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What to expect in Governor Hochul's State of the State Address

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Governor Hochul will be giving her state of the state address next week. A head of the big speech, she is sharing some of the proposals she would like to include in her executive budget. To prevent drownings, Governor Kathy Hochul wants to the state to invest in a $60 million grant program to renovate and build new pools in underserved communities, as well as expand learn to swim programs in New York State."We’re investing another 60 million to develop an install innovative floating pools. Have you seen floating pools? This is how you open up your rivers and waterways to the public," said Hochul.Earlier this week, Hochul shared other priorities such as proposing a bill to ban co-pays for insulin on certain insurance plans. She also wants New York teachers to “go back to basics” by having students focus on phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension."We’ve been teaching our young people the wrong way for too long. And now it’s time to just say stop," said Hochul. "...

Local school districts send aid to accident on I-87

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

WARRENSBURG, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Multiple people were injured when a Flixbus traveling southbound on I-87 rolled over on Friday afternoon. The crash happened between exits 22 and 23 in Lake George. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Lake George Fire Department says there are approximately 22 victims with various injuries. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Warrensburg Central School District and the Lake George School District.Warrensburg CSD Superintendent Amy Langworthy said she received a call from the Warren County Sheriff's Office, asking for buses to help transport the injured people to safety. Langworthy says she immediately agreed and sent buses and their school resource officer to help. “I, along with every other superintendent and school district, would immediately say yes that we should assist and help emergency services and obviously the crash victims. So he, along with Matt Fish, our school reso...

St. Louis City employee mask mandate ends after a few hours

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - After only a few hours of requiring city employees to mask up indoors again, the decision has been reversed. The Department of Health released an updated statement Friday afternoon saying employees were strongly recommended to wear a mask indoors after announcing earlier in the morning that masks were required. The prior decision was made due to an increasing number of cases regarding RSV, COVID-19, and influenza.The department also clarified information that was released Thursday about the percent changes from this season to previous seasons. The data now shows the difference for one month. Influenza had the highest increase in the number of cases, with over a 450% spike. Those aged 25–49 had the largest number of infections, followed by children aged 5–14 years old. COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 38%, with 270 people hospitalized during the week of Dec. 23. RSV positive tests also showed an increase of 34%, with 400 positive tests. Light rain and snow to impa...

Public vote opens over how St. Louis should use Rams settlement funds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Alderman is asking residents to participate in a public vote on how the City of St. Louis should use its funds from the NFL Rams relocation settlement. The Board of Alderman presents 20 ideas on an online voting page. Voters are asked to decide on investments "they want the Board of Aldermen to prioritize for serious consideration." The voting period runs from Friday to Feb. 2. Residents can cast their ten votes, either for a single idea or to spread across multiple ideas. Dome leaders ready to welcome back Battlehawks; schedule in the works The Rams relocation settlement, which yielded $790 million in December 2021, led to St. Louis City splitting a sum of those funds with St. Louis County and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Authority. Around one-third of the Rams settlement earnings went toward attorneys’ fees.Since the settlement, the City of St. Louis placed around $250 million into an interest-bearing account with the Missouri S...

Roberta Gambarini, Victor Wooten and more jazz in January

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

Live music in January? What else is there to do?I mean, in addition to staying home and listening to records.Here are some highlights:The expressive singer Roberta Gambarini, who has collaborated with some of the top names in jazz over the course of her respectable career, will perform at Dazzle Jan. 7-8. She’s back in Denver with a top-shelf lineup of local musicians, too: Eric Gunnison, Mark Simon and Paul Romaine. Watch this YouTube video of an extended Dazzle performance from 2022 to hear and see her committed stage presence, with the same rhythm section. The Jan. 7 shows are scheduled for 4 and 630 p.m., and on the following night, there’s a single performance at 6:30. Tickets at dazzledenver.com.Bass palyer Victor Wooten poses for a picture during day 3 of the 2016 NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Jan. 23, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM)Electric bassist Victor Wooten has been awarded five Grammys for his prowess. Probably ...

