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DEC encourages New Yorkers to help protect bats

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- To protect bats, the Department of Environmental Conservation is asking outdoor enthusiasts to refrain from visiting caves and mines during the fall and winter months. The DEC states that human visitations can be harmful as disturbances during their hibernation cause them to raise their body temperatures, thus depleting crucial fat reserves. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Individuals are asked to follow all posted notices restricting access to caves and mines. If you stumble across hibernating bats, the DEC says to leave quickly and quietly to minimize disturbance.There are two species currently protected under federal and state endangered species law. The Indiana bat is sparsely distributed across the state, and the northern long-eared bat is approximately one percent of its previous population. Both have been impacted by a fungus known as the white-nose syndrome, which has killed more than 90 percent...

Fire displaces Schenectady apt. bldg. tenants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A fire has displaced dozens of residents at an apartment complex in Schenectady. An electric scooter containing a lithium ion battery was found inside the apartment where the fire started. MORE NEWS from NEWS 10The heat from flames sent residents of 736 Albany Street into the chill of the Schenectady streets Monday morning. Lori T. described the initial moments after the ignition. “You instantly hear the alarms go off in the building, and it's not an alarm that you can sleep through. About 8 o'clock this morning. I’m on the Albany Street side of the building, and I don't see any fire trucks out there. Then the fire trucks came, and they had crowbars in their hands, so this gotta be serious. Somethings going on" the tenant said. The Hillside Crossings Apartment resident says she even saw someone taking drastic measures to escape the fire.“There was a guy over top of me, that had an electrical scooter" said Lori. "And he was about to jump out of ...

Cohoes man pleads guilty to sexual abuse charge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Cohoes man is facing two years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse in the first degree. The Saratoga Springs Police Department began an investigation into the reported sexual assault on April 30. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Kevin D. Johnson, 38, will be sentenced in Saratoga County Court in January 2024. In addition to the prison sentence, Johnson will be sentenced to serve 10 years of post-release supervision and be required to register as a sex offender for a minimum of 20 years.

ACSO, Watervliet try to fill Thanksgiving delivery gaps

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In years past, Equinox turned out more than 10,000 Thanksgiving meals, and provided delivery service to people who need it throughout the Capital Region. This year, with the news that they're cutting out delivery, other agencies in the area are stepping up to the plate. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We had a few brief moments of panic, where I'm like, 'wow, we could get inundated,'" said Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple.The Albany County Sheriff's Office usually prepares about 1000 meals for its annual Thanksgiving delivery. In trying to fill the new gaps, Apple said it’ll be more like 2,200 this year. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, volunteers will drive meals to people who can’t leave their homes, and anyone else who signs up. Local organization to host in-person Thanksgiving dinner again Apple said people looking to help out can volunteer to make deliveries. Sheriff's Office Secretary K...

Rigazzi’s sold to local ownership group

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Rigazzi's, the oldest operating restaurant in The Hill neighborhood, has been sold. And while the beloved Italian eatery is no longer a family-run business, it will remain a locally owned establishment.Corey Christanell and business partner Donn Ganim bought the restaurant from Joan Aiazzi, whose late husband, Mark, ran the restaurant with her until his death in 2013.Rigazzi's opened in 1957 at the corner of Daggett Avenue and Boardman Street. It was the brainchild of friends and business partners, Lou Aiazzi and John Riganti. The name of the restaurant is a portmanteau of their last names.Joan Aiazzi said she did not want to sell her family's restaurant to just anyone. "“It was important for me to ensure the next owner of Rigazzi’s was someone with deep ties to The Hill," she said. "...I can rest easy knowing they will keep the traditions we created on our little corner of The Hill alive and well, and I can’t wait to come back and enjoy a glass of wine on the guest side...

Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there.Agape Boarding School has been subjected to a wave of litigation as a series of abuse allegations emerged, but the case filed this month and amended Monday in federal court by Kathleen Britt is believed to be the first wrongful death suit.The suit said that mental health problems plagued Britt's son, Jason Britt, after he left the private school, where several staffers subsequently were charged. The suit said he lifted weights obsessively and ingested copious steroids so he would become so strong that he never would be victimized again.He grew so despondent that he wrote a suicide note. But heart and kidney failure were what claimed his life in February 2022. When will Missouri see the first freeze of the season? “The saddest part of his case is he finally found a cause to live when the circumstances of his...

Over 2,000 participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Thousands of people attended the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk this weekend. The event, with over 2,000 participants, raised over $275,000 for the American Cancer Society and donations will still be accepted through the end of the year.The walk is a celebration of courage and hope, supporting survivors and emphasizing the importance of early screening. FOX 2 sponsored the event, with strong community turnout.The people who took part in the one-mile walk are supporting breast cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers. There were 160 teams registered for the event and 130 breast cancer survivors came to the walk.

NFL suspends Broncos safety Kareem Jackson four games for string of unnecessary roughness penalties

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

The NFL on Monday brought the hammer down on Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, suspending him for four games without pay for a series of unnecessary roughness penalties.The latest in a string of hits that have drawn penalties and fines came Sunday against Green Bay when Jackson hit Packers tight end Luke Musgrave high.Jackson made contact shoulder pad to shoulder pad, but also got the crown of his helmet across Musgrave’s facemask.Regardless of the helmet-to-helmet contact, too, Musgrave was ruled to be a defenseless receiver because he had not yet turned into a runner after the catch.In informing Jackson of his suspension, NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan wrote, “On the play in question, you delivered a forceful blow to the head/neck area of a defenseless receiver, when you had the time and space to avoid such contact. You could have made contact with your opponent within the rules, yet you chose not to.”According to the league’s announcement, Runyan and the ...

Passenger describes frightening scene when JetBlue plane suddenly tilted backward

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

A California woman is recounting the terrifying moment when a JetBlue flight suddenly tipped backward at New York’s JFK Airport on Sunday night.JetBlue Flight 662 had just landed from Barbados around 8:30 p.m. local time and passengers were in the process of disembarking. That’s when, according to Ulli Haslacher from Claremont, California, the plane suddenly became unstable.“We heard a noise and we felt falling,” Haslacher told KTLA on Monday. “I was standing at the time and fell back.”Video posted to Citizen App shows the JetBlue plane tilted backward at New York's JFK Airport. Oct. 22, 2023. (Citizen)Unsure of what was happening, Haslacher said she immediately feared for her safety and thought about her family.“I was thinking that I’m not going to see my grandchildren … I’m not going to see my kids again. It was very stressful.”The plane, which Haslacher believes still had around 80 people onboard, had shifted due to a weight imbalance. Video posted to Citizen App shows the front ...

Striking actors, studios to resume talks Tuesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:26:48 GMT

It's been more than 100 days since actors joined writers in striking against movie and television producers, and while writers are back to work, the actors have yet to reach a deal. But that's not to say it's a hopeless situation.SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to resume discussions on Tuesday. An impasse led to a halt in talks earlier this month.The most daunting issue appears to be revenue sharing from streaming, something studio executives have rejected. Another issue that's proven contentious is the use of artificial intelligence. Specifically, SAG-AFTRA is worried studios will enable the "reuse of actor likenesses using cutting-edge rendering technologies" without compensating the performers for what would have been more work in the past, Variety reports.Americans generally support the strikers, but that public sentiment has thus far not been enough to bring the sides together.It remains to be seen if the time away from the negotiat...