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Officials announce new funds to fight food insecurity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Local officials announced that $250,000 will be awarded to two organizations to combat food insecurity. Officials cited data that suggests one in ten people in Albany County are considered food insecure and one in seven children are going to school hungry. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The funding will be split between the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and its community agency partners and the United Way of the Greater Capital Region. The funding is made available via a new initiative to combat food insecurity in the Albany County budget for the fiscal year 2024. “No man, woman, or child should go hungry and we are taking the action needed to have an impact. Demand in Albany County for help has gone up 30% since last year and we need to invest in programs that will make a difference,” said County Executive McCoy. “Strong partnerships will help reduce the meal gap this year from 26% to 18...

Teen shot in north St. Louis County, crash follows in response to gunfire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One teenager was shot Wednesday in north St. Louis County, and the gunfire caused one driver to crash nearby, police said. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Wednesday near the area of Larimore Road and Oak Parkway Lane. Police first responded to a ShotSpotter alert from the scene. When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to a hospital for treatment, but his injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Mayor resigns, hired weeks later in new job making 6x more While investigating, police learned of a crash near the scene of the shooting. Investigators say one driver involved in the crash reacted to the gunfire and was trying to avoid the shooting. That driver was also taken to a hospital with what police believe to be non-life-threatening injuries. Police have not yet disclosed any suspect information. The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the matter. There could be some tra...

St. Louis County man sentenced in drug conspiracy, one of five charged

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis County man, one of five people linked to a criminal enterprise, was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for his role in a drug conspiracy. A judge has ordered Marvel Sherell, 23, to 11 years behind bars, plus four years of supervised release after completing his term. The Drug Enforcement Administration says that Sherell was selling meth and fentanyl and used a confidential source to purchase drugs. Sherell admitted to selling methamphetamine and fentanyl to the DEA unknowingly. Mayor resigns, hired weeks later in new job making 6x more According to his plea agreement, Sherell admitted engaging in a drug conspiracy with others, including Nicholas L. Nixon, 24; Jacquez T. Love, 25; Turhan Robinson Jr., 23; and Arion D. Strickland, 29. During one encounter involving authorities on May 5, 2022, Sherell admitted to fleeing from St. Louis police officers. Police spotted Sherell driving recklessly that night and tried to stop his car.Investigators say Sherell ...

Assist MDC in locating poacher of elk in Shannon County, $20,000 reward offered

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

SHANNON COUNTY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reaching out to the public for help in identifying a poacher who illegally shot and killed a bull elk near Klepzi Mill in Shannon County over the past weekend. A local deer hunter made the discovery and told MDC of the incident.Shannon County Conservation Agent Brad Hadley located the adult elk, which had been shot and left in the vicinity of Klepzig Mill during Missouri’s firearms deer season opening weekend on Nov. 11 and 12. The entire carcass was abandoned in the field and later transported to MDC’s Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center in Columbia for necropsy.Missouri’s Operation Game Thief (OGT) is offering $20,000 as a reward for any information leading to the conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the elk's shooting.Conservation agents are asking anyone with information to contact the Operation Game Thief hotline at 800-392-1111. Callers have the option to remain anonymous, and...

Early returns on five-out offense encouraging for CU Buffs men’s basketball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

There will be more challenging competition ahead for the Colorado men’s basketball team.As soon as next week actually, when the 25th-ranked Buffaloes take on Richmond on Monday in the first of two games at the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach, Florida.Still, the early returns on the switch to a five-out offensive approach have to be encouraging for head coach Tad Boyle and his staff.CU improved to 3-0 with a 106-79 dismantling of Milwaukee on Tuesday night, as the Buffs turned in their third impressive offensive performance in as many chances to start the 2023-24 campaign.“That’s the reason we kind of implemented it,” CU point guard KJ Simpson said. “Because we saw a lot of times last year we were standing around, not getting too many guys cutting or moving. It’s kind of easy to guard us that way. When we have guys that are willing to cut, who spread the floor and our offense is spaced out, and guys sealing in and ducking in and setting hard screens and rolling hard, things like that ...

