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5 things to know this Wednesday, July 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July festivities yesterday despite a little unsettled weather as the day came to a close. Per Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we can expect more hot and humid weather coming the rest of the week. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Due to thunderstorms and inclement weather, the fireworks show scheduled to take place at the Empire State Plaza Tuesday night was postponed for Wednesday. Also, law enforcement reports two fatal motor vehicle crashes, one in Claverack on Tuesday night, and another in Lake George on Monday morning. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. Weather postpones New York State July 4 fireworks showThe fireworks show scheduled to take place at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday was canceled due to a thunderstorm. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 5.2. 2 dead after July 4t...

SLMPD investigating several overnight shootings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Independence Day holiday ends with gun violence in St. Louis City. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police are investigating around a half-dozen shootings Wednesday morning.Someone died in one of the shootings. They say a man was killed, and a woman was injured just after 12:30 a.m. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopz captured footage of the shooting that happened in the Dutchtown neighborhood on Chippewa Street at Gravois Avenue. Across the street from the QuikTrip there, both victims were shot in the back. Homicide detectives are investigating since the man died.About an hour before that deadly shooting, two men were shot on Chouteau Avenue near Dillon Court. That's in the Peabody Darst-Webbe neighborhood. One of the men was shot in the head, but survived. It's unclear if police have made any arrests. Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program to launch soon Around midnight, a man was shot in the chest on Dresden Avenue near Wilcox Avenue. That's i...

Crews investigating fatal house fire in St. Charles County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Crews are investigating a house fire that left one person dead in St. Charles County. Central County Fire and Rescue responded to the call a little after midnight after someone reported a fire in the garage on Arlington Drive. SLMPD investigating several overnight shootings Upon arrival, heavy fire was spreading from the garage to the attic. Three people were able to escape the fire safely, but one of the occupants died inside.There's no word on if this fire was firework related. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Man in custody after double shooting in Jennings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. – One man was killed, and a woman hurt in a shooting at a house on Jendale Avenue in Jennings.That shooting happened just after 4:00 p.m. Police shared that the neighbor shot the two victims because he was upset about social activity near his home. SLMPD investigating several overnight shootings He then barricaded himself inside the home. Police later took him into custody.

Affinia Healthcare in north St. Louis closed due to power outrage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Affinia Healthcare location on North Florissant will be closed again Wednesday because of a power outage.Patients will be notified and if needed, appointments will be rescheduled. Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program to launch soon All other Affinia Healthcare locations will be open.

Cooling center opens today in St. Louis County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - With the summer heat upon us, some people lack adequate shelter or air conditioning, so St. Louis County is opening a cooling center Wednesday.It will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It's at The Salvation Army Family Haven. Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program to launch soon That's on Page Avenue Near Warson Road in west county. Call 211 for more information from the United Way.

Denver City Council weighs $3 million payment program to boost immigrant families impacted by COVID

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

Roughly 2,000 Denver families may soon receive one-time cash payments under a $3 million program being considered by the City Council primarily to help immigrant families impacted by the pandemic.A council committee gave initial approval to the program last week, setting it up for a full vote before the body later this month.The program would provide payments of between $1,000 and $1,500 to low-income families impacted by COVID-19 with at least one juvenile child at home and who meet other qualifications, like housing insecurity or living in certain areas of the city. The $3 million program will be paid for through federal COVID-19 recovery dollars and would be open through June 30, 2024.While areas primarily in western and northern Denver are specifically named in the proposal, anyone in the city who can’t receive certain government assistance — as many immigrant families can’t — and otherwise qualifies would also be eligible, city officials told the council...

Rockies Mailbag: Orioles and D-backs turned it around. Can Colorado do it by 2025?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.Pose a Rockies — or MLB — related question for the Rockies Mailbag.What’s especially frustrating for Rockies fans is that at least five teams in the majors were as bad or worse than Colorado just two years ago, but are now enjoying success. Most notable are playoff contenders Baltimore and Arizona, both with miserable 52-110 records in 2021. Two years from now in 2025, what’s there to believe that the Rockies can turn things around and become a winner?— Dom, LongmontDom, I was curious to see which teams were worse than the Rockies in 2021. The Rockies finished 74-87 and there were actually nine teams worse: Orioles (52-110), D-backs (52-110), Rangers (60-102), Pirates (61-101), Nationals (65-97), Marlins (67-95), Cubs (71-91), Twins (73-90) and Royals (74-88).As you can see, the Rangers (now leading the AL West) have also made a dramatic turnaround. They did it...

Kazakhstan and Luxembourg triple number of weekly cargo transit flights 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

Kazakhstan and Luxembourg signed a memorandum on regular air transportation to triple the number of cargo transit flights per week at an event held to mark the 77th flight by the Cargolux airline at the Astana International Airport on 29 June.According to Kazakh Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Marat Karabayev, the key agreement was to increase the number of cargo flights from Luxembourg from 7 to 21 a week. Flights that used to be charter now have become regular, he added.“After France and Finland, Luxembourg is the third country with which we sign the fifth level of openness within the open skies policy,” he said.The minister noted that this agreement opens up new opportunities for Kazakhstan’s aviation industry, positioning the country as a key transit hub between Europe and Southeast Asia.New transit flights provide additional opportunities for Kazakh aviators’ professional growth and entrepreneurs, Karabayev said. The goods unloaded in Kazakhstan can find dem...

Elias: Solution to some of California’s housing problems at hand

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:44 GMT

Remember Fry’s Electronics, the warehouse-style stores that shut down completely in 2021? Those stores joined 41 California Bed, Bath & Beyond locations, 17 Disney stores and more than a dozen Best Buys in the state that shuttered just in the last year.Related ArticlesLocal Opinion | Milpitas mayor cites housing, economic growth as priorities in speech Local Opinion | Elias: California insurance chief mustn’t cave in to industry he regulates Local Opinion | Elias: Newsom should appeal decision to free Manson Family member Local Opinion | Opinion: Valley Water project protects Milpitas residents, businesses from flooding Local Opinion | Opinion: Saratoga mayor offers safety tips for summer They joined hundreds of locations once occupied by Borders Books & Music, KMarts, K-B Toy stores, Linens-N-Things warehouse-style stores, Mervyn’s stores, Circuit City, Radio Shack, Sport Chalet and Blockb...