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Ken Paxton pleads not guilty to all impeachment articles on day one

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN/Nexstar) — The impeachment trial for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton is officially underway, beginning Tuesday morning despite Paxton's requests to dismiss all articles of impeachment. As presiding officer of the trial, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick functioned as a judge by kicking off the trial with procedural moves taking up the majority of the morning. Proceedings began with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas administering oaths to Patrick and others involved in the process, swearing in all members of the jury — the 31 senators — except for Paxton's wife, Sen. Angela Paxton, who is barred from voting in the trial. The Texas House adopted 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. The Senate will consider 16 of those articles in the trial. The first task for the court was to rule on pretrial motions. Paxton’s attorneys had requested the Senate dismiss all of the articles of impeachment. With bipartisan votes, Texas Senate members voted to deny 16 motions fr...

Twins widen lead to seven games with win over Guardians

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

CLEVELAND — For the American League Central Division to be competitive in the month of September, the Guardians would have had to have swept the Twins this week in Cleveland. That would have left them back just two games with 22 to go.Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers (27) gets to home plate to score before the tag of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor, left, in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Instead, the Twins now sit on the verge of a sweep, their destiny firmly in their hands. After shellacking Cleveland on Monday, the Twins followed it up by breaking a tight game open in the eighth inning, surging to a 8-3 victory over the Guardians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field and a seven-game lead in the division with 23 contests to play.The Twins did so by putting up five runs in the eighth inning, a frame that started with a single from Christian Vázquez and a double from Willi Castro. Jorge Polanco’s sacrifice fly...

Keeler: Is Heisman Trophy Travis Hunter’s to lose? Only one man can stop CU Buffs star right now. And that’s Deion Sanders.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

BOULDER — Only one man in the free world can stop Travis Hunter. And that’s Deion Sanders.“He gets upset,” Sanders, coach of the No. 22 CU Buffs and king of the college football world, said Tuesday. “Like I told he and (CU running back) Dylan (Edwards), ‘I don’t want to see (you) practicing until Wednesday.’ So they’re gonna start work (Wednesday), which gives them a few days off to get their body recuperated.”TH12 set college football back years in Week 1. And by years, we mean decades. According to ProFootballFocus.com charting, the lithe, smooth, 6-foot-1 sophomore celebrated his Buffs debut by logging 144 snaps for CU — 80 at cornerback and 64 at wide receiver.Context: The NCAA record for FBS team offensive plays a game is 118. The FBS mark for combined plays, by two teams, is 209.“He’s different, as the young folks say,” Coach Prime said. “He’s phenomenal.”You want a Power 5 de...

Suspect, victim identified after deadly shooting in Orange County

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

A 28-year-old Brea man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 21-year-old man at an apartment complex late last month in Orange County, authorities announced on Tuesday.  On August 30, officers with the Brea Police Department responded to the Raintree Apartments, located at 650 N. Tamarack Avenue, near Brea Boulevard and Lambert Road, just before 8 p.m. on reports of multiple shots fired, officials said.  At the scene, police located 21-year-old Brea resident Logan Kahmar, who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  While investigating the fatal incident, detectives identified Sidney Clarke as a suspect in the shooting.  “On August 31st, Clarke was located by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and detained,” according to a Brea PD news release. “Brea detectives took custody of Clarke and found additional evidence that linked Clarke to Kahmar’s murder.”  Authorities did not provide a...

Single family residence sells in Milpitas for $1.7 million

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

774 Terra Bella Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 700 block of Terra Bella Drive in Milpitas has new owners. The 1,778-square-foot property, built in 1985, was sold on Aug. 11, 2023, for $1,688,000, or $949 per square foot. This single-story home has three bedrooms and two baths. Outside, the home presents roofing composed of tiles materials. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the home provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:On Valencia Drive, Milpitas, in August 2023, a 1,778-square-foot home was sold for $1,565,000, a price per square foot of $880. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 3,274-square-foot home on Angus Drive in Milpitas sold for $3,010,000, a price per square foot of $919. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,496-square-foot home on the 900 block of Valencia Drive in Milpitas sold in June 2...

