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City of Albany receives $75K grant to plant 120 new trees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The City of Albany has received a $75,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Conservation to plant 120 new trees in the West Hill and Arbor Hill neighborhoods. To kick off the initiative, a Bald Cypress tree was planted at the entrance to Swinburne Park near the largest Bald Cypress tree remaining in New York State. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! In 2020, Mayor Kathy Sheehan launched the 2025 Tree Planting Initiative. The goal is to have 2,025 trees planted by 2025. At the end of 2022, 1,753 had already been planted."The City of Albany estimates that more than 1,000 street trees have been lost to various factors since 2008," said Mayor Sheehan. "That is why it is so important that we are receiving this grant to help enhance our tree cover to both combat climate change and create more shade for our residents to reverse the impacts of heat island effect."

Albany man arraigned for attempted murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Albany County Districit Attorney's office announced that an indictment against Brian Moses, 20, of Albany was unsealed on Wednesday. It was handed up on March 21 and accuses Moses of trying to kill someone on July 7, 2022. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The DA said that Moses faced two charges classed as violent felonies: second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. They said that he pleaded not guilty before Albany County Court Judge Andra Ackerman late Tuesday afternoon.Moses allegedly attempted to "cause the death of another person" near 843 Madison Avenue in Albany. He also allegedly had an illegal, loaded firearm there on that July day. His next court appearance is set for April 17.

New information on 1984 Missouri cold case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

TROY, Mo.-  The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department plans to release new information Wednesday on a cold case murder from the 1980s when a man's body was found.In April of last year, they began working with an anthropology professor from southeast Missouri State University, and a private forensics lab. They're using DNA evidence to solve the 1984 murder. Top Stories: Officers injured in Maryland Heights crash The man's body was found inside a pump house near Highway F. He was wearing expensive clothing, and had been shot in the head.

Remains identified in 1984 Lincoln County cold case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

TROY, Mo. - A break in a decades-old Missouri cold case, as Lincoln County authorities announced the successful identification of human remains found in 1984.Thanks to technological breakthroughs in forensic DNA testing and analysis by anthropology students at Southeast Missouri State University and a private lab, the remains have been identified as Jack Langeneckert of Florissant, Missouri.Langeneckert's remains were found inside a pump house on a farm near Highway F in June 1984.Anyone with information on Langeneckert's disappearance should contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 636-528-8546 or Detective Alyssa Erson at [email protected]. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through the sheriff's office website.This is a developing news story and is being updated.

Why St. Louis had an 'ocean of fog' Wednesday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A dense fog bank lined the Mississippi riverfront at St. Louis Wednesday morning. Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX Helicopter captured epic images of the Gateway Arch before a sea of clouds. The FOX 2 photographer in the helicopter, Doug Larson, says that this is a rare sight to see. The weather phenomenon only happens a few times a year, in the spring and in the fall.Meteorologist John Fuller explains that what we saw this morning is called radiation fog. It is also known as ground fog or valley fog. It happens when there is a clear sky, little wind, and high humidity. The fog is produced when the air near the ground is cooled to saturation. Trending: EPA finds radioactive contamination in more areas of West Lake Landfill The conditions were right along the Mississippi River at St. Louis to create this epic fog bank Wednesday. Larson says it is not something he often sees on his daily flights over St. Louis. In this case, the chilly river water was cooling the humi...

Rockies podcast: Best-case and worst-case scenarios for 2023 ahead of Colorado’s Opening Day in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

In this packed edition of the On The Rox podcast, Denver Post sportswriters Kyle Newman and Patrick Saunders give their best-case and worst-case scenarios for the Rockies’ 2023 season ahead of Thursday’s Opening Day in San Diego.Will the Rockies have enough starting pitching depth to stay afloat? What can fans expect out of Kris Bryant after a lost debut season in LoDo last year? Does the bullpen have enough talent to hold up over a long summer?These questions are addressed, plus much more analysis and predictions for Colorado’s season.Subscribe to the podcastSoundCloud | iTunes | Stitcher | RSS

Rams coach Sean McVay: “The game is better” with Broncos’ Sean Payton back on the sideline

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

PHOENIX – The first two months of the NFL’s offseason turn into something resembling a big-top circus caravan.Much of the league sets up shop for at the Super Bowl in mid-February. Then everybody descends on Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine. The last major leg of the tour — aside from smaller offshoots like pro days and the personnel who attend the draft — is the spring ownership meetings.At Monday morning’s AFC coaches’ breakfast here, Broncos coach Sean Payton was one of the show’s biggest draws. The cameras and microphones and notebooks filled in around his table earlier and fuller than almost any other coach in the conference and perhaps as much as anybody in the league.New Arizona head coach Jonathan Gannon speaking just down the road from his team’s facility? Big crowd. New York Jets coach Robert Saleh one day and Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur the next for the latest on Aaron Rodgers’ offseason of drama? Them, too. But Payton’s return drew its full sh...

NCAA goals leader Jason Polin signs one-year deal with Avalanche, joins AHL Eagles on professional tryout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

Jason Polin, the NCAA’s leading goal-scorer in 2022-23, signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday and will report to AHL-Loveland for a professional tryout with the Eagles.Polin was a senior captain at Western Michigan this season, scoring 30 goals to double his career total in four years with the Broncos. He finished the season with 47 points in 39 games (1.2 points per game).The 23-year-old forward is from Holt, Michigan. He played 157 games in the USHL for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, generating 0.54 points per game.Polin was an undrafted prospect who garnered attention with his season at WMU, where he shot at a 19.7% clip.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Is Cale Makar creeping up on a Norris Trophy repeat? Avalanche coach Jared Bednar thinks Makar belongs in conversation. Colorado Avalanche | Avs crush Anaheim Ducks, stay hot on Minnesota Wild’s heels in Central standings Colorado Avalanche | K...

Congressional hearing targets ‘NIL chaos’ in college sports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Sports Writer)A congressional hearing Wednesday targeting “NIL chaos” in college sports drifted into the ramifications of athletes being deemed employees of their schools and mostly highlighted those who support congressional intervention to protect the collegiate model.A subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held the first hearing related to college sports on Capitol Hill in more than two years.The intended focus was name, image and likeness compensation for athletes. College sports leaders have been calling for help in the form of a federal law to bring uniform regulation to the way athletes can earn money off their fame with sponsorship or endorsement deals.Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Fla.-R), the chairman of the subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, said passing a federal NIL law that would pre-empt existing state laws would provide clarity and transparency for athletes.“The lack of uniformity across differen...

One person dead in Boulder structure fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:31 GMT

One person was killed in a structure fire on Dartmouth Avenue in Boulder on Wednesday afternoon.Boulder Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Marya Washburn said the fire appears to have started in the basement of a single structure in the 2800 block of Dartmouth Avenue.Firefighters were able to put out the fire and stop it from spreading, and Washburn said there is no threat to the public at this time.Washburn said the initial call was that one person was inside the building at the time of the fire, and it was later confirmed that one person was declared dead on scene.There are no other injuries reported at this time.The name of the victim and the cause of their death will be determined by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.Washburn said that because the fire was in the basement of the building, firefighters are proceeding cautiously and working on making sure the scene is safe before investigators can start on determining the cause of the fire.Police have blocked Dartmouth Avenue between...