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Session adjourns, Assembly plans to reconvene

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Lawmakers are still catching up on some much needed rest after a long week. While the Senate did adjourn, the Assembly plans to reconvene. "We don’t have the exact dates, but I hope it’s sooner rather than later," said Assembly Minority Leader, Will Barclay. He said two key issues New Yorkers are dealing with are crime and affordability which he feels went unaddressed this session, "Instead of addressing changes to bail or Raise the Age, they went and passed Clean Slate, which I think is a step in the wrong direction. And as far as affordability, I didn’t really see anything in the final, waning days to provide some relief to New Yorkers, who are overtaxed and over burdened with the cost of living in New York." Attorney General’s office opens investigation into civilian death in Saratoga County Barclay also frustrated that there was no legislation to address the migrant crisis. A bill was passed to create a commission to study the effects of slavery on Afri...

Police tie 12-year-old girl to overnight crime spree

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Even the police were surprised to find a 12-year-old girl among the suspects involved in an overnight crime spree. Investigators said the suspects were looking for guns in cars.On Monday morning, FOX 2 captured the end of a police pursuit on North Broadway in St. Louis. Police said three suspects rammed a St. Ann police car to get away.They did not get far from where that pursuit ended, near the Bellefontaine cemetery. Police said the suspects ran to another car they had stashed nearby and only made it about three miles away, where police found them again in the Baden neighborhood on Harlan Avenue. St. Ann police arrested two adults who were with the 12-year-old girl.“Personally, this is probably one of the youngest females that I’ve come in contact with in regard to any crimes like car clotting,” said Lt. Monica Ruelas for the St. Ann Police Department. Former St. Louis alderman under federal indictment for insurance fraud Ruelas said more than 30 cars were hit on res...

St. Louis area family encounters bear on Florida beach   

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis area family did a double take when they saw a black bear in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico this past weekend.“We had been out on the beach, swimming, boogie boarding for a few hours,” said Karen Pierson.She and her family were vacationing in Destin, Florida when they saw the bear on Sunday.“I’m looking at the bear, and I know my girls are behind me, and I’m like, yes, that is a real bear,” Pierson said.She said the bear swam within approximately 100 feet of the family as they swam away to create some distance. No one was harmed. ‘Worst roads in America’ : St. Louis man makes viral videos in push for change Dan Zarlenga is the St. Louis regional media specialist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. He said giving an American black bear some space was exactly the right thing to do.“Give it enough space,” Zarlenga said. “Don’t try to get too close to it.”He said bears are native to Florida. It’s unknown how the bear made its way to the beach in Desti...

Calls for short-term rental regulations after man shot leaving party in Shaw

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Concerns over violence at short-term rentals in St. Louis are growing after a man was shot outside an Airbnb in the Shaw neighborhood Sunday afternoon.A resident said they heard gunshots around 1:20 p.m. Sunday and started to record the Airbnb across the street.“I heard several loud popping noises. Initially, I thought my wife dropped something loudly upstairs, so I paused for a second, and then I heard it very loudly again," said Robert Davis.A 23-year-old man was shot. He told police he was leaving a party at the Airbnb on Castleman Avenue when suddenly a man in a black ski mask started shooting.The suspect drove away and hasn’t been seen since.The victim was shot in the abdomen and was taken to the hospital. Former St. Louis alderman under federal indictment for insurance fraud “I saw one man crouched behind a car and another man laid out in the street, and he was holding his stomach," Davis said. "One of my neighbors comforted him, sort of held him as he tried to s...

Search continues for missing man as a week approaches

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - There are growing concerns about a learning-disabled worker at an iconic south St. Louis County restaurant. Tuesday, June 13, marks a week since he disappeared.There's still hope that anyone can help bring him home.His loved ones said surveillance cameras confirmed that Steve Wehrman, 61, stopped at the U.S. Bank branch near the South County mall on his way to work last Tuesday morning on June 6. He never made it to work at Bartolino’s South restaurant on Lindbergh, about a mile and a half from the bank.“Steve has been a huge part of our family here,” said Michael Saracino, owner of Bartolino’s South. “Everybody here has been concerned about him. They’re all beside themselves the same way I am: what happened?” Former St. Louis alderman under federal indictment for insurance fraud “As each day goes by, it’s getting worse to me,” said Marty Wehrman, Steve’s brother. “The first 2-3 days (it was) ‘Ok, he’s going to be pop up.’ Now, it’s gone on a week, and he h...

