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Norway makes country’s largest-ever cocaine seizure in Oslo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police made the largest-ever cocaine seizure in Norway when they discovered 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of the drug in boxes of fruit in Oslo, officials said.Norwegian news agency NTB said late Thursday that the drugs were found this week following a tipoff from German police who seized 1,200 kilograms (2,645 pounds) in Potsdam on Tuesday.Police didn’t disclose the exact date that the cocaine was found in Oslo, or where the fruit originated from. No one has been arrested in Norway.Police spokeswoman Grete Lien Metlid was quoted by NTB as saying that it was the largest seizure ever in Norway. She said that it was too early to say whether the cocaine was intended for the Norwegian market, or if Norway was being used as a transit point. “We cannot rule out that there are larger networks with connections to Norway,” Lien Metlid told NTB.The previous largest seizures of cocaine in Norway was in 2013 when 153 kilograms (337 pounds), were seized, and in 20...

Strong, fast-moving storms ahead Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

Friday will start out feeling warmer with some sporadic showers and storms possible in the morning.But the threat of severe weather looms.The hours of 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. are the areas of most concern with strong to severe thunderstorms developing at that time. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Saturday will be mostly cloudy, very windy and colder. Some rain or possible mixed rain and snow showers is likely. It will be very windy. Wind gusts may 50 mph at times. High of 44 but falling into the mid to upper 30s.Latest warnings and watches from the National Weather Service.Sunday things calm down and warm up some. Partly sunny, becoming windy and noticeably milder by afternoon. Wind gusts to 40 mph then. High 59.

Dangerous storms and tornadoes forecast for the Midwest and South

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi.An outbreak of severe thunderstorms has the potential to cause hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes that could be strong and move on the ground over long distances, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center. Does climate change boost tornadoes? The major population centers at greatest risk for storms starting Friday afternoon include Memphis, Tennessee, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as of Thursday afternoon's forecast. But people throughout eastern Iowa, western and northern Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas should also be prepared, said Northern Illinois meteorology professor and tornado expert Victor Gensini.“There will be lots of thunderstor...

52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to her mother in the Pacific

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims.An unlikely coalition involving the theme park's owner, an animal rights group and an NFL owner-philanthropist announded the agreement during a news conference Thursday.“I'm excited to be a part of Lolita's journey to freedom,” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said. “I know Lolita wants to get to free waters.”Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when she was captured in Puget Sound in summer 1970, during a time of deadly orca roundups. She spent decades performing for paying crowds before falling ill.Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995. An unlikely coalition made up of a theme park owner, an ...

Movies in the Park dates released

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Parks Foundation, or APF, released the 2023 schedule for the Movies in the Park and Playdates in the Park series Thursday. APF said all shows are free for everyone. For Movies in the Park, the Austin Parks Foundation said it would show movies in parks throughout Austin and the rental service Rocket Cinema. Attendees can bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnics and dogs on-leash, according to the APF announcement. Glass or styrofoam containers are not allowed at the parks.  Here's a list of upcoming movies:April 13, 7 p.m., "Back to the Future", Dick Nichols Park, 8011 Beckett Rd. April 27, 7 p.m., "Lego Batman", Dove Springs District Park, 5801 Ainez Dr.May 25, 7:30 p.m., "Free Guy", Gus Garcia District Park, 1201 E. Rundberg Ln.June 29, 7:30 p.m., "The Sandlot", Govalle District Park, 5200 Bolm Rd.Sept. 29, 6:30 p.m., "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Location TBAOct. 26, 6:30 p.m., "Hocus Pocus", Mueller Lake Park, 4500 Mueller Blvd.Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m.: "Moana", Mabel...