Voting to rename LA Metro project now open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

Online voting has officially begun for those wanting to get involved and help the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, aka LA Metro, come up with a new name for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project.Earlier this year, Metro officials announced that the project was in desperate need of a new name to clear up confusion about the project's intended purpose and planned route.Despite its name, the planned transit expansion project stops short of Orange County and comes nowhere near Santa Ana. Instead the 14.5-mile segment connects Artesia to downtown Los Angeles with nine stops in the Gateway Cities along the way.Confusion over the name led to frustration among some Metro board members who believed their project missed out on state and federal grant funds due to its unintended association with an Orange County Transportation Authority project that will actually service Santa Ana.This frustration and general confusion over the project led to LA Metro aski...

Festival of Lights returns to downtown Riverside

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

The city of Riverside will usher in the holiday season this weekend with the Switch-On Ceremony for the 31st annual Festival of Lights event on Nov. 18.The Switch-On Ceremony kicks off the popular attraction with a free fireworks show, live performances, family-friendly activities and plenty of holiday cheer.The ceremony will take place at Orange Street and Mission Inn Avenue right outside the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa at 5 p.m. on Saturday, with a fireworks show to follow.The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa’s Festival of Lights display in downtown Riverside, California. (Mission Inn Hotel & Spa) Universal Studios Hollywood seasonal events return for holiday season Guests should plan to arrive no later than 4:30 p.m., according to the event website.During the Festival of Lights event, visitors can go ice skating, meet Santa Claus, go shopping, enjoy live entertainment and indulge in holiday treats and drinks.An artisan’s collective, an innovative art market, will also be available...

Orange County student suspended for saying ‘Free Palestine,’ family claims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

The family of a student in Newport Beach is outraged after they claim he was suspended for saying “Free Palestine” to another student.Video posted to social media by one of the student’s family members shows the 8th grader’s mother asking if what her son said was worthy of being suspended for three days. A school official is heard in the video saying that he could not comment on the matter due to not knowing the full story.The post indicated that the boy had told a girl “Free Palestine” and that she responded by calling him a “terrorist.” Paperwork signed by Jacob Haley, the principal of Corona del Mar Middle and High School, shows that the school says the student made “threatening remarks to a young lady in class.”  Some schools in Tustin reopening as hangar fire continues to burn A book titled "Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth" was seen on the principal’s desk while the student’s mother was picking her son up, the family member’s ...

Michael Mena Dead, Jesus Cesena Arrested after Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash on South 12th Avenue [Tucson, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

65-Year-Old Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Deadly Collision near Valencia RoadTUCSON, AZ (November 15, 2023) – Michael Mena lost his life and Jesus Cesena was arrested Sunday night in a hit-and-run incident on South 12th Avenue. First responders arrived to the scene near Valencia Road around 10:00 p.m.According to investigators, Jesus Enrique Camacho Cesena was driving a black Dodge Ram at approximately 70 mph with a female passenger. Per reports, Cesena then collided with Mena as he crossed South 12th Avenue alongside a companion.Medical personnel arrived and pronounced 65-year-old Mena dead at the scene. Following initial procedures, law enforcement detained 18-year-old Cesena on charges of felony hit-and-run causing serious injury or death. Subsequently, Cesena was booked into the Pima County Jail, only to be released later.Cesena reportedly confessed to striking Mena, who was allegedly jaywalking at the time. Cesena cited panic as the reason for fleeing the scene. Currently,...

Analysis: Senator wants to make Americans fight again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:49 GMT

By Zachary B. Wolfe | CNNSen. Markwayne Mullin is not ashamed of his challenge to fight a union boss during a Senate hearing Tuesday.Instead, the Oklahoma Republican is defending his behavior and actively suggesting that threats of violence have a special place in American history that should be revived.In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Wednesday, Mullin, a former professional MMA fighter, said a return to physical violence could help cure what he derided as a culture of “keyboard warriors” who “go out there and run their mouth all the time, and then they don’t ever have to face the consequences.”Mullin’s macho feud is with Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The two tangled verbally at a previous hearing when Mullin criticized unions for trying to infiltrate his plumbing business. O’Brien later insulted Mullin on Twitter, referencing his height and suggesting he was ready for a fight with Mullin.To the criticism that a senator should...