Posts by Sophie Clearwater
San Marcos gathers feedback on police staffing, community safety
[ad_1] SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — As San Marcos continues to grow, city leaders want to ensure its police department keeps pace. In May, city council members voted to set aside $116,000 to fund a study examining staffing levels and service needs within the San Marcos Police Department. Matrix Consulting Group, the firm conducting the…
Read MoreNWS Survey: EF-1 tornado Friday night near Kendalia
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio Office conducted a survey this weekend and concluded that an EF-1 tornado occurred Friday night, touching down near Kendalia. The tornado tracked east along FM 306, and impacted neighborhoods near Canyon Lake. Preliminary damage survey results concluded the tornado occurred between 11:35 p.m. and 11:58…
Read MoreSaquon Barkley’s breakout came in perfect time for Giants revenge
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley wasted no time reminding the Giants that he still is Saquon Barkley. “For sure, we definitely saw how they celebrated when they beat us last time,” Barkley said. “But I think one of my favorite things Coach [Nick] Sirianni says is the revenge mindset lasts five minutes, then it goes…
Read MoreTexans keep McCaffrey, 49ers under wraps in 26-15 win
[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — With star receiver Nico Collins out Sunday against San Francisco, the Houston Texans needed someone to step up to make up for his absence. Turns out a lot of different players helped do that. Nix, Harvey shine for Broncos in 44-24 win over Cowboys C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318…
Read MoreHecklers taunt Gov. Hochul with ‘Tax the Rich’ chant at Zohran Mamdani’s NYC rally featuring AOC and Sanders
[ad_1] Gov. Kathy Hochul was berated by hecklers screaming “tax the rich!” as she took the stage at Zohran Mamdani’s packed “New York is Not For Sale” rally in Queens Sunday night. The Democratic governor faced the rowdy crowd at the sold-out 13,000-seat Forest Hills Stadium — a get out the vote event headlined by…
Read MoreNix, Harvey shine for Broncos in 44-24 win over Cowboys
[ad_1] DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix threw for four touchdowns, rookie R.J. Harvey scored three times and the Denver Broncos routed the Dallas Cowboys 44-24 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive victory. J.K. Dobbins ran for 111 yards on 15 carries and the Broncos (6-2) also got big performances from rookies Pat Bryant and Jahdae Barron as they extended the NFL’s…
Read MoreBeware Democrats’ election skullduggery in a key NJ gov-race county
[ad_1] When criminals plan to steal something — whether jewels from the Louvre or a New Jersey election — they last thing they want around is a security camera. That seems the likeliest explanation for this month’s decision by the Democratic-controlled Passaic County, NJ, Board of Elections to ban cameras for ballot storage areas in…
Read MoreUnmask These Halloween Secrets Now Because They’re Standing Right Behind You
[ad_1] Upping the horror quotient, Halloween‘s central menace is referred to as “The Shape” in the closing credits. And the shape for most of the original film belonged to Carpenter’s friend Nick Castle. “Maybe he got paid a couple hundred bucks or whatever it was,” Curtis told Rotten Tomatoes of Castle. “I mean, nobody got paid, anything.…
Read MoreJets takeaways, report card from NFL Week 8 win over Bengals
[ad_1] Grading the Jets’ 39-38 win over the Bengals on Sunday: 1. The relief among the Jets after this one was palpable. They needed a win so badly. The tension has been building inside the Jets as the losses mounted. It has not been directed at any one person or area but you could just feel the…
Read MoreGiants takeaways, report card from NFL Week 8 loss to Eagles
[ad_1] Grading the Giants’ 38-20 loss to the Eagles on Sunday: 1. Sometimes a player is irreplaceable, and that is the case with the loss of Cam Skattebo. What he offers on the field is undeniable, but it is the attitude and injection of braggadocio that cannot be duplicated. Skattebo, along with Jaxson Dart, was becoming a new…
Read MoreProbes could catch tail of Manhattan-sized space object 3I/ATLAS, but time is running out: report
[ad_1] A pair of space probes cruising the solar system may be able to pass through the tail of the mysterious Manhattan-sized comet hurtling towards Earth — but only if the scientists operating them act fast to divert-course. The probes — Hera and Europa Clipper — are both speeding on separate missions, but a new paper…
Read MoreMisty Copeland Takes a Bow at the American Ballet Theatre Gala
[ad_1] Nicole Ari Parker and Misty Copeland. Jason Lowrie/BFA.com Any gala hosted by American Ballet Theatre is bound to be wonderful, but the company’s 85th anniversary fete dedicated to the iconic principal dancer Misty Copeland was an especially splendid—and meaningful—affair. Fresh off a five-year hiatus, Copeland took the stage of David H. Koch Theater for…
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