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Amsterdam man faces drug charges following traffic stop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 24-year-old male is facing charges following an investigation into drug activity in Amsterdam. Jesus M. Ortiz was taken into custody by the Amsterdam City Police on Thursday and was arraigned in the Amsterdam City Court. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The arrest was made when a detective observed a vehicle that had been frequenting the area commit a vehicle and traffic law violation. Police conducted a traffic stop and interviewed the occupants. Ortiz was found to have a quantity of crack cocaine and powder cocaine, U.S. currency, and drug paraphernalia, including a digital scale and plastic bags.Ortiz was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree. He was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility on $20,000 cash bail.

Pittsfield firefighters battle structure fire on Cromwell Ave

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The Pittsfield Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Cromwell Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Crews arrived on the scene to find a well-developed, fast-moving fire. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Multiple trucks and engines were called to the residence. Crews managed to get the fire under control in two hours. No firefighters were reported injured.Investigations determined that the owner was the only occupant at home at the time of the fire. She was treated and transported to the Berkshire Medical Center for smoke inhalation. The residence is estimated to be a near-total loss. The owner's family has been displaced and is receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. The fire is still under investigation by the Pittsfield Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit.

World Awareness Children's Museum reopens Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The World Awareness Children's Museum is reopening this weekend, after three weeks of closure to work on some new educational attractions. The result - a new mountain for young learners to climb. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Saturday, Oct. 7, the museum reopens with the grand unveiling of MountainTots, an exhibit specially designed for toddlers, with Adirondack-themed play areas like a lean-to, river crossing, and safe climbing wall. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a grand opening will welcome families back to the museum and its newest feature.“MountainTots will feature the diverse people, land, and animals of the Adirondacks, where young visitors from all over can learn more about what makes our region beautiful,” said museum Executive Director Bethanie Muska Lawrence. “We are shining a special light on the Haudenosaunee people who have been in New York since before colonization. It’s important that,...

V.P. Kamala Harris coming to St. Louis today for Democratic National Committee meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to St. Louis on Friday.She and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will be here for the fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee. They're meeting this week at the Marriott Grand Hotel on Washington Avenue. This Missouri town’s water is testing above the limits for radium The vice president will also deliver remarks at a campaign reception Friday evening.

Andrew Lester demands jury trial in Ralph Yarl shooting case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Northland man accused of shooting a teenager who went to the wrong address is now demanding a jury trial. Andrew Lester is facing first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for allegedly shooting Ralph Yarl this past April. Off-duty Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy shot during car break-in On Wednesday, his attorneys filed a demand for a jury trial, as opposed to a bench trial where a judge would determine his fate. Last month, a judge scheduled Lester's trial to begin in one year: Oct. 7, 2024. Yarl has previously testified that he went to pick up his siblings but didn't have his phone — he’d lost it at school. The house he intended to go to was just blocks away, but he got the street wrong.The teen said he rang the bell and the wait for someone to answer seemed “longer than normal.”As the inner door opened, Yarl said he reached out to grab the storm door, assuming it was his brothers’ friends’ parents. Instead, it was Lester who...

Colorado secures the first wolves for reintroduction from Oregon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

Oregon will provide the first gray wolves this winter for Colorado’s voter-mandated reintroduction of the species, state wildlife officials announced Friday.Up to 10 wolves will be supplied by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife over the winter. The agreement ends Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s monthslong search for a source population of the canine, the reintroduction of which has been controversial — especially among the state’s ranchers.“We are deeply grateful for Oregon’s partnership in this endeavor, and we are now one step closer to fulfilling the will of the voters in time,” Colorado Gov Jared Polis said in a news release.Related ArticlesEnvironment | Should Colorado’s mountain lions be hunted? Voters could decide in new ballot initiative Environment | Wolves reintroduced into Colorado can be killed if they threaten people or livestock, federal officials decide The wolves will come from northeast Oregon...

NFL picks: Niners-Cowboys a terrific Sunday night matchup and Buffalo takes its scorching offense to London

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

Around the AFCFireworks in London. The Bills take their show on the trans-Atlantic tour this weekend against Jacksonville in London. Josh Allen and company lost opening night to the Jets but have been scorching since then, scoring 38, 37 and 48 in consecutive wins. The Bills, according to ESPN, are 46-12 when Allen turns the ball over one or fewer times. He’s leading the league in completion percentage and, oh yeah, they’re second in scoring defense (13.8 points allowed per game). Not bad.Law of average. There’s parity and then there’s the AFC South in the early going this year. All four teams — the Jags, Indianapolis, Tennessee and Houston — are 2-2. Their point differentials, respectively, are minus-2, minus-2, plus-2 and plus-17. Perhaps a team will separate at some point like Trevor Lawrence and Jacksonville did last year. Or maybe this will turn into one of those years where, hey, if you just get to 8-9 you might find your way into the postseason as the No. 4 seed.Dolphins boun...

Mystery couple seen in Yosemite engagement photo comes forward

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

The Los Angeles photographer who was on a search for a couple whom she had photographed mid-proposal in Yosemite National Park told YourCentralValley.com on Thursday that she has made contact with the couple.On Sept. 28, LA-based photographer, Allie Dearie says she took a hike with another couple to Taft Point off Glacier Point Road, a popular spot that overlooks the valley. That's when they witnessed another couple's special moment in the sunset.L.A.-based photographer Allie Dearie captured photos of the wedding proposal on Sept. 28 at Yosemite National Park. (Allie Dearie Photography @alliedearie)Dearie captured the moment and gave them her business card to contact her, but after not hearing back from them for almost a week, she began to worry."It's a long hike back and after sunset, you're hiking in the dark so I'm a little worried that he may have lost the card and that's why I started posting online to see if I could find them," Darie said. Couple engaged in Yosemite sought b...

Witness describes hiker's slide down Half Dome in Yosemite

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A group of hikers visiting Half Dome saw first-hand a life-threatening incident - and one witness described the experience as terrifying."It started as a nice day, a little cloudy, we just thought it was going to pass by, and as soon as we got up there, it started turning, looking a little bit worse," said Ramiro Alvarado Half Dome hikers shocked by lightning while sheltering from Yosemite storm Despite taking cover, hikers say they still received shocks from the lightning bolts while climbing Half Dome on September 21.Alvarado says he really didn't know what was going on, seeing lots of panic on other hikers' faces, but he started recording video of the scene."My first thought once I got closer was my kids. My kids came to mind and I'm like 'man, there's no way, if I go up there and something happens, my wife and kids..alone.' That was the fear that came upon me whenever I got there," said Alvarado.Alvarado continued by saying there was a girl to hi...

Bibiana Mendoza Dies in 3-Vehicle Collision on 69th Avenue [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:50 GMT

20-Year-Old Female Passenger Dies in Three-Car Accident on Thomas RoadPHOENIX, AZ (October 6, 2023) – Tuesday, October 3rd, a 3-vehicle collision took the life of Bibiana Mendoza on 69th Avenue.Around 6:15 p.m., law enforcement officers responded to the scene near Thomas Road. According to initial reports, Mendoza was a passenger in an eastbound vehicle that collided with another car making a turn. A third vehicle also struck the one Mendoza was in, leading to a rollover.Shortly after, 20-year-old Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. Additionally, paramedics transported all three drivers involved to a nearby hospital for treatment of their non-life-threatening injuries.During preliminary investigations, authorities did not find evidence to suggest that impairment played a role in the accident.Emergency crews temporarily closed off the surrounding area to facilitate cleanup and initial procedures. Further details will be provided as they beco...