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Ramsey County designates two St. Paul locations as winter warming spaces for the homeless

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

Ramsey County has designated two overnight winter warming spaces for the homeless, which will be supported by the county’s free shuttle van service. As of Wednesday, Catholic Charities’ St. Paul Opportunity Center at 422 Dorothy Day Place is the county’s official overnight location for single adults and couples.On Dec. 1, Central Baptist Church at 420 N. Roy St. will begin accepting families and young people ages 14 to 24 overnight.The warming space locations will remain open every night from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. through the end of March, with seating, blankets, light snacks and hot beverages such as hot cocoa and coffee. Warming essentials like hats and gloves also will be provided to those in need of cold weather supplies, according to a written announcement from Ramsey County.The county has extended its hours from last year, when warming spaces opened at 9:30 p.m. nightly and closed at 6:30 a.m.The warming spaces are opening two weeks earlier than last year and have...

Aviation Mall open early, late for the holidays

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Aviation Mall is making some changes to its hours over the holidays. The mall is closing for Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, Nov. 23. After that, it's holiday shopping time. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The mall reopens at 7 a.m. for Black Friday, staying open until 9 p.m. From then, the mall is open until 9 p.m. most days for the rest of the year. The full schedule includes:Saturday, Nov. 25: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 26: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Monday-Thursday, Nov. 27-30: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.Friday-Saturday, Dec. 1-2: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 3: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Monday-Thursday, Dec. 4-7: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.Friday-Saturday, Dec. 8-9: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 10: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Monday-Friday, Dec. 11-15: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 16: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 17: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.Monday-Saturday, Dec. 18-23: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Christmas Eve: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.“There’s something magical about the in-...

Weekend repair work to shut down lanes on Hoosick St

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- At least two lanes will be closed on Hoosick Street on Saturday to repair leaking underground water infrastructure. The lanes will be closed from 15th Street to Burdett Avenue. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Repair work will begin at 5 a.m. and is expected to run until 5 p.m. All four lanes could be closed based on the repair needs. Troy Police will be present to facilitate the safe passage of vehicles near the work zone. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible. The City of Troy does not anticipate the work will interfere with water service to the community. Anyone with questions about the repairs should contact the Department of Public Works at (518) 237-0343.

Police apprehend larceny suspect following pursuit

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 37-year-old man was arrested after leading police on a chase that ended on Broadway on Tuesday evening. Mark K. Nolan-Schou of Albany is accused of multiple larcenies in Coeymans and Delmar. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Bethlehem Police were notified of an alleged larceny in the Town of Coeysman. The suspect involved fled the scene, driving north on State Route 9W.Officers located the vehicle on State Route 9W and conducted a traffic stop. The driver, Nolan-Schou, refused to exit the vehicle and drove away. The pursuit ended on Broadway in the City of Albany.Nolan-Schou was charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer, reckless driving, and numerous Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. Bethlehem Police also identified Nolan-Schou as a suspect in a separate larceny case on November 12, where packages were stolen from a residence on Elsmere Ave in Delmar. Nolan-Schou was charged with petit larceny...

Denver has cut homeless housing sites in some neighborhoods but not others. Here’s the updated map.

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

Three months after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s office floated a list of 11 “promising” sites to shelter homeless people, plans have progressed for four of them — while three have been dropped from the list as the administration looks for replacements.As the new mayor’s goal of getting 1,000 people off the street by Dec. 31 approaches, work is underway on three micro-community sites that will shelter people in temporary tiny homes or pop-up Pallet shelters, so named because they are shipped on wooden pallets. A former hotel has begun housing people, while renovations are underway on another hotel that shares a site with one of the future micro-communities.Click to enlargeJohnston’s advisers also have made one major addition to the site list, one that is poised to make a big impact quickly.The Denver City Council on Nov. 6 approved a lease and potential $43 million purchase agreement for a former DoubleTree Hotel at 4040 N. Quebec St. That building...

