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'Like liquid gold:' Central Texans turning to rainwater collection amid drought

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Even though there hasn't been a consistent amount of rain in Central Texas for the last few months, one local business said many people are turning to them for rainwater collection tanks. It is in such high demand, one farmer is on a months-long wait list to get one. 'It's like liquid gold'While Central Texas is starting to see rain here and there, it hasn't been enough to get Kathleen Mooney's well up and running again. "My well went dry earlier this spring and I'm a farmer," Mooney said. "So I need water for my crops."Mooney is the owner of EIEIO Farm in Wimberley. She said she is now turning to rainwater harvesting. She's on a three to four month waitlist to get a tank installed. "I have friends out here that have rainwater collection systems. None of them have gone dry during this entire drought," Mooney said. "They marveled at how their skin feels silky soft after showering with the rainwater, that their hair is just exquisite. They have to use less ...

Source: Vikings trade offensive tackle Vederian Lowe to Patriots

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah started wheeling and dealing on Sunday, flipping offensive tackle Vederian Lowe to the New England Patriots.A source confirmed the deal to the Pioneer Press. In return, the Vikings will reportedly get a sixth-round pick from the Patriots.Though this trade won’t do much to move the needle, it’s significant in the sense that Lowe had served as the immediate backup to left tackle Christian Darrisaw throughout training camp.That puts even more pressure on offensive tackle Oli Udoh, who will likely back up both Darrisaw and right tackle Brian O’Neill now that Lowe is on the move. There’s also a chance offensive guard Blake Brandel could play either position in a pinch considering he’s done it in the past.This will be a fresh start for Lowe after the Vikings selected him in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He played in one game as a rookie, getting the nod in the season finale with the Vikings resting most of t...

Police respond to flash mob activity at Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

Police responded to the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance due to some type of flash mob activity on Sunday. Video provided by the Citizen app showed a crowd of people and officers outside the mall located at 3525 W. Carson St. The Torrance Police Department confirmed that there was some sort of "flashmob" at the mall.They could not say wether the activity was related to any type of robbery. Check back for updates on this developing story.

Local sports teams react to El Segundo winning Little League World Series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

The El Segundo 12U All Stars won the Little League World Series Sunday with a dramatic walk-off home run in the sixth inning. El Segundo wins Little League World Series with dramatic walk-off HR In celebration of the team's hard-fought 6-5 victory over Curacao, several local sports teams have reacted on social media. El Segundo's Louis Lappe celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run in the Little League World Series Championship game on Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Lakers: "Congrats, Champs!"Dodgers: "CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPS! 🏆"Rams: "Another team of champions in LA 🏆 Congrats, El Segundo Little League!!"USC Athletics: "Congratulations to El Segundo Little League on winning the #LLWS! Proud of the way you represented LA!"Chargers: "WORLD SERIES CHAMPS! congrats to the el segundo little league team 👏👏" Angels: "Congratulations, El Segundo Little League! 🏆"Sparks: "City of Champions! 🏆 Congrats to El Segundo on winning the 2023 @LittleLeague W...

Megan Khang earns 1st win, and Andrea Lee earns Solheim Cup spot at CPKC Women’s Open

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Megan Khang beat Jin Young Ko with a par in a playoff for her first LPGA win, and Andrea Lee rallied to clinch a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team at the CPKC Women’s Open on Sunday.After struggling most of the afternoon, Khang made a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club to force the playoff. Ko hit her tee shot on the first playoff hole into the hazard left of the fairway and took a double bogey after a penalty shot.The 25-year-old Khang hit her second shot to the fringe left of the pin on 18 and two-putted for her first win in eight years on the LPGA Tour, giving her caddie a giant huge after it dropped. She shot 2-over 74 in the final round to finish at 9-under 279 and claimed the victory in her 191st career LPGA Tour start.Lee needed to finish 13th to earn one of the seven automatic qualifying spots for the U.S. team. She just missed a birdie on 18 to shoot 70 in the final round, leaving her 11th at 2 u...

