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Alpine Bobsled closing at Six Flags Great Escape

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - At the end of the summer, Six Flags Great Escape is retiring an Olympic-scale venerated ride. It's the Alpine Bobsled's 25th and final season in use - so get your sledding in while you can. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “It’s always difficult to say goodbye to a popular attraction, especially something as unique as Alpine Bobsled,” said Park President Rebecca Wood. “We always have our eye on new ways to excite our guests and retiring older attractions is a necessary part of that process. We will continue to evaluate this space for future enhancements we know our guests will love.”The Olympics-inspired ride will take its final run on Monday, Sept. 4. The ride functions as a trackless roller coaster, sending riders through a themed toboggan half-pipe at a top speed of 35 miles per hour. Everything happening in Lake George in August The 1,500-foot ride had a life prior to coming to Lake George. The...

Train derailed in Cranesville, Route 5 closed

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

CRANESVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A train derailment in Cranesville on the Montgomery/Schenectady county line has temporarily closed Route 5. Montgomery County Sheriff Jeff Smith confirms with NEWS10 there are no injuries and no spills at this time.Image via NYSPImage via NYSPImage via NYSP Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Crews are on the scene evaluating the situation. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is working with the DOT and several other agencies on this incident.NEWS10 has received word this is a 16-car train derailment, and that the derailed cars were not carrying people, but goods. Stick with NEWS10 for more information as it becomes available.

Billy Bush, great-grandson of Adolphus Bush, unveils Anheuser-Busch family saga in new book

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

ST. LOUS -- Billy Bush, the great-grandson of Adolphus Bush, shared his story of the Anheuser-Busch family dynasty. In his new book, "Family Reigns: The Extraordinary Rise and Epic Fall of an American Dynasty," Busch offers a firsthand account of the renowned beer family's history, from its inception to its remarkable growth. “Later on in life, I started realizing that I kind of grew up in a unique situation,” said Busch. “I started looking into who my great grandfather was, how he got started here, how my grandfather took the company through prohibition.” Busch's unique upbringing within the Anheuser-Busch empire provided him with a perspective few could comprehend. Amidst the bustling business world, his parents, busy building the brewery, were rarely around. “My parents were so busy working and building the brewery, my mom was right at my dad's side the whole time. She was mainly involved in entertaining wholesalers and celebrities and suppliers,” said Busch. ...

Colorado backtracks on full-time preschool for 11,000 kids with risk factors

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

Nikki Spasova expected her 4-year-old son to get free full-day classes through the state’s new universal preschool program since he’s still learning English.But just two weeks before Kristian was set to start preschool, Spasova learned that wasn’t the case. Instead, the state program will cover just 15 hours of preschool, the same hours offered to Colorado children who don’t face barriers to success in school.Colorado’s universal preschool plan called for children like Kristian to get up to 30 hours a week at no cost to their families, provided there was enough money. It turns out there isn’t.In the final weeks before school starts, that shortfall triggered a provision in state law that tightened eligibility requirements so that only children who are low-income and have a second risk factor will receive full-day classes.Instead of half of 4-year-olds being offered free full-time preschool, just 13% will.Some of the affected children are learning English, like Kristian. Many more are...

Denver crews sweep homeless encampment for the first time under Mayor Mike Johnston

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

City crews Friday morning began the first homeless encampment sweep authorized by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston.The dozens of people living in tents and makeshift shelters along the 2200 block of Stout Street are being moved along without being offered housing options beyond the city’s existing homeless shelter system.Johnston, elected in June after campaigning on a promise of ending unsheltered homelessness in his first term in office, has said that his policy toward sweeps — a common action under previous Mayor Michael Hancock — is to avoid them until more stable housing like a hotel room, tiny home or Safe Outdoor Space tent can be secured for all the inhabitants of an encampment.He said he knows sweeps without housing are not a solution to homelessness  “because it means you’re chasing people off one block and then end up on another block.”Unsheltered homelessness rose by 8% in Denver in 2023 over 2022, according to a recently released point-in-t...

