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Weekend Break: Fill a Heart 4 Kids

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

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What is a rebuilt car title?

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

(iSeeCars) - Every vehicle has a car title, which is a legal document that shows proof of ownership. Car titles also reveal whether a car has been badly damaged. If you’re looking for a used car, you might come across a car listing for a rebuilt title vehicle.What does this mean and should you still consider a car if it has a rebuilt title? We have the answers.What is a Rebuilt Title?Car titles fall under two major categories: clean and branded. A clean title means that a vehicle hasn’t had any serious damage or issues, while a branded title means that the car has a serious issue that needs to be disclosed to potential buyers. This could include that a vehicle was in a serious wreck, was stolen, had the odometer rolled back, or sustained hail damage or was in a flood. The most common branded title is a salvage title.  (For more examples of branded title vehicles and a description of salvage title vehicles, check out our handy guides.)A salvage car has incurred major damage like...

Not enough rain in November

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The final statistics for revealing what ought to happen in a November El Niño did not happen when it comes to precipitation. Only 1.21" of rain fell in the eleventh month of the year. That's just 41% of what should be measured. Rain totals of .01" or more happened on just six days topped by .46" on the 9th. It was hoped that November 2023 would rival November 2022 when 4.14" fell.Another drier-than-normal month in AustinHigh temperatures ended cooler than normal with an average of 68.3°. There were 18 days that showed below average, including five where the maximum did not get out of the 50s. When combined with the average low of 50.6°, the mean temperature for November wound up to be 59.5°, 1.5° below normal. It's the first month since April where the mean temperature was lower than the average.How do these numbers compare with Austin records? The graphic below indicates that there really was nothing that stands out when looking at our historical numbers:Kind of a ...

Hundreds gather in Delanson for Toys for Tots train

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

DELANSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Toys for Tots has reported that since the pandemic, there has been a 50% increase in demand from families and non-profits. That’s why dozens of volunteers and military personnel could hop on the Amtrak with Santa to help deliver toys and other necessities to children in need in five cities… between Rensselaer and Binghamton. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Ceryl Sanders decided to volunteer with her son, Austin.“It feels amazing to be able to do this,” she said. “I’ve wanted to volunteer for the holiday train for many years, and this is a great opportunity to do with my son.And her son was also very excited to ride in one of the private train cars that was used for the event. But, of course, there was more he was looking for.“Looking forward to riding the train, but also to helping all of the kids with the gifts this year,” he said.Hundreds of children were waiting at one of the stops in Delanson to ge...

Bill calls for cashew chicken to become Missouri's official dish

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. - Springfield Cashew Chicken has been a staple in the Ozarks for years, but this year, Representative Jamie Gragg wants to put the dish in the books.Rep. Gragg has pre-filed a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that would make cashew chicken the official dish of the State of Missouri (House Bill 1624). If House Bill 1624 is passed, it will go into effect on August 28, 2024. The bill was pre-filed on December 1. It is not yet on the House calendar.The current official dish of Missouri is the ice cream cone. The very first ice cream cone was created in St. Louis at the World's Fair in 1904. You can see a list of all 50 States' official dishes here. Rep. Gragg was elected in 2022 to represent Christian County in the House. His other bill sponsorships include House Bill 1623, which would require public schools to establish the general municipal election day and the general election day as a school holiday, and House Bill 1625, which would prohibit the st...

St. Louis man convicted in murder over drug debt

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man pleaded guilty Friday to a second-degree murder charge in a man's shooting death several years ago, which stemmed from drug debt. Investigators say Benjamin Chatman, now 35, shot Gregory Jordan, then 35, in St. Louis' Hamilton Heights neighborhood on Sept. 7, 2015. The two were involved in an argument over a drug debt prior to the shooting. According to court documents, Chatman fled to New York after the shooting, where U.S. Marshals later arrested him. In his initial statement to police, Chatman denied shooting Jordan. He also claimed he had moved to Buffalo and was living there at the time of the shooting. Three men charged in St. Charles County trafficking case plead not guilty Chatman was originally convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in 2017, but he appealed the decision. Last year, a St. Louis circuit court judge vacated the convictions and determined that Chatman's trial lawyer had misinformed him about Missouri's sentencin...

Four people injured after Aurora house party with over 100 young people interrupted by gunfire

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

Over 100 teens and young adults were at an Aurora house party early Saturday morning when gunfire erupted, injuring four people.Aurora police officers were already in the area of the 1300 block of Joliet Street when they heard gunshots about 12:15 a.m., the Aurora Police Department reported on X. They responded to the shooting, where they found the over 100 young people running or driving away from the party.Four people were shot and taken to hospitals: an 18-year-old woman, two 19-year-old men and a 17-year-old boy, police said. None of their injuries appeared to be life-threatening.One of the fleeing vehicles “created a safety risk” to the fleeing partygoers, so officers attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle didn’t stop and officers pursued the vehicle until they could disable it.The driver, an 18-year-old, ran, but officers apprehended them, police said. Officers recovered a handgun with a large-capacity magazine in the vehicle, but it’s “unclear as ...

7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines; tsunami warning issued

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday night off the coast of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao and Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said based on the magnitude and location, it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia.Teresito Bacolcol, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, told The Associated Press his agency advised residents along the coast of southern Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental provinces to evacuate immediately to higher ground or move further inland.Owners of boats in harbors, estuaries or shallow coastal waters off the two provinces should secure their boats and move away from the waterfront, the ...

Man, 2 teens arrested after holding victims at gunpoint, stealing NOS tanks 

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

A 24-year-old man and two teenagers were arrested after they allegedly brandished a gun at two victims and stole NOS tanks from them.According to a press release from the Chino Hills Police Department, the unidentified male and female victims purchased two tanks of nitrous oxide from JZ Motorsport in La Puente on Nov. 26. Upon leaving the store, they traveled to the 15100 block of Fairfield Rancho Road in Chino Hills, where they were confronted by three suspects who had followed them in a black Acura from JZ Motorsports.  Homeowner reportedly shoots, kills suspect during home invasion As the victims removed the tanks from a duffle bag in the backseat of their car, two male Hispanic juveniles, aged 15 and 17, approached them and and brandished a semi-automatic pistol. A struggle then ensued between all four parties involved, police said. “The male victim struggled with the 15-year-old male suspect and the suspect dropped the pistol,” SBSD said. “The female victim, attempt...

Can you get a refund for poor in-flight Wi-Fi?

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:02 GMT

For many frequent flyers in 2023, functional Wi-Fi has become a critical in-flight amenity. Many travelers demand access to the cloud while they’re, well, in the clouds.But sometimes, the Wi-Fi is no good. It takes three tries to reload a page, or the connection cuts out right when you've found what you were looking for.That's frustrating enough for passengers on airlines like JetBlue that offer complimentary Wi-Fi, or for those who get free in-flight Wi-Fi through their airline elite status or an airline-branded credit card. But it’s most brutal for the people who pay specifically for in-flight Wi-Fi yet receive a service that hardly serves them at all. 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines; tsunami warning issued I had a faulty Wi-Fi connection on a United Airlines flight in September from San Francisco to Orlando. On U.S. domestic flights, United sells Wi-Fi service for either $8 or 800 miles for MileagePlus members and $10 for everyone else. I opted to ...