Giants rookies Patrick Bailey, Casey Schmitt deliver big hits in 8-5 win over Braves

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Patrick Bailey hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the fifth inning, fellow rookie Casey Schmitt hit his first homer since in 3 1/2 months, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.The Giants won for just the sixth time in their last 20 games to slow a slide that has dropped them out of a wild card position after they once held the top spot. Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna hit his 29th home run to break a tie with Ronald Acuña Jr. for second-most on the team behind Matt Olson (30). The Braves had won four in a row.Reliever Scott Alexander (7-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Tyler Rogers and Taylor Rogers got the next seven outs, and Camilo Doval pitched a perfect ninth for his 34th save — snapping a streak of four consecutive blown chances.The Braves trailed 2-0 before taking the lead in the fifth on Travis d’Arnaud’s two-run single against Tristan Beck, and Nicky Lopez’s go-ahead RBI sin...

Partido de López Obrador concluye giras políticas; ahora va a la etapa final de elegir candidato

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – Los seis aspirantes a la candidatura presidencial del gobernante Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) concluyeron este fin de semana sus giras políticas por el país, para dar paso la etapa final en la que se definirá al candidato para 2024 del partido fundado por el actual presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.A partir del lunes comenzará un levantamiento de encuestas, se estiman unas 12,500 en total, entre sus bases, del 28 de agosto al 3 de septiembre, mientras que del 4 a 6 de septiembre se procesarán los resultados y el mismo 6 será divulgado el candidato de Morena, donde se perfila un duelo entre la exalcaldesa de Ciudad de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, y el excanciller Marcelo Ebrard.Este domingo, Ebrard en su cierre en la capital mexicana, ante unos 20,000 seguidores que asistieron la Arena Ciudad de México, aseguró que su propuesta buscar traer de vuelta la grandeza de México. Grupo Frontera, el invitado especial a las fie...

Arrestan a una niña de 16 años por apuñalar mortalmente a otra menor en un McDonald’s en DC

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

Una adolescente de 16 años ha muerto tras ser apuñalada en un McDonald’s del noroeste de Washington el domingo. Otra menor fue acusada del asesinato, según la policía.La víctima fue identificada como Naima Liggon, de Waldorf, Maryland. Según un comunicado del Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana, los uniformados acudieron al hospital sobre las 2:10 a.m. en busca de una joven que había sido apuñalada.Liggon había sido llevada al hospital en un vehículo privado. A pesar de intentos de salvarle la vida, no sobrevivió a sus heridas, según la policía.Tras una investigación inicial, las autoridades creen que el apuñalamiento se produjo tanto dentro como fuera del McDonald’s situado en la cuadra 1900 de 14th Street NW.El McDonald’s está ubicado en la esquina de U Street y está abierto las 24 horas del día. U Street es una zona conocida por su vida nocturna. Los bares cierran en el Distrito a las 2 a.m.La policía arrestó a una joven de 16 años de Waldorf, Maryland...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn victims in Jacksonville store shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind white supremacist ramblings that read like “the diary of a madman.”Following services earlier in the day, about 200 people showed up at a Sunday evening vigil a block from the Dollar General store in Jacksonville where officials said Ryan Palmeter opened fire Saturday using guns he bought legally despite a past involuntary commitment for a mental health exam.Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running for the GOP nomination for president, who has loosened gun laws in Florida and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding “wokeness” — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil.Ju’Coby Pittman, a Jacksonville city councilwoman who represents the neighborh...

Davie woman says 8-year-old daughter alerted her about kitchen fire; family escapes burning townhome

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:19:51 GMT

A Davie mother said she has her 8-year-old daughter to thank for alerting about a fire that broke out in the kitchen of her townhome and filled the entire residence with smoke.Melissa Cristo showed 7News the damage from the blaze that destroyed her kitchen on Sunday.She said she is still figuring out her next steps.“I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to start to fix the situation,” she said. “I’m a single mom, and I don’t have money to move.”But for now, Cristo is grateful to her daughter Catalina, who said she smelled smoke and knew exactly what to do.“I was with my brother, and then I was looking for my mom, and then, when I found her, I’m like, ‘Wake up, there’s fire,'” said Catalina.“My daughter saved my life,” said Cristo.According to Davie Fire Rescue, the fire sparked in Cristo’s townhome, located along Southwest 67th Terrace, at around 6 a.m.Cristo said she and her two chil...