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Albany County unveils 2024 budget proposal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany County Exec. Dan McCoy released his budget proposal for 2024. The proposal is for a total of $819 million. This is up more than eight percent compared to the 2023 budget.The county executive said it includes funding for mental health and addiction treatment as well as affordable housing. There would also be a ten percent yearly reduction in property tax rates, and county employees would receive a three percent salary increase and more health benefits. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We are living within our means, we are expanding the services people used in this county, and we are adding services by still reducing the tax levy by 28% since 2014," McCoy said.The budget announced also forecasts a 12 percent increase in sales tax revenue compared to last year.

Keeler: Ex-Broncos tackle Billy Turner on Nathaniel Hackett, Broncos Country? “They just got some stuff to figure out.”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

Nathaniel Hackett 31, Sean Payton 21.Vic Fangio 70, Sean Payton 20.Josh McDaniels 17, Sean Payton 16.Make it stop.Man, I’ll betcha Vance Joseph ’18 wishes he could get a crack at Vance Joseph ’23. I mean, why should all the other disgraced, shamed former Broncos coaches have all the fun right now?Frank Filchock just rolled over in his grave. Then he grabbed a clipboard.Make it stop.Seriously, Billy Turner. Make. It. Stop.“You know what?” Turner, the former Broncos offensive tackle, told me before he packed up his locker late Sunday and joined his New York Jets teammates on the bus back to sanity.“They’ve got some great players on this (Broncos) team. This is a good football team. Those years that I was here (and the) years I haven’t been here, it’s always been a good football team with special players. Unfortunately for them, they weren’t able to win (in Week 5), but that’s not to say they don’t have a good foot...

DQ introduces beanies for fans and their Blizzard treats

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

Dairy Queen is falling forward in fashion and flavor with their new exclusive accessory for customers and their Blizzard treats this season. Just in time for the Fall Blizzard Treat menu, DQ introduced Blizzard Beanies to help keep customers warm and cozy while enjoying an ice-cold Blizzard Treat. Each Blizzard Beanie pair comes with one full-sized beanie and a matching, Blizzard Treat size beanie to keep customers’ hands warm while enjoying a cool treat. Customers can choose from two Blizzard Beanie colors, cream and neutral, and match their Blizzard Beanies with their favorite treat on the Fall Blizzard Treat Menu. Dairy Queen introduced their new Blizzard Beanies that help keep customers warm and cozy while enjoying an ice-cold Blizzard Treat. (Dairy Queen)Dairy Queen introduced their new Blizzard Beanies that help keep customers warm and cozy while enjoying an ice-cold Blizzard Treat. (Dairy Queen)Dairy Queen introduced their new Blizzard Beanies that help keep customers warm an...

Chino Valley Unified School District employee arrested for embezzlement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

A 52-year-old woman from Chino was arrested late last month after authorities allege she had been embezzling public funds from a local elementary school’s parent teacher organization. In July, detectives at the Chino Police Department initiated an investigation into Nicole Lanter, an employee of the Chino Valley Unified School District, for possible theft of funds from the PTO at Newman Elementary School.  After the months-long investigation, Lanter was taken into custody on Sept. 22 and booked at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department West Valley Detention Center on charges of misuse of public funds.   L.A. County DA investigator and wife killed in violent crash in Downey Authorities did not release any details on the amount of money the 52-year-old is accused of misappropriating or how she came to the attention of investigators.  Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Officer Myles Mason with the Chino PD’s Criminal Investigations ...

Photos: Pumpkin sets world record (2,749 pounds!) at Half Moon Bay weigh-off

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

Grower Travis Gienger not only dunked on the competition Monday in Half Moon Bay with his pumpkin nicknamed “Michael Jordan,” he also set a world record and earned a big bonus.At the Safeway 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, all eyes were on the Gienger gourd from the start because the Minnesota grower had won last year’s contest with a 2,560-pounder that set a Half Moon Bay competition record.His entry tipped, er, nearly toppled the scales at 2,749 pounds, which is 46 pounds heavier than the previous world champ, a 2,703-pound pumpkin grown in Italy.On top of the 9 cents per pounds that Safeway pays for the winning entry, Gienger received a $30,000 bonus for besting the world record.Gienger’s winner will be on display at this weekend’s Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, and attendees can have their photo taken with the gargantuan gourd. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Here’s a guide to the all the food an...

