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'Unacceptable': Video of TSA worker's handling of bomb dog draws outrage

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee has been removed from canine handling duties after video taken Sunday at Detroit Metro Airport circulated online.The video, taken by Reddit user ProfessionalEye3568 from the Delta Sky Club on the second level, shows the officer walking back and forth below, yanking the leash hard enough to swing the dog around."This isn’t delta specific but filmed from the sky club at DTW," ProfessionalEye3568 wrote. "I was shocked at how this airport handler is dragging this poor pup around. There’s no reason anyone should be flipping a working dog around by it’s harness like this?! I have a high energy dog so at first I assumed it was a mistake or that the puppy was a bit over energetic but looks like the handler is just being unnecessarily rough with it." TSA officials find dog in passenger’s bag at Wisconsin airport "This makes my blood boil. Poor pup!" one person commented. "This guy doesn’t need to be around any animals."The...

Red Cross assisting 10 after Troy fire

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The American Red Cross is helping 10 people after a fire on Spring Avenue. The fire took place at a home just after 1 p.m. Monday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Red Cross said it is helping six adults and four children, all of whom are under the age of 12. Fire officials said the fire spread throughout the building and there were issues getting water to the scene.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Hoosick Falls board to vote on new water system proposal

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The village of Hoosick Falls Board of Trustees will consider an agreement for a new water system for residents. The agreement is with Saint Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell to fund and construct a new water system in the village. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This comes after both companies were held responsible for PFOA contamination in the village. The company has to pay $65 million in a class action lawsuit.The board of trustees will vote on the resolution at their meeting on Wednesday night.

Schenectady firefighters promoted during ceremony

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

SCHENCTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Two firefighters in the Schenectady Fire Department have been promoted to new positions. At Monday night's city council meeting, the two firefighters were promoted to lieutenant and captain. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Many other firefighters from the department as well as family members were in attendance. Officials were thankful for the continuing traditions of the fire department.Officials said as the fire department continues to get younger, they will hold more promotion ceremonies in the future.

Son surprised by father returning from overseas

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The East Greenbush Central School District shared video of a sweet reunion on Monday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sgt. Angelo Rosencrans spent almost a year away from home after serving in Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria with the New York Army National Guard. On Monday, he surprised his son, Christopher, at Genet Elementary School and embraced him after 12 months overseas.

Problem gambling awareness event held at Rivers Casino

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Gaming officials gathered at Rivers Casino in Schenectady on Monday to discuss resources available for those who have a problem gambling. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Officials from the New York State Gaming Commission and the New York Council for Problem Gambling were some of the group on-hand at the event. The groups meet quarterly as part of the Responsible Play Partnership. They pointed to legislation requiring resources being available for help with gambling issues as a massive step in the gaming industry.This year marked 20 years since Problem Gambling Awareness Month was started.

Keeler: If Nuggets star Nikola Jokic got fined, why was Suns owner Mat Ishbia let off the NBA’s hook?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

We’d say to throw the book at Mat Ishbia, but who are we kidding? He’d probably just cradle the thing in his lap and refuse to give it back.“As Nikola (Jokic) said, that’s not an owner in the stands,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone offered Monday during a brief media scrum when asked about Ishbia, the Suns’ handsy governor. “He’s a fan. I mean, we don’t designate who’s in the stands.”If any other fan held onto a game ball and got all keep-away with the rock during a heated postseason game while a player was trying to retrieve it to restart the action, you know what happens? They’re escorted from the arena and banned for the rest of the series.So if Joe Dumars, commissioner Adam Silver and the rest of the NBA wingtips really want to close the book on the case of Jokic v. Ishbia before Game 5 Tuesday night at Ball Arena, how ’bout this:Either a) the Suns owner pays the Joker’s $25,000 fine as recompense for dragging us all down this rabbit hole to begin wit...

Denver’s “junker” vehicle law amended to include pause for people living in cars

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

The Denver City Council tweaked a new law aimed at giving police and parking enforcement officials more power to ticket and impound RVs, trailers, semis and damaged or abandoned “junker” vehicles on city streets on Monday.The last-second adjustment, put forth by Councilman Paul Kashmann, requires city officials to provide an additional 48 hours of notice before a vehicle is impounded if they believe that people are living in that vehicle or using it for short-term shelter. The amendment passed unanimously before the amended bill passed 11-1 with Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca voting no.The 48-hour delay was meant to provide time for city officials to reach out to potentially homeless vehicle owners and assuage concerns about the wider discretion the new law provides city officials to ticket and impound large or damaged vehicles parked on city streets. But opponents still see the changes the bill made to the city code as tools for targeting unhoused people and low-income resi...

1 dead in possible road rage shooting in Del Rey; suspect on the run

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

At least one person is dead following a shooting that happened at a busy intersection in Del Rey Monday afternoon.It happened around 12:15 p.m., near the intersection of the 90 Freeway and Lincoln Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Video from Sky5 showed a dark-colored Volkswagen sedan parked in the roadway with a white investigation tent partially covering the vehicle. Those tents are often seen at the site of homicides. Several cars damaged in Woodland Hills road-rage incident (video) Details are limited at this time, but police confirmed that one person was killed.The suspect in the shooting was believed to be driving a black four-door Kia that was last seen driving northbound on Lincoln Boulevard. Although the motive for the shooting is under investigation, LAPD said road rage may have played a role.Lincoln Boulevard was closed as part of the investigation, with no estimated time for reopening.

Former federal agent from Riverside gets life in prison for sexual assault of 2 women

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:39:37 GMT

A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) from Riverside was sentenced to life in federal prison for sexually assaulting two women and using his law enforcement position to prevent them from reporting his violent crimes, authorities announced Monday.  The former federal agent, 48-year-old John Jacob Olivas, started his government career in 2007, working in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He later moved to HSI but resigned in 2015 after working for the agency for just over six years, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice.  Authorities said Olivas sexually assaulted the two victims while he was a federal agent.  In Jan. 2012, the 48-year-old attempted to rape a woman, telling her that police would not respond to any reports she made because he was “above a cop,” “untouchable” and “invisible” as a federal agent, the release stated. He also threatened the victim, telling her that he could make her “disappear...