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Report: Airbnb helps drive tourism in areas without hotels

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Tourism is coming to places in Austin where there aren't any hotels, according to a report by Airbnb.The report said Austin neighborhoods without hotels had more than 470,000 guests and made more than $130 million in host earnings in 2022."Airbnb guests visiting these areas without hotels, they bring their tourism dollars. So they're visiting the local bakery, they're visiting the local shop, they're going to bars and restaurants and spending their money in these business," said Airbnb Communications Lead Sam Randall.Trending Austin neighborhoods:Robinson RanchDel Valle EastGeorgian AcresPromoting local businessesJoe Arenella said his East Austin neighborhood is full of Airbnb listings. A host himself, Arenella said he makes it a point to promote local businesses by providing guests with a long list of places to visit in the area. "All the local restaurants, food trailers, and bars, obviously, and breweries," Arenella said. "People spend their four day weekend just...

In a twist, first-place Twins stand pat on trade deadline day

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS — This is the group. Now, go prove yourselves.That was the message the Twins’ front office delivered on Tuesday by making no moves ahead of the 5 p.m. trade deadline, a surprising development for the first-place team. The trade deadline was plenty busy, president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said, but the Twins did not find a match, standing pat on deadline day.They did make one move before the deadline, sending reliever Jorge López to Miami last Wednesday for fellow reliever Dylan Floro, but they didn’t make any other moves to supplement the bullpen, nor to add a right-handed bat to the lineup.“There were a lot of players we talked about that were not moved during this deadline that were part of the conversation that we felt might be fits for us,” Falvey said. “But ultimately we landed where we did because there wasn’t something that crossed the bar in terms of what we were looking for.”Falvey noted a number of teams that they had been speaking with opted not to tr...

Fargo-Moorhead girl, 13, dies in apparent drowning near Bemidji

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

A 13-year-old girl from the Fargo-Moorhead area was pronounced dead after her body was found in Lake Julia near Bemidji following a search on Sunday evening.According to a release from Beltrami County Chief Deputy Jarrett Walton, at 5:02 p.m. Sunday, dispatchers received a report of a missing 13-year-old girl who had been swimming in Lake Julia, approximately 10 miles north of Bemidji.Law enforcement learned that the girl was from the Fargo-Moorhead area but was in the area visiting friends, the release said. Friends attempted to locate the girl, who had been swimming off a pontoon, but were unsuccessful and requested assistance from emergency responders.Upon arrival, first responders learned that the girl had removed her personal flotation device and was on the ladder of the pontoon before she went under the water and did not resurface, the release said.Deputies were assisted by other bystander boaters until additional law enforcement and fire resources arrived equipped with underw...

Former Albany bishop marries in civil ceremony

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Howard Hubbard, the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, has gotten married. In a letter, Hubbard said he fell in love with a woman, and they decided to marry in a civil ceremony in July. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hubbard fully retired from the diocese in 2022. He asked the Vatican to relieve him of his clerical obligations but that request was denied. He was told to wait until all the sexual abuse civil lawsuits were over. Hubbard was accused in some of those lawsuits.The Albany Diocese said it does not acknowledge Hubbard's marriage as valid because he remains a retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

End of an era: Cardinals trade Jack Flaherty to Baltimore in deadline buzzer beater

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - After seven seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and nearly a decade in the organization, starting pitcher Jack Flaherty is on the move. The Cardinals agreed to a last-minute deadline-day deal that sends the 27-year-old to the Baltimore Orioles for three prospects. The deal came shortly before the 5 p.m. trade deadline. In return, the Cardinals received infielder César Prieto, right-handed pitcher Zack Showalter, and left-handed pitcher Drew Rom. MLB Pipeline ranks the trio respectively as the ninth, 23rd and 26th best in the organization. The Flaherty deal capped a frenzy of Cardinals trades over the last few days. the Cardinals dove into the seller's market by trading pitchers Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton and Jordan Hicks in two separate deals. All three, like Flaherty, were pending free agents. The Cardinals also traded shortstop Paul DeJong to the Blue Jays earlier Tuesday."We knew there was still some potential to trade a few more players," said Cardinals Presi...