Masters of ribs and 'ritas wanted in Kyle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Kyle said it was looking for masters of rib-making and margarita mixing for a fair in May. The city put out a call Thursday for applications, from teams or individuals, for the "Kyle Fair, A Tex-Travaganza Rib and ‘Rita Competitions".The fair happens May 19 through 21 at Lake Kyle Park on 700 Lehman Rd. According to the city, the rules for the rib cook-off are: All team members must be 14 or older.The head cook must be at least 18.Each team must provide its own grill/cooker.Wood-fired, charcoal-fired, pellet-fired and propane-fired cookers are permitted.Electric smokers are prohibited.Electricity will not be provided by the city.If electricity is needed, personal, quiet generators are required.The City of Kyle will be providing all ribs for the contest to each team.More rules and regulations can be viewed at KyleFair.com. As for the mixology contest: Participants must register and pay a $50 entry fee in order to competeAll team me...

Kroger opens new warehouse in Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kroger expanded its reach in the Austin area Thursday by opening a distribution center in Northeast Austin. Kroger said the 70,121 square-foot warehouse on Ferguson Lane would work with the company's Dallas fulfillment center. According to the Kroger announcement, delivery orders are filled in Dallas and then sent to Austin. Workers at the Ferguson Lane warehouse will check the orders and place them in trucks for delivery to customers' homes, according to Kroger. RELATED: Kroger putting grocery delivery warehouse in northeast Austin Kroger said the warehouse will employ nearly 70 workers.According to our partners at the Austin Business Journal, Kroger announced March 4, 2022, it will launch its e-commerce delivery service in the Austin metro, which was expected to create up to 161 jobs.As ABJ reported, Kroger's arrival brings new competition to the market for H-E-B, which has mostly dominated the grocery delivery space since it bought Favor in 2018 to help it flesh...

3 things to know about the 2023 CMT Music Awards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 2023 CMT Music Awards are just days away. The country music artists attending the iconic award ceremony are dropping hints.For the first time, the iconic award ceremony will air Sunday, April 2 from Austin, Texas also known as the “Live Music Capital of the World."Here are three things to know before the 2023 CMT Music Awards. Getting there The Moody Center suggests arriving early. It says long lines and congestion are expected. All fans must enter the east gates. ADA entrance is also located on the east side. That's the side closer to the I-35 frontage road. The venue also gave this timeline for people to follow.4 p.m. - people can begin parking and lining up for floor and standard admission entrances on the east plaza.5:30 p.m. - doors open.6:30 p.m. - doors will close, no late entry.7:00 p.m. - show begins. It's important to note the west gate of the venue is closed off to the public. CMT behind the scenes with Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown and the Texas lon...

Adam Minter: Our space junk problem just got a cheap solution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

This month, a hunk of space junk hurtled toward the International Space Station, putting the safety of astronauts and their orbiting outpost at risk. Fortunately, the cosmic hazard was detected early and an emergency maneuver rocketed the $150 billion station out of harm’s way. Such episodes, which burn gallons of valuable propellant, cost NASA and its partners an average $1 million per incident.There must be a better way, right? For years now, scientists and engineers have been dreaming up alternatives — mainly pricey new robots that could remove rapidly multiplying space junk or shove it further into space. But what if the best solution is what they’ve been doing all along — just getting out of the way?An unusual new NASA space-junk study asked a question only an accountant could love: What’s the most cost-effective way of solving the problem? Rather than focus on whether removing junk enhances safety and sustainability, NASA wondered if the potential...

She uses nail tech skills to customize Crocs, and now she’s got a Rondo storefront

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:19 GMT

LaTishia Bradley said she didn’t even like Crocs until she reluctantly tried on a pair her mother bought her. Now she has a business designing custom Crocs that will host its grand opening on Saturday.Located at 854 Selby Ave., TB’z Customz Boutique will sell customized shoes, accessories and casual loungewear clothing, said owner Bradley, all in an effort to give back to the community and educate the next generation of entrepreneurs.TB’z Customz Boutique got its start at the end of 2021, Bradley said, when she customized her first pair of Crocs and put them on Facebook. “I thought people were going to laugh,” she said. “Then I got an order in 15 minutes.”Bradley said she never sought out to be in the retail business and was in training to become a nail technician when her doctor advised her to take a new route due to health concerns surrounding the chemicals nail techs use.With the Crocs gifted by her mother, Bradley said she went to her nail room and used her nail tools to c...