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B.C. housing plans could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says premier

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government’s ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade.Eby provided details of the housing strategy at a British Columbia Chamber of Commerce luncheon.The New Democrats passed a series of housing-related bills this fall, including restrictions on short-term rentals, allowing more density on single-family lots, loosening building permitting processes and increasing housing density in public transit areas.Eby says the government has now provided regulations and policy manuals to local governments to work with developers on housing projects.Among the details are outlines for 104 transit-oriented development areas in 31 B.C. municipalities.B.C. opposition parties have criticized the government for using its majority in the legislature to limit debate on its housing agenda.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2023.The Canadian Press

Algonquin woman gets 55 years after pleading guilty but mentally ill in deaths of boyfriend's parents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

ALGONQUIN, Ill. (AP) — An Algonquin woman who pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the 2020 stabbing deaths of her boyfriend’s parents has been sentenced to 55 years in prison.A McHenry County judge sentenced Arin Fox on Wednesday. She had faced between 40 and 60 years in prison and must serve 100% of her sentence, WGN-TV confirmed. Drew Peterson attorney tries, fails to sell ‘tell all’ documentary Although Fox, 42, was charged with killing both Noreen S. Gilard, 69, and Leonard J. Gilard, 73, in October she pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder in Noreen Gilard's death under a plea agreement.Fox had lived with the couple, who were her boyfriend's parents, at their home in Algonquin, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Chicago. After the November 2020 killings, she drove their car to Douglas County, Colorado, where she was arrested.The Gilards were found stabbed to death in separate bedrooms in their home. A butcher knife found in the kitchen sink appeared to have been w...

Ready-to-eat chicken fried rice recalled nationwide over listeria concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

(WTAJ) — A brand of ready-to-eat chicken fried rice sold nationwide, including at Walmart, is being recalled over listeria concerns. Garland Ventures of Texas is recalling nearly 14,000 pounds of their Freshness Guaranteed brand of chicken fried rice. CosMc’s: McDonald’s reveals menu, first test locations for new restaurant concept The recalled product is printed with a lot code reading WK10CFR, and has a best-if-used-by date of Nov. 10. The package will also have a USDA mark of inspection containing the establishment number "EST. P-31993." The serving size of the affected product is 12 ounces.The fried rice was shipped to retailers nationwide and was available at Walmart, the retailer's website shows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) expressed concern that the product may be in people's freezers. As of the recall alert, no confirmed reports of sickness were reported, FSIS said. These items should be thrown away or returned to the pla...

The alcohol Illinois orders the most: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — During the warmer months, you may have found yourself out to eat. Maybe you even sat on the patio, enjoying the warm moments before they faded into the chill of winter. There's also a pretty good chance you had a cold drink in hand, according to a new report. Earlier this year, Toast, a restaurant point-of-sale and management system, reviewed customer trends across its roughly 93,000 U.S. restaurants, including people’s alcohol-purchasing behaviors during the warmer weather months. Overall, Toast found that if a customer was ordering alcohol, it was most likely going to be beer, which ranked as the most popular adult beverage being ordered in all 50 states during the second quarter of 2023.  Your Old Fashioned won’t be the same in Wisconsin: Here’s why But it wasn't Wisconsin — a state with a history in the beer industry, and the home of the most self-reported excessive drinkers — ordering the most brews. Instead, it was neighboring Minnesota, ...

2 professors killed in UNLV campus shooting identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The four people shot on campus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wednesday, three of whom have died, have all been identified as faculty members.Two of the three people who were killed have been identified by the Clark County Coroner's Office as Professor Cha Jan "Jerry" Chang, 64, of Henderson, Nevada, and Assistant Professor Patricia Navarro Velez, 39, of Las Vegas.According to the coroner, the cause of death for Chang was a gunshot wound to the head. The cause of death for Velez was multiple gunshot wounds. The third deceased victim has been identified but a name has not been released. The coroner's office is working to identify the legal next of kin. A fourth person is still being treated for injuries at the hospital. Chang had been teaching at UNLV since 2001, most recently at the Lee Business School. His academic profile shows he had been published in several journals and featured as a speaker at numerous conferences. He was a certified information sys...

