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1 woman injured after car goes into sinkhole in Schenectady

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A woman was taken to the hospital after her car fell into a sinkhole in the city of Schenectady on Monday. Police said the sinkhole developed just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of McClellan Street and Eastern Avenue. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The woman who was driving the car sustained minor injuries. The intersection will be closed for repairs. Drivers and pedestrians should avoid the area.

Illinois family still shaken after vandals poured oil into their pool, breaking window

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

O'FALLON, Ill. - A few weeks ago, vandals polluted a swimming pool in O'Fallon, Illinois with motor oil, causing it to turn black.The Gibson family pool is back to normal, but their entire neighborhood is still haunted by crime.It happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, July 16. The Gibson family woke up to the sound of breaking glass. Vandals threw landscaping bricks through their front windows after pouring a gallon or more of motor oil into the pool and concrete pool deck.On Monday afternoon, 9-year-old Bailey Gibson was swimming again. However, nighttime fears remained, according to her mom, Suzanne.“I dread nighttime right now,” Suzanne said. “Shutting all the blinds, locking all the doors, setting the alarms, making sure we have everything ready in case someone were to come back.” Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery The sound of shattered windows was captured by a surveillance camera. Looking out the window, Suzanne's husband initially mistook ...

Illinois family with no AC in subsidized apartment suffers in summer heat

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A mother and her children residing in a HUD apartment in the Metro East are currently experiencing triple-digit heat with no air conditioning. In her desperation, she sought assistance from FOX 2's You Paid For It team.Kenya McCray and her three children frequently have to vacate their third-floor, rent-subsidized apartment in East St. Louis due to the lack of air conditioning.The thermostat inside the apartment reads 86 degrees. McCray said it’s gotten much hotter than that inside the apartment."It was about 90 or 100, especially yesterday or the other day when it was 102 degrees outside," she said. "It was terrible; we had to leave the house. It read 100!” Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery Two years ago, someone stole the central air unit, and the property manager never replaced it. She received a window unit, but unfortunately, it broke down about a week and a half ago, just as temperatures reached triple digits.&nbs...

Bond reduced for Northwoods officer accused of beating man

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A former Northwoods police officer accused of beating a man and leaving him in an empty field was able to bond out of jail Monday. FOX 2 was the only media outlet in court for the latest twist in the high-profile case.Officer Samuel Davis’ attorney, Neil Bruntrager, made the case that Davis wasn’t running from police when they caught up with him out of state. Bruntrager contended that his client was simply applying for another police officer job in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and that he even told Northwoods P.D. that he was leaving town to apply for the job.The judge agreed to reduce Davis’ $750,000 cash-only bond to just 10% of $100,000.While out on bond, Davis must stay with his parents, wear an ankle monitor, and remain home between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office objected to the bond reduction for Davis, who was charged July 14 with assault and kidnapping for an incident that reportedly ended in a Kinloch fiel...

Keeler: Marvin Mims Jr., let’s ride! Broncos Country needs hero now that Tim Patrick is lost to another season-ending injury.

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

On a cloudy day in Broncos Country, the silver lining won the day by simply walking away on his own two feet.“He’s doing well. He’s feeling good,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said of rookie wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr., who returned to the practice field Monday after a hamstring issue.“You are going to see him more and more this week. He’s going to be ramping up. We’re encouraged.”The rest of the forecast? Hide your eyes. The Broncos’ wide receivers room doesn’t need a coach right now. It needs an exorcist.Speedster KJ Hamler revealed he’s battling pericarditis, a condition that involves swelling or irritation of the lining around the heart, which is awful enough. And yet that somehow wasn’t the worst of it.On the first day of contact at Broncos training camp, the most crushing blow of the day came high from light wind and low from a patch of slippery grass.“Expletive!”Veteran wideout Tim Patrick appeared to slip during 7-on-7 drills while trying to plant. There was a shout, a ...

