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August suspected fatal overdoses in Schenectady

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -A total of five suspected fatal overdoses had taken place in Schenectady over the course of three days. Schenectady Police responded to the neighborhoods of Hamilton Hill and Central State where they found the individuals.In July, NEWS10 reported on seven suspected fatal overdoses over the course of a week’s time in Schenectady. Lieutenant Ryan Macherone works with local organizations to help those using drugs turn their lives around.“We had one we were alerted to on Sunday and four that we were alerted to on Tuesday. We try to be very transparent with this. We're trying to help save lives by getting information out as quickly in real time as we can," explained Macherone.Macherone says that process starts with helping addicts wherever they are on the road to recovery. Just a few minutes away from the police station, New Choices Recovery Center has free ways users can try to stay safe. “If they are actively still using, making sure they access to things li...

New York woman dies after Route 279 crash in Bennington

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A New York woman has died after a two-vehicle crash in Bennington. The crash took place around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday on Route 279 near the US Route 7 connector. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police said a Jeep Cherokee being driven by Laura Seeley, 39, of Hartwick, NY, crossed the center line and hit a truck with a camper attached to the bed. Seeley was airlifted to Albany Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She died Wednesday afternoon, police said.The driver and passenger of the truck have non-life threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bennington Police Department at 802-442-1030.

Thousands expected to attend Phish benefit to help flood victims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Friday and Saturday, tens of thousands will attend the Phish Flood Recovery Benefit at SPAC. According to organizers, 100% of proceeds will go to the Waterwheel Foundation’s 2023 Flood Recovery Fund, and hotels in the area, like the Roosevelt Inn & Suites, have already been booked for over a month.“It’s really crazy because we have a Phish concert and Travers weekend,” Lina Patel, Roosevelt Inn & Suites manager, said. “So it’s hard for people to get the rooms.”The concert will support flood victims, their families, and local businesses that were impacted. Something that one tourist is hoping to be a part of.“I think [it's] wonderful,” Wendy Gutfarb said. “I asked my friends if they wanted tickets for the Phish concert. We are going to Travers, but maybe we can tailgate or something.”John Wilson says Phish is one of his favorite bands, and giving back is nothing new.“That’s what this band is known for doing things and for doing causes,” Wi...

Kiszla: Better 35 years late than never. Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar finally headed to Hall of Fame.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

So happy he could cry, Randy Gradishar gently rubbed the aching shoulders on which the Orange Crush was built, one slobber-knocking tackle at a time.“That’s my cost of playing football for the Broncos,” Gradishar told me Wednesday, a smile as warm as the Colorado sun brightening every crag and crease on his 71-year-old face.Four long decades after he made the last of his 2,049 bone-crushing tackles, but only five weeks removed from surgery No. 4 to rebuild his right shoulder, Gradishar has finally knocked down the door to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.“All in God’s timing,” Gradishar said Wednesday.About damn time, if you ask me.Gradishar got a call Tuesday from the Hall with the good news a 12-person committee had reviewed long overlooked candidates in a pool of senior players and submitted his name alongside Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael and New York Jets receiver Art Powell for what’s anticipated to be rubber-stamp approval during Super Bowl week for induction in...

Glenwood Springs Police search for more victims in sexual assault case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

A 46-year-old Glenwood Springs man was arrested earlier this summer for allegedly sexually assaulting three juveniles, and police believe there may be more victims.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Lakewood police searching for suspect who assaulted runner Crime and Public Safety | Colorado’s recently struck child sex abuse law to receive second chance through proposed constitutional amendment Crime and Public Safety | Planet Bluegrass responds to sexual harassment allegations Crime and Public Safety | Defendant in nude attacks on Jefferson County park trails charged with five felonies Crime and Public Safety | Suspect felt “compelled” to commit lewd acts toward female hikers on Jeffco trails, affidavit says The suspect, Jesus Armando Granados Mejia, allegedly sexually assaulted three juveniles at various times over a nine-year period beginning in 2014, according to a Glenwood S...

