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RCSO: Man on parole arrested on drug and gun charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office arrested a man following an investigation, in partnership with the Troy Police Department and New York State Parole while on GIVE (Gun Involved Violence Elimination Initiative) Detail. According to the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office, Jayvon Daniels was on parole at the time of his release. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Deputies say Daniels was found to possess a high-capacity 9mm drum magazine with narcotics and a scale while on parole. Charges:Third-degree criminal possession of a weaponThird-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceDaniels was arraigned at Schaghticoke Town Court and is held with no bail. According to deputies, also had an open felony case out of Troy City Court for the same charge.

Memorial ride for fallen Rutland police officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A memorial benefit ride will be held in honor of Jessica Ebbighausen, a 19-year-old Rutland Police officer who died in an on-duty car crash in July. The ride, with Halfway to Heaven RC and the Rutland City Police Department, will be held at noon on Saturday, beginning and ending at the Vermont State Fair at the Route 7 entrance. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The ride will be $20 per car, with all proceeds being donated to a charity chosen by Ebbighausen's family. All are encouraged to attend. Ebbighausen joined the Rutland Police Department on May 23 and was working part-time. At only 19, she is the youngest law enforcement officer in Vermont’s history to die in the line of duty.

Cook's Corner shooting suspect's former home raided as new details are revealed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

A home was raided Thursday in connection with mass shooting suspect John Snowling, who allegedly killed three people and injured six others during a rampage at Cook's Corner in Orange County.A search warrant was served at a home in the 4500 block of El Capitan Place that the 59-year-old suspect once shared with his estranged wife. Investigators served a search warrant on Aug. 24, 2023, at a home John Snowling used to share with his estranged wife. (RMG News)Images showed several SWAT officers near a van parked outside the former Ventura Police Department sergeant's home. The street was closed to the public during the operation.It was unclear what investigators were searching for or if anything was recovered from the home. Snowling, armed with three handguns and a shotgun, apparently drove from where he was currently living in Ohio to the Cook's Corner biker bar in the Trabuco Canyon area of Orange County. Investigators said Snowling walked up to his estranged wife around 7 p.m. and ...

Los Angeles installing solar-powered EV charging stations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

One of the biggest reasons people don’t buy electric cars is because they’re worried about where they’ll charge them. One company has a unique answer with a solar charger that fits into a standard parking spot.San Diego based Beam Global has a solution for putting more chargers in more places. It's called the EV ARC."Electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger. So, underline that word autonomous. This thing's not connected to anything at all. No grid connection, no power coming from the utility," said Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley.The self-contained, sustainable device looks like a giant patio umbrella. It has a solar panel on top of a battery bank, and it all moves to track the sun. That way the device can capture 25 percent more electricity than if it was a fixed array.Sunlight is converted into energy that can charge multiple cars at once. Not only can it charge your car, but there's also an AC outlet and USB outlets to plug in your electronics, too. (If you're wondering, th...

Health care workers union holding strike authorization vote amid ‘growing patient care crisis’ 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

A potential strike by health care workers nationwide could soon be affecting a medical center near you. Kaiser Permanente workers across America are gearing up for a strike authorization vote, which is set to take place on Saturday. The labor negotiations affect 85,000 Kaiser health care workers represented by the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. The major concerns employees are voicing include what they claim are a series of unfair practices related to securing a new contract and a lack of action on what they call “unsafe” staffing levels lingering since the COVID-19 pandemic.  How California firefighters are using AI to help spot wildfires “This is a crisis that demands our attention and our action,” said respiratory therapist Liz Grigsby at a press conference on Thursday. “We must hold Kaiser accountable until they make a change and provide us with the staffing we need and deserve so we can provide the best care and support for our patients’ needs.” The loo...

