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Free Narcan training to be held in Clifton Park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Friday, a free Narcan training and distribution event will be held at St. Edward's the Confessor at 569 Clifton Park Center Road. The event will run from 12 to 3 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Participants will learn how to recognize an opioid overdose and administer Narcan. Participants will also be able to take home a Narcan rescue kit that includes two doses of Narcan, a rescue breathing face shield, a certificate of training, a drug disposal system, and a mental health and substance use disorder resource guide. Residents who are unable to attend can register for an overdose rescue kit. To register or view upcoming distribution events, click here.

Adult, juvenile charged in murder of Alton teenager

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

ALTON, Ill. - The Madison County State's Attorney's Office has charged a 19-year-old and a juvenile for the killing of an Alton teenager.The shooting happened Tuesday, May 2, around 12:50 p.m. in the 2600 block of Maxey Street. The victim was shot in the chest and later died from his injuries at a local hospital.In the aftermath of the shooting, homicide detectives with the Alton Police Department spoke with several witnesses at the scene. Prosecutor from Kim Gardner’s office dies on I-270 Police claim investigators identified a juvenile suspect and took that individual into custody. An adult suspect, identified as Marquan Knight, allegedly fled the scene before police arrived. Knight was arrested later in the day.Over the course of the investigation, police learned of a shooting on the evening of May 1 at the intersection of Main and Maxey streets. Officers who responded to the scene that night recovered shell casings but none of the involved parties. Detectives believe the two ...

St. Louis City home prices up 10% from two years ago

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Most homes in the City of St. Louis have increased around 10% in value compared to just two years ago. That's the key finding from the 2023 City of St. Louis reassessment report released Thursday, aligning with a trend of rising home costs around Missouri. "Based on recent sale prices, most homes in the City are worth up to ten percent more than they were since our last reassessment in 2021, and some are even higher" said City Assessor Michael Dauphin. "That means for most homeowners, if you were to sell your home today, it would be worth more than it was two years ago." As legal battles mount, Kim Gardner takes nursing classes The assessor's office is required to conduct reappraisals every odd-numbered year for all real property, such as houses, within St. Louis City limits. Dauphin says the commercial market has been more challenging since the last reassessment. However, home prices around the United States have steadily risen since the early stages of the COVID-19 p...

St. Louis union strikes, leaving many construction projects on hold

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Workers from one St. Louis-area labor union on strike after their contract expired a few days, placing some St. Louis area construction projects are on hold. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 are working to negotiate a new contract with the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis. The latest I.U.O.E. 513 union contract expired on May 1. Len Toenjes, president of the AGC of Missouri, says both sides met Wednesday after a few weeks of negotiations. He says there has been progress toward a new deal, but a few issues are still being discussed. As legal battles mount, Kim Gardner takes nursing classes "The bad news is there are projects that are closed right now where the operating engineers are not working and are on strike," said Tonejes in a phone call with FOX 2. "The good news is talks are continuing, and both sides are continuing to meet and work together to reach an agreement." I.U.O.E. 513 shared an update on its website Thursday, saying...

SSM Health Medical Minute: Weighing in on weight-loss surgery options

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

FENTON, Mo. - Maintaining a healthy weight can be frustrating. Figuring out the right way to lose weight or to sustain a healthy body mass index (BMI) may mean taking considering bariatric surgery options. SSM Health Weight Management program offers free seminars to allow individuals to learn more about the team approach toward lasting weight loss.The field of weight-loss surgery is constantly advancing to allow patients to find the best route.Dr. Aaron Bornstein, a bariatric surgeon at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital, says patients have choices."There's the gastric sleeve, which is certainly the most common procedure that most people have heard about, but there's also the gastric bypass and a procedure called the duodenal switch,” he said. Bornstein says many of the surgical options are performed via laparoscopy, which means less time in the operating room, reduced pain, and a shorter hospital stay.Before surgical options can be considered, though, patients will have to make lifestyl...

