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Rensselaer County hazardous waste disposal event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

RENSSELAER COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy, Bethlehem, and Rensselaer County are partnering for several household hazardous waste disposal events, the first being Saturday, May 13, at the Troy Resource Management Facility. Residents must visit their participating municipality's website to register. Residents without internet access can contact their community's municipal liaison. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! At the event, residents will be able to dispose of hazardous materials that cannot be thrown away in the normal garbage. These events will not be collecting electronics or tires for shredding. The event is free for residents in participating municipalities who've pre-registered.Participating municipalities include:TroyBethlehemNorth GreenbushRensselaerSchodackGraftonMunicipality contacts:TroyNaomi Pitkin, Recycling SpecialistEmail: [email protected]: (518) 279-7313BethlehemDan Lilkas-Rain, Recycling Coordi...

98th season of live horse racing in Collinsville, Illinois today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - The horses are back on the track Tuesday at 'Fa Duel Sportsbook and Horse Racing' in Collinsville.This is the 98th year of racing at the track formerly known as Fairmount Park. Trending: Kim Gardner faces contempt of court after prosecutor no-shows murder trial The racing season opens Tuesday and runs through November 18. Race days are Tuesdays and Saturdays. The $250,000 'FanDuel St. Louis Derby' is back for its third year on August 26.The sports book is open seven days a week for simulcast betting and sports wagering.\

Broncos draft preview: Zach Allen among free agency highlights, but Denver needs more pass-rush up front

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Today: Defensive tacklesApril 10: Quarterbacks | April 11: Running backs | April 12: Wide receivers | Thursday: Tight ends | Friday: Offensive line Wednesday: Edge rushersBroncos’ in-house offseason moves: Signed Zach Allen (three years, $45.75 million), signed Jordan Jackson (one year, $750,000).Under contract: Allen, Jordan, D.J. Jones (two years), Mike Purcell (one year), Matt Henningsen (three years), Eyioma Uwazurike (three years), Jonathan Harris (one year), Elijah Garcia (two years).Need scale (1-10): 7. Denver replaced Dre’Mont Jones with Allen this offseason but also lost DeShawn Williams to Carolina. The Broncos will expect second-year jumps from Henningsen and Uwazurike, but outside of Allen, where does the pass rush from this group come from? The Broncos would do well to fortify this group, perhaps with one of their first pair of picks in the third round.Top Five1. Jale...

Jessie James Decker slams United Airlines after pregnant sister was 'humiliated' on flight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

Jessie James Decker is slamming United Airlines after an incident involving her pregnant sister and spilled popcorn. Decker posted the account in a since-deleted Instagram story. The singer said her five-month-pregnant sister, Sydney Rae Bass, was traveling alone with her two young children when one of them accidentally spilled some popcorn. According to Decker, the flight attendant approached Bass with "a trash bag and wet wipe" and told her that the captain wanted the mom of two to "clean up every drop."“My poor sister is on her hands and knees, crying in the aisle completely humiliated and exhausted, with her children while everyone else watched. Way to go United," the post read according to People.In another post, Decker said flight staff called the spill a "safety hazard" US Weekly reported. The "Should Have Known Better" singer kept fans updated and then explained where the children got the popcorn in the first place. "You guys, this whole time I'm thinking that this popcorn i...

Presale Codes for Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

The Writings on the Wall — Underoath fans get ready, they just announced a banger tour with The Ghost Inside. In the tour dubbed “Summer Tour 2023,” the two hard rock bands will be joined by special guests We Came As Romans and Better Lovers. The tour launches on July 15 in Mansfield, OH at the Inkcarceration Festival and will dot around the country before their last date on August 19, here in SoCal at the  Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for the Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023 tickets are as follows:Presale codes for Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023Presale tickets for Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023 go on sale today, April 18 and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Artist presale code or password: LETGOLive Nation website presale code or password: VINYLLive Nation mobil...

