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Most people in ‘America’s Heartland’ will forgo updated COVID vaccines: Survey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

(The Hill) - Nearly 60 percent of Americans living in the Midwest and surrounding states say they will not get the new COVID-19 vaccine this year, according to a survey from Emerson College Polling. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an updated new COVID-19 booster in September, targeting currently circulating variants of the disease.  But more than three years since the onset of the pandemic, fewer Americans are opting to get booster shots. Only 16 percent of U.S. adults have gotten the newest vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The Emerson College survey found Americans overall are split down the middle on whether to get the updated vaccine.  Americans in Minnesota, Illinois, Colorado and Iowa aligned with national attitudes toward the new shot — with about half of the residents in each state saying they would probably forgo the new vaccine.  Wyoming has the largest percentage of residents who will most l...

Red River Free Week 2024 line-up announced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Red River Cultural District’s Free Week just announced its lineup for Jan. 2024. The festival will offer free concerts on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6. The concert series each year aims to boost local bands and venues. The series also helps local bands and venues during a time that’s not typically active and leads to a slump.Red River Cultural District Free Week 2024 Line-Up (Courtesy: Red River Cultural District) COVID 19 precautions during Red River Cultural District's Free Week 2022 According to the district, performances will happen at the following spaces: 13th FloorBarbarellaCheer Up CharliesChess ClubCreek & CaveElysiumEmpire Control Room & GarageFlamingo CantinaMohawkStubb’s Bar-B-QSwan DiveValhallaVaquero TaqueroAccording to organizers, Free Week started in 2003 at the original Emo’s at Sixth and Red River streets.

Winter arrives in Round Rock with community festival on Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

Editor's note: The above video shows holiday light display locations around Central Texas. ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – A community festival on Saturday will turn a local YMCA into winter, organizers said. According to the YMCA of Central Texas, the 9th Annual Christmas Dreams & Snowy Things event will have more than 50,000 pounds of real snow, snow tubing, arts and crafts, cookie decorating, carnival rides, bounce houses, games, interactive holiday booths, food and music.You can also drop off donations of new coats, toys or shoes for families in need at the 14-foot-tall “Maxwell Miracle Tree”. The free festival, which will be held at 1801 N. I-35, is from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Santa Claus will arrive between 10:45 and 11:30 a.m. The YMCA said parking is not available at its location, but shuttle service will be running continuously throughout the day to pick-up and drop-off from the below locations to the YMCA. Shuttles will drop off at the Mays Street entrance of the YMCA park...

12/06/2023: A taste of winter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologists Jill Szwed and Kevin Appleby.Happy Wednesday! A lot of us are waking up to a coating of snow across the area. This is creating some slippery roadways with temperatures starting off below freezing. We expect isolated snow flurries/light snow showers to continue throughout the day, especially off to the west. Temperatures will struggle to climb even into the mid 30s this afternoon.Tonight is shaping up to be the coolest night we've seen since Thanksgiving weekend, with a lot of areas dropping into the teens. Single digits are expected up to the north in the higher terrain under a partly to mostly cloudy sky.Thursday will be another chilly one with temperatures once again struggling to reach the mid 30s. More snow showers are anticipated, particularly out to the west. While most of us can expect a coating to an inch of snow from now through Thursday night, parts of the Catskills may see closer to 2" when all is said and done.We tur...

Belmont Stakes to run at Saratoga Race Course

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Belmont Stakes will be held at the Saratoga Race Course in 2024 due to construction at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Belmont Park plays host to the third leg of the Triple Crown. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “As part of the exciting modernization of Belmont Park, Saratoga now adds to its storied history by hosting the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown,” Governor Hochul said. “It’s a win for horseracing and for the Capital Region to have the excitement and the ability to host the four-day Festival in June at America’s most historic track. As I said during the 2023 Saratoga Meet, ‘Let’s do it.’”The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will begin on Thursday, June 6, 2024, and continue through Sunday, June 9, 2024. The festival will be highlighted by the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 8. This will be the first time the Belmont Stakes will be held...