Multiple water main breaks across south St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Many south St. Louis residents dealt with water pressure issues over the weekend.On Monday, city officials said this is due to the 16 water breaks reported over the weekend. Five of them have been repaired, but crews are still working to fix 11 others."It's crazy that I feel like I need to justify why I need water," said Amanda Randall, a resident. "Like I wrote down reasons. Well, it's a whole gallon and a half to just flush your toilet one time. I don't need reasons for why I need water."She said she has been without running water since Friday and like many other residents, tried calling the city's emergency number to hopefully get answers. Former St. Louis alderman under federal indictment for insurance fraud "I was on the emergency line for over an hour and got hung up on," Randall said.She said when that didn't work, she tried online."I submitted an online request, and they said they couldn't get back to me based on what I said," Randall said. "You know, water out...

105th season kicks off at The Muny  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Muny is back for its 105th season with seven different shows, three of which are premieres at The Muny.“There’s literally something for everybody,” said Eric Pugh, director of Marketing for The Muny.‘Beautiful, The Carole King Musical’ starts this season at The Muny. It will be on show until June 18. Then it's ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Chess,’ ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Little Shop of Horrors,' ‘Rent,’ and ‘Sister Act.’Pugh is in his second year as the director of marketing for the outdoor venue. ‘Worst roads in America’ : St. Louis man makes viral videos in push for change “This season is a marketer's dream," he said.The Muny also boasts a talented list of producers with several of the producers of the show also working on Broadway. Mike Isaacson, The Muny’s executive producer, won a Tony on Sunday for his work on the Broadway show ‘Parade.’"Our talent pool at home is just incredible,” Pugh said. “We are so fortunate every show has local talent in it."Tickets can be found...

Keeler: Jamal Murray, you’ll always be our NBA Finals MVP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

Before the tears of joy cascaded from the mountaintop, Jamal Murray looked to the sky and laughed.At halftime of the NBA Finals clincher on Monday night, the Blue Arrow had piled up more turnovers (three) than field goals (two). His Nuggets trailed by seven. They looked tight. No. 27 looked tighter.A few minutes before the third quarter dawned, Murray, one of the stragglers from the home locker room, stopped in the bowels of Ball Arena to meet his father, Roger, who was waiting on the other side of a velvet rope.Dad leaned in, talking quietly. Murray nodded. Roger did the same.The Blue Arrow embraced his father, shoulder to shoulder, then backpedaled quickly, as if a weight had been lifted from his back, smiling with every step.His second half stat line: 4-for-8 shooting, two 3-point makes, five rebounds, four assists, 10 points, and one gorgeous, gleaming, golden trophy.Nikola Jokic was a deserved NBA Finals MVP, the way he deserved the love in Los Angeles after casting so many fra...

U.S. 6 closed through Clear Creek Canyon due to “safety concerns”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

U.S. 6 was closed west of Golden on Monday night due to unspecified “safety concerns,” according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.The roadway through Clear Creek Canyon was closed to traffic between Colorado 93 and U.S. 40, CDOT tweeted around 9:20 p.m.It wasn’t clear how long the highway will remain closed.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 94-89 in NBA Finals Game 5 to clinch first championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:58 GMT

Nikola Jokic would not be denied.Not against the Heat’s vaunted defense, not against any remaining naysayers and not from spearheading the Nuggets’ first championship in their franchise history.A 56-year wait, including 47 years since entering the NBA, ended on Monday night. Jokic, once an obscure second-round pick, made sure of it. An ugly defensive battle turned beautiful for the champion Nuggets.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets championship parade details released Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets to first NBA championship, ousting Heat in 5 Denver Nuggets | Nuggets fans rejoice as Denver claims first NBA championship in franchise history Denver Nuggets | Nuggets 3-pointers: With title in the balance, Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray deliver in fourth quarter Denver Nuggets | Nuggets-Heat Game 5 superlatives: Michael Porter Jr.’s aggressiveness led to Denver’s NBA...