17-year-old girl reported missing, possibly in crisis in Lakewood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

A 17-year-old girl reported missing in Lakewood on Friday morning could be in crisis.Alijandra Ayala was last seen about 11 a.m. in the 9800 block of West 22nd Place, according to a Missing Endangered Alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.ENDANGERED MISSING ALERT ACTIVATION: 17-year-old Alijandra Ayala was last seen on January 5, 2024 in Lakewood. Alijandra maybe experiencing mental health symptoms or may be in crisis. If seen, please call 9-1-1 or the Lakewood Police Department at 303-980-7300. pic.twitter.com/C6uVuWAVDA— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) January 5, 2024She is a 120-pound, four-foot-ten-inch girl with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing maroon sweatpants and a maroon top, a brown jacket and a “hippie” flower bag.She may be experiencing mental health symptoms or could be in crisis, according to the alert.Anyone who may have information can call 9-1-1 or the Lakewood Police Department at 303-980-7300.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Saf...

Charge dismissed against Pueblo man accused of tampering with voting machine in 2022

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

An election tampering charge filed against a Pueblo man accused of removing an official seal and pulling a USB port from a voting machine during the June 2022 primaries has been dismissed.A Pueblo District Court judge ordered Richard Patton, 32, to undergo an outpatient mental competency exam following his arrest, and, in December 2022, the judge ruled that he was not competent to stand trial. The judge ordered Patton to participate in outpatient mental health treatment in hopes of bringing him to trial at a later date.Instead, Patton’s felony election tampering charge was dismissed Wednesday, although court records do not specify the reason.Prosecutors could not immediately be reached Friday for comment.A competency evaluation considers whether a criminal defendant is mentally ill or developmentally disabled and whether that prevents the defendant from understanding the court process.A gag order was placed on those involved in the criminal proceedings because the case generat...

Alleged EBT scammer from SoCal nabbed in Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

A suspected EBT scammer wanted by the FBI in Southern California was taken into custody in Florida.The alleged scammer, known only by the alias "Walerian Grabowski," was taken into custody on Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.Seamus Hughes of Court Watch connected Grabowski's arrest to the alleged bank fraud and identity theft ring that operated in Southern California from about November 2021 to September 2022.Grabowski and four others — Birdal Osman, Ilie-Sebastian-Laur Vasilescu, Bogdan Adrian Purgariu and Silviu-Florin Spiridon — used card skimming devices to steal money from victims' EBT cards, according to the FBI. 5 men sought by FBI in Los Angeles for EBT scams  An indictment indicates the thefts took place in Alhambra, Garden Grove, Tustin, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Fullerton, Brea, Culver City, Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Newport Beach.The skimmers were placed on terminals operated by Bank of America, Citibank, Fi...

Thousand Oaks woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

A Thousand Oaks woman faces a hit-and-run charge after she allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian and fled the scene last month.Just after 6 a.m. on Dec. 9, Robert Paul Quiroz Jr. was found unresponsive near the intersection of Janss Road and Windsor Drive, and investigators "located evidence that suggested the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle just east of the intersection," the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Quiroz did not survive his injuries.On New Year's Eve, a deputy spotted the suspect vehicle in Thousand Oaks, and "evidence was located that tied the vehicle to the crime," authorities said.Tracy Nadine Smith, 51, was identified as the driver and arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a collision causing injury or death, the VCSO said.Jail records show she was released on her own recognizance on Jan. 3, and she is due to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on Jan. 12.Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Senior Deputy Marc...

Time running out for Inverness boat that became social media star

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:31:42 GMT

Associated PressINVERNESS — Time is apparently running out for California’s “Inverness Shipwreck,” an old wooden boat that became an Instagram star as it rotted on a shoreline north of San Francisco.Recent storms have made a shambles of the forlorn vessel named Point Reyes, which was already deteriorated from the over-attention of visitors to the Marin County coast, San Francisco Bay news media reported this week.“The National Park Service is aware that additional damage occurred to the vessel as a result of the most recent storms and tides,” Point Reyes National Seashore officials said in a statement to the SFGATE news site. “While we recognize that this is a local landmark and destination, the NPS is evaluating options to remove it safely.”The boat was built in the 1940s and was used for transportation and fishing before it was abandoned years ago, aground near the community of Inverness on a section of the Tomales Bay shoreline that is pa...