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MN Gov. Tim Walz signs order protecting access to ‘gender affirming care’ for youth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting access to “gender affirming care” for transgender people and took a swipe at leaders of conservative states he called “bullies” for banning the practice.The Democratic governor said Minnesota would be a refuge for transgender people and families with children who are seeking to receive care that corresponds with their gender identity.“We want every Minnesotan to grow up feeling safe, valued, protected, celebrated and free to exist as their authentic versions of themselves,” Walz said. “Supporting access to gender affirming health care is essential to being a welcoming and supportive state to the community.”Gender affirming care can include things like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for adolescents who are under a doctor’s care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes gender affirming care as a “supportive form of healthcare”...

Schenectady man sentenced to 15 years for arson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday, Joshua Robinson, 37, of Schenectady, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for committing arson. Robinson is required to complete five years of post-release supervision. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Robinson pled guilty to intentionally setting fire to a two-family home at 522 Schenectady Street on March 8. Fire investigators determined that the fire was intentionally set near a window on the first floor in an alleyway. The alley connected to a building Robinson was living in.Analysis of camera footage of the area determined that Robinson set the fire, as he was caught exiting the alley shortly after smoke was observed. No one was injured during the incident, but the occupants suffered extensive damage to their property. ALBANY COUNTY Albany man accused of setting victim on fire Robinson was arrested on June 10 after another suspicious fire occurred at a vacant building ...

Two more meetings set on Saratoga Biochar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Saratoga Biochar Solutions, LLC is planning two more community meetings regarding its fertilizer facility set for construction at the Moreau Industrial Complex. The facility, which would create fertilizer using the leftover solids from wastewater treatment plants, has been the subject of public controversy around the communities of Moreau, South Glens Falls and Gansevoort. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The upcoming meetings are the latest in a series of outreach meetings with the public as part of the company's Public Participation Plan, a requirement of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner. The ultimate goal of these meetings is to answer public questions regarding the biochar project's environmental impact and community safety.Two meetings are set for the end of March. Both dates include in-person and remote attendance options:Tuesday, March 286-9 p.m.Fort ...

Bill to help kids who lost parents to COVID proposed in NYS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- This March marks three years since COVID shutdowns and infections started causing chaos across the country. It's estimated that over 1 million people have since died from the virus. A new bill introduced at the New York State Capitol seeks to help kids who lost their parents to the illness.Veronica Fletcher came up to Albany from New York City to tell the story of how losing her husband of 16 years, Joseph, to COVID-19, continues to impact her children. She said while her son impressively graduated from high school early, his college choices were limited. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “Despite this major demonstration of academic aptitude and emotional resilience, without my husband alive, Josh could not afford to attend the university of his choice," Fletcher said during a press conference at the Capitol Wednesday.Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara pointed to research that found more than 310,00...

Home health aides want higher wages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Experts say nearly one million New Yorkers will require home care by 2035. It’s estimated that 90% of those working as home care workers are women. But advocates say they’re underpaid and underappreciated. Home health care workers seek to increase min wage "We’ve assumed that women will do caregiving work for free," said Senator Rachel May. Last year, home care workers received a three dollar raise above minimum wage. The 2022 budget included indexing that to minimum wage, but advocates are saying the Governor is now backsliding on her original plan. "So the Governor has proposed merging home care wages with minimum wage as minimum wage rises, we don’t wanna see that happen we want to keep it above minimum wage," said Senator May, who's sponsoring the proposal. That’s why they're asking to increase their pay to 150% of the minimum wage. Kim Alleyne who has been a home health aide for 15 years said the job requires a diverse set of skills that not everyone h...

How to find out which airlines seat families together for free

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — If families want to fly together without paying an extra fee, they have a new tool to help them. On Monday the Department of Transportation rolled out a new dashboard that shows travelers which airlines guarantee fee-free family seating. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says this is part of an ongoing effort to pressure airlines to let families sit together without paying fees. "So far three airlines have agreed to do it, Alaska, Frontier, and American. We're calling on all airlines to do that," Buttigieg said. Bill McGee is a Senior Fellow for Aviation with the American Economic Liberties Project. He's been working on this issue for years and says he knows of situations where kids as young as one were assigned seats away from their parents. "This is ridiculous, it's absurd," McGee said.  CAT scan: Pet goes through X-ray machine at Virginia airport He says...

