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Albany ranked among best places to live in US for 2023-24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- U.S. News & World Report has released its 2023-2024 Best Places to Live rankings. Out of the country's 150 most populated metropolitan areas, Albany was ranked among the Top 25. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Albany was ranked 17th, which is four spots higher than the 2022-2023 rankings, which ranked Albany in the 21st spot. Albany is still the best place to live in New York, according to the new rankings, followed by Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and New York City.Albany received an overall rating of 6.6 out of 10 with a 5.4 for desirability, 6.8 for value, 6.6 for job market, and 7.1 for quality of life. In last year's rankings, the city had an overall score of 6.5. Albany’s 2023 Alive at Five concert series lineup announced Green Bay, Wisconsin, Huntsville, Alabama, and Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina took the top spots as the best places to live in the U.S. Albany was also ranked the 61...

Forest Rangers assist injured hiker on Plateau Mountain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

HUNTER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Saturday afternoon, Forest Rangers and Twin Clove Rescue responded to the report of an injured hiker on Plateau Mountain. The 64-year-old from Albany was part of a hiking group. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Ranger Rusher reached the hiker at 7:30 p.m. The hiker communicated that they were dealing with nausea, lethargy, sleepiness, and cramping. They were provided with electrolytes and fluids.After eating and resting, rescue crews helped to hiker walk to the Notch Lake trailhead. Upon arrival at the trailhead at 10:30 p.m., EMS crews determined that no further medical care was required. The Centerville Cedar Grove Fire, Kingston Fire, Lanesville Fire, Palenville Fire, Hunter Police, Hunter Ambulance, and Greene County EMS all assisted in the rescue efforts.

3-year-old rescued in Herkimer County wilderness search

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

WEBB, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 3-year-old was rescued in the Town of Webb on Monday around 1:18 p.m. According to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), a volunteer searcher and family friend reached the boy and brought him to his parents. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The DEC says 10 forest rangers joined the search for a missing 3-year-old in the area of Otter Lake on the border of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. New York State Police also used a drone and K9 to support the effort.A passerby alerted 911 after seeing a child at a camp across Lake View Road. At that time, one of the volunteer searchers, who happened to be a family friend, called the boy's name and reached him at 1:18 p.m. The boy was brought back to his parents. Autopsy returns on man who died at Bennington PD Herkimer County Sheriff’s, Inlet Police, Old Forge Fire, Otter Lake Fire, Webb Police, Woodgate Fire, the State Office of Fire Prevention a...

Autopsy returns on man who died at Bennington PD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- The Chief Medical Examiner's Office has completed its autopsy regarding Darrel Jones, who died while in custody at the Bennington Police Department on March 23. Police say Jones died of an accident caused by a mix of drug intoxication, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! An investigation by the Vermont State Police concluded Jones had drugs concealed in his person when he was taken into custody by the Bennington Police Department. Police say once he was in his holding cell, he ingested a large amount of drugs before experiencing extreme medical distress and dying in his cell.No additional information was provided by the Vermont State Police.

Several overdose cases were reported in Columbia County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Over the weekend, the Columbia County Department of Health issued an overdose spike alert due to several reported overdoses. There were no fatalities reported. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Department of Health encourages users to be safe and always assume that their supply is contaminated. If you or a loved one is in active addiction, you are encouraged to follow these precautions:If you use, use safely by using less than usual or seek help for your addictionTest your supply with Fentanyl Test Strips - available by texting TESTSTRIPS to 77948Users can call the Never Use Alone Hotline and someone will stay on the phone with them. Call (800) 997-2280.Have access to Narcan - available by texting NARCANKIT to 21000Let a friend or loved one know where you are at all timesIf you are aware of an overdose, contact 911 immediately. You can be protected by the Good Samaritan Law. Help is also available...

