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Long state budget delays could impact school budgets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This week on Empire State Weekly, the deadline for the finalized budget has been extended twice as lawmakers continue to debate funding for key issues, including bail and housing. When asked for a finalized budget deal would be made, several state lawmakers responded with answers that amount to "soon." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! David Albert, the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association, explained that unlike in years past, this year, "education really isn't controversial." He said that the governor and both houses of the legislature agree on state aid increases for schools. Albert said that it is "critical" that the legislature adopt the budget before school districts put their budgets up to be voted on by residents. Districts have certain milestones they need to hit in their budget voting process that would be impacted by changes to their expe...

Glens Falls bus routes changing due to driver shortage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Three Greater Glens Falls transit bus routes are set to change starting on Monday, April 17. The transit authority said that a continued bus driver shortage is responsible. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The three changing routes are all weekday routes. Routes 11 and 12, which operate from Upper Glen Street to the Aviation Mall and Route 9 Walmart, will be replaced by the Route 19 weekday bus. That bus' normal route takes it along Bay Street and Quaker Road, but will now service Glen Street, Upper Glen Street, the Route 9 Walmart, and the Montcalm Apartments.Route times will also be altered. The Route 11 and Route 12 buses and times will be replaced as follows:Former 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. Route 11/12 buses replaced with 9:30 a.m. Route 19 busFormer 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. routes replaced with 10:30 a.m. Route 19 busFormer 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. routes replaced with 12:30 p.m. Route 19 busFormer 2:30 p.m.,...

NYSP: Man arrested after traffic ticket investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Glenville man was arrested on March 31 after police investigated a traffic ticket issued in June 2022. State Police say Daniel J. Delorenzo knowingly provided false information to police during a traffic stop, resulting in the ticket being issued to an uninvolved person. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Delorenzo hired a law firm to obtain a plea agreement to resolve the Vehicle and Traffic Law violation on behalf of the victim. He forged the victim's signature and submitted the document for court filing.Police say the traffic violation has been removed from the victim's driving record. Delorenzo faces the following charges:Forgery in the Second DegreeOffering a False Instrument for Filing in the First DegreeFalsifying Business Records in the First DegreeCriminal Impersonation in the Second DegreeAggravated Unlicensed Operator in the Second DegreeDelorenzo was arrested in Rotterdam. He was issue...

Police search for MetroLink train shooter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. -- Police are searching for a suspect involved in a shooting on a MetroLink train Thursday night. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department released images from MetroLink surveillance video Friday afternoon in an effort to identify the suspect. Call the sheriff's office if you have any information at (618) 277-3505.MetroLink Shooting SuspectA 911 caller told dispatchers that shots were fired at around 9 p.m. on the train near the 5th and Missouri MetroLink in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. The train was headed east, away from a St. Louis Cardinals game. Top Story: Witness: Woman pumping gas seriously hurt chasing after stolen purse When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man with a head injury. Witnesses told officers that the suspect and a victim were in an argument that turned violent. The victim was beaten with a handgun, and a shot was fired during the altercation. The bullet did not hit anyone on the train.A witness tells FOX 2 that the sho...

St. Charles County Police to hold unclaimed property auction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Charles County Police Department will soon hold its annual unclaimed property auction. A variety of items will be up for auction on May 6 at the St. Charles County police station. Top Story: Witness: Woman pumping gas seriously hurt chasing after stolen purse The auctions will be held in the back lot of the police station near the garages. Registration begins at 8 a.m. for viewers and potential bidders. Auctions begin at 9 a.m.According to St. Charles County police, the following kinds of items will be up for auction:Power toolsComputersElectronicsCamerasJewelrySporting goods equipmentClothingBicyclesPolice say all sales are final and items are sold "as is." Bidders can only pay in cash. Registration for the auction is free. For more information, click here. Check the slideshow to see some of the potential items up for auction.

