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Memorial Day events in the Lake George region

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Memorial Day weekend means a lot of things around the Lake George and Glens Falls region. For many, it marks the start of a busy summer season. For many more, it's a time to remember the sacrifice of veterans - near and far. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Parades and other observances are on the way for Memorial Day weekend. Find out what's happening near you, and when:South Glens Falls Memorial Day parade6 - 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26Parade starts at Main Street and Haviland Avenue, South Glens FallsParade led by local veteran Wayne "Beanie" Bruce serving as Grand Marshal. 7 p.m. wreath ceremony to follow at Veteran's Memorial Park. American Legion, VFW and fire department organizations to take part, joined by the South High Marching Band and the Gaelic Pipe Band.Memorial Day Party at Spring Brook Hollow FarmNoon - 6 p.m. Saturday, May 27Spring Brook Hollow Farm Distillery, 133 Clements St., Fo...

Lawmakers react to NY's official budget deal

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Some say better late than never - the $229 billion state budget was officially passed Tuesday night, around 11:30pm. It includes changes to public safety laws, education funding and more. Our Capitol Correspondent, Amal Tlaige spoke with lawmakers and has their reaction.  NY bans gas stoves in most new buildings, starting 2026 "Like with all budgets, there’s some good and there’s some bad and there’s 63 different perspectives out … in the Senate anyways," said Democratic Senator, John Mannion. He said some things that do work in this year's budget are changes to bail reform, which include removing the least restrictive means standard, giving judges more discretion and issuing non-monetary conditions for those with addiction or mental health issues. "For me, I was proud to lend my voice into the conversation and represent my constituents, and we have additional changes to those laws that are going to give district attorneys and judges the ability to keep our ...

Sunhee's Farm and Kitchen wins nationwide contest

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Thousands of small businesses entered Barclay Bank's annual "Small Business Big Wins" contest, submitting essays and photos describing the challenges of building a business and sharing their unique journeys. Of the plethora of entries, ten finalists were selected and showcased for public voting. On Wednesday, Barclays announced the grand winner. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sunhee's Farm and Kitchen, a restaurant based in Troy, took home the top spot, winning a grand prize of $60,000. Sunhee's Kitchen, known for authentic Korean food, also employs immigrant Americans from around the world and offers free virtual English classes for adults.“We are incredibly grateful to our supporters in the community who rallied behind us during the voting process,” said Jinah Kim, owner of Sunhee’s Farm and Kitchen. “A big mission for us is working with immigrants and providing educational programming and professi...

Patrick Mahomes' brother Jackson charged with sexual battery

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was booked into jail Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. The 22-year-old Mahomes was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery. He was being held on $100,000 bond. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! During a brief virtual court appearance Wednesday, the judge scheduled the next online hearing for May 11. Under conditions of his bond, Jackson Mahomes won't be allowed to discuss his case publicly.The probable cause affidavit in the case was not immediately available. But The Kansas City Star reported that police previously confirmed they were investigating a February 25 incident involving Jackson Mahomes at a restaurant in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas. ...

As legal battles mount, Kim Gardner takes nursing classes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS - As challenges mount for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, FOX 2 has learned that she is enrolled in a nursing program at St. Louis University. Gardner faces legal battles through quo warranto and indirect criminal contempt cases, along with a growing number of prosecutors resigning from her office. It's a situation some in court proceedings have dubbed a "rudderless ship of chaos." FOX 2 learned that Gardner, while serving as circuit attorney, enrolled in courses at Saint Louis University. It's unclear when exactly she began enrolling in these courses, though it came sometime since she became circuit attorney. Grieving mom alleges CAO ‘negligence’ in daughter’s murder case The Circuit Attorney's Office released the following statement:"Circuit Attorney Gardner believes the issues in our criminal justice system often relate to our broken healthcare system. After serving as a line attorney at the Circuit Attorney’s Office and seeing firsthand the underlying issues...

