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Oklahoma Training Track to open April 17

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Oklahoma Training Track at historic Saratoga Race Course will open for the 2023 season on Monday, April 17. The Oklahoma barn area will open to licensed trainers and staff beginning Saturday, April 15. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Prior to the start of the 2023 summer meet, the Whitney Viewing Stand, which overlooks the Oklahoma track, will be open to the public free of charge on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays beginning Friday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Whitney Viewing Stand is accessible to pedestrians through Gate 21 on East Avenue, but fans are reminded that vehicles are not permitted on the property at this time.The 40-day summer meet will open on Thursday, July 13, and continue through Monday, September 4. Following the four-day opening weekend, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from the closing week, when the 2023 summer me...

New tavern, bike café to open in Voorheesville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Blackbirds Tavern and Bike Café are set to open in Voorheesville later this year. Blackbirds Tavern will be located at 40 S Main Street and Blackbirds Bike Café will be at 42 S Main Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Blackbirds Tavern and Bike Café are part of the Business for Good family of companies. Business for Good invests in people to build better businesses, stronger communities, and a more equitable world.Voorheesville is the hometown of Business for Good co-Founder Ed Mitzen. He saw an opportunity to turn the empty space left by Stewart's Shops on South Main Street into businesses for the community, said Business for Good. Best NY Burger nominees include 2 Capital Region restaurants "We started a development project by expanding the number of properties to make this neighborhood a thriving economic destination, bringing jobs to local residents of Voorheesville," said Business ...

Missouri man sentenced for 2014 Valentine's Day triple murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A Missouri man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a brutal attack in 2014 that claimed the lives of three people, including a 7-year-old boy.After a three-day bench trial, St. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Navarro-McKelvey convicted Shawn Kavanagh on March 17 on nine counts connected to the murders: three counts of first-degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree domestic assault, and one count of first-degree burglary.On Tuesday, April 11, Navarro-McKelvey sentenced Kavanagh to life in prison without the possibility of parole or probation for each count of murder, 15 years on each count of armed criminal action, life imprisonment for domestic assault, and 15 years for the burglary. The sentences will be served consecutively. Top story: Police officer’s gun and body armor stolen from his car On the evening of Feb. 14, 2014, Kavanagh called 911 to say he’d stabbed four people inside a trailer home...

Man shot, killed Tuesday in north St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A homicide investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in north St. Louis. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has identified Patrik' James, 33, as the victim. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of Gamble Street in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. Top story: Police officer’s gun and body armor stolen from his car Police were patrolling around MLK Street and Glasgow Avenue nearby when they heard several gunshots. Police arrived to the scene within minutes, though the suspect was able to get away. James was found in the middle of a street with several gunshot wounds. Police say he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are asking the public for any information relevant to the investigation. If you have any information, contact SLMPD at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).

Come see the stars in Variety the Children’s Charity Unbound – an Evening of Empowerment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It’s a night to remember at Variety UnBound an Evening of Empowerment. Many of the Variety children and teens will perform and entertain at this year’s fundraising event. Wednesday, we met such an inspiring young woman, Madi Proctor. She’s been supporting Variety for years and now is giving back. See how she’s getting ready for her next stage of life – college! Way to go, Madi!VarietySTL.org/UnboundApril 20, at 6 p.m.The Factory in Chesterfield

Mission Taco Joint to expand with Town & Country restaurant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. - One popular taco stop in the St. Louis region plans to open a new location later this year. Mission Taco Joint will open a new restaurant in Town & Country near the end of 2023, according to a news release from the company. Trending: Minnesota man steals semi-truck, leads to police chase in St. Louis County The eatery will be located at 1000 Woods Mill Plaza in the Clayton Village Shopping Center. It will sit around 160 people and feature a private event space. Mission Taco Joint builds upon its eight St. Louis and Kansas City-area locations, the most recent one being its first MLB ballpark concession stand at Busch Stadium. The company is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, and it's been a busy one. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP...

Fatal Arapahoe County apartment fire deliberately set, South Metro Fire Rescue investigators conclude

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

A fatal fire that ravaged the Ivy Crossing Apartments was deliberately set, South Metro Fire Rescue and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office investigators announced Wednesday.One person died and two were hospitalized in the fire on April 8 and 23 residents were displaced from the apartments at 2380 S. Quebec St. in unincorporated Arapahoe County.“Somebody caused this fire to start. We don’t know why,” or how, South Metro spokesman Eric Hurst said.Ivy Crossing Fire Human Caused and Incendiary in Nature Investigators from South Metro Fire Rescue and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office have determined the fire that occurred on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 2380 S. Quebec St. was human-caused and incendiary in nature. The… pic.twitter.com/ekHlK3Kz6S— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) April 12, 2023Responding to a call before dawn, firefighters and Arapahoe County Sheriff deputies arrived and saw flames consuming second and third-floor hallways and stairwells with b...

Inflation coming down in Denver, but not as fast as elsewhere

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

Consumer inflation continues its gradual descent in metro Denver, but it isn’t falling as fast as elsewhere in the country, according to a bi-monthly update from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area advanced 1.3% between January and March and is running at an annual pace of 5.7%, which is down from the 6.4% annual rate measured in January. Nationally, consumer inflation increased at a 5% annual rate in March, which was down from a 6% annual pace in February.Annual gains of 10% in both rents and food prices helped keep inflation elevated in the region. Metro Denver was also hit with a 12.3% spike in gasoline prices between January and March, which resulted from the closure of the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City to repair equipment damaged by cold temperatures late last year.Gasoline prices were down about 2% in metro Denver compared to March 2022, but nationally, they were down 17.3%.Michael Hi...

Colorado Democrats set to introduce bill banning “ghost guns”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

Colorado Democrats hope to ban unserialized firearms — so-called “ghost guns” — with a bill being introduced this week.The bill would be a final piece in a package of new regulations endorsed by Democratic leadership and the governor that has otherwise mostly made their way through the legislature. That package includes proposals to lift the age limit on buying firearms, create a waiting period to buy firearms, add who can invoke the state’s extreme risk protection order law, and remove liability protections for firearm manufacturers.“All of it is designed to regulate and to address gun violence,” said Sen. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora Democrat and sponsor of the unserialized gun bill.Under the ghost gun proposal, it would be a misdemeanor to possess or manufacture firearms that lack serial numbers. A second offense would be a felony. The introduced bill would give owners of firearms that lack serial numbers until Jan. 1 to get them registered. ...

Westminster road-rage shooter claimed out-of-body experience during killing of boy, wounding of 3 others, DA says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:24 GMT

Jeremy Webster (Westminster PD)The man accused of killing a 13-year-old boy and wounding three others in a road-rage shooting spree in Westminster five years ago told police afterward that he’d watched himself carrying out the attack as though he were out of his body, prosecutors said at the start of his jury trial Wednesday.Jeremy Webster, 27, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and related counts in connection with the June 14, 2018, attack in the parking lot of a dentist’s office at the corner of West 80th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard.Prosecutors with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday rejected Webster’s claim that he was insane during the shooting and said he should be held criminally responsible for the crime.“Insanity is just an excuse,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Prince said during opening statements in Adams County District Court.The incident be...