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NYS education department rejects Fonda-Fultonville request to keep mascot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

FONDA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Education Department rejected a document submitted by the Fonda-Fultonville School District in an attempt to keep their mascot name the "Braves."The school district claimed they had the support of the Mohawk Nation through a letter that was signed by Dr. Tom Porter, a local Native American who said he has ties to the Mohawk Nation. But in an email from the education department to the district, they wrote: "We are not aware of Dr. Porter representing a federally recognized tribal nation within the state of New York." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! There are nine nations New York state recognizes officially and a signed document from Dr. Porter did not meet the state's parameters. In New York, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is the duly elected and recognized government of the Mohawk Tribe.John Kane, who sits on the state's Mascot Advisory Panel and lives on Seneca territory, ...

Pittsburg police search for 2 suspects in deadly shooting at convenience store

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

PITTSBURG, Calif. (KRON) -- Two suspects are being sought after by authorities after a fatal shooting Wednesday night, the Pittsburg Police Department (PPD) announced in a Facebook post. The shooting happened at E-Z Stop Convenience Food on the 1000 block of Power Avenue around 9 p.m.Pittsburg residents Gregory Rossignon, 37, and Jessica Russo, 34, were identified as suspects in the shooting that left the store clerk dead. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Abdul Raouf. Photos of Rossignon and Russo can be viewed below. Over 25 lbs of marijuana recovered at traffic stop on I-880 in Hayward 34-year-old Jessica Russo (Pittsburg Police Department)37-year-old Gregory Rossignon (Pittsburg Police Department)Police said Rossignon and Russo were involved in a confrontation with the store employees.The two ran away from the store. However, PPD determined another man was involved in the shooting; he was later arrested at a residence in Pittsburg. That man was identified as 43-year-ol...

Police: 11-year-old Fairfield girl struck by DUI driver, suffers life-threatening injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

(KRON) -- An 11-year-old Fairfield girl suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday morning when she was struck by a suspected DUI driver, police said. Witnesses told police that the girl was walking in a crosswalk at 8 a.m. when she was hit by a Chevrolet sedan in the area of East Tabor Avenue and Blossom Avenue. "From the interview, evidence and investigation, the driver is believed to have been under the influence of alcohol and drugs," the Fairfield Police Department wrote. Police identified the driver as Elena Lindsey McGraw-Ogans, 32, of Fairfield. Children were inside Ogans' sedan at the time of the accident, police said. She was arrested for felony DUI resulting in injury in connection to the crash, as well as child endangerment, because her passengers were children, according to FPD. Ogans was booked into a Solano County Jail. 3 arrested at Vallejo DUI crash scene FPD wrote, "We, again, implore drivers to abide by traffic laws, especially around schools, near crosswalks ...

East High shooting suspect killed himself with ghost gun, failed prior diversion program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The gun East High shooting suspect Austin Lyle used to shoot himself with was a ghost gun with no serial numbers, sources told FOX31.The 17-year-old's body was found near a car he had driven to Bailey, where Park County Sheriff's deputies recovered the teenager and his gun nearby.It's not known if the gun Lyle used against himself is the same gun used to shoot two high school administrators at East High School Wednesday morning.Denver police told the Problem Solvers the gun recovered in Bailey will undergo forensic testing to confirm if it's the same gun used in the double shooting at the school. Coroner: Denver East shooting suspect died of self-inflicted gunshot wound It's not the first time Lyle possessed a ghost gun.Law enforcement sources told the Problem Solvers, Lyle was put on an 18-month diversion program in April of 2022 after he was arrested in November of 2021 for possessing a ghost rifle, a silencer and a large capacity magazine.Sources told FOX31 Aur...

Advocates say elderly now dominating homeless population in South Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

While they should be enjoying their golden years, many South Florida seniors are struggling financially, and now, the state of Florida is seeing a surge in homeless seniors. The Night Team’s Kevin Ozebek investigates.At 65 years old, this woman … who we’ll refer to as “Maria” … never imagined life being so tough.Maria: “The rent kept going up, more and more.”She and her 95-year-old mother don’t want their faces shown.Last month, they were evicted from their apartment.They fell behind on rent when it climbed from $1000 to nearly $1600 a month.Kevin Ozebek: “Did you ever think at this stage in your life, this is where you would be?”Maria’s mother: “No, I sure didn’t.”Maria: “She wakes up not knowing where we are going to be next. It’s frightening not knowing if you are going to end up on the streets.”The two burned through their savings by staying in hotels, and just as they were preparing to start sleeping in Mar...

Pittsfield Keno player wins first $1 million Keno prize in Massachusetts Lottery history

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

A lucky Keno player in Pittsfield recently won big, nabbing the first million-dollar prize in the 30-year history of the game, the Massachusetts Lottery announced on Thursday. Keno is played by picking up to 12 numbers out of eighty and matching them to a field of 20 randomly selected winning numbers. The big winner in a game played Wednesday night won by simply picking the numbers one through 12. The same game also had a $500,000 prize winner and four $100,000 winners. Massachusetts Lottery said the winning $1 million ticket was sold at Zenner’s Pub & Deli in Pittsfield, which will now receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale. Other $500,000 and $100,000 winning tickets were sold at locations in Taunton, Ashland, Ayer, East Falmouth and Newton, where businesses will each also receive bonuses.

Gallery: Bruins clobber Canadiens 4-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 at the Garden

Suspects sought in series of San Diego home burglaries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police are searching for burglars who have targeted several homes in the San Diego area over the past five weeks, law enforcement said.Multiple burglaries were reported in the Rancho Peñasquitos and Miramar Ranch neighborhoods between the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department stated in a news release Thursday.Two to four suspects were dressed in hooded sweatshirts, long pants, gloves and face coverings in each case, according to authorities. The suspects were seen arriving in a dark-colored SUV in three of the cases, per SDPD. Police seek help in sexual battery investigation "After entering the backyard of the targeted homes, one of the suspects breaks the rear sliding glass door to get inside," Sharki said. "The burglars primarily target the master bedroom taking jewelry, valuables, and safes."Police say the break-in victims were in the homes in the two most recent cases. A family dog was even pepper-sprayed during one case...

New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will build its first wildlife highway overpasses for free-roaming cougars, black bears, bighorn sheep and other creatures large and small and will also set aside $100 million for conservation projects, under two bills signed Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.Advocates for the initiatives say the state stands to capture millions of dollars in federal matching funds for wildlife crossings and an array of established conservation programs. New Mexico hopes to expand efforts ranging from river stewardship to outdoor adventures for young people from low-income households.The state’s first wildlife bridge is likely to span a state highway that traverses remote desert oilfields and Native American lands of the Navajo Nation, Jicarilla Apache Nation and several pueblo communities, including a treacherous hotspot for wildlife-auto collisions north of Cuba, New Mexico.Several hundred large animals — primarily deer and elk — are killed in the state ...

Do Kwon, wanted in $40B crypto crash, arrested in Montenegro

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:14 GMT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world, the European country’s interior minister said Thursday.“Montenegrin police arrested an individual who is believed to be one of the most wanted fugitives, South Korean citizen Do Kwon,” Interior Minister Filip Adzic said on Twitter. South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Friday confirmed the arrest of Kwon and another unidentified individual linked to the cryptocurrency crash and said it will proceed with steps to extradite them to South Korea. Both South Korea and Montenegro are signees to the European Convention on Extradition. South Korea asked Interpol in September to circulate a “red notice” for the 31-year-old Kwon across the agency’s 195 member nations to find and apprehend him.Kwon and the other man had been hiding in Serbia but moved to Mon...