‘Access Hollywood’ video played at New York Trump trial

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — The infamous “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking was played Wednesday for a jury considering columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims that he raped her two decades before he became president.Before the video was shown, Trump’s legal team said it would not call any witnesses in the case, raising the possibility that jurors could begin deliberations sometime next week.The 2005 video was played in Manhattan federal court, along with excerpts of Trump’s videotaped deposition. The videos were presented to jurors on the same day that onetime People magazine writer Natasha Stoynoff testified that Trump forcibly kissed her against her will while showing her around his Florida home for a 2005 article about the first anniversary of his marriage to Melania Trump.Trump lawyers unsuccessfully challenged the video and StoynoffR...

United plans to hire 15,000, adding to surge in airline jobs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

By DAVID KOENIG (AP Airlines Writer)DALLAS (AP) — Airlines expecting a hectic summer travel season are planning to hire thousands of new workers this year, lifting a job market that has been hit by layoffs in technology and turmoil in the banking industry.United Airlines said Wednesday that it hired 7,000 new workers in the first four months of this year and plans to hit 15,000 new hires by year-end, matching the number it hired last year.By 2026, United projects adding 50,000 workers to a workforce that was about 93,000 at the start of this year.“We are in hiring mode here at United Airlines,” Kate Gebo, the company’s executive vice president of human resources, told reporters. Airline officials said they already have enough pilots to operate the peak summer schedule. Airlines have been in a hiring frenzy since being caught understaffed when air travel bounced back from the depths of the pandemic more quickly than anticipated. Shortages of pilots and flight ...

Shots fired in Douglas County across Interstate 25 from Park Meadows Mall

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

Shots were fired in Douglas County east of the Park Meadows Mall and the sheriff’s office is asking the public to avoid the area.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Tesla EV charging station fight between two men in metro Denver escalates into fatal shooting Crime and Public Safety | Man dies after being shot multiple times in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights area Crime and Public Safety | Each Denver high school could decide whether to have armed police on campus, draft DPS safety plan says Crime and Public Safety | Four arrested in connection with shooting outside Aurora mall Crime and Public Safety | The Denver Post, other news outlets sue DPS for recording of closed-door meeting after East High shooting Happening Now: #DCSO patrol deputies responding to the area of Jamaica St and S. Valley Hwy on reports of shots being fired. Please stay out of the area while deputies are investigating. Lar...

Mexico develops own COVID-19 vaccine, 2 years late

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials celebrated Wednesday the announcement that the country finally developed its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out.It was unclear what use would be made of the vaccine, named “Patria” or “Motherland,” developed in a joint effort between the government and a Mexican company, Avimex, which previously did work on animal vaccines.Vaccine uptake in Mexico dropped precipitously in late 2022 and 2023, and Mexico still has millions of doses of the Abdala vaccine it bought from Cuba.María Elena Álvarez-Buylla, the head of Mexico’s government commission for science and technology, said the new vaccine would be approved for use as a booster shot. She did not say whether the government medical approval agency had formally authorized the Patria vaccine.Mexico started developing the Patria vaccine in March 2020. But testing was s...

Hunting, conservation groups back cuts in big-game licenses to help herds recover

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:21:22 GMT

A coalition of hunters, wildlife advocates and conservationists supports substantial cuts in the number of big-game hunting licenses proposed for northwest Colorado and believes even deeper reductions might be needed to help herds recover from the region’s severe winter.Reductions of more than 60% in licenses for some species in certain areas were on the table as the Colorado Wildlife Commission met Wednesday in Glenwood Springs.Deep snows and harsh conditions caused deer, elk, pronghorns and other animals to migrate out of northwest Colorado this winter. State wildlife officials have said many animals starved to death or died when struck by vehicles while foraging for food along roads, Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers have said.In January, a semitrailer driving east on U.S. 40 near Dinosaur plowed through a group of 35 pronghorns, CPW said. A herd of 19 pronghorns was hit by a pickup a few days later near Craig.Eleven groups in the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project w...