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RESULTS: This is the best KXAN viewer photo of August 2023, as voted by you

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month.The winning photo will move on to represent August in the Best Viewer Photos of the Year competition once 2023 is said and done.#10. Burn Scar (1.0% of votes)Cedar Park, Aug. 10. Courtesy Joseph Talafous.Charred trees in the aftermath of the Parmer Lane Fire in Cedar Park, as seen on Aug. 10, 2023. (Courtesy Joseph Talafous)#9. Distant Shower (2.2% of votes)Mansfield Dam Park, Aug. 1. Courtesy Sara Parhizkar.A rain shower is seen in the distance from Mansfield Dam Park, on Lake Travis, on Aug. 1, 2023. (Courtesy Sara Parhizkar)#8. Amazing Rays (2.8% of votes)Walburg, Aug. 9. Courtesy Margie Reed.Anticrepuscular rays seen in Walburg on Aug. 9, 2023. (Courtesy Margie Reed)#6 (tie)....

Sam's Chinese in Burnt Hills closes, Mexican restaurant moving in

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

BURNT HILLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sam's Chinese Restaurant, located at 824 Route 50 in Burnt Hills, has closed. The owners announced in a Facebook post on September 1 that they are retiring. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! "It has been a pleasure serving our community and we appreciate every single customer for making our dreams come true," said owners Sam and Ling.After 26 years, the restaurant permanently closed after service on Monday, September 4. Sam's Chinese opened in Burnt Hills in the summer of 1997. New ramen, bubble tea restaurant opens in Latham "We will cherish the great memories and friends we’ve made along the way," said the owners. "We can’t thank you enough for the love and support you’ve shown our family throughout the years."Outside the restaurant, the sign now reads "Coming soon, El Patron II." NEWS10 reached out to El Patron Mexican Grill & Cantina in Albany and confirmed that they are expanding to Burnt Hills and open...

Welcome autumn at Westerlo's Annual Fall Festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

WESTERLO, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Town of Westerlo is ushering in the autumn season with its third annual fall festival on September 16. The family-friendly celebration will be held at the Westerlo Town Park from 3 to 7 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! There will be free activities for kids, including games, face painting, and pumpkins. Families are also encouraged to sign their children up for the scarecrow contest. Judging will commence at 5 p.m., and a prize will be awarded! The Town of Westerlo is also seeking baking enthusiasts to partake in the fall pie contest. Similar to the scarecrow contest, judging will take place at the festival. There will be a prize awarded. Contact the Town Clerk's office to sign up for either contest. There will also be vendors, food, and music at the festival.

Troy Music Hall to host multi-genre Kaleidescape concert

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall announced they will be hosting Kaleidescape, a special concert featuring seven different acts from a range of genres. The show is scheduled for October 14. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Curated by local non-profit Organ Colossal, the concert will feature performances by Buggy Jive, Sara Ayers, Ohzhe, Zan and the Winter Folk, Sam Torres, The E-Block and composer Patrick Burke. The venue says attendees will be taken on a sonic journey, with each group presenting brand-new material commissioned for the event, inspired by the Music Hall itself.  The show will also host special guests Julia Alsarraf, Jessica Bowen, Girl Blue, Nicholas Tariello, Angelina Valente, Sophia Subbayya Vastek, Connor Armbruster and Jimi W. The concert is set to begin at 6 p.m. Castle of Terror coming to Schenectady Armory The Troy Music Hall is located at 30 Second Street. You can buy Kaleidescape ticke...

Rod Wave to perform at MVP Arena

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rapper Rod Wave will be performing at the MVP Arena on Tuesday, November 7, as part of his "Nostalgia Tour." Tickets for the tour are available online now. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! In 2022, Rod Wave released "Beautiful Mind," earning him his second Billboard number-one album. He's known for songs such as "Street Runner," "Green Light," Rags2Riches 2," and "Letter From Houston."Rod Wave averages 7.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, G Herbo, and Eelmatic will make appearances on the tour along the way.

