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Albany County requests expanded liquor sales during holiday season

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Liquor stores in Albany County could soon be remaining open longer during the holiday season. The county legislature unanimously approved a request to the New York State Liquor Authority for the expanded hours. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! If the SLA approves the request, then wine and liquor stores could be open from the hours of 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Currently, they are only allowed to be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Those with the county legislature said the change will help local businesses during a busy holiday season.

Report: 15-month-old force-fed until vomiting, while second worker watched

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

HAZELWOOD, Mo. – A child was reportedly force-fed until she vomited at a north St. Louis County daycare. State regulators claim it happened while another caregiver watched. The incident was also caught on video.It happened on Jan. 13, at the Lily Pad Learning Center Candle Light Lane in Hazelwood, where state investigators with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education documented caregiver Katrina M. King “forcing food in a child’s mouth.” The record says a 15-month-old appeared to be “crying or choking” on the video and that she “vomited onto a table,” all while a second caregiver reportedly “looks over” and “…observed Kat forcing food in (the child’s) mouth.”The state inspection report also says the second caregiver was nearby on a carpet looking at her phone and that, “(She) does look towards (the child) but does not interact with her.” Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary The St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office charged Kin...

“Easter Miracle” for Lake St. Louis officer critically injured by suspected drunk driver

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. - One of the five St. Louis area police officers injured by a suspected drunk driver made a breakthrough Sunday.Lake St. Louis Police Officer Nathan Livingston regained consciousness and was able to speak with his family for the first time since the incident.“Personally, I’m a faith-based person. Prayers pay off. Keep doing it, and I know we’re going to have a good outcome,” said Chief Chris DiGiuseppi for the Lake St. Louis Police Department.It was a dramatic turnaround for Livingston. He remained unresponsive ever since he and four others were injured in the overnight hours of March 29. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary The officers were part of the St. Charles County Criminal Interdiction Task Force, responding to an incident on Interstate 70 in Maryland Heights. All of a sudden, a man driving an SUV barreled into a patrol vehicle. Five officers, three from Lake St. Louis, plus a Lake St. Louis K9 and two St. Cha...

Police search for robbery and kidnapping victim after being taken in his car by 5 suspects

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are looking for a man after he was forced out of his car at gunpoint, then driven off by his kidnappers; none of them have been seen since.Just after 8:20 p.m. Friday, a driver was sitting in his car at the pump, at the Phillips 66 gas station off South Grand, when suddenly two cars blocked him in.Police said two vehicles with three men and two women, between the ages of 16 and 20, drove onto the lot and surrounded him. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary Two of the suspects pointed guns at the driver, ordered him out of the car, searched him, took off his jacket, and then forced him back into the passenger seat of his own car. Two kidnappers then took off with the victim in his own car, with the three other suspects driving in the vehicles they came in behind.No one has been seen since."It's crazy, like me and my kids could have been walking up here when all of this was going down, and anything could have happened,” s...

Nearby employees react as Creve Coeur police look for shooting suspect

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. - The Creve Coeur Police Department has named a suspect in the Friday afternoon shooting that sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound in his abdomen.CCPD is looking for 30-year-old Azar Thompson, who is 6' feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds with brown eyes and dark hair. Thompson shot a man around 2 p.m. after a dispute outside Jet's Pizza in Creve Coeur along Olive Boulevard, according to the CCPD."It was a scary experience," said Ben Dable, a trainer at 9Round fitness gym. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary He said it's the first time anything like this has happened in the area."I’m assuming it was a wrong place, wrong time kind of scenario,” Dable said.The St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office is charging Thompson with four felonies: assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and property damage. Police are also looking for Thompson's car, which is a 2013 blue Dodge Dart...

