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DocGo releasing details to NYC Upstate Asylum Seeker program

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - All week local elected officials and leaders of non-profits have spoken up about their frustrations dealing with the company hired by New York City to care for the asylum seekers sent to the Capital Region. They noted the lack of communication with DocGo as buses arrive unexpectedly in the middle of the night, and they hear from asylees about not getting food and care they need. Weekend Shooting at Amsterdam park disrupts basketball tournament But today, a DocGo representative answering questions in person and NEWS10 has more on that meeting.DocGo meeting with a Capital District non-profit group today to address concerns they have about the treatment of asylum seekers since they arrived in the Capital Region. NES10 received this document with DocGo's details for the New York City Upstate Asylum Seeker program.New York City awarded DocGo a $423 million contract to bus, house, feed and care for asylum seekers brought to the Capital Region. But New Yor...

Military veteran goes on one last hot air balloon ride

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

WILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local military veteran and former hot air balloon pilot had one wish: to take one last hot air balloon ride. His wish was granted thanks to some local businesses.Brian Owens, 80, said the best way to live is exactly like the best way to pilot a hot air balloon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "You get up there in the air, and it's the rules of common sense," he said. "It's freeing.""It's symbolic in a way, you know," hospice nurse Kate Edgerly said. "It's freeing. It's just like the end of our life should be."Edgerly is Owens's hospice nurse. The Air Force veteran and former balloon pilot suffers from a heart condition. Flying a hot air balloon one last time was on his bucket list."Hospice is about how can we live the best life that we possibly can in the time we have left," Edgerly explained. "He's just a ray of sunshine. Just every time I see him, he makes me smile and laugh and just makes you want ...

Seniors 'out in the world again' after being stuck in St. Louis apartment

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Both elevators are operating again at a St. Louis apartment building after the Fox Files exposed a weeks-long issue of residents being trapped. "Good morning," William Darty, a resident at Roosevelt Towne Apartments, said.And boy is it. William and his wife Bertha have loaded up the refrigerator."It was fun. I guess we were acting like a couple kids in the grocery store. Enjoy seeing it. We got excited," William said.He stood in his stairwell window about a week ago, pleading for someone to help because the elevators in his apartment building, located at Euclid and Delmar, had been broken for three weeks. St. Louis County prosecutor not licensed attorney, must resubmit 114 cases "I want to go back to everyday living. You know, a normal life of living," William said at the time.William is paralyzed on the right side of his body, and his wife uses a walker. Neither are able to use the steps.They are able to leave their apartment now because the elevators have been repair...

Bills safety Damar Hamlin ready to suit up for first preseason game since going into cardiac arrest

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Damar Hamlin turned and pointed to the glass-enclosed booth above the end zone tunnel of Highmark Stadium and recalled the last time he attended a Buffalo Bills home game.“Right up there,” the Bills safety said following the team’s annual “Red and Blue” practice inside the stadium. “It was an emotional day. I felt the love then.”The setting last week provided Hamlin a chance to reflect on the excitement he felt attending the Bills’ loss to the Bengals in an AFC playoff game on Jan. 22. Raising his arms to urge on a cheering crowd through an open window on a snowy afternoon, it marked Hamlin’s celebrated first public appearance some three weeks after his near-death experience during a regular season game in Cincinnati.The moment also stirred emotions of uncertainty Hamlin experienced about his future.Some seven months later, the 25-year-old is preparing to take the next major step in his efforts to resum...

All-Pro CB Pat Surtain II, RB Javonte Williams among short list of Broncos not playing in preseason opener

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Gone are the days, officially, of Denver sitting swaths of players for the preseason.The Broncos dress list Friday night here reflected that new reality under coach Sean Payton.In fact, the only players out of 90 on the roster who did not dress for the team’s preseason opener against Arizona were those dealing with issues that kept them out or limited in practice. That list: cornerbacks Riley Moss (core muscle) and Art Green, safety Justin Simmons (groin), right tackle Mike McGlinchey (knee), tight end Chris Manhertz, wide receiver Brandon Johnson (ankle) and outside linebackers Frank Clark and Aaron Patrick.Not everybody that dressed played, however. All-Pro cornerback Pat Surtain II and nickel K’Waun Williams, who had missed practice time this week, did not play with the starting defense.Running back Javonte Williams went through warmups with the other running backs, but didn’t have a brace on his knee and only watched from the sideline. Samaje Perine got t...