Woman suffers fentanyl overdose in deputy's patrol vehicle

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

A 31-year-old woman who was being taken to jail for several outstanding arrest warrants had to be rushed to the hospital after she became unresponsive in the back of a patrol car, authorities announced Tuesday.  The incident occurred on July 20, at around 7:50 p.m. after a deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, who was patrolling the Victor Valley Transit Authority, was flagged down by an employee at a nearby retail store who alleged that the woman had possibly stolen something from the shop, according to a news release from the sheriff’s department.  Deputy K. Hillebrand contacted the 31-year-old, later identified as Hesperia resident Rebecca Lee Gregoire, and determined that she had not stolen anything, but was wanted on numerous arrest warrants.  "While transporting Gregoire to High Desert Detention Center, Deputy Hillebrand recognized that she had become silent in the backseat,” the release stated.  The deputy pulled over and was able to ...

18 arrested during Ventura County gang bust

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

Authorities arrested 18 people during a months-long bust of suspected gang members across Ventura County.The suspects were identified as a group comprised of both juveniles and adults, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.On May 2, deputies responded to a shooting on the 1100 block of Meadowlark Drive in Fillmore around 7:20 p.m.Arriving deputies found a man had been shot during a gang-related confrontation. The suspect was believed to be a juvenile male gang member.The incident opened an investigation into multiple incidents involving gang members and associates in the Fillmore area.During the investigation, detectives served multiple search warrants, conducted multiple probation/parole searches, and increased enforcement patrol throughout Fillmore and Ventura County.From May through July 2023, 18 suspected gang members and associates were arrested, authorities said. Deupties also confiscated three firearms, ammunition, and narcotics that were in the suspects’ possessio...

Single-family house sells in Milpitas for $2.4 million

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

741 Stirling Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 700 block of Stirling Drive in Milpitas was sold on July 20, 2023 for $2,375,000, or $753 per square foot. The house, built in 1983, has an interior space of 3,155 square feet. This two-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three baths. Additionally, the house is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. Situated on a spacious 10,332-square-foot lot, the property offers ample outdoor space along with the added bonus of a pool.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 2,520-square-foot home on the 700 block of Berkshire Place in Milpitas sold in August 2022, for $2,250,000, a price per square foot of $893. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Greathouse Drive, Milpitas, in May 2023, a 1,358-square-foot home was sold for $1,400,000, a price per square foot of $1,031. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 2...

SF Giants assign top prospect back to Triple-A, making room for ‘golden nugget’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – AJ Pollock has been a free agent three times in his 12-year MLB career – including last offseason — and said that every time, it felt like he had a conversation with Farhan Zaidi.“It just never worked out,” Pollock said about his talks with the Giants’ president of baseball operations. “Just maybe the timing was all messed up, and this was the right time.”A day after he and minor-league utilityman Mark Mathias were acquired from Seattle for a player to be named later or cash, Pollock was in the lineup Tuesday night, hitting ninth and playing left field, as the Giants activated him off of the 10-day injured list and assigned rookie infielder Marco Luciano to Triple-A Sacramento.Pollack had been dealing with a minor left hamstring strain but said Tuesday afternoon that he was ready to play. Luciano played four games for the Giants from last Wednesday to Sunday and had three hits and a walk in 12 plate appearances. Luciano, who is considered the Giants’ seco...

Oakland man charged with soliciting sex with girl through Instagram, sexual battery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:54 GMT

OAKLAND — A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual battery of a 14-year-old girl after reaching out to her on Instagram, court records show.Moises Lopez, of Oakland, was charged with contacting a minor to commit a sex crime and sexual battery by restraint, both felonies, through a criminal complaint filed in late July. He pleaded not guilty at a recent court appearance, records show.The alleged victim told authorities that Lopez reached out to her on Instagram. After they spoke he told her that “he could not wait to kiss (the girl) and to conduct oral copulation on her,” and not to tell anyone about their interactions, an Oakland police investigator said in a court filing. Police say the girl went to Lopez’s house and he forcibly grabbed her buttocks, prompting her to leave and notify authorities.Lopez was released from jail after his attorney filed a motion describing the alleged crime as a “consensual texting exchange” and add...