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Adirondack artists to gather in Warrensburg

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

WARRENSBURG, N.Y. (NEWS10) - An upcoming farmers' market is pulling together artists and craftspeople from across the Adirondack Park. The 2023 Gathering of Adirondack Artists comes to the Warrensburgh Riverfront Farmers' Market from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The annual gathering is a chance for painters, jewelers, photographers, and more artists to join the farmers' market's weekly array of farmers. This year's artists and artisans include:By Eye RusticsCover Your Sass BotiqueCrafteelilguyFor the Love of RocksLandscape PaintingL'il Bit O' The AdirondacksLittle River CraftsMandala Dot PaintingMac's Pipes & AccessoriesPaperPiePersonalized & Themed ItemsQuilting by Sue HullSerendipity SpinnersSylvia Vidal PhotographyUnique Distressed Wood FurnitureWhistle Wing Print CardsMore TBALocal authors will hold book signings. Kids craft kits will be available courtesy of Richards Library. S...

Missouri Attorney General files new charges in shooting of Hermann officers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A man accused of shooting two Hermann police officers earlier this year is facing additional charges filed by the Missouri Attorney General's Office.Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith and Officer Adam Sullentrup were shot on Sunday, March 12 at a Casey’s General Store in Hermann while attempting to arrest Kenneth Lee Simpson on outstanding warrants in Franklin and Warren counties.State police claim an altercation occurred and Simpson shot both Griffith and Sullentrup just after 9 p.m. before fleeingGriffith was rushed to Hermann Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. He was 34. Sullentrup was brought to a St. Louis hospital for treatment and survived. He was in a medically-induced coma and underwent multiple surgeries. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIG...

St. Louis officer injured after suspect rams vehicle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A man is accused of ramming a police vehicle with a stolen SUV, injuring an officer. Rodney Patterson, 46, is facing several charges including assault, resisting arrest, and unlawful use of a weapon.Police say that Patterson was driving a white Hyundai Entourage in the 1600 block of South Jefferson at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. He ran away after hitting the unmarked police car. Officers were eventually able to place him under arrest.A detective was injured during the incident and taken to the hospital for treatment. Police have not disclosed the extent of the officer's injuries.Patterson is being held with no bond.

Opinion: Native Americans need voice in solving water issues

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

The Supreme Court’s recent 5-to-4 decision in Arizona v. Navajo Nation continues a legacy of restricted water access for Indigenous peoples and limits their access to abundant drinking water, clean drinking water, and adequately treated residential and industrial wastewater.The Nation argues that under the Treaty of Bosque Redondo, the federal government has a duty to establish and secure water and water rights for the reservation under its trust. Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh argued the treaty only established property rights and did not obligate the government to assist in tribal requests.Water, the key to life, is a fundamental right for all humans. However, Native American households are 19 times more likely than white households not to have indoor plumbing. For the Navajo Nation, that number swells to 67 times more likely not to have running water in our homes.For many Native American communities, water access and water policy is determined by the U.S. gover...

Lanes closed on northbound Speer downtown starting Friday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

Downtown drivers Friday morning will be greeted with more lanes closed on North Speer Boulevard.Related ArticlesTransportation | Fatal rollover crash in Aurora forced road closures near South Tower Road and East Kansas Place Transportation | Stretch of eastbound I-70 in Jefferson County shut down by multi-vehicle crash Transportation | Stretch of northbound lanes on I-25 in Douglas County reopen after crash is cleared Transportation | Traffic delays expected as I-70 Floyd Hill Project rock scaling starts Monday Transportation | I-70 reopens after fatal crash near Eisenhower Tunnel Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will start work Friday to replace concrete at Speer and Larimer Street. The work will run through next Thursday.Several northbound lanes will be closed heading toward Larimer to give crews space to work, city officials said in a news release. They said the plan is t...