US Postal Service offering up to $150K for Leander robbery suspects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service issued a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest of two suspects wanted in a robbery that happened in Leander, according to a news release from USPS.At approximately 9 a.m. Monday, USPS said the robbery happened in the 2000 block of Lucky Lane.On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service said it was searching for two suspects in reference to a robbery that happened in Leander earlier this week | Images courtesy USPSThe suspects are described as two Black men, who are approximately 6 feet, with skinny builds and wearing dark hoodies and dark face coverings. Both suspects were seen leaving the area in a dark colored four-door Sedan, according to USPS.Anyone who has any information about the suspects should not take any action to apprehend them yourself. Instead, you can contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455 and when prompted say "law enforcement," the release said. You can reference ...

Rockport police chief announced as new TCOLE executive director

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) announced Chief Gregory Stevens as the agency's executive director, which is effective Jan. 8, 2024, according to a news release from TCOLE.Stevens served most recently as the Chief of Police of the Rockport Police Department, according to TCOLE. Prior to working in Rockport, Stevens retired from the Lubbock Police Department after more than 26 years with the department, where he the Chief of Police there for nearly four years, the release said.“I am excited for the opportunity to lead an agency with a critically important mission at a time of growth and potential,” Stevens said in the release. “The staff and I will continue to build on the partnerships with the law enforcement community, state leadership, and the public that we recognize as vital to successfully carrying out our responsibilities.”The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) announced Chief Gregory Stevens as the agency's executive dire...

Even warmer Friday ahead of a windy weekend cold front

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Despite the clouds a warm breeze pushed temperatures into the 70s today. Partly to mostly cloudy skies should keep temperatures from falling too much. Overnight lows drop down into the low 60s or upper 50s making for a warmer-than-normal night in Central Texas.We'll start Friday with low clouds, fog and even some spotty drizzle. By afternoon the sun is out and a warm breeze ahead of a cold front will push temperatures into the upper 70s to near 80º by late afternoon. Winds will be out of the southwest from 10-15 mph, but gusts up to 25 mph are possible Friday.Expected highs on FridayStronger winds are expected this weekend as a blustery cold front arrives.Weekend cold frontWHAT: Strong Pacific cold frontWHEN: Hill Country - 8AM-11AM / Austin-metro - 10AM-2PM / Eastern counties - 1PM-4PM IMPACTS: Gusty north winds, low rain chance and cooler temperatures. Isolated power outages possible.Spotty rain showers could develop along and head of the cold front, mainly over t...

P.J. Fleck: Gophers football’s strong retention rate a credit to Dinkytown Athletes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

The foundation of the Gophers football team is in place for the 2024 season.Of Minnesota’s 22 starters from this season, six are departing seniors and only one (quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis) has exited via the NCAA transfer portal.That leaves 15 returning starters (seven on offense, eight on defense). Most of the players in that group have announced they are coming back with help from the U’s name, image and likeness (NIL) collective, Dinkytown Athletes.Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck said Thursday that level of success with the rampant amount of players nationwide entering the portal comes down to a few reasons.“At the end of the day, you have to have full transparency, where they fit in the program, where they are, what you are looking for, who you are bringing in (via the portal), how many are you bringing in,” Fleck said on the Quick Lane Bowl media call. “Some guys are going to be able to accept that challenge and some aren’t.”During the season, Fleck had challenged Gophers fans...

How to make traffic stops less nerve-wracking? St. Paul police hosting ‘Project Self Stop’ to provide info, taillight replacement vouchers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:56 GMT

When St. Paul’s police chief is off duty, he feels like everyone else does when they notice a police squad behind them.“I start to question, ‘Was I speeding? Did one of my taillights just go out? Did I go through a red light and not notice it?” said Axel Henry.With the aim of decreasing nervousness around traffic stops and helping to educate people about such stops, the St. Paul police department is holding its first Project Self Stop on Saturday. Drivers can go to a parking lot south of the Minnesota Fairgrounds to ask officers questions about traffic stops and get advice. They also can get coupons for free taillight replacement.Saturday’s event is an opportunity for new drivers to go through a no-stress traffic stop, Henry said.People who pull into the parking lot will be directed to talk to an officer. Instead of an officer’s typical line during a traffic stop — “Do you know why I’m stopping you today?” — a driver ...