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South Colonie Central High School hosts Emergency Action Plan practice

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

SOUTH COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — To help prepare for the new athletic season, South Colonie Central High School hosted an Emergency Action Plan Practice. Minutes matter when an athlete falls from cardiac arrest; five minutes can determine life…or death.Aimee Brunelle is the school’s Athletic Trainer and says that many cases continue to happen across the state.“Especially with Damar Hamlin with the Buffalo Bills, it shows how important it is to have that comprehensive team together where everybody knows their role, and it’s directed at patient care,” Brunelle said. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! That means increasing the amount of emergency training for coaches and staff and also including all student-athletes.“I think it’s extremely important for our community to understand the importance of how to administer CPR and deal with a situation that does emerge because you never know,” Tom Geddes, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, sai...

Neighbors frustrated with sidewalk squatters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A case of sidewalk squatters has reached a crisis point in south St. Louis.A man and woman have been living for years in a homemade shelter made from blankets and shopping carts in front of actual neighborhood houses at South Spring Avenue and Chippewa Street. Neighbors wonder how and why the City of St. Louis allows it to continue.“I hate to see people live like that,” said Lucille Bardo, who owns a resale shop across the street from the makeshift home. “There’s got to be some type of solution.”Solutions have been elusive for nearly two years.The man and woman living in the improvised shelter have been living unhoused in the same neighborhood for more than a decade, according to city officials. Sidewalk repairs trap 92-year-old woman in her home “They’re tough, I guess,” said neighbor Steve McClanahan.The couple lives directly in front of his house.“From what I’ve understood, they’ve been traveling a two-block radius (for) at least 15 years,” McClanahan said.They don’...

Multiple people quit within hours at Jennings City Hall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. – Resignations are piling up in a northern St. Louis suburb after what's described as an out-of-the-blue attempted ousting of the city attorney.The FOX Files can confirm the city attorney, city clerk, accounting coordinator, and the building's department manager have all departed the City of Jennings. Three of the resignations came on Tuesday. The contractor in charge of building the new city hall also left, according to a letter that the FOX Files obtained.Sources confirm Jennings City Clerk Deletra Hudson sent her letter of resignation to Mayor Gary Johnson and the city council on Tuesday."I am finding it difficult to continue in this work environment that lacks mutual trust and includes practices that go against my moral beliefs," Hudson wrote.Hours later, the city's accounting coordinator quit. In a memo, she cited alleged unethical behavior.City Attorney Sam Alton also resigned."The actions of Mayor Johnson are illegal, unethical, immoral, retaliatory, and racist,...

Parson signs off on new, one of its kind NIL law for high school, college athletes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Governor Mike Parson officially signed legislation Tuesday giving college coaches in Missouri a more active role in endorsement opportunities for their athletes.In two weeks, not only will Faurot Field in Columbia be packed for the first Mizzou football game of the season, but a new Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) law will go into effect, allowing in-state high school students to be able to cash in on endorsement deals once the athlete signs on."This is going to make us competitive," President of the University of Missouri System Mun Choi said during Tuesday's bill signing.A new Missouri law overseeing how college athletes make a profit from their endorsement rights is being called one-of-its-kind in the nation."I hope that true sons and true daughters of Missouri now are going to be able to stay in the state and receive their education and compete here in Missouri," Sen. Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, said. Sidewalk repairs trap 92-year-old woman in her home House Bill...

St. Louis County Parks removes walk nights, carriage rides from Winter Wonderland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Winter Wonderland fans were anything but excited to hear about the changes coming to Tilles Park’s holiday exhibit this winter.In a Facebook statement on Tuesday, St. Louis County Parks wrote, “With the St. Louis Carriage Company closure and losing access to McCarthy Construction parking, there will be several changes to this year’s Winter Wonderland. We had to eliminate the walk nights and the carriage rides.”"We'll be disappointed to see it go away," Steven Skawski said. “Without the walkthrough option, the carriage option, and the open-air option, we are probably a coin toss now.”For Natalie Horan and her family, the walking option was more meaningful than seeing the light show from your car. Missouri AG could take nearly a year to turn over Sunshine records "My little ones to be able to walk around and experience it was really exciting to do," she said. "It doesn't go by as quickly in the car cause we can actually walk through and enjoy the holiday spir...

