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Make your own sundae at Stewart's for $1.75 on June 11

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Stewart's Shops is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Make Your Own Sundae on June 11! The special event was started by Philly Dake in 1948 and has been a staple in Stewart's Shops ever since. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Shoppers can stop by throughout the day, make sundaes and add toppings like chocolate sauce, caramel, sprinkles, M&Ms, and more. All sundaes will be $1.75 + tax.

Lake George considering DRI application

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - As seasons change, the village of Lake George is interested in changing, too. A community open house is on the docket, for Lake George residents to sound off on what kinds of change it would like to see - with some state aid. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, the town and village of Lake George announced their intent to apply for state Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward funding. DRI funds are used to revitalize community hubs and bring new developments to downtown. In nearby Glens Falls, DRI money has been used to facilitate the ongoing South Street marketplace project, first announced in 2017.In Lake George, the exact application of those development funds isn't a clear shot. An open house will be held at the Carriage House at Fort William Henry on Wednesday, June 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 48 Canada St. Every resident, business owner and frequent visitor to Lake Geor...

Priorities ahead of the end of the legislative session

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---At the Capitol on Monday, advocates called for the Good Cause Eviction bill to get passed, something some state Democrats want to get done before session comes to an end."All too often, those who are not subjected to rent regulation, find themselves out on the street without due process, without a good reason that they’ve been evicted and we see this everywhere," said Linda Rosenthal, Assembly Housing Committee Chair. "That has to change."Republican Senator Pam Helming who is on the Senate’s Housing Committee is against it. She said landlords she’s spoken to don’t want to remove good tenants."The problem with good cause of eviction, one of the problems, is that the only way a landlord is going to be able to remove a tenant is basically if the tenant gets into trouble with the police and the police identify problems," said Helming. "Then that person will be removed, however during that, the rest of the tenants in that building are being disturbed."Another bill...

Cannabis lawyer and pot farmer share latest on NY market

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- There are some growing concerns from New York pot farmers who have more crop than they can sell, as the state’s recreational marijuana market rollout has moved slower than many expected. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! So far, a dozen retail marijuana stores have opened since New York legalized it two years ago, including one in the Capital Region. Ryan McCall, a Cannabis Law Attorney at Tully Rinckey, said while retail licenses continue being granted, it can take months for shops to actually get up and running.“I think at this juncture everybody expected for there to be more," McCall said, “which is beginning to make a lot of cultivators who have invested most likely hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, not able to move their product.”Phil Spinelli is the CEO of Nightshade Farms located deep in southern Albany County.“You know, the rollout has been slower than I think everyon...

Amsterdam man sentenced on drug charges

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Montgomery County District Attorney Lorraine Diamond announced that an Amsterdam man has been sentenced on drug related charges. Juan Roman-Calderon, 30, faces 8 years in state prison with 2 years post release supervision. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The charges stem from a 12-count indictment including criminal possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell, according to the DA. Upon his arrest by the Amsterdam Police Department, Roman-Calderon, who police say has 2 prior felony drug sale convictions, allegedly attempted to flee, but was quickly apprehended. Detectives learned of Roman-Calderon’s drug activities through investigations. APD was assisted by the New York State Police's Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team and members of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to bring Roman-Calderon to justice.

Albany man arrested on multiple arson charges

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Shortly after midnight on Monday, the Colonie Police, the Town of Colonie Fire Services, and the Shaker Road Loudonville Fire Department responded to a brush fire at a roundabout on Albany Shaker Road. An individual was located nearby and further investigation determined the same individual caused multiple fires over the past few weeks. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say most of the fires were minor brush fires along roadways. Police also believe the suspect caused a brush fire on May 15 that damaged the Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa Church. Police charged the suspect with Monday's fire, a brush fire on May 31 on Everett Road, and the church fire. String of fires in Colonie under investigation Mark A. Marcus, 25, was arranged in the Town of Colonie Justice Court. He was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree arson, fifth-degree arson, and second-degree reckless en...

Murder charges filed after woman found dead in Castle Point home

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Murder charges have been filed just one day after a woman was found dead in her Castle Point home.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Lakiesha Holyfield, 31, with first-degree murder for the death of Debra Gipson.According to Officer Adrian Washington, a county police spokesman, officers from the North County Precinct were called to a home in the 10500 block of Earl Drive shortly after 4:20 p.m. on Sunday. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Officers found Gipson's body inside a bedroom. She was 58.Witnesses told police detectives they found Holyfield in the home with Gipson after she'd died, Washington said.Detectives questioned Holyfield, and claim she admitted killing Gipson. Investigators a...

Vehicular homicide charges filed against juvenile in Douglas County “car surfing” crash

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

A juvenile involved in a “car surfing” crash that killed a 16-year-old in Douglas County last month has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault, prosecutors announced Monday.Douglas County sheriff’s officials said witnesses to the May 5 rollover crash told authorities the backseat passengers, including the 16-year-old, were hanging out of the car’s windows at the time of the accident on Quarry Road, east of Finn Avenue.The suspect, who is not being identified because they are a juvenile, is facing two felony charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault, said Eric Ross, a spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. A misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment has also been filed.The Douglas County Coroner’s Office declined to release the identity of the 16-year-old killed in the crash.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent who sold secrets to Soviet Union, dies in Colorado ...

Keeler: Jamal Murray, who’s your daddy? If it’s Jimmy Butler, Nuggets are in trouble when NBA Finals hit South Beach.

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

Doesn’t matter whether you guard Nikola Jokic with Rui Hachimura or an armored tank. He’s going to get his. As NBA playoff strategies go, Rui on Jokic was “Candyland” stuff.Jimmy Butler on Jamal Murray? Now that was the work of a chess master.“You just try to make it tough on (Jokic), take the other X-factors out of the game, slow Murray down to get to that pick and roll,” Heat forward Kevin Love explained after Miami stunned Denver at home to steal a game at Ball Arena and hit Game 3 in South Florida with the series tied 1-1. “They’re so devastating — maybe, probably, the most devastating 1-2 punch in the league. That’s why they’re here.”With all apologies to Rui, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Darvin Ham, ESPN and armored tanks, having Butler guard Murray wasn’t just the tweak of the NBA Finals.It was the tweak of the playoffs.Miami coach Erik Spoelstra just slapped the button on the chess clock, leaned back in his comfy chair, hands on the back of his neck, ...

Uncommon brown trout reeled in at Stagecoach Reservoir

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:24:52 GMT

Steamboat Springs native Scott Lewer pulled in a brown trout on May 25, 2023, at Stagecoach Reservoir. With 40-plus years of fishing experience, he said reeling in a brown trout at Stagecoach is rare.(Provided by Scott Lewer via Steamboat Pilot)Scott Lewer has been fishing in Routt County for more than 40 years. The Steamboat Springs native went out fishing at Stagecoach Reservoir on May 25 and caught a fish that is not commonly reeled in around Steamboat.Lewer, a former president of Yampa Valley Fly Fishers, won a morning battle against a brown trout. It was Lewer’s first brown trout of the season, and in his experience, catching these fish in Stagecoach is pretty rare.“You don’t catch a brown but a couple times per year,” Lewer said. “You have to fish pretty consistently, and the Yampa is kind of similar.”Having already reeled in 14 fish, the brown trout was the last catch of the day for Lewer, who had only caught rainbow trout to that point.From the moment he felt the bite of his...