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Niskayuna firefighters, service dogs take part in training

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Niskayuna Fire Department held a response training Monday so firefighters and service dogs could get used to one another. The training is called Operation at Ease.Fire officials said this allows firefighters to simulate calls that include a service dog in the home and how to properly handle it. Officials said it can be scary for both the firefighter, who is not comfortable with the dog at a home they go to, as well as for the animal who may see the firefighters in all of their gear and cannot see their face. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "Going into a house fire, it is already dark, there is smoke, it is a scary scenario," Niskayuna Second Asst. Fire Chief Gerry Barbiero said. "If we know individuals are in there, our mission is to save lives as best as we can without jeopardizing our own lives at the same time. So if we can get this training done with these dogs, that actually makes our li...

'It means a lot' - Mexican-American Cardinals fan on first Spanish broadcast  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It was a historic night on Monday when the Cardinals and Brewers took the field, but not for anything either team did.History was being made in the commentating booth of Polo Ascencio and Bengie Molina as the two men broadcast the first Cardinals game on television in Spanish.“For the first time in St. Louis, it means a lot,” said Oscar Medina, a Cardinals fan.Medina is Mexican-American and works at Taqueria Hectorito on Cherokee Street. He said he always watched Cardinals games in English, occasionally translating the calls to his Mexican grandparents. Busch Light brings ‘corn cans’ back to celebrate, support farmers "I'd be watching the game sometime, and they don't know what's going on,” Medina said.Viewers were able to switch to the Spanish broadcast through the second audio program button on their remotes and will continue to have that option through the rest of the season and playoffs during home games."It's going to be very nice now that we have that option to s...

Former North County Police Cooperative officer facing criminal charges  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A former corporal with the North County Police Cooperative faces one charge of kidnapping and two counts of assault. James Sims was charged Monday following an investigation by the department. He’s accused of committing the crimes while serving as an officer.“We’re not going to sweep anything under the rug,” said Major Ron Martin with the North County Police Cooperative.He said the department investigated as soon as it was made aware of allegations stemming from two separate incidents.Sims is accused of coming to the aid of his brother, who was involved in a dispute with an individual in November. Sims is accused of handcuffing the individual and allowing the brother to beat the man before letting him run away. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing In April, Sims was accused of assaulting the same man he handcuffed in November. Following the April incident, the North County Police Cooperative was made aware of the alleg...

Repairs being made to Dogtown waterline break

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Water continued flowing Monday from a main break in Dogtown that flooded Interstate 64 and Highway 40 on Friday.City officials are working with the Forestry Department to remove a big tree that is right above the waterline break. Residents said the water pressure increased over the weekend."We can run the dishwasher now. The first day, you could only flush the toilet one at a time," said Lindsey Dudenhoeffer.Water crews worked around the clock over the weekend to bring relief and help stabilize water pressure."To isolate this, we're interrupting the normal flow through our system to serve some neighborhoods," said Curtis Skouby, director of public utilities. "One of the things that we're challenged to do is find high-pressure water in our system and a path to get it to these neighborhoods." Busch Light brings ‘corn cans’ back to celebrate, support farmers He said originally, they thought the break was on a 30-inch line, but they've now learned it is on a 60-inch main l...

Denver students displaced by Manual High School’s closure in 2006 get their long-awaited diplomas — and an apology

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

Shanita Lewis always hoped to receive a diploma from Denver’s Manual High School and, on Monday evening, it finally happened — more than a decade after the school temporarily closed and displaced hundreds of students. Lewis was one of 11 former Manual High students to receive honorary diplomas from Denver Public Schools during a meeting of the Board of Education. “It mattered that our school closed,” said Lewis, who was a freshman when Manual closed in 2006. She graduated from George Washington High School in 2009. “All these years later, it still has shaped and affected the lives of so many young adults.” The effort to have DPS award Manual High diplomas to any student affected by the closure has been underway at the district for at least a year. On Monday, DPS turned part of the evening’s school board meeting into a mini-graduation ceremony to honor former Manual students. Former Manual students, dressed in graduation caps, “walked” across a room at D...

