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David French: Being there

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

I want to begin this column by sharing with you one of the worst things I ever did. I was only 18 years old, but that was no excuse. Late one night I got a call from a close friend. “My dad’s on the way to the hospital,” he said. “It’s really bad.” His voice was shaking.I was shocked. I didn’t know what to say. More important, I didn’t know what to do. I told my friend that I was so sorry. I told him I’d pray for him. And then I went to sleep. I called my friend the next morning. No answer. I asked around. He was at the hospital.The same pattern repeated for two long days: I’d call. No answer. I’d ask about him and find out he was at the hospital. But I didn’t go. To this day, I can’t replicate the thought processes that kept me away. I remember feeling some irrational confidence that his father would be fine. I remember being busy. I remember feeling not quite prepared to face such pain and loss. Then I got the call: My friend’s father had died.I did go to the visitation. I knew — ...

Julia Stoyanovich: Google has been force-feeding us ads. Now one big antitrust case could change the internet forever

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

The feds are coming after Google. In January, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the technology giant monopolized the lucrative space of digital advertising. A sure-to-be exhaustive trial under way in the U.S. District Court in Washington is expected to last until November.The lawsuit focuses on three key players: advertisers, publishers and vendors of ad tech tools that match publishers with advertisers and orchestrate ad targeting and delivery.However, monopolization also affects another key group that remains largely unprotected by U.S. laws: you and me, the end users.Google’s dominance has led to a singular method of how ads target us, and we’ve been left with little choice and with no legal safeguards in the current setup.On the ‘open web’Many of us are familiar with incessant social media ads on Facebook and Instagram. That’s called “closed web” advertising and is operated in-house by those companies. Bu...

21 arrests made in Glens Falls assaults

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A group of teens, accused of raising havoc in Glens Falls over the summer, have been arrested. Some of their parents were also arrested after their children were charged with committing several crimes.Glens Falls patrol officers arrested 21 people in connection to incidents that included assaults. The charges range from misdemeanors to felonies. 16 juveniles and five parents were arrested over the course of the summer.In August the police department released a press release that notified the public it was investigating multiple reports of juveniles committing crimes, mainly in the downtown area.Police Chief Jarred Smith said there is normally ebbs and flows in the summertime, when youth are out, but he called these reports unusual and alarming. He said they received a large number of complaints.“They come in weekly. Usually it’s just the minor traffic calls, they’re blocking traffic and harassing motorists. When the motorists or bystanders confront the y...

Concerns over proposed facility's impact on Guilderland water

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

GUILDERLAND, NY (NEWS 10) — A new storage facility, and the Watervliet reservoir. A local resident is concerned that this combination could lead to water pollution.“I'm trying to get ahead of the problem versus having the problem and then having to deal with it” Joe Masterson told NEWS 10's Zion Decoteau. MORE NEWS from NEWS10Joe Masterson’s driveway ends right across the street from the proposed site of a construction equipment storage facility that will encompass four warehouses with outdoor storage included. Masterson, a father of three who's lived in the area for over a decade, is concerned that runoff from the facility will pollute the adjacent Watervliet reservoir — which supplies Guilderland’s drinking water. It brings up memories of another capital region water crisis."So you think about Hoosick Falls? What if everything that happened never happened they wouldn't have issues and be where they’re right now so we've got great drinking water that feeds Guilderland. Why would we...

Queensbury teacher publishes lesson in perseverance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - After years of encouraging students to follow their dreams, Queensbury Middle School teacher Jamie Strait realized she should take her own advice. The result: One local educator finishing and releasing her first children's book, getting the same message out to even more people. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! As the school year begins, Strait - who teaches 6th-grade English and writing at Queensbury - has been getting supportive words, emails, and selfies from students and families holding copies of "Last Place Lexi," a children's book Strait self-published this year. The book follows a day in the life of Lexi Lexington, a girl who keeps bumping up against a type of problem Strait saw both her students and her own daughter going through - one which she couldn't quite find represented in other children's books."So many kids today want things to be perfect and go exactly as planned on their first try,"...

