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National parks will be free to visit on Saturday: What to know

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — With the fall colors starting to come in, and cooler winter months not long off, you may be trying to get out and enjoy the weather. You’ll have a great opportunity on Saturday when all U.S. national parks will be free to enter.Saturday is one of five days the National Park Service is waiving admission fees for in 2023. We’ve already had three free days this year: January 16, which is Martin Luther King Day; April 22, which was the first day of National Park Week; and August 4, marking the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act. September 23 is the fourth free admission day, which was enacted to recognize National Public Lands Day.  It was a popular national monument, until it was robbed to extinction According to NPS, National Public Lands Day was established in 1994 and has been held on the fourth Saturday of September every year. It is, traditionally, the U.S.’s largest single-day volunteer effort, encouraging people to connect with the nature...

How tiebreakers could impact the Cubs' Wild Card chances

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

CHICAGO — The Cubs' race for a playoff spot got a whole lot tighter after a bad week on the road. In fact, the team is on the outside looking in at the Major League Baseball playoffs at the moment - and tiebreakers could be an issue once the regular season ends. Thanks to five-straight losses, including a three-game sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks this weekend in Phoenix, the Cubs are currently out of the last Wild Card spot with 12 games to go.They have a 78-72 record, which is tied with the Marlins, but they have a hold on that last playoff spot since they have a better head-to-head record against the Cubs. That is the tie-breaker for the new six-team playoff format in the MLB, which took out "Game 163" to settle regular season ties.Miami won the season series against Chicago 4-2, sweeping a series on their home field April 28-30 while the Cubs took 2-of-3 against the Marlins at Wrigley Field May 5-7. A similar scenario could play out if the Cubs end up in a fight for a pla...

Report: UT Austin ranked 9th best public university in the nation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN Live's top headlines for Sept. 18, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — Everything's bigger in Texas — including the University of Texas at Austin's ranking among public universities across the country.U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 undergraduate rankings, with the Longhorns ranked the ninth-best public university in the country and No. 1 among public universities in Texas. AP POLL: Texas football has highest ranking since 2009 Overall, UT ranks No. 32 among both public and private schools this year, climbing six places from its 2023 ranking.Within the university, the McCombs School of Bus ranked No. 5 in the country, with 12 of its school specialties listed among U.S. News & World Report's Top 10. Its accounting program retained its No. 1 listing.The Cockrell School of Engineering came in at No. 11 nationwide, with six of its specialties ranked among the Top 10. The computer science program landed at No. 11, with five specialties inclu...

What safety changes are coming to Bluff Springs Road in southeast Austin?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Transportation and Public Works Department is poised to begin work on intersection safety upgrades along Bluff Springs Road in southeast Austin this month.The safety project encompasses intersection improvements, enhanced street lighting, protected bikeways, improved pedestrian crossings and elevated transit stops along Bluff Springs Road, per the ATPWD's project webpage. The project boundary runs along Bluff Springs Road from William Cannon Drive to the Austin city limits in the 8300 block of Bluff Springs Road.Safety improvements are coming to a stretch of Bluff Springs Road in southeast Austin. (Courtesy: Austin Transportation and Public Works Department)The project corridor is designated as a high-crash corridor within the City of Austin's High-Injury Network, a city database that tracks roadways within city limits that account for a high volume of crashes resulting in serious injuries and deaths. Nearly 240 crashes were reported between May 2018 and A...

Green projects could earn money for some Austin schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin's Bright Green Futures grant program aims to benefit green ideas for local schools and students.The grant, in its 12th year, is not just exclusively for the Austin Independent School District but for any school that utilizes Austin city services including Austin Water, Austin Resource Recovery, and Austin Energy. The grant cannot fund home schools.Mary K. Priddy spoke with Rich Segal about the program.Eligible chools interested in the grant are required to submit an application. Submitters don't have to be grant writers when filling out the application. The six questions that are required to be answered include the name of the school, what the school will do and who will help in the green effort, and and when it will be completed.The six-question application will be reviewed and a numerical grade given. The higher the score, the greater the chance of a school getting one of the grants.Over the previous 11 years, over 500 projects were funded. Anot...

