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MedWatch Daily Digest: Pot smoke not safer than tobacco, doctors say — and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

For Monday, Aug. 14, WGN’s Dina Bair has new medical information, including: More Coverage: WGN's Medical Watch New Covid vaccines are expected to roll out late next month, aimed at subvariants of the omicron form, which has been dominant since last year. More than 240 million Americans have gotten at least one Covid-19 shot. Last year, demand fell to about 50 million doses. But health experts hope people start viewing the dosage as an annual prevention, like a flu shot, which is tweaked to match the variant expected to circulate in the fall.Hospitalizations have ticked up from low levels in June as the Eris variant of omicron spreads. Antibiotics could help prevent STIsDoctors are prescribing an antibiotic to prevent certain sexually transmitted infections in gay, bisexual and transgender women. Doxycycline is already used to treat chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis after the person becomes infected. Recent research suggests that one 200-milligram dose can be effective in preventi...

Austin ISD says state funding won't cover half of costs for an officer on every campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Independent School District officials project they will need more than 100 officers to comply with a new law requiring an armed officer or employee on every campus.Superintendent Matias Segura said on Monday the plan would cost approximately $9 million.The bill would only provide an estimated $2.5 million to the district from the state, according to AISD officials. Austin ISD discusses plans to add more officers “$40,000 for one of our largest schools, which wouldn’t even cover the cost of the salary much less all the other pieces,” said Trustee David Kaufmann during a board meeting on August 10. “This is an unfunded mandate.”Austin ISD initially said in July the district posted jobs for up to 70 more officers. AISD Police Chief Wayne Sneed said Monday the number of officers balloons to 109 when you consider supervisors and support staff for the added officers. “Post COVID it’s been challenging. We are not the only police department struggling to find p...

Round Rock fire near FM 1431 contained

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A fire near Round Rock was contained Monday morning, the Sam Bass Fire Department said.Crews responded to an area near Farm to Market Road 1431 and Sam Bass Road for a structure/grass fire, the department said. The Austin Fire Department investigated reports of smoke Monday morning in three areas of northwest Austin.Crews were called to McNeil Road, Palmbrook Drive and Pearson Ranch, AFD said.AFD said the call came in around 10:30 a.m.

PHOTOS: Austin Pride Parade celebrates 33rd year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin and The Austin Pride Foundation celebrated the 33rd Austin Pride Parade Saturday night. Each year, the city and organization host a parade and festival in August to celebrate and commemorate the LGBTQ+ community.For decades, communities across the country have commemorated the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement with pride parades, traditionally held in June. The symbolism of the timeframe dates back to the Stonewall riots in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which began in late June of 1969. THE MORE YOU KNOW: Why is Austin’s pride parade celebrated in August? To mark the one-year anniversary of the uprising, the first Pride marches were held on June 28, 1970, in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, growing in prominence in the years since. Since 2010, The Austin Pride Foundation (TAPF) has organized the city’s official pride parade, in addition to hosting year-round events and working to provide resources to and offer education...

Gov. Abbott, UT Board of Regents to hold press conference Monday afternoon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will join the University of Texas System Board of Regents on Monday afternoon for a press conference. The conference will take place at 2 p.m. and will be live-streamed in this story and on the KXAN Facebook page. UT did not specify what the press conference will cover. Abbott, UT System Board Chairman Kevin P. Eltife, Chancellor James B. Milliken and other UT System leaders will present remarks. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

What goes into a start day? Twins pitchers explain their routines

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

It’s his start day and even now, 15 years into his professional career and seven years into his major-league career, Kenta Maeda feels his nerves kick when he awakens.“The first thing in the morning, (I’m) probably not very excited,” the veteran starter said through interpreter Daichi Sekizaki. “A little more on the anxious side.”For Dallas Keuchel, a 12-year veteran, those nerves come later in the day — somewhere around 2 p.m. for a game about five hours later — and come along with a lack of appetite.Four days of preparation, of gearing both their bodies and minds up, have led to this: start day. The day looks a little different for each member of the Twins’ rotation — which has been one of the best in the majors this season with a cumulative 3.83 earned-run average — thanks to years of fine-tuning and trial and error that goes into crafting a start-day routine.“As the days go on, as the seasons go on, I pick up stuff here and there that I like,” said Twins starting pitcher B...

Sackatoga Stable honoring Funny Cide with send-off event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sackatoga Stable announced they will be hosting a "Saratoga Send-Off" event in memory of champion racehorse Funny Cide. The event will be held at Siro's Restaurant on August 16 at 6 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Funny Cide, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, passed away on July 16. Nicknamed "The Gutsy Gelding", the thoroughbred used to run at Sackatoga Stable before retiring to Kentucky Horse Park in 2008. The event will feature a tribute video, a display of Funny Cide's trophies, live music by Blue Hand Luke, and a panel discussion, including commentary by Sackatoga Stable operating manager and Funny Cide owner Jack Knowlton, trainer Barclay Tagg, assistant trainer Robin Smullen and Hall of Fame jockey José Santos. The panel will be emceed by retired race caller Tom Durkin, who called both of Funny Cide's iconic 2003 victories. Casa Creed’s resilient run earns...

Delmar-Bethlehem EMS announces open house

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

DELMAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Delmar-Bethlehem Emergency Medical Services is hosting an open house on Saturday, September 9. The event will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. at 114 Adams Street between Kenwood Ave and the Rail Trail. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Visitors can meet the community's first responders and learn what to do in a medical emergency. Representatives from the Bethlehem Police, Albany County Sheriff's Office, and local fire departments will be available with displays, including emergency equipment.There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice cream by Stewart's. Other activities include a bounce house for children and a climbing wall. There will also be free giveaways and live music throughout the event.

Fatal crash in Hyde Park under investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

HYDE PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident on East Market Street on August 13. Responding officers located a BMW that collided with a tree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The driver, a 23-year-old from Poughkeepsie, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The two passengers from Hyde Park were transported to the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital. One is listed in critical condition.Preliminary investigations determined that the BMW was traveling west on East Market Street. The vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree on the north side of the street. Police are not disclosing names at this time.The Town of Hyde Park Police Department was assisted by the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, the Hyde Park Fire Department, Northern Dutchess Paramedics, and the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.

Wilton restaurant plans to reopen, also up for sale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:52:31 GMT

WILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In March 2023, Jeff Baker was in a bad skiing accident. He went through multiple surgeries and is still working to walk again. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Baker is the owner of Winslow's Restaurant at 802 Saratoga Road in Wilton. The restaurant has been closed since his accident, which was almost five months ago."The restaurant can't run without me," Baker tells NEWS10. "I'm working hard to get back on my feet." New medical center, apartments proposed in Wilton The building that Winslow's calls home was built in 1948 and served as a gas station, grocery store and taproom before becoming a full-fledged restaurant. Baker's grandparents bought the property from the orginal owner in 1960. Baker bought the restaurant from his grandparents in 1989.After almost 40 years in the restaurant business, Baker has been trying to sell Winslow's for the last several years, and the property is still up for sale. H...