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Travel Weekly
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- Business
- Travel Weekly
New routes from Spirit and Frontier
Spirit Airlines will connect Fort Lauderdale with Key West. Meanwhile, discount competitor Frontier Airlines will enter Richmond, Va., Corpus Christi, Texas, and Tulsa, Okla. The flights to and from Fort Lauderdale will be Spirit's first to the Texas city. They'll operate four-times weekly beginning Nov. 6, then switch to daily on Dec. 18. Spirit will be the lone carrier flying between Fort Lauderdale and Key West. Florida regional airline Silver Airways serviced the route before ceasing operations last month. Travelers instead often drive to Key West from Fort Lauderdale, a journey of approximately four hours. Spirit is marketing the new route to connecting travelers. A company press release touted easy connections to Key West via Fort Lauderdale from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, New York and Philadelphia. Frontier's new routes from Denver home base Frontier's home base of Denver will be the focal point of service from the carrier's three new destinations. Flights connecting Corpus Christi with Denver will operate twice weekly beginning Oct. 9. Flights between Richmond and Denver will operate twice weekly beginning Oct. 19. The airline will also connect Richmond to Atlanta twice weekly beginning Oct. 17. Tulsa-Denver service will be twice weekly starting Oct. 12. Frontier previously served as many as five cities from Tulsa, Cirium flight schedule data shows, but hasn't flown there since suspending Denver service in March 2022. Frontier will compete against United and Southwest on both Denver-Richmond and Denver-Tulsa. It will be the lone carrier connecting Denver and Corpus Christi.
Herald Malaysia
2 days ago
- General
- Herald Malaysia
Corpus Christi Procession to bless the city and the people of Kuching
St Joseph's Cathedral parish Kuching celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi this year with a procession on the streets of Kuching after the 5 pm Mass on Sunday June 22. Jul 24, 2025 St Joseph's Cathedral procession to mark the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, 22 June 2025. (Photo: St Joseph's Cathedral) By Aloysius Lai St Joseph's Cathedral parish Kuching celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi this year with a procession on the streets of Kuching after the 5 pm Mass on Sunday June 22. The main celebrant of the Mass was His Grace Archbishop Simon Poh and priests concelebrating were Rev Fathers Nicholas Ng, Mark Bonchol, Davie Entalai, John Chong, Galvin Gumbang and Eugenio Maglasang. Archbishop Simon during his homily, explained the meaning of Corpus Christ being the Body and Blood of Christ and linked that with Christ's presence in the Word of God and the Eucharist at Mass. We, being baptised in Christ and Christ is the temple of the Holy Spirit. United with the Holy Spirit and Christ we, the Church, form the One Body of Christ. As such, the celebration of Corpus Christi is also the celebration of the Church united with Christ as the Head. Archbishop Simon went on to say that the Corpus Christi procession is a witness of of our faith in Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament, and that we are bringing Jesus to the streets to bless the city and the people of Kuching. At the conclusion of Mass, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed in a monstrance on the Altar which was then brought out in procession by Archbishop Simon. The candlelight procession along Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg was led by the Cross bearer, youth flag bearers and members of the liturgical ministries. Flower girls and page boys sprinkled flowers along the route of the procession in honour of the Blessed Sacrament. Priests, religious sisters and seminarians also joined in the procession together with some 1,000 or more parishioners. During the procession hymns were sung by the congregation. At the conclusion of the procession, a short prayer service was conducted at the bell tower of the Cathedral. The congregation gathered at the car park in front of the Cathedral. The service concluded with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.--Today's Catholic
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Corpus Christi police officer fatally shoots man while responding to assault call
A struggle between a Corpus Christi police officer and a man accused of family violence ended in the officer fatally shooting the man at a Southside residence on July 14. The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. as the officer was responding to a call of assault with a weapon at a home in the 7900 block of Elk Street, according to Corpus Christi Police Chief Mike Markle. The call turned out to be a case of continued family violence, he said. When the officer arrived at the residence and met the man, a fight immediately began and spilled out into the front yard, Markle said. As they were fighting, the man got into a vehicle and tried to "back over the officer," who was in the door jamb trying to pull him out, Markle said. The officer then shot his gun at the man, he said. No other officers discharged their weapons. A news release written by senior officer Travis Pace said the officer attempted several times to use "non-lethal force," but the man continued to fight with the officer. After firing his weapon, the officer immediately began to administer first aid, Pace said. Medics took the suspect to a local hospital, where a justice of the peace pronounced him deceased. Police closed down both streets and cordoned off the area of the crime scene as they investigated. Pace confirmed that the victim of the family violence incident was unharmed. The officer who shot the man will be placed on administrative leave according to departmental policy as the investigation continues. More: Man arrested after exchanging fire with Corpus Christi police officer This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Corpus Christi police officer fatally shoots man after assault call
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Corpus Christi police say they are searching for a missing 18-year-old woman
Corpus Christi police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman. Family members say they last spoke with Amy Huerta, 18, about two weeks ago, when they reported her missing, according to Corpus Christi Police Department officer Madeline Vaughn. Huerta is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs about 110 pounds. She has a name tattooed on her top left arm. Anyone who sees her or who knows where she is should call 911 or call the police department non-emergency number at 361-886-2600. This is a developing story. More information will be reported when it is available. MORE LOCAL NEWS More: How is a recently formed police unit trying to reduce violent crime in Corpus Christi? More: Corpus Christi police officer fatally shoots man while responding to assault call This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Woman with left arm tattoo reported missing to Corpus Christi police Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
- Politics
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Frustration and fear ripple through NPR and PBS affiliates after Congress approves clawbacks
