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Vulnerable adult located in Troy

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A man who was missing from the city of Troy was located Monday evening. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Aladdin Vazquez was last seen Sunday night leaving Samaritan hospital. Police said he has dementia. According to police, he was located safe Monday evening.

Anaheim Ducks hire Colorado Eagles’ Greg Cronin as head coach

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Greg Cronin spent 36 years coaching at nearly every level of hockey before he finally got his first chance to be an NHL head coach.He believes the struggling but talented Anaheim Ducks will be worth that extraordinary wait.General manager Pat Verbeek hired the 60-year-old Cronin on Monday to lead the Ducks’ rebuilding effort out of the worst five-year stretch in franchise history. Cronin is a former NHL assistant and a former head coach in both the AHL and at Northeastern, earning widespread praise for teaching strong principles and leading young players.Cronin spent the past five seasons leading the Colorado Eagles in Loveland, guiding them to a 164-104-30 record and three Calder Cup Playoff appearances. He said the Ducks’ combination of bountiful young talent and a patient organization are ideal — and as a surfer and long-distance runner, he should fit into Orange County’s lifestyle as well.“I think this is right (in) my wheelhouse as a coach,” Cronin...

Three former CU Buffs greats on ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

Three former Colorado greats and one current CU staff member are on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 class.On Monday, the National Football Foundation (NFF) and the College Hall of Fame announced the ballot, which includes 78 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 101 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | Pac-12 news recap: UW on Peacock, CA bill 252, NBA moves and more College Sports | Grading the Week: No rush, CU Buffs. The Big 12 will wait as long as it takes for Pac-12 to implode. College Sports | Mailbag: Pac-12 survival hinges on Arizona schools, not Colorado College Sports | Our (latest) radical idea for the Pac-12 football schedule: Play 10 conference games College Sports | Keeler: Deion Sanders, CU Buffs don’t need Pac-12. But Pac-12 needs Coach Prime as Big 12 overtures look better every day. Thi...

SoFi Stadium worker accused of knocking over street vendor cart

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

A food vendor is claiming a SoFi Stadium employee aggressively shoved her hotdog stand over after a concert this weekend, injuring her daughter in the process, and now the family is demanding answers.  Video taken after the alleged Saturday night incident, which happened as concertgoers were streaming out of the venue, shows cooking pans and food strewn across the sidewalk and the gutter.  The two carts were reportedly shoved over by a SoFi employee who works with the “guest experience” team.  One of the food carts belonged to Bakersfield resident Lesbia Tol. She told KTLA she had stepped away for a bathroom break. Her three children were looking after the cart when the alleged incident happened. Sneaky purse thieves caught on video in Beverly Hills “When he pulled the car, I start crying because I was scared about it,” 12-year-old Marlyn Roquel, Tol’s oldest daughter, said.  Tol said she usually leaves her children with a babysitter, but the sitter was u...

Plane crashes while landing in Santa Monica

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

A pilot was fortunate to walk away unscathed after a small plane crashed while landing at Santa Monica Airport Monday afternoon.The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m.The pilot was the only person on board when the single-engine aircraft apparently skidded across the runway while landing and then flipped over, Sky5 reporter Gil Leyvas reported.Sky5 view of a small plane that crashed while landing at Santa Monica Airport. June 5, 2023. (KTLA)Aerial footage showed the overturned aircraft sustained relatively minor damage.There was no fuel leak or fire, Santa Monica Fire officials said.The runway was temporarily closed for the accident investigation and to remove the plane.The Santa Monica Municipal Airport, formerly Clover Field, is one of the nation's oldest airports. It originally opened in 1923.

