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NYS DOH launches childhood lead exposure campaign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Department of Health (DOH) launched an educational campaign to raise awareness of childhood lead exposure. The digital campaign will emphasize ways to keep lead away from children and stress the importance of blood lead tests for kids aged 1 and 2. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the DOH, lead can not only harm a young child's growth, behavior, and ability to learn, but can cause anemia, kidney damage, and hearing loss. Lead can be found in common items around the home such as paint, which in pre-1980 homes was the leading contributor to heightened blood lead levels in children. The DOH stresses that children under 6 are more susceptible to lead exposure than any other group due to lead commonly found in dust, water, soil, etc. Children are exposed to lead by swallowing dust from old lead paint. Statewide surplus vehicle and equipment auction dates The DOH's Childhood ...

Forest Rangers help locate lost elderly hiker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

OLIVE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Forest Rangers from the Department of Environmental Conservation assisted search teams in locating a 73-year-old hiker who was reported missing. The hiker was last seen by her husband on an unmarked trail in the Slide Mountain Wilderness. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the husband, he asked his wife to remain on the trail while he looked for something. When he returned approximately 30 minutes later, she was missing. New York State Police, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and a search team from Shandaken joined Rangers Horn and Rusher in searching. The missing hiker was located climbing up a slope. She was provided food and water and helped down the trail and turned over to EMS for evaluation.

St. Louis County Council approves smoking restrictions at parks, casinos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Council passed a bill Tuesday that bans smoking at county parks and limits it at county casinos. The County Council passed Bill 53, introduced earlier this year by Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, in a 5-0 vote on Tuesday. Two council members were absent from this vote. The bill now heads to County Executive Sam Page for review. What does Anheuser-Busch brand sale mean for St. Louis? The bill authorizes "prohibition of smoking in enclosed places of employment and other public places." That includes libraries, health care facilities, and shopping malls. The bill also states that smoking is banned in "indoor and outdoor recreation facilities," which based on its description also includes county parks. One provision of the bill is that casinos within the county, such as ones in Maryland Heights and Lemay, must restrict smoking to at least half of any casino floor. Gambling website PlayUSA.com states that part of the bill was amended after some...

14-year-old boy steals car, leads deputies on high-speed pursuit in Victorville, SBSD says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

A 14-year-old boy stole a car and led San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies on a high-speed pursuit early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The unidentified boy took a white Kia Optima from the 14300 block of La Paz Drive in Victorville just after 3:30 a.m., the SBSD said in a news alert.After the car's owner, a 30-year-old woman, reported her vehicle missing, deputies found it at La Paz Drive and Midway Street, where they tried a "high-risk traffic stop," officials said.The teen refused to stop, failing to stop for several traffic lights while he "drove at excessive speeds with a disregard for safety" for more than six miles, the release said. Eventually, the Optima stopped on the side of Amethyst Road, and the boy took off on foot, police said without detailing why the car pursuit ended.The teen, who is on probation, was then taken into custody and booked into the High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center.He faces charges of felony unlawful taking of a ve...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized after fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was hospitalized Tuesday after tripping and falling at her San Francisco home, a spokesperson confirms.“Sen. Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home,” a spokesperson told The Hill.  Feinstein, 90, recently had what appeared to be a moment of confusion during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on July 27. She began delivering a speech instead of voting and was eventually told to just “say aye" by committee Chairwoman Patty Murray.Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a confirmation hearing Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)The San Francisco hospital visit comes after Feinstein missed months of work in Washington earlier this year when she was hospitalized for the shingles virus and its side effects. Since her return to work in May, she has traveled the Capitol h...

L.A. County considers $25 minimum wage for hotel, theme park workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Amusement park and hotel workers in Los Angeles County may be getting raises in the coming years as the Board of Supervisors will vote on a large increase to their minimum wage.On Tuesday, Supervisor Janice Hahn, 4th District, proposed increasing base pay for workers in unincorporated L.A. County to at least $25 an hour, with that wage increasing to $30 an hour by 2028.Currently, these workers are paid $16.90 per hour."Too many people in our communities are working full-time jobs but they cannot pay their rent. This board has the ability to do something about it, at least for the workers in the unincorporated areas of L.A. County, and I think we should," Hahn said.Hahn added that the minimum wage increase would apply to workers at hotels with more than 60 rooms. The Los Angeles Times identified the affected theme parks as Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain.Similar proposals are being considered in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Hahn added. The L.A. proposal would ...

