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Son of fallen CFD firefighter dropped off in firetruck on first day of school

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

HAZEL CRUST, Ill. — The 7-year-old son of a fallen Chicago firefighter had lots of support on his first day back at school without his father.Jared Pelt was picked up in a fire truck Wednesday morning and dropped off at his school in Hazel Crust.He was cheered on by his father's former CFD colleagues.Jermaine Pelt, 49, died from smoke inhalation in April after fighting a blaze in West Pullman. He served with the fire department for 18 years. Pelt, who has an adult daughter, was able to walk her down to aisle at her wedding prior to his death.

In the deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety.And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30.One family swerved around the barricade and was safe in a nearby town 48 minutes later, while another drove their 4-wheel-drive car down a dirt road to escape. One man took a dirt road uphill, climbing above the fire and watching as Lahaina burned. He later picked his way through the flames, smoke and rubble to pull survivors to safety.But dozens of others found themselves caught in a hellscape, their cars jammed together on a narrow road, surrounded by flames on three sides and the rocky ocean waves on the fourth. Some died in their cars, while others tried to run for safety.“I could see from the bypass that people were stuck on the balconies, so I went down and checked it out,” said Kekoa Lansford, who made sev...

Dean's Streaming Picks: 'Ahsoka' and 'Invasion" Season 2 and more

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

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Tattoo shop, beauty lounge celebrating grand opening in Gloversville

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Color Coven - INK is celebrating its grand opening in Gloversville while The Color Coven - Beauty Lounge is celebrating its grand reopening on Saturday, August 26. The businesses are in the same building at 2-10 South Main Street in Gloversville. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Both owned by Anastasia Lott, The Color Coven – INK recently opened and offers tattoos and piercings. Anastasia opened the beauty lounge in 2021 in a different space on South Main Street before moving to its current spot. The lounge offers waxing, facials, haircuts, hair color, hair extensions, and more.The ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration are set for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event includes refreshments, vendors, games and prizes, raffle baskets, tattoo and piercing raffles, face painting and temporary tattoos, goodie bags, and selfie stations. Cat boutique closing shop on Schenectady’s Jay Street Al...

Woman pleads guilty in cross-country drug trafficking case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Wednesday, Jazell Shuler, 35, of Troy, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute marijuana and money laundering. Schuler was one of 24 individuals indicted in a cross-country marijuana distribution case. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Shuler admitted that she was a member of a trafficking organization that cultivated and shipped marijuana from Fresno, California, around the United States. Some of the shipments were delivered to the Capital Region.Schuler received the packages of marijuana and sold the drugs at "knock spots" in the Capital Region. Schuler also laundered marijuana and THC proceeds for the organization. She sent $13,000 in money transfers in cash drug proceeds from Troy to six people in Fresno, Windsor, and Merced, California. Two plead guilty to money laundering and drug trafficking Schuler faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million and $500,000, respectively, fo...

$3.7M awarded to help revitalize northern Missouri communities

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded more than $3.7 million for multiple projects intended to revitalize northern Missouri. The money will help with new developments and upgrades north of the I-70 corridor. These include projects such as downtown property renovations, historic district redevelopment, and community facilities.According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, projects are already planned in Adair, Buchanan and Nodaway counties. More than $1 million will be invested into local downtowns as well. Jay-Z stops by the Pulitzer before Beyoncé’s St. Louis show Money was made available through the Missouri Community Revitalization Grant program, which was launched last May and is supported through ARPA funds. "We’re proud to invest in the future of our state’s north region through the second round of the Community Revitalization Grant Program,” said Gov. Mike Parson. “As we continue to deliver on our commitment to a stronger eco...

Missouri woman uses spicy tortilla chip to start house fire, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A woman from Nixa was arrested for first-degree arson after the fire department says she poured gasoline on some clothes, lit a spicy tortilla chip and started a fire at a Greene County home.Patricia Williams, 42, is being held in Greene County Jail for arson and other warrants after an incident on August 11. Multiple complaints made after concert delays in extreme heat According to a probable cause report, police arrived at the scene and saw smoke coming from the back door with people standing out front. The witnesses stated Williams started the fire and she was placed under arrest.The report states that witnesses inside the house saw Williams pour gasoline from a soda bottle onto clothes and the floor of the laundry room. Williams then lit Takis tortilla chips on fire and tossed them into the laundry room.Three other people were inside the house at the time of the fire and all escaped the house with no injuries.Williams was seen on gas station surveillance foo...

With “everybody else” dead or gone, a California bank grows

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

By Eliyahu Kamisher and Max Reyes, BloombergFrom his office just outside Los Angeles, Dominic Ng watched as California banks fell like dominoes — first crypto-friendly Silvergate Capital Corp. down near San Diego in early March, then Silicon Valley Bank up north days later, followed by San Francisco’s First Republic Bank at the beginning of May.Once the regional-banking turmoil eased, Ng found himself head of the biggest surviving California-chartered bank. The deposit base at his Pasadena-based East West Bancorp Inc. grew by $921.4 million, or 2%, in the months after the collapse of its peers. With $68.5 billion in total assets, East West is the only state bank with more than $50 billion in assets, a level that triggers closer scrutiny by state regulators.“I didn’t grow that much,” Ng, 64, said in an interview shortly before crosstown rival PacWest Bancorp agreed to a takeover by smaller competitor Banc of California Inc. as part of the fallout from this year’s upheaval. “It’...

Urban devastation: Losing Lahaina and Superior is a warning siren for the world

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

The news out of Hawaii has been deeply tragic. The Maui disaster is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and the island’s death toll continues to rise, with hundreds still missing.And the cluster of fires that broke out on Aug. 8 all but erased Lahaina, one of America’s most picturesque and historic towns. As I discovered when I visited years ago, Lahaina was a magical place where you could stroll Front Street and watch the sunset over the neighboring islands or visit landmarks from Lahaina’s days as a royal capital, a missionary center, and a shore-leave destination for rowdy whalers.But beyond the tragedy, the Lahaina horror offers lessons for us in Colorado, where we are no strangers to devastating wildfires and where we now realize that the flames can strike communities we once thought were safe. It’s a warning siren.It didn’t take long for officials to note similarities between the Lahaina blaze and the Marshall Fire that swe...

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023: Here are players with Colorado ties

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:59:18 GMT

Colorado will have its fair share of representation at this year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup.The tournament kicks off Friday and while none of the current Nuggets will be playing — Jamal Murray withdrew from Team Canada and Slovenia’s Vlatko Cancar suffered an ACL tear — there’s still plenty of players with ties to the Centennial State.Here’s a look:AustraliaNick Kay: The 6-9 forward-center played with Metro State from 2011-15. He was twice named a first-team All-RMAC selection. In his senior season, he averaged 20.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists.Australia’s Nick Kay drives to the goal during the international basketball game between France and Australia at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2023. (Yuichi Yamazaki, AFP via Getty Images)Jack White: The 6-foot-7 forward played 17 games with the Nuggets last season, averaging 1.2 points and 1.0 rebounds.FranceEvan Fournier: Drafted in the first round (20th overall pick) by Denver in the 2012 NB...