Ulster County state police officer dies of 9/11-related illness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

KERHONKSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Police has announced the passing of Christopher Rock, a retired technical sergeant with the New York State Police. New York State Police say technical sergeant Rock died on Sunday from an illness stemming from his assignment at the World Trade Center site, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Rock entered the New York State Police on March 30, 1987. His career spanned 26 years with the state police and he retired on September 27, 2013. He was last assigned to Field Command, Division Traffic. State Police say Rock was assigned to New York City to aid in the search and recovery efforts following September 11. He is from Kerhonkson and is survived by his wife.

Denver weather: Cold front, snow on the way Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

After a couple more days of warm weather, Denver will see a big drop in temperatures Friday with a cold front that will likely bring snow to the metro area.Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder expect Denver to get near-record warmth Wednesday, with a high of 68 degrees likely. the daily record is 73 degrees.Thursday will see similar warm temperatures with a high of 64 degrees, then the cold front starts to move in Thursday night.There is a 30% chance of snow then, but accumulations will likely be less than half an inch.Friday is when the main snow will come, with a 90% chance in Denver, but forecasters are still narrowing down exactly how much snow will fall and where the most will be.Generally, accumulations will likely be less than advisory amounts.Related ArticlesWeather | Colorado weather: Winter driving conditions continue with snowy, windy weather in the mountains Weather | Colorado weather: Avalanche warning, road closures in place...

Norman Lear, producer of TV’s “All in the Family” and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

By LYNN ELBER (AP Television Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with “All in the Family” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101.Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, said Lara Bergthold, a spokesperson for his family. A liberal activist, Lear fashioned bold and controversial comedies that were embraced by viewers who had to watch the evening news to find out what was going on in the world. His shows helped define prime time comedy in the 1970s, launched the careers of Rob Reiner and Valerie Bertinelli and made middle-aged superstars of Carroll O’Connor, Bea Arthur and Redd Foxx.“I loved Norman Lear with all my heart. He was my second father. Sending my love to Lyn and the whole Lear family,” Reiner wrote on X, fomerly Twitter.“A...

Christmas decoration thieves caught on video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

As Southern Californians prepare for the holiday season, Christmas Grinches targeting Riverside County homes remain at large.On Dec. 1 at around 4:30 a.m., Alexandra Falcon’s surveillance video caught at least two suspects trespassing on her property on Calle Vejar in Moreno Valley.“A group of guys were on my lawn and on my neighbor's as well and they had unplugged from the extension chord on two of our inflatables,” Falcon said.The woman’s security cameras captured at least two people stealing large, pricey Christmas decorations from the homes on her street.“We had a singular reindeer, like a Rudolph reindeer, and then we had a Santa,” Falcon said.Video from Falcon and her neighbor across the street shows a man approaching Falcon's home, then walking away. Minutes later, he returns to grab the holiday inflatables from her front lawn and calmly walks away.Surveillance video captures two thieves stealing large, pricey Christmas decorations from a Moreno Valley neighborhood on Dec. 1,...

Never Mind, It’s Hayden James

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:08:48 GMT

Never Mind, It’s Hayden James: Multi-platinum, Melbourne-born, L.A.-based producer/DJ Hayden James started DJing way before he got into producing and writing music.“When I was 16 I started playing a bunch of weddings etc because I wasn’t old enough to play in clubs in Aus,” he says. “It started getting serious when I began writing music. A couple songs just connected with people and I was being booked all around the world. Such a surreal moment.”Today, James describes his sound as, “Melodic house music with a bit of deep house and pop mixed in.” He performs at Proper NYE in San Diego on New Year’s Eve.“I’m going to be testing out a bunch of new music I’ve been writing for the last few months,” he says. “So excited for the set.”His latest release is “Beggin You / Never Mind” via Future Classic.“They’re both very special records that I feel really fit together melodically and sonically,” Ja...