Push to widen Interstate 70 all across Missouri

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - As the State of Missouri sits on record budget surpluses, a top priority for the governor seems to have stalled: widening Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City.Anyone driving westbound on I-70 out of the St. Louis area may be perplexed as to why the interstate narrows from four lanes to three to two in St. Charles County, despite the fact that traffic remains heavy.“For those who we say we can't afford it (I-70 expansion), I say we can't afford not to,” Governor Mike Parson said in his State of the State speech nearly three months ago. Male bald eagle goes from babysitting rock to an eaglet at World Bird Sanctuary Still, the legislature has yet to earmark a single dollar toward the idea, with the legislative session set to end in mid-May.“Don’t forget it’s eight years from the time we say go to get an actual project like that completed,” said State Senator Bill Eigel.He’s sponsoring a bill (SB 317) to spend even more on I-70 than Governor Parson’s proposed ...

German Marquez injured in Rockies’ 7-4 win over Cardinals

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

Right-hander German Marquez’s sudden departure from Monday night’s game marred the Rockies’ 7-4 victory over the Cardinals at Coors Field.Marquez, an all-star in 2021 and one of the most accomplished pitchers in franchise history, departed the mound with tightness in the mid-forearm of his right arm. He was warming up before the sixth inning when he stopped throwing on the advice of catcher Elias Diaz.The Rockies are crossing their fingers that it’s not a major injury.“I hope I will be all right, just tightness,” Marquez said, adding that he’s not worried about the injury.Marquez, 28, said he has felt some tightness in between his three starts this season and said the tightness flared up again in the fourth inning on Monday. Diaz told Marquez to stop pitching in the sixth and motioned to the dugout to take Marquez out.“He started moving his arm (around) and I saw his face and I thought, ‘There is something wrong here,’ R...

Football: Broomfield coach Blair Hubbard will not return as coach in 2023

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

Blair Hubbard will not return as Broomfield’s football coach next season — this after a months-long investigation by the Boulder Valley School District.Hubbard, who led the Eagles to a Class 4A state title in the fall, was put on administrative leave Dec. 15 pending an unnamed investigation. He was then cleared of criminal wrongdoing regarding “accusations of inappropriate behavior involving several Broomfield High School students” in January.The school sent out an email regarding the decision Monday.“We want to acknowledge the challenges and frustrations that have been felt by many of you during this process,” an email signed by principal Ginger Ramsey and athletic director Steve Shelton read. “While we regret that this process was lengthy, it is important to have a complete and adequate investigation into allegations that could have serious consequences for students and employees. Mr. Shelton and I received the final investigation report on Thursday, and have worked with the Distr...

Bicyclist killed in collision near Redwood City

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

REDWOOD CITY – A bicyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle Monday night near Redwood City, authorities said.The crash was reported around 5:25 p.m. at the intersection of Canada and Edgewood roads.The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, said Officer Art Montiel of the California Highway Patrol.Canada Road was closed in both directions for an investigation, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.Additional details about the collision were not immediately available Monday night.Check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Pedestrian fatally struck on I-380 early Sunday Crashes and Disasters | Man dies in electric scooter collision in East Bay Crashes and Disasters | SF: World-champion cyclist killed in crash at Presidio Crashes and Disasters | Driver killed in crash on Highway 101 in San Martin Crashes and Disasters | CHP investigates fatal overnight crash on Bay B...

Activists demand 'Justice for Jasper' Wu from Alameda County DA

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:34:27 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A group gathered outside the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office on Monday to call for justice in the Jasper Wu case. The little boy was killed during a highway shooting in 2021 — just shy of his second birthday.His family is concerned that DA Pamela Price isn’t doing enough to prosecute the three men accused of killing Jasper. It wasn’t just Jasper Wu’s case that was talked about at Monday's rally. Video shows ex-SF fire commissioner assaulted with pipe in Marina District The families of several victims in Alameda County took to the podium to demand more action from District Attorney Price. Nearly two years after Jasper Wu was shot and killed on an Oakland highway his name is still being chanted during protests and rallies“When I see that iconic picture of Jasper in his Superman outfit, I don’t know about you, but it chips a little bit away from my heart,” said rally organizer, Bob Yee.Yee says DA Price is lacking transparency when it comes to sen...