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Cap-and-invest in NYS budget

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- The budget is now five days late and lawmakers are still in negotiations. The Department of Environmental Conservation says the Cap and Invest program continues to be a  discussion. The program would make polluters pay for the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they’re putting in the atmosphere. Conor Bambrick, Policy Director at Environmental Advocates New York, said the Climate Action Council came up with this plan. "So they would cap the amount of pollution at a certain level, so we’re talking about the power producing sector, we're talking about transportation, we’re talking about industry and buildings, cap that and force the polluters to pay for every ton of greenhouse gas emissions that they are producing below that cap, below and up to that cap," said Bambrick. Governor Hochul plans for NYS to invest more in Green Energy But if a company goes over that cap, they pay more. The goal is to incentivize industries to reduce pollution and produce revenue...

Construction underway for new rehab homes in north St. Louis

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, business, and faith-based leaders broke ground Thursday morning to turn over new homeownership opportunities in north St. Louis.The St. Louis Development Corporation is an independent economic agency whose goal is equitable growth and prosperity for the city. However, some things have been missing in north St. Louis.Now, thanks to a local pastor and federal COVID-19 funds, construction will take place over the next year for the Jeff-Vander-Lou and Greater Ville neighborhoods. Trending: What needs to happen for the Battlehawks to make XFL playoffs? Those areas will be getting new and rehabbed homes. The housing project will see 15 new constructions and 11 renovated homes."In our efforts, to want to build housing to transform the community," said Andre Alexander, president of Tabernacle Community Development Corporation. "At the time that we looked at this project, we were in our second home, just right up the street, and our church on the...

Kiszla: Tip your cap and drink up to salute two Colorado-born pitchers that made Rockies’ home-opener a rockin’-good party

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

During the best drinking holiday on the Colorado sports calendar, the last call for alcohol came early at Coors Field.Not that anybody was complaining, because our gritty little Rockies won. They beat Washington 1-0 Thursday afternoon at the home opener when revelers traditionally gather in LoDo to celebrate the arrival of spring and drink to forget the bad baseball we’re usually stuck with in this dusty old cowtown.While baseball has long been Denver’s favorite drinking game, this home opener was a celebration of something far more refined and rare: beautiful pitching. This masterpiece was memorable because it was created by Kyle Freeland and Pierce Johnson, two Rockies pitchers born and raised in Colorado.“The beauty about the day is you can talk about a Colorado starter and a Colorado closer. Isn’t that cool?” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “It was super great for me to see a bookend of Kyle and Pierce on opening day, and what it means to our fans and our team and our stat...

Jurickson Profar’s web gems help Rockies blank Nationals in win on home Opening Day

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

In the Rockies’ 1-0 win over the Nationals in Thursday’s home opener, Kyle Freeland got the win and Kris Bryant had the game-winning RBI. But it was Jurickson Profar’s glove that saved the day. Profar, making his first start for Colorado at Coors Field, perfectly played a deep fly ball to left in the first inning, jumping up and snagging Jeimer Candelario’s fly ball at the yellow line along the top of the fence. Then, Profar made a diving play in the left-center gap to end the second inning and bring the Coors Field crowd to its feet. Those plays loomed large in the wake of only the 12th 1-0 game in Denver in franchise history.“Profar made plays today and that was a critical part of today’s (win),” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “It came in different moments, but all moments count.”The catch in the first inning, which came with a runner on first base, might have resulted in a run scored if Profar misplayed the ball and it careen...

Sunnyvale couple arrested after police find cache of guns, including a grenade launcher, inside home shared with children

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

SUNNYVALE — A couple in Sunnyvale was arrested on Wednesday after police discovered a huge cache of firearms, suspected drugs, and stolen vehicles at their property on Waverly Street.Police say the man had equipment to manufacture weapons and currency at the home, where detectives found rifles, shotguns, body armor, thousands of rounds of ammunition and a grenade launcher during the search.The man and his wife are also facing charges of child endangerment since the couple’s children were present when police served a search warrant on Wednesday, according to to Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Capt. Dzanh Le. The children have since been placed in care of the Santa Clara Department of Family and Child Services.The search warrant was served following months of investigation and was based on information that the man had numerous weapons and stolen vehicles on the property. The couple was booked in the Santa Clara County Jail and in addition to child endangerment faces ...

