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Rehab work coming to Saranac Lake chain

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Rehabilitation to the tune of $1.6 million is coming to a chain of Adirondack lakes located north of the High Peaks Wilderness. This week, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the launch of a large-scale project to rehabilitate gates, decks, and more along the Saranac chain of lakes. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The Saranac chain, located north of Route 3 and northwest of the High Peaks, consists of Lower, Middle, and Upper Saranac Lake, as well as Lake Flower. The project targets the upper locks connecting Lower and Middle Saranac Lakes. Those who use the upper locks will be asked to carry their canoes and kayaks around those locks for lake access.“The Saranac Lakes Locks are a unique and essential structure for recreating on more than 5,000 acres of water, including several large lakes,” said Regional Director, Joe Zalewski. “Rehabilitation of these structures is crucial to s...

Uncommon nicknames for St. Louis

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis is known by various unique nicknames, including 'Gateway to the West,' 'The Mound City,' and occasionally 'Rome of the West.' However, several lesser-known nicknames are associated with St. Louis. 'Home of the Blues' is common, primarily due to the St. Louis Blues hockey team. St. Louis is also home to the St. Louis Cardinals, earning it the moniker 'Home of the Cards.' Additionally, because of the iconic Arch and its archway-like shape, St. Louis is recognized as the 'Gateway to the West.’  Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk But what other names do locals use to refer to their city? We asked our viewers, and they provided some intriguing suggestions: The 314Home of Redd FoxxCardsnationThe Lou  HoosiervilleNellyville Home of Stan “The Man” Musial Home of the Gooey Butter CakeDogtown'Only Five Hours from ChicagoThat Place with That Arch ThingVatican USAThe Windy T-Rav'World Champions' 4th City Meeting of the Waters

St. Louis, a city divided over NFL team alliances

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Tonight marks the start of the NFL season, leaving some St. Louis fans wondering which team to support. Since the St. Louis Rams were sold in 2015, St. Louis has been without an NFL team.Eight years have passed since the Rams became the Los Angeles Rams. This marked the second time an NFL team had left St. Louis, with the NFL Cardinals departing for Arizona in 1988. The Rams, who ended a seven-year NFL team drought in 1995, left St. Louis 21 seasons later. This story recaps the last game the Rams played in St. Louis.Eight years later, who should St. Louis support for the eighth season without an NFL team? Tonight's first game features the Detroit Lions against the Kansas City Chiefs, and some FOX 2 viewers are voting for the Chiefs. We asked our Facebook fans who they were planning on rooting for in the upcoming NFL season. Jen B.D. said, "Chiefs! STL native and season ticket holder for 22 years."Jessica D. said, "I mean, the Chiefs are in Missouri, so there’s that."Dia...

Two weeks of beef: Longmont Meals on Wheels receives Boulder County Fair champion steer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

The grand champion market steer of the Boulder County Fair represents the best of what 4-H farmers have to offer. This year, thanks to a donation from local business sponsors, that prize will help feed community members served by Longmont Meals on Wheels.John Herring delivers beef from the Grand Champion steer from the Boulder County Fair to Longmont Meals on Wheels on Wednesday. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)At the junior market livestock sale that closed out last month’s fair, Chris Rusk and Neil Motley banded together to buy the steer. On Wednesday, Rusk and Motley joined John Herring, president of the Boulder County Fair Junior Livestock Sale Committee, in bringing a truck bed filled with packaged meat from the animal to the LMOW kitchen at the Longmont Senior Center.“That’s probably six, seven thousand dollars of savings right there,” LMOW head chef Charles Mascarenas said about the donation.Mascarenas and his team cook around 500 meals a day, and the donation should cove...