Goed Zuur chef and co-owner leaving for job in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

Anthony Lopiccolo wants to shoot for the stars – a Michelin star, that is.The chef and co-owner of Goed Zuur, 2801 Welton St., a sour beer bar with an eclectic charcuterie and sandwich menu, has decided to step down from both of his roles in order to take a job in California’s Sonoma County, the heart of wine country.“It’s been a good run, and I feel like I gained a lot from being here,” Lopiccolo said. “A lot of people told me that I should’ve moved on a long time ago and jumped on other opportunities, but the opportunity is now. I stayed for the perfect amount of time, and if this wasn’t in my lap, I probably never would have left.”Lopiccolo’s last day at Goed Zuur is May 6, the same day as the restaurant’s six-year anniversary, which it will celebrate with a party. To days later, he’ll take over at Chalkboard, a casual French restaurant attached to the luxury 16-room Hotel Les Mars in Healdsburg, Calif.“I’m leaving enough time to pack my bag, land in San Francisco at ...

Chinatown renters rally against 300% spike in rent

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

Residents of a Los Angeles apartment complex marched to Mayor Karen Bass's home on Friday, seeking protection from a huge spike in rent as a result of the city's COVID-era eviction moratorium expiring.Advocates say the 124 families at Hillside Villa in Chinatown, many of whom are receiving Section 8 subsidies, are facing a 300% rent increase which they cannot afford.“Those are essentially evictions,” said Kris Chan, a community organizer. “Our tenants cannot afford that, and they’ll be pushed to the streets.”“We don’t want to be homeless, and we want to stay there," one tenant, Mary Ramos Monina, told KTLA. "We are not asking to (live) free as a tenant, but we want to pay what we can afford. That’s all we ask."Residents of a Los Angeles apartment complex marched to Mayor Karen Bass's home, seeking protection from a huge spike in their rent now that the city's COVID-era eviction moratorium has expired. April 14, 2023. (KTLA)L.A. County’s tenant evictions ban expired at the end of Mar...

2 face charges in connection with post-concert beating at Dodger Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

Two men have been charged in the beating of a man outside Dodger Stadium late last year.Reece Hopkin, 38, and Chad Reeves, 42, each face a felony charge of battery with serious bodily injury, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said in a Friday news release. Though the release did not identify the act performing at the concert, the details align with a Nov. 17, 2022, attack after a parking-lot fender bender following Elton John's concert.The dispute led to the beating of a 64-year-old man who "suffered serious injuries," the statement said. In addition, Hopkin faces a charge of felony vandalism or destruction of property, as he allegedly grabbed the phone of a man recording the attack and threw it to the ground. Arrest made in attack on couple outside Elton John concert in L.A. “What started out as a night of entertainment and revelry ended in violence. Verbal disagreements should never take such a dangerous turn,” Gascón sa...

Disneyland has paused the sale of select Magic Key annual passes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

Sales of select Disneyland Magic Key passes have been temporarily pasused just four days after the annual passes went back on sale.  The Inspire Key is the only annual pass available for purchase. The Believe, Enchant and Imagine keys are available for renewals only, according to the Disneyland website.The Inspire Key is the resort’s most expensive pass that offers the fewest blackout dates. The Believe Key has more blackout dates than the Inspire Key, and the Imagine Key pass has the most blackout dates and is only available to Southern California residents.The theme park announced Monday that sales of its popular annual pass would resume on April 11. Prospective annual pass holders had to join an online queue to purchase the pass.Current pass holders could also upgrade their passes at ticket booths at the theme park.Disneyland launched the Magic Key program in August 2021 after retiring the popular annual passport program during a yearlong shutdown of Disneyland and Disney Ca...

These are the most photographed parks in California, Yelp says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:37 GMT

It’s easy to get lost in the beauty of nature when visiting a national, state or local park, and to remember the astonishing sight, many visitors have snapped a photo or two of the beautiful scenery. That’s especially true for some of the parks nationwide. Yelp released its list of the 25 most photographed parks in the U.S. and Canada and multiple parks from the Golden State made the list, including some in Southern California. Experts at Yelp compiled the list based on the number of photos Yelp users submitted of parks in the U.S. and Canada. The best places to see the superbloom in California These are the California parks that made the listSAN DIEGO - AUGUST 02: One of the buildings along El Prado at Balboa Park on August 2, 2008 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)On the road through Joshua Tree National Park, a sign indicates the turn for Lost Horse Mine Road. (Getty)Visitors ride bikes in Yosemite National Park, California on July 04, 2020. (APU G...