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Albany man sentenced over 5 years for drug distribution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man was sentenced to over five years in prison (64 months) for distributing heroin and fentanyl on at least five occasions in 2021. Carlos Hernandez, 54, pleaded guilty to charges in February. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the Department of Justice, in pleading guilty, Hernandez admitted that between April and May 2021, he sold 68 grams of fentanyl and 71 grams of heroin on at least five occasions in Albany while serving parole from state prison. He is also set to serve a four-year term of supervised release after he is released.

This St. Louis suburb named among Money.com's '50 best places' to live

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Personal finance website Money.com recently released an updated list of the "50 best places" to live in the United States, highlighting one St. Louis suburb. The rankings highlight 50 cities and towns with strong labor markets and affordable homes, in addition to racial, economic and cultural diversity. Only one Missouri city made the list, and it's a suburb near the middle of St. Louis County. ‘Sk8 Liborius’ church skate park burns down At No. 36 on the latest list comes Kirkwood, Missouri. Kirkwood, Missouri Station (Courtesy; Getty Images)Money.com praises Kirkwood for its historic downtown, access to highways and community engagement. It also highlights many venues and events, like this 125-year-old train station, farmer's market and the Magic House. "The city offers its residents a calm community, one of the top school districts in the state and plenty of family-friendly activities," says Money.com. The website adds that Kirkwood offers "lots of...

Grant's Farm to hold three Fourth of July-themed drone shows this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Grant's Farm will hold three Fourth of July-themed drone shows this weekend ahead of the summer holiday. Visitors can watch “Grant’s Farm in the Sky” on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. The custom choreographed show will feature 150 drones flying in unison above Grant’s Farm. It's the only drone show of its kind taking place around St. Louis around Independence Day. This St. Louis suburb named among Money.com’s ’50 best places’ to live Tickets to the show will cost $12 per person. Each show will have a patriotic theme, and visitors can enjoy Grant's Farm attractions and live music beforehand. Grant's Farm is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. For more information on the show and other Grant's Farm events, click here. For FOX 2's full list of Fourth of July events around the St. Louis area, click here.

Two women charged in $53K jewelry heist at Bridgeton Kohl's

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

BRIDGETON, Mo. - Two women face felony charges after they reportedly stole around $53,000 worth of jewelry and other goods from a Bridgeton Kohl's store last year. Prosecutors have charged Lawanda Felder, 29, and Marla King, 29, with one count each of stealing in excess of $25,000. 2nd Missouri man sentenced in death of woman who was caged, dismembered The heist dates back to Dec. 22, 2022. Investigators says Felder and King entered the store and "acted together" to steal jewelry and other merchandise. According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, King retrieved a key to a jewelry case from a Kohl's employee, which facilitated the theft. Surveillance cameras around the store captured the theft on camera. Police later identified Felder and King as two suspects in the heist and learned that King was also linked to various theft cases around Chesterfield. Authorities eventually obtained a warrant which led them to King's home. There, they found jewelry and other items reported sto...

United Airlines troubles worsen at Denver airport with more than 500 cancellations, 1,000 delays over 5 days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

Travelers flying in and out of Denver International Airport on Thursday again faced turbulence as United Airlines grappled with 87 more cancellations and 57 delays as of 9:10 a.m., according to the FlightAware tracking service.United Airlines led all other airlines at DIA, accounting for the bulk of the total 211 delays and cancellations of flights in and out of the airport – persisting air travel troubles even after United officials asserted on Wednesday morning that operations at DIA are fully staffed.RELATED: Was your flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more The delays Thursday pushed United Airlines’ total at DIA over five days starting Sunday to 550 cancellations and 1,105 delays, the FlightAware data shows.Stranded travelers continued to struggle at DIA and other airports nationwide as widespread disruptions complicate summer vacations.At DIA, United staffers on Monday set up 500 cots and relied on Denver airport officials to p...

