New firefighters

Eight men formally joined the ranks of the San Angelo Fire Department Friday night. The recruit graduation was held at the West Texas Training Center. The new firefighters are Justin Kinney, Bradley Matthews, Jake Fullerton, Timothy Bosworth, Jeffery Earnshaw, Derreck Murphy, Ryan Lee and Patrick Boyd.

Transportation grant application

San Angelo' sCommunity and Economic Development Department has submitted a nearly one-point-two million dollar grant application to the Texas Department of Transportation. If funded, the grant will pay for 36 miles of bike lanes, 15 bike racks, 493 street trees along roadways downtown and in north San Angelo, and more than 156 benches and trash cans in the Central Business District. The city says the application is the product of hundreds of man-hours from City staff, Downtown San Angelo, Incorporated, numerous partnering agencies and organizations, with approval by the City Council and Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Shannon donations

A reminder from Shannon Medical Center that the hospital is accepting durable medical equipment donations year-round. Any and all durable medical equipment including, but not limited to, is accepted: wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs, tub transfer benches and three-in-one chairs. . Monetary donations are also accepted. You can find out more about making donations at shannon-health-dot-com.

ASU appointments

A couple of major appointments have been announced at Angelo State University. President Brian May has named Doctor Nancy Allen as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs until a national search can identify a permanent successor to the position. And May named Doctor Paul Swets, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since September of 2011, to that position permanently.

Woman injured in fire

A woman was seriously injured in a house fire in north San Angelo last night. The fire broke out around 7 o'clock. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in the the 400 block of East 24th and found a woman unresponsive and not breathing at the scene. She was reportedly was resuscitated by EMTs and transported to Shannon Medical Center. The cause of the blaze is unknown; the fire marshals office is investigating.

Pool break-ins

We told you about two 15-year-olds being caught after allegedly breaking into the Love Municipal Pool early Wednesday morning. A total of four windows were broken with the damage estimated at a thousand dollars. Some items were taken and the boy and girl were arrested on charges of burglary of a building with the boy also charged for kicking an officer. This is the third such incident of vandalism at Love Municipal Pool this month. Anyone with information about the other two break-ins is asked to call San Angelo police. To remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 658-HELP.

Stolen vehicle found

On Tuesday morning, a San Angelo police officer observed a red Honda Civic weaving in and out of traffic as it traveled on Beauregard. He followed the vehicle which was occupied by three men to the parking lot of the CVS Pharmacy on West Beauregard. A check of the license plate which showed the vehicle was reported stolen from Paint Rock Road one year ago. The three men who had been in the car were located inside the store and taken into custody without incident. 21-year-old Justin Westerman of San Angelo was arrested for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. 18-year-old Jimmie Hageman of San Angelo was arrested for outstanding City Warrants. The third man was identified and released at the scene.