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Should St. Paul residents spray paint potholes to alert drivers? City says no.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

As a fearsome pothole season emerges from historic snowfalls, some St. Paul residents have considered marking potholes with spray paint to alert passing drivers.“Can citizens buy neon-colored spray paint to mark the potholes and make them more visible? So no one will forget them. If nothing else, the holes might become more decorative,” wrote Kathy S. of St. Paul, in a contribution to the Pioneer Press’ Sunday Bulletin Board column.Writes another reader, in an email, “Can citizens/city of (St. Paul) spray paint around potholes to alert other drivers?”St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw said this week that the markings, if they’re obvious from a distance at all, would likely do more to confuse drivers and endanger the well-intentioned spray painters than spare a vehicle alignment. Untrained volunteers crouched in the street, marking holes as they see fit, could easily be run over.“It’s dangerous and not helpful,” said Kershaw, i...

Police investigate fatal crash in Rhinebeck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

RHINEBECK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a stolen vehicle on Route 9 that occurred on Tuesday morning. Jonathan A. Keich, 49, of Ford, New Jersey, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police investigations determined that Keich was traveling northbound on Route 9 when he was struck head-on by a 2015 Toyota 4Runner traveling south. The Toyota 4Runner was confirmed to be stolen from Connecticut. The driver, a 14-year-old juvenile, was transported to the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. They were remanded to a secure detention facility pending further investigation/charges.Police say the Toyota 4Runner is one of several vehicles reported stolen from the northern Dutchess County/Eastern Connecticut areas on March 27 and 28. Investigations into the thefts are ongoing. Police believe the thefts are the work of an organized group. ...

One dead in Catskill house fire, explosion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

CATSKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Multiple fire departments and rescue services responded to a house fire and explosion at 193 Main Street in Catskill earlier Wednesday morning. The Catskill Fire Company Inc. says an explosion caused by oxygen tanks at the location lead to a partial collapse of the building. According to the Catskill Fire Chief, one person died as a result of the fire. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Catskill FireCatskill FireCatskill FireImage via Catskill Fire CompanyImage via Catskill Fire CompanyCatskill FireAround 6:24 a.m., a heavily involved structure fire was reported on lower Main Street in Catskill. Firefighters say the fire had reached all three floors in the rear upon arrival. Firefighters tried to enact a rescue and advise others that the fire was going to potentially cut them off and trap them inside. One firefighter escaped by jumping from a second-story window to the lower roof. Fair Haven structu...

3 Utica men indicted over Saratoga officer-involved shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen reports that the Saratoga County Grand Jury directed the filing of prosecutor's information regarding three individuals involved in the November 20, 2022, shooting in downtown Saratoga Springs. The Vermont deputy that was also involved in the shooting, was indicted on March 28 including attempted murder and assault charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Last month, three officers who were part of the shootout—as well as other members of the Saratoga Springs police department—received subpoenas to testify in front of a grand jury. The officers had been responding to a shootout between two men identified as Alex Colon, a barber from Utica and Vito Caselnova, an off-duty, part-time Rutland Vermont Deputy. Caselnova’s attorney, Greg Teresi, claims it was Colon and a group of other men who came after his client and girlfriend. “He [Colon] brought...

Death of 6-week-old child in St. Louis under investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An investigation is underway into the death of a six-week-old child in St. Louis. The child died Tuesday after being rushed to a hospital for treatment, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police say the child was at home in the 1100 block of Hodiamont Avenue before he dropped off by his parents at a local hospital around 11 a.m. Trending: Surprise! 2 things nabbing illegal dumpers in St. Louis SLMPD says the child was in care of his parents when he began turning pale. The child then died at the hospital. According to SLMPD, the child abuse unit and medical examiner's office that works with the department is handling the investigation. Police have not disclosed whether there were any charges in connection with the death. Additional details are limited at this time. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