California grad student commutes to class by plane to save on rent

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

A Los Angeles graduate student is going viral because of how he avoided paying Bay Area rent while attending the University of California, Berkeley.In a now-viral Reddit post, user 'greateranglia' wrote a post titled, "I survived living in LA and commuting to Cal by plane over the past academic year to save on rent, AMA." Bill commuted from L.A. to the Bay Area every day to avoid paying Bay Area rent. (KTLA)In an interview with KTLA, the user, who wishes to only be identified by his first name, Bill, says all his professors and classmates knew he was a super commuter, "My classmates, instead of asking 'What's for dinner?' they would ask 'When's your flight back?'" Bill says he was living in Los Angeles with a rent he could afford when he got accepted into a one-year Master of Engineering program at Cal. Knowing he would return to Los Angeles after graduation, he wanted to avoid having to pay rent in the Bay Area.Bill commuted between LAX and SFO at least three times a week during th...

California Black reparations task force to submit final report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

California's first-in-the-nation slavery reparations task force wraps up its historic work Thursday with the official submission of a report two years in the making, one that documents the state's role in perpetuating discrimination against Black residents and suggests dozens of ways to atone.The report heads to lawmakers who will be responsible for turning policy recommendations into legislation. Reparations will not happen until lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom agree. The recommendations include a formal apology to descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. and financial compensation for harms descendants have suffered, such as overpolicing and housing discrimination. The panel also recommended the state create a new agency to oversee reparations efforts. California task force votes in favor of reparation proposals for Black residents “It’s been a whirlwind, it’s been very work intensive, but also very cathartic and very emotional,” said Kamilah Moore, 31, task force chair and a...

Teacher who forced special needs student to eat vomit has license revoked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

One of two licensed teachers police say were involved in forcing a 7-year-old special-needs student in Brownsburg to eat his vomit has voluntarily revoked her Indiana teaching license, KTLA sister station WXIN reports. Sara Seymour, a 27-year-old former Life Skills teacher at Brown Elementary in Hendricks County, was previously terminated at a Brownsburg Community School Corporation meeting in May. Seymour and four other educators working at the Brownsburg elementary school were criminally charged in April after investigators say they told a 7-year-old student to eat his own vomit and failed to report the incident. All five educators listed by Hendricks County prosecutors in the criminal case stemming from the incident have since resigned or been terminated by the school corporation. However, only two of the people charged criminally were licensed teachers in Indiana: Seymour and Julie Taylor.While Seymour is the one who police say told the 7-year-old Life Skills student that h...

Fireworks thrown into Hermosa Beach nightclub crowd may be a hate crime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

Police are searching for a man who threw an exploding firework into a large crowd at an LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hermosa Beach.On June 17, the suspect was near a silent disco event at a bar/restaurant called Vista around 9:45 p.m. when he pulled out a firework, lit it and threw it into the crowd. The incident was captured on a video shared by police.Fragments of fireworks struck multiple people at the crowded restaurant, located at 11 Pier Ave., police said. Despite the "significant explosion," victims' injuries were not life-threatening.Video released by the Hermosa Beach Police Department shows a man throwing a lit firework into a crowd on June 17, 2023. (Hermosa Beach Police)Jeremy McDermott, the manager of Vista, said hundreds of people were attending the event celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and Pride month when the explosion went off."We had 400 people already here,” McDermott said. “It was pretty rough and a rude awakening for everyone enjoying a silent disco here. It was an unfortun...

Be Bright Coffee Comes To Paloma and A 4th Of July Pool Party – Here’s What’s Popping Up 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:24 GMT

Starting today, Smorgasburg’s favorite roaster, Be Bright Coffee,  comes to Paloma for a  summer residency, kicking the summer off with an exclusive recipe for Paloma in Venice – a Mediterranean-inspired Baklava Latte, featuring a house-made honey syrup infused with cinnamon and orange peel, layered with a spiced foam, and garnished with crushed pistachios.  There’s also a Vivid Cream Latte with iced brown sugar, sweet foam, and cocoa powder as well as a standard coffee and espresso selection. Be Bright Coffee will be available at Paloma from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for counter service – at the coffee bar, with an entryway located off Abbot Kinney Blvd. This Friday, June 30, Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery will launch an expanded selection of new dishes and large format plates that focus on seasonal ingredients from local purveyors and family recipes.  Executive Chef Thomas Tilaka Kalb curates a menu that celebrates the restaurant’s two-year journey, showcasing the nostalgia...