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Belmont Stakes task force to be formed in Saratoga

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The new mayor of Saratoga Springs is getting ready for a first in his city -- the Belmont Stakes is coming to the Saratoga Race Course in June. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Mayor John Safford is forming a task force to ensure their hosting of the third leg of the Triple Crown is successful for visitors and local businesses. Members include the Chamber of Commerce, NYRA, and Saratoga County.The task force will look at how to best allocate resources on everything from marketing to security.

New senior housing nearing completion in Guilderland

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new senior living facility will open soon in the Capital Region. Hamilton Parc in Guilderland is getting ready to open this year and is hoping to address the critical need for senior housing in New York State.According to AARP, almost four million New Yorkers are older than 65, but independent senior living facilities have not kept up with the population or demand. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "There is a shortfall in today's industry," Violet Dechnik, Dir. of Asset Management at Webster Management, said. "Ever since COVID-19, senior housing has not been built. There's over 4.6 million adults entering into baby boomer stage where they are going to hit retirement and there is going to be a need for communities to help cater to those individuals."When both phases of the project are completed, more than 250 units will be available to rent.

Police search for man missing from closed nursing home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS – After a FOX 2 report that a man was missing, apparently slipping through bureaucratic cracks following the closure of a north St. Louis nursing home weeks ago, police are asking for help in finding Frederick “Freddie” Carruthers.There are calls for the state of Missouri to take decisive action against the owner of the Northview Village Home in north St. Louis, which closed December 15 with little to no warning for residents, their families, and staff.The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed it has launched an investigation of Northview’s operator, Healthcare Accounting Services, LLC, or HAS. The company has an office in Brentwood. Staff there had no comment regarding Northview Village.Police issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for Carruthers, 61, on Wednesday, saying he suffered from schizophrenia and was without needed medication.Police believe he may still be in the area around Northview Village. He’s been known to frequent a White Castle restau...

Vandalism at former St. Alexius Hospital on Jefferson

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS – There are growing concerns over vandalism and break-ins at the old St. Alexius Hospital Jefferson campus. One neighbor said the old hospital is an eyesore and dangerous."They're in there shopping, tearing, getting all their stuff, getting the copper, and that's it. Packing up," Dan Vancil said.Vancil lives across the street from the old hospital. He’s concerned the people vandalizing the building will turn to the nearby houses next."I caught somebody in my garage out here about two months or so ago and they come at me," he said. ‘St. Louis was all in’ – UFL leader Daryl Johnston speaks on Battlehawks and new merger According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, police have responded to a range of calls at the property in the last six months, such as disturbances, cutting, and building checks. Vancil said he can see people walking around the campus, to the underground parking and in the building at all hours of the night. He knows the owners are doing everyt...

Jeffrey Epstein documents: Here's what we know so far

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more details of a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier.They’re likely to disappoint sleuths online, where the plan to release documents prompted rumors of a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators.” In fact, the judge who made the call wrote in December that she was ordering the records released because much of the information within them is already public.The first 40 documents, of an expected 250 ordered unsealed, largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein’s and victims who have spoken publicly.Ahead of the documents' release, misinformation about their contents ran rampant on social media. Users wrongly claimed that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s name might appear, spurred by a joke New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers made Tuesday on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.”Kimmel said...

SSM Health Medical Minute: Combatting the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - It’s easy after the hustle and bustle of the holidays to feel like what’s actually normal is a bit slow. Once the excitement has ended and strands of twinkling lights are pulled down from the rooftops, it can feel extra dark when you leave the office since the sun has already set.However, some individuals experience a more serious low this time of year. People who persistently feel depressed around this time may suffer from seasonal affective disorder, also known as seasonal depression. SAD is a type of depression that cycles annually and it overwhelmingly affects people in the fall and winter. About 5% of Americans suffer from this type of depression, according to the National Psychiatric Association. Women are four times more likely than men to be diagnosed, and younger adults have a higher occurrence than older adults, the National Institute of Mental Health reports.Symptoms can include sadness, irritability, anxiety and trouble sleeping. “If it reaches that lev...

Bioluminescent algae lighting up the Southern California coast

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

For the past month, Southern California's coastal tour operators have been busy tracking a rare pod of killer whales. Now, they’re offering an entirely different experience once the sun goes down.Bioluminescent microalgae is creating a natural blue glow when the ocean water is stirred up by waves, wind or watercraft.Finding high concentrations of the algae can be hit or miss, but the sightings have been common enough lately that Newport Coastal Adventures is offering nightly 90-minute cruises to see it.“Jump on board with us on the search for the Bioluminescence glow that illuminates the night sky as the waves crash around the shorelines, wake from our ships, possible dolphin swimming through, large fish schools, and anything else that triggers the blue natural phenomenon,” the whale watching company advertises.Bioluminescent water off Newport Beach, California. January 2024. (Newport Coastal Adventure & Newport Whales) Bioluminescent water off Newport Beach, California. Ja...

Mountain snow causes slippery conditions, traffic headaches

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

While many in the San Bernardino Mountains were enjoying the year’s first heavy snowfall, the storm did lead to slippery conditions and traffic headaches along some mountain roads.  In Big Bear, the beautiful wintery, white landscape had already started drawing visitors to the village, some of them even taking the time to have a snow fight, but despite the picturesque blanket of snow, drivers in the area were struggling in the dangerous conditions.  Several vehicles made an abrupt stop to avoid colliding with one another on Highway 18 in Running Springs. That’s after KTLA’s Shelby Nelson learned two vehicles crashed and caused the traffic jam.  A semi-truck caught in that snarl slid into the middle of the road and became stuck. A big rig seen after sliding into the middle of the street to avoid a traffic jam in Running Springs on Jan. 3, 2024. (OnScene TV)In Lake Arrowhead, another vehicle reportedly lost control and collided into an oncoming snowplow.  A heavily damaged c...

SoCal man wanted for allegedly killing puppy during argument 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

A Southern California man is wanted for allegedly killing a puppy during an argument Tuesday.The suspect was identified as David Sumlin, 32, by the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said Sumlin was involved in an argument with an unidentified victim that morning. After the argument, Sumlin allegedly held a pillow over the victim’s dog and pointed a firearm toward the pillow saying, “It’s either you or the dog,” authorities said.Sumlin fired two rounds into the pillow, killing the 4-month-old puppy, police said. Arriving officers transported the puppy to a local animal shelter where it later died.The suspect remains at large. He is described as a Black man with black hair and brown eyes. He stands 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He is a transient who frequents the area of 7th Street and Stanford Avenue in the downtown L.A. area. David Sumlin, 32, in a photo from the Los Angeles Police Department.Anyone who spots Sumlin should not approach him and is asked to contact t...

Stockton man charged with murder of Oakland officer had killed before as a teen; third suspect arrested

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:38:06 GMT

OAKLAND — A Stockton man charged Wednesday with murder in the killing of Officer Tuan Le has a prior manslaughter conviction in connection with a 2014 shootout that killed an 18-year-old man, according to court documents and multiple law enforcement sources.Mark Demetrious Sanders, 27, is facing several other counts on top of the murder charge, including special allegations of second-degree murder of a peace officer in a drive-by shooting, officials said Wednesday evening. Police earlier identified Sanders as the man who allegedly opened fire into an unmarked police truck containing Le, who was on an undercover detail monitoring a Dec. 29 early morning burglary at a cannabis business.But other court documents show it’s not Sanders’ first time being arrested on suspicion of homicide — or of burglarizing a cannabis facility. In April 2014, when Sanders was 17, the U.S. Marshals arrested him in Modesto in connection with the killing of 18-year-old Marcellus Perr...