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Coaldale bylaws, amendments passed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

By Nikki JamiesonSunny South NewsA trio of bylaws were passed by Coaldale town council during their April 24 meeting.The first bylaw – Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 868-C-04-23 – allows the Town of Coaldale to pass a special tax bylaw for the purpose of raising funds to pay for the design and construction of the new multi-use recreation facility in town. Of the facility’s $18,880,000 cost, $10 million is being funded through debenture debt, with the payments to be covered from revenue gathered by a $10/month special tax levy. The levy applies to each developed residential parcel of land within the town’s boundaries, at a rate of $120 per developed residential parcel of land. A similar bylaw was passed in 2022.“The special tax bylaw is an annual bylaw put in place, so when council does approve it, it is only valid for (an approval) for one year, so you can’t approve it for say, 20 years,” said Kyle Beauchamp, director of corporate services for the town.Last year, a similar bylaw raise...

Pertussis outbreak now zone-wide in South Zone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

Alberta Health ServicesAn outbreak of pertussis (Whooping Cough) declared Jan. 26, 2023 in the South Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS) now has 146 identified cases. This is an increase from 126 as of April 20.The newly-reported cases indicate the outbreak is now present in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, as well as smaller communities in the zone. Cases have been identified at schools and other community locations such as churches and sites where children gather to take lessons. Public Health is unable to identify linkages between most of the recent cases, indicating there is likely more disease circulating in communities that is not being reported.The majority of cases are among children between one and nine years old, but some adults have also been affected. Newborns and young children are most vulnerable for severe illness and complications. Five children have required hospitalization during the course of this outbreak.AHS is issuing a reminder to all people of the importance of...

Inside look at drug recognition expert school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Tuesday, NEWS10 told you how local law enforcement is using drug recognition experts to detect impaired drivers. Wednesday, we took you to DRE training school to show you what their training is all about. Law enforcement detects impaired driving with Drug Recognition Experts NEWS10’s camera was allowed inside this classroom where 20 officers are being trained on impaired driving and it is all part of a long process.“First, you're required to successfully complete the basic course for police officers at 6 months of training and the new curriculum also includes a one-day course on recognizing the cannabis impaired motorist, then you're required to complete a two day a ride course: advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement,” said Albany County Sheriff Commander, Adam Keral.Once they get passed that, they are now DRE class ready.“There's like basically two weeks of classroom work where you're learning about how to evaluate somebody impaired by...

Kailey’s Wish

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Since Kailey Paul could walk, she’s been riding horses. The 14-year-old Rensselaer County girl trains and competes in equestrian events all over the country. All of that came to a screeching halt in August of 2022, when she started experiencing severe headaches, fatigue and neck pain. The doctor sent her in for an MRI, and the results nearly brought Kailey and her parents to their knees. There was a large tumor where the spine connects to the brain, and it was cancer.Kailey jumping a horse during practice.“When she first got diagnosed, it was like a punch to the face,” according to her mother, Donna Cole Paul. She added, “Everything stops and all you can think about is her getting better.”They acted quickly with emergency surgery followed by an aggressive regiment of chemotherapy and proton radiation treatments, both in Albany and at a hospital in New York City.Kailey tells NEWS10, “I have to be honest, it’s hard. It’s a tough treatment.”Making matters worse...

Attorney wants court records sealed in Ralph Yarl shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The attorney for an 84-year-old man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door is asking a court to prevent any new information in the case from being made public.Andrew Lester is accused of shooting Ralph Yarl on April 13 after the 16-year-old confused Lester's north Kansas City address with a home about a block away where he was supposed to pick up his younger brothers.The shooting drew worldwide attention and prompted rallies and protests in the Kansas City area, with critics saying Lester, who is white, was given preferential treatment when police released him just two hours after he was arrested.Lester has pleaded not guilty to armed criminal action and first-degree assault charges and remains free on $20,000 bond. Yarl was shot in the head and an arm and is recovering at home after being hospitalized for three days. As legal battles mount, Kim Gardner takes nursing classes Lester's attorney, Steven Salmon, arg...