Travelers report nationwide ground stop for Southwest Airline flights Tuesday morning

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

Southwest Airlines appears to be in the midst of another meltdown as dozens of travelers reported a “nationwide ground stoppage” on social media Tuesday morning.We have had to implement a ground stop as a result of intermittent issues that were experienced, and we should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we'll be here for you if you need any assistance. -Katy— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) April 18, 2023The official Southwest Twitter account replied to several complaints Tuesday morning amid reports that there was a stoppage due to technical issues. Twitter user @FennerMichelle said she was sitting in a plane “waiting for computers to come back” when the airline replied with news of a stoppage.“We have had to implement a ground stop as a result of intermittent issues that were experienced, and we should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible,R...

15-year-old girl suspected of killing missing teen found dead in Northern California field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

LAYTONVILLE — A 15-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of killing another teenager whose body was found in an empty field in a remote Northern California town, authorities said Monday.Sixteen-year-old Ruby Sky Montelongo was found dead by her uncle Saturday morning after she failed to return to their home in Covelo the previous night, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.Investigators learned the victim had been assaulted Friday evening by a 15-year-old girl she knew from town, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay man convicted in fatal shooting of his uncle Crime and Public Safety | Murder trial of reputed Oakland gang member delayed amid dispute over judge Crime and Public Safety | Man wore armor in Northern California hostage killing, report says Crime and Public Safety | ‘My son should be here’: 6 years later, justice still sought in Cal Poly H...

San Jose man killed in wrong-way crash on highway near Modesto

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

A San Jose man was killed in a wrong-way crash on a rural highway west of Modesto, the California Highway Patrol said.Gilberto Llamas-Gutierrez, 28, was reportedly driving a Nissan pickup westbound on Highway 132 early on the morning of Thursday, April 13. Around 2:40 a.m., when the truck was west of the community of Twin Rivers, it entered the eastbound lane and crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer rig.Llamas-Gutierrez died at the scene.The rig’s driver, a 32-year-old Lodi man, suffered minor injuries, as did one of his passengers, a 33-year-old Lodi woman. A 3-year-old boy who was seatbelted in the rig’s sleeper berth was not injured.Four days earlier, on April 9, two people were killed in another head-on crash about 8 miles west on Highway 132.In that incident, the CHP said, a 28-year-old man from San Leandro was driving a Mercedes-Benz west in the highway’s eastbound lane near the community of Vernalis around 3:15 a.m. The Mercedes collided head-on with an ea...

Which state economy grew fastest in pandemic? California ranked No. 18

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: California’s growth of its business output ranked just 18th-best among the state during the past three years, more evidence that coronavirus was not terribly kind to the Golden State’s economy.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed state stats for “real” gross domestic product, a broad measure of business output minus inflation. This measure of economic production is calculated quarterly by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.ToplineCalifornia’s GDP grew 5.7% between 2019 and 2022 – that’s an expansion rate slightly above the nation’s 5.1% growth.But the increase also trails key economic rivals. No. 1 Idaho saw the value of its business output grow 13.3% in these three years. Then came Utah with 11.6% growth, Tennessee, up 11.1%, Florida, up 10.9%, and Arizona, at 9.5%. Texas was No. 19 at 5.4%.Worst performanc...

‘It could have been a bloodbath’: 17 men arrested in Northern California Sikh community shootings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:31:54 GMT

By ADAM BEAM | Associated PressYUBA CITY  — Authorities in Northern California on Monday said they had arrested more than a dozen men from two warring criminal syndicates whose violent rivalry they say was responsible for a mass shooting at a Sikh temple and a brutal sword attack at a parade in 2018.Sutter County District Attorney Jennifer Dupré said the two syndicates were responsible for multiple shootings where 11 people were shot, including five people at a Sikh temple in Stockton last year and two more victims at a temple in Sacramento last month.None of the victims died. Dupré said all of the men arrested are part of California’s Sikh community and were members of one of two rival groups whose feud was fueled by intense personal connections.“This started out as one group, and one faction broke off, and since then they have been rivals trying to outdo each other. Mainly they show up places and try to shoot each other,” Dupré said, comparing it to the U.S. Civil War “where broth...