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Barstool Sports founder buys home in Saratoga Springs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy now owns his own home in one of his favorite cities, Saratoga Springs. Portnoy is a frequent visitor of Saratoga in the summer specifically for the well-known Saratoga Race Course. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to Roohan Realty property transactions, 70 Fifth Avenue has been sold to Portnoy's company Smokeshowcity LLC. The property is a ranch-style home with a stunning view of the Oklahoma training track in its backyard. The 1,522 sqft home is equipped with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, a back patio, and a finished basement. The transaction finished with Portnoy buying the home for $1,400,000.

Clifton Park offers paper shredding services for non-perishable food items

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Need to shred some sensitive documents? Residents of Clifton Park can bring up to 4 bags or boxes of paper to the Clifton Park Center parking lot on April 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Clifton Park has been offering this free service, in partnership with 3N Document Destruction, for fourteen years, said Town Supervisor Phil Barrett. "We appreciate the generosity of our volunteers and people who participate in the program for your donation of time and non-perishable food items in support of our community.”Binders, plastic carriers, folders, or metal spiral notebooks will not be accepted. In exchange for the service, the Town of Clifton Park will be collecting non-perishable food items for people in need.

Schoharie businesses violate NYS public health law

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Schoharie County Department of Health (DOH) reports two businesses have violated NYS public health law by selling tobacco products to underage individuals. The businesses also provided illegal nicotine containing flavored vaping products for sale. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Schoharie County DOH reports Mobile I-88 located at 211 State Route 30A in Schoharie and The Loghouse located at 590 Highway Route 20 in Sharon Springs are both in violation. Both businesses hold one violation for selling tobacco products to a minor. For more information on the Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act go to the NYSDOH website.

Montgomery County secures funds for natural disasters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

FONDA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Montgomery County has secured $120,000 in state funding that will be used to better prepare for future emergencies. The 5-year Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan will be updated, and climate vulnerability assessments will be incorporated into the plan. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Developing a comprehensive written plan allows the County and its local jurisdictions to identify risks associated with natural disasters and develop long-term strategies to address future hazardous events,” said Montgomery County Executive Matthew L. Ossenfort. "Updating the Hazard Mitigation Plan will ensure the County, our local governments, and our emergency service providers are prepared to act when disaster strikes.”“The updated HMP will help the county and municipalities have a plan that will proactively address long-term resiliency in the face of current and future natural hazards," said Jeffrey Kaczor,...

Disability-focused theater troupe picks first show

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - All Abilities Productions, the Glens Falls area's up-and-coming theater troupe with a focus on those with physical and mental disabilities, is getting closer to going onstage. The troupe has announced it will debut with a performance of "Snoopy!! The Musical" next spring. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The first-ever All Abilities Productions show is set to come to the Charles R. Wood Theater in April 2023. Written by "Peanuts" newspaper comic creator Charles M. Schultz, the musical focuses on the world of the classic comic as told from the perspective of Charlie Brown's iconic dog. Characters like Lucy and Linus can be seen through a new lens in the family-friendly production, with music by Larry Grossman and lyrics by Hal Hackady. A year out, All Abilities Productions now intends to put work into casting, and setting up production. Auditions are to be announced in the future. "Snoopy!!" is se...

Shrewsbury, Missouri bookkeeper admits embezzling $849,000

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A bookkeeper from a St. Louis suburb appeared in federal court on Wednesday and admitted to a multi-year, six-figure embezzlement scheme.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Cora Willard, 47, ran Red Hen Business Services, a bookkeeping, payroll, and money-management assistance company.In May 2019, Willard was hired by a money management business to handle their books. As a result, Willard was given unfettered access to the company's bank accounts and financial records. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction Willard told the court that between Nov. 29, 2019, and June 10, 2022, she made nearly 100 unauthorized wire transfers from the victim's bank account to herself, stealing approximately $849,000 in total. She also admitted to directing tax and bill payments to herself, and then sending her client fake balance sheets.Prosecutors said many of those transfers happened after the victim direc...

O'Neill not in St. Louis lineup after Marmol criticizes play

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill was not in the starting lineup Wednesday, a day after his baserunning effort was questioned by manager Oliver Marmol.O’Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuña Jr. at the plate with two outs and the Cardinals trailing 4-1 in the seventh inning Tuesday night. St. Louis lost the game by the same score. Marmol took issue with O’Neill’s turn around third as he attempted to score from second on a Brendan Donovan pinch-hit liner to right.Marmol, who declined to specify whether starting Dylan Carlson in center field rather than O'Neill was tied directly to Tuesday's play, doubled down on his criticism before Wednesday's series finale against the Atlanta Braves.“There’s going to be a style of play that we are known for,” Marmol said. “And it’s going to involve effort. And it’s gonna involve being relentless. It’s gonna involve being smart. And we’re going to keep guys to that. Because that’s how you sustain being good for a long time...

Looking back at 10 notable Colorado Rockies home openers since 1993

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

The Rockies are officially celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, although it’s the club’s 31st season of baseball. Here’s a look at 10 notable home openers ahead of Thursday’s 2:10 p.m. first pitch against the Nationals.Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team’s first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)1993 — In the first MLB baseball game in Denver, an MLB record 80,227 fans packed into Mile High Stadium to see the Rockies beat the Expos 11-4; Eric Young led off the bottom of the first with a home run.1995 — The first game at Coors Field lasted 4 hours, 49 minutes and went 14 innings before outfielder Dante Bichette hit a two-run, walk-off home run for an 11-9 comeback win over the Mets.Outfielder Deion Sanders of the Cincinnati Reds throws the ball in from the outfield during the Reds’ 13-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on April...

“Logically impossible” charge against Colorado officer who locked woman on train tracks should be dropped, attorneys say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

A Fort Lupton police officer who locked a handcuffed woman inside a police vehicle before it was struck by a train is claiming the sole felony charge she faces — attempted reckless manslaughter — isn’t a real crime and should be dropped.Officer Jordan Steinke, 29, and then-Platteville police Sgt. Pablo Vazquez both were criminally charged after the Sept. 16 incident on railroad tracks near U.S. 85 and Weld County Road 38. The officers stopped 21-year-old Yareni Rios-Gonzalez after a reported road-rage incident, took her into custody and locked her in a police SUV parked on train tracks.The officers then failed to move the SUV as a train barreled down the tracks, its horn blaring, and crashed into the vehicle, seriously injuring Rios-Gonzalez, who survived and is suing the Platteville Police Department. Steinke was placed on leave after the incident; Vazquez was fired.Attorneys for Steinke argued in a 16-page motion to dismiss filed Friday that the crime of attempte...

1 killed in Vernon-area police shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:05:31 GMT

A person was fatally shot by police in the Vernon area Wednesday morning, officials said.The incident was reported around 6:50 a.m. in the 5600 block of District Boulevard, which is near Bell, police there said.Authorities have not released any information about what led to the fatal encounter, who was killed or who fired the shots, but the investigation was handed over to the California Department of Justice.The state agency gets involved when a police shooting results in the death of an unarmed civilian, according to AB 1506.