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'Nothing can prepare you': Austin mass shooting victim's family views graphic bodycam video in court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The family of the man killed in the 2021 mass shooting on Sixth Street saw body camera video in court Tuesday as the trial for the suspected gunman began.Kantor's family brought photos of the 25-year-old with loved ones as they addressed reporters after day one of the trial.The shooting took the life of 25-year-old Douglas Kantor. More than a dozen others were injured. Austin 6th Street mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty "Nothing can prepare you to see your little brother in his last waking moments," said Kantor's brother Nick.De'Ondre White is accused of firing into a crowd after a confrontation with a group of people around 1:30 a.m. in June 2021. Most of them, police said, were innocent bystanders.Kantor's family members, including his parents, brother, fiancée and uncle, traveled to Austin from out of town to attend the trial.His mother Julia took the stand Tuesday. Cameras were not allowed inside after opening statements, but the family addressed the m...

Wrongful-death lawsuit alleges Ramsey County Jail failed to provide medical treatment to inmate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday against Ramsey County and sheriff’s office correctional officers alleges they failed to report or give treatment to a man who had suffered a “serious and progressively worsening brain hemorrhage” while jailed last year, resulting in his death nearly three weeks later.The 10-page civil rights lawsuit, filed by attorneys Richard Student and Steve Meshbesher on behalf of Dillon Bakke’s family, alleges the county and four correctional officers violated Bakke’s right to adequate medical treatment under the Fourteenth Amendment.“It was avoidable,” Student said Tuesday. “Had they done anything, they would have been able to get Dillon medical care, they would have saved his life. Instead, 30 hours goes by without anybody doing anything.”Bakke’s mother, Teresa Schnell of St. Paul, has been appointed as the trustee in the wrongful-death action, which names Ramsey County and correctional officers Xue Yang, Alex Grundhofer, Scott Brommeric...

School Districts help relieve Back-to-School costs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

CORINTH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — As the summer winds down and kids get ready to go back to school, families are expected to spend around $890 per household, according to the National Retail Federation. Now, more school districts like Corinth Central School District want to provide some financial relief, ensuring every student at every grade level is ready for their first day.At this back-to-school fair, Kerry Giumarra, Social Worker and President of Care said the donated new backpacks and supplies were just what the teacher ordered. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! “They’re gonna have exactly the first-grade school supply list as their teacher requested,” Giumarra said. “And as a mom myself, you go to Staples to get the red folder, but they are out of green folders. So you have to go to Walmart for the green folder. And this allows people to do it all in one spot.”Something many working parents like Laura Clothier can appreciate.“It’s a wonderfu...

White House announces drug price negotiations for Medicare

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – The Biden administration announced Medicare will begin the process of directly negotiating prices for 10 different prescription drugs to bring healthcare costs down. The Inflation Reduction Act that Biden signed in 2022 means Medicare will begin negotiating the price of prescription drugs for the first time.Steven Hadfield, a Medicare beneficiary and cancer patient, said drug companies held all the power for too long. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "For too long, drug makers have made a fortune while patients like me live in constant fear wondering how we pay for our medicine,” Hadfield said. “"Thanks to President Biden, that's changing. He's finally ending Big Pharma's one-sided pricing power and giving seniors like me a break."The White House announced Medicare will begin the price negotiation program with 10 drugs, including diabetes, heart failure and arthritis medications. Those drugs are among the most cost...

Donations brought to homeless shelter one year after violent attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local man who was attacked with a sword outside an Albany homeless shelter in 2022 is using his experience to help others. Jon Romano brought donations to the IPH Community Connections Homeless Shelter Tuesday morning to mark one year since the attack.Romano sustained serious injuries in the attack. Romano previously served more than 15 years in prison for bringing a gun into Columbia High School in East Greenbush in 2004. Since his release, he has worked with law enforcement to try to prevent similar incidents. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! While last year's sword attack was not related to Romano's past, he hopes to use his story to encourage others to overcome their own challenges and make a difference."No matter what limitations you have, you can be of service, you can help others," he said. "Even if you feel like you don't have much yourself, you can even just be able to raise awareness to help those peo...

