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Tenants, legislators rally at Capitol for good cause eviction

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Hundreds of people rallied at the state capitol today calling on the government to support tenant protections and affordable housing in the 2024 budget.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Support for exploring good cause eviction, affordable housing and the housing voucher access program was included in both one-house budgets. Good cause measures at the local level have been challenged in the courts, with the State Supreme Appellate Court striking down Albany’s good cause eviction law earlier this year, saying it conflicted with state law. Tenants and legislators are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislature to pass good cause statewide. “Ask people what is it about your business model that requires you to put people out of their homes for no good reason in order to run your business," State Senator Brian Kavanaugh said. Governor Hochul included affordable housing in her budget proposal w...

Albany County talking proposed solar project

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The office of Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is hosting meetings on a potential solar energy installation at 897 Watervliet Shaker Road. The first of these meeting is on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the BOCES Career and Technical Education Center down the street from the proposal site in Colonie, at 925B Watervliet-Shaker Road. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! McCoy said that people who live in Albany will have the chance to learn about the project and give feedback. They'll also be seeking input at the second public information meeting on April 4 at 5:30 p.m. The second installment will be on Zoom with no in-person component, and you must RSVP via email to participate.

Moreau traffic stop leads to drug arrest for three

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A traffic stop in Moreau resulted in three drug arrests on Saturday. Alexia Azan (19, Fort Edward), Joshua Waddell (42, Fort Edward), and Matthew Bennett (40, Queensbury) each face charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Saturday, March 18, around 8:20 p.m., police pulled a car over in Moreau for several vehicle and traffic law violations. Police identified the driver as Waddell and Azan and Bennett as passengers. Following an investigation, police say they found all three possessed drugs, with Bennett also having drug paraphernalia with drug residue.Charges:Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceSecond-degree criminally using drug paraphernaliaAll three were taken to Wilton State Police for processing. They were all issued appearance tickets to return to the Moreau Town Court on April 5 and were later released.

Lake George votes in its next mayor

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The village of Lake George is about to undergo a tremendous change. For the first time in 52 years, it's going to have a different mayor. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, village trustee Ray Perry was voted in unopposed as the next mayor of Lake George. Perry will replace Mayor Bob Blais, whose 52-year term comes to an end on Friday, March 31. Blais has been celebrated for his decades of work to turn the village into the tourist destination it is today, culminating last week in the form of a commendation from Warren County, naming March 17 "Mayor Bob Blais Day." Perry has served on the village Board of Trustees since 2007. He works as an independent contractor who works with cell phone service providers around the Lake George region and northeast at large.Perry was not available for comment early Wednesday. Join an evening with historians for A Tale of Two Sagamores Running unoppose...

Many St. Louis suburbs praised in 'best places to live in Missouri' list

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Several St. Louis suburbs have earned praise from Niche.com as the "best places to live in Missouri." In fact, each of the state's Top 10 in Niche's new list are St. Louis municipalities. Niche is a ranking and review site that analyzes public data, reviews and surveys to help families find the best places to live. To form their 2023 rankings in Missouri, research teams collected data from Census, FBI and other government sources. Niche unveiled the new rankings on Monday. Person of interest wanted for killing two people in Troy, Missouri The following St. Louis suburbs round out Top 10:10. Webster Groves9. Olivette8. Rock Hill7. Ballwin6. Glendale5. Ladue4. Brentwood3. Richmond Heights2. Chesterfield1. ClaytonIn Niche's new rankings, dubbed as the "2023 Best Places to Live in Missouri," the first 23 cities recognized are all St. Louis suburbs. The first non-St. Louis suburb ranked on the list is Parkville in the Kansas City area at 24. Clayton, Missouri,...

Illinois strengthens regulations on health insurance companies following Blue Cross Blue Shield investigation

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) - Health insurance companies will be under much more scrutiny going forward.The Joint Commission on Administrative Rules passed a new set of rules for how the Department of Insurance will enforce the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. The new rules were proposed in April of last year following a Target 3 investigation into Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Central Illinois lawmakers celebrated the changes. The Bottom Line: ‘Ghost network’ haunts affordable access to health care "Taking on insurance companies is like taking on the elephant in the living room," Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur). "And how do you eat an elephant one bite at a time. And that's what I feel like we're doing here is one bite at a time we're packing away until we get this right."The Network Adequacy and Transparency Act requires health insurance networks to meet certain adequacy standards, but the Department of Insurance could not enforce the law effectively because of the rule...

2nd Illinois prison guard sentenced

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

A second Illinois corrections officer has been sentenced to prison, according to a news release.Todd Sheffler. 54, a former lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, was sentenced Tuesday to an aggregate 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Larry Earvin, an inmate at the facility,At the sentencing hearing in front of Senior U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough, the government summarized the evidence from Sheffler’s 2022 trial. During the trial, the government presented evidence that Sheffler and co-defendants Alex Banta, 31, who was a correctional officer, and Willie Hedden, 43, who was a sergeant, participated in the May 17, 2018, assault of Earvin, 65, during their forcible escort of Earvin from the residential housing unit of the prison to the segregation housing unit while he was restrai...

Letters: A disappointed uncle pens an open letter to his nephew, Rep. Matt Soper

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

Colorado state Rep. Matt Soper, those were some disappointing tweetsMatthew,I felt the need to write to you directly and publicly to express how completely distasteful and offensive I find your tweets. Shame on you!So you think that Colorado is being Californicated? Statistically speaking, Californians are less likely to be murdered by a military-style assault weapon than people living in Colorado. That’s a verifiable fact.No one, absolutely no one, is trying to take all of your guns away!No one in the general public can feel safe anywhere anymore because of the proliferation of firearms in the United States. Guns/firearms are the problem, not the solution.Please tell me, what would be wrong with a ban on military-style (AR) assault weapons? Those weapons are made for only one reason — to kill other human beings.Your tweet sounds like you are trying to incite a Civil War. Who are these tyrants you are referring to? Other lawmakers who were fairly elected by the majority of the...

2 adult faculty members shot outside Denver’s East High School

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

Denver police were responding to a shooting outside East High School on Wednesday morning and said there were two adult victims — faculty members — and that a suspect had left the school.Denver Public Schools spokeswoman Rachel Childress confirmed the victims were two adult faculty members and that they’d been shot “near East Campus.”Police said they had been transported to area hospitals. No information was available on the condition of the adults.The police said in a Twitter posting shortly after 10 a.m. that they were working to gather information. A large police presence was expected in the area east of downtown Denver.UPDATE: EAST HSWe will be doing a controlled release once DPD allows. Parents can pick up their children @ 17th & Esplanade. Students who drove will be escorted to their cars in the parking lot & can leave. Students who ride the bus will be held until their bus arrives.— Denver Public Schools (@DPSNewsNow) March 22, 2023...

Monte Vista police fatally shoot 18-year-old they say jumped out window, ran at officers with knives

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:58:40 GMT

Police in the San Luis Valley town of Monte Vista shot and killed an 18-year-old Tuesday after state and local authorities say the teen jumped out of a window gripping two knives and ran at officers, swinging the blades at them.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Englewood police officers shoot, kill man who allegedly threatened armed robbery Crime and Public Safety | Weld County grand jury clears former Greeley officer in fatal police shooting Crime and Public Safety | Police shooting during domestic disturbance in Colorado Springs under investigation Crime and Public Safety | Adams County deputy cleared in Interstate 70 police shooting Crime and Public Safety | Bystander sues Denver police officer who shot her in LoDo last summer Monte Vista police had been dispatched to conduct a welfare check Tuesday afternoon at the site and used a Taser to try to subdue the young man before shooting him, Colo...