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Successful first week for Upstate Canna Co.

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.(NEWS10) - The first week is in the books for the Capital Region's first cannabis shop, and NEWS10 has all the details on how the business is already growing.Upstate Canna Co. owner, Don Andrews, says the launch was successful, with a line down the block. Andrews adds that they are ready to expand their operations. Adirondack Line returns to service “That's the overall end goal, to have three locations,” said Andrews.The shop employs 14 people with room for more.“We're in the process of hiring more. So, there's a lot of job opportunities coming up,” said Andrews.While they have been busy, he says keeping sold out products in supply is not a challenge.“We work closely with cultivators who are going to be within an hour, an hour and a half away. So, not too far away. So, we are selling out of things, but we are able to be restocked in a timely manner,” said Andrews. Swatting closes more New York schools With the newly found success, Andrews believes in giving back...

Electric ride-share scooters return to St. Louis with new restrictions  

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - This weekend marks the return of Bird scooters to the downtown area. Lime scooters are also returning. There are new restrictions. Following complaints from St. Louis residents, the city put the brakes on its electric scooter ride-sharing program while leaders looked for ways to address concerns. “I’m glad to see there back, even with restrictions,” said Akeem Shannon, a downtown resident who was surprised to see the scooters back downtown on Friday. He believes the scooters help downtown visitors easily access nearby businesses.  Trending: Cardinals selling $9 tickets in one-day flash sale Friday “They can come to more local restaurants and ultimately spend more money in the city,” Shannon said. “That’s why I think they’re great.” David Gaines recently moved to St. Louis from Charlotte, NC, where he said residents shared concerns similar to complaints heard in St. Louis. “It just seemed like it was working against itself,” Gaines said.&nb...

Tower Grove beer garden returns, first day a success

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It didn’t take long for STL Barkeep to sell out on the first day of the Tower Grove Park Beer and Cocktail Garden.“This was a really crazy busy day,” said Samantha Dodd with STL Barkeep.About two-and-a-half hours after they opened up, it was cold outside.“We weren’t really sure what to expect, and we sold out of everything,” Dodd said.The beer garden is back for its second year in a row. STL Barkeep will serve cocktails and beer in collaboration with Schlafly Beer. Dodd said that the first day was “beyond my wildest dreams.”Jed Dale said he visited last year's beer garden about half a dozen times and says he’s glad it’s back again. Top Story: Fenton clerk recounts terrifying gunpoint robbery and assault “I’ll just grab a beer, sit by the pond have a nice solitary look at things,” he said.Amanda Spielman and her friends were able to grab one drink right before they sold out.“It’s so easy to get here and hang out, it’s great,” Speilman said.According to Dodd, there were ...

Woman dead, 2 children hospitalized in Murrieta drowning

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

A woman was found dead and two young children are in critical condition after drowning in a Murrieta pool on Friday.Murrieta Police responded to a home on the 23000 block of Spring Meadow Drive around 11:31 a.m.When they arrived at the backyard, paramedics found CPR was being performed on two young children aged one-and-a-half and two-and-a-half years old, police said. The children’s father and a neighbor were performing CPR.A 65-year-old woman was pulled out of the water where life-saving measures were performed, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.The two children were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.It’s unclear what exactly led up to the drownings at this time, police said. No identities have been released. The fatal incident remains under investigation.Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Reid Leitch at 951-461-6353 or Sergeant Miguel Garcia at 951-461-6362.

San Jose: Police union terminates office manager accused of fentanyl sales

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

SAN JOSE — The office manager for the San Jose Police Officers Association has been let go as part of its internal investigation into federal charges alleging use of her work computer to order drugs from overseas and distribute them from her office.Last week, a 13-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court charged Joanne Segovia, the association’s former manager and its executive director since 2003, with attempting to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.In the wake of her arrest in connection with an ongoing Homeland Security investigation into a network shipping controlled substances to the Bay Area from other countries, Segovia could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.The complaint alleges that Segovia kept ordering controlled substances even after Homeland Security agents interviewed her in February. Association officials placed her on leave March 24 after search warrants were served at her home and her association office, where pills were...

