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Nightclub takes over former Bradley bar spot in Troy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- "A place to be inspired" is what Cory Nelson says is the goal of his new nightclub, The Chandelier Room. The spot had its soft opening on September 1 in the former Bradley bar space at 28 4th Street in Troy. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Nelson was inspired by the different places he saw in his travels and wanted to bring this concept to Troy. "As soon as you walk in, you feel transported," Nelson told NEWS10.The Chandelier Room is a safe space for adults to get dressed up and dance, said Nelson. The club has a strict dress code: formal, semi-formal, business casual, or elegant casual. 2023 Oktoberfest events in the Capital Region The Bradley, a dive bar that was owned by Vic Christopher, closed in July after six and a half years. At that time, Christopher told NEWS10 that the space had been sold to "a familiar new owner with a brand-new concept.”Nelson previously owned The Cloud Food Hall in Albany b...

One teen killed, others injured in St. Louis shootings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One person is dead, and two juveniles are hurt after a series of shootings overnight in the city of St. Louis. Two others were also shot in the violence.At this point, police have told FOX 2 that nobody is in custody in connection with any of the shootings. The police also shared that they don't believe any of the shootings are connected, even though three of them happened within about a half hour of each other and two of the scenes were only a block apart.Police got the first call just after 9:45 p.m. They rushed to a scene on Minerva in north St. Louis which turned out to be a homicide.We're told when officers arrived, they found a teen shot outside. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has been identified as Antonio Thompson, 16, of St. Louis, Missouri.Homicide detectives have been called in to take over this investigation. Girl’s path to school: speeding cars, sex offenders, dangerous crosswalk About two hours later, police rushed to another shooting sc...

Brentwood man charged in attempted break-in at train collectors' club

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Brentwood man is behind bars after he allegedly attempted to break into the building of a train collectors' club and steal a toy train.Prosecutors have charged Travis Akins, 22, with second-degree attempted burglary, possession of burglary tools and property damage in the investigation. Girl’s path to school: speeding cars, sex offenders, dangerous crosswalk According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Akins tried to break into the Big Bend Railroad Club building on at least two separate occasions, most recently Wednesday morning. During the latest attempted break-in, a witness called police and claimed someone was using a hammer and blow torch on the door of the building. Officers later spotted Akins in possession of both the hammer and blow torch near the collectors' club, placing him under arrest. Police also noticed damage to the main door and a lock for the building. Per court documents, Akins "spontaneously stated that he was trying to retrieve ...

Missouri mom pranks son with a cutout of herself for his dorm room

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

Hakin Wagner and his mom, Jill Wagner's cut out. At his dorm room. Photo by Jill Wagner.ST. LOUIS -- A Maryville University St. Louis freshman got a bit of a surprise when he entered his dorm and saw a cutout of his mother standing next to his bunk bed. Jill Wagner, the mother of Hakin Wagner, 19, told his mother that he loved posters, and she thought she could help him out by providing him with some."I just thought it would be funny since Hakin had asked for posters, but I could never get him to say which ones," Wagner said. "I always try to make a situation better, and he had asked for posters but hadn't specified them, so I was thinking of something that would lighten the day. He is our youngest to attend college, and I knew that it would be a hard time for me to leave him."Check out his mom’s practical joke here. In the video, Hakin walks into his new dorm at the beginning of the semester and sees a life-size cutout of his mom. Upon further inspection, he also found a poster of ...

Motorcyclist killed in crash with pickup truck in Denver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

A motorcyclist died in a fatal crash that occurred early Thursday morning in the Berkeley neighborhood in Denver.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist dies after Friday crash in Aurora Crashes and Disasters | Man walking hit, killed by truck in Westminster Crashes and Disasters | Aurora man dies after Labor Day weekend crash involving speeding, intoxication Crashes and Disasters | Rescuers find missing climber dead at base of cliff in Summit County Crashes and Disasters | Colorado trucking company in I-25 crash that killed 5 family members tried to buy insurance hours after wreck Officers are investigating what led to the crash involving a motorcyclist and a pickup truck that occurred at about 1:15 a.m. at Federal Boulevard and 44th Avenue, spokesperson Doug Schepman said.The motorcyclist was driving westbound on 44th Avenue and the truck driver was going northbound on Federal Boulevard wh...

