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County councillor elected president of Lethbridge & District Exhibition’s board of directors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsMark Sayers has been elected to serve as the 57th president of the Lethbridge & District Exhibition’s (LDE) board of directors.He will serve in this role for one term, until February 2025, which coincides with his 10th year of service on the LDE’s board of directors.A recent press release issued by LDE notes Sayers’ strong ties to business and agriculture communities in southern Alberta, including the Coaldale & District Agricultural Society. In 2018, he was inducted into the 4-H Alberta Hall of Fame after 30 years of involvement with the organization at the regional, district, provincial, and club levels.Sayers also sits on Lethbridge County Council, and is the Lethbridge delegate for UFA.Sayers highlighted his long history of involvement with the LDE and said, “I am proud to take on the role of president.”He continued, “this organization is growing and changing, which makes me excited for the future and all we will be able to accomplish.”Let...

Community Satisfaction Survey results in for Coaldale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

By Nikki JamiesonSunny South NewsLow uptake on a recent Coaldale survey means the Town can’t take the results as the town’s general opinion.During their regular Sept. 25 meeting, Coaldale town council reviewed the results of the 2023 Community Satisfaction Survey.The survey, which ran from the beginning of June to the end of July, aimed to gather information and opinions on Town services, facilities and finances, and ultimately act as an useful planning tool for the Town. The survey was first approved by council in July 2022, and for this year’s survey, a total of 74 responses were gathered. Of those responses, five were submitted in paper form while the remaining 69 were submitted online. In addition, four of the survey responses were from non-Coaldale residents, so they were filtered from the overall results.A total of 16 questions/statements were posed in the survey, centering around Town programs/service levels, taxes, how the Town is being run, communication and quality of life...

Schenectady Fire Department receives $800K for new fire truck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local fire department received funding for a new fire truck. The Schenectady Fire Department got $800,000 from New York State to buy a new fire apparatus.The department now has three backup trucks, which allows them to respond to every call, even if the main crews are busy. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We ask our people to do a lot," Fire Chief Dan Mareno said. "And they do. And they do it without questions. So it's our job to provide them with the equipment that they need."The fire chief estimates the department will respond to 20,000 calls this year.

Kiszla: Cutting Randy Gregory essential step in cleansing Broncos locker room of losing culture

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

The shock wasn’t that the Broncos cut linebacker Randy Gregory, paid $1.33 million for each of the 21 tackles he made in a Denver uniform.The shame was coach Sean Payton didn’t tell Gregory to get lost before this NFL season began.“We felt it was best for our team,” Payton said Wednesday, emphasizing the decision to part ways was made by Denver management, contradicting the crazy suggestion from Gregory’s camp that walking out on the Broncos was somehow the player’s idea.Good riddance.Desperate for a pass-rusher in the worst way possible after trading away Von Miller and Bradley Chubb, Broncos general manager George Paton threw stupid money at Gregory before the 2022 season.But after appearing in only 10 games, he leaves Denver with $28 million in his pocket and the distinction of joining offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James, cornerback Dale Carter and defensive tackle Daryl Gardener as the worst free-agent acquisitions in team history.The Broncos should’ve never allowed Gregory on the te...

Nuggets coach Michael Malone on comments from Anthony Davis, Lakers: “If they’re still worried about us, that’s on them”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

SAN DIEGO — The chatter in El Segundo this week evidently hasn’t traveled down Interstate 5 to Michael Malone’s ears in San Diego.The ninth-year Nuggets coach claimed Wednesday he was unaware that the Lakers, practicing two hours north, have been identifying unspecified trash talk from Denver as bulletin board material for the coming season. Malone also said he doesn’t think the recent talk make Nuggets vs. Lakers a rivalry at this point.“There was just so much of that (trash talk) going on, it was like, ‘All right, we get it, y’all won,'” Lakers center Anthony Davis told Spectrum SportsNet this week. “But me and (LeBron James) had some conversations like, ‘We can’t wait (to play the Nuggets).'”Denver hosts the Lakers on Oct. 24 to tip off the 2023-24 season. It will be championship banner and ring night at Ball Arena, as well as the first matchup between the Nuggets and Lakers since the Western Conference Finals, whi...

