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How residents of a tiny Connecticut town fought to save an iconic sycamore tree that sits in the middle of the road

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

Residents of Canton, Conn. determined to save an iconic sycamore tree that was slated to be removed from an intersection because it poses a safety risk have won their battle — for now.The issue of removing the tree was set to go to a public hearing Tuesday, with tree warden Tom Richardson to make the final decision. Richardson, a lifelong Canton resident who also loves the tree, said the hearing was called per a state statute that requires a public hearing if even one resident objects to its removal.But it was far more than one objection, as Richardson said he has received over 100 emails regarding the tree at Cherry Brook and West Mountain Roads.Meanwhile, First Selectman Robert Bessel has announced that in the interest of balancing safety and public interest in preserving the tree, the town will go another route and hire an engineer to look for solutions.“Since I was elected First Selectman, no issue has inspired as much email …” he has said, calling it a “healthy, elegant tree.”T...

Artist reunited with art found by roadside in South Glens Falls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - On Tuesday night, a mysterious box of art and supplies showed up on the road alongside the Moreau Community Center, and the teens and organizers there set off on a quest to find out who it belonged to. Two days later, the answer came calling. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Thursday, local resident Linda Ward came to the community center to pick up the pizza box of artwork that had been found on Main Street by middle and high school students attending the center's teen program. Ward is an art student at a Quaker church on nearby Saratoga Avenue. The likeness of Marilyn Monroe and other works inside the box hadn't traveled far before being found on the pavement."It was raining, and (instructor Karen McGinn)'s husband helped me out as I was getting ready to leave," Ward recalled. "I had two containers of paints, and then I realized I couldn't find my paintings. I thought I must have left ...

Police search for Creve Coeur shopping center shooter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- There is a heavy police presence at a shopping center in the 12500 block of Olive Boulevard. Police are looking for a suspect after a shooting outside a restaurant. The victim, who was shot, ran across the street and was found by the Dierbergs. They were taken to the hospital and are stable.Police say the suspect drove away in a vehicle. Police looking currently looking for them.Video from Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter shows police tape blocking a portion of the parking lot near the Jets Pizza location. Evidence markers are on a table and the sidewalk outside the restaurant. An ambulance is parked nearby. Officers can be seen conducting an investigation. Top Story: Fenton clerk recounts terrifying gunpoint robbery and assault This is a developing story. More details will be posted here as they come into the FOX 2 Newsroom. Refresh this page for the latest update.

Masters Live Updates | Play resumes after short delay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from the second round Friday of the Masters (all times local):3:30 p.m.After a short delay because of threatening weather, the second round of the Masters has resumed.The fans were told to evacuate the course, but most had not even made it off the grounds of Augusta National before officials gave the all-clear. The delay was just 21 minutes. As soon as the horn sounded, Tiger Woods tapped in a short putt at the par-5 eighth for his first birdie of the day. He’s at 2 over and flirting with the cut line as he approaches the turn.3:25 p.m.With dark clouds looming all around Augusta National, play has been suspended at the Masters.It wasn’t raining when the horn sounded, but the threat of lightning and stormy weather brought play to a halt at 3:07 and fans were evacuated from the courseBrooks Koepka is among those who’ve completed the second round. He shot a 5=under 67 to push his score to 12-under 132 at the midway point of the t...

Israeli authorities say attack kills 1, wounds 6 in Tel Aviv

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

By ISABEL DEBRE (Associated Press)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities said late Friday that at least one person was killed and six were wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub. The exact nature of the attack was not immediately clear, but the Foreign Ministry referred to it as a “terror attack,” a term Israeli officials use for assaults by Palestinians. A car rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park before flipping over, police said. Israel’s rescue service said a 30-year-old man was killed, while four other people were receiving medical treatment for mild to moderate injuries. Police said they shot the driver of the car. The driver’s condition was uncertain, but social media videos shows a body on the ground beside an overturned car while multiple gunshots ring out.The attack came against the backdrop of heightened tensions after Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian militant targets in both Lebanon and Ga...