Orange County judge arrested after wife found dead in Anaheim Hills home

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

An Orange County Superior Court judge is in custody Friday after his wife was found dead in their Anaheim Hills home, police confirmed.The shooting in the 8500 block of East Canyon Vista Drive was reported shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday.Investigators believe the shooting happened in or around the residence, Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Jon McClintock said. Police investigate a fatal shooting that occurred in Anaheim Hills on Aug. 3, 2023. (KTLA)Property records indicate the home belongs to Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeff Ferguson. Arriving officers located one deceased victim and arrested one suspect, but McClintock did not initially release any details to KTLA about the shooter or victim. “We’re not disclosing any information about the victim or suspect at this point,” McClintock said. Police later released a booking photo confirming Ferguson had been arrested. Video captures terrifying moment driver runs man over in Torrance The Los Angeles Times and Orange County Regis...

Hollywood studios, writers resume talks, but deal remains elusive

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

Friday could mark the first step toward the end of the ongoing strike by writers and actors unions.The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios, is sitting down with the Writers Guild of America to restart negotiations, according to multiple reports. The writers have been striking since early May, with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists joining the strike last month. Photos: WGA strikes across Los Angeles  After AMPTP President Carol Lombardini reached out to the WGA, it marks "the first time in three months insiders have felt cautiously optimistic that official talks can resume," Deadline reports. Despite that optimism, the sides remain far apart, Variety reports. "After weeks of tough rhetoric from striking writers, WGA leadership is under pressure to deliver on key priorities outlined on the picket signs that have fanned out across Los Angeles, New York and other entertainment hubs since the scr...

4 shot at city-sponsored anti-gang-violence event in South Los Angeles

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

Four people were shot, including one critically wounded victim, during a city-sponsored event to reduce gang violence Thursday night in the Vermont-Vista neighborhood of South Los Angeles.Officers were monitoring the Summer Night Lights event at the Algin Sutton Recreation Center in the 8800 block of South Hoover Street when shots were fired around 11 p.m., a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said.Police investigate a shooting in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of South Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2023. (KTLA)Three victims, described as a woman and two men, suffering from gunshot wounds were quickly located by officers. The female victim, 51, and one male victim, 65, were hospitalized in stable condition. Orange County judge arrested after fatal shooting in Anaheim Hills home A 23-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition, police confirmed. A fourth victim was later discovered after self-transporting to a local hospital. That victim was also in stable condition, acco...

2 people, turtle, dog, rat rescued from fire in Orange County

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

Fire crews responding to a Cypress home helped rescue two people and several pets early Thursday morning. A resident in the 4300 block of Via Largo woke up to a popping sound and her smoke alarm going off shortly before 2:30 a.m., the Orange County Fire Authority posted in a tweet. Firefighters determined the blaze sparked in a workshop in the back of the residence but was rapidly spreading to the two-story home. Orange County judge arrested after fatal shooting in Anaheim Hills home Crews attacked the fire while searching for residents and conducting salvage operations to protect the home's contents from water damage, according to the Fire Authority. Two people have been displaced by the fire but made it out safely with their dog, rat and turtle named Kevin. Kevin apparently needed some help from a firefighter to get off the property in a timely manner.The cause of the fire has been determined to be accidental, the Fire Authority stated.

Fatal crash: Mover’s truck driven by East Bay man hit three cars, CHP says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:16 GMT

One man was killed when a mover’s truck hit three cars on a Sonoma County highway, the California Highway Patrol said.The crash was reported at 7 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 116 (Stage Gulch Road) about 4 miles east of the Lakeville junction.An eastbound box truck driven by a 39-year-old Crockett man reportedly crossed the double yellow lines on the two-lane highway. It hit three westbound cars, the CHP said: a Lexus driven by a 67-year-old Sebastopol woman, a Chevrolet Camaro driven by a 63-year-old Sebastopol man, and a Jeep SUV driven by a 43-year-old Rio Vista woman.The Camaro’s driver died at the scene. He was identified as Anthony Scott.The three other drivers suffered minor to moderate injuries, the CHP said.The road was closed until about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.The CHP did not release any information about the cause of the crash.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | 2 men killed in fiery plane crash at California Airport Crashes and Disasters | ...