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Hollywood stars remember Val Kilmer: ‘You truly were an icon’

The Hollywood community is remembering fellow actor, producer, director and friend Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, according to a report from The Associated Press.

Actor Josh Brolin said he would miss his “firecracker” friend in an Instagram post featuring a photo of the pair smiling widely for the camera.

“See ya, pal. I'm going to miss you,” Brolin wrote. “You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There's not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts. #valkilmer #marktwain”

Director Francis Ford Coppola, who worked with Kilmer on 2011's Twixt, wrote on Instagram, “Val Kilmer was the most talented actor when in his High School, and that talent only grew greater throughout his life. He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to know — I will always remember him.”

Ron Howard, who directed Kilmer in 1988's Willow and 2003's The Missing, shared on X, "#RIPValKilmer I was incredibly fortunate to collaborate with Val a number of times over the years ... Check out his filmography. Amazing. His art extended to his poetry, artworks, filmmaking and simply the way he lived. Bon Voyage, Val And thank you."

In an X post, Matthew Modine, one of Kilmer’s peers, credited Kilmer for one of the biggest roles early in his career “RIP Val Kilmer. If it wasn't for our chance encounter ... in 1985, I may never have been cast in FULL METAL JACKET. Thanks, Val.,” Modine wrote.

Following a blockbuster career in the 1980s and 1990s, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and lost his voice after undergoing a tracheotomy. He shared an inside look at his work and life in the 2021 documentary Val, which features footage he recorded himself from his childhood, during his Hollywood career and at home with his family.

Kilmer was previously married to actress Joanne Whalley from 1988 until their divorce in 1996. The former couple shared daughter Mercedes Kilmer and son Jack Kilmer.

Tyler middle school warns against tobacco use

TYLER – Our news partner, KETK, reports that a special event was held at Moore Middle School in Tyler on Tuesday to warn kids about the danger of using tobacco products.

The event was held on Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action to celebrated the recent Healthy Bodies Tobacco Prevention $1,500 grant the school received from the National PTA. The grant will go towards enhancing the school’s outdoor courtyard space including adding a pickleball court, storage space, and healthy recreational opportunities.

“We want our students to understand the risks of tobacco use and empower them to make decisions that support their well-being,” Ballard said. “This grant allows us to provide positive, enriching activities that keep our students engaged and active.” Continue reading Tyler middle school warns against tobacco use

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Legislation for statewide emergencies advances in Texas House

LUBBOCK — The Texas House gave initial approval Tuesday to a set of bills aimed at mitigating wildfire risks and improving the state’s response to emergencies.

The bills, filed by Ken King, R-Canadian, cover separate issues. However, both were filed in response to the devastating wildfires last year that engulfed the Texas Panhandle. More than 1 million acres burned, 15,000 head of cattle and three people died.

House Bill 13 would create the Texas Interoperability Council, which would be tasked with creating and coordinating the implementation of a statewide plan for the use of emergency communication. The council would set up a network that connects all first responders and state agencies. They would also administer a grant program to help local governments purchase the equipment and construct the infrastructure needed to connect to that system.

The Interoperability Council is one of the recommendations from the report by the House Investigative Committee, which King led last April. The initial cost is expected to be about $500 million.

“My goal is to ensure every first responder that puts their life on the line to battle these fires and other disasters have the tools to communicate effectively with those around them,” King said.

King’s second bill, House Bill 143, addresses one of the common causes for wildfires in the Texas Panhandle: unmaintained electrical lines for oilfield equipment. The House committee that investigated the wildfires last year concluded that unmaintained lines started at least two of the fires. This includes the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which became the largest fire in Texas history and ignited after a decayed power pole snapped and landed in dry grass, according to the report.

King’s bill would require the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the oil and gas industry, and the Public Utility Commission to notify electric utilities when the RRC identifies electrical hazards during inspection. The Panhandle lawmaker said the agencies developed a Memorandum of Understanding — a non-binding agreement — that allows them to work together.

State Rep. Caroline Fairly, R-Amarillo, spoke in favor of the bill. Both lawmakers live in the Panhandle, where state data shows power lines have caused roughly 60% of wildfires since 2006.

