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Pet food drive in Hudson with WBPM and CGHS/SPCA

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Calling all pet owners! A pet food drive will be held on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hudson Shop-Rite at 351 Fairview Avenue. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The pet food drive will be held in collaboration with 92.9/96.5 WBPM and the Columbia Greene-Humane Society/SPCA (CGHS/SPCA) Pet Food Bank. Bill Williams, mid-day host on WBPM 92.9/96.5, will be in attendance as well. The Food Bank is available to any family that is having trouble feeding their pets because of financial hardship. CGHS/SPCA gives away 50,000 lbs. of free food every year.

The Taco Shop opening in Glenville

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Glenville is getting a new restaurant. The Taco Shop is coming to the former Stewart's Shop at 710 Saratoga Road. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The eatery is a project by restauranteur and executive chef James Fronk, his wife Jessica Fronk, and friends Sean McKenna and Jennifer McKenna. Fronk also owns The Front Street Social Club in Ballston Spa.Fronk is a Glenville native. He moved to California for two decades where he met his wife and opened two restaurants. After closing those restaurants, Fronk moved back to the area in 2017. Jumpin’ Jack’s in Scotia closing for the 2023 season His wife's parents are from Mexico, so they were immersed in the culture and the food. "I wanted to honor my wife being here in New York," said Fronk. "There's not a lot of good Mexican food here. I really wanted to put something in Glenville."The building went through some renovations with Sean being a professional painter a...

NYSP to increase patrols throughout Labor Day weekend to combat impaired, reckless driving

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Ahead of Labor Day weekend, New York State Police are warning drivers of increased patrols to combat drunk, impaired, and reckless driving. Troopers say the enforcement period will begin on Friday and run through Monday, September 4. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! According to NYSP, the Labor Day holiday and weekend usually means increased and heavy traffic throughout the state. They say this traffic results in more crashes, injuries, and fatalities.Sobriety checkpoints and increased patrols can be expected for drivers to see by State Police and local law enforcement agencies. Standard marked NYSP vehicles, as well as specialty Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement vehicles will be used during the crackdown to be able to easily identify drivers who are violating the law.Troopers say the CITE vehicles help them spot driving violations. They add the vehicles to blend into everyday traffic but are unmistakable as...

Police make 6 notable DWI arrests in Capital Region

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Between the 23rd and 30th of August, State Troopers made six notable DWI arrests around the Capital Region. All six drivers recorded blood alcohol levels more than twice the legal limit. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! State Troopers reported three DWI arrests on the night of August 23. The first arrest was made following a two-car crash on I-87 in Chestertown. One of the drivers, Logan R. Mitchell, 26, of Schroon, was arrested for DWI and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. Mitchell recorded a 0.18% BAC, issued tickets returnable to the Chestertown Town Court, and was released to a sober third party. Two occupants in the other vehicle were transported to the Glens Falls Hospital for medical evaluation.Later that night, State Troopers responded to a disturbance at a home on Ballston Avenue in Ballston. Police arrested Kysha Troung, 31, who reportedly drove a vehicle in an impaired state. Troung recorded a ...

Bud Light unveils 'Tigers Back' bottle, celebrating the 2023 college football season

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Bud Light is introducing its latest bottle, called the "Tigers Back," inspired by the 2023 college football season. This beverage will be exclusively available to Mizzou fans aged 21 and over in the Columbia area at participating retailers.Each can features a QR code that fans can scan, offering them a chance to win a private jet flyover experience at any game of their choice, along with limited edition Fanatics team merchandise to show their school pride this season.Bud Light provided photo Hundreds of flimsy stop signs failing across St. Louis Bud Light is proud to continue its sponsorship of over 50 college football teams. Additionally, on Friday, October 20th, in Columbia, Bud Light is hosting the Bud Light Backyard Tour: College Edition, inviting fans aged 21 and over to enjoy cold beer and a free live performance by Ship Wrek before the big game between the University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri. For more details on the performance, visit bud...

