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Police: Pleasant Street victim stabbed, searching for person of interest

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Schenectady Police tell NEWS10 that 44-year-old Tishawn Folkes-Taylor was the victim of a stabbing. Law enforcement across New York have been searching for Folkes-Taylor's ex-husband Timothy Taylor as he is a person of interest in her homicide as well as being wanted by police in New York City for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Theresa Gregg, of Brooklyn. Police say both women were stabbed. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The U.S. Marshal's Service is offering a $5,000 reward for information on Timothy Taylor's whereabouts after Tishawn Folkes-Taylor was killed on Sunday. Her brother told PIX11 reporter Ayana Harry Dudley that Tishawn was killed the same day Tishawn found out about Theresa Gregg's death. The NYPD say Timothy Taylor is wanted in the alleged stabbing death of the 37-year-old peace officer, who worked for the city's Department of Homeless Services.According to a source clos...

Capital Region community centers ready to help Asylees

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) - New York would look much different than it does today without all the immigrants and asylum seekers, they make up a quarter of the State’s population. NEWS10 is talking with Capital Region groups who help those seeking a new life and acclimate to their new world. Gunshot victim collapses in Troy neighborhood “Let’s help each other as a human, as an American society,” said the Afghan American Community Center President, Mohammed Zamani.New York has been welcoming immigrants and refugees from all over the world for decades. There are an estimated 4.4 million immigrants in the state.Here in the Capital Region, the Afghan American Community Center, AACC, just opened their doors in May to what they are calling a one-of-kind operation.“To educate these people, to help themselves and help the society. And we try to teach them English and find them jobs so they can come off [being] on social services and they can stand on their feet,” said Zamani. Bigger,...

Victim in fatal St. Louis Kitchen shooting identified

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS – We're learning more about Tuesday night’s deadly shooting at St. Louis Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant in the Academy neighborhood of north city.The shooting happened shortly before 9:45 p.m. outside the restaurant, located in the 800 block of North Kingshighway Boulevard.St. Louis police got a call for a double shooting. When they arrived, officers found the victims on the west side of the building, with each suffering from a gunshot wound.One victim, a 56-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound in his leg and was taken to a local hospital. The other victim, identified as Faming Pan, had been shot in the stomach and was pronounced dead at the scene. Pan was in his 30s.A former employee, John Walker, said Pan was a wonderful person and will be dearly missed. Missouri governor asked to halt execution of Michael Tisius  "His wife had to go home and tell her kids, you know, that their daddy died," Walker said.Pan worked at St. Louis Kitchen for 10 years. Walker said Pan went...

BJC Healthcare to merge with KC-based St. Luke's Health System

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare and Kansas City-based Saint Luke's Health System Saint Luke's Health System are planning to merge and form an "integrated" Missouri-based health system. The two healthcare entities announced signed a non-binding letter of intent with hopes to expand health care access in Missouri and reach more than 6 million patients. New hydrogen hub in Wentzville raises concern for residents  According to a news release, BJC and Saint Luke’s will form a patient-centric integrated health care system to offer advanced, emerging and innovative models of care. The hope is to improvement access, affordability and quality of care offered to patients. “Together with Saint Luke’s, we have an exciting opportunity to reinforce our commitment to providing extraordinary care to Missourians and our neighboring communities,” said BJC HealthCare President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Liekweg. “Amid the rapidly changing health care landscape, this is the right...

Illinois 12-year-old on bike dies in truck collision

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

SESSER, Ill. - A 12-year-old riding a bicycle was struck by a pickup truck driver Monday afternoon near Sesser, Illinois. Officers were called to the crash on at around 2:15 p.m. They found the 12-year-old suffering from severe injuries. He was flown from the scene by a medical helicopter to get treatment and later died at a regional hospital."Prayers for the family and all first responders involved in this tragic incident," states Sheriff Kyle Bacon.Police say that the truck was going eastbound on State Highway 154. The child on the bike was traveling southbound on Circle M Road and did not stop at the intersection. That is when the truck hit the bike.Several people stopped to help first responders at the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and with the help of the Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit.

PHOTOS: A look at the Miami Heat one day before NBA Finals start

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

The Miami Heat held a team practice and conducted interviews during the NBA Finals media day at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The Denver Nuggets play the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday evening.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets 101: A beginner’s guide to the NBA Finals Denver Nuggets | Saving for a down payment? You could sit courtside at the NBA Finals instead Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions Denver Nuggets | Letters: Go Nuggets! (from a Lakers fan) Denver Nuggets | Keeler: ESPN’s Mark Jackson sounds ready to make peace with Nuggets fans after Nikola Jokic MVP backlash. Jeff Van Gundy, not so much. “Some of those fans were clowns.”

Actor Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 out of 3 counts of rape in retrial

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape Wednesday in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role.The jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged Masterson raped a longtime girlfriend. They had voted 8-4 in favor of conviction.Masterson was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. The 47-year-old actor faces up to 30 years in prison.His wife, actor and model Bijou Phillips, wept as he was led away. Other family and friends sat stone-faced.“I am experiencing a complex array of emotions – relief, exhaustion, strength, sadness – knowing that my abuser, Danny Masterson, will face accountability for his criminal behavior,” one of the women, whom Masterson was convicted of raping at his home in 2003, said in a statement...

Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques Kosovo comments

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

By HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Tennis Writer)PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic refrained from any political messages at the French Open following a second-round victory that was a struggle for a set Wednesday night — hours after a government minister criticized the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s comments about clashes in Kosovo as “not appropriate.”French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera warned Djokovic on Wednesday morning not to wade into such international issues again during the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros.Speaking on TV station France 2, Oudea-Castera said French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo encouraged Djokovic and his entourage to maintain “neutrality” on the field of play.When his 7-6 (2), 6-0, 6-3 win against Marton Fucsovics ended Wednesday, Djokovic wrote on the lens of a TV camera — a custom at more and more tennis tournaments — and kept it simple, with an autograph and a smiley face. It was quite different...

Boulder officials hear community concerns about homeless center location

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that Tuesday evening’s meeting was hosted by the Horizon West HOA, that it was announced as a Zoom event days (not hours) before the event took place, and that the meeting organizers had planned to livestream the meeting to a TV in the community room for residents, but were unable to do so due to technical difficulties.A new homeless day services center slated to open in Boulder in the coming months has drawn backlash from residents at a condo complex adjacent to the center’s location at 1844 Folsom St.The day services center has been identified as a priority by City Council, and the location was first announced in April. But at an emotionally charged virtual meeting Tuesday evening with several Boulder city councilmembers and staff, approximately 50 residents of Horizon West Condominiums expressed a wide range of concerns about the new center. Several who spoke were irate, and at least one vowed to sue the city over the select...

PHOTOS: A look at the Denver Nuggets one day before NBA Finals start

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:11:06 GMT

The Denver Nuggets held a team practice and conducted interviews during the NBA Finals media day at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The Denver Nuggets play the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday evening.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets 101: A beginner’s guide to the NBA Finals Denver Nuggets | Saving for a down payment? You could sit courtside at the NBA Finals instead Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions Denver Nuggets | Letters: Go Nuggets! (from a Lakers fan) Denver Nuggets | Keeler: ESPN’s Mark Jackson sounds ready to make peace with Nuggets fans after Nikola Jokic MVP backlash. Jeff Van Gundy, not so much. “Some of those fans were clowns.”