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Clinton Bishop takes on new role as Mayor of Barons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe Village of Barons has a new mayor.Following the June 5 by-election where Clinton Bishop was elected as a councillor, an organizational meeting was held on June 13 where council determined Bishop would move into the role of mayor.Bishop said up until now, he has not held any elected positions within government. However, Bishop works for the provincial government’s Alberta Health Services as a project coordinator with medical affairs. The Calgary-based role moves the needle forward on critical projects from ARP implementation to recruitment of acute care coverage providers, and more.With roots in Barons, known colloquially as “the wheat heart of the west”, Bishop also owns a Vancouver-based business called susGrainable.“We up-cycle spent grain from the brewing industry into a high fibre, high-protein flour, which goes into a line of consumer-ready baking mixes that we sell through major grocery chains.”Following the resignation of Ed Weistra as Mayo...

No timeline yet on start of Highway 3 twinning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

By Trevor BuschSunny South NewsTwinning another stretch of Highway 3 in southern Alberta is set to get underway in 2023, but Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter wasn’t able to provide any specifics on the immediate timeline.In Phase 1, 46 kilometres will be twinned between Taber and Burdett. The overall project – full twinning from border to border – is being proposed in eight phases to limit cost factors and avoid disruption to people that live and work along the route.“We’re excited about Highway 3, starting in 2023 between Taber – Burdett,” said Hunter. “I’m really excited about that.”Exactly when construction is set to get underway is more of a question mark, according to Hunter.“Not shovels in the ground yet. But it’s imminent.”For Highway 3, the province has seven other phases to complete the twinning, including Phase 2 (10 km – Highway 3X/Coleman bypass), Phase 3 (15 km – east of Seven Persons to Medicine Hat), Phase 4 (47 km – Blairmore to east ...

ValleyCats offering free tickets to teachers and graduates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Tri-City ValleyCats announced they will be celebrating the end of the school year with a teacher appreciation event. The team will offer complimentary tickets to educators and 2023 graduates for two of their upcoming games. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Teachers and graduates from any level can request free tickets to the ValleyCats games scheduled for July 5 and July 6 by filling out a form on the team's website. Requested tickets can then be picked up at the stadium's Will Call booth on the nights of the games. For both games, the ValleyCats will be hosting the Empire State Greys at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, located at 80 Vandenburgh Avenue in Troy. You can reach the ValleyCats box office by calling (518)629-2287.

Suzie from ‘Stranger Things’ coming to Cobleskill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

COBLESKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Gabriella Pizzolo, best known for playing Suzie Bingham on the Netflix show “Stranger Things,” is making an appearance at the Immortal Championship Wrestling event in Cobleskill. The event is set for July 8 at 6:45 p.m. at the Cobleskill Fairgrounds. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Pizzolo, a Schenectady County native, will be signing autographs and taking photos with people. Autographs and photos will each be $30. If you get both, it’ll be $50.On “Stranger Things,” Suzie is Dustin’s girlfriend and appears in seasons 3 and 4. The two of them sing the theme of “The Neverending Story” in season 3. Pizzolo is also known for their work in “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” “Butterbean’s Café,” “Beaches,” and “Brain Dead.” 99 Restaurant in Clifton Park permanently closes The Immortal Championship Wrestling event, titled "Immortal Things 4," will also feature former WWE superstar Lince Dorado. Tho...

Severe storms popping up near St. Louis Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The Heat Advisory continues for today into Friday for top temperatures that may reach over 100 degrees in Missouri. However, scattered storms in Illinois will cut down on the heat in areas east of St. Louis. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here This is the batch of storms we are tracking for around lunchtime Thursday. The storm will roll across our northern and northeastern counties as this complex makes a turn to the southeast.Several clusters of strong to severe storms are forecast to drop for Iowa into central and then southern Illinois today into tonight. These storms may bring damaging winds, hail and even a tornado threat to the St. Louis area. Some of them may start to pop up at around midday Thursday. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the area until 5 p.m.The extreme heat will continue to be an issue in Missouri Friday and more storms are expected in Illinois, with St. Louis right in the middle of it all. I cannot rule out additional...