“I’m thankful to the Texas House that we realize how important it is that we pass legislation that affects and protects rural areas from wildfires,” Fairly said.

The House will take up the bills one more time before passing them to the Senate for consideration.

The Legislature is also considering House Bill 2063 to create a database of firefighting equipment that is readily-available, and Senate Bill 34. That is a sweeping priority bill by state Sen. Kevin Sparks, R-Midland, that also includes increased funding for rural volunteer fire departments.

Article originally published by The Texas Tribune. To read the originally published article, click here.

In brief: ‘Dexter: Original Sin’ renewed for season 2 and more

May the odds be ever in Lionsgate's favor. Billy Ray has been tapped to adapt the latest novel in The Hunger Games series into a screenplay, Deadline reports. The news broke during Lionsgate's CinemaCon 2025 presentation on Tuesday. Ray wrote the screenplay for the original The Hunger Games film, which was directed by Gary Ross. Francis Lawrence will direct the upcoming movie, which focuses on Haymitch Abernathy's Hunger Games. It will begin filming in July and release in theaters on Nov. 20, 2026 ...

A professionally recorded film of the recent Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along is being released. Variety reports that Sony Pictures Classics is releasing a filmed version of the Tony-winning show, which starred Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez ...

Dexter: Original Sin has been renewed for season 2 on Showtime. Deadline reports that the show's second season renewal announcement arrives just as the writers room is set to begin. The prequel series stars Patrick Gibson as the titular killer, while the original show's star, Michael C. Hall, serves as its narrator ...

Stock market flat ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. stocks closed up on Wednesday ahead of President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs, which the White House dubbed "Liberation Day."

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 230 points, or 0.5%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased 0.8%.

The gains marked a reversal from losses earlier in the day, as investors weathered uncertainty about the details of Trump's announcement.

The S&P 500 and NASDAQ both posted their first quarterly losses since 2022 this week as investors prepared for the new measures and economists warned of the possibility of a recession -- with major potential knock-on effects for other economies around the globe.

Canada vowed Tuesday to respond with retaliatory tariffs if Trump slaps additional levies on Canadian goods.

Europe has a "strong plan" to retaliate against Trump's planned tariffs, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said in a speech on Tuesday.

Trump announced the new tariffs at the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday afternoon.

Abroad, the British FTSE 100 index dropped by more than 0.6% on Wednesday morning, with Germany's DAX index down by 1.2%. The French CAC 40 index was down more than 0.5%.

Japan's Nikkei index rose nearly 0.3%, but South Korea's KOSPI index dropped by more than 0.6%.

On Tuesday, the Dow Jones ended at 41,989.96 down 0.03%. The S&P 500 ended at 5,633.07 up 0.38% and the NASDAQ ended at 17,449.89 up 0.87%.

Automakers and pharmaceutical companies have reportedly been lobbying the Trump administration for carve outs and a phase-in approach for the promised tariffs.

World leaders have threatened a response while pressing the White House for clarity.

Once-in-a-generation storm to bring historic rainfall, flooding: Latest forecast

(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) -- A once-in-a generation extreme weather event is beginning Wednesday with a tornado outbreak and will continue into the weekend with four days of dangerous flooding pounding the same region.

First, wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible all day Wednesday for more than 65 million Americans across 13 states from Texas to Ohio.

A tornado watch is in place for Oklahoma, eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri on Wednesday morning. At least two tornadoes have already been reported in Missouri on Wednesday morning.

There’s a rare high risk (level 5 of 5) warning for destructive storms, which could bring strong, long-track tornadoes of EF3+ strength, very large hail up to the size of tennis balls and destructive winds greater than 70 mph.

Wednesday's high risk area spans Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Memphis, Tennessee, to Paducah, Kentucky. The high risk lasts from Wednesday afternoon until midnight.

A level 5 of 5 high risk is issued less than 1% of days; people within the area are three times more likely to be hit by a tornado than in a 1 of 5 risk area.

A level 4 of 5 warning is in effect from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Louisville, Kentucky.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency.

