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Schumer introduces bill to end fees charging parents to sit with their kids on planes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer (D) announced legislation against airlines charging "junk fees" to parents to be able to sit with their kids on flights. The Family Fly Together Act will call on airlines to get rid of the fees that charge parents upwards of $50 to $100 to be able to sit with their children. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "Airlines are very tricky about this issue," Schumer said. "While some say they do everything they can to keep families together, the majority refuse to commit to not charging the fees." According to Schumer, four airlines, Alaska, Frontier, JetBlue, and American, have committed to getting rid of these fees. Six of the other major airlines in the country have not.Schumer says separating parents from their kids can be dangerous and add undue stress to the travel process. The Family Fly Together Act would allow for a child to sit with a family member for no additional cost...

Albany Pine Bush Preserve to host Museum Store Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Need to finish some holiday shopping or simply seeking something fun to do after Thanksgiving? The Discovery Center Gift Shop at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve is hosting a special day full of sales, giveaways, fun activities for kids, and live music on Sunday, November 26. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The special Museum Store Sunday event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shoppers who spend over $25 win a spin of the prize wheel. Purchases over $100 win a second spin. Customers can also win a spin by buying a Museum Store Sunday gift bag, the featured book Why Would Anyone Cut Down a Tree, or our custom wood chipmunk puzzle.Prizes include mugs, t-shirts, lunch bags, Pine Bush Pocket Naturalist Guides, Perspectives Photo Exhibit magnets, and more! The grand prize is a Lupine Level benefit package from Friends of the Pine Bush Community. Friends of the Pine Bush Community and Albany Pine Bush volunteers get ...

Holiday Merchant Market coming to Averill Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Sand Lake Merchant and the Sand Lake Center for the Arts announced they will be presenting their inaugural Holiday Merchant Market. The event is scheduled for November 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The outdoor market will feature nearly 50 vendors, food trucks and family activities, such as holiday displays for photos, facepainting and live music. The event will also offer coffee, hot chocolate and pastries provided by Gipfel Coffee. Sand Lake Merchant is located at 2869 NY 43 in Averill Park. The Holiday Merchant Market is free to attend and open to the public.

Driver identified in deadly I-70 shooting at the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A frightening and deadly episode occurred overnight on the Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge. The Illinois State Police shared that gunfire erupted on the bridge, leaving one person dead and another injured.Illinois State Police have identified the shooting victim as Troy A. Edwards, 35, from Belleville, Illinois. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Troopers tell FOX 2 that Edwards was driving eastbound on I-70 from Missouri on the Stan Musial Bridge when the gunshots rang out. The shots were fired from another vehicle. One passenger was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Illinois State Police say at this point there are no suspects. Everything unfolded on Interstate 70 eastbound near the Packers Avenue overpass just off the bridge. Investigators are calling what happened a homicide; the violence unfolded at about 10:50 p.m. Sunday night. Deadly shooting on Stan Musial Veteran’s Memorial Bridge Sunday ISP said that I-70 eastbound ...

Driver accused swerving to hit woman, breaking her legs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

CASTLE POINT, Mo. -- y. Otis Goff, 33, is being charged with driving while intoxicated, endangering the welfare of a child, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving with a revoked license. His bond is set at $350,000, cash-only.Court documents state that Goff was speeding on Baron Drive at around 6:00 p.m. Saturday. A witness tells officers that he swerved to hit a woman standing at the rear of a parked vehicle. This pinned the woman between the vehicles.A child got out of Goff's car before he left the scene. Witnesses say he was driving a silver, older Chevrolet vehicle. Deadly shooting on Stan Musial Veteran’s Memorial Bridge Sunday An ambulance took the injured woman to the hospital. She has two broken legs, and is in critical condition.Another witness reports seeing Goff pull up to his home. He chased another child, who got out of the car. They say his speech was slurred. The child's face was cut by an airbag that went off in the vehicle.Someone called the police and told...

