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Saratoga Springs talks tax hike at city council meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A fiery city council meeting took place Tuesday night in the city of Saratoga Springs. Many residents voiced their displeasure after seeing a tax hike in the city's latest budget.When Saratoga Springs announced its 2024 budget, an increase in property taxes was what many noticed. Earlier in the month, the city presented a $60.5 million 2024 budget, and the finance commissioner said the reason for the increase was because of hiring, inflation, and decisions made by past administrators. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The previous finance commissioner strongly disagreed."It's not my fault you have not started them from your first term in office to collect back taxes. I haven't seen anything on the finance agenda during 2021 or today about collecting those back taxes."Residents also voiced their concerns about the news that the city had been dropped by its insurance company. One person said the ...

Equinox stopping meal delivery for 2023 Thanksgiving dinner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Equinox is changing its Thanksgiving dinner this year and not offering any meal deliveries. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Officials said they will instead focus on bringing the dinner back to its roots and holding it as a sit-down dinner at First Presbyterian Church in Albany. A take out option will still be available.Additional details are expected to be released next week.

KIPP teacher accused of making verbal threat and using racial slur in class

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The mother of a senior at KIPP St. Louis High School claims a teacher made a threat to end her son's life and used a racial slur in class. She says an audio recording capturedthe incident.  “I’m frustrated,” Evette Reed said. “I’m angry.”She said the school promised to investigate. Reed was surprised when her son, Kaylen, told her the teacher returned to class Tuesday. The incident occurred last Wednesday. Both Kaylen and the teacher are Black.“I just feel that his consequence wasn’t severe enough,” Kaylen Reed said. When should Missouri expect the first snow? The school released the following statement:KIPP St. Louis is deeply committed to providing a safe learning environment for all students. We are aware of a recent incident involving a student and teacher at KIPP St. Louis High School. Out of respect for the privacy of the students and staff involved, we will not be able to disclose specific details regarding the incident or the investigation involved. We have inv...

Troy, Illinois man allowed to post bail in murder case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

TROY, Ill. – In an early test for the controversial new law known as the SAFE-T Act, a Troy, Illinois, man accused of murdering his girlfriend will remain out of jail until trial.The attorney for the murder suspect, Michael Perham, said he was not a threat to anyone.It was Perham who called the police after he shot and killed his girlfriend. He acted in self-defense, his attorney said.Perham, 52, walked into Madison County Court on Tuesday, not knowing if he was going to walk back out. The alleged crime happened 13 days before the Safe-T Act took effect last month, eliminating cash bail statewide in Illinois.Perham was still able to post bail and go free after posting $100,000 cash on a $1 million bond that had been set by the court. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

With mail theft on the rise, police advise public to be proactive and patient

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Be careful the next time you mail an important item. That’s the advice from police in the St. Louis area as they investigate more cases involving mail theft. As FOX 2’s Jasmine Huda tells us, safeguarding mail could require some extra planning and patience, especially as we approach the holidays.

Keeler: CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders’ daughter Shelomi Sanders on “Saturday Night Live” spoof of Coach Prime? “They’re kind of getting him wrong”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

BOULDER — Kenan Thompson? Genius.Punchlines? Explosive.Accuracy? Trying.“It was good,” Shelomi Sanders, daughter of CU Buffs football coach Deion Sanders, told me Tuesday at the Events Center after I played her that “Saturday Night Live” sketch, the one featuring Thompson playing Coach Prime, for the first time.“But then it’s like, ‘OK, they’re kind of getting him wrong.'”In what way?“Because the way that they were saying stuff is kind of like, all he cares about is ‘the show’, and stuff like that,” said the younger Sanders, a guard on the Buffs’ women’s basketball team. “That’s not him, though. It just comes (off) like that. That’s just what draws people in. But that’s not him.“Yeah, it was funny, though. But they were good. They were good.”Shelomi Sanders had heard about the Coach Prime bit, which was part of SNL’s “Weekend Update” s...

32-year-old man killed by hit-and-run driver in Orange County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

Family of a 32-year-old man who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver over the weekend is pleading with the public to help police identify the suspect and bring them peace.  Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department responded to calls of a “pedestrian down in traffic lanes” near Warner Avenue and Brookhollow Drive just after 10 p.m. on Oct. 15, according to a news release from the department.  Medical personnel with the Orange County Fire Department responded to the location and declared the victim, now identified as 32-year-old Sergio Diaz, deceased at the scene.  Sergio Diaz, 32, seen here, was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Santa Ana on Oct. 15, 2023. (KTLA)Diaz’s wife, Hrodi Nocelotl, eagerly asked for the public’s assistance to help police identify the hit-and-run vehicle and the suspect.  Based on a preliminary investigation, police believe Diaz was crossing Warner Avenue, east of the Brookhollow Drive intersection, when he was struck by a driver tra...

‘The buck stops with me’: Oakland mayor acknowledges struggles, crime problem in State of the City address

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

OAKLAND — Looking back at a calendar year that so far has presented a new challenge at every turn, Mayor Sheng Thao on Tuesday focused on the issue that seems to define the city’s struggles in the public eye: crime.“I can honestly tell you that it is the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, and it’s the only thing on my mind when I fall asleep at night — the safety of the constituency here in the city of Oakland,” the mayor said.It was Thao’s first “State of the City” address, with the annual event arriving on the heels of a powder-keg level of tension around public safety.The city has seen a slew of other hot-button issues, including a crippling ransomware attack and a historically large budget deficit, plus the mayor’s firing of the ex-police chief over an internal scandal and her increasingly rancorous falling out with the likely departing Oakland A’s.However, Thao praised the strength and resil...

X, formerly Twitter, will charge new users in two countries $1 per year to post

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

(NEXSTAR) -- X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, announced it will begin charging certain users a $1 annual fee to access basic features as part of a test to crack down on bots and spammers.The test, coined "Not A Bot," rolled out Tuesday in two countries: New Zealand and the Phillippines. New users in these regions must subscribe to the plan to post, like, reply to, quote, or bookmark content on the web version of the platform. Those who opt out of paying will only be able to view posts, watch videos, and follow accounts. The company said in a blog post that it developed the program "to defend against bots and spammers who attempt to manipulate the platform and disrupt the experience of other X users." Musk: X, formerly Twitter, ‘moving toward’ monthly fee It also noted that the test does not apply to existing accounts. New Zealand and the Phillippines are the only countries where X is conducting the test now. It's unclear how long the test will last.X owner E...

China’s economy grows 4.9% in Q3, beating expectations but slowing from previous quarter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:00 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy slowed in the third quarter, amid muted global demand, deflationary pressures and an ailing property sector.The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.9% year-over-year in the July-September quarter, beating the 4.5% forecast by analysts but slowing from the 6.3% growth in the previous quarter, according to official data released Wednesday.On a quarterly basis, the economy grew by 1.3% in the third quarter, compared to 0.8% growth in the April-to-June quarter.For the first nine months of the year, China’s economy grew 5.2% compared to the same period last year, suggesting it is on track with Beijing’s target of about 5% growth for 2023.Officials from the National Bureau of Statistics cautioned that the external environment was becoming “more complex and grave” and warned that domestic demand remained insufficient.Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said that although the numbers beat expectations China’s economy ...