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AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.
Read full article: AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisiana’s eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that deploys volunteers to serve communities around the nation.
City takes aim at root causes in East Side apartments for next phase of violent crime plan
Read full article: City takes aim at root causes in East Side apartments for next phase of violent crime planAn apartment complex on the East Side will be the testing ground for the next phase of the City of San Antonio’s plan to tackle violent crime.
Nuggets' Gordon needs 21 stitches after cuts to face and hand from dog bite, AP source says
Read full article: Nuggets' Gordon needs 21 stitches after cuts to face and hand from dog bite, AP source saysA person with knowledge of the situation says Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon needed 21 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and right hand while being bitten by a family dog on Christmas.
Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes
Read full article: Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda RhimesPresident Joe Biden will head to Los Angeles next week for a big-dollar event that will be his first since strikes by writers and actors effectively ground his fundraising to a halt in the heart of the entertainment industry.
SAPD, UTSA Prof. say violent crime plan bearing fruit
Read full article: SAPD, UTSA Prof. say violent crime plan bearing fruitThe violent crime reduction plan created by a team of UTSA criminologists consists of multiple strategies, though only the short-term “hot spot policing” has been put into place. But the UTSA professor overseeing the plan says data from January through June appear to show it paying off.
With Hollywood on strike, Biden leans on Broadway stars in his hunt for 2024 campaign cash
Read full article: With Hollywood on strike, Biden leans on Broadway stars in his hunt for 2024 campaign cashPresident Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is getting some fundraising help from Broadway's biggest names.
SAPD Chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ on violent crime plan’s progress
Read full article: SAPD Chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ on violent crime plan’s progressThe number of violent street crimes such as murder, robbery, non-family aggravated assault, and deadly conduct with a victim fell citywide in the first four months of 2023, but some of the worst areas for those crimes saw even bigger drops.
Mavs owner Cuban plans protest over free bucket for Warriors
Read full article: Mavs owner Cuban plans protest over free bucket for WarriorsDallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he plans to protest a two-point loss to Golden State after a confusing sequence led to an uncontested basket for the Warriors.
San Antonio’s new plan to tackle violent crime
Read full article: San Antonio’s new plan to tackle violent crimeSAPD Chief William McManus and the UTSA criminologists who produced the plan did their best to draw a distinction between their approach and that of the Memphis Police unit involved in Tyre Nichols' death.
UTSA criminology professors helping SAPD to reduce violent crime citywide
Read full article: UTSA criminology professors helping SAPD to reduce violent crime citywideA pair of UTSA criminology professors are working with SAPD to come up with an evidence-based crime prevention plan to reduce crime citywide.
Contractor accepted $26,000 for home repairs without replacing leaky pipes, footage shows
Read full article: Contractor accepted $26,000 for home repairs without replacing leaky pipes, footage showsA Helotes woman has filed a police report accusing a San Antonio-area contractor of theft, nearly a year after he accepted full payment for work without replacing pipes underneath her home.
Youth home exec says 'words cannot explain' Alabama crash
Read full article: Youth home exec says 'words cannot explain' Alabama crashThe chief executive of a Christian youth home in rural Alabama says the community is working toward healing after eight of its children were killed in a fiery crash during the rains of Tropical Storm Claudette.
8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to Claudette
Read full article: 8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to ClaudetteEight children in a van from a youth ranch for abused or neglected children were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on a wet interstate over the weekend — the most devastating blow from a tropical depression that claimed a total of 13 lives in Alabama.
Authorities identify man arrested in connection with explosion near Boerne beer garden
Read full article: Authorities identify man arrested in connection with explosion near Boerne beer gardenA man who was arrested on Saturday in connection with an explosion that occurred near a Boerne beer garden was identified by authorities on Monday.
UTSA Study: some low priority calls to police might not need officer response
Read full article: UTSA Study: some low priority calls to police might not need officer responseA study of San Antonio police calls for service found some lower priority call types, such as disturbances or barking dogs, might be able to be handled by something other than the typical dispatch of a sworn SAPD officer.
End of the line: Coach Quinn, GM Dimitroff fired by Falcons
Read full article: End of the line: Coach Quinn, GM Dimitroff fired by FalconsAtlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn stands with Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Quinn was hired by the Falcons in 2015 after a highly successful run as Seattle’s defensive coordinator, highlighted by two straight trips to the Super Bowl. After going 8-8 his first season, Quinn guided the Falcons to one of the greatest years in team history. The Falcons made the playoffs again the following year, losing to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia, but never seemed to fully shake their Super Bowl debacle. Dimitroff kept his job when Smith was fired at the end of the 2014 season after two straight losing campaigns.
Defiance grows as Georgia governor blocks local mask rules
Read full article: Defiance grows as Georgia governor blocks local mask rules(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)ATLANTA Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities deepened their defiance of Gov. He went so far as to say local governments couldn't order masks on their own property, which would include Atlanta's airport. Kemp's stance not only shying away from a statewide order but trying to bar local governments from instituting their own leaves him standing virtually alone. In the South, Republican governors in Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida have resisted calls for a statewide mask mandate but allow local jurisdictions to implement them. Republican governors in Alabama and Texas and Democrats in Kentucky, Louisiana and North Carolina have issued statewide mask requirements.