Police shooting at Chinese Consulate in SF leaves one dead

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A driver who crashed a car into the Chinese Consulate building in San Francisco Monday afternoon has been shot and killed, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that an officer was involved in the shooting.Police responded to the scene at Geary Boulevard and Laguna Street at 3:09 p.m. after hearing that a car crashed into a building. The responding officer shot the suspect, who died at the hospital. Police did not provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Bay Area restaurants imposing ‘vomit fee’ on Sunday brunch-goers Geary Boulevard is closed and drivers are being told to expect traffic delays or consider alternate routes. The San Francisco Police Department is investigating the incident."The SFPD and officials from the US State Department are working with the Chinese consulate," SFPD said.Earlier on Monday, police activity was reported near USF. It is not know...

7 Bay Area high schools make Niche's top 10 in California

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Bay Area private schools dominated Niche’s "2024 Best High Schools in California" rankings, with seven of the top 10 schools here in the Bay. Niche’s annual rankings, released last week, picked Stanford Online High School as the state's second-best private high school. The school pitches itself as a selective school for grades 7–12 with "a worldwide learning community of intellectually passionate students and teachers."Stanford Online High School has a 100 percent graduation rate and 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio. An alum wrote, "OHS excels in college prep. The flexible schedule, high expectations, and challenging academics prepared me to excel in my freshman year of college. The flexibility also allowed me to pursue my writing passion, getting published and writing a book alongside a full-time job in high school."Every year, Niche analyzes schools nationwide based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as millions of ...

‘Horror and uncertainty’: Arlington woman caught in Jerusalem struggles to get home amid the fighting in Israel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

Jane Petkofsky of Arlington, Virginia, said she arrived in Jerusalem last week to begin a weeklong vacation in the holy city with a friend when the attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas started Friday night.“This was Saturday afternoon at Ketef Hinnom, an archaeological site — burial chambers — near where I am staying,” Petkofsky told WTOP. (Courtesy Petkofsky)Petkofsky said the first sirens roused them on Saturday morning and everyone in her building headed into the basement for shelter. Since warning sirens are not unheard of in Jerusalem, the “level of alarm” initially wasn’t high, but once they emerged from the shelter there was a desire among people to know what was going on.The attack happened on the Sabbath, a day when many Jewish people refrain from using technology such as cellphones, but after the siren, she said her host allowed for an exception. That’s when they realized what was unfolding.Then, the second alarm sounded.“There was another siren with mult...

Decana jubilada de una universidad en Vermont murió a tiros en un sendero cercano al campus. Ahora la Policía busca a su asesino

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

(CNN) — Honoree Fleming, una decana jubilada, fue hallada sin vida tras recibir un disparo en la cabeza en una ruta de senderismo cercana al campus de Castleton de la Universidad Estatal de Vermont, donde había trabajado. Ahora las autoridades buscan pistas que les ayuden a encontrar al asesino de la querida maestra.Se cree que Fleming, también esposa del escritor y ganador del premio Pulitzer Ron Powers, entró en el sendero cercano al campus alrededor de las 4:00 p.m. este jueves y fue hallada muerta menos de una hora después, informó la Policía Estatal de Vermont.Un médico forense determinó que Fleming, de 77 años, murió por herida de bala, dijo la Policía.Identifican a la última víctima del “Asesino de la cara feliz” décadas después de su muerteHasta este lunes, nadie había sido arrestado, y las autoridades dicen que no tienen un motivo en el asesinato. También indicaron que se desconoce si el disparo fue al azar o dirigido.“El sospechoso es considerado ar...

Former Brazil national team coach Tite takes over at Flamengo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:31:59 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazil coach Tite took over at Flamengo on Monday, signing a contract that will run until the end of 2024.The Rio de Janeiro club said on its social media channels that Tite’s staff would include the assistant coaches who worked under him during this six years in charge of Brazil’s national team.The 62-year-old Tite, who has been out of work since Brazil’s World Cup quarterfinal elimination last December, will take control of his first match for Flamengo when it meets Cruzeiro in a Brazilian championship game on Oct. 19.Flamengo fired Jorge Sampaoli on Sept. 28 after the Argentine coach failed to win a trophy for the club. He took over in April from Vitor Pereira, who spent only three months in the job.Flamengo was eliminated by Paraguay’s Olimpia in the round of 16 at the Copa Libertadores, lost the Brazilian Cup final to Sao Paulo and is currently fifth in the Brazilian championship with 44 points from 26 matches, 11 behind leader Bot...