SUMMARY: Jim Taylor Auto Group has announced its 2024 Jim Taylor Memorial Sales Event donation, benefiting the Children‘s Coalition Signs of Suicide program for the second consecutive year. This initiative, aimed at middle and high school students, educates them on recognizing and responding to mental health struggles, addressing the urgent issue of suicide, which is the second leading cause of death among adolescents. To promote widespread accessibility, the program will serve the communities in Richland, Lincoln, and Wasa parishes. A portion of October’s sales proceeds from all three locations will be donated to support this vital educational effort.

Jim Taylor Auto Group announces recipients for its 2024 Jim Taylor Memorial Sales Event donation

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SUMMARY: Today’s weather forecast includes a few showers, mainly around the lake, with a possibility of more rain tomorrow. However, the overall rain chances are expected to decline as heat takes over. A high-pressure system is moving in, bringing drier air. Patchy fog may persist in the mornings, but temperatures will remain hot, around 92°F. The focus shifts to potential tropical activity, with a 30% chance of development in the western Caribbean over the next week. Forecasts suggest various paths for any developing system, primarily influenced by the Bermuda High. Stay tuned for updates as conditions evolve.

Meteorologist Devon Lucie shows us the isolated showers that were out Wednesday night, then steps us through the next couple of days letting you know where rain chances will go and how that will affect temperatures and what the humidity levels will do through the weekend, then takes a closer look at the extended forecast that’s connected to what might happen in the Western Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico next week, while finally focusing on the tropics with the low chance of possible development in the Western Caribbean the the Yucatan Channel and what type and strength of storm activity we’re tracking and what will drive the path of what will steer the system that will determine the impact it will have on Louisiana, then finally taking a look at the entire seven day forecast with high temperatures and rain chances through next Wednesday.

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SUMMARY: One person has died after being struck by a vehicle on Heave near Babcock on the northwest side of San Antonio. The incident occurred a few hours ago when a man was hit by a truck driver, who stopped to assist. Police report that the victim, dressed in dark clothing, was in a poorly lit area and not in a designated crosswalk at the time of the accident. The investigation surrounding the incident is ongoing.

San Antonio police said a man was killed after he was struck by a truck on the Northwest Side.

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