NFL rookie agrees to plead guilty to driving his Lamborghini 140 mph, pay fine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

Vikings rookie receiver Jordan Addison, clocked at 140 mph in his sports car on Interstate 94 in St. Paul, has agreed to plead guilty to speeding. A charge of reckless driving will be dismissed, according to a court document filed Wednesday.Addison was originally cited for two misdemeanors. As part of a sentencing agreement, the speeding charge will be amended to a petty misdemeanor.A Minnesota State Patrol trooper pulled Addison over in a 2021 Lamborghini Urus on July 20 about 3:15 a.m. on eastbound I-94 near Dale Street. The speed limit there is 55 mph.“Driver stated his dog was having an emergency at his residence, and that was the reason for his speed,” the citation stated. Addison issued a public apology the day after he was pulled over.Addison is to pay a $300 fine, in additional to surcharges of $386, for a total of $686.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Who was alleged California biker bar gunman and ex-cop John Patrick Snowling? Crime and Public Safe...

List: Maui releases names of 388 missing after wildfire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

The County of Maui on Thursday released a list of the names of 388 people who have been reported unaccounted for following the Lahaina wildfire.The list was compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Officials acknowledged concerns that by releasing a list of the missing, they would also be identifying some people who have died, in some cases before family members have been notified.“We’re releasing this list of names today because we know that it will help with the investigation,” Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said in an official statement. “We also know that once those names come out, it can and will cause pain for folks whose loved ones are listed. This is not an easy thing to do, but we want to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make this investigation as complete and thorough as possible.”Anyone who can confirm that a person on the list is safe — or who has information that could help locate a person — is asked to contact the FBI at (808)...

Smith River Complex wildfire now burning at over 52,000 acres, still at 0% containment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

The Smith River Complex continues to burn, with widespread power outages in Del Norte County set to be addressed by Friday or Saturday of this week, according to officials. Thousands of firefighters are on site building dozer lines and prepping structures.The Smith River Complex is now burning at an estimated 52,563 acres in Del Norte County with 0% containment.A red flag warning for a large swath of Northern California has been issued by the National Weather Service out of Eureka, expecting more lightning into the early hours of Friday amid dry conditions, potentially sparking more fires across a region where dozens are already burning.“Forecasts are pointing to a dynamic weather day as fast-moving thunderstorms are predicted to be around the fire area in the afternoon and possibly overnight,” a Thursday release from the U.S. Forest Service notes. The greatest danger is gusts of winds coming from these storms.At a community meeting, state Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) urged Cali...

DOJ sues SpaceX, alleging it discriminated against refugees, asylum seekers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX Thursday, alleging Elon Musk’s Hawthorne-based space company discriminated against refugees and asylum seekers in its hiring practices.The lawsuit alleges that between 2018 and 2022, Hawthorne-based SpaceX “wrongly claimed” that export control laws limited its hiring to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.The DOJ said it has been investigating SpaceX since June 2020, when the department’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section received a complaint of employment discrimination from a non-U.S. citizen.SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.“Our investigation found that SpaceX failed to fairly consider or hire asylees and refugees because of their citizenship status and imposed what amounted to a ban on their hire regardless of their qualification, in violation of federal law,” Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, said in a statement.Clarke added that SpaceX “...

Angels’ Shohei Ohtani faces questions about future in wake of elbow injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:00 GMT

The baseball world was rocked when the Angels announced on Wednesday night that two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani suffered a serious elbow injury that has put his entire pitching career in jeopardy.Ohtani has a torn ulnar collateral ligament, the same injury that led him to have Tommy John surgery in 2018.Ohtani’s plan is to continue to DH, including this weekend in New York, while he and the Angels seek further opinions to determine his course of treatment, the Angels said.Ohtani continued to hit for almost a month after learning he needed Tommy John surgery in September 2018, and as a result he did not return to the lineup as a hitter until May 2019.Given that, it’s fair to wonder if Ohtani would choose to have surgery sooner if that’s the route he chooses this time.That is just one of many questions raised by the news of his injury.Were the Angels negligent by having Ohtani pitch?After General Manager Perry Minasian announced the diagnosis on Wednesday, he was asked several differe...