Trump calls rape claim ‘ridiculous’ in video deposition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump called a writer’s claims that he raped her at a Manhattan department store “the most ridiculous, disgusting story,” testifying in a deposition shown in court Thursday that the allegations were “made up” and that the assault never happened.Lawyers for accuser E. Jean Carroll played about 30 minutes of excerpts from the former president’s deposition, including his emphatic denial of the longtime advice columnist’s accusation that he attacked her in the mid-1990s in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room.“If it did happen, it would have been reported within minutes,” Trump said, contending that shoppers and personnel at the “very busy store” would’ve heard a commotion and alerted authorities.“It’s the most ridiculous, disgusting story. It’s just made up,” Trump said in the video deposition taken in Octobe...

Up 2-0 and facing Suns potentially without Chris Paul, Nuggets coach Michael Malone says, “We haven’t done anything yet”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

Michael Malone found a still frame from Denver’s Game 2 playoff win over Phoenix that he said Wednesday he wants to have framed and put in his house.The moment worthy of a spot on the coach’s wall: A double contest of a Suns jump shot by Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon.“It’s like a work of art,” Malone said, lauding the precise way in which they and others aggressively defended shots without fouling or compromising their positioning. … “That’s championship defense.”The Nuggets took care of business at home, staked themselves a 2-0 lead, moved to 6-1 overall in the postseason and now head to Phoenix to take on a Suns team that may well be without star point guard Chris Paul for a game, two games or perhaps the rest of the series.So, as Denver’s players took to the practice floor Wednesday to work out new ways to harass Kevin Durant and defending Phoenix’s pick-and-roll, Malone’s playing a different kind of defense. He’s guarding against complacency finding its way into his locker room.“...

Black bear living in Santa Monica Mountains collared by biologists believed to be only bear in region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

Biologists from the National Park Service are tracking an adult black bear that is believed to be the only bear living in the Santa Monica Mountains.The three or four-year-old black bear, dubbed BB-12, was captured on April 23 in the western portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, just south of the 101 Freeway.Biologists performed a physical exam, took samples and measurements, and attached both an ear tag and a radio collar before releasing it.The National Park Service said it's the first time they've ever captured and collared a bear in this area and BB-12 is possibly the only bear living in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area."He’s likely been here for almost two years based on our remote camera data,” said Jeff Sikich, who has been the lead field biologist in charge of the park’s long-running mountain lion study. “This seems to be our first resident bear in the 20 years we have conducted mountain lion research in the area. It will be interesting to see how he shar...

Crypto ATM scams on the rise in Ventura County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

Warnings signs are being posted on Bitcoin ATMs in Thousand Oaks due to a recent spike in cryptocurrency scams, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.The scams typically start with a phone call or email from the criminal demanding the victim pay off a debt, a bill, a fine, a warrant, or return funds.“The scam suspects direct the victims to withdraw cash out of their bank account and then drive to a nearby Bitcoin ATM,” said Detective Ryan Shoden with the East County Investigations Unit. “The suspect instructs the victims how to input their cash, which can be several thousands of dollars, into the Bitcoin ATM and send their money to an unknown cryptocurrency wallet address.”By the time the victim realizes they were scammed, it’s too late.Warnings signs are being posted on Bitcoin ATMs in Thousand Oaks due to a recent spike in cryptocurrency scams. May 3, 2023. (Ventura Co. Sheriff's Warnings signs are being posted on Bitcoin ATMs in Thousand Oaks due to a recent spi...

California's ranking drops in annual 'Best States' report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:11 GMT

California is considered the nation's 33rd “Best” state, according to the latest Best State Ranking from U.S. News and World Report.The annual report used survey data to measure how well the 50 states serve their residents across 70 metrics in eight categories, including health care, education and economy.Here is where the California ranked in the following categories: 6th: HealthCare20th: Education:23rd: Crime and Corrections:29th : Economy30th: Natural Environment:34th: Infrastructure39th: Fiscal Stability50th: OpportunityThe Golden State’s 33rd ranking is a step backward from 2021 when it was ranked the 24th “best” state.  Researchers found that the top 10 best states were:UtahWashingtonIdahoNebraskaMinnesotaNew HampshireIowaWisconsinVermontFloridaUtah took the top spot from Washington, which held the position for two surveys in a row, according to U.S. News and World Report. This is what a $300,000 homebuying budget will get you in California On the other hand, the 10 “wo...