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More than one million customers without power as heavy storms hit Quebec, Ontario

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

More than one million customers in Quebec and Ontario were without power Wednesday after a messy mix of freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of both provinces.Quebec’s power utility said shortly after 10 p.m. that more than 970,000 of its 4.5 million customers had no power, with much of the province under a freezing rain warning. “What’s causing the outages is the mixture of precipitation and wind,” Hydro-Québec spokeswoman Gabrielle Leblanc said. “It weighs down the vegetation; there can be branches and trees that fall on the lines.”In western Quebec’s Outaouais region, near Ottawa, about 128,000 of the utility’s nearly 227,000 customers were without power. Environment Canada forecasted between 30 millimetres and 50 millimetres of rain in Gatineau, Que., the largest city in the region. In Montreal, more than 453,000 hydro customers had lost power, while another 200,000 people were dealing with outages in the Montérégie region, south of the ci...

CPD investigating fatal shooting of 16-year-old Crane Medical Prep High School Student

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is investigating after 16-year-old Darrion Williams was shot and killed on the City's Near West Side Friday night.Darrion — nicknamed 'Cheese' because he was known for his smile — attended Crane Medical Prep High School where his family said he was a rising star as an athlete, making the varsity football and basketball teams as just a sophomore."We won’t get to see him smiling, unless we look at old videos or pictures, we won’t know what would have been if he had grew up," said Darrion's step-mother, Audrey Welch-Williams. "Once you take a jewel like that away, there’s nothing you can do about it.”Chicago police said Darrion was shot in the chest near North Hoyne Avenue and West Randolph Street on the City's Near West Side. Family tells WGN he was staying at a friend's house that night, but they still think it doesn't make sense, and all they can hope for now is that police will find answers to who killed Darrion."That’s the only thing that we...

DPS investigating incident after Uvalde mom shoved by trooper at elementary school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

UVALDE, Texas -- The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed it was investigating an incident after a video posted on Twitter showed a DPS trooper shoving a Uvalde mother who's child was a victim in the Robb Elementary mass shooting.The video shows Ana Rodriguez, Maite's mother, walking up and banging on the door of Flores Elementary School in Uvalde to pick up her son to participate in a national gun violence school walkout protest that was planned to protest gun reform, according to the man who filmed the video, Brett Cross. State of Texas: After shootings, lawmakers push plans to make schools safer According to the video, when the DPS trooper opened the door to the school, he at first prevented Rodriguez from walking in to check her son out by grabbing her arm and shoving her out of the school.Later in the video the trooper said he already warned Rodriguez she would be under arrest if she continued. And then he did eventually let her inside a...

Storms with hail overnight ahead of soaking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Scattered showers and storms slowly increase in coverage overnight, but widespread rain doesn't arrive until Thursday morning. Overnight lows drop down to 50 on a cool night by recent standards. Overnight storms may be briefly strong or severe. Our main concern with storms during the night is for hail up to 1" in diameter.Tonight's forecastThursday morning's rain starts to spread northwest from our eastern counties to the I-35 corridor. As the rain overspreads the area the Hill Country will be the last to see the widespread soaking rain, but just about everyone will have rain by late morning or early Thursday afternoon. Rain will be heavy at times with the low risk for an isolated strong or severe storm with hail up to 1" in diameter. Thursday severe weather risk (SPC)Flash flooding is a slightly higher concern, but not all that high given our drought and need for rain. Still, the Weather Prediction Center has the Austin Metro and our eastern counties in a 2 out of ...

Texas school district making Narcan more available on campuses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The latest push for school safety isn't just targeting guns, it is also focusing on dangerous drugs like fentanyl.Round Rock ISD is taking a proactive approach to the nationwide opioid epidemic.The district has teamed up with The Williamson County EMS Community Health Paramedic program and Public Education program to make Narcan more available to staff, students or visitors on campus."I think being proactive can be a good thing," said Keryn Hawthorne who has two kids in Round Rock ISD. "I can't see a downside to having it in schools"Narcan is used for the emergency treatment for an opioid overdose."I think the concern is out there and we just want to stay ahead of it," said George Scherer with RRISD. "Currently all of our nurses, police officers and athletic trainers are equipped with Narcan."Amy Jarosek with Williamson County EMS says having it on every campus is important, even elementary and middle schools. Narcan doses coming to every Austin ISD school "Maybe i...

