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Albany man arrested on weapon possession charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man is facing charges after reports were made of a bullet hole in the door of a residence on Livingston Avenue. Harold Cowan, 68, was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Officers from the Albany Police Department located evidence consistent with gunfire. The Crime Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at the 500 block of Livingston Avenue and recovered a Ruger LC9 handgun. Cowan was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail.

Judge dismisses Hunter Biden misdemeanor tax charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (The Hill) — The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s case in Delaware dismissed two misdemeanor tax charges against him in a filing on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika dismissed the charges after David Weiss, the federal prosecutor leading the case against Biden, moved to dismiss them last week to bring charges in Washington, D.C., or California. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Weiss was appointed as special counsel last Friday by Attorney General Merrick Garland after he asked for the role. “On Tuesday of this week, Mr. Weiss advised me that in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a special counsel, and he asked to be so appointed,” Garland said in a statement on the appointment.Weiss's appointment came amidst an unwinding plea deal in the case, which Biden's legal team said the government went back on and the Department of Justice said was no...

You can see the Buffalo Zoo's new lion cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After they were welcomed into the world this past June, a group of four lion cubs made their public debut at the Buffalo Zoo. The zoo said that habitat loss, poaching, wildlife trafficking, and issues that threaten human-wildlife coexistence contributed to the decline of such African lions in the wild. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Two male and two female, the litter spent time with their mother, Lusaka, before debuting. They were fathered by Tiberius at the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Species Survival Plan for African lions. It's the pair's third litter together, propagating a species that is believed to have a total population of less than 40,000.Photo: Buffalo ZooPhoto: Buffalo ZooPhoto: Buffalo Zoo Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, Brown’s Brewing launches pet beer label contest “The past several weeks have been quite exciting watching these cubs grow,” said zoo president ...

City of Pittsfield announces Holmes Road bridge update

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The City of Pittsfield has issued an update on the Holmes Road bridge repair project. The city stated they have been assured by the project's contractor that the bridge will reopen on August 25 as planned. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Crews began work on the bridge back in June. The bridge deck waterproofing membrane was installed on August 14, and the city said paving would start shortly thereafter. The city released a statement acknowledging the inconveniences for travel caused by the project, and thanked residents for their patience during the maintenance. Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!

Bicyclist dies after crash near Eldorado Springs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

A bicyclist died after colliding with another bicyclist Saturday on Eldorado Springs Drive and Senda Rocosa Drive near Eldorado Springs.The bicyclist has been identified as 57-year-old James Finn by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.A 50-year-old cyclist who was also involved in the crash endured serious injuries and was transferred to a local hospital, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office provided medical assistance on-scene.

Man took wallet from 86-year-old woman after she was knocked unconscious on bus, LAPD says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested the person they say knocked out an 86-year-old woman, but they're looking for another person who was apparently not involved in the attack but stole the woman's wallet while she laid unconscious on the ground.The Aug. 8 attack at about 2:40 p.m. in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles sent the woman to a local hospital in critical condition, and police arrested a suspect in the battery that day, the LAPD said in a news release.Surveillance video from Metro bus No. 1957 on Line 204 showed multiple people standing around the incapacitated woman, including one man in a New York Yankees jacket, a dark beanie, dark pants and gray shoes. The man appears to be in his 40s or 50s and had a mustache or goatee.Despite the attempts by multiple people to intervene, the man reaches down to the woman's body multiple times, ultimately grabbing her wallet and walking away, the video shows."The Victim had no independent recollection of t...

Hazmat team responds to oil sheen off Huntington Beach coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

A hazmat team is responding to an oil sheen off the coast of Huntington Beach Friday morning that resulted from a boat that sank in the area, officials said. A boat apparently sank sometime Thursday, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley said in a tweet. She specified the incident was not an oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard is overseeing the incident, and beachgoers are being asked to stay out of the ocean between Beach Boulevard and Seapoint, the Huntington Beach Fire Department said in a tweet. Sky5 captured a capsized boat where the oil sheen originated from. (KTLA) Aerial video from Sky5 showed some areas of darker water off the Huntington Beach Pier. Sky5 also captured the capsized boat in the vicinity.

Coastal residents fill sandbags as Hurricane Hilary approaches Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

Coastal communities in Southern California are bracing for potential flooding from Hurricane Hilary, which is expected to make landfall as a tropical storm this weekend.Hilary, which is churning off the Pacific coast of Mexico, is expected to reach California on Sunday as a tropical storm with heavy rain and large ocean swells. “Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of 10 inches, are expected across portions of southern California and southern Nevada, which would lead to significant and rare impacts,” the National Weather Service said. “Elsewhere across portions of the Western United States, rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected.”Tropical Storm advisories on Aug. 18, 2023, as Hurricane Hilary approaches Southern California. Long Beach, an area ravaged by the last tropical storm to hit the Golden State in 1939, is urging residents in low-lying areas to protect their property with sandbags.Sand and sandbags are available at the following fire stations:Statio...

Marine dies during Camp Pendleton training exercise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

A Marine who was assigned as a student to the School of Infantry-West died during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton Thursday, officials said.The unidentified Marine was participating in a night live-fire training at the base, according to spokesman Major Joshua J. Pena.It is unclear how exactly the Marine died, however. “An investigation into the circumstances of the death is ongoing and the command is fully cooperating with the investigation efforts,” Pena said in a statement. “(School of Infantry - West) is providing support to the family and peers of the deceased during this difficult time."No further information about the victim or the incident have been released.

California Lottery player wins $3.9 million from Mega Millions ticket

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:47:54 GMT

Timothy Morgan was one number shy of winning the $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot in January. While the lottery player didn’t win the jackpot prize, he still walked away a millionaire.Morgan, who purchased five Mega Millions tickets at Park’s Liquor in Hacienda Heights, had one ticket match five out of the six winning numbers, only missing out on the Mega number, lottery officials announced Friday. He won $3.9 million from the ticket. Powerball ticket worth over $230,000 sold in Southern California Soo Kim, the owner of Park’s Liquor, also received a $20,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket and lottery officials raised an estimated $109 million for California’s public schools.The $1.348 billion from January was eventually won by a lottery player in Maine, resulting in the first Mega Millions jackpot win in the state, officials announced. 2 Mega Millions tickets each worth over $200,000 sold in Southern California The Mega Millions jackpot once again exceeded the billion-d...