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Suspicious Overnight Fires in Troy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Over the past month crews were hard at work building a stage behind in Troy’s Powers Park. They were surprised to find their forklift burnt out when they came to work this morning. NEWS10 spoke to neighbors across the street, who wished to remain anonymous, that called police after seeing the vehicle on fire and someone fleeing the scene. MORE NEWS from NEWS10That wasn’t the only fire Troy first responders had to deal with. According to the city’s police department, there were four separate vehicle fires in the Lansingburgh neighborhood. All of the blazes occurred between 11:30 pm and Midnight Tuesday night. Their investigation is ongoing. There is no suspect in custody. Police are still trying to determine if the fires are connected. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The department says Detectives have collected multiple videos from surveillance cameras in the areas of the incidents. As for the for...

New trail, preserve open for hiking in Queensbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Luzerne Road stretches out from the west end of Glens Falls and crosses through a part of Queensbury populated by neighborhoods, trees, and West Mountain. The town's fourth ward also contains 13 acres of land acquired recently by an organization dedicated to maintaining wilderness around Queensbury. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This week, the Queensbury Land Conservancy announced the acquisition of the Nicholson Preserve, a new donation of property owned by the Nicholson family on Luzerne Road. The property came to the conservancy as a typical Queensbury landscape of pine trees and sandy soil. Now, it sports a mile-long trail."We had help from some National Grid employees to add the trail," said Board President Sandra Allen. "It's relatively flat, easier for smaller kids and folks who aren't big climbers."With the trail set and a parking lot carved out, all that's left now at the property - lo...

City of Troy uses ARPA funds to improve local parks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy residents will see upgrades and improvements to local parks around the city. Funding for the work comes from the American Rescue Plan Act. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Kinloch Park in Troy's Eastside neighborhood will be temporarily closed on June 26. Work will be done to improve the sidewalks, drainage, and parking. Other parks undergoing improvements include Canal Park, Beman Park, and 112th Street Park.

Psychologist, native activist weigh-in on mascot change process

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- School districts across New York State continue the process of changing their mascot and team names to align with the Board of Education's mandate to stop using Native American names and logos. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Tuesday night, the Niskayuna Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to start the team name change process. While the district doesn’t currently use indigenous imagery, they will change their monikers from the current "Silver Warriors" and "Mohawks.""When you use mascot names that group people together, even if people don't mean to be discriminatory, it fosters that," said Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Rudy Nydegger.The American Psychological Association has taken the stance that using Native American symbols and nicknames is not only offensive to the groups they are stereotyping, but also undermines the educational experiences of communities who have little to ...

Tate appears in Romanian court to face rape and human trafficking charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, appeared Wednesday in a court in Romania. Prosecutors have charged him with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to exploit women. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The former professional kickboxer and his brother, Tristan, who also was charged, arrived at the court in Bucharest, Romania's capital, flanked by six bodyguards. Tate, 36, has denied wrongdoing and said in a brief statement that he was being “unfairly attacked.”Reporters outside asked him, “How much money have you made from trafficking women?”Tate, whose social media posts included photos of luxury cars and displays of wealth, snapped: “Zero.” The successful social media personality acquired over six million Twitter followers, many of them young men and teenage boys. Rape, trafficking charges filed against Andrew Tate Tate previously...

St. Louis County confirms first case of mpox this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Health officials have confirmed the first case of mpox in St. Louis County this year. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health says the patient was a St. Louis County resident and likely contracted mpox through sexual contact. The patient was not previously vaccinated against mpox either. Health officials are working to identify individuals with whom the patient may have been in contact while infectious. The county's first case comes following a spike in mpox cases in the Chicago area that were confirmed last month. Crews respond to apparent sinkhole near Dogtown homes Last year St. Louis County experienced a total of 42 known mpox cases, with the first case reported in late July and the last case reported in late November. The St. Louis County Health Department says the recent increase in mpox cases observed nationally suggests there is potential for renewed mpox outbreak in the St. Louis region. Mpox, renamed last year clinically r...

