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Roman's Café opening in Menands

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

MENANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new café will soon be opening inside 800 North Pearl Street in Menands. Roman's Café is taking over the former space of Rudy's Café. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Rudy's Café closed on March 7 after the owners put the café up for sale. Roman's Café is set to open on Monday, April 3 at 7:30 a.m. They'll be open for both breakfast and lunch.The Roman's Café menu features scrambled egg bowls, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, quesadillas, salads, and wraps. You can view the full menu on the Roman's Café Facebook page.

Officers remain in hospital after St. Louis County crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A Maryland Heights crash sent several police officers and a K-9 to hospital early Wednesday morning. Three officers remain in the hospital and two of them may be released next week.The officers were reportedly hit at about 1:42 a.m. while working a St. Charles County stolen car task force case, that ended up near Interstate 70 and Highway 141. Matthew C. Jones, 31, missed his exit to get onto St. Charles Main Street and instead plowed into a pile of cars and people on the other side of the bridge. Top Stories: Man accused of plowing into officers should not have been driving The Lake Saint Louis Police Department posted an update about the officer's conditions to their Facebook page Thursday afternoon."All three officers are progressing well and currently remaining in the hospital. Two of the three may be discharged as soon as next week. The third officer is making improvements better than anticipated. In addition, K9 Bach has been released from the veterinary hospit...

LIVE BLOG: Opening Day 2023 - Cardinals vs. Blue Jays

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A battle of the birds at Busch Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Toronto Blue Jays for Opening Day in 2023. First pitch is set for 3:10 p.m. Follow along this FOX 2 live blog for updates from the game.

CBI investigating fatal Monte Vista police shooting of teen who ran at them swinging knives

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

Colorado Bureau of Investigation officials have identified two Monte Vista police officers who shot and killed an 18-year-old after he ran at them while swinging two knives.The police had received 911 calls on March 21 and went to a house in town where they encountered the young man, who jumped out of a window while holding two knives, and then ran at the officers, swinging the blades and “barely missing the officers”.Monte Vista police Cpl. David Pino used a Taser to try to subdue the 18-year-old, and Sgt. Michael Martinez then fired his handgun, according to an update report from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.“While retreating backward from the attack, Cpl. Pino fell to the ground and then fired his handgun,” the report said.The 18-year-old was declared dead at the scene. He hasn’t been identified by the coroner’s office.Pino suffered minor injuries. Nobody else was hurt, the CBI report said.Both officers remained on administrative leave this week. CBI officials...

Wildfire burning in Park County near Lake George prompts evacuation order

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

A wildfire is burning in Park County near Lake George and residents are ordered to evacuate as a safety precaution.On March 30, at 11:39 AM residents in the 1 mile area of County Road 403 and Alpine Meadow Lane are advised to evacuate immediately due to a fire in the area. This is a full and immediate evacuation – residents are asked to leave immediately. https://t.co/vHqyD59GiL pic.twitter.com/8thfeaWM8X— Park County (@ParkCounty) March 30, 2023At 11:39 a.m. Thursday, residents in a one-mile radius around the intersection of County Road 403 and Alpine Meadow Lanes were ordered to “evacuate immediately due to a fire in the area,” Park County emergency management officials said in an alert. “This is a full and immediate evacuation – residents in the area are asked to leave immediately.”An emergency shelter is located at the Lake George Community Center, 39141 U.S. 24, the alert said. Large animals and livestock can be sheltered at the Lake George Fairgro...

Ridley-Thomas convicted of multiple charges

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

Former Los Angeles County supervisor and Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas has been convicted of seven charges.Ridley-Thomas, 68, was convicted of conspiracy, bribery, honest services mail fraud and four counts of honest services wire fraud, said Ciaran McEvoy with United States Attorney's Office of the Central District of CaliforniaRidley-Thomas was acquitted of 12 other charges, McEvoy added.The allegations stemmed from Ridley-Thomas's dealings with Marilyn Flynn, former dean of USC’s social work program, which gave Ridley-Thomas's son Sebastian a job and a scholarship, among other benefits. In exchange, Ridley-Thomas voted on several measures related to the social work program while he was a county supervisor.At the time, Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was preparing to step down from the state Assembly while he was under investigation for sexual harassment, a change he claimed was for health reasons. Flynn pleaded guilty last year to bribery.

Activists call for shutdown of Men's Central Jail in downtown L.A.

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

Activists are renewing their push to close the troubled Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles following recent inmate deaths at the facility.Organizers demonstrated near the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Thursday morning demanding that they commit to a timeline to shut down the jail by March 2025.Demonstrators shouted “Shut it down” and held signs that read “People deserve care, not cages.”They said the conditions inside the jail are inhumane.Three inmates died in L.A. County jails in just over a week, and at least one died at the Central Jail, the Los Angeles Times reported.Also at the rally was Helen Jones, whose son, John Horton died inside the jail in 2009. She believes her son was killed by deputies.“We have to save lives … we know innocent people are in jail. We know this. And even if you did do something to go to jail, you deserve more than one chance because you know what? Our officials get chances over and over and over again," Jones said. Men’s Central Jail ...

More than half of California free of drought conditions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

Drought conditions across California continue to retreat thanks to heavy rain and historic snowfall that has battered the Golden State since late last year.Data from the U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday shows that more than 50% of California is free of any drought classification for the first time since February 2020.A small portion of northeast Los Angeles County is still considered to be "abnormally dry," the U.S. Drought Monitor’s least severe classification. Only 28% of the Golden State is experiencing "moderate" to "severe" drought conditions, including sections of San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Inyo and Imperial counties. Where does the California drought stand heading into spring? In November, virtually all of California's Central Valley was deemed to be in an “exceptional drought,” the U.S. Drought Monitor’s worst classification. The map showed California's drought condition on Nov. 29, 2022, and March 30, 2023 ( U.S. Drought Monitor) As of Thursday, Califo...

Former L.A. Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty Of Bribery and Conspiracy Charges

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

Former Los Angeles official Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of multiple charges related to corruption, Thursday.Ridley-Thomas, 68, was convicted on one charge of bribery, once conspiracy charge, a charge of honest services mail fraud and four counts of honest services wire fraud.The charges stem from an alleged scheme that occurred during his service on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors in 2018. Ridley-Thomas was accused of voting in favor of an amendment for a Telehealth contract with the Department of Mental Health at USC, in exchange for his son, Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, being hired at the USC School of Social Work.In September 2022, former USC dean of social work Marilyn Louise Flynn, 84, agreed to plead guilty for charges connected to the Ridley-Thomas case.The guilty plea was for a federal charge that she bribed Ridley-Thomas by funneling $100,000 he provided from his campaign account, to the United Ways of Southern California organization.After the $100,000 payment was...

Man Killed in Dog Attack on South Santa Fe Street [Visalia, CA]

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:33:34 GMT

Dog Attack on South Santa Fe Street near Walnut Avenue Left One DeadVISALIA, CA (March 30, 2023) – Tuesday morning, a man was killed in a dog attack on South Santa Fe Street.The incident happened on March 21st, around 8:00 a.m., at Jack & Jeff Transfer Co., near Walnut Avenue.According to reports, a man was attacked by a dog and suffered extreme bite wounds.First responders to the site of the attack transported the man to a local hospital for treatment. Later at the hospital, medics announced that the man had died due to the extent of his injuries.Meanwhile, there was no information available on what happened to the dog.At this time, officials have not released the identity of the deceased man. An active investigation is still underway.The Sweet James law firm sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of the victim who are grieving over the loss of their loved one.The death of a family member is always a traumatic experience for the surviving family. A...