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New app helping trick-or-treaters with food allergies stay safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

For many Canadian families trick-or-treating can come with risks if their children have food allergies. Now, an app is helping them to navigate Halloween safely.“More than 600,000 Canadian kids have food allergies and actually we learned that there’s an 85 per cent increase in anaphylactic reaction when kids interact with peanuts that they don’t normally do around Halloween,” said Christopher Doyle, the managing director of Nextdoor Canada – the world’s largest neighbourhood network.Of course, allergies go beyond peanuts and that’s where Nextdoor’s interactive Treat Map comes in.“So, families can pin their house on the map to show that they’ve got amazing decorations or that they’re giving out allergy-free treats so that families can plan their route Halloween night.Now in its fourth year, the Treat Map has also brought Food Allergy Canada’s Shine a Teal Light campaign to the virtual world. It allows users to le...

Protections for Texas farmers on the November ballot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

Austin (KXAN) — A Texas constitutional amendment on the ballot this November will decide how much say local governments have over agribusiness operations in the state.Proposition 1 seeks to establish a right to farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management on owned or leased personal property in Texas.The Texas Farm Bureau has backed the constitutional amendment ahead of the election. The group's president, Russell Boening, said it would bolster protections for producers as more rural parts of the state are developed.“We're just hoping to kind of stop some of these cities from making some of these city ordinances that really do not have anything to do with public health or public safety," Boening said.Doug Havemann, chair of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, said the group is opposed to the constitutional amendment.Havemann said the language of the proposition is too broad and needs to be rewritten to exclude large corporate agribusinesses.“This leav...

First Warning: First freeze of fall possible on Wednesday in spots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As we wrap up October, we're already seeing signs that parts of Central Texas could get their first freeze of the season at the very beginning of November.A strong cold front that arrives on Sunday will usher in northerly winds that will blow in the coldest air since February to Central Texas. The coldest daytime highs look to come on Monday, before temperatures start to warm.Highs next few days in AustinAs is often the case, the coldest nighttime lows come a little more delayed, once the wind settles down. We're now forecasting lows on Wednesday morning in Austin to reach the mid 30s. Lows the next few daysWhile mid-30s would be too warm for a freeze, we think some of the colder spots in the Hill Country could drop down to the freezing mark or below for the first time this season. Wednesday morning lowsYou can still get frost, even if temperatures don't drop below freezing. Frost is unlikely to form when temperatures stay above 36º, but it's possible between 34º-36º...

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, has died at 54, reports say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54.The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry's death.His publicists and other representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Asked by AP to confirm police response to what was listed as Perry’s home address LAPD Officer Drake Madison told The Associated Press that officers had gone to that block "for a death investigation of a male in his 50s.” Perry's 10 seasons on “Friends” made him one of Hollywood's most recognizable actors, starring opposite Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer as a friend group in New York.As Chandler, he played a sarcastic yet insecure and neurotic roommate of Joey and Ross, played b...

Trauma recovery center to open in Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Nov. 1, the Harvest Trauma Recovery Center (HTRC) will have its grand opening. The center said it would provide “comprehensive support and healing” to survivors of violence within the Austin-Travis County area, and it would all be at no cost to the patient.The center will join 50 other trauma recovery centers nationwide.“The Harvest Trauma Recovery Center will stand as a sanctuary for survivors of violence in Austin-Travis County, where they will not only receive top quality mental health care, but a full array of wraparound support including basic needs, case management, substance abuse intervention, workforce assistance and a host of social and educational programs to elevate the whole family,” said AAYHF’s CEO Michael Lofton.HTRC said clients would have access to a range of services, including:Trauma-informed clinical case managementEvidence-based individual, group and family psychotherapyCrisis interventionLegal advocacy and more.Accor...