New pipeline could protect Alameda's water supply in event of earthquake

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- In Alameda, East Bay Mud is installing a new massive water pipeline that engineers say will withstand the next big earthquake. It will replace an existing 80-year-old pipe officials feared would fail in a large shaker.As it stands now, a large earthquake could have devastating effects on the City of Alameda's water resources. That's why a more than a half-mile-long high-density water pipeline is going underground. ‘Save Women’s Sports’ advocate Riley Gaines says she was attacked after speech at SFSU It replaces the existing pipe currently bringing water from Oakland to the island which is eight decades old.East Bay Municipal Utility District Director of Engineering and Construction Jimi Yoloye says it's vulnerable to quakes."Alameda is an island. There is no storage, no water storage on the island of Alameda," Yoloye said. "All Alameda's water comes over from reservoirs that are located in Oakland and Berkeley. And, so this is significant. If the existing...

Antioch PD officers used 'racist speech' in text messages, DA says

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

(KRON) -- A Contra Costa County District Attorney investigation revealed that Antioch Police Department officers used racist language in text messages, the DA's office said. The officers allegedly made the comments when talking about suspects whom the officers were investigating. The DA's office worked with the FBI to investigate officers from APD and the Pittsburg Police Department. The offenses that were being investigated include "moral turpitude," the DA said. Child dies after being found unresponsive in Oakland The misconduct found by the investigation affected a charged felony case. The DA's office said the messages included "unambiguously and historically racist speech." "The racial animus expressed by officers in the recovered text messages trigger additional statutory concerns under the Racial Justice Act," the DA's office said. Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Clare Maier said the texts will be revealed to the defense in the impacted case. KRON ON is streaming news live...

Trey Murphy scores 31 points, Pelicans beat Knicks 113-105

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Murphy scored 31 points, C.J. McCollum added 23 and the New Orleans Pelicans improved their chances of avoiding the play-in round with a 113-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.The Pelicans (42-39) will need to beat Minnesota on the road in their regular-season finale Sunday and get some help from some combination of Golden State and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Clippers to climb higher than the seventh seed.The Knicks, locked into the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, were without leading scorer Julius Randle (ankle injury), second-leading scorer Jalen Brunson (right hand) and center Mitchell Robinson (rest). The game began inauspiciously when Herb Jones blocked RJ Barrett’s 3-point shot and Immanuel Quickley threw a wild pass into the seats on their first two possessions, but they hung around until the final two minutes.Trailing 100-99, New Orleans went ahead for good on Jones’ drive for a lay-up and took a 106-100 lead on Mc...

76ers rest all 5 starters, still beat Hawks 136-131 in OT

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georges Niang scored 24 points, including a decisive 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining in overtime, as the Philadelphia 76ers rested all their starters and still beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-131 on Friday night.Jalen McDaniels scored 24 points with 11 rebounds for the 76ers, who were already locked into the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. With nothing at stake, 76ers coach Doc Rivers rested all his starters. Rivers assembled a lineup of backups that included Jaden Springer, who had 19 points only hours after his arrival from the G League.Despite the loss, the Hawks clinched the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with Toronto’s 121-102 loss to Boston.Trae Young scored 27 points and set a career high 20 assists but he also committed nine turnovers in a disappointing showing by the Hawks, who led by 15 points in the third quarter.Shake Milton had 15 points and 15 assists, and Montrezl Harrell added 11 points and 10 rebounds as th...

Bogaerts, Cruz, bullpen lead San Diego past Braves, 5-4

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:17 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Xander Bogaerts drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, Nelson Cruz went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and the San Diego Padres got strong relief pitching to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Friday night.The Padres began the game with a 5.84 bullpen ERA, third-highest in the majors, before Brent Honeywell, Luis García and Josh Hader combined to blank Atlanta in the last 4 1/3 innings. Hader celebrated his 29th birthday with his second save of the season — retiring three of four batters with two strikeouts in the ninth.Bogaerts put San Diego up 5-4 with an RBI single that bounced into shallow right field on a check-swing. His good fortune helped San Diego, which advanced to the NL Championship Series last year, stop a two-game skid and improve to 4-4. The Braves, who dropped to 6-2, scored three times in the third to force a 3-3 tie on Marcell Ozuna’s homer, Riley’s RBI single and a wild pitch by starter Nick Martinez, who gave up a bases-loaded walk in the fi...