Taco Tuesday's liberation gets you $5 off at some local restaurants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Celebrate Taco Tuesday with $5 off DoorDash orders over $15 on September 12 from over 20,000 local Mexican restaurants. Taco Bell and the food delivery service are funding up to $5 million worth of orders to celebrate the liberation of the term "Taco Tuesday."See the full list of restaurants and place a DoorDash order here. Add code TACOTAB for a discount on qualifying orders from participating restaurants.In July, Taco Bell freed of trademark restrictions on "Taco Tuesday" from the Taco John’s restaurant chain. In a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Cheyenne-based Taco John’s gave up any further claim to “Taco Tuesday” in 49 states, ending a high-profile spat with Taco Bell."While Tuesdays hold a special place in our heart and will continue to do so, this celebration isn't just about opening up a taco tab. It's about championing every individual who makes, sells, eats and celebrates tacos. This Taco Tuesday is for them," states Taco Bell U.S. Chief Mark...

KC jazz vocalist selected to represent United States at G20 Summit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before the G20 summit concluded in India, one jazz vocalist from Kansas City had the chance to step on the international stage.  Eboni Fondren was selected to represent the United States in the choir that performed there."It was surreal,” Fondren said.That's the reaction Fondren had when she found out the news that she'd have a chance to grace the international stage all while doing what she loves.  "The experience of it all, and the friendships that were made—yeah, it was like—the whole experience just super surreal," Fondren said.But this accomplishment didn't happen overnight. In fact, it took a lot of hard work.  Not only her life's dedication to being the best possible jazz vocalist she can be. But putting in the work to be one of less than 30 people selected to be in the choir that had this opportunity had such an important summit.   Including 10 days of rehearsals, all-in preparation for when the choir took the stage in front of the...

Broncos stock report: With Jerry Jeudy out, does anybody on Denver’s offense scare opposing defensive coordinators?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Stock upILB Alex SingletonDenver’s tackling machine wasted no time making his presence felt, stopping Josh Jacobs three times on the opening drive alone for gains of one, two and zero. He finished with eight tackles, a pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo and the pass deflection that led to Kareem Jackson’s interception. The Broncos signed him to a three-year deal in the offseason for a reason.QB Russell WilsonThe quarterback played well overall and, notably, executed consistently within the structure of plays. He got the ball out quickly for the most part, wasn’t too quick to bail from the pocket and delivered the ball where it was supposed to go. When he broke the pocket, he did so with a plan. There’s still plenty to improve upon — a low throw to Courtland Sutton on Denver’s fourth-quarter three-and-out was a bad time for a bad ball — but a promising first step in 2023 for Wilson.RB Javonte WilliamsThe numbers aren’t going to blow anybody away — 17 touches for 57 yards — but William...

CSU Board to vote on proposed 6% annual tuition hikes Wednesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Students across the California State University system’s 23 campuses will likely have annual tuition increases beginning in the fall 2024 semester, pending approval from the Board of Trustees, a vote that’s set for Wednesday, Sept. 13.The proposed tuition increases, which includes an annual 6% bump in the cost of education over the next five years, were originally approved by the board’s Committee on Finance in July — despite concerns from students and faculty alike that the additional costs would limit access to what has historically been the state’s most affordable higher education system.CSU officials, though, say the tuition increases — the first since the 2011-12 academic year — are necessary to cover $1.5 billion in unfunded operational costs in the system’s budget.The massive funding gap was first identified by a CSU workgroup report released in May, which found that the CSU only has enough money to pay for about 85% of the actual costs of education, institutional and academi...

Ian Wilmut dies at 79; British scientist led team that cloned Dolly the sheep

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Associated PressLONDON — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died at age 79.The University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Wilmut died Sunday after a long illness with Parkinson’s disease.Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team at the university’s Roslin Institute for animal biosciences had cloned a lamb using the nucleus of a cell from an adult sheep.Initially referred to as “6LL3” in the academic paper describing the work, the lamb was later named Dolly, after the singer Dolly Parton. The lamb’s cloning was the first time scientists were able to coax a mature adult cell into behaving like a cell from a newly fertilized embryo in order to create a genetically identical animal.While Dolly’s creation was heralded as a revolution by some scientists, it unnerved many, with critics calling such experiments unethical.Dolly, the first cloned sheep, is ...