Historic outbuildings in Poudre Canyon damaged, destroyed in Arrowhead Fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Multiple historic outbuildings in Poudre Canyon were damaged or destroyed in the Arrowhead Fire.The 15-acre Arrowhead Fire started on March 19 in the Poudre Canyon and damaged outbuildings associated with the Forest Service’s historic Arrowhead Lodge, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It was fully contained around 2 p.m. on March 21.The lodge was built as a summer mountain resort, opening to the public in 1935. The USFS acquired the site in a land exchange in 1984.The USFS said Arrowhead Lodge is an important historic site in the Poudre Canyon. With support from the Colorado State Historical Fund, Colorado Preservation Inc., Rocky Mountain National Park Historic Preservation Crew, and the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, the site was cleared, architectural assessments were completed and windows were repaired, according to the USFS.Read more at our partner, Denver7.  

Homeless advocates critical of sweeps around Coors Field ahead of Rockies Opening Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

Preparations are well underway outside Coors Field as Opening Day approaches for the Colorado Rockies. But there’s one act that’s drawing harsh criticism.“It’s disgraceful, and they’re not trying to solve the problem,” said Grant Francis, an advocate with Mutual Aid Monday, which provides meals every Monday night to those experiencing homelessness. “They’re just trying to provide some optics that make it look like they’re trying to do something.”Homeless advocates like Francis are calling out the City of Denver, yet again, for homeless encampment sweeps.“It doesn’t surprise me that Coors Field is one of the targets,” Francis said. “It’s anywhere where there’s an event that generates any kind of income for the city.”Read more at our partner, Denver7.

Keystone will become Colorado’s newest town following incorporation approval Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

Keystone is poised to become Colorado’s newest town, which will end decades of governance by elected Summit County officials.Approximately 68% of voters cast ballots in favor of incorporation, with 291 votes of approval and 140 votes of disapproval, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night around 8:15 p.m.The decisive victory for advocates of incorporation puts the resort community on a path for self-governance — so long as voters also approve a charter, the governing document for the town, at a later date.“We’re happy that the citizens of Keystone see the need,” said Ken Riley, a Keystone resident who led the incorporation effort as president of two nonprofits, Incorporate Keystone and Keystone Citizens League. “This is the beginning of a major journey.”Read more at our partner, Summit Daily.Related ArticlesNews | Some Colorado communities don’t want psychedelic healing centers — but can they stop them? News | Citing national sec...

Colorado legislators take Uinta Basin Railway concerns to EPA, calling derailments ‘shockingly common’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

In the third letter from Colorado lawmakers to government regulators issued this month, Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse are now appealing to the Environmental Protection Agency for help in evaluating the risks of the Uinta Basin Railway Project.The railway project aims to create a new railway connection in Utah which would link up with an existing rail line in Colorado that runs through Eagle County along the Colorado River.The letter says an existing EPA review of the project “had several shortcomings,” including an omission of impacts to Colorado such as “the risk of a derailment and oil spill in the headwaters of the River.”Project supporters say the Uinta Basin Railway Project would move an essential product in a safe and cost-effective way, but detractors say that product — waxy crude oil extracted in Utah’s Uinta Basin — is too toxic of a substance to be transported alongside the Colorado River with how common train derailments are in the United States.Read more at our...

Oldest bridge in Colorado highway system to be rebuilt for safer South Platte River crossing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:18 GMT

The oldest bridge in Colorado’s highway system is about to be rebuilt, a $22.3 million project designed to give drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians safer routes across the South Platte River in Denver.Colorado Department of Transportation contractors have launched construction to replace the Alameda Avenue Bridge, which dates to 1911. It was widened in 1966. The work should be done by the end of 2024, CDOT officials announced this week.Historical photos show an unpaved bridge across the river at that location before 1910. Photos also show an Archer Canal that conveyed water in the area near the river.Demolition work this spring will require occasional overnight and weekend bridge closures, CDOT officials said. South Lipan Steet has been closed. Otherwise, two lanes on the bridge will remain open during construction, officials said.The project also includesModifying the intersection of West Alameda Avenue and South Santa Fe Drive,Removing South Platte River Drive between Alameda and ...