"We're really concerned about people's safety, especially in the overnight, because when storms or tornadoes hit while people are asleep, that’s sadly when we’ve lost the most people," he said in a statement. "So, everybody out there, be really careful."

But the biggest threat is from the rain.

Historically high rainfall will create a particularly dangerous situation, or PDS, for flooding Wednesday through Sunday.

Nearly 4 million Americans are under the PDS flood watch in Arkansas, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee through Sunday morning. Cities in the PDS flood watch include Memphis, Little Rock, Jonesboro and Union City.

On Wednesday, a moderate risk for excessive rainfall (level 3 of 4) is in place from Little Rock to Memphis to Nashville to Louisville.

Overall, more than 32 million Americans are under a general flood watch until Sunday morning. Major cities in this general flood watch include Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Detroit.

On Thursday, the flood threat grows even more extreme over the same area. A rare high risk (level 4 of 4) from excessive rainfall will be in place from Jonesboro to the Memphis suburbs to Paducah.

On Friday, a moderate risk (level 3 of 4) for excessive rainfall is in place from just north of Dallas to Jonesboro to St. Louis.

On Saturday, the final day of this multiday life-threatening event will bring even more heavy rain from Jonesboro to Memphis to Louisville to Cincinnati.

The four-day event will leave 10 to 15 inches of rain or more over the bull’s-eye area from Jonesboro to Paducah. Seven to 10 inches of rain is possible from Little Rock to Memphis to Louisville to Cincinnati.

The system will finally be on the move Sunday afternoon, bringing rain to the Southeast on Sunday evening, Monday and Tuesday.

Eovaldi pitches majors’ 1st complete game this season as the Rangers beat the Reds 1-0

CINCINNATI (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi pitched a four-hitter for the majors’ first complete game of the season, and the Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Eovaldi struck out eight and walked none in his fifth career complete game. The right-hander threw 99 pitches, 70 for strikes.

It was Eovaldi’s first shutout since April 29, 2023, against the Yankees and No. 3 for his career.

Wyatt Langford homered for Texas in the first against Carson Spiers (0-1).

Cincinnati collected 14 hits in a 14-3 victory in the series opener, but Eovaldi (1-0) was dominant.

The Reds put the tying run on second with two out in the ninth, but Eovaldi retired Elly De La Cruz on a grounder to first.

Eovaldi retired his first 12 batters, including five straight strikeouts during one stretch. Gavin Lux hit a leadoff single in the fifth for Cincinnati’s first baserunner.

Spiers allowed three hits in six innings in his season debut. He struck out five and walked two.
Key moment

The Reds had the tying run at second base with one out in the seventh, but Eovaldi retired the next two batters.
Key stat

Langford has two home runs in six games to begin the season. In 2024, it took him until the 29th game of the season to homer for the first time. Langford hit 16 homers in 134 games last season during his rookie year.
Up next

Reds right-hander Hunter Greene (0-0, 3.60 ERA) will face Rangers righty Jack Leiter (1-0, 1.80 ERA) in Wednesday’s series finale. Leiter earned his first major league victory in his last start.

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Webb pitches 7 strong innings as Giants beat Astros 3-1

HOUSTON (AP) — Logan Webb pitched seven strong innings, Willy Adames hit a two-run double and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Adames’ double down the left-field line scored Christian Koss and Patrick Bailey. Heliot Ramos later added a solo homer, his third of the year, and that was all Webb (1-0) would need. He held the Astros to just one run and five hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

Giants reliever Ryan Walker pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save.

Houston’s lone run came on a homer by José Altuve to the left-field Crawford Boxes, his first of the year, in the fourth.

Astros starter Hayden Wesneski — a Houston native who attended Cy-Fair High School and Sam Houston State — allowed three runs and two hits in five innings while striking out six and walking three in his Astros debut.

The Astros have scored more than two runs just once in their first five games with a new lineup that lost All-Stars Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman in the offseason.
Key moment

With Altuve representing the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, he hit a blooper to shallow right field that was caught by first baseman Casey Schmitt to end the inning.
Key stat

The Astros had previously won six straight games on April Fool’s Day and hadn’t lost on April 1 since opening day 2011 at Philadelphia.
Up next

Giants RHP Landen Roupp will make his season debut against Astros ace LHP Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.00) in the Wednesday afternoon series finale.

