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Glens Falls releases overnight parking survey

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The city of Glens Falls has released a new parking survey as it continues exploring the future of parking, downtown and citywide. The city's Special Projects Committee is looking for input from city residents, as well as workers. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “This is actually the second survey we’ve put together,” said Glens Falls Ward 4 Councilman Ben Lapham. “We have moved the survey over to Microsoft Forms. We have also added some additional granularity to get more insight from our residents.”The survey, available online, asks for information including whether subjects live in the city, and whether they support the current on-street parking ban from 2-6 a.m. Input is also welcome on daytime parking issues in Glens Falls' downtown business district.Last week, the committee spoke to the city about potentially ending that ban, to help out residences that struggle to maintain parking. Overnigh...

Glens Falls eyes $1K pass for overnight parking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The city of Glens Falls is taking a close look this year at its parking accommodations. The city's Special Projects Committee is putting the focus on overnight parking - and how to do better for residents of the city's smallest properties. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Last week, the committee visited the city Public Safety Board, to have a conversation about where parking is easy and safe in the city - and where a permit should be enforced. Currently, parking is free during the day throughout Glens Falls, with a time limit downtown. Overnight street parking is prohibited from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. - and the current city government doesn't fully know why."The general principle behind overnight parking - and actually day parking in our neighborhoods - is in our laws that we have introduced so far, which have been to discourage. We want people parking in their driveways, not in the streets," said May...

Yngwie Malmsteen and Glenn Hughes coming to The Chance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Yngwie Malmsteen and Glenn Hughes are coming to The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie. The concert is scheduled for August 19. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Malmsteen, acclaimed for his neoclassical-metal virtuoso guitar playing, hails from Sweden and has released 22 studio albums throughout his career. Hughes is best known for his work playing with legendary rock & metal bands Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. The two veteran rockstars will be joined by Indianapolis hard rock band Southbound Beretta. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Lark Hall hosting production of Rent Built in 1912, The Chance has hosted worldwide talent for decades, including David Bowie, The Police, Bob Dylan, Charles Mingus and The Ramones. For tickets, visit The Chance Theater.

Amsterdam woman arrested on welfare fraud charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sissy Provost, 38, was arrested on Monday on welfare fraud charges. The arrest stemmed from a joint investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Unit, the Department of Social Services, and the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the police, Provost did not disclose all persons living in the household and the income she earned when filing public assistance applications. As a result, Provost received $6,658 in public assistance benefits and $455 in SNAP benefits she was not entitled to.Provost was arraigned in the City of Amsterdam Court on the following charges:Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree Offering a False Instrument for Filing In the First DegreeWelfare Fraud in the Fifth DegreeProvost was released on her own recognizance.

Cardinals Spanish-language commentary now available for TV viewers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

ST. LOUIS - After a sizzling sweep over the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals return home for a three-game series against division rivals the Milwaukee Brewers.Starting tonight, fans watching the games on Bally Sports Midwest will have the option to hear the team's Spanish-language radio broadcasts on television.“We’re pleased to work with the Cardinals to bring Spanish-language broadcasts to TV and welcome fans to the telecasts in a new way,” Bally Sports Midwest General Manager and Senior Vice President Jack Donovan said.Viewers can press the SAP button on their remote and hear Polo Ascencio and retired Major Leaguer Bengie Molina handling the play-by-play and analysis. The pair has called Cardinals games since 2016.“It’s another great tool for making our Cardinals organization more inclusive, specifically for our Hispanic viewers and our Latino players’ families, who want to hear Cardinals games broadcast in their own language," Cardinals Spanish Broadcast Coordinator Celin...

Air quality reaches unhealthy levels in metro Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

Air pollution in metropolitan Los Angeles reached unhealthy levels in many areas on Monday.Data from IQAir and Purple Air, both of which measure particulate matter pollution (PM2.5), showed readings of 100 parts per million or higher in downtown L.A., the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.Measurements from the South Coast Air Quality Management District showed slightly better air quality early in the afternoon. PM2.5 refers to particles in the air that are less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which can include vehicle exhaust, smoke, power plant and factory emissions, and metal vapors.Particulate matter measurements in the Los Angeles area from Purple Air. May 15, 2023. (PurpleAir.com)PM2.5 readings between 101 to 150 are considered “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.” People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, and people with diabetes are urged to avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.Despite improvements over the past th...

Threat prompts evacuation of Covina High School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

Students and faculty at Covina High School were evacuated Monday due to a threat, officials said.A spokesperson for the Covina-Valley Unified School District told KTLA that someone phoned in a threat against the school late in the morning. Officials did not consider the threat to be credible, however, they evacuated the school as a precaution.Sky5 footage showed students evacuated to the football field at Covina High School. May 15, 2023. (KTLA)The school is located at 463 S. Hollenbeck Ave.Sky5 footage showed students being evacuated to the football field and track where administrators set up tents for shade and provided food and drinks. Some parents were also seen arriving at the school to pick up their kids.Sky5 reporter Rich Prickett said this was the second threat Covina High School has received this month.

Department of Homeland Security faces use of force lawsuit after downtown L.A. protest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

Two protestors who were arrested while demonstrating in downtown Los Angeles against immigration laws plan to sue the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging their civil rights were violated.The couple was organizing outside the federal building on May 9, and some of the tense moments were caught on camera.The plaintiffs, Edin Enamorado and his girlfriend Wendy Lujan, allege the protest hadn’t even started and they were protecting a reporter who was told by security to move their car.They said backup was called and things quickly escalated.Video from two different angles shows Enamorado speaking to a security guard before a DHS officer shows up. Enamorado tells the officer not to touch him before the officer appears to push Enamorado and eventually the two wrestle to the ground. Lujan can also be seen struggling with another officer in the video. The two activists and their attorneys allege their First Amendment freedom of speech rights were violated, along with Fourth Amendme...

Dillon Alexander Long Killed in Motorcycle Crash near South Prudence Road [Tucson, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies after Vehicle Collision near East Escalante RoadTUCSON, AZ (May 15, 2023) – Thursday night, a motorcycle crash near South Prudence Road claimed the life of Dillon Alexander Long.The incident happened on May 11th, at about 8:00 p.m., near South Prudence Road and East Escalante Road.According to the Tucson police, a motorcyclist, identified as 22-year-old Long, and a Nissan hatchback were involved in the collision.Upon investigation, the Nissan was stopped at a stop sign and attempted to cross Escalante Road when he crashed with Long traveling eastbound.Unfortunately, even though Long was wearing a helmet, he died due to the extent of his injuries.Meanwhile, the driver of the Nissan suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment.Investigators later reported that the crashed was caused by a failure by the Nissan to stop at a red light.The team at Sweet James sends their sincere sympathies to the family a...

Criticism, no new charges, as Trump-Russia-FBI probe ends

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:32:56 GMT

By Eric Tucker and Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON — A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell far short of the former president’s prediction he would uncover the “crime of the century.”The report Monday from special counsel John Durham represents the long-awaited culmination of an investigation that Trump and allies had claimed would expose massive wrongdoing by law enforcement and intelligence officials. Instead, Durham’s investigation delivered underwhelming results, with prosecutors securing a guilty plea from a little-known FBI employee but losing the only two criminal cases they took to trial.The roughly 300-page report catalogs what Durham says were a series of missteps by the FBI and Justice Department as investigators undertook a politically ...