Prosecutors: Accused Ladue burglar in country on expired visa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Chilean national in the country on an expired visa is accused of breaking into a Ladue home with others and stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of property.According to a probable cause statement filed by the Ladue Police Department, the crime occurred on June 9 in the 2100 block of Warson Road.Police claim Jonathan Andres Vejar-Caro, 31, and others forced their way into a residence. They stole jewelry, purses, watches, accessories, and a Taurus revolver, with a total value exceeding $25,000. Neighbors upset over smelly home with rats and insects in Fenton Ladue police did not say when or how they came to arrest Vejar-Caro. Authorities also did not indicate if the other suspects were taken into custody.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Vejar-Caro with second-degree burglary, stealing - $25,000 or more, and stealing - firearm. Due to his visa status, Vejar-Caro remains in custody without bond.

Police say the stabbings of three people during a gender class in Canada were motivated by hate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

By ROB GILLIES (Associated Press)TORONTO (AP) — A suspect has been charged in the stabbing of a professor and two students during a class on gender issues at Canada’s University of Waterloo in what police are calling a hate-motivated attack.Waterloo Regional Police say Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, an international student who had been studying at the University of Waterloo, faces three counts of aggravated assault, four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.“The accused targeted a gender studies class and investigators believe this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender identity,” Waterloo police said in a statement.A 38-year-old female professor, a 20-year-old female student and 19-year-old male student were sent to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. About 40 students were in the class at the time. Police say the accused was found in the building afte...

Spring Creek fire grows as hot and windy weather propels 4 fires in western Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

The Spring Creek fire burning in western Colorado south of Parachute expanded overnight and firefighters carried hydrogen sulfide gas detectors as flames spread close to oil and gas facilities, federal authorities said Thursday morning.The most recent mapping of the fire showed that it is burning within a 2,985-acre area (4.7 square miles), based on overnight aerial infrared imagery, the federal Bureau of Land Management officials said Thursday morning.It was one of at least four fires burning around Colorado as hot, dry, and windy conditions favored flames.In southwestern Colorado, two fires were burning on the San Juan National Forest near Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County, and another was burning on Southern Ute land.Spring Creek fireFirefighters on the Spring Creek fire were relying on aircraft – helicopters lugging water and tankers loaded with fire retardant red slurry – in their efforts to contain and suppress flames, BLM spokesman Eric Coulter said in an emailed response to...

Former Olympic gold medal cyclist convicted in German child sex abuse case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A former champion cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympics has been convicted by a German court in a child sexual abuse case.Gregor Braun was found guilty on Wednesday by a regional court in the southwestern city of Tuebingen of sexually abusing a child, soliciting the serious sexual abuse of a child and soliciting the production of abuse imagery in several cases. He was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment, the court said in a statement on Thursday.During the trial, judges heard that Braun, 67, had for years paid for a woman to bring her young daughter along to sex dates, starting when the girl was 6 years old. Prosecutors alleged that in at least one instance the 35-year-old woman, who was identified only as Yvonne L. for privacy reasons, had forced the daughter to record explicit videos of her or the two adults together. At other times, she took pictures of the girl and sent them to Braun, they said.The case came to light after the victim fil...

Authorities chase stolen van driver from L.A. to Orange County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:32 GMT

Authorities were chasing the driver of a stolen van from Los Angeles to Orange County Thursday morning before Sky5 lost signal. The pursuit apparently began in the Los Angeles Police Department's jurisdiction, but by 9:40 a.m., the driver was speeding on the southbound 405 Freeway in Costa Mesa, aerial video from Sky5 showed. The van, which belongs to Fit For Life 1 in South Gate, was stolen from a repair shop in Los Angeles, the business told KTLA.The driver was soon in Irvine and continued speeding through the 5 Freeway with several California Highway Patrol units in tow. By 9:55 a.m., the driver was in the Mission Viejo area, but Sky5 lost signal in San Juan Capistrano, where the pursuit left KTLA's coverage area.