Broncos lose ILB Jonas Griffith for season to ACL tear, Sean Payton confirms, a second major blow in training camp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

The Broncos are off to yet another brutal start to training camp on the injury front.Denver inside linebacker Jonas Griffith tore his left ACL in practice Tuesday and will miss the entire season, coach Sean Payton confirmed after practice Thursday.Griffith was working through a drill and went to the ground without contact. He walked off the field with help from training staff, but medical imaging showed the season-ending injury.The 6-foot-4, 250-pound inside linebacker entered training camp ecstatic to be healthy again after missing the final nine games of the 2022 season with a broken bone at the top of his foot.“It was definitely frustrating, but the thing for me is it taught me a lot,” Griffith told The Post in June. “It taught me how to deal with adversity — it was my first real injury and missed time throughout my career, high school, college and into the NFL. It taught me to appreciate the game and the process of practicing and to enjoy it.“That’s what I’m doing now is just en...

Southern California sailor sold military secrets to China, DOJ says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

A Monterey Park man serving in the United States Navy has been arrested and accused of taking bribes in exchange for providing military information to China.Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was taken into custody by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.Zhao, who also goes by Thomas Zhao, worked at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, which is where he was arrested, according to the Associated Press.According to prosecutors, he used his security clearance to provide "non-public, sensitive U.S. military information" to a Chinese intelligence officer starting in August 2021 and continuing until at least May of this year.Zhao captured the information in surreptitious recordings and photographs, including "operational plans for a large-scale U.S. military exercise in the Indo-Pacific Region, which detailed the specific location and timing of Naval force movements, amphibious landings, maritime operations and log...

Man trafficked girl, pimped woman, Long Beach police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

A girl is safe and her alleged trafficker is facing felony charges after the Long Beach Police Department took the man into custody last month.Calvin Lane of Gardena brought the unidentified girl to Los Angeles to "work as a commercial sex worker," and while she was being trafficked, "she was physically and sexually assaulted," the LBPD said in a news release. The girl was later brought to Long Beach for sex work, and on July 9, police located her at 67th Street and Long Beach Boulevard after receiving a report of a person in distress.Once investigators identified Lane as the girl's trafficker, they located him at his Gardena home and took him into custody."During the arrest, officers discovered an additional adult victim," police said. Lane, who police said is 27 years old but who appears to be listed as 37 in jail records, faces charges of human trafficking of a minor with violence and pimping an adult.He was being held in Men's Central Jail in lieu of $1.1 million bail with a cou...

California's largest wildfire of the year threatening iconic Joshua trees

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the region's famous spiky Joshua trees.The York Fire that erupted last Friday is California's largest wildfire this year. As of Wednesday night it had burned through nearly 147 square miles (380.4 square kilometers) of land and was 34% contained, fire officials said.Humid monsoonal weather conditions Tuesday afternoon brought brief but heavy rain, especially on the south end of the fire, and kept its spread to a minimum, fire officials said. Wednesday saw the rain easing and temperatures rising but fire officials said crews were able to continue mopping up the blaze and reinforcing containment lines on the fire's edges. The National Weather Service forecast dry, sunny weather with a high of up to 99 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 Celsius) on Thursday.Burned landscape from the York Fire in the Mojave National Preserve on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2...

UCLA Chancellor stepping down after 17-year tenure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:44:06 GMT

University of California, Los Angeles Chancellor Gene Block will be stepping down after a 17-year tenure as the head of the university, UCLA announced on Thursday.During his time as chancellor, Block helped steer the Westwood campus through a global pandemic, a financial crisis in 2008, and helped the university expand its enrollment diversity, philanthropy and research, the university said in a news release. UCLA purchases historic Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles “Since I became chancellor 16 years ago, UCLA has been my community and my home, a source of endless inspiration, and an indelible part of who I am,” Block said in a statement. “Serving as the leader of our university has been the greatest honor of my life.”While Block’s tenure has been filled with many accomplishments, such as the opening of UCLA Downtown and UCLA South Bay, there was a major controversy. Last October, James Heaps, a former gynecologist at UCLA, was found guilty on five counts in a sexual abuse c...