Vanderbilt hires former Oklahoma City executive to help athletic department deal with NIL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired Amanda Green as an associate general counsel tapping her NBA experience, especially with the Oklahoma City Thunder, to help the Commodores with athletics.

“Amanda Green embodies our laser-focused commitment to meeting the moment and leading the way forward for college athletics,” athletic director Candice Lee said in a statement Tuesday. “She’s helped shape championship environments from the bench to the boardroom and understands how successful organizations embrace opportunity by working together to maximize potential.”

Vanderbilt plans to use Green’s nearly two decades working with the NBA, the Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs as the Commodores deal with the evolving challenges with name, image and likeness, helping negotiate agreements and advising on partnerships. Green will help Vanderbilt athletics on strategy and operations as well. She will report to Ruby Z. Shellaway, Vanderbilt’s vice chancellor and general counsel and university secretary, working with Lee and athletics.

“I’ve seen how sports can rally communities and inspire individuals, and I welcome the opportunity to help Vanderbilt navigate key legal questions facing collegiate athletics today,” Green said.

Green started as a manager for the men’s basketball team while a student at Duke. She then earned her law degree at Georgetown in 2010. Green worked as a basketball operations intern with San Antonio during the Spurs’ 2006-07 championship season. She worked at the NBA on intellectual property issues and as an associate at Proskauer Rose LLP dealing with finance, mergers and acquisitions in sports, bankng, retail and manufacturing.

But Green also spent more than 10 years with the Thunder, including more than four as vice president of team counsel and strategic alignment.

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NBA suspends 5 players for their roles in Pistons-Timberwolves altercation that spilled into stands

NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions for their roles in an on-court altercation between the teams earlier this week, the NBA said Tuesday.

Stewart got two games “based in part on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the league said.

The NBA handed the one-game bans to Detroit’s Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser along with Minnesota’s Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo. All five of those players were ejected from Sunday’s game, as were Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Minnesota assistant Pablo Prigioni.

“Obviously things went too far,” Bickerstaff said after that game. “But what you see is guys looking out for one another, guys trying to protect one another, guys trying to have each other’s backs. … Those are nonnegotiables in our locker room.”

The incident began when Holland fouled Reid with 8:36 left in the second quarter of the Timberwolves’ 123-104 victory over the Pistons in Minneapolis. Reid confronted Holland, who then pushed DiVincenzo, who then shoved Holland — and they wound up falling into spectators seated along the baseline.

Stewart and Sasser then entered the altercation, “which resulted in a continued escalation of the situation,” the league said.

Reid and DiVincenzo will serve their one-game suspensions Tuesday when the Timberwolves visit Denver.

“I thought they did what they needed to do to protect themselves and their teammates. We’re not disappointed,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said before the game against the Nuggets. “We’re disappointed, obviously, they’re not going to be with us tonight, but, it’s part of the landscape of the game.

“The game’s gotten a little bit more physical, I think, which we all embrace. But a lot of teams are playing for a lot of things right now so there could always be a tipping point. It kind of happens, and just got to be mindful of it moving forward. But I’m not mad at them.”

Stewart will begin serving his suspension Wednesday when the Pistons visit Oklahoma City, and Holland and Sasser also will serve their suspensions in that game.

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Banchero, Wagner fuel late rally as Magic move into 7th in East with a 116-105 win over Spurs

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 24 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-105 on Tuesday night.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 23 points as the Magic won for the fifth time in seven games. Orlando (37-40) moved ahead of Atlanta (36-39) and into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

Harrison Barnes scored 24 points for San Antonio, which lost its fifth straight. Julian Champagnie scored 19 points, Stephon Castle 16 and Chris Paul 10.

Orlando outscored San Antonio 37-21 in the final quarter after trailing much of the game.

The Spurs had a 9-0 run bridging the first and second halves, building a 68-61 lead two minutes into the third quarter.