St. Louis man convicted in near-fatal attack of girlfriend while on parole

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A jury has convicted a St. Louis man in a near-fatal attack of his girlfriend earlier this year while he was on parole for a 1980 murder, according to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office. Anthony Wren, 69, was convicted of first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and kidnapping in the case. Source: Majority of St. Louis cops in police district call in sick Investigators link Wren to an attack of his girlfriend on Jan. 18, 2023. It reportedly happened at his girlfriend's home in St. Louis City. According to a news release from the circuit attorney's office, Wren became upset during a conversation and his girlfriend asked him to leave. Wren refused and shot his girlfriend once in the head. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

Denver man who shot, killed woman over dispute about children playing in yard convicted

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

Jason Arroyo, who shot and killed a woman over a dispute about children playing in a yard in Denver, has been convicted of first-degree murder.A jury Wednesday found Arroyo guilty in the September 2020 murder of Patricia Cruz, 55, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said in a post on X.A jury today found Jason Arroyo guilty of first degree murder for killing 55 year-old Patricia Cruz in September of 2020.  Arroyo faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole when he’s sentenced on December 1.— Denver DA's Office (@DenverDAsOffice) September 28, 2023On Sept. 6, 2020, Arroyo threw water on children playing in a yard near 35th Avenue and Lipan Street, according to a probable cause statement, and when a dispute started, he left and returned with a gun.Arroyo fired about six shots and two people were hit, the court document said.Cruz died almost two weeks after being shot.Arroyo faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the po...

Pedestrians injured in 2-vehicle crash at West L.A. adult care center

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

An elderly man and an employee of an adult health care center were injured following a two-vehicle crash in the Carthay neighborhood of West Los Angeles Thursday afternoon.The crash happened around 1:35 p.m. on the 6000 block of West Pico Boulevard.The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that two vehicles were involved in the crash and multiple pedestrians were struck.Video from Sky5 showed a white Chevrolet pickup truck and a black Mercedes-Benz SUV parked near the scene with visible damage. A glass door to an adult health care center in West Los Angeles is shown following a crash on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)The pickup truck was disabled on the sidewalk after it appeared to have crashed through a glass door of a business. An internet search identified the business as Sinai Adult Day Health Care, a facility associated with Kaiser Permanente. The program director for the healthcare business told KTLA that a female staff member in her 60s and a male client in his 80s were struck by t...

California Highway Patrol officer hurt during scuffle with protester

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

A protest over rent and wages turned violent Thursday when California Highway Patrol officers tried to remove demonstrators from a state office building in downtown Los Angeles.The chaos ensued as organizers and supporters of the Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) rallied in front of the Ronald Reagan State Building on South Spring Street.The group is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Senate Bill 567, which would make it more difficult for landlords to evict tenants.A CHP officer is seen brandishing his service weapon after falling to the ground. Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)Video recorded by a KTLA photojournalist shows a CHP officer escorting a demonstrator from the lobby of the building and attempting to close the front doors behind him.When another protestor, a man in a yellow shirt, tries to hold one of the doors open, the deputy shoves him and they both eventually fall to the ground.Video shows the deputy pulling out his service weapon w...

Disney opens new vacation club property at Disneyland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

The Disneyland Resort opened its newest Disney Vacation Club property on Thursday, the first vacation club property to open on the West Coast in more than 10 years, according to Disneyland officials.Known as The Villas at Disneyland Hotel, the latest addition to the Disneyland Hotel is a 12-story tower that includes 344 rooms themed to Disney classics like “The Jungle Book,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Fantasia” and more. Disneyland to limit early park entry for hotel guests beginning next year The opening of the villas marks the first time a new tower has opened at the Disneyland Hotel since 1979. Spacious deluxe studios in The Villas at Disneyland Hotel at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim can sleep up to four guests, and include a kitchenette, a split bathroom, and two queen-sized beds—one of which folds into the wall to reveal a couch. Each room was inspired by either “Sleeping Beauty” or “The Princess and the Frog”, and features regal theming throughout. (...