A’s blanked by Royals in their bid to complete series sweep of Royals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

OAKLAND — Kansas City’s Cole Ragans and Bobby Witt Jr. got in the way of what could have been Oakland’s third series sweep of the season in front of 5,075 fans at the Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.Ragans matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings, Witt hit his 26th home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the A’s 4-0.Ragans (5-4) limited the A’s to two singles, improving to 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in six starts since being traded from Texas on June 30. The left-hander has struck out 47 and walked 10 in 34 2/3 innings with the Royals.“I just tried to attack today, go at the guys, No walks was, I think, the biggest thing for me. I didn’t give up any free baserunners. I made them earn their thing and trust my defense behind me and go from there,” Ragans said.“That was probably one of the best performances we’ve seen all season on the mound,” Oakland manager Mark Kotsay added. “You face that type of stuff and it’s a tough day. We really didn’t get any go...

Flaring at Rodeo refinery investigated by air quality officials

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Flaring at the Phillips 66 refinery Wednesday afternoon prompted health officials to monitor air quality in Rodeo.The Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department said residents may see black smoke in the area. The Level 1 flaring incident happened around 3:30 p.m. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said it dispatched inspectors to investigate. "We are responding to complaints, documenting any violations of air quality regulations, and assisting first responders," air district officials wrote.A spokesperson for the refinery told KRON4 that the Phillips 66 refinery experienced a "steam process upset." "All refinery safety systems functioned as designed. Flares are important safety devices used in refineries and petrochemical facilities. They safely burn excess hydrocarbon gases which cannot be recovered or recycled. Excess hydrocarbon gases are burned in the flare systems," the refinery's spokesperson wrote. Refinery workers are also investigating to pinpoint what caused We...

First GOP debate kicks off in Milwaukee with attacks on Biden, Trump absent from the stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump opened the first Republican primary debate Wednesday night with broadsides criticizing President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy and what they consider to be excessive government spending.“Our country is in decline,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said to applause.The former president wasn’t on stage in Milwaukee, choosing to skip the primetime event. But he was a central figure nonetheless, with Fox News moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum expected to press his rivals to articulate how they would differ in style and substance from Trump, who holds a commanding early lead in the race.With less than five months until the Iowa caucuses jumpstart the GOP presidential nomination process, the debate is a critical opportunity for lower-polling candidates to introduce themselves to millions of voters, many of whom are just beginning to pay attention to the ...

ACC progressing toward westward expansion with Stanford, Cal, SMU potential targets, AP source says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

The Atlantic Coast Conference is making progress toward an expansion that could grab Stanford and California from the sinking Pac-12, a person with direct knowledge of the ACC’s potential move told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference was not making its internal discussions public.“It’s gaining momentum,” the person said about the possibility of expansion being approved.Two weeks ago, the ACC got so far as to gather its entire board of university leaders twice in three days to consider adding Stanford, Cal and possibly SMU, the Dallas-based American Athletic Conference school. They never took an official vote, knowing they would not have had the necessary 12 of 15 votes for expansion to be approved.How new revenue generated by adding members to the conference would be distributed has been a sticking point for several schools, among them Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina.But expansion was never a dead ...

From Europe to Canada to Hawaii, photos capture destructive power of wildfires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

The destructive power of wildfire has been a defining feature of a summer of climate extremes. Dozens of people on multiple continents have died. Blazes have reduced homes and businesses to rubble. Thick smoke has darkened skies and carried fine-particle pollution thousands of miles from its source.It’s a ghastly pattern that climate scientists around the world say has been worsened and fueled by human-caused global warming. Greenhouse gas emissions have greatly increased the chances of hot, dry weather that makes severe fires more likely. And while proper management can help — for instance, controlled burns and clearing out overgrown forests — it’s not always enough to beat the odds as climate change drives fire seasons to start earlier and last longer.The toll on humans will be great. Beyond the immediate aftermath, experts say that exposure to wildfire smoke can cause long-term issues for human health, with respiratory effects like asthma and COPD as well as impacts o...