Four million borrowers are already enrolled in this new student debt relief program

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

More than 4 million student loan borrowers are enrolled in the Biden Administration’s new income-driven repayment plan, including nearly 332,000 borrowers in California.“We’re not just lowering payments for today’s borrowers,” said Education Department Under Secretary James Kvaal. “We’re making paying for college more affordable for millions of future students.”The repayment plan came after President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this summer, a move that blocked millions of borrowers from receiving up to $20,000 in federal student debt relief nationwide.But unlike the earlier initiative, this repayment program — the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan — doesn’t immediately forgive debt. Instead, it drives down monthly repayments based on a borrower’s income, and provides a pathway to eventual loan forgiveness for those with low student debt balances.“We’re highly confident that this plan is legally authorized...

Arrest made in stabbing outside Santa Clara bar

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

SANTA CLARA – A 22-year-old Santa Clara man was arrested in connection with a stabbing over the weekend in the city, police said.The stabbing happened around 11 p.m. Saturday behind the Normandy House Lounge at 30 Washington St., Santa Clara police Lt. Mike Crescini said in a news release.Crescini said officers detained a man at the scene. While investigating the stabbing, they learned that a person had arrived at a hospital with multiple stab wounds.An update on the person’s condition was not immediately available.The detained man was identified as a suspect in the stabbing, Crescini said. He was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on a charge of attempted murder.Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Ronald Miranda at 408-615-4851 or [email protected], or the anonymous tip line at 408-615-4TIP (4847).Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | More suspects arrested in alleged South Bay smoke shop burglary spree Crime a...

San Jose police officer still in critical condition after shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Jose Police Department officer who was shot in the line-of-duty nearly a month ago remains in critical condition. "The officer is in critical condition, but is stable," an SJPD spokesperson told KRON4 on Tuesday. On August 16, the officer responded to a tearful 911 call from a pregnant woman reporting that she was being attacked by her drunk husband inside their townhome on Auzerais Avenue.The husband, 44-year-old Gabriel Mario Carreras, attempted to punch his wife in her stomach and said he wanted to "get rid of the baby," according to court records.When the two officers arrived at the couple's townhome, Carreras "ambushed" the female officer and opened fire from a balcony, police said. The officer, identified in court documents as "Officer A," and her partner, Officer Low, never returned fire. "Officer Low stated he heard a loud bang and saw Officer A. fall to the ground," court documents state. The female officer was struck by a bullet below her bulletproof vest b...

Brandon Woodruff pitches seven scoreless innings to lift NL Central-leading Brewers over Pirates 7-3

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched seven shutout innings and Mark Canha’s two-run single capped a six-run fifth inning as the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Tuesday night.Woodruff (4-1) allowed just two hits, singles to Ji Hwan Bae in the first inning and Endy Rodriguez in the fifth. Woodruff also had six strikeouts and two walks while improving to 14-3 with a 2.36 ERA in his last 29 starts dating to last season.Coming off back-to-back losses, the Brewers entered the night 2 1/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central race.Connor Joe broke up the Brewers’ shutout bid by hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning off Clayton Andrews for just his second hit in his last 29 at-bats. The Pirates had runners on first and second with two outs but Elvis Peguero got Miguel Andujar to hit a game-ending ground out.Andre Jackson (1-2) was charged with six runs in 4 1/3 innings and walked five as the Pirates lost for just the secon...

Astros’ Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:44 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, starting with a pair off Nathan Eovaldi in the All-Star right-hander’s return from the injured list.Houston’s star second baseman greeted Eovaldi with a leadoff homer, then ended his outing with a one-out homer in the second.Altuve’s third homer — and 15th of the season — came in the third off Dane Dunning, a starter who came out of the bullpen so the Rangers could get Eovaldi his first start since July 18. Eovaldi had been sidelined by a right forearm strain.Altuve had homered in four consecutive at-bats going back to Houston’s 13-6 win in the series opener Monday. The run ended with a groundout against Dunning in the fifth. Altuve homered twice in the series opener, giving him consecutive multi-homer games for the first time in his career. Altuve is the first Houston player with consecutive multi-homer games since Richard...