Aurora woman who started fire that killed 5-year-old boy sentenced to 42 years in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

Alondra Michel, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder and first-degree arson in a deadly 2022 apartment fire in Aurora, was sentenced to 42 years in prison last week, prosecutors announced Wednesday.The fire killed 5-year-old Abner Salmeron-Bautista.“This defendant’s actions showed a complete disregard for the safety of all tenants living in that complex,” 18th Judicial District Chief Deputy District Attorney Ann Tomsic said in Wednesday’s news release. “We hope this lengthy prison sentence can bring some closure to Abner’s family and the other tenants who were temporarily displaced at no fault of their own.”District Judge Shay Whitaker sentenced Michel to 42 years for the second-degree murder charge, just under the 45-year maximum, and 10 years for each of the three arson charge, to be served concurrently.Around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2022, Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in an Aurora apartment complex.According to a Wednesday news relea...

Pierre Lacroix, original Avalanche GM, inducted to Hockey Hall of Fame posthumously

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

Pierre Lacroix, the longtime Avalanche general manager who assembled two Stanley Cup-winning teams in Colorado, was posthumously inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a team builder Wednesday.Lacroix, who died from complications of COVID-19 in 2020, was president and GM of the Avalanche from 1994 to 2006, and he remained president until 2013. He oversaw the franchise’s relocation from Quebec City at the beginning of his tenure, then shepherded the organization to its first two championships in 1996 and 2001. The Avs won nine consecutive division titles and appeared in the Western Conference Finals six times under Lacroix, one of the signature hockey architects of the pre-salary cap era.Announcing Class of 2023 Builder Inductee Pierre Lacroix, honoured posthumously.#HHOF2023 | #HHOF pic.twitter.com/2pThHcfNgf— Hockey Hall of Fame (@HockeyHallFame) June 21, 2023During the debut 1995-96 season that eventually ended with a Stanley Cup title, he engineered the famous trade t...

'We cannot put into words the pain': families mourn California couple killed at EDM festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

Family members have identified the young couple killed in a shooting at an EDM festival in Washington state as Josilyn Ruiz, 26, and Brandy Escamilla, 29, both of whom were from the Los Angeles area.Ruiz and Escamilla were attending Beyond Wonderland near the city of George on Saturday night when a gunman opened fire on a crowd in an area where people were camping, authorities said.Josilyn Ruiz (left) and Brandy Escamilla were killed when a gunman opened fire at an EDM festival in Washington state on June 17, 2023. (GoFundMe)Escamilla died of a gunshot wound to the head, and Ruiz died from a gunshot wound to her torso, the Grant County Coroner said. Two other people were wounded.The alleged gunman, identified as James M. Kelly, 26, was shot by law enforcement officers and survived. Officials said Kelly was a joint fire support specialist stationed at a U.S. Army base in Western Washington.Ruiz and Escamilla were living in Seattle as traveling nurses and were engaged to be married, f...

South L.A. metal recycling facility charged with illegally disposing hazardous materials onto high school campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:58 GMT

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday announced charges against a recycling facility, accusing it of illegally dumping hazardous waste next to and onto a Watts high school.The charges were announced outside Jordan High School, located at 2265 E 103rd St., where District Attorney George Gascón said a “serious environmental injustice” had occurred. The criminal complaint charges S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp its owners, Gary and Matthew Weisenberg, with 21 felony counts of knowingly disposing hazardous waste at a site with no permit and one felony count of deposit of hazardous waste. They each face one misdemeanor count of failure to maintain or operate a facility to minimize the possibility of a fire and public nuisance, Gascón detailed.An aerial photo from Sky5 shows Jordan High School (left) next to Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. in Watts on June 21, 2023. (KTLA) The DA cited reports of scrap metal flying onto where sports are played and where the school’s ...