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John Shipley: As currently composed, Twins are going nowhere fast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

The Minnesota Twins entered the All-Star Game break Sunday having accomplished something truly remarkable, if not admirable — under .500 despite having one of the two best starting rotations in baseball.It’s amazing, really.Twins’ starters have combined to lead Major League Baseball in innings pitched (517) and strikeouts (561), and are third in earned-run average (3.68). Leader Atlanta is the best team in baseball and on a 20-3 run.The Twins, on the other hand — despite this surfeit of above-average big league starters — entered the break like a man falling down a mountain, tail over tea kettle, losers of three straight after an astonishing 15-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.“I think we squeezed a lot of rough play out of the tube on the last day before the break,” manager Rocco Baldelli said afterward.It’s a great quote, but no one who has watched the Twins play their first 91 games will buy it. One wonders if even his team, which Baldelli has publicly nurtured since he was hired ...

Purple Heart returned to fallen soldier's family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

BRUNSWICK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It's been months in the making, but a lost Purple Heart has finally returned home. Scott Burkett, from Georgia, found the medal at an auction. After doing some research, he learned that it belonged to fallen soldier, Joe Nethercott. Burkett tracked down his great-nephew in the Capital Region. He drove hundreds of miles on a motorcycle to return the special honor. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The missing medal was formally returned during a ceremony over the weekend. At the event, tables were decorated with items from Nethercott's life and served as a memorial to the fallen hero. The ceremony moved family members deeply."When our great friend Doug, one of the riders that came down here, was handing me each medal quietly, he said 'on behalf of a grateful country,' and every time he said that, the waterworks just came and came and came," Wayne Nethercott said.Members of the Nethercott family said...

Amtrak suspends train service in New York due to storm damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The weather taking its toll on travel and Amtrak passengers are hit with cancellations and delays yet again. Just last week the Adirondack Line was shut down due to high temps and track safety. NEWS10 checking in with local train stations and has more on the cancelled services affected by this round of inclement weather. Unkept promises for New York City’s displaced asylees in the Capital Region The Rensselaer and Hudson train stations are less than bustling. And that's because many folks cannot travel on trains headed south of Albany, nor can anyone get up this way either. "Well, I went to the booth to purchase the ticket and he said there's a flood and all types of damages, so they canceled the trains going in both directions which is unfortunate," said Amtrak passenger, Tiffany Garriga."It’s an inconvenience. But I believe in safety first. So, apparently Amtrak and Metro-North Line thought it was best not to have the trains run on those tracks,...

Albany County donates essential items to newly arrived migrants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany County extended a helping hand Monday to newly arrived migrants. Legislators dropped off essential supplies at Refugee and Immigration Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE), a local non-profit dedicated to helping immigrants. The donations were part of a county-wide collection. Albany County Chairman Andrew Joyce said the purpose of the supply drive was to help refugees establish themselves in Albany and ensure that they are connected with the proper resources. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "So many of us wanted to know what we could do to help," he said. "These are human beings trying to make their way in the world, and they are here. You can really judge a community by how you welcome new people. And what we found is that Albany County is a very compassionate, wonderful place."According to leaders with RISSE, around 450 asylum seekers have arrived in the Capital Region since May.

Troy calls on public to help clear debris from drains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The city of Troy is asking the public for help removing debris from drainage systems. Crews for the Department of Public Utilities need help to mitigate flooding.Over 5,000 catch basins can be found throughout the city of Troy, that’s why the city is calling on the public to help keep them clear, and ultimately keep property safe.Superintendent of Public Utilities, Chris Wheland, says it’s not possible for crews to clear every catch basin that gets clogged. He says with the public’s help clearing the debris the sewer system will work to the best of its ability.“The water will go down the drain and will stop the flooding. If you let those leaves and that debris go on top of the catch basin and say ‘Oh that’s somebody else’s problem’ it’s going to flood the street and potentially flood your home,” said Wheland.He says crews work diligently to prevent clogged drainage systems, but at a certain point it's inevitable.“With any first significant rainfall like th...