Investigation continues in two places after fatal shooting near SLU campus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Several questions remain in the investigation into what caused an eruption of gunfire on Lindell Boulevard and Spring Avenue, feet away from the northern edge of St. Louis University’s campus.A suspect is in custody, police say. They do not believe the individuals involved were SLU students.The shooting happened shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Midtown neighborhood. Campus officials urged students to stay away from the scene.“I heard shots from a weapon. Maybe two types of weapons,” said Gentle Day, owner of Royal Auto RepairDay described the moments he heard the eruption of gunfire and witnessed construction workers near the incident flee for their lives.“We went to the doorway, and we saw everybody from the building from across the street over here running,” he said. Sidewalk repairs trap 92-year-old woman in her home The St. Louis Fire Department tells FOX 2 there were two active scenes involved in the deadly shooting. The first was where the victim in this case...

Colorado State’s Davis Bryant turning pro after competing in U.S. Amateur Championship, relishing time with his dad on bag

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE – Davis Bryant tapped in his final putt of the U.S. Amateur Championship, and tears poured down his caddy’s cheeks.No, the Eaglecrest High School grad and CSU standout didn’t make the cut to match play. But the waterworks from his caddy — dad, Matt — were a warranted signal of one golf chapter closing for Bryant, and another soon opening.Tuesday marked the last day of amateur competition for Bryant, who is turning pro and will make his debut in September in the pre-qualifying stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Q-School.“Once I tapped in the last putt, so many great amateur memories ran through my mind,” Davis Bryant said. “It was a special week to get the opportunity to play in (a second) U.S. Amateur, even though I’m disappointed I didn’t perform the way I wanted to.“Dad did what he needed to on my bag, I just didn’t quite execute quite right on a few shots. But I relished every moment out here with him, just like I always do.”Related Articles...

3 arrested after high-speed, multi-county pursuit through SoCal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

Three suspects have been taken into custody after a high-speed, multi-county pursuit in eastbound lanes of the 210 Freeway that involved both the Los Angeles Police Department and the California Highway Patrol.  The chase of the three residential burglary suspects was initiated by LAPD in the area of Sylmar just before 6 p.m. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., CHP took over as lead agency in the pursuit.  Sky5 caught up to the pursuit as it was in eastbound lanes of the 210 Freeway at Wheatland Avenue and continued through Pasadena, eventually, making its way into San Bernardino County.  Video shows the suspects, in a dark colored Mercedes Benz, weaving across lanes of the busy freeway, narrowly avoiding a spike strip put out by CHP officers and hitting speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.  LAPD in pursuit of three residential burglary suspects on the 201 Freeway on Aug. 15, 2023. (KTLA)CHP attempting to use a spike strip on the suspects as they were speeding down the eastb...

Rookie outfielder hits first homer but Oakland’s road losing streak reaches nine

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS — Nolan Arenado and Jordan Walker homered in the first inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday night.Arenado finished with four hits and Tommy Edman also homered for the last-place Cardinals, who have won five of six.Lawrence Butler hit his first major league homer for Oakland, which has lost five straight overall and its last nine on the road. The A’s (33-87) fell 54 games under .500 for the first time since ending the 1979 season at 54-108.Dakota Hudson (4-0) recorded his third successive win, allowing two runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings.Paul Goldschmidt and Andrew Knizner also drove in runs for the Cardinals.Arenado hit a two-run shot in the first off Spenser Watkins (0-1), his team-high 25th, to make it 3-0. Three batters later, Walker hit his 11th homer.St. Louis has scored five or more runs in each of its last six games.Butler, in his 18th career at-bat, sent a long drive over the wall in right in the seventh inning.“It...

Wallner grand slam overshadows Cabrera’s 509th homer; Twins beat Tigers 5-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:51 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Wallner hit a grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins overshadowed another milestone homer by Miguel Cabrera in a 5-3 win against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.Wallner’s slam — his first in the majors and the ninth homer in 38 games for the rookie — erased the early deficit provided by Cabrera. Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the second for his 509th career home run, equaling former teammate Gary Sheffield for 26th on the all-time list with just his second homer of the season.He is two home runs behind Mel Ott for 25th all-time and his 1,867 RBIs are one behind Ott for a tie for 11th in history. Cabrera passed Robin Yount (3,142) on the all-time hit list in a game against the Twins last week in Detroit.Dylan Floro (4-5) earned his first win with Minnesota after being acquired from Miami before the trade deadline with a scoreless inning of relief. Jhoan Duran allowed a solo homer to Spencer Torkelson but recorded his 22nd save.Re...