Original Concord story

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

Concord City Council has approved an amended budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year that focuses on various key areas such as staffing, homelessness, and development of the Concord naval weapons stations while ensuring general fund reserves are maintained. The council has earmarked $5.4 million of Measure V and American Rescue Plan Act funds to address homelessness and support the development of strategic plans aimed at tackling the issue.City staff will use the funds to draft a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a new master developer, with the council prioritizing objective design standards for multifamily residential development and progress on the school.Concord has been grappling with staff shortage issues, and to address this, the council has approved an extension of the city manager’s authority to over-hire in all departments.The city has a $13.4 million budget residual from the 2021-22 budget for unforeseen economic uncertainties. Staff recommended allocating $10.5 milli...

Supreme Court: Trans girl can run girls track in W. Virginia

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

By Mark Sherman | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.The justices refused to disturb an appeals court order that made it possible for the girl, Becky Pepper-Jackson, to continue playing on her school’s track and cross-country teams, where she regularly finishes near the back of the pack.Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas would have allowed West Virginia to enforce its law against Pepper-Jackson.Pepper-Jackson is in the middle of the outdoor track season. She had filed a lawsuit challenging the law, the Save Women’s Sports Act, which West Virginia lawmakers adopted in 2021. A federal appeals court had allowed her to compete while she appealed a lower court ruling that upheld the West Virginia law.In an emailed statement issued by the ACLU’s West Virginia chapter to The ...

Video shows man use gun to steal $45K Rolex in broad daylight; 2 arrested

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the theft of a $45,000 Rolex watch outside a jewelry store, the San Pablo Police Department (SPPD) announced on Facebook. Surveillance video of the robbery (above) shows a suspect using an AR-15-style pistol to threaten the man before he removes his watch.The crime occurred at 4:19 p.m. on March 3 in front of H Bee Jewelry at the San Pablo Towne Center, located at 2415 San Pablo Dam Road. The video shows a man, later identified as 19-year-old Vallejo resident Timothy Harvey, approaching the victim and pointing a gun at his head before the victim takes off his watch and hands it over. SF cannabis store owners say they’ve had enough, call for more security According to SPPD, a second suspect, named by police as 26-year-old San Francisco resident Christopher Salmeron, was in the store with the victim and noticed the expensive watch. Police claim Salmeron got in contact with Harvey and planned the robbery. Harvey alle...

Fairfield man arrested on suspicion of stabbing death last October

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

(BCN) — A Fairfield man has been arrested on suspicion of the stabbing death of a man last October, police said Thursday. Milton O'Neal Jr., 40, was taken into custody on Monday by sheriff's deputies in Lassen County after working closely with Fairfield police to "diligently" track his location, Fairfield police said. Sunnyvale couple arrested with large stash of weapons and stolen vehicles O'Neal, also known as "Porkchop," is accused of fatally stabbing 48-year-old Suisun City resident Roderick Harris around 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the 300 block of Jefferson Street in Fairfield. Investigators believe that O'Neal and the victim knew each other, according to Fairfield police. O'Neal has been transported to Solano County Jail, where he was booked on suspicion of murder in the first degree, police said. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved.

SF cannabis store owners say they've had enough, call for more security

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A group of San Francisco cannabis store owners gathered on Thursday to air their grievances about an increase in robberies. They say they’ve become easy targets and that the city isn’t doing enough to protect them.The owners of these cannabis stores say their surveillance cameras show what appears to be the same group of people -- going from store to store in the city and taking what they want, including one of the workers. Elon Musk says violent crime in SF is ‘horrific.’ Is it? Cannabis dispensaries say this is a scene that plays out all too often on their security cameras.A car full of suspects pulling up with crowbars to rob their stores -- often times armed with guns.Chairman of the San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee, Ali Jamalian, says the store manager of Stiizy was taken at gunpoint during a recent robbery.“The store we’re standing in front was the recent victim of a kidnapping, so worker safety is the very driving force and the reason we’re...