6 of the last 9 months.The website also reported Texas rental rates decreased by 3.98% from last year. Month-to-month rent prices have dropped by .11%.In Dallas, rent prices have dropped 1.61% since last year. Rent prices in Houston have dropped 8.42% in the last year. Out of all Texas cities, Austin's rent prices have fallen the most, going down by 20.76 percent in a year.If your lease is up this year, you may be able to find s...

Timberwolves agree to two-way deal with center Luka Garza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

Luka Garza will again serve as the Timberwolves’ de facto fourth center next season. The University of Iowa alum agreed to another two-way contract with the NBA team, a source confirmed.Garza earned a two-way contract for the 2022-23 season after a strong training camp performance, and backed that up with solid contributions last season. He was productive, particularly on offense, during his sporadic stints in the NBA. The big man averaged 6.5 points in just nine minutes a game while shooting 54 percent from the floor.Two-way contracts limit the number of games a player can compete with the NBA club. The rest of the time is spent with the team’s G-League affiliate. Garza dominated during his time with the Iowa Wolves last season, averaging 30 points and nine rebounds a game.That’s the type of productivity teams rarely want to let walk away, even if it comes from a crowded position. Garza will fill one of Minnesota’s three two-way spots for the upcoming season...

Police investigating 3 men killed in 8-hour span

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis police are investigating three shootings that happened in a eight-hour span.Officers shared that two men were shot and killed around 8:00 p.m. Saturday. It happened inside a home on Carr Street just off Lindenwood Avenue. Woman inside car killed in St. Louis after tree falls during storms Then around 4:00 a.m., a man was shot multiple times. EMS took that victim to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.Homicide detectives are handling both crime scenes. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Cardinals pitcher VerHagen on the injured list with a right hip impingement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Drew VerHagen on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement and recalled left-hander JoJo Romero from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday before their game against the New York Yankees.VerHagen, 32, is 4-0 with a 4.78 ERA in a team-leading 35 appearances for St. Louis this season.VerHagen allowed three runs on one hit and walked three batters pitching the ninth inning during a steady downpour in St. Louis’ 11-4 win in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader.“I’ve been trying to manage it,” VerHagen said. “I just feel like, at this point, I can’t really do what I need to do because of it. I just feel like yesterday I just kind of did something more on the wet mound maybe. I’m not sure.”Oliver Marmol said he first learned about the injury when he was informed VerHagen was being placed on the injured list following Saturday’s games.VerHagen was placed on the injured list last season from April 22 through May 15 and again f...

Arnold fireworks stand hit hard by severe storms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

ARNOLD, Mo. - After several rounds of severe storms this weekend, damage is isolated around the St. Louis region.In Arnold, a fireworks tent located in the Walmart parking lot on Michigan Avenue was destroyed by weather Saturday. There are zip ties, cardboard and other firework debris all over the ground. Woman inside car killed in St. Louis after tree falls during storms Just across the parking a lot, a semi flipped on its side. The storm kept businesses like Ives Towing busy. Ameren crews spent much of the day working to restore power everything was up and running when the Andrea Race, the assistant manager of Long John Silver's on Jeffco Blvd. got in at 7:30 a.m., but their sign blew across the street. There are tree limbs blocking parking spaces and some damage to the drive-thru. Woman inside car killed in St. Louis after tree falls during storms “Hopefully today's not as bad as yesterday, weather-wise we'll see,” Race said. Cross our fingers, right?  But peo...

Earthquakes hit triple-sevens after Cali Clasico draw, leaving all possibilities open ahead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

STANFORD – It was fitting that the San Jose Earthquakes and L.A. Galaxy played to a 2-2 tie in their annual California Clasico tilt at Stanford Stadium.Almost two-thirds of the way through the season, the Quakes have been exactly average. Seven wins, seven losses, seven draws.It’s an improvement from last year’s bottom-of-the-table performance. But the season can still go in any direction.The Quakes are seventh in the 14-team Western Conference in points per game, and in sixth place overall. They’re two points from fourth and home-field advantage in the first round, and two points from eighth place and a spot in the play-in game. They’re four points from second and home-field advantage through at least the conference finals, and four points from 10th, which is out of the playoffs completely.The Quakes came back twice against their rivals in front of 42,823 at Stanford Stadium on Saturday night, including a goal in the 81st minute by MLS All-Star Cristian Espinoza, his ninth of the s...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen stays on track for F1 title after winning chaotic Austrian GP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:26 GMT

Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless march toward a third straight world title with another dominating win at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, far away from the chaos behind him as multiple drivers were given time penalties for going off track limits.Verstappen started from pole position for the fourth straight race and notched his fifth straight win and seventh in nine races so far this season. He increased his championship lead to 81 points over his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.“I think our stints were perfect so a great day, I enjoyed it a lot,” Verstappen said. “I am just enjoying driving this car and racing for this team.”So much so that he even got his way to come in two laps from the end for a shot at the fastest lap, despite his team’s reluctance to take the risk. Typically, he got the bonus point for it on the final lap to complete a perfect weekend after his victory from pole in Saturday’s sprint race.“From the outside maybe it lo...