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At Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes and cultural performances will mark 35th anniversary of Changsha relationship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

Community members and leaders from St. Paul and China will celebrate the 35th anniversary of St. Paul’s sister-city relationship with Changsha, China, as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival this weekend at Phalen Regional Park.The flyer for the Mid-Autumn Festival and celebration to mark the 35th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between St. Paul and Changsha, China, contains details about the festivities on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The relationship between the two cities began in 1988. (Flyer courtesy Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society)The anniversary celebration, which is free and open to the public, will include a dance performance by the Shen Pei Art Studio, poetry readings, calligraphy demonstrations and speeches by community leaders. It starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Xiang Jiang Pavilion, which is located by the Saint Paul–Changsha China Friendship Garden.Among those scheduled to be in attendance include a five-person delegation of municipal officia...

1 dead, 46 injured after bus carrying students to band camp crashed in New York: officials

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) ---- At least one person died and 46 other people were hurt when a charter bus carrying students from Long Island to a band camp overturned down an embankment on a New York highway Thursday afternoon, officials said. The bus crashed on Interstate 84 just outside of Middletown in Orange County at 1:12 p.m., police said. It was one of six buses carrying students from Farmingdale High School to a band camp in Greeley, in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to the school district."We were informed that there had been an accident with Bus 1 en route to Greeley, PA for Band Camp. Police and emergency responders on the scene, as well as district administration. We will provide another update when more information becomes available. We ask for your patience as we gather more details," according to a statement from the Farmingdale School District. Video taken from news helicopters showed the bus lying on its side in trees and shrubs...

Testimony reveals Jacob Klein paid for background checks on Philip Rabadi

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Testimony on Sept. 21 revolved around surveillance video and records tracking Jacob Klein's activities leading up to Philip Rabadi's death on April 13, 2022. The jury got a closer look at the email at the center of the Prosecution's case. Christopher Kopec, Investigator with the Albany County Sheriff's Office, said cell phone, Department of Motor Vehicles and thruway toll records tracked Klein's Virginia license plate in the area April 10th-13th, 2022. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Surveillance video from cameras near the Airbnb Klein rented and from stores he allegedly passed were entered into evidence. A member of Google's investigative team also took the stand. The prosecution presented a binder of information related to Klein's account and Radin's account. Jessica Blain-Lewis, Assistant District Attorney, displayed the email Klein sent to Radin in Sept. 2021 about her marriage. Authorities inv...

Nourish NY receives audit; need for more oversight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- The Nourish New York program was created during the pandemic as a way to help with the disrupted food chain which is now a permanent program, but a state audit from the Comptroller's Office shows there isn’t enough oversight for Nourish New York. Experts say one in 10 New Yorkers suffer with food insecurity. The program was created to alleviate that issue as well as helping local farmers by connecting them with food banks. "So it provides money for food banks to purchase directly from New York State farmers so they get the freshest produce, they get local milk products that are then distributed to people in need and regional food banks, and in pantries all across the state," explained Steve Ammerman, Director of Communications for the New York Farm Bureau. Ammerman said more than 4000 farms have taken part in the program. State comptroller Tom DiNapoli told Capitol Correspondent, Amal Tlaige, this is a win-win program, but there’s room for improvement. "Not on...

Prisoner escapes Mercy South Hospital, search ongoing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A manhunt continues for a convicted child sex offender who escaped from Mercy South Hospital early Thursday morning. Authorities told FOX 2 that local, state, and federal law officers are all involved with the search for 45-year-old Tommy Wayne Boyd. That search is ongoing both in the air and on the ground. However, at this point, investigators acknowledge that there have been no sightings of Boyd since he escaped from the hospital, located just off Tesson Ferry near Interstate 270.We’re told Boyd walked out of the main entrance at Mercy South Hospital shortly before 4 a.m. A hospital surveillance camera captured an image of Boyd as he was walking out. That image has been turned over to law enforcement.Surveillance photo of Boyd from Thursday morning. (Photo provided by: Mercy South Hospital)A hospital spokesperson, Joe Poelker, said that Boyd was in the custody of two state corrections officers when he escaped. Poelker also shared that there was no physical ...

