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Sex trafficking remains a growing concern across New York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Online platforms have contributed to the rise of sex trafficking across New York, with many cases involving minors under the age of 18. While lawmakers push to decriminalize sex work and provide stronger protections for victims of sex trafficking, local government agencies and nonprofit organizations have been at the forefront of providing support services and aid to victims in need. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! What is sex trafficking?As defined by Nicole Consiglio, the Safe Harbour Coordinator for the Albany County Department for Children, Youth, and Families, sex trafficking is the term used for anyone under the age of 18 who is engaged in commercial sex or any adult who is involved in commercial sex in which the elements of force fraud and coercion are used. "Younger people are more vulnerable to trafficking and are easily influenced as they do not have the awareness to protect themselve...

Things to do in the Capital Region this weekend: March 17-19

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The weekend is almost here! From St. Patrick's Day to Maple Weekend to the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, there are quite a few things happening on March 17, 18, and 19. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.Friday, March 17St. Patrick's Day. Many restaurants are having Irish specials.St. Patrick's Day events around the North Country.Stewart's Shops offering 99-cent ice cream cones for St. Patrick's Day.2023 NCAA Men's Basketball, MVP Arena in Albany, various times. You can buy tickets and check out the schedule on the MVP Arena website. Stores coming, going and staying in Stuyvesant Plaza Saturday, March 18The 27th annual Maple Weekend, various location around the Capital Region.St. Paddy’s Day Pub Fest, downtown Amsterdam, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.Voices of the Americas by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Saratoga P...

The St. Patrick's Day forecast for St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Mild, wet and windy across the region, with high temperatures near 60 degrees. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms through late tonight. Around .50” of rainfall in St. Louis. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here The weather should be drier and cold on St. Patrick’s Day. Expect wind gusts up to 30 mph and temperatures will be much colder. Morning temperatures will be in the 30s with wind chills in the teens. Afternoon high temperatures will be in the low 40s. The normal high for this time of year is 57 degrees. The weekend will be dry but cold. We’ll hold onto the gusty north winds on Saturday, but less windy on Sunday. Highs, only topping out in the 30s. Milder on the first day of Spring, with highs near 50 degrees. Chance of rain by late Tuesday.

Smoke from Wright City building fire over I-70

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

WRIGHT CITY, Mo. - Firefighters are working to put out a commercial structure fire in the 15000 block of Veterans Memorial Pkwy. The Scott’s Company building has been heavily damaged by a fire. Smoke from the building can be seen over I-70, which is located nearby.

The first candidate of big Denver mayor field drops out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

Kwame Spearman is dropping out of the Denver mayor’s race just as ballots are hitting mailboxes across the city.He is also endorsing Kelly Brough, the former head of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.Spearman is the CEO of Denver’s Tattered Cover Book Store chain. In a statement Thursday afternoon, the Denver native said the challenge of breaking through the logjam of candidates was too great. Now Brough is the best option to lead the city in a way that supports small, local businesses like his, he said.“I’ve had a front seat view in this race. I’ve listened to all the candidates, heard all their plans and seen first-hand how they would work on behalf of Denver residents. Kelly is the right person to lead the city through the next four years,” Spearman said.Earlier this week, Spearman was among six candidates who were not invited to participate in a televised debate hosted by 9News because he failed to garner at least 2% support in a poll of 594 likely Den...

Two arrested after man injured by booby trap in Highlands Ranch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

Two Highlands Ranch residents have been arrested after a device, a possible “booby trap,” set outside their front door injured a person, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.On Friday deputies responded to a report of a person being injured by a possible “booby trap,” according to a sheriff’s news release.Two Highlands Ranch Residents Arrested for Injury Caused by “Booby Trap” https://t.co/UPX3hCoGW8— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) March 16, 2023Deputies met with a person who told them at about 2 p.m. March 9 “he was conducting business” on Ashburn Court when he went to the front door of a residence and heard a loud boom. The man told investigators that a wire was caught around his lower leg and that he experienced ear pain and altered vision. The victim said the wire was suspended above a step leading to the front door.After the incident, the victim was confronted by a man thought to be the homeowner, according to the relea...

Denver police ask public’s help for information in a 2020 shooting death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

Denver police are asking for the public’s help in solving an ongoing homicide case — the shooting death of a 31-year-old man in the East Colfax neighborhood in 2020, and a $20,000 reward is posted.REWARD INCREASE: #Denver, do you have any information regarding this homicide investigation? If so, call @CrimeStoppersCO at 720-913-7867 — you can remain anonymous and earn a cash reward up to $20! pic.twitter.com/DS6yEUnv8P— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) March 16, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Northglenn homicide suspect arrested in Arvada after car crash is identified Crime and Public Safety | Family of Boulder King Soopers shooting victim sues gun manufacturer Ruger Crime and Public Safety | Homicide victim found in truck along I-25 in Colorado Springs was bound, gagged and injected with heroin Crime and Public Safety | Arvada officers’ pursuit of Northglenn homicide suspect e...

Oil, gas industry faces new crackdown on emissions as Colorado tries to clear air

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

The state’s oil and gas industry will face new rules cracking down on emissions as the state battles to bring the Denver area and northern Colorado into line with federal air-quality standards.Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday that the state will develop “the most ambitious rule in Colorado’s history” to cut nitrogen oxide emissions, which form ground-level ozone pollution. State regulators believe they will be the first of their kind in the nation.The state has passed a series of new oil and gas rules, including ones requiring cuts in methane emissions, since a 2019 law mandated a change in how the industry is regulated. However, Polis said the industry still has a significant impact on the state’s air quality and greenhouse-gas emissions.This year, oil and gas production is projected to be the largest contributor of ozone-causing emissions in the part of the Front Range classified as “severe” violators of federal air quality standards, accordi...

California Congressman wants to make 32-hour workweek a U.S. law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

One California Congressman wants to make the four-day workweek a federal law.Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat representing California’s 39th congressional district, reintroduced the 32-Hour Workweek Act, a bill that would reduce the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. The bill would also mandate overtime pay for any work done after 32 hours and applies to non-exempt employees who typically work hourly jobs in various sectors, including transportation, wholesale and retail. California lawmaker proposes bill to limit the risk of homelessness for state renters The legislation was initially introduced by Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. “Workers across the nation are collectively reimagining their relationship to labor – and our laws need to follow suit,” Takano said in a statement. “We have before us the opportunity to make common sense changes to work standards passed down from ...

Desert X Asks Desert Why?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:11 GMT

Desert X, the Coachella Valley land art biennial, has opened its fourth edition in a curious position — the project’s media profile has grown, even as its physical scope has contracted. Its inaugural edition in 2017 was festooned in mystery, novelty and a cheerfully brazen spirit of experiment and adventure; the 2019 return saw massive expansion in territory and social ambitions. Centering on large-scale sculptures and other temporary interventions in the desert landscape, the ethos was a journey-based take on the classic American western road trip with all the self-reflection and grounded attention that entails. Along the way, issues of land use, resource allocation, Indigenous stewardship, development, climate, spiritual and cinematic mythography, colonialism, labor, language, and the sometimes contentious discourse between international and regional culture were inevitably raised.In 2021, the size was scaled back for pandemic reasons, but the edition still produced many poignant ...