A&W restaurant coming soon to Cottleville

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

COTTLEVILLE, Mo. - A&W, a national chain famous for its root beer, root beer floats, and burgers, is coming to Cottleville.The new A&W restaurant will occupy the space on the 900 block of Knaust Road in Cottleville. The area was once occupied by a McDonald's restaurant, which closed back in 2022. As legal battles mount, Kim Gardner takes nursing classes Cottleville city leaders have not yet disclosed a possible opening date. In 1999, A&W was established back in Lodi, California as a root beer stand. The name of the chain derives from the names of its founders: Roy Allen and Frank Wright.

Man in vehicle at LaSalle Family Dollar fatally shot by police, judicial probe launched

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

A judicial investigation began Thursday after police in the northern Front Range plains town of LaSalle shot and killed a 38-year-old man in a vehicle deemed suspicious at a Family Dollar store, authorities said.The shooting happened Wednesday evening after a person notified the LaSalle Police Department of the suspicious vehicle near the store, a news release from Sgt. Kyle Peltz of the Greeley Police Department said. LaSalle, population 2,359, is about six miles south of Greeley.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Family-fight standoff, knife attack leads to fatal shooting by Denver police Crime and Public Safety | Greeley police shoot, kill man who allegedly shot at them; no officers injured Crime and Public Safety | Four bystanders shot by Denver police officer in LoDo file civil rights lawsuit over “life-altering injuries” Crime and Public Safety | Aurora police officers cleared in death of man after 1...

TV binge-watchers, take note: SeriesFest, Season 9, kicks off Friday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

Randi Kleiner and Kaily Smith had an idea for a festival that celebrated television much the way the Sundance Film Festival highlights indie film. Budding and veteran creators would get a public-facing platform; industry types would be drawn to new work; business veterans would share insights; and panels would bring creatives together to tell stories about, well, their storytelling.Oh, yeah, and there’d be some killer guests who’d make certain the gathering had the feel of the place to be.SeriesFest cofounder Kaily Smith, left, and Randi Kleiner flank Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and Liberty Global’s Mike Fries ahead of their memorable Innovation Talk in 2019. (Provided by SeriesFest)Nine years in, SeriesFest continues to make good on that vision of an episodic storytelling festival that is generative, illuminating and, at times, a little mind-blowing. (The 2019 Innovation Talk with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos remains a high point.)SeriesFest Season 9 launches...

Mike Johnston out-fundraises Kelly Brough in first month of runoff race for Denver mayor

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

Mike Johnston has now brought in more direct campaign contributions than Kelly Brough as the two most well-monied candidates in the first round of the Denver mayor’s race face off in the runoff stage of the election.The Brough and Johnston campaigns filed reports this week covering their fundraising from March 30 through April 30. Brough, the top fundraiser in the field of 16 candidates in the primary election, brought in $228,761 during the first month of the runoff. She also recorded $800 in in-kind contributions and $10,255 in refunds.Johnston meanwhile raised $283,482, per his campaign’s report. He received $1,253 in in-kind contributions and refunded $18,465.That roughly $55,000 advantage in April fundraising was enough to push Johnston ahead of Brough when it came to total campaign contributions so far during the city’s 2023 election cycle. He has now reported $932,060 to Brough’s $895,612.Brought campaign spent $177,176 over the course of the month a...

'Star Wars' filming locations that you can visit in California

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:24:40 GMT

The legendary "Star Wars" films may be set in a galaxy far, far away, but a trip to some iconic filming locations is within reach for California residents and visitors.This guide will stick to the first three movies from the late 1970s and early 80s: "A New Hope," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" (numbers four, five and six in the story's chronological order).The original trilogy has the best-known Golden State shooting locations. It's also the only one that matters, if you ask some folks, but we won't litigate that here.Here are some of the places you can visit in California today if you want to walk in Luke, Leia and Han's footsteps:Death ValleyA crew films droids C-3PO and R2-D2 in California's Death Valley for a scene in one of the original "Star Wars" films. (Photo: National Park Service)This sprawling desert valley, near the Nevada border in central California, reaches some of the highest temperatures on Earth. It's the hottest, driest and lowest national par...