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Mark Gongloff: Storms don’t have to be this catastrophic

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

Imagine trying to build a boat while it’s already at sea and taking on water. You rush from springing leak to springing leak, haunted by a vague sense that a storm is coming but with no idea how big it will be or how long it will last.This more or less describes how the U.S. is approaching the growing flood threat posed by a warmer atmosphere that holds more water, subjecting the country to bouts of torrential, catastrophic rainfall. Lives are being lost and property destroyed partly because we’re moving too slowly to embrace proven solutions to bolster our infrastructure against disasters that are becoming increasingly routine.Last week in Vermont and New York’s Hudson Valley, months’ worth of rain fell in hours, overwhelming antiquated water-management infrastructure, resulting in widespread flooding that took at least one life and wiped out roads, bridges, houses and more. Both places had experienced severe flooding before and had taken modest steps to avo...

Single tickets now on sale for upcoming Children’s Theatre Company season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

From knife throwing chefs to the return of the Grinch, Children’s Theatre Company 2023-24 season has something for everyone.Now, single tickets are on sale for the season via childrenstheatre.org.The lineup includes:• “Cookin'” (Sept. 12-Oct. 22): Directed by Seung-Whan Song, “Cookin'” features four Korean cooks in a cooking competition who “put on a masterful display of food chopping, knife throwing, pot banging and fire-blowing wizardry.” (Recommended for all ages.)• “Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress” (Oct. 10-Nov. 19): Based on the book by Christine Baldacchino and Isabelle Malenfant, trans playwright Juliany Taveras wrote this piece about young Morris, who likes doing puzzles, painting pictures, pretending to be an astronaut and wearing a dress from his school’s costume box. (Ages four and up.)• “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (Nov. 7-Jan. 7): CTC’s holiday favorite return...

Amtrak restores partial service for Adirondack Line

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Amtrak is restoring partial service to an upstate rail service. NEWS10 breaks down what stops are reopening and when they will be running again. Amtrak suspends train service in New York due to storm damage Right now, riders on the Adirondack Line can only travel from New York City to the Albany/Rensselaer station. But starting Monday, that service will be extended to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs.Amtrack customers trying to visit the North Country and Montreal just can’t catch a break this summer. There have been many disruptions because of weather, fires, and restrictions on Canadian tracks.Assemblymember Angelo Santabarabara asked Amtrak to get the trains moving again. In a letter, today, the assemblymember thanked Amtrak for the limited resumption of service. “While I am pleased to see the restoration of service to Saratoga Springs, it is essential that we work towards a prompt resolution to restore service at least to points north as far a...

New bill could limit surcharges on speeding tickets

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Points, fines and surcharges; all the penalties you could face for a speeding ticket. Currently, New York automatically imposes a surcharge of $88 or $93 depending on whether the driver was in a city or a town. This is in addition to the fine for the speeding ticket.  NYS forest rangers return home after fighting wildfires Assembly member Angelo Santabarbara has introduced a bill that would cap surcharges to a maximum of 10% of the original fine, "It could be a $45 speeding ticket, ends up costing in some cases two or $300 because of the surcharges, that seems to me like it’s a system that’s more focused on the revenue generation, rather than fairness inappropriateness." He said right now, the surcharges just don’t make sense. "When you think of a surcharge, you think of a percentage or a portion of what the original amount is, but in this case we’re seeing …. 100, 200, 300% or even higher at the end of the day." But what exactly are surcharges? "T...

Car slams into home in Lemay

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – First responders raced to a neighborhood in south St. Louis County after a car slammed into a home.The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Kingston Drive, located in the Lemay municipality.Eyewitnesses reported the vehicle was traveling southbound on Kingston when it traveled off the road, struck one home, then went airborne and crashed into another residence.People in both homes were evacuated. Witnesses said a family was watching TV when the crash happened.There’s no word on the condition of the driver or other possible injuries.This is a breaking news story. FOX 2 will have more information as it becomes available.