Death penalty sought against man accused of killing Hermann officer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. - A man linked to the shooting death of a Hermann officer earlier this year could potentially face a death penalty sentence. Prosecutors filed a "notice of intent to seek the death penalty" earlier this month in the Gasconade County Court against 35-year-old Kenneth Simpson. Simpson is accused of shooting two officers in the line of duty, including one fatally, last March in Hermann, Missouri. The officers were at a Casey’s gas station when they tried to take Simpson into custody on outstanding warrants. Prisoner escapes Mercy South Hospital, police investigating Mason Griffith died in the shooting, while New Haven officer Adam Sullentrup continues to recover from injuries. Simpson is currently jailed on charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, and more. Recent court documents claim the murder "was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman in that it involved torture, or depravity of mind." Close ...

Search continues for inmate who walked out of Mercy South

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The search continues for a convicted child sex offender who escaped from Mercy South Hospital early Thursday morning.Local, state, and federal authorities are working to find Tommy Wayne Boyd. Boyd, 45, is serving a 30-year sentence at the Potosi Correctional Center for statutory sodomy. He’d been taken to Mercy South for an undisclosed treatment.Boyd walked out of the main entrance at the hospital here shortly before 4 a.m.Authorities said Boyd was in the custody of two state corrections officers when he escaped. There was no physical confrontation and no one was hurt. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW There has been an intense search for Boyd throughout the day. A K9 unit was deployed to look for any signs of Boyd."...

Interstate 70 westbound reopens in Glenwood Canyon after crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

Westbound Interstate 70 is back open through Glenwood Canyon after a four-vehicle crash closed the roadway for more than an hour, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol.The crash was reported at 1:35 p.m. between the Bair Ranch and Hanging Lake exits, seven miles east of No Name. Crews cleared the wreck and reopened the interstate just after 3 p.m.One person was injured in the crash, said Master Trooper Gary Cutler, and the cause is unknown.#I70 westbound: Road closed due to a crash between Exit 129 – Bair Ranch and Exit 125 – Hanging Lake. https://t.co/3rue28fu8i— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) September 21, 2023This is a developing story and may be updated.Related ArticlesTransportation | High-speed chase through Eastern Colorado leads to fugitive arrest Transportation | I-70 resurfacing at Colorado’s Vail Pass to begin Wednesday Transportation | ...

Four-year-long fib costs real estate attorney her law license

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

A business professor and real estate attorney at some of the city’s top firms has been barred from practicing law for 30 months because she carried on a years-long lie.Cindy Lowery-Graber, who has been a lawyer in Colorado since 2002, was working in the Denver office of international firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in summer 2015 when she was introduced to a client who was having issues with the title of their home.She determined that a quiet title action — litigation used for simple property disputes — was the best route. But she never filed the action, according to an admission she signed last month.“In April 2016, (Lowery-Graber) informed the client that the complaint was filed, that she expected no responsive answers to be filed and that she would move for default,” that admission explains. “This was not true. No complaint had been filed.”“This message began a pattern of communications…where she represented that a complaint had been filed, that her law firm was waiting on...

Shops at Northfield owner eyes closure of private interior street

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:56:36 GMT

The new owner of The Shops at Northfield plans to close a portion of the street that runs through the open-air mall.A consulting firm working on behalf of Los Angeles-based Stockdale Capital Partners, which purchased the mall in early 2022, proposed the change in a document sent this month to Denver’s planning department.“The updated site experience will allow pedestrians to freely walk from one building to another safely while having the option to enjoy a variety of amenities throughout the site,” said Jim Shipton of Point Consulting. “With the existing road proposed as being blocked off to general vehicular traffic, it will help create a stronger community and help businesses that are within.”The road in question is Main Street between 47th and 48th streets, which is flanked by various mall buildings occupied by retailers such as H&M, Sephora and Bath & Body Works.Stockdale owns the street itself. The firm’s document envisions it providing a “new outdoor experience,” with ...