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Accenture to lay off hundreds locally in coming months at Facebook site

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Professional services giant Accenture PLC is laying off hundreds of Austin employees working at a facility in The Domain leased by social media giant Facebook — which itself has cut hundreds of jobs in Austin in recent months.Accenture, an Ireland-based giant that works works with other large tech companies, is planning to lay off up to 549 employees in the coming months, it disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission last month.The letter, made public May 17, said the decision affects employees at 11800 Alterra Parkway, otherwise known as Domain 12. Facebook reportedly leased the entire 17-story building in 2018.

Second bobcat sighting reported in Kyle neighborhood this spring

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — There appears to be a new resident moving into a Kyle neighborhood.One month after resident Sophia Johnson sent KXAN a video of a bobcat in the Plum Creek area, viewer Michael Angelillis sent along a new video of a bobcat in the same neighborhood, with a sighting off of the Plum Creek Hike and Bike Path. While not an everyday occurrence, bobcats aren't quite as much of an unusual sight here in Central Texas. Typically, the critters live in outcrops or within rocky canyon regions, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. However, bobcats have adapted living habits as more people have moved into their traditional habitats.Bobcats tend to average between 15-35 pounds and are about 25-30 inches long with their tails. They're known for having a spotted coat that ranges in color from a reddish brown to gray with black spots.Compared to big cat species like mountain lions, bobcats tend to be shyer and exhibit more nocturnal...

Motorcyclist dead after crash in southwest Austin

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A motorcyclist is dead following a crash with an SUV Sunday evening in southwest Austin. The Austin Police Department responded to the incident, which occurred in the 500 block of E. Slaughter Lane, just after 7 p.m. Sunday. Benjamin Garcia, the 39-year-old motorcyclist, was taken to the hospital, where he died shortly after arriving, per APD.According to APD, the driver of the SUV was not injured in the crash and is cooperating with the investigation. APD is investigating this incident as Austin’s 34th fatal crash of 2023, which have, in total,  resulted in 34 deaths. This time last year, there had been 37 fatal crashes which resulted in 38 deaths. Anyone with information should contact APD’s vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111 or submit a tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program.

Texas Democrat faces censure, primary challenger after vote on health care ban for transgender minors

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas state representative already drew a primary challenger and faced a formal censure from a Democratic group in her district one day after joining Republicans in supporting legislation to ban health care options for transgender minors, such as puberty-blocking medication and hormone treatments. Rep. Shawn Thierry, D-Houston, crossed party lines Monday afternoon along with three other Democrats — Reps. Harold Dutton of Houston, Abel Herrero of Robstown and Tracy King of Batesville — to vote in favor of Senate Bill 14, one of the main priorities for Texas Republican leaders this session. The legislation, which many LGBTQ+ advocates adamantly opposed, cleared a final vote in the House by a margin of 87-56. Pivotal House vote moves Texas closer to banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids The amended bill now heads back to the Texas Senate, where it originated, so that lawmakers there can weigh some changes, such as the addition of language spec...

Here’s what’s in the giant education bill that passed the MN House and Senate

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

Minnesota schools will see a surge in state funding, along with new course requirements, teacher diversity grants and changes to reading instruction under legislation that will become law with Gov. Tim Walz’s signature.The compromise education budget that passed the House on Tuesday and the Senate early Wednesday morning will increase school funding by $2.26 billion, or 10.8 percent over the current biennium.Much of that comes through 4 and 2 percent increases to the per-student state aid formula and extra money to close the gap between revenue and spending on students with disabilities and those learning English.Schools also won ongoing increases to the per-student formula with a new provision that will tie future funding hikes to inflation, subject to a 2 percent floor and 3 percent ceiling.“This is going to provide funding stability for Minnesota schools,” education finance committee chair Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton said before dawn Wednesday, as her party worked around a...

South St. Paul teen fatally shot in Minneapolis picked ‘wrong crowd to hang out with,’ mother says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

A 15-year-old South St. Paul girl who died shortly after reported gunfire in North Minneapolis last weekend was remembered Wednesday as a free spirit and a social butterfly who made friends easily.Marleisha Davenport was a “beautiful girl in every way you can imagine,” said her mother, who is also named Marleisha Davenport. “And she picked the wrong crowd to hang out with. She loved the dangerous crowd.”Marleisha Davenport Courtesy of the Davenport family)Authorities have released few details about the teen’s killing, saying she was shot once in the back and dropped off at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale just before 10 p.m. Saturday. She was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later.“I’ve gone from being hurt to being angry, because nobody has any answers,” the teen’s mother said. “It’s not fair.”Minneapolis police spokesman Brian Feintech said Wednesday that homicide investigators are still trying to determine where the shooting happened and circumstances leading up...

New York under increased risk for fire danger

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Nearly a week with no rain and with winds expected to gust up to 35 mph, fire dangers throughout the Capital Region are still a concern. NEWS10 has more on the dangerous conditions. String of fires in Colonie under investigation There are three ingredients to make a fire. You need fuel, heat and oxygen. Officials say the current conditions are the perfect recipe to cook up a dangerous fire.Art Huntsinger with the Clifton Park fire department says these ingredients are easy to spot.“All the dry stuff that's still on the ground, the leaves that were under the snow that are still sitting on the ground now blowing around, the pine needles that are left over that would be dry from last summer that are on the roadway. People are changing out to new mulch now that spring is here. Old mulch is so dry that a good heat on that mulch is just going to travel right down the mulch, and if it's back to a building, it's going to burn a building if we're not careful...

Antonio Brown reportedly aims to play for the Albany Empire

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A couple of weeks ago, news of changes for the Albany Empire football team made headlines as the former head coach Damon Ware and six players left after claiming they had not been paid. Since then, Tom Menas, another former head coach of the Empire, returned and leads a team consisting of many new faces. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Now, representatives of Antonio Brown and head coach Menas have confirmed with NEWS10 Sports Director Griffin Haas that Brown is planning on playing for the Empire. Brown is aiming to suit up for their home game against the Fayetteville Mustangs on May 27 at the MVP Arena.

St. Charles County mother charged in toddler's death

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A St. Charles County mother is facing felony charges in the death of her 2-year-old child earlier this week. The St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Deja Slaughter, 30, with one count of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of abuse or neglect of a child in connection with the toddler's death. Goat senior prank ends Missouri athlete's competition According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, police first learned of the situation Monday afternoon, responding to a report of a deceased child in the 7300 Fox Chase Drive. When officers arrived, they found a 2-year-old child unresponsive in a bedroom. The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Police learned the child had several medical issues and required a feeding tube. Slaughter told police she could not find a piece of the feeding tube system on Saturday and was unable to feed her child. According to court documents, Slaughter told police the baby became "fussy" a...

Quick response saves student athlete's life after collapse

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:37:00 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. – When a student athlete collapsed at a Wentzville School District track championship over the weekend, it was the quick response from district staffers that saved the student's life.Two employees from a physical therapy company, and several others with medical and CPR training, just happened to be here at the meet at Timberland High School when an emergency happened."It's your worst fear as an athletic director, what happened here Saturday," said Todd Hayes, athletic director at Timberland High School.When a student athlete from another district collapsed, two trainers from Axes Physical Therapy immediately went to help."Saw one runner go down, and so, as the other runners passed, we ran out there and assessed the situation," said Ross Seitter, Axes Physical Therapy.Seiter said the student collapsed right where their tent was set up. Goat senior prank ends Missouri athlete's competition "It was a pretty big meet. … I think we estimated around 800 athletes total," ...