Man sentenced for St. Louis County armored car robbery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A federal judge sentenced a man to more than 10 years in prison for orchestrating an armored car robbery last spring.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Mark Diggs, 21, pleaded guilty in April to robbery, possession of a firearm, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime.According to court documents, Diggs admitted to robbing two employees of ATM Solutions on May 31, 2022. They were working on an ATM for Vantage Credit Union at an undisclosed location in St. Louis County. Clerk shot and killed at St. Louis City gas station Diggs reportedly emerged from the back seat of a white Kia Optima while armed with an AM-15 firearm. He demanded that an employee throw him a bag of cash. The robbery was captured on video.Later on, a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper discovered the money bag, and Diggs’ DNA was later found on paper inside it.Diggs' co-conspirator and driver, Gregreonia Hampton, pleaded guilty in May to one co...

Shots fired after officer pursuit in Pike County

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

PIKE COUNTY, Mo. - An investigation is underway after gunfire followed an officer pursuit Tuesday morning in Pike County. The gunfire happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday on Missouri Route UU near US Route 61. The Pike County Sheriff's Office reports the situation led to Dillon W Vahle, 27, of Quincy, Illinois, being hospitalized in the St. Louis area, though did not disclose who might have fired shots. Clerk shot and killed at St. Louis City gas station Before the gunfire, Pike County deputies were following off on a request to locate a vehicle for the Quincy Police Department. Deputies found Vahle inside the vehicle and he had been wanted for other crimes in Quincy. Vahle led officers in a pursuit on US Route 61 before he came to a stop on Missouri Route UU. The Pike County Sheriff's Office reports, while a deputy tried to approach him, Vahle attempted to run over authorities with his vehicle. Eventually, shots were fired. Vahle was airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital and is being...

CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter receives preseason All-Pac-12 recognition

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

Pac-12 media members are expecting a big season from Colorado’s Travis Hunter.As for the rest of the Buffaloes? It’s more of a wait-and-see approach.On Tuesday, the conference released the preseason All-Pac-12 football team, as voted on by media members. Hunter is the only player in the conference to appear on the first team twice, as a defensive back and for all-purpose/special teams.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Fox analyst Brock Huard: Trenches will be key to CU Buffs’ season College Sports | Are Deion Sanders, CU Buffs on cusp of revolutionizing college football? “This is an experiment on a grand scale.” College Sports | Video: Big 12 coaches share thoughts on Coach Prime taking over CU Buffs College Sports | Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark: “We have a plan for expansion” College Sports | CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders looking forward to healthier season after summer surgeries ...

Nearly half of Colorado renters fear losing housing because of costs, new survey finds

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

Nearly half of Colorado renters surveyed in a recent statewide poll reported anxiety about losing their housing because of increasing rents, part of a broader finding that communities of color and tenants have more housing and economic anxiety than the rest of the state.Coloradans identified the cost of living and housing affordability as their top two concerns this year, according to the annual poll commissioned by the Colorado Health Foundation, and more than 80% of respondents said both were serious problems. Black, Latino and Native Americans in the state were even more worried about housing and the cost of living in Colorado than their white peers, and the survey showed that a majority of middle and lower-income residents and renters were either struggling financially or were just keeping their heads above water.It’s the fourth straight year that the foundation’s poll has identified housing as a leading concern of Coloradans, and the second straight year that housin...

Heat-related illness, deaths loom as temps spike, sending nearly 500 Colorado residents a year to emergency rooms

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:49 GMT

As hot weather baked Colorado this week and forecasters anticipated hotter days to come, state health authorities warned of heat-related illnesses that increasingly send residents to hospitals.“Heat waves are becoming more common,” Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials warn in their latest public guidance on risks of heat exhaustion and stroke. “Heat-related illnesses can damage the brain and other vital organs.”State health authorities recommend that, when temperatures exceed 90 degrees for several days, residents “stay in an air-conditioned area” — difficult for workers whose jobs require outdoor activity and thousands of people living on the streets. Health officials also point to shopping malls, libraries, and other places with AC as options. “Even a few hours in air-conditioning can keep the body cool.”Drink water often, and avoid sugary drinks and alcohol, which lead to loss of body fluid, they advi...