San Antonio’s Jeremy Sochan, who has been starting at center, was ruled out 40 minutes before the game due to back spasms. Sochan was warming up an hour before the game, but left the court for evaluation.
Takeaways

Magic: Reserve forward Caleb Houstan had 12 points in 25 minutes. Houston was 4 for 8 on 3-pointers.

Spurs: San Antonio is mathematically eligible for the final berth in the play-in tournament, but is five games behind Sacramento with seven games remaining in the regular season.
Key moment

San Antonio led by 11 points in the third quarter and was up 93-91 with 7:29 remaining when Orlando went on a 14-2 run to seize control. Banchero had 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the fourth.
Key stat

Paul played in his 1,347th career game, surpassing Kobe Bryant for 15th place in games played in league history. Paul has played in all 75 games for the Spurs this season. At 39 years, 303 days, Paul is the second-oldest player in the league behind 40-year-old LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Up next

Orlando is at Washington on Thursday. San Antonio is at Denver on Wednesday.

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Super Bowl champ Richard Sherman joins long list of sports figures whose homes have been burglarized

MAPLE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL player Richard Sherman is the latest sports figure whose home has been burglarized.

The Super Bowl champion posted pictures and a video on social media asking if anyone recognized three armed intruders that broke into his house last weekend.

Sherman, an Amazon Prime Video analyst, was a three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl defensive back from 2011 to 2021 with Seattle, San Francisco and Tampa Bay. He helped the Seahawks win the Super Bowl in 2014.

“House being robbed at gun point with my family in it isn’t what anyone wants for a birthday gift,” said Sherman, who turned 37 on Sunday. “Scary situation that my wife handled masterfully and kept my kids safe. If anyone has any info that can help find these people please reach out.”

The King County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that no arrests had been made.

The FBI has warned leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent players. Leagues have issued security alerts to their players after the break-ins, some of which have come when players were away with their teams for road games.

Victims of home invasions include quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, NBA players Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bobby Portis of Milwaukee, Mike Conley Jr. of Minnesota and Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin.

In February, seven men from Chile were charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country.

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Texas A&M and Kentucky managers in shouting match as Wildcats take advantage of SEC curfew rule

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Kentucky’s baseball team seemed to take advantage of a Southeastern Conference curfew rule in a 10-5 win over Texas A&M, flaring tempers in both dugouts.

The Wildcats appeared to have a problem with their communicating device while they were pitching with two outs in the eighth, leading to a mound visit that ensured another inning would not be played on Sunday.

Aggies manager Michael Earley viewed the moves as gamesmanship and began shouting at Kentucky manager Nick Mingione, who responded by yelling and making gestures.

The Wildcats went on to seal the victory, avoiding a ninth inning that potentially would have given Texas A&M another chance to come back.

SEC rules do not allow a new inning to start after 4:30 p.m. when a series ends on a Sunday, giving road teams more time to travel so that students are in a better position to attend class the following day.

Kentucky won two games of the three-game series, improving to 17-9 overall and 4-5 in the SEC.

Texas A&M, ranked No. 1 in the preseason by D1Baseball.com, dropped to 13-14 overall and 1-8 in conference.

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Rashaun Agee scores 27 to lead Southern Cal over Tulane 89-60 in first round of CBC

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and Southern California rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday night.

The Trojans (17-17) move on to play Villanova in a Thursday quarterfinal. The Wildcats (20-14) beat Colorado 85-64 to advance.

Agee made 10 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers and grabbed nine rebounds for USC. He also blocked four shots. Saint Thomas totaled 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting, nine assists and five boards. Desmond Claude pitched in with nine points, six rebounds and five assists. Reserve Clark Slajchert scored 10.

Asher Woods had 18 points to lead the Green Wave (19-15). Rowan Brumbaugh had 11 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals. Gregg Glenn III and Tyler Ringgold both scored 10.

Agee had 12 points and six rebounds by halftime to help the Trojans take a 39-24 lead into the locker room.

Tulane closed within 58-48 with nine minutes remaining, but Agee answered with a layup and added two 3-pointers in a 15-1 run over the next four minutes as the Trojans cruised to the finish line.

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