St. Louis teachers shine as finalists for 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Two teachers from the St. Louis region have advanced to the finalist stage as nominees for the 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. This program highlights the crucial role that outstanding teachers play in their students' lives.On August 31, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced the finalists for Regional Teachers of the Year who are competing for the prestigious 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. Hundreds of flimsy stop signs failing across St. Louis The selection process started with 34 regional teachers who represented each of Missouri’s nine Regional Professional Development Center areas. The winners, finalists, semi-finalists, and Regional Teachers of the Year will receive recognition during an event on October 16. The newly crowned Missouri Teacher of the Year will also have the honor of representing the state as the nominee for the 2024 National Teacher of the Year.Last year, Christina Andrade Melly, an English Language Arts t...

Broncos didn’t have premium draft picks, but they’re still poised to count on multiple rookies in 2023

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

This almost certainly is not the Week 1 situation coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton envisioned in April as they weighed trading up five spots for a player they feared they’d otherwise miss.Already short on picks, the Broncos brass decided to add to a crowded position group rather than address a short-handed one.To be sure, Payton and Paton thought Marvin Mims Jr., the speedy wide receiver from Oklahoma, could find a role as a rookie. Four months ago, though, it felt like a pick more for the future than the present.A talented new player in an expensive, veteran position group. Not quite a luxury pick, but a bit of a splurge.As the Broncos begin preparations for Las Vegas, Mims’ import already looks much greater.Suddenly, the Broncos need him.Suddenly, it feels like Denver’s rookie class might be counted on rather heavily right from the start.Not just Mims, but third-round linebacker Drew Sanders and undrafted running back Jaleel McLaughlin, too.Together they represen...

Is your tomato harvest really late this year? You’re not alone.

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

Charlie Brown is the self-proclaimed “Tomato King” of Denver (and had T-shirts made up to prove it).The former Denver city councilman has been gardening for 50 years and currently has 165 plants growing in his backyard garden that wraps around his ranch house near Observatory Park.But “it’s not easy growing tomatoes in Colorado,” he said. After some hail and a lot of cool and cloudy weather in June, followed by consecutive 95-degree days, Brown said this has been “the worst season I’ve seen in a long time.” Brown has a produce stand outside his home every Saturday and usually sells around 1,000 pounds of tomatoes every summer. So far, he’s only been able to sell around 200 pounds. Suzanne Brown, Special to The Denver PostFormer Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown has 18 different varieties of tomato plants in his Observatory Park garden. The urban farm yields hundreds of pounds of tomatoes in various shapes and sizes, including the reliable orange Sun Gold cherry tomato, bottom lef...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says number missing from Maui fire could drop from 388 to fewer than 100

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER (Associated Press)HONOLULU (AP) — The number of people listed as missing from Maui’s devastating wildfire could drop from nearly 400 to fewer than 100 when authorities provide an update Friday on their efforts to locate them, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said.“We think the number has dropped down into the double digits, so thank God,” he said Thursday in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.Authorities have said at least 115 people died in the fire, which tore through Lahaina in a matter of hours on Aug. 8 — the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in a century. But initially more than 1,000 people were considered unaccounted for, with family, friends or acquaintances reporting them as missing.Officials narrowed that list down to 388 names who were credibly considered missing, but even that list included the names of many who were alive or who were known to have perished. Once authorities published the names, m...

Woman sets record with world's longest mullet

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:05 GMT

It's only right that the world record for longest Tennessee waterfall belongs to someone from Knoxville.Guinness World Records has awarded the title of "World's Longest Competitive Mullet (female)" to a woman from Tennessee who said she started growing out her hair more than 30 years ago, according to KTLA sister station WATE.A mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is cut and styled shorter in the front of the face and on top and sides of the head, but is longer in the back of the head.It's described in hit movies such as "Joe Dirt" as "business in the front, party in the back," and popular nicknames include the Tennessee waterfall or top hat (substitute Kentucky if you're in Tennessee), the North Carolina neck warmer and the achy breaky big mistakey, a nod to the Billy Ray Cyrus classic "Achy Breaky Heart."Tami Manis, a public health nurse in Knoxville, and her 5-foot-8 mullet will appear in "Guinness World Records 2024," according to a news release shared by the record-keep...