Man charged with several counts of drugging, raping women in Los Angeles

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

A man has been arrested and charged on accusations that he drugged and raped several women over a three-year span in Los Angeles and West Hollywood. The suspect, 37-year-old Andrey Thanh Nguyen, who also went by the name "Cosmo," was formally charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office on Friday.He was arrested Wednesday morning in East Los Angeles.Andrey "Cosmo" Thanh Nguyen, 37, is shown in this mugshot provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He's accused of drugging and raping five women over a three-year span. He's accused of drugging and raping five women between 2021 and 2023 in both L.A. and West Hollywood. His alleged victims ranged in age from 18 to 21, the DA's Office said.He faces more than a dozen felony charges related to the case, including seven counts of rape by use of drugs, three counts of sexual penetration by a controlled substance, and one count of forcible rape. He also faces drug-related charges and one count of sexual battery...

Mayor Karen Bass launches Inside Safe program in Hollywood

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

On Friday, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez announced a new Inside Safe operation on Selma Avenue outside of Larchmont Charter School. Launched in December 2022 as part of a larger strategy to combat the Los Angeles homelessness crisis, Inside Safe is a citywide, voluntary proactive housing-led initiative aimed at bringing people inside from tents and encampments and preventing encampments from returning. “We are working every day, across Los Angeles, to urgently confront the homelessness crisis. We will not let up,” said Mayor Bass. “Inside Safe continues to bring people inside who were living on the streets and in encampments and help connect them with housing and services.” Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe housing program (Source: Mayor Karen Bass) Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe housing program (Source: Mayor Karen Bass) Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe housing program (Source: Mayor Karen Bass) The new Inside Safe Selma locatio...

Man sentenced for obtaining guns to shoot rival gang members in Ventura County

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

A convicted felon was sentenced to prison Friday for obtaining weapons to allegedly shoot rival gang members in Ventura County.The suspect, Jose Alcaraz Guerrero, 34, also known as “Kruz,” was sentenced to five years in federal prison, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.Guerrero pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on March 24. Authorities said Guerrero is a convicted killer who, with a loaded firearm, threatened to “shoot rival gang members at a public park in Ventura County despite the presence of children.”Guerrero was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition due to a 2011 voluntary manslaughter conviction. He served nine years in state prison for the conviction before being paroled in early 2020.He later admitted that he had illegally possessed a firearm and ammunition while at Moranda Park in Port Hueneme in May 2020. He was in illegal possession of another firearm in June 2020 as well, of...

Back in San Francisco, Bruce Bochy reminisces on storied SF Giants tenure

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s rare to see a crowd gathered around the visiting dugout before first pitch. But for Bruce Bochy, fans arrived early toting signs and cheering his name hoping to catch their beloved former manager’s attention Friday night. Then they gave him a long standing ovation when Bochy was announced with starting lineup.For the first time since 2019, Bochy was back at Oracle Park. For the first time since 2006, his last with the San Diego Padres before joining the Giants in 2007, Bochy managed from the visitor’s dugout.“I’ve had some rough games here, too. I’ll add that,” he said. ‘Who Let the Dogs Out,’ heard that a couple times here.”That’s a throwback: In the early days of then-Pac Bell Park, when the Giants led at the top of the ninth, the speakers would blast funeral bells leading into a rousing rendition of the Baha Men’s classic song. It serves as a reminder of how much of baseball’s...

Outside Lands closes SOMA tent for 'safety' of festival audience

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:24:20 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The SOMA Tent, one of the stages at Outside Lands, closed Friday afternoon for the "safety of our festival audience," the music festival tweeted. The stage will be closed for the remainder of the night.SOMA Tent was closed due to a "necessary repair" that was needed to be made on the stage, Outside Lands said in a statement. MISS DRE, NALA and Disco Lines were the scheduled performers for the SOMA Tent. That stage is one of eight stages at Outside Lands.Friday is Day 1 of the three-day music festival at Golden Gate Park. Outside Lands is expected to draw roughly 75,000 spectators per day.We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our guests and our artists. We'll provide updates when they become availableOutside LandsThis is a developing story. Check back for updates.