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Police found 115 bodies at Colorado 'green' funeral home while investigating putrid smells

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) — At least 115 decaying bodies were found at a storage facility for a “green” funeral operator, after neighbors reported abhorrent smells emanating from the location in rural southern Colorado, police said Friday, calling it a “disturbing discovery.” The owner tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses and claimed he was doing taxidermy at the facility, according to a suspension letter sent to him by state regulators that was made public Friday. No one has been arrested or charged yet.The Return to Nature Funeral Home facility in the small town of Penrose had been unregistered with the state for 10 months on Wednesday when owner Jon Hallford spoke by phone with a state regulator the day after the smells were reported and police launched an investigationHallford acknowledged that he had a “problem” at the property, though the Colorado Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration document obtained by The Associated Press didn't explain what Hallford m...

Wearing Prada on the moon: Fashion house to partner with NASA on lunar spacesuits

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

(The Hill) - Internationally known fashion company Prada has announced its taking its designs to outer space.The Italian Luxury company announced Wednesday it is partnering with Axiom Space to design NASA’s next generation of lunar spacesuits for the team setting out on the 2025 Artemis III mission to the moon.The Artemis III crew will be the first crewed lunar landing in more than 50 years, since Apollo 17 in 1972. NASA said this mission will be the first time humans explore the region near the moon’s South Pole.Artemis II, the second schedule mission, plans to make history with the Nov. 2024 mission around the moon. It will be the first time a woman, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and a person of color, Pilot Victor Glover, are going to be on a moon mission.The Artemis III crew has not yet been named by NASA.“Prada’s technical expertise with raw materials, manufacturing techniques, and innovative design concepts will bring advance technologies instrumental in ensurin...

It's not allergies: Seasonal changes, weather could trigger migraines

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thursday's storm may have been the cause of migraines for people in the Austin area due to a combination of environmental triggers, according to a local doctor. Dr. Samantha Irwin, a pediatric neurologist at Dell Children's who specializes in headache disorders, said that there's a wide range of precipitants or triggers that can lead to a migraine. These can include changes in sleep patterns, stress, and changes in hydration or eating patterns. "We've been able to use electronic headache diaries, compare them to weather patterns in certain cities, and it's become pretty clear that weather changes are a trigger for about one-third to two-thirds of patients with migraines," Irwin said. "That recent storm we had out here was a trigger for a lot of people."A cloudy day that changes the amount of light one is used to, or a drop in atmospheric pressure, are examples of weather triggers. But these can be unique for each patient, according to Irwin. She recommends migraine ...

Natural gas line being repaired on Loop 360, official says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Friday, the Texas Gas Service responded to a gas line hit on Loop 360, and there is no word on when the repairs will be complete, according to a Texas Gas Service spokesperson.Crews are on-site working to shut off the gas and make repairs, the spokesperson said. The agency is taking steps to prevent customers from losing service in the area.The spokesperson said to call 811 or submit a line locate request to Texas811.org at least 48 hours in advance before any digging project -- whether it be large or small.

Some key stats that could help decide the 119th edition of the Red River Rivalry

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This is how the Red River Rivalry (Showdown, Shootout, etc.) is supposed to be. Texas and Oklahoma enter the game undefeated and playing at extremely high levels. The Sooners offense scores like they're playing a video game and the Longhorns defense plays out of its mind when opponents get in the red zone. It's a matchup of clashing styles and teams that are ready to leave the Big 12 Conference with the best parting gift possible, the conference championship trophy. Red River Rivalry No. 3 Texas vs. No. 12 Oklahoma, 11 a.m., Cotton Bowl Emotions of Red River Rivalry require mature football … .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} ‘Big Border Rivalry’ pregame show gets you ready … .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} ‘The best setting in co...

A postseason legend in Houston, Carlos Correa ready to make his mark with Twins now

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

HOUSTON — He is a postseason legend in Houston, responsible for special moments that would turn into memories passed from one generation to the next of Houston baseball fans.He was a player that Astros fans laid their hopes and expectations on when things were at their worst — the team drafted him first overall in 2012 after losing 106 games a year prior. He shouldered those expectations and became a beloved piece of the team that delivered the city its first-ever World Series ring five years later.And now, he hopes to cement his name in Twins postseason lore, too.All eyes will be on Carlos Correa when the American League Division Series kicks off on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. at Minute Maid Park, in the ballpark he once called home.“I had a great time with my time there and found a lot of success with that team, and personally also. But now this is a new chapter in my life,” Correa said. “This is a new chapter in my book, and I’m ready to find some success with this organization and cre...

Police looking for hit-and-run driver who critically injured bicyclist, 17, in St. Paul

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

A hit-and-run driver struck and critically injured a 17-year-old bicyclist early Friday in St. Paul’s North End.Officers were called to the crash near Rice Street and Hoyt Avenue just after midnight.Police learned that a person driving a small dark vehicle struck the teen as he rode his bicycle, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a police spokesman. The driver sped off north on Rice Street to Wheelock Parkway, where the vehicle turned and was last seen eastbound.Paramedics took the teen to Regions Hospital with a life-threatening injury, Ernster said.Police asked anyone with information to call the investigator at 651-266-5693. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Remembrances of Monica, 8th grader fatally shot in St. Paul: She had a life ‘full of potential,’ ‘infectious smile’ Crime & Public Safety | Man fatally stabs fellow resident in home in St. Paul’s Snelling-Hamline neighborhood, police say Crime & Public...

Glens Falls house lights aflame for Halloween

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Last Saturday, the Glens Falls Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire on Sanford Street. When they arrived, they found no such blaze - but rather, a Halloween haunt one day before the turning of the month. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "They loved it," said Matthew Schies, owner of the house at 77 Sanford St. where, this Halloween, the windows light up in flickering orange to simulate a house on fire. "After the first ones left, another group showed up and said they were told to come check it out."Over the weekend, the department shared a notice on Facebook letting neighbors on Sanford Street and around the city know to expect an incendiary glow and the flicker of flames coming from inside the house. The display will be lit every Friday and Saturday night through October. It takes a city: 23 turtles hatch at Crandall Park From a distance, the phenomenon looks like bedsheets flappi...

Hudson man sentenced to 25 years to life in 2019 child sex abuse case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Hudson man convicted of sexually abusing two children was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Jamel Brandow, 40, pleaded guilty to charges, including predatory sexual assault against a child and first-degree rape on August 16. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The rape charge was subsumed by the predatory sexual assault charge. Brandow also received one-and-a-third to four years for unlawful imprisonment and 364 days for the two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. All sentences will run concurrently. Orders of protection were issued on behalf of the victims and are effective until 2056.

VP Kamala Harris speaks in St. Louis during fall DNC meeting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, spoke in Downtown St. Louis on Friday during the fall DNC meeting, addressing gun control, abortion rights and other topics.She and second gentleman Doug Emhoff paid a visit for the fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee. They're meeting supporters at the Marriott Grand Hotel on Washington Avenue. The vice president will also deliver remarks at a campaign reception Friday evening. This Missouri town’s water is testing above the limits for radium Aldermanic President Megan Green will also speak at the DNC meeting. She is slated to speak 5 p.m. on Friday during a poverty caucus, and then she will take part in a panel discussion.We’re told the event is open to all Democrats, but the DNC is asking that you register online. The meeting there comes just after the drama played out earlier this week with the dismantling of the homeless encampment outside of St. Louis City Hall. Close ...