Broncos await NFL review of safety Kareem Jackson’s hit on Vikings QB Josh Dobbs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

All Broncos safety Kareem Jackson can do is wait.The NFL is reviewing Jackson’s hit on Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs in Sunday night’s win for potential discipline, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Head coach Sean Payton is aware of the report and has already talked with the 35-year-old veteran.“There’s nothing you can do except wait, and we’ll see where it goes,” Payton said on Monday morning.Jackson returned to the field Sunday after serving a two-game suspension for a series of unnecessary roughness penalties. He has been fined on four separate occasions this season for illegal hits, totaling $89,670.Three plays into Jackson’s first game back, he lowered his helmet and delivered a hit on Dobbs while outside linebacker Baron Browning forced the fumble. Broncos cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian recovered the ball, and no flags were thrown on the play.Dobbs was evaluated in the medical tent but returned on Minnesota’s next possession. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell told r...

Colorado House passes property tax relief, Senate approves rental assistance as end of special session nears

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

Updated at 11:35 p.m.: The Colorado Senate gave final approval to a bill that will nearly double funds in the state’s rental assistance program by adding $30 million. The Senate voted 23-12, along party lines, and HB23B-001 now will head to the governor’s desk. The bill, once signed, will direct $30 million to the Emergency Rental Assistance Grant Program, raising the total in the state’s fund to $65 million, with all required to be spent by June.The funding would flow to nonprofit organizations and, then, to landlords for the purpose of preventing eviction of at-risk tenants. Progressive lawmakers have prioritized aid for renters hard hit by rising housing costs in recent years, while Republicans have opposed the bill, with some citing it as straying from the session’s focus on property taxes.It was approved without further debate Monday.“People across the state live on the brink and are one job loss away, or one emergency away, from losing the roof over their head,” Re...

Mother and son killed in hit-and-run involving drunk driver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

A man has been arrested after a hit-and-run collision claimed the life of a mother and her son.According to Los Angeles Police Department officials, calls of the collision originally came out to police at 5:20 p.m. Sunday evening at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Burlington Avenue in L.A.'s Westlake neighborhood. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Isaiah Villegas, was heading east on Wilshire at a high rate of speed when his black 2008 Cadillac CTS lost control and collided into a traffic light pole. Man standing in 101 Fwy fatally struck by pickup in Ventura "The vehicle continued eastbound and struck two pedestrians that were standing near the southeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Burlington Avenue," LAPD said in a release.Villegas then tried to flee the scene on foot but was apprehended about one block away.Upon being detained, Villegas displayed "objective symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol," authorities said, and ...

Lawsuit alleges drunken debauchery at L.A. area Taco Bell holiday party

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

A former Los Angeles area Taco Bell employee is suing the company and a franchise owner after she claims a Christmas party at the fast-food restaurant descended into drunken debauchery.Alana Bechiom filed her lawsuit last week in Los Angeles Superior Court.In the suit, she alleges that her supervisor invited her to the Dec. 18, 2022, party at the San Pedro Taco Bell at which she worked. She was encouraged to bring food for a potluck-style buffet, and her contribution was a bowl of guacamole.Once she arrived, Bechiom “discovered that [her supervisor] covered the windows of the restaurant with wrapping paper” and “also covered the cameras for the lobby in the inside of the restaurant,” according to the complaint, the NY Post reports. In-N-Out Burger announces new expansion plans She claims her supervisor provided alcohol to staffers, several of whom were “overserved.”Around midnight, after Bechiom had stepped outside for a short time, she walked back into the restaurant and saw a co...

Kim Kardashian to produce and star in new comedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:48:28 GMT

After starring in Ryan Murphy's latest installment of "American Horror Story," Kim Kardashian is making further acting moves in Hollywood.The Skims co-founder is set to star and produce the upcoming comedy film "The 5th Wheel." Snoop Dogg clarifies the smoke he’s giving up The film is written by Paula Pell and Janine Brito, with Pell producing with Kardashian according to Deadline. Sources tell the outlet that at least five studios are fighting for the film.The publication says the reality star has been "very hands on in the pitch for the female-driven comedy" and that she's been present for every meeting with the studios.Kardashian seems to have caught the acting bug recently. She played Emma Roberts' no-nonsense publicist in "American Horror Story: Delicate," which premiered in September.Kim Kardashian attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art gala on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)Her performance garnered rave reviews from viewers.She's alread...