A long distance love story with an airport elopement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Lara Mark and Cylas Hensley’s love story has always involved travel.“Him from DC, and me from St. Louis just randomly meeting at a good friend’s wedding," Mark said.Their photo booth fun at that San Diego wedding in 2018 sparked a long-distance relationship nurtured through talking, texting, and traveling.“We decided we’d fly out to see each other every three or four weeks," Mark said. "So that has been a nice direct flight.”Hensley popped the question last year in Hawaii. Newly engaged, these frequent flyers naturally planned a destination wedding for March in Mexico. However, in November, those plans hit turbulence. Mark’s mom, Judi, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction “She wanted us to and made me promise from day one of her diagnosis until the Sunday before I left for the wedding that we wouldn’t change anything," Mark said. "That we wouldn’t alter our plans. She wanted me to be happy.”She kept that...

Jews in St. Louis celebrate Passover Seder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Passover Seder is observed by Jews on the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. A local family invited FOX 2's crew into their home to show us their beliefs and traditions.Jenny Abeles has set the dining table for all the relatives coming over for Passover dinner."For me, the holidays are all about being with your family and celebrating your religion and your traditions," she said. "So that's what's really important to me. So I love just getting together with everyone, I love cooking for everyone." Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction Abeles started cooking the day before, as it takes two days to prepare the meals.She said the tradition is important to her family, specifically for her children, who get to learn the significance of Passover."So we can remember the hardship that our ancestors had to go through,” said Tucker Abeles, Jenny's son. “And so that we can reflect on the future and teach people how to not repeat the mistakes ...

Ameren Missouri replaces power poles along Big Bend in Clayton  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - Dozens of Ameren Missouri workers spent Wednesday replacing power poles along a stretch of Big Bend Boulevard where an uprooted tree took down power lines.A company spokesperson said the decision was made to replace other aging poles nearby while the power lines needed to be placed.“You’re going to have to replace it anyway, might as well do it while you’re out here,” said Darryl Woodson, a nearby worker. Trending: St. Louis-area April 4 municipal election results The process is part of Ameren Missouri’s Smart Energy Plan. A spokesperson for the company said replacing the poles will lead to greater reliability for customers.Crews were still on the scene Wednesday night. The work is expected to continue into the early morning hours of Thursday.

Missouri Senate once again unable to reach a deal on sports wagering legislation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Senate voted against allowing video lottery games Wednesday evening, but it was unable to get a bill authorizing sports wagering to a vote.A Senate impasse on expanded gambling has blocked bills legalizing sports betting in each of the past two legislative sessions. In both years, as it did again this year, the Missouri House has approved a bill negotiated by casino operators and major sports leagues only to see it founder in the Senate, where a handful of lawmakers insist it should not pass without provisions legalizing video lottery machines.Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, sponsor of the sports wagering bill, said he’s glad to have prevailed on the video lottery vote but noted that defeat will not be enough to quiet opponents of the sports wagering bill. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction “I am under no illusions,” Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, said when the Senate adjourned after debating his bill for nearly eight hours....

3 suspects charged with murder, robbery in shooting death of man in Culver City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:36:07 GMT

Three suspects facing murder and robbery charges have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man last month in Culver City, authorities announced Wednesday.  The unidentified victim was found on March 30, at about 10:45 p.m., inside a vehicle in the 5900 block of West Washington Boulevard, according to the Culver City Police Department. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Footage of the crime scene showed police tape around a 7-Eleven parking lot, with a white Mitsubishi sedan crashed into a building adjacent to the convenience store parking lot. Detectives with the Culver City Police Department began their investigation immediately and said multiple arrests were made on the night of the alleged murder. “On Tuesday, April 4th, the case was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The suspects were charged with Murder, Robbery, Possession of a f...