As Hurricane Idalia churns toward Florida forecasters warn of storm surge

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

As Hurricane Idalia churns toward Florida forecasters warn of storm surge CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding.Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm, but it was projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. The result could be a big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian.The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia “an unprecedented event” since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region. Hurricane Idalia forecast to become ‘extremely dangerous’ major hurricane, NHC says On the island of Cedar Key, Commissioner Sue Colson joined other city officials in...

Schenectady County announces rabies vaccination clinic

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

Schenectady County announces rabies vaccination clinic SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Schenectady County is hosting a drive-thru rabies vaccination clinic in Princetown on September 23. The clinic is for cats, ferrets, and dogs, and is free to residents of Schenectady County. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Cats and ferrets must be in carriers, and dogs must be leashed. Residents can register online or call (518) 386-2818 to make an appointment. Appointments are limited.“Keeping your pet’s rabies vaccines up to date is crucial for their safety and for the health of ourcommunity,” said Schenectady County Legislator Michelle Ostrelich, Chair of the Health,Housing & Human Services Committee. “Our free drive-thru vaccination clinic offers an easy andconvenient way to ensure your pets are protected against this preventable disease.”The event runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Princetown Town Hall at 165 Princetown Plaza.

Emergency crews respond to train vs. vehicle accident in Halfmoon

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

Emergency crews respond to train vs. vehicle accident in Halfmoon HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Law enforcement and emergency crews are responding to a train vs. vehicle accident in the Town of Halfmoon. According to the Halfmoon-Waterford Fire District No. 1, Brookwood Road and lower Newton Road rail crossings are impassable. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Motorists are urged to find alternate routes. According to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, the driver of the tractor-trailer was injured but the extent of the injuries is unknown at this time. Follow NEWS10 for updates as more information becomes available.

State Troopers make felony drug arrest on I-87

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

State Troopers make felony drug arrest on I-87 MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- State Troopers arrested a 40-year-old from Troy following a traffic stop on I-87 on the night of August 24. Bakeim J. Mccall was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! During the traffic stop, Troopers discovered that Mccall had felony-weight narcotics. He was processed at SP Wilton and arraigned at the Wilton Town Court. Mccall was remanded to the Saratoga County Correctional Facility without bail.

Block party fundraiser coming to South Glens Falls

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

Block party fundraiser coming to South Glens Falls SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This September, the Moreau Community Center is throwing a party. The 11th annual Moreau Community Center Block Party & Basket Raffle comes to Main Street and New Street on Saturday, Sept. 9. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 144 Main St., there's plenty to do - all in support of the community center. The center provides a community gathering place, with teen and youth programs and resources for adults with different needs. The block party may support the center, but it's just as much about raising awareness and giving to the South Glens Falls area community.“This event is always so much fun for the community and an important awareness and fundraising event for the center,” said Executive Director Donna Nichols. “We are so appreciative of all the sponsors, donors, and volunteers who support the event every year. It’s so much fun.”Block party activities include flower sales, li...

Man charged in shootout with St. Louis County officer after attempted carjacking

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

Man charged in shootout with St. Louis County officer after attempted carjacking ST. LOUIS COUNTY Mo. - A man accused of trying to steal a woman's car and exchanging gunfire with a St. Louis County officer before he was shot Monday now faces felony charges. Prosecutors have charged Dujuan Williams, 24, with first-degree robbery, first-degree assault on a special victim (an officer), and two counts of armed criminal action in the case. The incident unfolded around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 6800 block of Parker Road, just off Lewis and Clark Boulevard. St. Charles asks residents to send pics of cars with illegal temp tags According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, an armed suspect approached a woman in the parking lot and attempted to steal her car. He was able to take her keys and enter inside the vehicle, but ultimately did not take off in it. Later on, police arrived to the scene and saw the suspect near the intersection of Parker Road and Partridge Run. When police approached, the suspect took out his gun and fired at an officer, striking the police cru...

