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NYSP shoot emu reported to be chasing people, causing traffic issues

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

COLDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- New York State Police responded to an unusual case in Erie County. According to the police, a wild emu was reported to be chasing people and causing traffic issues in Colden last Wednesday. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! State Police of Boston say they attempted to capture the animal and locate the owner but were unsuccessful. Eventually, authorities say it was fatally shot. "Emus are not a protected or endangered class of animal; they are considered agriculture like a horse or cow." Police worked with the DEC, SPCA serving Erie County, the Buffalo Zoo, and local farms to try and figure out where the emu came from.

Led Zeppelin tribute band to perform at Proctors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Get The Led Out, a Led Zeppelin tribute band, is coming to Schenectady. The band is set to perform at Proctors Theatre on January 27, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Philadelphia-based group with six musicians performs Led Zeppelin songs live. Popular Led Zeppelin songs include "Stairway to Heaven," "Immigrant Song," and "Whole Lotta Love."Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 25 at 10 a.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.

Man charged in wrong-way I-70 crash that killed a child

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A Florissant man is facing charges after a child was killed in a drunk driving crash. Dioavian Cook is charged with driving while intoxicated and in the death of the 7-year-old. Cook is not currently in police custody, but his bond is set at $100,000. Police say he is still in the hospital, recovering from his injuries. Standoff: St. Louis Justice Center guard held hostage Police say that Cook was driving the wrong way on I-70 at 100 mph on August 12, just east of David Hoekel Parkway. That is when he struck another vehicle, which resulted in the death of the child. The 24-year-old driver of that vehicle was also injured.Cook's blood alcohol content was tested two hours after the crash. At that time, it was .20%. The legal limit to drive in the state of Missouri is .08%.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the boy was from Kansas City, Missouri, and he was riding in a car with two others during the crash.

License plate readers help O'Fallon police find missing senior

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

O'FALLON, Mo. - The O'Fallon Police Department used license plate readers to find a missing 87-year-old woman and bring her to safety earlier this month.This comes as St. Charles County has implemented LPRs along all access points to St. Charles County, in addition to major interstates and secondary roads. Though the tools serve best as an investigative tool in felony and misdemeanor cases, they can also be utilized to find missing people. Standoff: St. Louis Justice Center guard held hostage According to Flock Safety, a company that helps with LPR operations, O'Fallon police learned a senior resident left home and went missing on her way to a doctor's appointment. The patient didn't stop at the doctor's office as expected on Aug. 18, and her daughter filed a report on her disappearance. Police acquired information on the woman's vehicle, entered it into the system and track her down near an interstate. Within minutes of entering the information, police were able to match a camer...

10-year-old boy recovering after dog attack in Kansas City

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 10-year-old was attacked by a dog two weeks ago, and instead of preparing for school, he's now at home recovering.“I looked like a whole new person after that happened,” Demetrius White II said.“I was scared to death because it was so much blood,” Margo Murray, White's mom, said.White said he was playing outside with the dog owner's grandkids. Someone let the dog off the leash.“The dog went under the gate and ran to me and then I got scared and fell,” White said.White had surgery on his face and ankle.For six months, he can't play sports, be in the sun or participate in any activities that will make him sweat.When the family returned home from the hospital, they thought their only concern would be their son's recovery, but a conversation with the dog’s owner soon turned into confrontation."I just wanted the dog,” Demetrius White I said. “He didn't want to give me the dog, so things turned left.”White I said the dog's owner came over to talk but didn't want to pu...

Opinion: John Fielder captured Colorado’s changing landscape — let’s preserve it for him

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

If you’ve ever bought a calendar or coffee table book featuring the grandeur of Colorado’s 14’ers, the stunning color photographs were almost certainly by John Fielder.His output was stupendous: over 40 books of Colorado landscapes were published during his career as a nature photographer, which began in 1981. No doubt he had many more books to produce before pancreatic cancer took him on Aug. 11. He was 73.One book, though, became his blockbuster, appealing to almost everybody’s curiosity about how Colorado had changed over the last 130 years. Called “Colorado, 1870-2000,” the large format, brown-covered book paired 156 historic photos by William Henry Jackson along with Fielder’s contemporary re-photographs.In introducing the book, Fielder credited a call to Eric Paddock, photo curator for the Colorado Historical Society, for the book’s genesis. Fielder was looking around for his next book, due out in 2000, when he called Paddock about Jackson’s iconic photo of the Mount of the Ho...

Copycat In-N-Out restaurant in Mexico changes its name

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

The Mexico-based restaurant that made headlines for its similarities to In-N-Out Burger restaurants has changed its name, SFGate reported.The restaurant, formally known as In-I-Nout, has changed its name to Sofi Burger, according to its Instagram account. In-N-Out Burger employees barred from wearing masks Pictures on the restaurant’s Instagram page still show red trays plated with grilled topped burgers and fries covered in special sauce, similar to food served at In-N-Out restaurants. However, the photos also show other food offerings that In-N-Out doesn’t sell, like chicken nuggets.When news first broke about the imitation restaurant, the real In-N-Out didn’t seem too happy with the surprise pop-up eatery, telling KTLA that they are unable to comment “due to ongoing litigation” – signaling that the restaurant is pursuing legal action against the copycat. Which Bible verses are printed on In-N-Out’s burgers, fries and milkshakes? In-N-Out Burger opened in 1948 as a tiny stand ...

Community mourns shop owner allegedly gunned down over Pride flag

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the name of a school.The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has identified the man accused of fatally shooting a clothing store owner in Cedar Glen for allegedly flying a Pride flag at the business.Officials say Travis Ikeguchi, 27, a Cedar Glen resident, shot and killed 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton Friday night at her business, Mag.Pi.After the shooting, authorities say Ikeguchi fled the scene on foot but was shot and killed by deputies following a confrontation. He was carrying an unregistered 9mm Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun but had no personal identification, the Sheriff's Department said.The motive for the killing is believed to be linked to Carleton flying a Pride flag outside of her business, officials said. Ikeguchi is alleged to have made “several disparaging remarks" about the flag before shooting Carleton.Laura Ann Carleton"Prior to the shooting, Ikeguchi tore down a Pride or rainbow flag that wa...

Map shows eviction hotspots popping up in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

With the end of eviction protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, many in Southern California are finding themselves at risk of being booted from their homes.On Monday, Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia's office released an interactive map showing where those evictions are occurring. "Evictions have been filed all across the city in recent months, but the data shows some areas receiving particularly high filing volumes," David Wagner explained for LAist. "ZIP codes in Hollywood (90028), Fairfax (90036) and Downtown L.A. (90015) have received the highest number of evictions."The map shows that Koreatown, Canoga Park and the North Hollywood Arts District are additional eviction hotspots.North Hollywood is also where the stars of HGTV's “The Flipping El Moussas" — Tarek El Moussa and his wife Heather Rae El Moussa of Netflix's "Selling Sunset" — are allegedly evicting tenants whose previous landlord tried to force them to leave by hiring someone to set fire to vac...

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome baby No. 2: Report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:08:18 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of children the couple have.Baby makes four for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.The power couple quietly welcomed their second child earlier this month, according to TMZ and People magazine.According to TMZ, the "Diamonds" singer welcomed a baby boy on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles and the child's name starts with an "R."Fans remember when Rihanna first revealed her second pregnancy during her halftime performance at the Super Bowl this past February. The Fenty Beauty founder caressed her baby bump right at the start of the performance, which set off speculation on the internet from the start. The singer later officially confirmed her pregnancy. Rihanna, left, and A$AP Rocky attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their first child, RZA Athelsto...