Kiszla: I-am-Groot attitude of quarterback John Matocha makes Mines the biggest little football miracle in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

GOLDEN – In the ultimate revenge of a computer science nerd, John Matocha pulls on his Orediggers super-hero uniform on Saturday morning and turns into a full-grown brute of a Groot.“I’m not the biggest guy. But I’ve got a big heart,” said Matocha, his eyes twinkling with mischief.And every time this 5-foot-11, 180-pound quarterback takes off with the football, he stares a would-be tackler in the eye and thinks: “I can truck him!”On a frightfully snowy Halloween weekend, Matocha and those nerds from Colorado School Mines did it again, plowing previously unbeaten Western Colorado 42-7 to keep on truckin’ as the No. 1-ranked team in NCAA Division II football.During a frigid afternoon when Matocha did the remarkable, accounting for a record 172nd touchdown of his college career, he also did something almost unthinkable for a dude who plays with such I-am-Groot ferocity that he’s tougher to tackle than the trunk of an four-ton tree.Late in the fourth quarter, with Mines’ seventh victory...

WATCH: CU Buffs Shilo Sanders ejected for targeting vs. UCLA, flexes as penalty flags fly

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. — Shilo Sanders brought the hammer one time too many.The Buffs safety, son of CU football coach Deion Sanders, was ejected for targeting a UCLA receiver late in the second quarter of the Buffs’ tussle with the Bruins early Saturday evening.Shilo Sanders was disqualified for targeting after this hit pic.twitter.com/1EJ7IOdKKs— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 29, 2023Sanders, a transfer from Jackson State, lowered his shoulder and laid out an almost perfectly-timed hit on UCLA tight end Carsen Ryan on a third-and-4 pass from the CU 20.One problem: The location of the contact wasn’t perfectly timed, as the smaller Buffs defender didn’t lower the shoulder enough to avoid contact with the chin and face mask of Ryan, whose head snapped back.The Buffs defender celebrated the blow for several seconds at the site of contact while a slew of flags flew.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | CU Buffs’ last Los Angeles football d...

Denver East’s Rosie Mucharsky, Chaparral’s Brennan Draper top podium at Class 5A state cross country meet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS — When Rosie Mucharsky’s signature “Beast Mode” takes over, good luck trying to catch her.The Denver East junior surprised a loaded Class 5A field Saturday at the CHSAA cross country state championships at the Norris Penrose Event Center to claim her first cross country crown. With the phrase painted on the back of her legs and pointing to a bracelet on her wrist with it after a winning time of 17 minutes, 28.8 seconds, Mucharsky dug deep in the final mile to earn an emphatic win.“You just get a boost of energy when you do something you do not expect to do at all,” Mucharsky said. “All of it (was a surprise). I was hoping to get top-five. There’s some incredible girls running in this race, and I love running with them. I had literally no idea that that was going to happen.”It was noticeable in just how much she beat the rest of the field: a 17.3-second gap over Air Academy’s Tessa Walter, who took second wi...

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dead at 54

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

Actor Matthew Perry, best known for his role on “Friends,” has died from an apparent drowning, TMZ first reported. He was 54 years old.Authorities responded to reports of a cardiac arrest at Perry's Los Angeles-area home on Saturday afternoon where he was found unresponsive in a hot tub, according to the Los Angeles Times.He had reportedly returned home after a two-hour round of pickleball in the morning before sending his assistant on an errand, TMZ reports. When his assistant returned home, he discovered Perry unresponsive.The circumstances surrounding the actor's death remain unclear, although TMZ cited law enforcement sources that said no foul play was involved.Perry was best known for his iconic role as Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom “Friends” which ran from 1994 to 2004. He also appeared in a variety of comedy films including, “Fools Rush In,” “17 Again,” “The Whole Nine Yards,” and more.BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 14: Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the 9th Annual Dinner...

Draymond Green to make season debut against Rockets, Steph Curry questionable

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:51 GMT

HOUSTON — Draymond Green is expected to make his season debut against the Houston Rockets on Sunday, he told reporters.Green missed the first two games recovering from a left ankle sprain that sidelined him for all of training camp and preseason. The 33-year-old sprained his ankle during a pickup game a few days before training camp began on Oct. 2.Meanwhile, Steph Curry is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game with left foot soreness on the NBA’s official injury report. Jonathan Kuminga is also listed as questionable for Sunday’s game with left foot soreness.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors 3 Things: Steph Curry, Golden State are playing the beautiful game Golden State Warriors | Steph Curry’s 41-points fuel Warriors first win over Sacramento Kings Golden State Warriors | With uncertain future, Klay Thompson will “savor” final year on contract with Warriors Golden State Warr...