Staffers at local NPR and PBS stations around the country were devastated by the news that Congress approved $1.1 billion in federal funding cuts to public media last week, a move that could jeopardize the futures of dozens of stations. Small, as well as rural, public media stations that heavily rely on federal funding to operate are now bracing for possible staff cuts after Congress approved a package on Thursday that will claw back Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding. Some stations say they're being punished over a fight between President Donald Trump and the national public broadcasting organizations that have little relationship to the service smaller outlets offer their communities. 'I think [lawmakers'] decisions were not informed,' said Don Dunlap, president and general manager of KEDT-TV/FM, a public radio and TV station in Corpus Christi, Texas. 'We're there to help people. There are 10 public TV stations in Texas, and we're thinking probably six of them will close down within a year.' In April, Trump asked Congress to roll back funding for NPR and PBS, which he has long accused of bias against him and other Republicans — a claim both outlets have denied. The public media cuts are one aspect of the Trump administration's aggressive campaign against media outlets it deems as partisan. Trump has taken legal action against several news organizations, including CBS, ABC, The Wall Street Journal and other outlets over unfavorable coverage. Several station heads told POLITICO they've been preparing for potential cuts since the Trump administration first floated the idea earlier this year. But in the wake of the bill's passage, they've had to put those plans into action. 'We're disappointed, but not surprised, and we've been planning for this scenario for a while,' said Judy Diaz, head of Delmarva Public Media, a group of three NPR stations that serve Maryland's Delmarva Peninsula. 'But yeah, it's a hit.' For hundreds of stations, federal money makes up a significant portion of their total funding. According to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, about 45 percent of all public media stations that received their grants are in rural areas, and nearly half of those rely on CPB for 25 percent or more of their annual budget. Without federal funding, those stations may be forced into layoffs and programming cuts, if they're able to survive at all. According to data obtained by POLITICO, 34 public radio and TV stations receive at least 50 percent of their funding from federal grants. Twelve of those stations are in Alaska. 'We can't fundraise our way out of this. We have to make other decisions,' said Mollie Kabler, executive director of CoastAlaska, which oversees six public radio stations in southern Alaska. 'We have to consider 'what services are we going to give up? What people are we going to let go of? And how can we find a way to collaborate and retain service for Alaskans?'' KRZA-FM, a public radio station based in Alamosa, Colorado, that broadcasts across southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, relies on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 50 percent of its yearly budget. Besides general manager Gerald Rodriguez, the station has one other full-time employee, two part-time workers and a handful of volunteers. 'It's gonna be a huge cut for us,' Rodriguez said. 'It's gonna affect us quite a bit, to the point where it could be, like a one-man show at some point where I'm doing everything by myself.' Public media stations have received CPB grants through the end of the current fiscal year, which ends in September. Many stations are calculating how long they'll be able to survive once their federal grant funds dry up. For some, it may only be a matter of months. 'The station has built up a war chest that should get us through the next few months,' said Mark Johnson, general manager of KSRQ-FM in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. 'Right now, we are making a push on-air and through social media for listener contributions to help us cover the cost of powering our transmitter through December.' Public media staffers from local affiliates to the national networks have been lobbying Republicans in Congress for weeks in hopes of staving off the cuts. In the end, only four Republicans in both chambers voted against the final version of the package, which also included cuts to foreign aid: Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Reps. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). Representatives for Senate Majority Leader John Thune did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A House leadership aide deflected blame for impacts to local public media stations, and said in a statement that the NPR and PBS national organizations should "manage funds wisely and root out waste so rural stations can succeed." An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson refuted claims that local NPR and PBS affiliates had remained nonpartisan, saying in a statement they had 'politicized their own coverage by relying on syndicated programming from their national org.' 'Democratic paper-pushers masquerading as reporters don't deserve taxpayer subsidies, and NPR and PBS will have to learn to survive on their own,' said White House principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields. 'Unfortunately for them, their only lifeline was taxpayer dollars, and that ended when President Trump was sworn in.' Scott Smith, general manager of Alleghany Public Radio which broadcasts to three counties on either side of the border of Virginia and West Virginia, said he reached out to Republican lawmakers from both states to try to preserve the 60 percent of his funding that comes from federal grants. Now, he blames Congress for targeting local stations to spite the national NPR and PBS networks. 'They do know that what they were doing was going to hurt us more than it's going to hurt NPR and PBS as a whole. Yet it was still done,' Smith said. 'So what conclusion does that bring you to, without any other data to the contrary, that this is political and personal in nature.' Kabler, who oversees the stations in Alaska, said she meets with Murkowski 'a couple times per year.' The senator attempted to introduce an amendment to the Senate bill that would protect funding for local public broadcasting while stripping it from NPR's and PBS' national operations, citing employees at KUCB — one of Kabler's stations — who she said earlier that afternoon had coordinated with local public officials to warn the community of an impending tsunami. The amendment failed. The public broadcasting audience in Alaska is 'mostly Republicans,' Kabler said. 'But our services are not about partisan politics, and the discussion of what people believe about PBS and NPR on the national level, that's not what we do. We're about local news and information.' Some public media staffers are hoping to take advantage of the grassroots networks used to rally support against the federal cuts to organize political opposition to Republicans who backed the bill. Kurt Mische, president of the PBS station based in Reno, Nevada, said he hopes the impact of gutting local NPR and PBS stations will be a motivating issue for voters in the 2026 midterms. 'I hope that everyone who believes in and supports the mission and vision and values of public broadcasting will keep this in mind when the next congressional election comes up,' Mische said. 'And we will help them connect the dots.' Solve the daily Crossword