Mom, 2 young daughters killed in tragic Mother's Day crash on 10 Freeway in Riverside County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

A 31-year-old mother and two of her daughters were killed in a tragic crash on Interstate 10 in Riverside County Sunday. Six other members of the family were injured in the wreck. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in Whitewater, a town located about 15 minutes northwest of Palm Springs. Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene on the eastbound 10 Freeway just west Haugen-Lehmann Way, but not before other motorists and Good Samaritans attempted to help the victims.  “When I got into that one lane, I looked ahead of me there was this kid in the fourth lane flailing around on the ground, and people were just driving around him,” Dr. Timothy Jochen told KTLA. The dermatologist pulled up to the aftermath of the deadly crash and says it’s a scene he will never forget.  “So, I stopped, parked in the median, got out of my car and ran up to the kid,” Jochen said. “I may not be the best person there. I’m not an ER physician, but I’m going to be a heck of ...

1 arrested after Kim Kardashian-lookalike dies in Burlingame

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

(KRON) -- A unlicensed plastic surgeon will be criminally charged in San Mateo County after a Kim Kardashian-lookalike model died, prosecutors said. Christina Ashten Gourkani, 34, relied on plastic surgery to sculpt her body into an exaggerated version of Kardashian's famous curves. The model posed for her OnlyFans page emulating the reality television star, and she attracted more than half a million followers on Instagram.On April 19, Gourkani went to a Burlingame hotel room where she received several silicon injections for a buttocks enhancement, the Palo Alto Daily Post reported. She died the following day from cardiac arrest, according to her family. "At approximately 4:31am on 4/20/2023 our family received a tragic phone call from a family member who was frantically screaming and crying (hysterically) on the other end of the line....Ashten is dying...Ashten is dying."Her modeling website states, "Ashten passed away after complications from a cosmetic surgery procedure. Ashten's...

Woman dies after domestic dispute in South San Francisco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

(KRON) -- A man is behind bars after allegedly killing a woman in a domestic dispute early Monday morning, according to the South San Francisco Police Department. Bay Area DAs settle action against CVS for expired drugs and baby formula Just after 3 a.m., officers were called to a residence on the 3000 block of Brunswick Court on a report of an unresponsive woman. The victim, whose name is not being shared, was identified only as a 28-year-old woman from South San Francisco. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }She was found dead at the residence, and police are calling it an isolated domestic violence incident. The suspected killer, Eduar Pajoy-Delgado, 35, of South San Francisco was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail on a murde...

2 lanes closed on Richmond-San Rafael bridge due to car fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Two lanes were closed on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge on Monday due to a car fire, California Highway Patrol said on Twitter. All lanes are now clear.The #2 and #3 lanes were blocked going eastbound due to the blaze. The car was near the middle of the bridge.CHP reported the incident at 6:15 p.m., showing a picture of the torched vehicle. There are no injuries.

Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston score as Stars beat Kraken 2-1 in Game 7 to advance to West final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:01 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and 19-year-old Wyatt Johnston scored goals and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 on Monday night. Dallas moves on to play first-year Stars coach Pete DeBoer’s former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Game 1 of the West final is Friday night in Las Vegas. DeBoer improved to 7-0 in Game 7s, this being the fourth different team he led to a win in the finale of a best-of-seven series that went the distance. Darryl Sutter and Scott Bowman are the only other coaches to do that. It was the fourth time in five seasons the Stars got a Game 7 — the others were all away from home. They hadn’t won a Game 7 at home since 2000, when they made the Stanley Cup Final. In the only other Game 7 they hosted at American Airlines Center, the Stars lost 6-1 to St. Louis in a second-round series in 2016. Johnston made it 2-0 with 7:12 left, when he gather a puck that ricocheted off the back boards ...