Why are lottery jackpots so much bigger these days?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Every few months, another national lottery jackpot approaches record (or near-record) territory. A single ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday's $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was the third-largest in U.S. history.Both nationwide games, Powerball and Mega Millions, have seen their jackpots land in the Top 10 list five times in the past two years. Billion-dollar payouts used to be extremely rare. Not anymore.So what has changed? In 2015, Powerball increased the number of white balls from 59 to 69 and shrunk the number of red balls from 35 to 26. This improved your odds of winning something, but lowered your odds of winning the jackpot from 1-in-175-million to 1-in-292-million, according to NerdWallet.In 2017, Mega Millions raised its ticket price from $1 to $2 which naturally increased the jackpots. It also added ten numbers to the Mega Ball (now numbered 1-25) while subtracting just five white balls (now numbered 1-70) which, much like Powerball, increased your odds of win...

Strawberry Fuzz Documents Dirty Side of LA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Strawberry Fuzz Documents Dirty Side of LA: L.A. indie punks Strawberry Fuzz surprise-released a new album, Strongs Dr., back in January of this year. The album is, they say, “a continuation of their previous releases’ documentation of the dirty underside of L.A. life, exhibiting a strong, infectious breed of fuzzy Cali surf-punk with an unapologetic bite.” The Mainliners and Frankie + the Studs also perform on this awesome Echoplex bill.As vocalist Colby Rodgers wrote about their new release, “The album is a blend of all the people I grew up with in LA. Stoners, pill heads, downers, uppers, straight kids — it’s pretty much all in there. We named the album Strongs Dr. after the street our buddy Chris lives on in Venice. We spent a lot of long nights at his place during the making of the album. He also co-wrote and sings on the last voice memo recorded track with me. Shoutout Chris and the entire westside crew.”Drummer Andy Warren continues, “Some of the best ...

Alfredo Gonzalez-Gutierrez Arrested, 1 Injured after DUI Collision on Fifth Street [Santa Rosa, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

DUI Driver Arrested after Two-Vehicle Crash near Wilson StreetSANTA ROSA, CA (August 9, 2023) – Early Sunday morning,  Alfredo Gonzalez-Gutierrez was arrested, and another sustained injuries in a DUI collision on Fifth Street.The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m., near Wilson Street on July 30th.According to the California Highway Patrol, they were driving down Railroad Street, just south of Third Street, when they were signaled down by a driver who had recently been in an accident.The driver suffered serious injuries and the other car escaped the location.First responders arrived at the site of the crash shortly after. They rushed the injured individual to a nearby hospital for treatment of significant injuries.Afterward, police arrested Alfredo Gonzalez-Gutierrez and charged him with felony DUI resulting in injuries to another person.Moreover, both directions of the roadway were temporarily shut down to allow for cleanup and preliminary duties but have since been reopened.T...

Han Cho Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Euclid Street [Anaheim, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Off-Duty Garden Grove Police Officer Dead after Traffic Collision near Glenoaks AvenueANAHEIM, CA (August 9, 2023) – Monday afternoon, a motorcycle-auto collision on Euclid Street claimed the life of Han Cho.The crash happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. at the intersection of Euclid Street and Glenoaks Avenue.According to the Anaheim Police Department, the off-duty officer was on his way home when the collision with another vehicle occurred. However, the circumstances that led up to the crash remain under investigation.Responding emergency personnel transported the officer to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, the other driver was rushed to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.Unfortunately, Han Cho, a 28-year veteran of the Garden Grove Police Department, succumbed to his injuries shortly after. Alcohol is not suspected to be a factor in the crash.The relatives of Officer Cho started a GoFundMe page to help the family with medical and funeral expenses. T...