Video shows burglar bear taking dip in neighbor's pool

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

After a bear broke into and ransacked a Sierra Madre home on Wednesday, it managed to escape, eluding police and California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials.As it turns out, the bruin was just going for a swim.After ransacking a refrigerator in the 100 block of South Hermosa Avenue, the bear found the pool behind a nearby home. Sierra Madre woman returns to bear inside home Video shared with KTLA by the homeowner shows it lazily swimming a lap to cool off from the late summer afternoon heat at about 6:30 p.m.Wildlife sightings are common in the city, which sits at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.“We do experience a number of wildlife. We have bears and coyotes here,” city of Sierra Madre spokesperson Laura Aguilar said.

Clippers Clipboard: 'Failure is one of the best motivators'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

When the Los Angeles Clippers are healthy, they are one of the toughest teams to beat in the NBA. Unfortunately, good health was elusive as the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last season. As KTLA's David Pingalore explains, the team is looking to turn that failure into motivation to reach higher in 2023-24.

L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade And A Taste of Italy – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

Two of L.A.’s favorite food festivals return to Los Angeles. After a three-year hiatus, L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade, hosted by Chef Suzanne Goin and partner Caroline Styne of The Lucques Group along with Chef David Lentz, returns to the UCLA Royce Quad on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. And A Taste of Italy will take place once again at the historic Pico House in Downtown LA starting at 5 p.m. With food, wine and cocktails prepared by the country’s best chefs, winemakers and mixologists, L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade also will feature children’s activities, silent and live auctions, as well as culinary samples from returning chefs Michael Cimarusti, Chris Bianco, Adam Perry Lang, Donald Link, Nancy Oakes, Nancy Silverton, Suzanne Tracht, Rocco Whalen and Marc Vetri coming together to cook for childhood cancer cures. First-time participants include Akasha Richmond, Dana Slatkin and Brittany Cassidy from  Violet, Tim Cardenas and Irene Widjaya from Caldo Verde and Cara Car...

One dead after motorcycle, truck collide in East Bay

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

A person died early Thursday after a motorcycle and a truck collided on a rural bypass road connecting western and central Contra Costa County, the California Highway Patrol said.The crash on on San Pablo Dam Road between Emilio Court and Terri Ann Court happened about 6:15 a.m., according to the CHP. The crash blocked all lanes of San Pablo Road, and there was no estimate for when they would be open.A tow truck was at the scene working to remove the vehiclesThe CHP was not able to specify how the crash unfolded immediately, nor did they have any information on the person who died.Please check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Teen arrested on suspicion of intentionally striking 3 bicyclists in Southern California, leaving 1 dead Crashes and Disasters | 3 cyclists hit, 1 killed, in Southern California by perhaps the same driver Crashes and Disasters | Vehicle driver still sought in hit-and-run death of East Bay bicycl...

Bernie Taupin writes about Elton John, LA and ’70s-era fame in memoir ‘Scattershot’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:44:07 GMT

For 56 years, since the day Bernie Taupin met Elton John and embarked on a lifelong musical partnership, most of lyricist Taupin’s best-known works fit neatly on a single sheet of paper.“Your Song” and “Tiny Dancer,” “Rocket Man” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” and “I’m Still Standing.”Scores of big hits and deep cuts from the more than 25 albums Taupin and John made together, as well as dozens more that Taupin wrote for artists such as Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Heart and himself, decades ago established his talent with chorus and verse.But Taupin always liked writing prose, too, which is how, almost by accident, he came to compose his just-published memoir, “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me.”“I started writing it somewhat as an experiment,” Taupin says on a recent call from his home in the Santa Ynez Valley some 30 m...