Interactive, reusable water bottles allow people to track environmental benefit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Beginning Monday, you can help the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel “Fill It Forward.” The hotel is selling interactive, reusable water bottles at the front desk and at the 8th Street Pantry.The hotel has joined a network of over 500 organizations partnered with the organization Fill It Forward to inspire the world to reuse.The B Corp connects communities worldwide by partnering with organizations that care about sustainability to raise environmental and social awareness. Individuals may scan a code on the bottle using their smart phone camera and with every refill or use, the Fill It Forward app will track its ongoing impact.Each scan unlocks a donation up to one dollar to global charitable projects dedicated to clean water and nutritious food accessibility, as well as reforestation efforts.Guests can refill their bottles at one of the hotel's water station locations, including the concierge lounge, conference space areas, health club, and on the mezzanine level.A fixture...

Artist Thomas Dambo, creator of Isak Heartstone, will build a new troll sculpture in Teller County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

The beloved Isak Heartstone troll in Breckenridge is about to get a new friend in Teller County.If you haven’t encountered Isak Heartstone before, here’s what you need to know: He’s a 15-foot wooden troll created with locally sourced scrap wood and materials by Danish recycle artist and activist Thomas Dambo. Isak is one of the many art installations that has made Dambo’s work famous worldwide.Now, the Gold Camp District Impact Group (gcDIG), a nonprofit charitable organization, is preparing to welcome its own troll to the Cripple Creek and Victor communities in southern Teller County.In late June, Dambo announced a new project called “Way of the Bird King,” in which he road trips from Vermont across the country to Washington and builds 10 trolls and thousands of birdhouses along the way. One of his stops for troll-building is Colorado.Parts of the troll — which is unnamed as of now — will be made in Dambo’s workshop in Copenhagen and ...

Dig begins for the remains of dozens of children at a long-closed Native American boarding school in Nebraska

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

GENOA, Neb. — In a remote patch of a long-closed Native American boarding school, near a canal and some railroad tracks, Nebraska’s state archeologist and two teammates filled buckets with dirt and sifted through it as if they were searching for gold.They’re trying to find the bodies of dozens of children who died at the school and have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists aim to unravel as they dig in a central Nebraska field that was part of the sprawling campus a century ago.People toting shovels, trowels and even smaller tools are searching the unmarked site where ground-penetrating radar suggested a possible location for the cemetery of the Genoa Indian Industrial School. Genoa was part of a national system of more than 400 Native American boarding schools that attempted to assimilate Indigenous people into white culture by separating children from their families and cutting them off from their heritage. And the discovery of more than 200 children’s remains...

A cherry pie that’s as sweet (or sour) as you want it to be

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

By Melissa Clark, The New York TimesApple pie may rule fall, but cherry pie is summer’s queen, lording over all other flavors for the few brief weeks when fresh cherries are in season. Because, while cherry pies made with frozen fruit are perfectly delightful, nothing beats the juicy bite of seasonal cherries, baked until syrupy and wrapped in a buttery crust.The only question is, sour cherries or sweet? Each has its virtues. Sweet cherries are complex and gently spicy, with a crisp flesh that holds its shape even after baking. Sour cherries are tangier and more perfumed, with a tendency to break down to something between a compote and a glossy jam. You can make this recipe using either kind of cherry, with a few small adjustments.To play up the acidity of mellow sweet cherries, I stir the grated zest and juice of a lemon into the fruit. Lime also works, adding floral notes along with its bite. You can skip this step with sour cherries, which are born zippy.Sour cherries do need mor...

Authorities seek public's help locating 34-year-old woman missing out of L.A.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:22:24 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 34-year-old woman missing out of L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood.  Enjoli Lattice Walker, who also goes by the name Angie, was last seen on May 4 in the 8000 block of Beverly Boulevard.  The 34-year-old is described as a Black female who is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing approximately 120 pounds with brown hair styled in braids, brown eyes, and has a mole on the left side of her chin. It is unknown what she was last seen wearing.  Enjoli Lattice Walker, who also goes by the name Angie, was last seen on May 4 in the 8000 block of Beverly Boulevard.  (LASD)“Ms. Walker suffers from mental and medical conditions. Her family is concerned for her well-being and is asking for the public’s help,” LASD’s missing person bulletin said. Authorities seek public’s help locating at-risk 61-year-old man missing out of Cerritos Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to con...