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WNBA adding charter flights for playoffs, back-to-back games

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year, the league announced Monday.The league will pay for all of the flights.“It’s significant dollars,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told The Associated Press. “Now that we have best of three and five in the semifinals and finals. … You add it up it’s a lot of flights.”The cost is expected to be around $4.5 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details haven’t been publicly released.Last year, the league chartered for the WNBA Finals as well as for the road team in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game. Since taking over in 2019, Engelbert has slowly added a few more charter opportunities for teams. She allowed playoff teams that were traveling for more than one time zone to fly charter if they only had a day between games in the past.“It’s something I’ve ...

About 35K clients still without power after ice storm; Hydro-Québec finishes repairs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec’s hydro utility says it hopes to restore power today to nearly all the tens of thousands of customers still without electricity since last week’s ice storm.Roughly 35,000 homes and businesses remained without power across Quebec as of 11 a.m. today, with the majority in the Montreal, Outaouais, Montérégie, and Laval regions. Hydro-Québec says power has been restored to over 95 per cent of the more than 1.1 million customers that were impacted after the weight of freezing rain Wednesday split tree trunks and sent branches crashing onto power lines.The utility says the “quasi totality” of customers should get power back by the end of the day, but it warns there could still be a few more complex cases that could take longer.Officials are also warning people not to use fuel-burning appliances inside after a number of reports of carbon monoxide poisoning.Montreal public health said Sunday that 180 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning had been repor...

Suburban woman found guilty after pregnant nurse kicked in stomach

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. — A suburban woman has been found guilty after a pregnant nurse was kicked in the stomach over two years ago.Briana Veurink, 31, of Algonquin, was found guilty of aggravated battery to a nurse and aggravated battery to a pregnant woman.The decision comes after a bench trial on March 27.Witnesses testified that on Feb. 17, 2021, Veurink was at Northwestern Hospital in McHenry receiving treatment. At some point, she intentionally kicked one of the nurses in the stomach. Suburban man charged following break-in at Michael Jordan’s mansion At the time, the nurse was six months pregnant. Sentencing is scheduled for June 15.

Video shows hooded suspect stab imam during prayer at New Jersey mosque

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

PATERSON, N.J. (WPIX) – Morning prayers at a New Jersey mosque were interrupted with violence Sunday when an imam was stabbed mid-prayer. The 65-year-old Sayed Elnakib, was rushed into emergency surgery and was in stable condition, a law enforcement source told Nexstar's WPIX. The incident happened at the Omar Mosque in Paterson at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, prosecutors said. Surveillance video obtained by WPIX shows the suspect in a hooded jacket rush through rows of kneeling congregants before allegedly attacking Elnakib. Members of the mosque stopped the suspect before he could escape and held him down until law enforcement arrived, according to a mosque spokesperson. At least 4 killed, 8 injured in shooting at Louisville bank building "It’s shocking. It’s very shocking. We’re glad he’s in stable condition. Praying for him," said congregant Abdul Hamden.A mosque spokesperson said Elnakib was stabbed "at least two times in the back."The suspect, 32-year-old Serif Zorba, was arres...

State Rep. Bryan Slaton retains criminal defense lawyer in possible ethics investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for April 10, 2023.(Texas Tribune) — Texas State Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, has retained a criminal-defense attorney amid a potential ethics investigation by a House committee.The lawyer, Patrick Short, issued a statement Monday morning saying his firm “has been engaged by State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-TX 2) in a matter relating a possible complaint filed against him with the Texas House Ethics Committee.”In reality, there is no House Ethics Committee, but the statement is likely a reference to the House General Investigating Committee, which is responsible for handling such complaints against lawmakers.The Capitol has been abuzz about Slaton’s whereabouts after he missed one of the most important days of the session Thursday, when the House debated the budget. It was even more eyebrow-raising because the rabble-rouser had proposed 27 amendments to the budget. Slaton was the only absence when the roll call was c...

Vermont man accused of multiple shoplifting cases

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Vermont man is accused of multiple shoplifting incidents, including a Kohls in Clifton Park and a Lowes in Wilton. Bowie Bouchard, 36, faces two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! New York State Police say they received a complaint on Wednesday, March 8, regarding an unknown man who allegedly stole over $1,000 of merchandise from a Clifton Park Kohls. On Wednesday, March 22, state police say they received another complaint that on Tuesday, March 7, an unknown man stole over $1,000 worth of merchandise from a Wilton Lowes. Police say in assistance with the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center (CRCAC) and the New York State Intelligence Center (NYSIC), Bouchard was identified as the man responsible for both thefts. A warrant was issued by Clifton Park State Police for his arrest. Police investigating fatal bicycle crash in Orange County Bouchard was found by the...

City of Pittsfield announces temporary waste drop off

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- Starting Tuesday, April 11, Pittsfield residents can temporarily drop off yard waste for free at the Lenox Transfer Station at 68 Willow Creek Road. Individuals wanting to utilize this service will need to provide proof of residency. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Acceptable yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, brush, and tree branches and limbs under four feet in length. No bags are allowed. The Lenox Transfer Station is open Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Glens Falls' new theater troupe finds at home at Aviation Mall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Since last year, All Abilities Productions of Upstate New York has been working to establish a theater space for those with physical and mental disabilities across the greater Glens Falls region. This week, the troupe acquired the physical space it needs to take that journey further. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, All Abilities Productions announced that it had found a new home at the Aviation Mall. Using a shopping center as a rehearsal and programming space may sound unusual, but the talent behind the company already feels right at home there.“We needed a rehearsal space that would serve the community with ADA compliance andparking," said Carol Durant, the troupe's managing director. "Our exhaustive property research was becoming futile, and Aviation Mall was the creative solution."All Abilities Productions will move into a space near Peter Harris inside the mall. Opening later this...

Police investigating fatal bicycle crash in Orange County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a Montgomery man on a bicycle and a car that happened Sunday around 12:15 a.m. State Police say Andrew Schrank, 43, was later pronounced dead at Garnet Hospital. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say Schrank was traveling north on his bicycle on Union Street when he fell off his bike and into the roadway. Police say Schrank was struck by a 2023 Nissan Altima also traveling North. Town of Montgomery EMS took Schrank to Garnet Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police say the driver of the Nissan was not impaired. This investigation is ongoing.

Secret Star Acoustic Jam returns to Proctors on May 16

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:07 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- GNA's Secret Star Acoustic Jam is heading back to Proctors Theatre at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. The concert series, which features some of country music's biggest stars, is unique in that concertgoers will not know the lineup until the show. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Previous stars include Dan + Shay, Kip Moore, Dustin Lynch, Lee Brice, Justin Moore, Michael Ray, and more. Tickets go on sale beginning Friday and are available in person through the Box Office at Proctors. Interested parties can call (518) 346-6204, or visit the Proctors website.