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These Illinois cities rank among the worst-paying areas for teachers in the US: analysis

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

(NEXSTAR) -- Many teachers across the U.S. continue to face low wages, but in some metropolitan areas, an educator’s salary can stretch further than in others.The projected average national salary for public school teachers for the 2022-23 school year is $68,469, according to the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers’ union in the country. When adjusted for inflation, the average has declined by 6.4% over the past decade, the NEA said in its annual Rankings and Estimates report. The 5 highest-earning bachelor’s degrees in Illinois: Census data In McAllen, Texas, educators - including K-12, postsecondary, preschool, substitute and self-enrichment teachers - have the highest purchasing power compared to teachers in other cities, based on data analyzed by the personal finance firm MoneyGeek.The average annual salary in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is $73,153 – but after accounting for taxes and the cost of living, the adjusted take-home pay comes to $6...

Sunday Brunch: Burrata and fig jam with City Winery

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

Join Sunday Brunch with WGN Weekend Morning News where chef Tim Fink from City Winery joins us to share a delicious Burrata and fig jam recipe.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Fire reported at north Austin strip center

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Dec. 10, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department is responding to a fire at a commercial strip center in north Austin Sunday afternoon.The Austin Fire Department is responding to a fire at a commercial strip center in north Austin Sunday afternoon. (Courtesy: Austin Fire Department)The Austin Fire Department is responding to a fire at a commercial strip center in north Austin Sunday afternoon. (Courtesy: Austin Fire Department)The Austin Fire Department is responding to a fire at a commercial strip center in north Austin Sunday afternoon. (Courtesy: Austin Fire Department)AFD said on social media the fire is in the 1000 block of Payton Gin Road in north Austin. That's located near the intersection of Quail Creek Drive, between North Lamar Boulevard to the east and U.S. Hwy. 183 to the west.Officials said the fire is "in one occupancy and in the common attic." Drivers and residents nearby are asked to avoid the...

Freeze warning Monday morning for most areas

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Today was the first day this month with high temperatures below normal. On a day where the normal high is 65° today's afternoon maximums peaked in the upper 50s.The wind has been tapering off through the day and the lighter winds should allow for the coldest night of the season for many communities.A Freeze Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for most of Central Texas as a widespread freeze is expected Monday morning.Freeze Warning for most of Central Texas Monday morning.A few spots may not quite reach freezing early Monday (Downtown Austin will be close), but most areas should. Remember the Four P's ahead of tonight's freeze: People, pets, plants and pipes although this mostly light freeze shouldn't cause pipe issues for the vast majority of us.Monday morning lowsSoutherly wind will warm the air to the low to mid 60s on Monday.After reaching medium and high levels on Saturday, the cedar pollen has dropped a bit on Sunday. The 24-hour average ce...

Trump says he won’t testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media that he “VERY SUCCESSFULLY & CONCLUSIVELY” testified last month and saw no need to appear again.Trump had been expected to return to the witness stand Monday as the last big defense witness in the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. The case threatens Trump’s real estate empire and cuts to the heart of his image as a successful businessman.Trump announced he was canceling his testimony in an all-capital letters, multipart statement on his Truth Social platform, writing: “I WILL NOT BE TESTIFYING ON MONDAY.”“I HAVE ALREADY TESTIFIED TO EVERYTHING & HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY,” Trump wrote, adding his oft-repeated claim that James and other Democrats have weaponized the legal system to hinder his ch...

One person killed in an explosion and house fire in Oneonta

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

ONEONTA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- One person is dead following an explosion and house fire in Oneonta on Saturday, Dec. 10. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, the Otsego County 911 Center began receiving multiple calls about an explosion and house fire on Richards Avenue. The Oneonta Fire Department arrived on the scene and saw multiple residences had suffered serious damage, and one of the homes was on fire. Once the was fire was put out, one person was found dead inside one of the homes, the Otsego County Sheriff's Office said. Another person from a neighboring home also received medical attention for minor injuries they suffered during the explosion. Road closures in Albany due to water main break The investigation into the explosion is still ongoing, but the Sheriff's Office says there is no threat to the public. A photo from the scene can be viewed below: Courtesy of the Otsego County Sheriff's Office

Lark Street Chili and Chowder Stroll winners announced

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 7th annual Lark Street Chili and Chowder Stroll was held on December 9. All proceeds from the event benefited the South End Children's Cafe. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Over a dozen Albany eateries competed to see who makes the area's best chili and chowder. Keobi on Lark Street was crowned as the Best Chili for the second year in a row, while fellow Lark Street restaurant TapAsia won Best Chowder for its fourth straight year.The runner up for Best Chili was Copper Crow on Broadway, and the Best Chowder runner up was Subculture on Lark Street. The event coincided with the yearly Santa Speedo Sprint.

1 dead, 1 hospitalized in fatal Edgewater shooting Sunday morning

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

Edgewater police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized, officials said.Just after 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to reports of a disturbance in the 2700 block of Ingalls Street, northwest of downtown Denver, according to a Sunday news release from the Edgewater Police Department.When officers arrived at the scene, they were directed to a second-story apartment where they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound and another from head trauma, the news release stated.Paramedics administered medical care at the scene, but the 29-year-old gunshot victim from Edgewater died from his injuries, the release stated. The victim’s identity and cause of death will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.Emergency personnel transported the man with head trauma, a 29-year-old Denver resident, to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition.Based on preliminary evidence, police believe the two men ...

Man arrested on domestic violence charge in San Jose

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

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Sharks’ Couture on verge of setting unfortunate personal record

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:47:24 GMT

San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture is continuing to do some light skating but there remains no timetable for him to rejoin the team for practice, let alone play in a game.Couture, 34, missed all of training camp and has yet to play this season with an unspecified lower-body injury. He had another setback in his recovery in late October and took multiple weeks off before he resumed skating earlier this month.The Sharks, mindful of recent setbacks, are taking a cautious approach with Couture’s recovery and timeline, with coach David Quinn only saying Sunday that the team is optimistic the centerman will be able to return before April.“He’s making progress, daily he’s getting better,” Quinn said of Couture. “I don’t want to jump the gun there. Just taking it day by day with him and as long as he continues to trend in this direction, we feel good about him joining us at some point in time this season.”The most games Couture has missed in any season since he be...