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Hochul outlines FY 2024 state budget

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul said a "conceptual agreement" has been reached on the fiscal year 2024 New York state budget. The budget is roughly $229 billion. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Key components of the budget include Public Safety, improving the mental health system, expanding Medicaid access, strengthening abortion rights, education, child care, housing, investing in the MTA, energy and climate.The budget was due on April 1, but negotiations have been ongoing between the governor and the legislature. The governor has signed five budget extenders to ensure state employees are paid and state operations continue.The governor's announcement can be watched in-full in the video player above.

Volunteers load ambulance with supplies for Ukraine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An ambulance in Watervliet on Thursday night was attracting attention for the long journey ahead of it. The ambulance parked outside the Ukrainian American Cultural Center will soon be saving lives in Ukraine.     It's part of the work of a group called Ukraine Focus based in Virginia. Inside are Kevlar vests donated by the Syracuse Police Department, and the group is gathering donations of medical supplies in the Capital Region, all needed as Russia's brutal invasion continues. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Dr. Andrij Baran, President of the UCC Capital District Branch, saying, "Ambulances like this are going to be in dire need. Unfortunately, Russians target ambulances, so it's taken a toll on the ability to get the wounded off the battlefield."Dr. Baran noted that local Ukrainian American organizations have so far raised more than $1 million to provide aid to Ukraine, ensuring that funds ar...

GlobalFoundries completes land purchase to expand capacity

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- GlobalFoundries has taken another step toward expanding its manufacturing facility in Malta. The company has completed its purchase of about 800 acres of additional land that's next to its current facility. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! It now owns the entire property, which used to be known as the Luther Forest Technology campus. The company said it will have the flexibility to add more manufacturing capacity.GlobalFoundries announced earlier in the year that it has become the main chip producer for General Motors.

New storage facility opens in Troy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Officials in Troy opened a new facility meant to help with development in the city's downtown. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place Thursday for a new Life Storage location.It allows people to rent secure storage space that's close to rental housing with the goal of taking some of the stress out of moving. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "It gives people from outside the suburban area who want to move back to that urban life an ability to consolidate their stuff and also be able to move in during that time and really speed up that process of moving in downtown," Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce Membership Manager Michael Nagel said. Officials hope it could also bring a boost to local businesses. Life Storage is located at 500 River St.

Pence testifies before grand jury investigating Jan. 6

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating former President Trump's efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill.His testimony is a major development in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's conduct around the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, when rioters attempted to stop Pence and lawmakers from certifying President Biden's victory.The former vice president reportedly spent several hours testifying at a courthouse in Washington, D.C.Pence has maintained he has nothing to hide from investigators about the fallout after the 2020 election.Pence had previously challenged a subpoena from Smith for his testimony in the case on the grounds that serving as the former president of the Senate essentially made him a member of the legislative branch on the day of the riots, and he would therefore be shielded from the subpoena under t...

“We like our chances,” Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon said of massive NBA Playoffs rematch with Kevin Durant, Suns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

Rest 1, Suns 0?Kevin Durant’s averaged 44 minutes per game in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Devin Booker’s averaged 43. No Denver Nugget averaged more than Jamal Murray’s 38.4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.“I mean, we like our chances,” Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon said Thursday when asked about the massive series with Phoenix in the second round of the NBA’s Western Conference Playoffs that starts Saturday at Ball Arena.“I feel like we’ve continued to take care of ourselves on and off the floor to give ourselves an opportunity to be healthy and get a chance to get our legs back against Phoenix.”If the oddsmakers are to be believed, the Nuggets could use as many fresh legs as possible to take down a Suns roster that most national analysts have pegged as the most dangerous postseason team in the West. Despite having home court and the top seed in the bracket, Denver is considered an underdog in the West semis, thanks to Phoenix’s trade-deadline acquisition of Durant...

Police search for missing 13-year-old girl in Orange County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

Police are searching for a missing girl who disappeared in Orange County on Wednesday.The teen was identified as 15-year-old Alicia Alfaro by the La Habra Police Department.Alfaro was last seen on the 800 block of West Lambert Road around 10 p.m., according to police.She is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall with short black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with a "Purple Rain" graphic on it.No further details were released on the conditions surrounding her disappearance.Alicia Alfaro, 15, in a photo from the La Habra Police Department.Anyone who may have contacted Alfaro or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the La Habra Police Department at 562-383-4300.

LAUSD Superintendent reacts to tragic crosswalk accident that killed young mother

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

"It's heartbreaking, it's unacceptable and it's preventable."Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho responded Thursday to this week’s tragic accident that took the life of a young mother who was walking her six-year-old daughter to school. Ghadah Abduljabbar, 33, and her daughter were struck by the driver of a pickup truck as they walked in a crosswalk near Hancock Park School Tuesday morning. The 6-year-old girl was listed in critical condition.Officials say the driver who hit them apparently suffered a medical emergency.Carvalho said he's pushing for more measures to make sure students get to the classroom safely.Currently, there are only 500 crossing guards in the community and 200 of those positions are vacant, Carvalho said on KTLA 5 Morning News. He says even if all positions were filled, it's still an insufficient amount for the 1400 education centers around Los Angeles. The city and county are in charge of filling crossing guard positi...

Separate San Jose crashes on same day claim lives of two pedestrians

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

SAN JOSE – Two pedestrians have died of injuries they suffered in separate collisions last week in San Jose, marking the city’s 11th and 12th traffic fatalities of the year, police said.Both crashes were reported within roughly three hours of one another on April 20, according to the San Jose Police Department.Around 12:15 p.m., a man was crossing North Capitol Avenue in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by the driver of a 2022 Chevrolet sedan turning westbound onto Hostetter Road, police said.The second collision was reported around 3:10 p.m. at East Santa Clara and North 2nd streets in downtown. Police said the driver of a 2021 Chevrolet SUV was reversing slowly on the west curb of 2nd Street when he hit a woman crossing the street in a unmarked crosswalk.The pedestrians were taken to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries and stabilized, police said. However, the woman died on April 22 and the man on April 23.The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will r...

Trump turns focus to Biden, hints again at skipping debates

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:27 GMT

By Michelle L. Price and Jonathan J. Cooper | Associated PressMANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump turned his attention to the general election on Thursday, using his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden launched his own reelection bid to boast of his poll numbers and suggest that he has no need to debate his Republican rivals.Trump’s appearance in New Hampshire marked his first return to an early voting state since his legal troubles increased with an indictment in New York. He spoke on the same day that his former vice president, Mike Pence, testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. Meanwhile, writer E. Jean Carroll testified for a second day Thursday in a civil rape case against Trump over an encounter in the 1990s, an allegation he denies.“We are a nation in serious decline, a nation that has lost its way,” Trump said at a downtown Manchester hotel, a smaller ven...