Missouri and Illinois among states with most stolen vehicles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau says that more than a million vehicles were stolen in 2022. That is a 7% increase over 2021 and Missouri and Illinois are among the states seeing the most cars stolen.Illinois saw the number of vehicles stolen jump between 2021 and 2022. The 35% change was the most out of any state. Missouri saw the number of vehicle thefts rise by 10% year over year.State2021 Totals2022 TotalsPercent Change 2021-2022California201,034202,6851 %Texas95,082105,01510 %Washington35,92146,93931 %Florida43,25045,9736 %Colorado38,57042,23710 %Illinois28,67738,64935 %Ohio28,10729,9136 %Missouri26,63029,34510 %New York23,08828,29223 %Georgia26,23826,5291 %*Law Enforcement Agencies may still be entering thefts for 2022, and these numbers may change."We are seeing vehicle theft numbers that we haven't seen in nearly 15 years, and there is very little deterrent to stop criminals from committing these acts as they ...

2 Missouri women charged with child's murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

UPDATE 1:25 P.M. — A police report for the incident tells the details of what happened when police investigated the incident that led to the arrest of Buford and West.The sibling who reported that his sister was unconscious said that he found her on the floor with a sock in her mouth on March 7, according to the probable cause statement.Officers arrived and found that Buford and West were asleep. The person who answered the door told them that "she choked," referring to the child. The responding officer made contact with the two women and told them that he had been informed that there was a child dead in the home.According to the probable cause statement, Buford went and found the deceased child under a blanket in the living room. The time of death was called at 8:50 a.m.Angela West mugshotShamira Buford mugshotAccording to the probable cause, the deceased child appeared to have ligature marks on their wrists, ankles and neck. A sock next to her appeared to have blood on it. Also fo...

CHSAA state basketball Final 4 scouting report: Favorites, challengers, dark horses and underdogs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

A look at each of the teams in the Class 6A, 5A and 4A Final 4 at Denver Coliseum this weekend:BOYSClass 6AFriday at Denver ColiseumNo. 1 Mountain Vista (24-2) vs. No. 4 Denver East (24-2), 4 p.m.No. 7 Regis Jesuit (20-6) vs. No. 3 Fossil Ridge (24-2), 12:45 p.m.Favorite — Mountain Vista: The Golden Eagles have just about everything you want in a championship contender. Size? Six-foot-9 Caden Stevens is a shot-blocking menace. Depth? Eight players have appeared in 25-plus games. Experience? Six of those eight are seniors. All that’s missing? Mountain Vista’s never reached a title game before, let alone won it.Challenger — Fossil Ridge: A year removed from reaching the 5A title game, the SaberCats are back in the Final 4 with a chance to finish what last year’s team started. Senior post Nick Randall (22.1 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.7 bpg) is the clear No. 1 option, but with five players averaging two-plus assists a game, this is a team that strikes from all angles....

82-year-old Denver man charged with sale of fake Michael Jordan cards

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:29 GMT

NEW YORK — An 82-year-old Colorado man was charged Wednesday with selling and trading fake Michael Jordan basketball cards in a scheme that prosecutors said resulted in him making more than $800,000 over four years.Mayo Gilbert McNeil was arrested in Denver, where he lives, after a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office.McNeil was accused of making numerous fraudulent deals beginning in 2015, including the 2019 sale of a counterfeit card to a victim in Manhasset, New York, for $4,500, and a 2017 deal in which he traded two counterfeit cards for two authentic Tom Brady football cards.“Mr. McNeil defrauded sports memorabilia collectors of more than $800,000 by intentionally misrepresenting the authenticity of the trading cards he was peddling when, in fact, they were counterfeit,” Michael Driscoll, assistant director-in-charge of the FBI’s New York field office, said ...