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Blessing of the Brains prepare Siena students for finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some local college students gathered on Tuesday to spiritually and mentally prepare for final exams. Siena College hosted the annual Blessing of the Brains at the school's chapel. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Tuesday was Reading Day, which students can use to study before their exams start on Wednesday. Students said it was important to be in the right mindset before beginning the final push to the end of the semester."So it's always nice to prepare ourselves spiritually so we can prepare ourselves academically and do as well as we can on our finals," student Christina Amari said.The school also offered bananas, bagels and bacon, so students were properly fed before going off to study.

15-Love hosts spring book giveaway for National Tennis Month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The non-profit 15-Love celebrated National Tennis Month with their free book giveaway on Tuesday. Capital Region children were invited to receive two, free brand new books and an unlimited number of gently used books. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Children were also able to make some arts and crafts, have a snack, and participate in a free tennis demonstration. Other giveaway items included gently used clothes and toys.

Law enforcement detects impaired driving with Drug Recognition Experts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - As marijuana becomes more and more available in New York, driving while impaired cases are on the rise. NEWS10 talking with law officials on what they are doing to fight the increase in impaired drivers. Counties working on rural cell service solutions With alcohol, law enforcement can easily tell if you are an impaired driver but that’s not the case with marijuana. Now, drug recognition experts are needed to tell the difference.“We’re seeing an increase in offenders being charged with driving while impaired,” said Rensselaer County Stop DWI coordinator, Michael Dinardo. Attorney Eric Schillinger with Schillinger & Associates PLLC, says DRE’s are already being used.“It’s not new, the use of a drug recognition expert as a police officer who has gotten specific additional training to be able to take a look at an individual and run a battery of tests,” said Schillinger. Glens Falls’ new board game tavern open for play Saratoga County Sheriff, Mik...

Florissant man admits killing neighbor in 2015, gets 20 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A Florissant man accused of killing his neighbor in September 2015 reached a plea deal on the case Tuesday, in exchange for a 20-year sentence.Peter Chafin, 48, admitted to shooting Dominic Smith with a shotgun in the 4200 block of Delor Street, located in the Bevo neighborhood. Smith was 36.Chafin went on trial in April 2022 for first-degree murder and armed criminal action, but the jury was deadlocked and could not return a unanimous verdict. During the trial, Chafin said he felt Smith was a threat to him and his family. The prosecutor at the time called the murder an act of vigilantism.Detectives said Chafin put Smith's body in an instrument bag for a double bass and dumped it into the Mississippi River. Chafin then encased the murder weapon in a concrete block and left that near the intersection of South Broadway and Nagel Avenue. 6 deaths in Illinois dust storm, police need help identifying 2 victims Smith's body was discovered that same month after becoming snagg...

Police investigate 2 murder-suicides over 48 hours 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Police Department says a woman was shot and killed in the second apparent murder-suicide in St. Louis County this week.Investigators said the murder-suicides are not connected; however, police believe the crimes are domestic. Police encourage residents to seek help immediately if they are in a domestic violence situation.St. Louis County police are investigating two separate apparent murder-suicides in north St. Louis County. The most recent happened Monday just before 4 a.m. in the 2700 block of Rottingdean Drive. Police responded to a welfare call, and when officers arrived, they found a man and a woman dead from gunshot wounds inside the home. Investigators believe the man shot the woman and then turned the gun on himself. 6 deaths in Illinois dust storm, police need help identifying 2 victims Police identified the man as 61-year-old Dana Haney, of Ferguson, and the woman as 60-year-old Cheryl Washington, who lived in the apartment.S...

Creve Coeur McDonald's honors two elderly women's decades-long friendship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. – It's a heartwarming story about friendship. Eighty-eight-year-old Anita Lander and her best friend, 85-year-old Edna Sorenski, have been friends since they were toddlers.Every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday, the two have been coming to a McDonald's in Creve Coeur for 10 years. On Tuesday, McDonald’s dedicated a table in their honor.Lander and Sorenski drive themselves to the McDonald’s three times a week to share a meal and hang out."We've always been close since we were four and five, and it’s just comfortable here," Sorenski said."It's light, it's airy, and over the years, we have met other people that come here,” Lander said. “So, we have bonded with other people.” 6 deaths in Illinois dust storm, police need help identifying 2 victims The two have become good friends with manager Ken Kerwin, who always remembers Anita's usual order, and gave Edna the nickname "Trouble.""Edna's nickname is ‘Trouble.’ I gave her that nickname, ‘Trouble,’ because she comes in and ...

Former Commerce City teacher charged with child sexual assault

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

A former Commerce City school teacher faces felony charges for alleged sexual assault of a student.John McMillan, 40, allegedly committed sexual contact with a child between Aug. 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022, while he was employed as a teacher at Landmark Academy at Reunion, according to a Commerce City Police Department news release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two armed robbery suspects arrested after standoff at Lakewood residence Crime and Public Safety | Girl escapes attempted abduction near Federal Heights Elementary School, police say Crime and Public Safety | Barry Morphew seeks $15 million in lawsuit over his arrest, prosecution for missing wife’s murder Crime and Public Safety | Man dies after being shot multiple times in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights area Crime and Public Safety | Colorado sheriff’s deputy with criminal history sued for firing Taser at unarmed man’s face Landm...

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic loses MVP to 76ers’ Joel Embiid despite historic season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets and Joel Embiid (21) of the Philadelphia 76ers stand side by side during the NBA All-Star game draft at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)As history hung in the balance, Nikola Jokic did his best to deflect, ignore or dismiss every MVP inquiry that was lobbed in his direction throughout an arduous regular season.Having already secured back-to-back MVPs, Jokic had a chance to join hallowed legends Larry Bird, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to win three consecutive awards.That achievement didn’t come to fruition with Tuesday’s announcement that Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid secured his first MVP award. Jokic finished second in the voting, while Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third. Embiid tallied 915 points (and 73 first-place votes) to Jokic’s 674 (and 15 first-place votes). Antetkounmpo finished with 606 (and 12).Wh...

Black Californians could receive up to $1.2 million in reparations payments, task force says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

The State of California is one step closer to paying reparations to Black residents whose ancestry goes back to the American slave trade. The California Reparations Task Force released estimates, as well as breakdowns of the methodology used to determine the amounts, on Monday ahead of a critical vote that will take place later this week.The possible payments reflect the work of economists who advised the task force and who were asked to estimate the total financial losses suffered by Black Californians impacted by slavery and institutional racism. As outlined by the San Francisco Chronicle, an eligible resident who lived in California their whole life and was 71 or older could, in theory, receive as much as $1.2 million.If approved, the task force would urge that the money begin to be disbursed in the form of "down payments," according to CalMatters. A new state agency would need to be established to distribute funds and determine eligibility, CalMatters writes. That agency would a...

Substitute teacher arrested for lewd acts with student in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:41 GMT

A 22-year-old substitute teacher in Riverside County has been arrested on felony charges of committing lewd acts with a student under the age of 18, authorities announced Tuesday.  Detectives with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit responded to Orange Vista High School in Perris on April 28 to investigate the allegations, according to a RCSO news release.  Authorities said they found evidence that Rebekah Blackwell-Taylor of Moreno Valley, a substitute teacher at the high school, “committed a lewd act with a male student.”  Blackwell-Taylor was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on May 2 on charges of “annoying and molesting a child under the age of 18 and additional felony charges,” authorities said.  The investigation into the incident is ongoing and authorities encourage anyone with information to call Investigator J. Oseguera at 706-550-8716.