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Mental health pilot program launching in Lark Street neighborhood of Albany

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Local officials said a multi-pronged approach is needed to address public safety, and they are trying to improve access to treatment for people suffering from mental health challenges.A new initiative meant to do that is launching this week in the Lark Street neighborhood of Albany. Teams of police officers and social workers are going into the neighborhood to help assess the needs of community members who are homeless. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The eight-week pilot program was developed after neighbors and business leaders raised concerns about safety. The goal is to help people get the support they need."It essentially means giving law enforcement the mental health resources they need to properly respond to mental health crises instead of simply putting someone in jail," Albany County Exec. Dan McCoy said."This isn't about calling the police and arresting people," Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan ...

PHOTOS: Students at Adams City High School walkout to protest gun violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

Students at Adams City High School held a walkout against gun violence on Tuesday.Freshman Aliyah Acevedo, who organized the event with approval from the school, said she wanted to show support for East High School as well as her fellow students who have experienced their own incidents of gun violence. Addressing a gathering of students and educators inside the gym before the walkout, she said, “You guys shouldn’t be scared that you’re going to go to school and not going to come home. You shouldn’t have to read the obituaries of your classmates. You deserve to graduate, to go to college, to finish your studies.“We want to learn. We want to live,” Acevedo added,Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

Eaglecrest High School cancels classes Wednesday after teacher dies of suspected bacterial meningitis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

Eaglecrest High School canceled classes Wednesday and other school activities starting Tuesday after the death of a teacher over the weekend who passed away from symptoms consistent with bacterial meningitis.In a letter sent to parents and obtained by Denver7, the Cherry Creek School District identified the teacher as Maddie Schmidt.In the letter, the district said it is working with the Arapahoe County Public Health Department which would be reaching out to school staff and families of students who might have been in close contact with the teacher.“The school and district have assisted ACPH in contact tracing to determine what students or staff members have been in close contact with the infected person. ACPH is in the process of notifying close contacts and will offer guidance about how to get preventative antibiotics for students and staff determined by ACPH to have been in close contact,” the letter to parents read.Read the full story at our partner, Denver7.Related ...

Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle on 5 Freeway near Anaheim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday afternoon after he was struck by a vehicle on the 5 Freeway near Anaheim.It happened around 4:05 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway just south of Magnolia Street.According to the California Highway Patrol online incident log, the pedestrian was walking in the carpool lane and was hit by a white pickup. CHP said that the pedestrian, identified only as a male, may have jumped in front of the vehicle.The pedestrian's lifeless body was blocking both the carpool lane and the far right lane, CHP noted.A coroner was called to the scene to assist with the removal of the pedestrian's body. All lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway were closed in the immediate area as part of the investigation. It's unclear at this time when the road will reopen.

Los Angeles Lakers begin Play-In tournament against shorthanded Timberwolves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

The Los Angeles Lakers will have a lot going in their favor as they attempt to secure a spot in the NBA Western Conference Playoffs Tuesday.The Lakers finished the regular season as the 7th seed in the Western Conference, meaning they'll have to defend their playoff spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament, but they'll enter Tuesday's contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves as heavy favorites.Not only will the Lakers have home field advantage throughout the Play-In Tournament, their opening game will come against a short-handed Minnesota squad.The Timberwolves will be without their two most impactful defenders Tuesday night in 3-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and versatile wing defender Jaden McDaniels.Gobert was suspended by the team for Tuesday's game against the Lakers after he punched teammate Kyle Anderson during a bench huddle in Sunday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans.The altercation resulted in Gobert being sent home for the rest of that game, which ended ...

Heather Hutt Appointed To Finish Term Of Ex-L.A. City Councilman Ridley-Thomas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

The Los Angeles City Council appointed Heather Hutt to finish the term of former councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas.Since September 2022, Hutt filled the 10th district seat on an interim basis, following the suspension of Ridley-Thomas, who was indicted on federal bribery charges at the time.With Ridley-Thomas found guilty of multiple corruption charges in March, the city council was able to appoint Hutt to officially join the council with an 11-1 vote, with the dissenting vote coming from Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez.“It is an honor for me to serve the people in the 10th District,” a teary-eyed Hutt said during the council meeting. “With all the support that we get here, I’ll continue to do the work. I signed up to do the work and my mom raised us to work for our people.”Before Hutt’s appointment, several Angelenos voiced their displeasure in the motion to appoint her, saying the 10th district seat should be filled through a special election, similar...

Photos: Peregrine falcons welcome first hatchling at UC Berkeley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

Two Bay Area falcons nesting atop the Campanile at the University of California Berkeley welcomed their first of four expected hatchlings on Tuesday.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Hawaii surfer loses foot in shark attack California News | Could sightings of jelly-like creatures on California beaches signal El Niño on the horizon? California News | Why does an 8-month-old Los Gatos puppy prefer to potty indoors? California News | Have questions about birds? Read this first California News | City of Cupertino co-hosts informational meeting on Lehigh quarry Half a mile away from their nest, birding enthusiasts like Julie Ashworth and her son were invited to celebrate the occasion at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, which hosted a stream of the camera surveilling the falcons on its large outdoor screen.“We’ve been watching them remotely for a while — maybe three years now — so we go...

Fox attorneys irk judge by revealing dual roles for Murdoch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

By Randall Chase | Associated PressWILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a Tuesday hearing.It was not clear whether the development would affect a trial scheduled to begin Thursday with jury selection. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for $1.6 billion, saying it damaged its reputation by repeatedly airing false claims that the company helped orchestrate a fraud that cost former President Donald Trump re-election.The role of Fox executives is at the heart of the case. The company’s attorneys have sought to insulate members of the Murdoch family and to keep them from testifying live before a jury, arguing that their roles at the parent company, Fox Corp., put them at a distance from the Fox News shows that aired the bogus claims.Fox Corp. had asserted si...

Biden arrives in a Belfast riven by political crisis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

By Jill Lawless and Kwiyeon Ha | Associated PressBELFAST, Northern Ireland — American grit was essential to getting Northern Ireland’s warring sides to make peace 25 years ago with the Good Friday Agreement.President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast Tuesday evening to celebrate that anniversary, but few expect him to resolve a new political crisis that has rattled the peace deal and put Northern Ireland’s government on ice.Biden was greeted at Belfast International Airport by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and will hold talks with the British leader and representatives of Northern Ireland’s fractious political parties on a trip to Northern Ireland whose main goal, the president said as he boarded Air Force One, is to “keep the peace.”But he’s not scheduled to visit Stormont, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has been suspended since the Democratic Unionist Party, which formed half of a power-sharing government, walked out a year ago over a post-B...

Man convicted for killing of SF Public Works employee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

(BCN) -- A 33-year-old man has been convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a San Francisco Department of Public Works employee who was painting over graffiti when he was shot in the city's Mission District in 2016, prosecutors said Tuesday. A San Francisco Superior Court jury found Michael Higginbotham guilty of the murder charge and allegations involving the personal use of a firearm and firing the gun from a vehicle in the killing of Jermaine Jackson Jr., 27, as Jackson painted over graffiti on an electrical box near 25th and Vermont streets on Nov. 30, 2016, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Harrowing details released after Redwood City police shooting Higginbotham was arrested in Vallejo later the same day, police said. "After years of delays, our team earned a conviction ensuring that Mr. Higginbotham will finally face consequences for this callous murder," District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a news release about the cas...