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St. Paul seeking 18-month contract extension for garbage collection

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

With St. Paul’s garbage service set to expire on Sept. 30, the city is seeking an 18-month extension to continue working with its current haulers.Five private haulers — Waste Management, Aspen Waste Systems, Gene’s Disposal, Highland Sanitation and Republic Services — have serviced 65,800 one-to-four unit residential properties in St. Paul for nearly five years as part of its collection system.Although the system has received some backlash from residents, the extension leaves current services, collection day or designated hauler unchanged. However, while customers with small carts and every-other-week service would see no price increases next year, other customers would see increases.Residents with small carts and weekly service would see a $0.22 increase per month under the extension, while people with medium and large carts will have larger price increases. According to the city, the change is largely due to increased tipping fees and local energy centers.If approved, the ex...

Congress lurches closer to shutdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

Congress lurched closer to a government shutdown Thursday after Senate conservatives demanded changes to a noncontroversial spending package that had strong bipartisan support, bringing the bill to a screeching halt. The conflict over the Senate spending bill revealed the divisions between the Republican leadership and restive conservatives intent on forcing spending cuts and other reforms through Congress, even if it risks a government shutdown. The unexpected breakdown also came a day after divisions within the House GOP conference forced Republican leaders in the lower chamber to postpone a vote to begin debate on the annual defense appropriations bill.House conservatives are refusing to move forward until Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) agrees to their demands to drive a hard line with Democrats in the year-end spending talks. Senate and House conservatives are ratcheting up the intensity of their tactics fewer than three weeks before government funding expires ...

Saratoga Springs cuts ribbon on Waterfront Park upgrades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- City leaders in Saratoga Springs celebrated upgrades to Waterfront Park on Thursday. A ribbon cutting was held to officially unveil new bathrooms and a gazebo.A new playground will be installed in October. They also added handicap accessible ramps, so more people can enjoy all the park has to offer. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "It has been a frequent place for kayaking and sunbathing and picnicking, and we've just seen the use of it really explode," Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim said.The park also serves as a major public access point for Saratoga Lake.

East Greenbush CSD lifts secured lockout after non-credible threats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The secured lockout at all buildings in the East Greenbush Central School District have been lifted. It was put in place after Goff Middle School received non-credible threats on Monday and Tuesday morning.Students are allowed to go outside for recess and gym class again. However, outside visitors are limited, and additional police officers are at each building as a precaution. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Superintendent Jeffrey Simons said it's been an inconvenience, but he's pleased with how the district responded."But we're all working together with our parents and our students and our faculty and our staff to overcome it and continue to focus on what we should be focused on, which is enhancing student learning for all of our kids and being of service to our families," he said.The superintendent said the current safety protocols have been effective, and he is looking for more funding for b...

Search for suspects continues in deadly hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Local and state authorities are looking for two people who played a part in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Jefferson County late Wednesday afternoon.The crash claimed the life of a valued member of the Cedar Hill community.The call came in just before 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Ann Radeackar was traveling northbound on Route B in a 2012 Mini Cooper Clubman, when she attempted to turn left onto a private driveway near Simpson Hill Drive. At the same time, a 2009 Ford Fusion traveling southbound smashed into the front right side of the Mini Cooper. New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings The driver and passenger in the Fusion fled the area on foot. Radeackar was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 69.The Radeackar name is familiar to many Cedar Hill residents from her family's Radeackar’s Market. Many in the community are saddened by the death of t...

Commanders OC, Buffs great Eric Bieniemy on longtime friend Vance Joseph: “I know he’s licking his chops”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

Eric Bieniemy couldn’t help but smile. He laughed almost as soon as he delivered the line.He may be in his first year as Washington’s offensive coordinator. And he might be preparing to face first-year Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph on Sunday.These guys, though, go way back. They’ve been friends for 20-plus years. They’ve been coaching against each other for more than a decade.They’re tight. And, more to the point, they know the score.Bieniemy is well aware it’s been a while since a Joseph team left the field victorious against one of his.“I know we’ve had the best of him for a few years now, so I know he’s licking his chops,” Bieniemy told reporters in Washington.Indeed, a Joseph team hasn’t beaten a Bieniemy team since 2015, when Joseph was the defensive backs coach for Cincinnati in a 36-21 win over the Chiefs. Bieniemy at the time served as Andy Reid’s running backs coach.The former Colorado teammates faced each other last year with different teams — Jose...

Catholic priest charged with possession of child porn

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

A Catholic priest based in Ventura County is accused of possessing a large cache of child pornography, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.Father Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara, 38, of Long Beach, allegedly possessed more than 600 images of child sexual abuse material, including pictures and videos of minors under 12, officials said.Martinez-Guevara was a member of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and associated with several churches, including Our Lady of Guadalupe in Oxnard, authorities said. He has since been removed from his post, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Authorities launched their investigation into Martinez-Guevara after several reports were made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the D.A's Office. "Investigators determined Martinez-Guevara was allegedly in direct possession of over 600 images and videos depicting child sexual abuse material – involving mostly boys," prosecutors said in a news re...

Authorities search for inmate who escaped Long Beach facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Long Beach facility on Wednesday.Dajuan King, 26, walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program facility around 9:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.Agents were alerted after a door alarm was activated. Shortly after, staff received a tamper notification alert from King’s ankle monitor. An emergency person count showed King was missing, officials said. Staff members immediately searched the facility, but he was nowhere to be found.King is described as a man standing 6 feet tall and weighing 175 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. He is currently serving a 10-year sentence for robbery, including being a second striker. Dajuan King, 26, in a 2022 photo from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.He was admitted to the correctional facility on June 4, 2018.Anyone who has seen King or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement o...

2 bodies recovered after tubing accident in Lake Perris

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

The bodies of two men who disappeared into the water after a tubing accident in Lake Perris Wednesday afternoon has been recovered. Authorities have not released any details about the victims, but one body was pulled from the water around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, while the other was recovered around 5 p.m. California State Parks dispatchers received a distress call around 4 p.m. Wednesday reporting an accident in the boating zone just north of Alessandro Island. The person who called in the report told responders a man was tubing behind their boat when he fell into the water and could not swim back to the tube. Another man, who was a passenger on the boat, then jumped into the water to attempt to rescue the tuber and also began to struggle. Both men went under the water in distress and did not surface, a State Parks official confirmed. The unidentified men were about 45 years old, according to the official. Gas cloud prompts dozens of homes to be evacuated in West Whittier The men wer...

1 Killed, 3 Injured in Tow-Truck Rollover Collision on Caliente Bodfish Road [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:32 GMT

68-Year-Old Bakersfield Man Dies in Tow-Truck Crash near Caliente CreekBAKERSFIELD, CA (September 14, 2023) – Monday afternoon, one victim was killed in a tow-truck rollover collision on Caliente Bodfish Road.Authorities responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m., just north of Caliente Creek on September 11th.Per reports, the 68-year-old male driver of a Kenworth flatbed tow-truck was hauling a Mazda and lost control. As a result, the tow-truck veered off the roadway where it rolled over and landed on its roof.Paramedics arrived and pronounced the tow-truck driver who was pinned in the driver’s seat dead at the scene.Meanwhile, paramedics rushed a passenger from the Kenworth and two occupants inside the Mazda to a hospital for minor injuries.California Highway Patrol closed down Caliente Bodfish Road for several hours as officials investigated the scene. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be a factor. However, an active investigation is still currently underway.The tea...