German restaurant opening on Route 9 in Queensbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- For 10 years, Christian Raeth has been planning to open his own authentic German restaurant. That dream is finally becoming a reality. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! His restaurant, Spargel On Nine, will be opening in the former Outback Steakhouse and 40 Oak space at 925 Route 9. 40 Oak permanently closed in July. Raeth was born and raised in Germany and started his culinary training when he was 15 years old. He came to the United States in 1990 and permanently moved here in 2000. He previously worked as a chef at the Albany Country Club, Fort William Henry, and Van Patten Golf Club, and has been working at Sysco for the last 13 years. Schenectady Ale Trail rebrands, new passports available Raeth is both the owner and executive chef of Spargel On Nine. He said "spargel" means "asparagus" in German, and Germans love asparagus. It'll be an authentic German restaurant to a fault, said Raeth, since e...

$50K winning Powerball ticket sold in Newburgh

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A lucky Smokes 4 Less customer purchased a top-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000. The winning ticket was from the September 16 drawing and was sold at the 59 North Plank Road location. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The winning numbers were 08, 11, 19, 24, 46, and the power ball was 5. The winning numbers for the August 19 drawing were 1, 25, 27, 38, and 62, and the power ball was 13. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.The New York Lottery is North America’s largest and most profitable lottery, contributing $3.7B in the 2022-2023 fiscal year to support education in New York. New Yorkers struggling with a gambling problem can contact the confidential HOPEline at 1-877-846-7369 or text HOPENY (467369...

Things to know about fishing in the fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- While summer may be coming to an end, don't pack up your fishing gear just yet! Autumn is an ideal time to take out your rod as gamefish become more active as they feed while preparing for the winter. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, forage can be plentiful, especially as yellow perch, sunfish, gizzard shad, and alewives reach desirable sizes. Fall anglers are encouraged to follow these tips from the DEC:Start shallow and then work deeper until you start catching fish. Fish will often be in very shallow water in the early fall so it’s a good starting point.Use moving lures like crankbaits, stickbaits, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits to cover water looking for active fish.Keep an eye out for feeding activity. If you notice fish jumping on the surface or birds diving, get to that area quickly and cast into it.With the cooler water temperatures, fall ca...

Local musician defended by Metallica to perform at The Egg

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Professional touring bagpipe artist Ally Crowley-Duncan stepped into the limelight this summer when legendary metal band Metallica defended her on social media after she received negative comments on a cover of the band's song "Master of Puppets". Crowley-Duncan, also known as Ally the Piper, will now be kicking off the fall tour of her duo project Mia x Ally with a performance in Albany at The Egg on October 25 at 7:30 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Crowley-Duncan, who is based out of Schenectady, sat down for an interview with NEWS10 back in June after her cover video went viral. Since then, she and her projects have received praise from artists such as Dragonforce and The Charlie Daniels band for covering their music. Her partner in Mia x Ally is Mia Asano, an electric violinist. Together, their music features elements of pop, rock and metal, with a Celtic twist. The Chance Theater in Poug...

Man hit by falling bullet while at a St. Louis pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A man was struck by a bullet while he was lounging at the pool in the Central West End. According to police, a bullet that fell from the sky hit the 70-year-old victim.Officers were called to the 4500 block of Maryland Sunday at around 4 p.m. They found the man with, "a bullet protruding from his right thigh." He was taken to the hospital to be treated for the injury.It is not clear where the gunshot came from. Police warn that shooting into the air can be dangerous. There is a chance that a bullet will strike someone on New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July holidays. This case is especially disturbing because it happened Sunday afternoon on a typical fall weekend in St. Louis. Cash bail system no longer available in Illinois starting today Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed all but one bill into law this summer, vetoing legislation that would have imposed tougher penalties for people who fire celebratory gunshots. Parson tells our Missouri Chief Capitol Bureau Rep...