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Red Cross to host food and sneaker drive to support veterans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Sunday, the American Red Cross in the Eastern New York Region is hosting a food and sneaker drive to support veterans. Spearheaded by Red Cross volunteer and Vietnam Veteran George Walker, the food and sneaker drive will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Red Cross office at 33 Everett Road. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Red Cross is collecting non-perishable foods including pasta sauce, boxes of pasta, jelly, peanut butter, cereal, canned fruit, hearty canned soups, ramen soups, canned chicken, canned vegetables, tuna, boxes of mac & cheese, rice, oatmeal, and granola bars. New men's sneakers size 9 to 14 are also needed.

Learn about black bear safety at Greene County event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - In wild parts of New York, like the Hudson Valley and Adirondacks, black bears are awake and active. This week, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting a presentation on how to avoid disturbing their ursine neighbors, should they encounter one. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Mountain Top Library in Tannersville is set to host a session on black bear conflicts on Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The session will go over how to keep potential food sources away from bears' eyes and keen noses. Wildlife biologists will be in attendance to answer questions about how to live in harmony with whatever might live out in the woods.“The mountain top communities in Greene County have a robust bear population and every summer we receive reports of bears being attracted to homes and businesses,” said DEC Region 4 Regional Director Anthony Luisi. “Human-bear conflicts can be prevented...

Man pleads guilty to strangling, dumping body of Missouri woman 3 decades ago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

UNION, Mo. (AP) — A 67-year-old man has pleaded guilty to strangling a woman in Missouri and leaving her bound body in the woods three decades ago, a newspaper reported.Kirby R. King pleaded guilty on Friday to involuntary manslaughter and felonious restraint in the death of 22-year-old Karla Jane Delcour, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday. She was found dead with her wrists and neck bound by a cord in Franklin County woods near the city of St. Clair.King, whose social circles overlapped with those of Delcour, was questioned in 1987 after her body was found but never charged. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office reopened the case in 2018 and King was arrested in 2019, initially charged with second-degree murder. Investigators have not said if new evidence led to King's arrest 32 years after Delcour was killed. Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution today “The tireless efforts in unraveling the truth and meticulously piecing togethe...

Forbes praises St. Louis for nation's 'most exciting emerging arts district'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Theatre, music or art, there are many great opportunities to immerse yourself into the fine arts around St. Louis. So much so, that one local arts scene earned some new praise on a national level. Forbes published a story Monday claiming that St. Louis is home to "America's Most Exciting Emerging Arts District." The write-up honors the Grand Center Arts District in the Grand Center neighborhood. Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution today Within a half-mile radius, Forbes contributor Chadd Scott says the district offers an impressive symphony hall, arts hotel, literary café and bold food concept among other artsy venues. Powell Hall and Fox Theatre stand out, but above all, Scott lauds "a contemporary art museum with a knack for exhibiting the next big thing next door to another arts museum housed in a building globally recognized as an architectural marvel." The article adds that the Kranzberg Foundation has helped many around the district suppor...

City SC match against LA Galaxy will air on FOX 2 this Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Whether you call it soccer, football, fútbol, or footie, St. Louis City SC has wowed locals in its debut season in Major League Soccer. But the City Boys' matches have only aired on the Apple TV streaming service or on cable via FOX Sports 1 – until now.This Sunday, anyone with access to a television can tune in to FOX 2 and watch as City SC faces the LA Galaxy inside CityPark.St. Louis leads the Western Conference with 28 points in 14 matches (9 wins, 4 losses, and a draw). The Galaxy is the conference bottom-dwellers, with just 12 points in 15 matches played.City SC is 6-2-0 at home, while the Galaxy has a road record of 1-5-2. With a +18 goal differential, City SC is head and shoulders above the rest of MLS. The Galaxy comes to CityPark with a -13 differential, worst in the league.FOX 2 will carry the pre-match at 11:30 a.m., with first kick at 12:05 p.m.

