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Rensselaer County's Soul Fire Farm wins prestigious award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

GRAFTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Leah Penniman, the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, is a recipient of the 28th Heinz Awards for the Economy. As part of the award, Penniman will get an unrestricted cash award of $250,000. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Soul Fire Farm focuses on teaching regenerative farming best practices and land stewardship to Black, Indigenous and People of Color, as well as addressing racism and injustice in the food system. The 80-acre non-profit farm works to promote equity in food access and equipping People of Color with the training and skills needed to become leaders in farming and the food justice movement.The farm has youth education programs, urban plantings, mobilization training and a community-supported agriculture program. In 2022, more than 38,000 people participated in the trainings. German restaurant opening on Route 9 in Queensbury Penniman created the Soul Fire Farming Immersion progra...

RPI to host Troy mayoral candidate forum next month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), in partnership with the non-partisan League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County, will host the 2023 mayoral candidate forum on October 3 at 6 p.m. in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). The event is free and open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to register online. NEWS10's evening anchor, Lydia Kulbida, will be moderating the forum. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The forum will feature Nina Nichols, Democratic nominee and current Rensselaer County legislator, and Carmella Mantello, Republican nominee and current president of the Troy City Council. Those who register online can submit questions in advance to the nominees. The election will take place on November 7.“We are pleased to partner with RPI in this non-partisan Troy mayoral candidate forum. The event reinforces our commitment to provide accurate informatio...

Cardinals eliminated from postseason, Wainwright won't start in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals were officially eliminated from postseason contention after Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It's the first time in five years that St. Louis will not qualify for postseason. The Cardinals recently secured their first losing record since 2007, and postseason hopes became increasingly unlikely after several prolonged losing skids throughout the year. 200 WINS! Adam Wainwright caps career with long-awaited milestone The Cardinals enter Wednesday with a 67-84 record and 11 games remaining on schedule. That includes two more at home against the Milwaukee Brewers, a three-game weekend set in San Diego, three more in Milwaukee and the final home series against the Cincinnati Reds from Sept. 26 - Oct. 1. Manager Oli Marmol announced on Tuesday, following Adam Wainwright's historic 200th win on Monday, that he would not pitch in the upcoming San Diego series despite being on schedule to start. Marmol hinted if Wainwright makes another start...

Denver police searching for driver in hit and run with motorcyclist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Tuesday night in a hit-and-run crash in southwest Denver.#ALERT DPD has issued a Medina Alert from the vehicle vs motorcycle hit and run car crash that resulted in serious injury at 7500 Blk W Yale Ave. Vehicle is a 2008 red Dodge Ram truck CO plate JQE-032. Please call 911 with any information #Denver pic.twitter.com/uAazATI4xM— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 20, 2023The driver of a 2008 red Dodge Ram pickup truck hit the motorcycle at 10:22 p.m. near the intersection of West Yale Avenue and South Wadsworth Boulevard, according to a Medina Alert the Colorado Bureau of Information issued after the crash.The driver then left the scene.Anyone with information on the crash or the location of the vehicle is asked to call 911.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run crash on Federal Boulevard in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Suspect in fatal Parker hit-and-...

The Nuremberg Laws: A shadow which must never be allowed to return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

This week marks 88 years since the enactment of the Nuremberg Laws by Nazi Germany. The dark shadow they cast remains an enduring testament to humanity's capacity for cruelty. They institutionalized racial discrimination and persecution against Jews, serving as a chilling precursor to the horrors of the Holocaust. However, beyond their historical significance, they offer a stark lesson for our contemporary world in the ongoing battle against racism and prejudice - writes  Baruch Adler, Vice Chair of The International March of the Living on the anniversary of the passing of the Nuremberg Laws. The Nuremberg Laws, consisting of the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor set out to strip Jews of their fundamental rights and dignity. These laws criminalized Jews' participation in public life, engagement in German culture, and even their right to marry non-Jewish Germans. Essentially, the Nuremberg Laws relegated Jews to second-class citizen...