‘Lied to the World’ or Acted in ‘Good Faith’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial Opens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday opened the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a simple message: He deliberately “lied to the world,” leading to one of the biggest financial frauds of a generation.Bankman-Fried’s lawyer advanced a far different narrative. The former crypto mogul, the lawyer said, was simply a well-intentioned entrepreneur who acted “in good faith” to make his firm successful, with no intention to defraud anyone.The dueling arguments are at the crux of Bankman-Fried’s trial, which has become the highest-profile reckoning for a business executive since Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of fraud early last year.A onetime crypto wunderkind, Bankman-Fried, 31, became a tousle-haired billionaire overnight, only to see his company collapse last year and his fortune evaporate. He has been charged with orchestrating a conspiracy to use $10 billi...

Fleeing robbery suspect causes violent crash; 3 critical

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

SOUTH LOS ANGELES - An armed robbery suspect trying to escape arrest caused a collision that sent seven people, including three children, to the hospital Wednesday, authorities said.Three of the victims were in critical condition.The crash occurred just after 1 p.m. at Broadway and West 81st Street.According to Los Angeles Police, officers with LAPD's Community Safety Unit were trying to arrest a man on an armed robbery warrant when he sped away in a BMW."The officers were in proximity but not behind him," Lt. Kenneth Busiere told KTLA. “Their lights and sirens were not activated … The helicopter was overhead, and he may have been aware of the helicopter’s presence."The scene of a four-car crash in South L.A. that sent seven people to the hospital. Oct. 4, 2023. (Citizen)When the suspect reached the intersection of Broadway and West 81st, he slammed into a silver Hyundai Elantra carrying three adults and three children, Busiere said.Another vehicle was also damaged in the collision....

The top 10 most expensive home sales in San Jose, reported the week of Sep. 18

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

A house that sold for $3.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in San Jose in the past week.In total, 45 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.2 million, $1,049 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 18 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.8 million, single-family home in the 18500 block of Annie LaneThe property in the 18500 block of Annie Lane in San Jose has new owners. The price was $2,800,000. The house was built in 1978 and has a living area of 3,111 square feet. The price per square foot is $900. The house features four bedrooms and three bathrooms.Annie Lane9. $2.9 million, detached house in the 1500 block of Newport Ave.A sale has been finalized for the single-family house in the 1500 block of Newport Ave. in San Jose. The price was $2,850,000 and the new owners took o...

Deadly 2018 car crash referenced in Sen. Menendez indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

By Celina Tebor | CNNNadine Arslanian Menendez, wife of Sen. Bob Menendez, hit and killed a pedestrian in a 2018 car crash, according to a police report. That car crash, which took place prior to her marriage to the New Jersey Democrat, is alleged to be the inception of a bribe in the federal indictment against the couple.According to a report from the Bogota, New Jersey, police department, Nadine Menendez struck 49-year-old Richard Koop with her Mercedes-Benz sedan in Bogota in December 2018, killing him. She was driving alone.Police questioned Nadine Menendez and concluded she was not at fault for the crash, the report says, and she was released without a summons and allowed to leave the scene of the crash. The pedestrian, Koop, had been jaywalking, according to the police report.According to The New York Times, Nadine Menendez was never tested for drugs or alcohol. Authorities must demonstrate probable cause a driver was impaired before testing for alcohol immediately after a cra...

How you can get thousands back from the government for buying an EV

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:48:26 GMT

(KRON) -- In California, the cost of a gallon of regular gas has gone from an average of $5.28 roughly one month ago to $5.97 per gallon, as of this week, according to AAA. As of Wednesday, the Bay Area's cheapest average price for a gallon is in Santa Clara County at about $5.79 per gallon -- the national average is $3.78. Tired of rising gas prices? Perhaps you may want to switch to an electric vehicle (EV). The federal government and the state of California are offering thousands of dollars in cash incentives for drivers to switch from a gasoline vehicle to an EV or fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV).Overview of Government IncentivesThe federal government, via the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is offering up to $7,500 back in your federal tax return for purchasing a battery-powered car. The program is part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which is a 10-year plan. The maximum tax credit of $7,500 is "likely" to be reduced by Jan. 1, 2024, according to Tesla. California, via...