Kazakh minister sets out how to strengthen EU’s relationship with his country

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

In a visit to Brussels to take part in the European Commission’s Raw Materials Week, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Industry and Construction, Kanat Sharlapaev, explained how his country is already meeting many of the EU’s requirements for critical raw materials. He set out how, as reliable partners, Kazakhstan and the European Union, can expand that supply and strengthen trade and investment links, writes Political Editor Nick Powell.It’s been a year since the EU and Kazakhstan agreed a strategic partnership on critical raw materials, batteries and green hydrogen. At a business forum on that strategic cooperation, Kazakh Industry Minister Kanat Sharlapaev said Kazakhstan fully supports the European Union's aspirations for diversifying sustainable supplies of critical raw minerals and is confident that the country can make a significant contribution to achieving this goal. “Our Republic has all the necessary qualities, including the availability of raw materials, unique production capacit...

Fire breaks out at Hollywood and Highland shopping center

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

A large blaze damaged the Foot Locker store at Ovation Hollywood Wednesday afternoon, with damage from flames and smoke reaching as high as four stories, officials said.The fire at the shopping center at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue was reported at 12:12 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an alert.The fire started on the first floor of the complex, but the flames and heat may have extended as high as the fourth floor, the LAFD said on X, formerly Twitter.The fire reached greater-alarm status by the time the LAFD posted an alert at 12:50 p.m., though officials confirmed that by that time, "a small fire in the wall of a first floor shoe store [was] now under control."No injuries were reported.

Los Angeles hospital seeking ID of patient

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is asking for the public's help to identify a man that has been hospitalized for more than a week.The patient is currently at Los Angeles General Medical Center in Boyle Heights and has been at the hospital since Nov. 5.He was brought to L.A. General from the downtown Los Angeles area, health officials said.He's described as having a thin build, standing at 5 feet 11 inches and weighing about 117 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and is believed to be about 39 years old.Officials are asking for the public's help to identify a patient who has been hospitalized since Nov. 5, 2023. (Los Angeles County Department of Health Services)He also has two "very small" tattoos on his right and left wrists, health officials said.Due to medical privacy laws, the extent of his injuries cannot be released.Anyone who may recognize the man is urged to contact Cesar Robles of Los Angeles General Medical Center Department of Social Work at 323-...

Video shows terrifying moments as Bahamas tour boat sinks

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

A video shows the terrifying moments a ferry carrying tourists heading to Blue Lagoon in the Bahamas sunk Tuesday at around 10:30 a.m. A 74-year-old woman from Broomfield, Colorado, was killed, police confirmed to The Associated Press. She had been on vacation with her family when the boat sank. According to local Bahamas news outlets, the Colorado woman was able to make it to land but died "as a result of the incident." The cause of her death is unknown. Two other people were hospitalized after the incident. Kelly Schissel, a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, was aboard the two-tier ferry with over 100 other people heading to Blue Lagoon when she noticed something was wrong. Frontier Airlines launches $499 ‘all-you-can-fly’ annual pass Schissel said she was on the top deck when she heard people "freaking out" and saw water coming into the boat after the boat took a sharp turn."Well the Bahamas is off to a fun start… our ferry went down on our way to Blue ...

Dungeness crab masala? The new Michelin-connected Pippal has it in Emeryville

Published Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:52:24 GMT

Emeryville’s restaurant scene continues to heat up in 2023 – this time quite literally – with the looming arrival of Pippal, a fast-casual restaurant from the team behind San Francisco’s Michelin-recognized ROOH Progressive Indian.Pronounced like “people,” Pippal opens Nov. 18 on the second floor of the Bay Street Emeryville shopping mall. The husband-wife duo behind it, Anu and Vikram Bhambri, intend to serve dishes from across the 1.3 million square miles of India, which promises a significant amount of variety and flavor profiles. Think whole Dungeness-crab masala with lemongrass and coconut from Kerala, a chicken dum biryani with curried peppers from Hyderabad and sweet Malai Kulfi from Delhi. Oh, and there’s a menu of craft cocktails inspired by India’s architectural wonders like the Red Fort and Taj Mahal. (Cocktail foam-heads take note: That last one comes with a topping of mascarpone foam.)Pippal is a new restaurant opening November 2023 i...