Protesters gather outside Karen Bass' L.A. Mayor's Mansion, demand meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

Families displaced by a 2021 explosion in South Los Angeles have gathered outside the Mayor's Mansion in Hancock Park Wednesday morning demanding a meeting with Karen Bass.The protesters, carrying megaphones, signs and a banner calling for the arrest of the officers involved in the blast, were seen outside the mansion by 5:30 a.m.It's been more than 800 days since the Los Angeles Police Department attempted to safely detonate 16 tons of illegal fireworks found at a home on East 27th Street. Protest grows outside Karen Bass' L.A. Mayor's Mansion on Sept. 20, 2023. (KTLA)Unfortunately, the armored containment vessel the fireworks were placed in was overloaded and exploded, injuring at least 17 people, and damaging or destroying 37 vehicles, 13 businesses and 22 residential properties.Some of the displaced residents have been living in a hotel since the blast because their homes still have not been repaired. Many are experiencing financial hardships due to the incident and say they hav...

Gas prices up almost 50 cents in last week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

Rising gas prices showed no signs of dropping on Wednesday, leaving drivers in the Los Angeles area facing gas prices nearly 50 cents higher than they were last week.On Wednesday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the L.A. area was about $6.07, according to AAA.That's 4 cents higher than Tuesday's $6.03, 49 cents more than last week's $5.58 and nearly three quarters more than the $5.35 average for a gallon this time last month. Gas prices soar overnight in the Southland While the average price is over $6, that hasn't stopped some stations from soaring well beyond that. One station in downtown Los Angeles, the Chevron station at Alameda Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue which "is notorious for having the highest prices," was charging $7.69 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, according to Key News Network.With fuel prices sky high, check out KTLA's tips on how to use less gasoline when driving.

Writers, studios head back to bargaining table in effort to end strike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to resume on Wednesday after a month of silence between the parties.The strike, which began May 2, has brought much of Hollywood to a halt, especially after actors joined the writers in striking in July.While a deal does not appear to be imminent - the union told Variety the last negotiating session was more of a "lecture" - the union told its members that "our focus is getting a fair deal for writers as soon as possible.""We’ll reach out again when there is something of significance to report," union officials added. Photos: WGA strikes across Los Angeles  In the meantime, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he's been in communication with both sides in an effort to bring the strikes to a close. “I’m encouraged by the conversations over this last weekend. I’m not going to overstate that, and I’m encouraged that they’re meeting again later this week," Newsom told CNN's Dana Bash.

These SNL Writers Plan to Destroy The Wiltern, or Not

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

We haven’t had episodes in a while due to the strike, but if you found yourself asking who those three young nerdy guys who made awkward videos on Saturday Night Live were when it was still on, now you have your answer. As the picketing and protest continues, Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins collectively calling themselves Please Don’t Destroy are doing other stuff, like going on tour (they hit the Wiltern tomorrow). They obviously scored the gig of a lifetime as writers and performers on SNL, making videos about… being writers on SNL.But how did they get there? The trio were formed at New York University,  after creating an act titled “Please Don’t Destroy My Farm,” which turned into monthly comedy shows and ultimately a YouTube channel. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the troupe expanded its output with shorts on TikTok and Twitter. In the same way that he embraced Pete Davidson as a sketch player, Lorne Michaels continues to discover unexpected...

Police raids target Vallejo gang after armed robbery of Alameda County judge’s Rolex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:30 GMT

On the morning of June 1, Alameda County Superior Judge Kevin Murphy was knocked down and robbed of a Rolex watch, cellphone and cash by armed robbers who noticed his sports car pulling into a parking garage in Oakland.Authorities have not arrested any of the robbery suspects, nor have they found and returned the judge’s watch. But over the three-and-a-half months since the robbery, police have arrested more than a dozen people suspected of other crimes, as they continue to investigate members and associates of a Vallejo-based gang believed to be behind the June 1 holdup.In a coordinated series of late August raids, Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies and police in Solano County hit six locations around Vallejo, including an apartment containing 10 firearms, and a lot that was allegedly being used to dismantle stolen cars, authorities said. One man was arrested on an attempted murder warrant out of Contra Costa, and four others were charged in Solano County with possessing...