St. Louis County woman used fake identity to buy cars, lease home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

St. Louis County woman used fake identity to buy cars, lease home ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis County woman admitted to using fake identities to buy two cars and lease a home. Amia Hill, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in federal court Tuesday. Her charges date back to December 2021. According to her plea agreement, Hill used the name and personal information of someone identified as "S.A." to buy a Dodge Charger for around $30,000. Nearly three months later, she did the same thing, but used a different person's name and information to but a Dodge Durango for nearly $36,000. St. Charles asks residents to send pics of cars with illegal temp tags In March 2022, Hill reportedly used S.A.’s information to lease a home in Florissant. She lived there through July 2022, costing the landlord around $6,000. Hill also helped a woman obtain a $6,500 loan from First Community Credit Union in March 2022, using someone else’s personal information. That woman has been indicted separately, and her case is pending. Close Thanks ...

As teens take to e-bikes, parents ask: Is this freedom or danger?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

As teens take to e-bikes, parents ask: Is this freedom or danger? BOULDER — With e-bikes soaring in popularity, regulators have been unable to keep up with the quickly evolving market. Safety and law enforcement officials note that many models marketed to children and teenagers exceed legal speed limits and more closely resemble motor vehicles, which require a license and registration to operate.For the moment, the power to decide what teenagers may or may not ride falls to a nongovernmental authority: parents. Across the country, they are expressing a mix of enthusiasm, contrition and uncertainty about the trendy mode of transportation.Some parents who initially embraced e-bikes now say their enthusiasm has waned with news of recent crashes involving teenagers.“Initially, it was a godsend,” said Julie Wood, whose daughter Sawyer, 14, got an e-bike this past spring. “She’s a teen — she wants to go everywhere.”For Wood of Boulder, Colorado, that meant less time carting Sawyer in the car. But she had a firm rule that Sawyer wear a helmet...

Deion Sanders’ football revolution at CU will be televised. Will the 2023 Buffs be ready for their close-up?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

Deion Sanders’ football revolution at CU will be televised. Will the 2023 Buffs be ready for their close-up? BOULDER — Van Wells will soon have his own IMDb page, which kind of blows his mind into a million little pieces. But not nearly as many pieces as it does for his pals back in Houston.“Yeah, I’ve got some homeboys who are always sending me stuff I don’t even know that’s out there,” the CU Buffs sophomore center said of his newfound internet fame. “They’ll send me a different video (and say), ‘Look at you, look at you.’ I’m like, ‘(Darn), I didn’t even know that was out.’”Wells, a chiseled, 290-pound blocker and one of only a handful of 2022 CU starters still with the football program, knows his close-up is coming — whether he likes it or not.Regardless of how many games they actually win, this fall will feature the most-filmed, most-documented, most-exposed and maybe the most talked-about — at least, nationally — football team in Buffs history.Last December, CU football became “The Deion Sanders Show.” And that show means the cameras almost never stop rolling.From D...

Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran fans used 2.5 times the amount of wireless data as typical Broncos games at Empower Field

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:58 GMT

Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran fans used 2.5 times the amount of wireless data as typical Broncos games at Empower Field When Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran came to Empower Field at Mile High for concerts this summer, the hugely popular signers tested the stadium’s wireless capacity in ways it hadn’t ever been tested before.Actually, it was the fans, not the singers, who were doing the testing, moving 2.5 times the amount of data seen in a typical Denver Broncos game, said Russ Trainor, a senior vice president of information technology for the team during a media tour Saturday.Taylor Swift fans edged out Sheeran fans, moving 25 terabytes and then 26 terabytes on the two nights of her Eras tour in mid-July. That compares to the 22 terabytes Sheeran fans moved on Aug. 19, even though there were an extra 10,000 of them packed on the field, setting a single-event attendance record for the stadium at 85,233.To put a single terabyte in perspective, it is equivalent to about 250,000 photos, the data in 250 movies or 500 hours of HD video, or the equivalent of 6.5 million documents stored as average-...