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Adirondack Winery launches High Peaks-inspired cider

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The name suggests that Adirondack Winery is all about the grapes. That may be true most of the time, but this weekend, something else is the apple of the local business' eye. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! From Friday to Sunday, Nov. 3-5, Adirondack Winery will celebrate the launch of Extreme Heights Cidery, a new branch of the Big Bay Road-based company made to brew up a new brand of hard cider. The brand is starting off tall with three varieties - each one named after one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. "Mt. Marcy" is a classic semisweet cider; "Algonquin" has notes of cranberry and ginger; and "Haystack" tastes like pumpkin pie. All three will be available to sip and sample at both tasting rooms.The High Peaks have a special meaning to the Pardy family, owners of the winery. Sasha and Mike Pardy's daughter, Ella, finished the task of climbing all 46 mountains herself at 15 years old. Just like t...

FireWolves unveil new uniform showing Indigenous roots

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany FireWolves have unveiled a new uniform for the 2023-24 season, highlighting the Indigenous roots of lacrosse. The uniform features symbolic indigenous markings, representing Haudenosaunee tattoos, sky domes, and the Creator’s Game Legend. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The jerseys will debut on opening night at the MVP Arena on Saturday, December 9, at 7 p.m. On opening night, all fans are encouraged to wear black for a black out.Opening night will feature a jersey rally towel giveaway to the first 1,500 fans in attendance. The team also says a ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place before the game in the MVP Arena's Atrium, and post-game autographs will be held with the entire team.

St. Louis man pulls a gun over wrong fast food order

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

ST. ANN, Mo. -- A man is accused of pulling a gun on a sandwich shop clerk because they got his order wrong. James Demetrius Jackson IV, 29, has been charged with threatening a minor and his bond is set at $50,000, cash-only.According to St. Ann police, Jackson came into a Penn Station sandwich shop on October 19, 2023. He was angry about his order being wrong and threatened to shoot a 16-year-old employee working behind the counter.  The victim told police that Jackson pointed the gun at him, threatened to shoot him, and said he would be back when the victim got off work. The store manager checked the store's order history and found that, after the food had been ordered in-store by Jackson, he called into the store complaining about the order being wrong.   Series of failures? Family blames broken system for inmate’s death The caller's phone number led police to Jackson's address. Officers went to that location and placed Jackson under arrest. He asked a woman at the house to re...

40% of St. Louis car crashes are hit-and-runs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis drivers are frustrated not only over the number of crashes they see, but also over the amount of reckless driving they witness. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department continues to look for the driver accused in a pedestrian crash near Crown Candy earlier this week. An elderly man was struck in broad daylight after the vehicle failed to stop. On Thursday, an April court date was set for a 2022 hit-and-run case that took the life of 17-year-old Mathew Nikolai. He was walking across Chippewa Street near Ted Drewes when he was struck and killed. Series of failures? Family blames broken system for inmate’s death St. Louis resident Susan Fanter says she’s scared to cross a street, even if she uses the crosswalk and has the right of way.“You never know if they’re going to run the red light and if you’re going to get hit,” she said.  We’ve reported in the past on the city’s efforts to address traffic violence. Enforcement efforts from St. Lo...

Florissant man convicted in 'cold-blooded' killing of ex-wife

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. -- Christopher Turner, 28, of Florissant, has been convicted of murder and armed criminal action. He was found guilty of murdering Charlisa Turner, his ex-wife, on July 31, 2021, in St. Louis County.The prosecution provided evidence, including home surveillance video that captured the murder. The video showed the defendant approaching the victim, shooting her two times, and then returning to shoot her approximately eight more times. The defendant testified in his defense, claiming video tampering and self-defense. However, the jury rejected his claims. Series of failures? Family blames broken system for inmate’s death “This was one of the most cold-blooded murders I have ever seen, and I am grateful for the home surveillance video that enabled the jury to see this heartless murder and render the appropriate verdict. I pray it will provide Charlisa Turner’s family, especially her children, some solace knowing her murderer will spend the rest of his life behind bars,” s...

