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Trial delayed for Austin man connected to 2020 murder-for-hire plot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It could be a while before an Austin man arrested in a murder-for-hire plot gets a trial.Erik Charles Maund, 47, a former partner of an Austin-based auto group Maund Automotive, was accused of paying three men to kidnap and kill his former girlfriend Holly Williams and her boyfriend William Lanway in March 2020, according to federal documents.Indictment records said Maund was married. Lanway reportedly demanded money from Maund and said he would expose Maund’s relationship with Williams if he did not send it. Former Austin car dealer tried to arrange another murder after arrest, US DOJ says Maund was charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping resulting in death, and carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.One of the men Maund hired, Gilad Peled from Austin, entered a guilty plea in December 2022, Maund has yet to stand trial. KXAN obtained a status report filed in February 2023 on behalf of the attorneys. The...

Class 3A boys basketball semifinals: Totino-Grace rallies past Alexandria

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

Top-seeded Totino-Grace rallied from a four-point second-half deficit with just under 7 minutes to play to keep alive its hopes of consecutive Class 3A state championships with a 70-62 victory over No. 5 seed Alexandria on Thursday at Target Center.Trailing 55-5, the Eagles started a 19-7 run on Isaiah Johnson’s 3-pointer with 6:30 remaining. Totino-Grace (23-8) scored nine straight points to take a 62-55 lead.Alexandria pulled within 62-59 on a pair of free throws by Grayson Grove with 2:29 left, but the Eagles scored the next seven points to take a 69-59 lead with 55 seconds left.Taison Chatman added 18 points and a game-high nine assists for Totino-Grace.Grove scored a team-high 21 points and five rebounds, and Chase Thompson added 16 points and five boards for Alexandria (25-5), which shot 63.6 percent from the field and led 38-33 at intermission.The Eagles (23-8) used a 19-7 run over the final six minutes to turn what had been a four-point deficit into a path into the Class AAA...

Most underrated player in the NHL? The Wild think it’s Jonas Brodin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Wild coach Dean Evason smiled as he made a joke last week, likely because he knew it was laced with so much truth.Asked to assess the play of defenseman Jonas Brodin, who had missed a month with a lower-body injury, Evason said the Swede could miss three years and look exactly the same.“He’s such a gifted skater, right?” Evason said. “We’ve seen them all through the years. There’s just special guys that can skate like that.”There’s no doubt Brodin belongs on that short list. He dominates defensively on a nightly basis with his innate ability to stick with opposing players in open ice. His teammates often joke that he can skate backward faster than most players can skate forward.“Someone sent me a text the other day that said, ‘Is he the most underrated player in the game?’ ” Evason said. “It’s possible.”The biggest reason Brodin doesn’t get more recognition on a national sc...

Malta Stewart's installs superchargers for both Tesla and non-Tesla cars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Stewart’s Shops has installed Tesla Superchargers that can be used by both Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles. The shop is located at 2951 Route 9 in Malta, right off Exit 13N of I-87. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This is one of only a few locations in the United States where you can access this charger, said Stewart's. This Supercharger is open to Tesla vehicles and non-Tesla cars with CCS compatibility. The eight Superchargers are available 24/7 and charge up to 250kW."Stewart’s is proud to support our EV customers by working with Tesla to bring these chargers to our location in the Town of Malta," said Chad Kiesow, Senior VP of Facilities at Stewart’s Shops. "Now not only Tesla but, any EV owner can stop by to refuel the car and themselves." Queen Bee Bakery opens in Fultonville Stewart’s Shops currently has 11 locations with electric vehicle charging stations. Six of them have Tesla Superchargers ...

Albany-based shop puts edgy twist on donuts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On paper, Tania Sharlow's business goes by "Birchin' Donuts." But she wants you to remember something else, with an expletive twist—changing the "R" to a "T" on the signs inside her shop. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "I kind of came up with the name along the lines of, like, they're so good, they're bad," explained Sharlow. "So, we're going to be on the edge, and our whole aesthetic is being kind of edgy."The tactic brought in crowds for opening day. "It's been very steady, and we've had little spurts of business here and there," added Sharlow Thursday morning. "Exactly what we expected, actually." Queen Bee Bakery opens in Fultonville Sharlow's daughter, Azalea Gardner, told me the name came as no surprise. "That's actually just my mom's personality," she said. "Like, she's a cool person."The donuts were first served at Birch Bark Eatery in Glens Falls. Sharlow told NEWS10 the move to Albany w...

