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Gophers men’s basketball will rely on big men Dawson Garcia and Pharrell Payne this season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

The duo of Dawson Garcia and Pharrell Payne is expected to lead the Gophers men’s basketball team this season. And the pair of big men — who represented Minnesota at Big Ten Media Days at Target Center on Tuesday — are leaning into the outlook.“It brings a big presence to the court,” Payne said.The 6-foot-9 Payne improved as his freshman season progressed and is expected to take another step this year. The 6-foot-11 Garcia was named preseason all-Big Ten after leading the U in points (15.3) and rebounds (6.7) a year ago.Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson said Garcia’s versatility and ability to play and guard multiple positions will fit in with Payne’s more-traditional center role.“I think they lean on each other a lot,” Johnson said. “Especially when we go to that big lineup, and they had success playing together last year, I think they are excited to hone that this year.”Garcia said he worked on conditioning and adding lean muscle for this season, while Payne said he...

Five suspects charged in bank fraud conspiracy case

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Five individuals were indicted for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy. The conspirators reportedly obtained loans fraudulently from SEFCU, now Broadview Federal Credit Union. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the indictment, Caeshara Cannon, 33, of Albany, helped four conspirators obtain customer account information. Cannon formerly worked as a member services representative at SEFCU.The conspirators used the information to create counterfeit checks. They obtained personal identifying information and used fake New York State driver's licenses in the loan application process. Carson was previously arrested on September 14 and pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The four others facing charges are:Allahson Allah, formerly known as Gwyn Cancer, age 53, of Albany, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggrava...

Fire Prevention Week: How to stay safe while cooking

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The days from Oct. 8-14 comprise Fire Prevention Week. Fire safety is a full-time job, but this time of year, fire departments and county organizations speak up on how to stay safe. This year, they're looking at your kitchen - but not the dirty dishes. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! This year's Fire Prevention Week theme is "Cooking safety starts with YOU" - and local counties are speaking out about exactly what that means. Warren and Washington counties have both released tips on how to keep your cooking space safe - as well as thoughts on how much can go wrong.“Kitchen fires spread rapidly, and particularly if they involve cooking oils, can be very difficult to extinguish," said Warren County Fire Coordinator Ralph Bartlett. "Unattended cooking is the leading cause of kitchen fires, so it is important to stay in the kitchen and pay attention when burners or the oven are on. Please keep a fire ex...

2024 Medicare enrollment to begin

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -With the colder temperatures of fall finally coming in, cold and flu season is creeping back. Not only is staying healthy a concern but so is health coverage for people who qualify for Medicare. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Highmark Blue Shield Medicare Center of Albany welcomed anyone with an insurance card to get vaccinated and talk about health coverage. "To understand when they need to enroll in Part B. Making sure that we have plans that meet their needs whether that’s prescription drugs or a network," explained Regional Business Manager of Northeastern New York, Lauren Leblanc.These needs can change from year to year. While at the Medicare clinic, members and those interested in signing up could talk over coverage while also getting immunizations. "In order to serve the Medicare population, we want to encourage people to come out and also revisit their plans this year and shop around," said L...

Monthly $500 payments coming soon for some St. Louis families

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis officially launched a program Tuesday intended to help hundreds of struggling families through a series of monthly $500 payments.St. Louis' guaranteed basic income pilot program will offer $500 each month to a limited number of families over the course of 18 months. City officials estimate monthly payments could be available for up to 540 households, and the first installment of payments could be sent to families by this year's end. The goal of the program is to help parents or legal guardians in St. Louis who have lost money because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have children in public schools in the City of St. Louis, and make less than 170% of the federal poverty level annually. Local church group traveling through Israel still stuck in the Middle East Families that meet such criteria can start applying for the program later this month. The city will open up its application phase from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1. After that, applicants will be chosen for t...

Aurora police officer who shot 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson cleared of policy violations, two others cited

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

The officer who shot and killed 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson on June 1 did not violate any department policies, according to an Aurora Police Department internal investigation released Tuesday.The investigation found that two officers violated policies related to conduct and body-worn camera activation when responding to reports of suspicious activity at a strip mall in the 800 block of North Dayton Street.The department’s review of the shooting is separate from the investigation conducted by the 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, which also cleared the officers of wrongdoing.Police said they suspected Richardson and other teens of threatening a convenience store clerk with a gun and taking several vape canisters when they responded to the scene, according to previous reports.Richardson was running away when Officer Roch Gruszeczka tackled Richardson to the ground and allegedly saw a “semiautomatic firearm pistol,” which turned out to be a pellet gun.Th...

2 deputies injured in mobile shooting range fire at L.A. County training facility

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were injured in a fire inside a mobile shooting range at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic Tuesday morning, officials said.The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the facility located at 29320 The Old Road, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Pitchess is among the buildings located at the North County Correctional Facility. It is unknown exactly what led to fire, but the deputies were taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital where they are in critical but stable condition, officials said. Officials respond to a smoking trailer after a training accident at a correctional facility in Castaic on Oct. 10, 2023. (KTLA) At one point, officials said "several" deputies had been injured. The L.A. County Fire Department also responded to the scene, where firefighters were still battling the fire hours later, officials said. Pitchess remains on lockdown until the fire is completely extinguished, upon which a full investigation into the o...

Sailor stationed in Ventura County admits to selling secrets to China

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

A Monterey Park man serving in the United States Navy in Ventura County has pleaded guilty to giving a Chinese intelligence officer sensitive military information.Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was arrested two months ago and accused of taking bribes in exchange for the information.On Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiring with an intelligence officer and receiving a bribe. Southern California sailor sold military secrets to China, DOJ says Before his arrest, Zhao — also known as Thomas Zhao — worked at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, the United States Department of Justice said in a news release."Between August 2021 and at least May 2023, Zhao admitted receiving at least $14,866 in at least 14 separate bribe payments from the intelligence officer," the release added. "In exchange for the illicit payments, Zhao surreptitiously collected and transmitted to the intelligence officer sensitive, non-public information regarding U.S. Navy opera...

Man hit and killed by Amtrak train in Oakland is identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

OAKLAND — A pedestrian struck and killed by an Amtrak train Friday in the Fruitvale district was identified Tuesday as Cesar Ramos, 41.The Alameda County Coroner’s Office did not have an address for Ramos.He was struck by an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train headed to San Jose about 8:45 a.m. Friday in the area of 37th Avenue and San Leandro Street. Authorities said at the time he was walking on the railroad tracks when the train struck him. He died at the scene.No one on board the train was hurt.The name of a woman struck and killed last Wednesday by an Amtrak train in Berkeley still has not been released. The coroner’s office is working to confirm her name and notify her family before releasing it.The collision happened as she was walking on the tracks near Harrison Street, authorities said.

Sophie Turner can take kids back to England and have them for Christmas under interim agreement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:59 GMT

Sophie Turner and Joe Turner have reached a temporary agreement regarding their two young daughters, which allows the “Game of Thrones” star to take the girls with her to England this month and to have them over the Christmas holidays.On the face of it, this interim custody agreement sounds favorable to Turner, who at one point was being negatively portrayed by Jonas’ P.R. team as an immature, absentee, hard-partying mother while he was left to be their primary caregiver. The agreement basically has the girls, ages 3 and 15 months, splitting time between the two parents through the beginning of next year, People reported. The agreement was reached after a “productive” four-day mediation session last week, People reported. The mediation was designed to cool off the heated rhetoric and aggressive legal tactics that had been coming from both sides in the past month.Under the terms of the agreement, Turner will care for the girls through Oct. 21, during whi...