Denver DA files murder charges against suspect accused of fatally shooting man, wounding woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

Denver prosecutors have charged a man with first-degree murder, attempted murder and assault after they allege he fatally shot another man in the back of the head last month and shot a woman in the leg.The Denver District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced the charges against Antonio Simpson, 34, in the shooting death of John Martinez, 46, and the shooting injury of a woman.At about 6:15 p.m. on May 20, Denver police officers were called to an apartment near Eighth Avenue and Cherry Street, where they found the woman shot in the leg and Martinez in a bedroom dead with a gunshot to the back of his head, according to the affidavit and arrest warrant application filed in the case.While officers were checking on Martinez, they noticed an “AR-style” handgun on the floor near where it appeared Martinez had been sitting. Martinez was wearing latex gloves, and a small scale with residue was on the desk. “Suspected crystal powder” and “small blue round...

Former Denver Broncos running back Lance Ball arrested in Douglas County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

Former Denver Broncos running back Lance Ball was arrested Monday in Douglas County on investigation of assault and domestic violence.Media Release: Douglas County deputies arrested Lance Ball, DOB 06/19/1985, on charges of domestic violence and second degree assault. Ball allegedly strangled the victim, broke home furnishings, and threw a cell phone, which hit the victim in the head and caused a significant… pic.twitter.com/ICkdLFegwb— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) June 6, 2023Deputies responded Monday to a residence in the Highlands Ranch area near Venneford Ranch Road and South University Boulevard on a report of a “physical domestic disturbance,” according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office news release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man killed in Boulder police shooting wanted for domestic violence in Adams County Crime and Public Safety | Denver police officers mishandled domestic violence call, missed woman’s ser...

Colorado to launch water quality testing program in mobile home parks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

Residents in Colorado’s mobile home parks have long scoffed when asked if they drink the community’s water.It’s hardly even a question to think about. The answer: No, never. The liquid smells bad or looks like rust, they say. It stains dishes and sheets.State lawmakers listened to these concerns — and now Colorado will embark on a multiyear effort to address them.HB23-1257, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Monday, will launch a statewide effort to test the water quality in mobile home parks that fall through the cracks of existing testing mechanisms. If testing reveals an issue, the park operator will need to complete a remediation plan and provide safe water for residents.“It feels very empowering,” said Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs, and one of the bill’s co-sponsors. “We’re finally listening to our communities and supporting working families.”Related ArticlesPolitics | The battle to keep Col...

48-year-old killed in road rage shooting in Aurora; police seek Ford Explorer that was “driving erratically”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

Somebody in a vehicle “driving erratically” in Aurora on Monday night fatally shot a 48-year-old Denver man who’d pulled up alongside it at a red light and rolled down his window — a case of road rage, police said Tuesday, appealing to the public for help.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Aurora police searching for missing 5-year-old find bag of charred remains in mother’s apartment Crime and Public Safety | Family of Jor’Dell Richardson demands video footage of 14-year-old’s fatal shooting by Aurora police Crime and Public Safety | Family of man killed in Colorado Springs says police got 911 call an hour before homicide Crime and Public Safety | Vehicular homicide charges filed against juvenile in Douglas County “car surfing” crash Crime and Public Safety | Search for missing Colorado River kayaker Ari Harms suspended The shooting happened s...

Man, 75, pepper sprayed in attack in Fullerton garage (video)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:09 GMT

Surveillance video caught a man being pepper sprayed in an attack in his Fullerton garage over the weekend an hour before a similar incident in Rowland Heights.The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Las Palmas Drive, Fullerton police said.An older Asian couple had just parked their car in the garage when two men in hooded sweatshirts approached the man as he went to his trunk, referenced something about someone hitting his car, before pepper spraying him in the face, video shared by the victim’s son showed.Home surveillance video captured a 75-year-old man being pepper sprayed in his Fullerton garage on June 3, 2023. (Kevin Chon)Home surveillance video captured a 75-year-old man being pepper sprayed in his Fullerton garage on June 3, 2023. (Kevin Chon)One of the suspects is seen in the surveillance video on June 3, 2023. (Kevin Chon) One of the suspects is seen in the surveillance video on June 3, 2023. (Kevin Chon) The victim, described as being 75 year...