Rensselaer, Schenectady, Albany Counties top statewide eviction rate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Rensselaer County had the highest rate of evictions in the state in 2022, according to a new website from Cornell University. Schenectady County tied for third and Albany County tied for fourth. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! As some in the Hudson Valley and beyond call for Good Cause eviction protections, Rensselaer County sees over 10% of its rentals ending in evictions, according to Cornell University’s Buffalo ILR Co-Lab. Check out their stats below:RankingCountyEvictions filed per 100 renter households1Rensselaer112Bronx103Schenectady93Niagara94Suffolk84Sullivan84Erie84Albany84Monroe85Broome7 Tenants, legislators rally at Capitol for good cause eviction The new interactive tool lets users generate data on evictions and rents based on zipcode or legislative district. It shows locals how many total evictions were filed in 2022, too—1,959 in Schenectady, 2,628 in Rensselaer County, and 4,326 in Al...

Queen Bee Bakery opens in Fultonville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

FULTONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Queen Bee Bakery celebrated its ribbon cutting and grand opening on March 23. The new bakery is located at 21 Main Street in Fultonville. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Owner Katie Cope's mom started the at-home bakery about six years ago, with Katie soon joining her. After her mom passed, Katie continued the bakery. Her cousin Lannette Owens partnered with her about six months ago to help open the storefront.The menu features cookies, cheesecakes, brownies, blondies, bagels, cupcakes, donuts, pies, muffins and other pastries. Queen Bee Bakery is currently open Wednesday and Thursday 7 a.m. to noon, Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.

Lars Nootbaar and Shohei Ohtani bond from WBC, possibly to benefit of Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

MIAMI - Lars Nootbaar returned to St. Louis Cardinals spring camp Thursday not only with a World Baseball Classic title, but a friendship that has some holding hope the franchise could eventually land a baseball sensation. Nootbaar and Team Japan capped a perfect run in the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory Tuesday over the United States for their third tournament championship.The Cardinals' outfielder jump-started and extended many rallies in Japan's latest run, driving in four runs, scoring seven times and enjoying a .424 OBP. Nootbaar also drove in an early go-ahead run in the WBC Final to give Japan a lead they would not relinquish. RELATED - Adam Wainwright expected to start 2023 season on IL Nootbaar, one of few MLB players on Team Japan, took advantage of the spotlight and built an intriguing bond in the process. Highlights throughout the tournament show Nootbaar sharing laughs and celebrating accomplishments with phenom Shohei Ohtani, one of few pl...

St. Louis restaurant trolls burglars after failed break-in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Restaurant burglars came up empty in University City and end up getting punked in a new video on social media.Surveillance video shows three suspects breaking the front door glass of Diego’s Cantina just before 12:30 a.m. on March 14, hopping over the bar, and rifling through everything in an apparent search for cash.The restaurant’s owners are now using that surveillance video to send a message right back to the criminals, adding a few touches of their own, including music from the song, “Notorious Thugs,” and super-sarcastic captions like, “Nope – we don’t keep cash in our drawer.” The video highlights $2 the burglars left behind on the floor with the caption, “Oh wait, you missed $2.” Top story: St. Louis car wash customers upset over monthly bills “$2 fell out. I guess it was leftover tips from someone or some extra change. It was just on the ground,” said Natasha Kwan, who owns the restaurant with her husband. “They didn’t even see it. That was so funny...

“South Park” characters reopen a historic Colorado restaurant in new episode … but not the one you’re thinking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:52:17 GMT

On the new episode of “South Park,” which aired Wednesday night, Cartman and Kenny decide to renovate and reopen a historic Colorado restaurant – “a place where people from all over Colorado would come and see!” Cartman gushes.The plot sounds a lot like what’s happening in the real lives of the show’s creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who purchased famed eatertainment venue Casa Bonita in 2021 and are on the precipice of its grand reopening in May.The episode, however, isn’t about Casa Bonita. Instead, Cartman has the genius idea to reimagine the place he and his mom have been living for several seasons now: The Coney Island Hotdog stand, based not so subtly on the sausage-and-bun-shaped Coney Island Boardwalk restaurant in Bailey.Last year, Stone and Parker told The Denver Post they had considered saving the Coney Island Boardwalk the same way they did Casa Bonita, but “we just can’t take on another broken restaurant project right now.”Still, that didn’t stop the duo from living...