Kroger and Albertsons looking to sell 400 stores to wholesale grocery company, report says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

Grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons – the respective parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway – are reportedly in the midst of negotiating an almost $2 billion deal with C&S Wholesale Grocers and SoftBank Group Corp. to sell hundreds of their stores.The potential acquisition could impact more than 400 locations, including an unidentified number in “mountain states,” Reuters reported. The would-be purchaser, New Hampshire-based wholesale company C&S Wholesale Grocers, would receive financial support from SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese holding company.An announcement about the deal could come “as soon as this week,” with the stores sold for “antitrust reasons,” according to Bloomberg News, which originally reported the story on Tuesday.Representatives for C&S Wholesale declined to comment on Thursday, while spokespeople for Kroger, Albertsons and SoftBank Group Co. didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Related ...

Colorado family of five injured in horrific wrong-way crash in Seattle

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

A family of five from Colorado is sharing their story of survival after they were injured in a horrific wrong-way crash during a Labor Day weekend trip in Washington state.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Longmont police officer helps pull man out of burning car Crime and Public Safety | Aurora man dies after Labor Day weekend crash involving speeding, intoxication Crime and Public Safety | Colorado trucking company in I-25 crash that killed 5 family members tried to buy insurance hours after wreck Crime and Public Safety | Reported road rage incident in Larimer County now investigated as planned robbery Crime and Public Safety | One person dies in crash on northbound Interstate 25 and Yale Avenue Yoichi “Forest” and Tomo Mori are the founders of Japanese Hope Mountain Family church, currently located in Englewood.They flew to Washington with their three children, Kishin, Inori, and ...

SuperLotto Plus ticket wins $15M jackpot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

Another Californian woke up a multi-millionaire on Thursday.A single ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing. The jackpot ticket was sold at a gas station in the 1700 block of Riverwalk Drive in Fortuna, California, lottery officials said.The jackpot is worth $15 million.There was also a ticket that matched five numbers that was sold at a 7-Eleven in the 24400 block of Ridgeroute in Laguna Hills. That ticket is worth $32,147.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 2, 3, 16, 25, 41 and the Mega number is 12.If you think you might get lucky, the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is $7 million.

California rolls out AI guidelines in Newsom's latest executive order

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Wednesday to study the development, use, and risks of artificial intelligence technology statewide and within the government while educating the public on the new technology.Under the executive order, state agencies and departments will be required to analyze any potential threats generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, could cause to California’s critical energy infrastructure. California workers are at ‘high risk’ of being replaced by artificial intelligence, report says Agencies will also be tasked with issuing general guidelines for the public’s use, procurement and training on GenAI. Departments will also be required to make reports on the uses of GenAI and the potential harms and risks the technology can have communities, governments and state government workers, according to a news release.Newsom’s office also stated that state agencies will train state government workers to use GenAI technology approved by California.“Th...

Jimmy Fallon slammed with toxic workplace allegations: report

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

The "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has been off the air since May due to the writers' strike.However, there have been rumblings behind the scenes, which have been exposed in an explosive piece in Rolling Stone on Thursday morning about the "Saturday Night Live" alum.Jimmy Fallon attends The Museum Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on Dec. 1, 2022, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Two current and 14 former employees of the "Tonight Show" said Fallon's on-air likable persona is a facade. The anonymous sources describe a toxic work environment and claimed that Fallon would act "erratic" and "dismissive."“You never knew which Jimmy we were going to get and when he was going to throw a hissy fit. Look how many showrunners went so quickly. We know they didn’t last long," one employee said.Those who spoke to the magazine claimed Fallon would belittle staffers out of frustration, which led to a high turnover rate.Some reportedly told human resources during exit int...

Advocates Want Cannabis Descheduled Not Rescheduled

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:03:10 GMT

Last week’s leaked letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommending that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under federal law was lacking for advocates who want to see it descheduled. All of the OG cannabis reformers are weighing in. Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been involved in cannabis reform for 50 years. He founded the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in 2017. “This is a step in the right direction, but it is not sufficient. I hope it is followed by more significant reforms,” Blumenauer said. “This is long overdue.”Blumenauer noted he pushed the Biden Administration to deschedule marijuana last December. Later in the spring, he called for more transparency in the wider Controlled Substances Act scheduling process. NORML, the nation’s oldest marijuana reform organization, noted the DEA said as recently as 2016, cannabis had no current accepted medical use regardless ...