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This month, Green Island students read for pizza

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) - At Green Island Union Free School District, it's any kid's dream. Every book read gets a student closer to free pizza.This March, the school district is celebrating National Reading Month with the launch of Green Island Reads. In the program, students K-6 select teacher-approved books and get reading, proving their progress by discussing the plot, writing summaries, and other methods. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Students will win a coupon for every third, sixth and ninth book they read. Those coupons are good for one personal pan pizza each from Spindle City Pizza in Cohoes. Students will also be given punch cards as a way to track progress, getting a punch for each goal. Once a card is filled out with 10 punches, they'll earn a $5 gift certificate and a new punch card."Starting Green Island Reads shows a long-term commitment to building district-wide enjoyment of reading and encouraging He...

North Adams closes Brown Street Bridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (NEWS10) — Officials in North Adams announced on Tuesday that the Brown Street Bridge is closed until further notice. The police department said that the bridge, connecting River Street and West Main Street, was shut down after a state inspection. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Brown Street is now closed to traffic at the River Street intersection, so access to Brown Street businesses can now be accessed only via West Main Street. City Hall said to plan alternate routes, and that they're working to resolve the issue with the state.

Lark Street's new donut shop to open Thursday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Lark Street's new donut cafe has called it: It's time to make the donuts. Bitchin' Donuts is set to open this Thursday, March 23.The new eatery at 193 Lark St. will open at 8 a.m. Alongside fresh and favored donuts, owner Tania Sharlow will also serve "Bitchin' Bites" - cauliflower biter, avocado fries, Buffalo mac and cheese, and breakfast sandwiches and burritos. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Bitchin' Donuts isn't Sharlow's first take at decadent delights. Her donuts were first served at Birch Bark Eatery, which closed in Glens Falls this past January so that the next step could begin. Bitchin' will remain a vegan eatery, just as Birch Bark was before it. Sharlow has expressed interest in adding more of her favorites from the former Glens Falls eatery as time goes on.

Crash closes westbound I-270 for hours

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A semi-truck crash has closed westbound I-270 since early Wednesday morning. Traffic is being diverted onto 367. The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking drivers to avoid the area, if possible. It is not clear when the crash will be cleared.The crash happened on I-270 near 367 after 8 a.m. A semi-truck's trailer hit a nearby wall and disabled the vehicle. The crash blocked One person was injured in the crash. The semi was hauling frozen foods. Person of interest wanted for killing two people in Troy, Missouri There is a traffic backup in the area.Check FOX 2's traffic map for real-time updates. Top story: Missing St. Charles woman found dead; 1 man in custody FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Police have person of interest in custody for Troy killings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

TROY, Mo. – Police in Troy, Missouri, have taken a person of interest into custody Wednesday in connection with a double homicide. The bodies of a man and woman in their 70s were located Tuesday evening, inside a mobile home near the intersection of Eames and East Cherry streets. According to a spokesperson for the Troy Police Department, family members contacted police to request a wellness check. Officers arrived at the home around 7:30 p.m. and discovered the couple dead. Top story: Missing St. Charles woman found dead; 1 man in custody Law enforcement has not identified the man and woman, nor have they disclosed how they died. Investigators suspect they may have been dead inside the residence since earlier in the week.Investigators have told FOX 2 the individual in custody is the grandson of the man found dead in the mobile home.FOX 2 is no longer identifying the person of interest, since he has yet to be charged with a crime.The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with inf...

Missouri House passes bill to allow sports gambling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports gambling in Missouri passed the state House speedily on Tuesday, but the measure's prospects in the Senate are far less certain.The Republican-led House voted 118-35 in favor of the legislation, which would tax sports betting at 10%. Tax revenues would go to fund public education.Bills to allow sports betting have failed for years to make it to the governor's desk, despite interest from residents and the Kansas City Chiefs' two Super Bowl wins in the past four years. Top story: Missing St. Charles woman found dead; 1 man in custody Attempts to authorize sports betting have gotten bogged down in the Senate this year over efforts to pair them with regulations on slot-machine-style games that have been popping up in convenience stores.“This is a bill that we've been trying to get past the Legislature for far too long,” Kansas City Democratic Rep. Ashley Aune said during House debate. “Our constituents want this; we need to get it d...

17-year-old charged with murder in 2022 shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged a teenager Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting from last summer.According to a probable cause statement obtained from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred on the evening of July 12, 2022, in the 2500 block of Semple Avenue, located in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.Police responded to calls for a shooting and found the victim, identified as Rickey Lathan, lying in front of a home suffering from multiple gunshots. Lathan was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 35.After obtaining doorbell camera footage and speaking to witnesses, investigators believe Lathan was shot by two brothers, identified as Davon, then 18, and Devon Griffin-Curry, then 16. Top story: Missing St. Charles woman found dead; 1 man in custody Police claim there was a dispute or argument between Lathan and Griffin-Currys' grandfather over fireworks. Lathan had been shooting fireworks, which struck the grandfathe...

Thornton police investigate Tuesday night shooting as a homicide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

A man was shot in Thornton and later died at a hospital Tuesday night. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Denver police arrest man, 32, in connection with homicide at gas station Crime and Public Safety | Aurora dentist searched “how to make poison,” bought arsenic and cyanide before wife’s death, affidavit says Crime and Public Safety | Denver police ask public’s help for information in a 2020 shooting death Crime and Public Safety | Northglenn homicide suspect arrested in Arvada after car crash is identified Crime and Public Safety | Family of Boulder King Soopers shooting victim sues gun manufacturer Ruger The shooting happened in the 9200 block of Gale Boulevard, the Thornton Police Department said in a 10:14 p.m. tweet Tuesday.Officers were called to the area on a report of the shooting, just after 9 p.m., police said...

Colorado mountain snowpack beating norm by more than a third after string of March storms

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

Colorado’s mountain snowpack heading into spring on Wednesday measured at 136% of the 30-year norm – an indicator that water supplies could swell depending on the overall drought, soil moisture, melting rates and future precipitation.“The snowpack has yet to run off,” said Brian Domonkos, supervisor of the federal government’s Colorado Snow Survey.March snowstorms buffeting mountains in western Colorado built up already hefty snowpack, particularly along headwaters of the Colorado River, according to the latest federal survey data.But the Arkansas River Basin – crucial for agriculture on the plains of southeastern Colorado – lagged with mountain snowpack measuring 89% of the 1991-2020 norm, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service show.For the most-populated areas around metro Denver and farms and ranches in northeastern Colorado, the South Platte River Basin snowpack measured 103% of the norm.Related ArticlesColorado Ne...

'Reported tornado' damages buildings in Montebello

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:49 GMT

A possible tornado damaged multiple buildings in Montebello Wednesday, and video of the incident shows a trail of destruction.The Verdugo Fire Communications Center said the "weather incident" was reported a few minutes before 11:30 a.m. when they responded to the 1200 block of South Vail Street.Images from the scene depict ripped-off parts of a roof and debris strewn about the area. A video submitted by a KTLA viewer shows what appears to be a funnel cloud descending from the clouds above.After the incident, the city of Montebello closed Washington Avenue from Vail Avenue to Greenwood Avenue.The closure is expected to last "for the next few hours," and suggested detours are Telegraph Road and Olympic Boulevard. So far, there have been no reported injuries, though the National Weather Service confirmed it will investigate the reported tornado on Wednesday. A damage survey team will visit Montebello and southeast Santa Barbara County, where another rep...