Bay Area restaurants shut out of the James Beard Awards 2023

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

The San Francisco Bay Area had three finalists in the running for the country’s top culinary awards but came up empty when the James Beard Foundation medallions were bestowed on chefs, restaurateurs and others Monday evening in Chicago.In the national categories, modern French pastry chef Margarita Manzke, of Republique in Los Angeles, won for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker over a field of finalists that included Vince Bugtong of Abaca in San Francisco (formerly of Oakland’s dessert and cocktail bar, Viridian). Manzke had been nominated five times previously.Ototo, a Los Angeles sake bar, took home the Beard award for Outstanding Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program, beating out Lazy Bear of San Francisco and three other finalists.And in the regional Best Chef: California contest, chef-owner Justin Pichetrungsi of Anajak Thai restaurant in Sherman Oaks won the award over Kyle and Katina Connaughton of Healdsburg’s Michelin-starred SingleThread and three Los Ang...

Mother and two children found dead in Fremont, police investigating

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman and two children were found dead in an apartment in Fremont at 1 p.m. on Monday, the Fremont Police Department said. Officers with Fremont PD and Fremont Fire responded to a residence in the 40000 block of Inglewood Commons on an "ascertain a problem" call. Newsom calls DeSantis ‘small, pathetic man,’ implies kidnapping charges over migrant stunt Arriving on the scene, officers found a deceased woman and two deceased children. One child is a boy and the other is a girl. They are both believed to be younger than 10. The adult victim is the mother of the children. Detectives were called to the scene and immediately began investigating, police said."We have crime scene investigators on scene who are processing the crime scene," said FPD Lieutenant Paul McCormick. "We have detectives who are conducting interviews, so they're conducting the preliminary investigation. And then obviously we'll be working with the coroner's office on determining the cause and manner of d...

Gunman opens fire on Oakland carjackers

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

(KRON) -- A chaotic and violent chain of events unfolded Sunday afternoon on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland. The chaos began with an armed carjacking just before 3:34 p.m. A group of victims arrived home in their car when they were confronted by two gunmen, police said."The armed individuals pointed their firearms at the victims," the Oakland Police Department Officer Darryl Rodgers wrote. The thieves stole the victims' car, but they didn't make it very far. "Moments later, the armed individuals were involved in a vehicle collision," Rodgers wrote. After the thieves crashed the stolen car on Fruitvale Avenue, another person fired several shots at them.Video shot by a witness shows the stolen car littered with bullet holes, including two bullet holes through the driver's side window. Suspect arrested after 4-year-old girl shot in Oakland "All involved individuals fled the area after the incident. It is unknown at this time if anyone was struck by gunfire," Rodgers wrote.No arrests wer...

Sheriff: Neighbor angry over playing children fatally shoots Florida mother

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother was fatally shot through a door outside a neighbor’s home after what officials characterized on Monday as a 2 1/2-year feud over playing children.Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said at a news conference Monday that deputies responding to a trespassing call at an Ocala home on Friday night found Ajike Owens suffering from gunshot wounds. The 35-year-old mother of four was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died. Ocala is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.“I wish our shooter would have called us instead of taking actions into her own hands,” Woods said. “I wish Ms. Owens would have called us in the hopes we could have never gotten to the point at which we are here today.”Since January 2021, Woods said, deputies have responded at least a half-dozen times in connection with the feuding between Owens and the woman who eventually shot her. The sheriff’s office hasn’t arrested or identified the shooter. Woods sa...

Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who became NFL receiver, dies at 76

Published Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:32:54 GMT

Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who later went on to be an NFL wide receiver, has died. He was 76.USA Track and Field announced that Hines died Saturday. No cause of death was provided.Born in Arkansas and raised Oakland, California, Hines took his talent to Texas Southern University, where he quickly rose up the ranks.Hines won the 100 at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City in a world-record time of 9.95 seconds. He also helped the 4×100 relay to a gold medal.Hines’ world mark in the 100 meters stood for 15 years before it was broken by Calvin Smith. The current record is held by Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sensation who ran 9.58 seconds at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. After his track career, Hines suited up for the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs. He had two catches for 23 yards for Miami in 1969, along with one kick return for 22 yards.Following his playing career, Hines worked with inner-city youth in Houston, according to World Athle...