Tatum & Tkachuk: Once STL kids in the same gym class, now onto conference finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Homegrown athletes Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk are conference finals-bound and thriving in their young basketball and hockey careers. Many years before their big achievements, believe it or not, both crossed paths in middle school. A recent report from St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Ben Hochman reflects on their years-long friendship. Bleacher Report also learned they spent time together in a middle school gym class before their journeys as professional athletes. And there's one unique discovery that went viral last week and bring this all together. A 10-year-old video resurfaced in popularity on YouTube that shows Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk, as teenagers in the same high school gym. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing It appears the video was part of a school project for Tatum, who used it to explain why he chose to spend his high school years at Chaminade College Preparatory School. He gives credit to the basketba...

Former North County Police Cooperative officer accused of handcuffing man, allowing officer's brother to beat him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A former corporal with the North County Police Cooperative faces one charge of kidnapping and two counts of assault. James Sims was charged Monday following an investigation by the department. He’s accused of committing the crimes while serving as an officer.“We’re not going to sweep anything under the rug,” said Major Ron Martin with the North County Police Cooperative.He said the department investigated as soon as it was made aware of allegations stemming from two separate incidents.Sims is accused of coming to the aid of his brother, who was involved in a dispute with an individual in November. Sims is accused of handcuffing the individual and allowing the brother to beat the man before letting him run away. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing In April, Sims was accused of assaulting the same man he handcuffed in November. Following the April incident, the North County Police Cooperative was made aware of the alleg...

Off-duty Berkeley officer shoots man at north St. Louis bar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS – An off-duty Berkeley police officer shot a man Monday afternoon outside a bar in north St. Louis City.According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened just before 4:50 p.m. outside the Speakeasy Bar, located in the 5500 block of West Florissant Avenue, in the Walnut Park East neighborhood.The 62-year-old off-duty officer was inside the bar when he heard a loud crash outside the building. When the officer went outside, he saw a grey Kia had rear-ended a parked vehicle, and a man was jogging away from the crash.Police claim that individual had a pistol in his hand.The Berkeley officer identified himself as law enforcement and told the armed man to stop, but the individual kept jogging south on Beacon Avenue. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing At one point, police claim the individual turned back toward the officer and raised the pistol. The officer then shot the individual, who fl...

Lisa Calderón, third place finisher in Denver mayor’s race, endorses her runoff pick

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

Lisa Calderón, whose progressive campaign for Denver mayor brought her within 3,134 votes of advancing in April’s general election, has endorsed Mike Johnston in the runoff stage of the race that concludes on June 6.Calderón announced her support for Johnston on Tuesday morning outside the La Alma Recreation Center in west Denver’s historic La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood, a pocket of the city with deep ties to the Chicano Movement. Ballots for the runoff are being mailed to voters this week.“This is about the future versus the past, and that our ideas actually can potentially take root and flourish in a Johnston administration,” Calderón said.The Afro-Latina professor, activist and nonprofit leader just a few weeks ago declined to comment on if she planned to endorse Johnston or Kelly Brough, the former head of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, in the runoff. The two mayoral finalists have run significantly more moderate campaigns than Calderón whose campaign plan...

Lost snowmobiler rescued on Vail Pass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:35 GMT

A snowmobiler who got lost on Vail Pass Sunday afternoon was rescued in an interagency effort, according to a release from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.“On May 14 at approximately 2:25 pm the Vail Communications Center received a call from the friend of a snowmobiler who was ‘lost in a bad way’ on Vail Pass,” the release states. “The snowmobiler only had 3% of their cell phone battery left when they were able to utilize the ‘share my location’ function with their friend. The friend passed that location along to Vail Mountain Rescue in addition to information that the snowmobile being used, and the trailer to haul it was rented in Denver.”Using the location they were provided, the rescue group searched for the snowmobiler in the Resolution Mountain area as additional resources were requested through Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Search and Rescue, Colorado’s State Search and Rescue Coordinator Resource as well as Summit County Rescue Group, including a Flight for Life...