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Other voices: Universities have an important role in convening open debate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

At moments like this, when violence in the Middle East has reached a fever pitch that has left the world horrified, universities have an important role to play in convening open debate. Or at least they used to.The past weeks could have been the perfect time for relevant learning on the Israel-Hamas conflict, an antidote to the extraordinary campus strife we are seeing at the University of California and elsewhere across the nation. Instead of painting others as the enemy, people might have searched for common ground, or at least deeper understanding.Institutions of higher education could have called on their experts, such as those in history, geography, international relations and religion to hold seminars and teach-ins for students and community members. They could have organized talks and speaker panels in which people listened to each other instead of belittling and insulting those with different backgrounds and views. How many people, after all, truly know the history and under...

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest for Albany man

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man was arrested on Tuesday following a traffic stop near Clinton Avenue and Lark Street in Albany. Manuel Bickley, 28, faces several charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, around 6:23 p.m., deputies on patrol pulled over a car for a traffic violation. Deputies identified the driver as Bickley and said he was driving with a suspended New York State driver's license. Deputies say a further investigation found he had a quantity of oxycodone pills that weren't prescribed to him. He was taken into custody. Albany man arrested on warrants after traffic stop Charges:Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceFourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceSecond-degree aggravated unlicensed operationBickley was taken to the Albany County Correctional Facility. He's to be arraigned in Albany City Court on Wednesday.

Wintertime Wonderland opens at Viaport Rotterdam

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - If you think you’ve been to Wintertime Wonderland, think again. The 65,000 square foot holiday attraction recently opened for its fourth season in its new home at the Viaport Rotterdam. Visitors ca except new rides, new characters and new festive surprises.Wintertime Wonderland was previously located in Latham. The holiday experience moved to Viaport Rotterdam to expand in size, and to have more space for rides. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “We have over 15 amusement park style rides which are great for people to enjoy and some for the big kids, some for the little kids,” said Krest Winchester, the general manager.Wintertime Wonderland will be open until December 23 and is open Thursday to Sunday. For ticketing information, visit their website.

Albany man arrested on warrants after traffic stop

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man was arrested following a traffic stop after deputies say he was wanted on multiple warrants from multiple agencies. Mohammed Alsamaraae, 23, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, around 4:20 p.m., Albany County Sheriff's Office deputies were on patrol when they saw a driver leave his car near First Street and Judson Street in Albany that was known to have active warrants. Deputies interviewed the man and identified him as Alsamaraae. Deputies confirmed he had multiple warrants from multiple agencies. The Albany County Sheriff's Office did not mention what the warrants were for. A further investigation revealed to deputies that Alsamaraae had pills pressed with fentanyl on him. Driver airlifted after crash involving tractor-trailer Charges:Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceThird-degree aggravated unlicensed operationAlsamaraae was tu...

Police investigating shooting at south St. Louis QuikTrip

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating a shooting outside a QuikTrip in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood of south St. Louis.This happened around 4:30 a.m. at the gas station on Gravois at Loughborough. Police reported that four suspects held the victim at gunpoint. The victim fled the scene in the car and was shot at by the suspects. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ Paramedics examined one man but did not take him to a hospital. It's unclear if police are still looking for the shooter. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

St. Louis Cardinals hosting 12th annual toy drive today

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals host their 12th annual holiday gift drive Wednesday.They are collecting toys for kids in military families. They are also collecting for kids served by several local charities. You can drop off a brand-new, unwrapped toy. From 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Gate 4 of Busch Stadium. How time-of-use pricing plan is impacting electric bills The team is ready with a thank-you gift of hot chocolate. Some of the gifts will be given to children of military families at an upcoming breakfast with Santa at Scott Air Force Base.

Pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 61 SB

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A driver struck and killed a man walking on Highway 61 in Jefferson County.The crash happened a little before 11:00 p.m. near Cedar Drive in Imperial. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that a 24-year-old woman was driving southbound on 61 when she struck and killed 22-year-old Christopher Kelch, who was in the roadway. How time-of-use pricing plan is impacting electric bills FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Florida owners of railway exchange building owe $4.4M to contractors

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The owners of the old Famous-Barr building in downtown St. Louis lose an appeal in state court.According to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 'Hudson Holdings' of Florida owes five contractors more than $4 million. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ The ongoing legal dispute over the railway exchange building is interfering with efforts to buy and renovate the historic property.

Cherry Creek goes for five-peat, Columbine believes it can play spoiler: Previewing Class 5A title bout between two storied Colorado coaches

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Saturday’s Class 5A championship at Canvas Stadium is the next chapter in a friendly but fierce rivalry between two Colorado football icons that goes back three decades.Dave Logan’s Cherry Creek Bruins take on Andy Lowry’s Columbine Rebels in the third title bout between the two head coaches with more than six decades of combined experience, and 16 combined championships.It’s a rivalry rooted in mutual respect for the men who got their starts at humble Jeffco programs in the early 1990s, Logan at Arvada West and Lowry at Lakewood. And it’s a rivalry that’s given both men perspective — to the football-obsessed Logan that there’s more to life than the game, and to the Columbine mainstay Lowry a blueprint to emulate as he’s built the Rebels into a perennial contender.“We’ve had some great battles over the years,” Logan noted. “When Columbine beat us in the 2006 state championship game (wh...

Broncos roundtable: Can Vance Joseph’s crew really keep this turnover bonanza up for six more games?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:05:47 GMT

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: Welcome back to the roundtable, dudes. Denver knocked off Cleveland, is now 6-5 and heads to Houston to face the Texans in a game that will substantially swing the playoff picture for both outfits. But the fun doesn’t end there for Sean Payton’s team regardless of the outcome. They’re on the road three straight weekends, with the Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit to follow the Texans. That’s a lot of opposing logo stenciling on the Centura Health Training Facility fields for Denver’s paint guys. The question this week: Can the Broncos really keep this takeaway bonanza they’ve been on rolling? They have 15 in their past four games and at least three in each of those. Before that, they didn’t log more than two in a game and had seven in their first seven games.Nobody’s expecting 15 more over the next four games, but let’s do it this way: Over the past 10 seasons in the NFL, the average league l...