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Runway reopened at Taylor airport after plane lands with gear up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) – The City of Taylor said the runway at the Taylor Municipal Airport reopened after a single-engine airplane caused a brief closure Sunday night.The airplane landed with the gear up on the runway, the city said. According to a city release, officials said the plane landed at 5 p.m. Sunday. The city said no one was hurt. The plane was reported disabled on the runway, and the Taylor Fire Department was on the scene, according to the city announcement. The city said it was working with the Federal Aviation Administration to determine next steps.

Schenectady man charged with grand larceny

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Schenectady man has been arrested following a grand larceny investigation, according to state police. Edward Richardson, 40, is facing multiple charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On July 8 at 9:12 a.m., police received a complaint from a Princetown business reporting that several items had been stolen from the property overnight. An investigation determined that Richardson had allegedly entered the business without permission and stole multiple items worth over $2,000.Police say Richardson later returned with another individual and reportedly stole additional items valued at over $5,000. Troopers located the vehicle that was used during the thefts on Stanton Street in Rotterdam and seized it. Lake George man arrested twice in six hours The investigation yielded that the car had been reported stolen from Schenectady on July 7. Richardson was found a short distance away from the vehicle on G...

Reported house explosion in St. Charles; 5 people rushed to hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - First responders were called to a residence in St. Charles late Monday morning for a reported home explosion.According to Deputy Chief Steve Brown, St. Charles Fire Department, the incident occurred in the 500 block of Transit Street.Five people were taken from the single-family home and transported to a local hospital, some of whom suffered severe burns.Brown said the fire at the home was extinguished.This is a breaking news story. FOX 2 has a news crew en route and will have more information as it becomes available.

Des Peres man accused of breaking into ex-girlfriend's home and assaulting her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Des Peres man is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home and attacking his former partner. According to a report filed by the Ferguson Police Department, the incident happened on June 28 at a residence in the 300 block of St. Louis Avenue.Police claim Marquise Lewis, 30, drove to the home to confront his ex. When no one answered the door, Lewis kicked the door down and entered the residence. Lewis grabbed his former partner by the hair, dragged her into a bedroom, and punched her several times.The victim's mother was home at the time of the attack and attempted to call 911, but Lewis took the phone from her hands and broke it. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW The mother fled to a neighbor's home and calle...

$900,000 Lotto ticket purchased in Illinois

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

ELGIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Someone who bought a Lucky Day Lotto Ticket in Illinois has a ticket worth $900,000.According to an Illinois Lottery news release, the winning ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven in Elgin, Ill. The winning numbers drawn Sunday were: 11-13-14-23-26.Close to 24,000 other prizes were won during the drawing, ranging from $1 to $200.The Lotto jackpot is currently $19.5 million, which is the largest of the year, and the second largest in the last five years. More than $1.454 billion is up for grabs in three lottery jackpots The third-largest Powerball jackpot will also be up for grabs Monday. The $900 Million jackpot will be the seventh-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.More information is available here.

Hazelwood man accused of selling drugs in presence of children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Hazelwood man is accused of selling drugs from a home where children were present.According to a report filed by the Florissant Police Department, officers obtained a warrant to search a home on Tanner Drive in Dellwood. Police executed that search warrant on June 27 after observing a man selling drugs from the residence. That man was identified as Michael Adams Jr.During the search, police discovered a firearm hidden beneath a pile of clothing, as well as several controlled substances. Adams, a convicted felon, is not allowed to own or possess a firearm. Two St. Louis suburbs named among Top 50 ‘safest cities in the US’ Officers found a tub filled with suspected psilocin mushrooms near children's toys, white powdery substances in Adams' bedroom and inside a backpack hidden in an outdoor barbecue pit. A white crystalline substance was also found in the backpack.Police claim multiple children, including an infant, a toddler, and older kids, were in the pre...

Tuesday tee times? How the pandemic changed when we play golf

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

Of golf’s many storied traditions, this one has long held true: Weekdays were a time of rest, recovery and senior discounts, the sole province of retirees whose biggest concern is a chip that stops far short of the hole.But a new Stanford University analysis shows that the work-from-home trend is scrambling the game’s weekly rhythms and routines, with busy professionals squeezing in rounds on once-sleepy Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays — further proof that the industrial-era 9-to-5 routine is vanishing.“We’re busy almost every day,” said Kevin Sprenger, general manager of Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto, California, where staffers were cleaning balls and emptying trash on a recent Tuesday morning, with 147 rounds reserved for play. “Thursday’s as busy as Sunday.”Kevin Sprenger, general manager of Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto, Calif., talks about the uptick in mid-week business since the pandemic, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)Using geolocation data...

Somebody won $1 million in Colorado’s PowerBall lottery – and hasn’t claimed the money

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

A person in Parachute Colorado has won $1 million in Colorado’s PowerBall state-run lottery, on a ticket purchased at the Thunder River Market – the second time this month that a person has won $1 million.On July 8, somebody southeast of metro Denver in Elizabeth won $1 million from a ticket purchased at Murphy Express, a gas station.Neither of the prizes has been claimed, PowerBall spokeswoman Meghan Dougherty said Monday morning. After 180 days, unclaimed prize money is transferred into PowerBall proceeds for the state – which has happened before, Dougherty said.In the latest drawing, two people also won $100,000 on tickets purchased in Littleton and Arvada, and one person won $50,000 on a ticket purchased in Trinidad, she said.In 2017, a PowerBall player in Clifton won $133.2 million — the record. In 2014, a person in Rifle won $90 million.Nobody won jackpot prizes in the recent drawings. The estimated PowerBall jackpot is $900 million, along with an estimated Mega Millions...

Man threatens Loma Linda hotel guest with gun for being too loud, sheriff’s officials say 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

A man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly threatening a Loma Linda hotel guest with a gun for being too loud, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday.The incident occurred around 11:25 p.m. Saturday at a hotel in the 25200 block of Redlands Boulevard.Responding deputies discovered that while the victim was in her hotel room, the suspect, identified as 41-year-old James Hamilton, came to her door and complained she was too loud.Hamilton returned again a few minutes later and complained about the noise. At that point, the suspect allegedly took out a handgun from his waistband, drew back the hammer of the gun and pointed it at the victim as he threatened her, officials detailed in a news release.Deputies eventually detained Hamilton and recovered a Beretta PX4 gun and a box of .40 caliber ammunition in his room.Hamilton, a resident of Cedar Hill, Texas, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a firearm on a person. He is being held on $115,000 bail....

Driver leaves passenger trapped in vehicle after violent crash in San Fernando Valley, police say  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:19 GMT

Authorities had to cut the door off a vehicle to free a passenger who was trapped following a crash in Winnetka over the weekend. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday night on Corbin Avenue near Winnetka Street. According to police, the driver of the vehicle slammed into two parked cars and then fled the scene shortly after, leaving the passenger trapped. Authorities had to cut the door off a vehicle to free a passenger who was trapped following a crash in Winnetka on July 16, 2023. (TNLA)Authorities had to cut the door off a vehicle to free a passenger who was trapped following a crash in Winnetka on July 16, 2023. (TNLA)Authorities had to cut the door off a vehicle to free a passenger who was trapped following a crash in Winnetka on July 16, 2023. (TNLA) New anti-speeding campaign being launched following deadliest year for crash-related deaths in L.A. history Police sawed off the door and transported the passenger to the hospital with minor injuries, video from the sc...