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Things to do in the Capital Region this weekend: October 13-15

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The weekend is almost here! From concerts to comedy shows to fall festivals, there are quite a few things happening on October 13, 14, and 15. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.Friday, October 13COMPANY, Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.Quiet Riot, Cohoes Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Cohoes Music Hall website.Saratoga Book Festival, around Saratoga Springs, various times.Corks, Forks & Brews, Saratoga Springs City Center, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Eventbrite website. Pickle triathlon? Festival celebrating pickles coming to New Paltz Saturday, October 14A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, MVP Arena in Albany, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website.Hasan Minhaj, Palace Theatre in Albany, 7 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster w...

Green Haven lockdown ends, investigation still underway

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

STORMVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced that the lockdown at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville has been lifted as of October 11. The lockdown began on October 4 following a series of violent acts at the facility. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Multiple correctional officers sustained injuries during last week's extended period of violence. During the lockdown, security personnel reportedly recovered 38 weapons, 21 quantities of drugs, 13 quantities of homemade alcohol and 65 other items of miscellaneous contraband, including one cell phone. (New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision) Vermont man arrested following Saratoga drug bust The initial incident at the facility remains under investigation.

Police release victim's identity in fatal crash on NY-378

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

MENANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Menands Police Department has released the name of the bicyclist who passed away following the fatal crash on NY-378 on Monday afternoon. Police say Raymond E. McCabe, 57, of Troy, passed away from injuries sustained in the crash. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The crash involved a dump truck and a bicycle on the westbound lane of NY-378. Investigations are ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Menands Police Department at (518) 463-1681.

12-year-old charged with bias-motivated crime, attempted murder in Marie L. Greenwood school stabbing

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder and of a bias-motivated crime in a stabbing that took place Oct. 5 at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8 school, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Three stabbed at Denver homeless shelter in Park Hill Crime and Public Safety | Student stabbed at Marie L. Greenwood school in Denver; police say another student is in custody Crime and Public Safety | Man found guilty, sentenced to life for murder of co-worker at Colorado Springs Walgreens Crime and Public Safety | Fatal RTD bus stabbing was “without provocation or warning,” Denver police say Crime and Public Safety | Police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing on RTD bus The boy was arrested shortly after officers responded to the school at 5130 Durham Court at 1:53 p.m. Oct. 5 on a report of a stabbing, Denver police spokesperson Doug ...

'No health without mental health' – Commission

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

The European Commission held a high-level conference in Brussels this week (10 October) to commemorate World Mental Health Day, writes Martin Banks.The conference was hosted by Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides (pictured) and it saw the participation of hundreds of representatives from EU institutions, national governments, and international organizations including UNICEF and WHO.The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of the EU’s new approach to mental health, announced in June, hear from experts and those with lived experience, and encourage the exchange good practices related to mental health across all policy areas, including promotion and prevention, and equal access for all.“There is no health without mental health”, Kyriakides said. “The fact that almost half of Europeans have experienced mental health difficulties, and that more than half of those citizens have not received any professional help, is truly alarming.”The new approach, named the “co...

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center sued for alleged sexual harassment by former department head

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

Los Angeles County is being sued by three doctors who allege the former head of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's orthopedics department made sexist and racist comments. They further claim hospital leaders ignored their complaints.Orthopedic surgeons Dr. Haleh Badkoobehi and Dr. Jennifer Hsu, and former head of emergency medicine Dr. Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton allege a variety of misbehavior by Dr. Louis Kwong, the former head of the orthopedics department at the Torrance hospital, NBC News reports.Dr. Haleh Badkoobehi is shown in an undated photo. (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center)The New York Post reported that Kwong is "a Harvard-trained expert" in orthopedic surgery who led the team operating on Tiger Woods after the golfer's 2021 car crash.Fellow doctors at the hospital, however, paint a troubling picture of Kwong's professional behavior.For instance, Badkoobehi claims Kwong “engaged in ‘finger banging’ of surgical hip wounds” while a patient was unconscious, and while doing this, he si...

Local Jewish schools urging parents to keep kids off social media

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

The horrors of war are no longer limited to grainy newsreel footage and archival photos. Today, violence plays out in real-time on social media with video and images that can spread rapidly and traumatize millions in just a matter of hours.As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, at least two Jewish schools in Los Angeles have issued warnings to families about this threat.“In Israel, a strong recommendation has been sent to parents urging them to delete their children's social media (TikTok, Instagram, even YouTube if unmonitored) in the wake of recent events,” Kadima Day School in West Hills said in a letter to parents on Tuesday. “We are deeply concerned about the emotional well-being of our students.  As such, we are recommending the same as soon as possible.” Blinken in Israel: At least 25 Americans killed in ‘heinous’ Hamas attacks School administrators point out that social media platforms work on algorithms that follow the behavior of their users. If a student watches a graph...

‘Cinderella’ story: Dog adopted after spending more than 1,000 days at Long Beach shelter

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

A 6-year-old pit bull mix named Cinderella was finally adopted after spending 1,139 days at a Long Beach shelter, spcaLA officials said Thursday."News of her adoption was a gift to the staff and volunteers of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles who have cared for her for the last three years,” officials said in a news release.Cinderella was transferred to spcaLA’s Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center from Long Beach Animal Care Services in August 2020.She spend hundreds of hours in animal behavior training.Last year, Cinderella required surgery for a cranial cruciate tear that was performed by one of spcaLA’s veterinary hospital partners. The $3,000 procedure was made possible by donations from spcaLA supporters, officials said.She then spent a month recovering in foster care in a volunteer’s home.Despite several TV appearances, officials speculate that Cinderella’s breed or age may have played a role in her not getting adopted -- “two t...

Day 6 of the Israel-Hamas war in photos (warning)

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

The Israeli government is under intense public pressure Thursday to topple Hamas as the latest Israel-Hamas war reaches its sixth day. In the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, residents are facing ever-growing uncertainty after the territory’s only power plant ran out of fuel and shut down Wednesday. Palestinians evacuate wounded people after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)Palestinian children wounded in Israel strikes are brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)Palestinians wounded in Israeli strikes are brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Israel's retaliation has escalated after Gaza's militant Hamas rulers launched an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 1,200 Israelis and taking captive dozens. Heavy Israeli airs...

Chipotle announces plans to raise prices

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:24 GMT

Your favorite Chipotle meal could soon cost more money.The restaurant company plans to raise menu prices to offset inflation, but it's unclear what or how many menu items will get a price bump. The restaurant also didn't announce when the price hike will be implemented. “For the first time in over a year, we will be taking a modest price increase to offset inflation,” Laurie Schalow, chief corporate affairs officer at Chipotle, said in a statement provided to KTLA. California law to increase minimum wage for fast-food workers won’t apply to everyone Chipotle has increased prices four times in the past two years, according to Insider, who first reported the news. The latest inflation report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the Consumer Price Index rose 3.7% for the 12 months that ended in September. On a monthly basis, prices grew 0.4%, according to the report.Chipotle last announced a price hike in July 2022, which meant that some customers would pay more than $1...