St. Louis County worker killed in mowing tractor rollover

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Detectives are investigating an accidental death involving a St. Louis County employee.The incident occurred just before 9:10 a.m. near the intersection of Halls Ferry and St. Cyr roads, according to Sgt. Tracy Panus, a spokeswoman for the St. Louis County Police Department.Officers responded to a call for a reported injury and arrived to find a man pinned beneath a large tractor mower that had fallen into a body of water. Why Bob Barker did not play for the St. Louis Cardinals The 44-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.It appears the county employee was operating the mower when it rolled down an embankment and landed in the water.The county’s Operations Division is responsible for mowing services.The St. Louis County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons unit is responsible for the investigation.

Denver jury convicts defendant of first-degree murder in 2020 shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

A Denver jury on Tuesday convicted a defendant of first-degree murder in a 2020 shooting death.Steven Daniel Young is guilty in the death of 32-year-old Charly Lewis, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.Related ArticlesCourts | Slain DPS teacher Shayna Johnson remembered as a “protector” Courts | Aurora dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes expected to plead not guilty Courts | Suspect in fatal Aurora shooting arrested in Georgia for separate homicide Courts | Letters: Death threats to Trump and his son are as un-American as you can get Courts | Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties On June 7, 2020, Lewis’s body was found in an alley behind 1065 Federal Boulevard, a news release said.“It’s believed that Young killed Lewis, in part, because she had witnessed Young commit a murder six days earl...

Four WRs, 13 DBs and many questions still to be answered: What Broncos’ very temporary initial 53-man roster says about current state of Sean Payton’s team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

The day Sean Payton was hired as Denver’s head coach, he previewed what his first several months on the job would look like.“For the early part of six, seven, eight months, whenever you go to sleep at night, your checklist won’t be complete,” he said Feb. 6. “That’s just part of the deal.”There’s always still more work to do when trying to overhaul a roster and kickstart a franchise that’s mired in a seven-season playoff drought.Payton’s roster checklist won’t be complete when he goes home in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, either, despite Tuesday afternoon’s hard deadline for NFL teams to cut down their rosters to 53 players.That’s assuming he, general manager George Paton and the rest of the scouting and coaching staff make it home at all in the time between the 2 p.m. Tuesday roster cutoff and 10 a.m. Wednesday, when waiver claims on all those cuts are processed and more than 1,000 players become free agents.“I’m going to go right inside and tonight we’re going to be he...

Police in standoff with alleged armed man in Orange County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

Authorities in Orange County are involved in what appears to be a standoff with an alleged armed man outside of a Hobby Lobby store.  Calls about the incident, located in the 1900 block of 17th Street, came into the Santa Police Department just after 4 p.m.  Aerial footage from Sky5 showed the suspect in the parking lot pacing back and forth while authorities standby with guns drawn. Police on the scene of a standoff with an alleged armed suspect outside of a Hobby Lobby store in Santa Ana on Aug. 29, 2023. (KTLA)All the stores in the strip mall have been evacuated. All east and westbound lanes of traffic from Mabury Street to Tustin Avenue are currently closed. In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, police urged everyone to avoid the area.  SWAT and crisis negotiators are on scene, according to Santa Ana police.  This is a developing story. Please check back for details.

Video shows man rescuing boy from violent brawl at Torrance shopping mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:55 GMT

As a violent brawl broke out at a mall in Torrance, one man is being hailed as a hero for saving a young boy being pummeled by teenagers.The fight broke out at the Del Amo Fashion Center on Sunday night where a large group of teens began physically targeting one victim.It all happened very quickly when Maurice Hardy, a good Samaritan, decided to jump in and save the boy.“I’ve got two little brothers and if I see something like that happening, I would want somebody to help them,” Hardy said. “So I thought, ‘I got to help them.' I don’t like bullies. I don't like stuff like that.”Video captured a large group of teens chasing the victim through the mall before knocking him to the ground. The teens are seen surrounding the boy before beginning to kick and punch him. Video captured good Samaritan Maurice Hardy (in a dark blue shirt) rescuing a boy from a violent brawl at the Del Amo Fashion Center on August 29, 2023. (Maurice Hardy)Video captured good Samaritan Maurice Hardy rescuing a b...