Former Ojai teacher arrested for sexually abusing student

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

An Ojai man was arrested on Monday for sexually abusing a child during his time as a teacher. According to a Ventura County Sheriff's Office news release, in February 2023, Ventura County authorities were alerted to a cold case sexual assault that took place from August 2012 through June 2017 involving the suspect, Paul Herder, who was a teacher at Oak Grove School in Ojai at the time. Detectives say that during Herder’s time as a teacher, he engaged in an unlawful dating relationship with a juvenile student, coerced the student to engage in numerous sexual acts, and sent harmful material to the student. Herder also possessed child pornography. Police traced and located Herder in Pahoa, Hawaii, where he was extradited to Ventura County and arrested for lewd acts on a child, unlawful sexual intercourse, luring and using a minor for sex acts, and other sexual assault charges. He is currently being held on a $1,100,000 bail and is set to arraign in Ventura County Superior Cou...

California orders tiremakers to find alternative for chemical that kills endangered salmon

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

The State of California has adopted a rule that will require tiremakers to find a new alternative to a chemical that is currently in use that has been found to kill an endangered salmon species.6PPD, a chemical that helps reduce tire cracking and extends the life of tires, has been added to California's list of Priority Products, which identifies consumer products that contain chemicals that are potentially dangerous to people or the environment. Its inclusion means tire manufacturers will have until Nov. 30 to notify state regulators if they currently make tires that contain the chemical.According to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, 6PPD reacts with ozone in the air to form another chemical called 6PPD-quinone. That new chemical was found to kill coho salmon as they migrate upstream for their yearly spawn and has been detected in streams at a level that has been shown to kill the salmon in laboratory studies.Coho salmon can live in both freshwater and saltwate...

Stabbing suspect in Santa Monica arrested

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

A man was arrested Monday in Santa Monica after a stabbing at the beach that sent another man to the hospital, authorities told KTLA.  Officers with the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in the 2000 block of Santa Monica Beach around 2:07 p.m. At the scene, police found the victim near the beach restrooms suffering from at least one stab wound to his chest.   Simi Valley neighbors get in violent brawl Video of the scene posted to the Citizen App showed a heavy police presence while first responders administered first aid and CPR to the victim, who was on the ground. A trail of blood was also visible near the restrooms.  Not far away, two officers were seen handcuffing a man dressed in a dark colored cap and a dark shirt.  Police in Santa Monica seen cuffing a suspect in the stabbing of another man on July 31, 2023. (Citizen App)Police in Santa Monica seen administering first aid to the stabbing...

Pomona Fairplex to transform for frightful Halloween event

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

A popular event venue in Pomona will experience a ghoulish transformation this fall, as Fairplex hosts a new interactive Halloween event.Fairplex will become Fearplex and the home of the Los Angeles County Fair will welcome visitors to test their mettle in a brand new event taking place on weekends through October. Fearplex Presents LIGHTS OUT will offer guests the opportunity to brave terrifying mazes and graveyards where the dead will rise and the county fair will transform into a "gory carnival of carnage."“It is time we put our scare on,” said Walter Marquez, Fairplex’s President and CEO. “Fairplex’s 100-year-old grounds are the perfect setting for a Halloween season event like this."LIGHTS OUT will feature a zombie-themed maze, a carnival maze filled with clowns and "circus freaks" and a black-light experience that organizers say will "have you running for cover."Brave souls can also venture into an interactive wax museum or take a stroll through the graveyard. There will also ...

Jill On Money: Powerball lessons

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:38:33 GMT

Powerball fever has broken. Someone in California won the jackpot, which was worth just over $1 billion, the third-largest prize in the lottery’s history.Related ArticlesBusiness | Rental car insurance explained Business | Unused gift cards can feel like wasted money. Here’s what to do if you have them after a store goes out of business Business | ‘Barbie’ brought crowds back to movie theaters. Will they stay? Business | How behavioral economics can help you save on airfare Business | Not enough homes are for sale, so let’s pay owners to sell In the days leading up to the drawing, there were plenty of articles recounting the terrible odds (1 in 292.2 million) of hitting the jackpot, but as the lottery operator likes to remind us, “The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.”You might think that I am about to launch into a lecture about the ills of lotteries, but I assume you know that playing num...