LAPD pursues attempted murder suspect in South Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is in pursuit of an attempted murder suspect in South Los Angeles Friday afternoon. Sky5 is overhead.The driver appears to be in a silver or Champagne-colored four-door pickup truck that has already suffered some damage, including to its tires.After about 20 minutes, the driver entered Inglewood and drove at a slower pace through a residential area.Even after leaving the residential area, the truck continued at speeds of about 20 mph, though the vehicle had a noticeable lean toward its right side.Once the truck left Inglewood, the driver began intentionally ramming other vehicles that were in its way. When that didn't work, three people ran from the pickup.One occupant, who might be the driver but potentially a passenger, then hopped into another vehicle, possibly by carjacking another driver, and took off again, with police still in pursuit.Check back for updates to this developing story.

Man barricades himself inside West Hollywood apartment after shooting woman: LASD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

A man who allegedly shot and injured a woman in her 50s inside her West Hollywood apartment Friday morning is now barricaded inside the building, authorities said. The incident was reported about 8:15 a.m. in the 7100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a noise complaint, officials said. A woman in her 50s was eventually transported to a hospital, but the extent of her injuries remains unclear. The bullet that struck her apparently had gone through the a wall, authorities said without elaborating. Amid the response, a Sheriff’s Department SWAT helicopter landed on La Brea Avenue, blocking traffic in the area, aerial video from Sky5 showed."SEB personnel will assume tactical command and Crisis Negotiation Team will attempt to make contact with the suspect to bring this to a peaceful resolution," officials said in an update. West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne tweeted that the shooting “may have occurred at the Dylan or nearby,...

Lobby of South Los Angeles LAPD station damaged after man walks in with flaming shopping cart

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

The lobby of a Los Angeles Police Department station in Exposition Park is closed indefinitely after a man walked in with shopping cart lit with flames late Thursday, officials said.The incident occurred around 11:25 p.m. at the LAPD’s Southwest Station, located at 1546 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.A man walked into the station with a shopping cart on fire and the building’s front doors, ceiling and lobby chairs also caught fire, police said.The man ran out of the building in an unknown direction.Los Angeles Fire Department arson units responded to the investigation.The inside of the Southwest LAPD station sustained major damage after a man walked in with a flaming shopping cart on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)A photo of two LAPD members is damaged in a lobby fire of the Southwest LAPD station on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)The inside of the Southwest LAPD station sustained major damage after a man walked in with a flaming shopping cart on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)A worker repairs a South Los Angele...

L.A. County Department of Public Health releases plan to address gun violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Friday released a multi-point plan to address gun violence impacting communities across Los Angeles and the United States.At least 128 mass shootings have occurred across the nation this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. At least 13 of those shootings happened in California, the database shows.In 2022, L.A. County saw 382 homicides; a gun killed three-fourths of the victims in those incidents.Officials who worked on the Gun Violence Prevention Platform developed 40 different strategies to address gun violence, including intervention, prevention and healing. Officials also identified four key priority areas as critical first steps.The four priority areas are:Gun Safety LegislationSocial Connections and Healing ServicesGun Violence Restraining Orders Awareness and EnforcementSchool Safety and ServicesThe plan was developed by L.A. County officials, community partners, faith leaders, health care and mental health professi...

1 Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Highway 99 [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:13:49 GMT

Man Hit and Killed by Vehicle at 7th Standard RoadBAKERSFIELD, CA (April 7, 2023) – Early Monday morning, a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Highway 99 left one person dead.The incident happened on April 3rd, just after 1:00 a.m., near the southbound lanes of Highway 99 at 7th Standard Road.According to reports, a pedestrian was walking on the onramp of the freeway. There, a vehicle struck him. The impact of the collision left the pedestrian with fatal injuries.Following the collision, the involved vehicle did not stop to render aid to the victim and instead drove away.Emergency crews at the site of the collision pronounced the man dead at the scene.At this time, there is no information available about the suspect. However an active investigation in currently underway. Additionally, police encourage to the hit-and-run on Highway 99 to contact the CHP in Bakersfield at 661-396-6600.The Sweet James law firm sends out their heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of the vic...