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Your Money: How do you create an estate plan?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

Bruce Helmer and Peg WebbDo you want to retire early? Travel? Buy that vacation home? Leave something behind for your family or your favorite charity? These are some of the questions that drive the basics of creating an estate plan. No financial plan is complete without one, and there are five essential documents you will need to round out the planning process.Let’s begin with some definitions. Everything you own is your “estate,” including your house, car, possessions (even pets), investments, and savings. You need to plan for how these assets are distributed after you’re gone. There are two primary ways to go about creating that plan.Personal estate planningThis approach looks at estate planning through the prism of how it will affect your children and/or other heirs. Personal estate planning often raises difficult, highly personal questions, such as: “How do I want to be remembered?” “How do I imagine my children will spend the money I leave them?” and “How much money do my child...

Police investigating body found in Hudson River

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department is actively investigating a body that has been found in the Hudson River. The discovery was made on June 10 in the area behind St. Basil's Church on River Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Detectives and evidence technicians are currently on the scene, and the Troy Fire Department is assisting with recovery efforts. No further details are available at this time. Anyone with information should please call Troy Police at (518)270-4411. Stay with NEWS10 as this story continues to develop.

1 killed, 4 hurt overnight in Downtown St. Louis crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One person has died and four others are hurt after a crash overnight in downtown St. Louis. The crash happened around 4 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of Tucker Boulevard and Spruce Street. Police say only one car, a Ford SUV, was involved in the collision and carrying five people. Precautionary boil advisory after major St. Louis water main break Investigators have not yet determined what led up to the crash, but noted that one person died in the crash. Four others are hospitalized with critical injuries, but they are considered in stable condition. An accident reconstruction team with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is handling the investigation. Additional details are limited at this time. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

12-year-old girl shot while buying snacks at St. Louis gas station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A 12-year-old girl was shot Friday evening while trying to purchase snacks at a St. Louis gas station. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Friday at the BP gas station at 1401 Choteau Avenue, just on the edge of Downtown St. Louis. Precautionary boil advisory after major St. Louis water main break Investigators say the victim was buying snacks when she heard gunshots from outside the gas station. In fear for her life, she ran out of the store and across the parking lot. As she left the store, she started to feel pain on left side of her face. Police say she was struck by shrapnel and suffered superficial wounds. It's unclear whether she was shot inside the store or in the parking lot. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW The vic...

Driver dies in two-vehicle crash on I-70 in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

A driver died in a two-vehicle crash Friday in Denver on Interstate 70.The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of the highway between Federal Boulevard and Pecos Street, the Denver Police Department said in a 6:30 p.m. Friday tweet.At 10 p.m. Friday on Twitter police announced that a driver had died at the scene of the crash. An investigation is ongoing, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will identify the person after family has been notified.TRAFFIC: #DPD is investigating a crash involving 2 motorists at EB I-70 between Federal and Pecos. One victim was located with serious injuries. EB I-70 is closed at Federal to Pecos. Alternate routes advised. pic.twitter.com/OwjzRYElEb— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 10, 2023 

Denver weather: Pattern of p.m. showers and possible storms roll on

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the mountains will drift into northeastern Colorado this afternoon bringing a chance for severe weather, especially east of the urban corridor.In Denver, there’s a 40% chance for showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Clouds will increase throughout the day and the high temperature will be about 79 degrees with winds gusting to 22 mph.Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop in the mountains by late this morning and spread across the plains in the afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rain and a severe storm or two are possible on the plains. #cowx pic.twitter.com/3Czk1Q08TO— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 10, 2023In northeastern Colorado, strong afternoon storms are expected to produce brief but heavy rain, small hail and winds up to 40 mph, the weather service said. The potential for flash floods in wildfire burn areas on Saturday will be limited.Saturday night in Denver ...

Fairfax garage fire forces evacuations, may be connected to series of arsons 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

Multiple families were forced to evacuate their homes in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles after an intense fire ripped through a parking garage and destroyed two vehicles. No one was injured in Saturday morning’s fire, and firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they spread to any apartment buildings. The blaze took place around 2 a.m. Saturday morning in the 400 block of North Curson Avenue and follows a series of other arsons in the Fairfax District that have left residents on edge. One man had his 1991 Ford F-150 torched on South Orange Drive on Wednesday, and the same arsonist may have also targeted another woman’s vehicle just one block away. Multiple families were forced to evacuate their homes after an intense fire ripped through a parking garage and destroyed two vehicles in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California on June 10, 2023. (LLN)Multiple families were forced to evacuate their homes after an intense fire ripped through a p...

Is it more expensive to own or rent in the Bay Area?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

(KRON) -- The Bay Area is the most expensive place in the country to own a home, according to a new Redfin report.The report says the Bay Area has the highest homeownership premiums, where it’s twice as expensive to buy a home than it is to rent. Mortgage rates have gone up everywhere, but in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland more homes are considered high end. The interest rates of those homes are what make them so much more expensive to own.The high cost of living isn’t news to Bay Area residents, but for those deciding between renting or owning a home, Redfin says it’s a cheaper option to rent here.Chief Economist at Redfin, Daryl Fairweather says that’s because of higher mortgage rates and the interest on them.“Having a really large amount of debt it allows that compounding to kind of accumulate faster than if it was a small amount of debt. So that’s it hurts a bit harder in the most high-end markets,” Fairweather said. The Redfin report listed San Jose as having the largest h...

Dog suffers injuries after falling over cliff in San Francisco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A dog suffered injuries on June 3 after jumping over a wall and falling down onto the beach next to the Cliff House."My dog is very good off leash. We go to the beach all of the time. He must have thought the beach was on the other side from where we were standing, and he jumped over the barrier to get to the beach and fell. I don't know how many feet but a very long distance,” said Jim Taugher, the dog’s owner.  9 people shot in SF Mission District Friday night He said he rushed down to the beach where he found his dog, Booker, severely injured and rushed him to an emergency veterinarian. "We have a cast under here. Then we have this little covering to protect it. You can see they had to shave here. He has a few cuts on his face. He is just here recovering,” said Taugher.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-co...

Muere en una cárcel “Unabomber”, uno de los terroristas más despiadados de EEUU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:15 GMT

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, conocido como el “Unabomber” y quien fue considerado uno de los terroristas más despiadados de Estados Unidos, murió en una prisión federal, informó el sábado a The Associated Press un portavoz de la Oficina de Prisiones.Kaczynski, un prodigioso matemático de 81 años, fue hallado muerto alrededor de las 8 de la mañana en una prisión federal en Carolina del Norte. De momento se desconoce la causa de su deceso.Fue trasladado a la instalación médica de la prisión federal en Carolina del Norte después de pasar dos décadas en una prisión federal Supermax en Colorado por una serie de ataques con bomba contra científicos.Kaczynski cumplía una condena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad bajo fianza después de su arresto en 1996 en una rudimentaria cabaña en la que vivía en el occidente de Montana. Se declaró culpable de provocar 16 explosiones que mataron a tres personas y lesionaron a 23 más en varias partes del país entre 1978 y 1995.Source