Larimer County dealer who sold fentanyl that killed woman first to be sentenced under new law

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

A woman sentenced Thursday for selling fentanyl that killed another woman in 2022 was the first to be sentenced under a new 2022 law that aims to fight the fentanyl epidemic, the Eighth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.Andrea Branco was sentenced Thursday in Larimer County to ten years in prison after pleading guilty in August to a charge of fentanyl distribution causing death, a Class 1 drug felony, after she sold the fentanyl to Kara Gorman that killed her Sept. 1, 2022, according to the news release.The charge, which became law in May 2022, carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.Eighth Judicial District Attorney Gordon P. McLaughlin called Thursday’s sentencing the “first of its kind” and praised the collaboration between the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force, Fort Collins Police Services, and the Larimer County Coroner’s Office to target fentanyl dealers.“(Thursday’s) sentence marks a turning point in our abi...

Woodland Hills church keeps getting vandalized, targeted by thieves

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

A Woodland Hills church and police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person or persons who burglarized and vandalized the house of worship several times over the past two weeks.Woodland Hills Community Church, a United Church of Christ congregation located at 21338 Dumetz Road, was first targeted last month after an Oct. 21 altercation with a MeetUp group that agreed to gather at the church without permission, a WHCC representative told KTLA.The MeetUp members tried to get into the church, and when questioned by the children and youth minister, they responded with "aggressive and racial threats," according to the church.An entry for that day on the MeetUp Los Angeles website shows a game-night social was planned, and 68 people had indicated that they would attend, though it's unclear if that's the same event that brought people to the church.Later that day, a rainbow peace sign artwork was vandalized with black paint, according to the church, and it was struck agai...

Elderly woman found in L.A.'s Chinatown; ID unknown

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

Los Angeles General Medical Center is asking for help identifying an elderly woman found in Chinatown.The patient, believed to be approximately 90 years old, was recently found on North Broadway, hospital officials said. The circumstances were not released, but efforts to identify her have been unsuccessful thus far.The woman is 5-feet tall, weighs 91 pounds, and has "salt/pepper" hair and brown eyes. A photo released by the hospital shows her apparently awake in bed.Anyone with information is asked to contact Dayanira Diaz, a social worker at Los Angeles General Medical Center at 323-409-3377.

These 4 Southern California lottery players just became millionaires

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

Southern California has four new millionaires.Raul Reyes Arreola recently won the $20 million top prize on a Set for Life Scratcher he purchased at Big A Liquor in Anaheim, the California Lottery announced on Thursday.Also in Anaheim, Daniel Peramaki, the self-proclaimed "King of the Scratchers," hit the $5 million jackpot on a Neon Cash Party ticket he purchased from Star Liquor on South State College Boulevard.Peramaki has been playing $20 scratcher tickets for many years and told lottery officials that he generally has good luck, but never this good.Daniel Peramaki’s winning Neon Cash Party scratcher ticket. (California Lottery)"I'm very superstitious. If I scratch them right away, it’s a loser. I usually buy them, put them in my pocket, and wait," he said. “I didn’t scratch this one until midnight."Peramaki initially thought he had come up short of the $5 million prize again - until he scratched the 25th and final square. Like many jackpot winners, he says it didn’t immediately ...

Bryan Cranston talks SAG-AFTRA strike and how he's helping those out of work

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:44:03 GMT

Actor Bryan Cranston has been a motivating force amid the ongoing Hollywood actors' strike. The "Breaking Bad" star was effective on the podium at a massive rally in New York City over the summer. Cranston revealed to KTLA 5's Sam Rubin what prompted him to speak out."I am one of them," he explained. "We are all together. You know, my humble beginnings were that we started out just trying to eke out a living as enterprising young actors, and we needed all the revenue streams possible. Those have disappeared by and large and so our union is really, really fighting hard at this moment, to preserve the middle-class actor, so that we can all make a living."Bryan Cranston is hosting the Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Nov. 3, 2023.He then provided an update on where negotiations stand now. "It's a critical moment in the history of our union," he continued. "This current work stoppage is vital for us to be able to main...