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Officials call for Ardila to resign amid sexual assault allegations

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Governor Hochul along with some state lawmakers are calling on Democratic Assembly member Juan Ardila of Queens to resign after accusations of sexual assault. Ardila only took office this past January. "He is offering an apology… However, a lot of times an apology does not necessarily equate to accountability," said Amanda Rue, a sexual harassment prevention expert. According to The Queens Chronicle, two women have come forward with allegations stating that Ardila sexually assaulted them at a party in October of 2015. Eight years before he joined the Assembly. The online article also includes Instagram messages where Ardila apologizes to one of his victims in 2018. Rue says this is around the same time the Me-Too Movement was happening. "Every person that was in a position of power, started to reflect back like “Oh, have I made people uncomfortable?’ so he probably had that point of reflection, where it was like ‘Oh, I know that was probably inappropriate and ...

Glens Falls Post Office to hold job fair

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A job fair in the city next week is looking to add to the Glens Falls region's roster of mail couriers. The U.S. Postal Service's Glens Falls post office is set to host a fair to fill several openings. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, March 21, those interested can visit the Glens Falls Post Office at 16 Hudson Ave. from 1-6 p.m. to learn about ways to serve the community. The job fair is part of the USPS' 10-year "Delivering for America" plan, which looks to build a more stable workforce around the country.USPS personnel will be on-hand to answer questions about careers with the post office. Open positions and pay rates include:City Carrier Assistant$19.33 per hourRural Carrier Associate$19.94 per hourPSE Clerk$20.05 per hourMail Handler Assistant$17.32 per hour Flour Child baking boldly in downtown Glens Falls Applications are accepted exclusively online. Candidates are encouraged...

NYS Writers Institute presents 3rd Albany Film Festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 3rd Annual Albany Film Festival will be held at the University of Albany at 1400 Washington Avenue on April 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hosted by the NYS Writers Institute, the festival features a lineup of award-winning filmmakers, novelists, and screenwriters, feature-length film screenings and conversations, and a presentation of the Ironweed Awards and short film awards. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Ironweed Award for Exemplary Achievement in Film will be presented to Stephen Lang, who most recently played the role of Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar films, and filmmakers James Schamus, Amy Carey Linton, and Keith Beauchamp. Award winner Julie Dash will not be able to attend.The festival will include conversations with the Ironweed Award winners. Acclaimed authors Rick Moody and Joyce Carol Oates, will discuss film adaptations of their novels The Ice Storm and Blonde, ...

Albany man pleads guilty in 2017 stabbing death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man has pleaded guilty in connection with a stabbing death that took place in 2017. The Albany County District Attorney's Office said Stephan Harris, 27, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, which is a felony Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the indictment, Harris allegedly stabbed 26-year-old Jonathan Weldon in the stomach, causing his death. The stabbing happened on the 300 block of Elk Street in Albany on May 20, 2017.Harris' sentencing is scheduled for April 28. He faces 15 years in prison and 5 years probation after he is released.

Albany man sentenced to 13 years for gun possession

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Friday, Elijah Moses, 28, of Albany, was sentenced to a determinate term of 13 years in State Prison. Moses will also serve five years of post-release supervision. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Moses was initially arrested along with two other suspects following a shooting on the 600 block of Livingston Avenue in October 2021. As a part of his guilty plea, Moses admitted to possessing a loaded, illegal firearm around the time of the incident. The guilty plea satisfies the full indictment, which included an Attempted Murder charge.

One House Budgets address "gaps" in budget

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This week on Empire State Weekly, both the New York State Senate and the Assembly passed their One-House budgets. Both houses agreed on some funding measures, but budgets share key differences from the Governor's $227 billion budget proposal. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Rebecca Garrard, the Legislative Director for Citizen Action of New York, said that the One House proposals address "glaring gaps" in Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposals. Both proposals will cost billions of dollars more than the Governor's budget proposal. Both the Senate and Assembly rejected proposed changes to bail reform, a move that Garrard described as "exactly the right thing." She suggested community investment would assist in keeping crime down and ensuring community safety.Also, this week Brian Clark, an Associate Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explained how California-based Silicon Valley Bank coll...

Flour Child baking boldly in downtown Glens Falls

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - If you're looking for a sweet treat to take to your St. Patrick's Day party on Friday night, there's a new game in town - but you'll have to wait a year. Around midday Friday, Taylor Suprenant announced that she was completely sold out of green cookies, cupcakes and other baked goods at her new enterprise, Flour Child. It's been more or less like that for the mere six weeks she's been open on Glen Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "We did chocolate mint, pistachio - everything was green," said Suprenant, standing in a bakery devoid of anything left to sell on Friday. "We have been so busy, and selling out today was so great. We've been selling out a lot."A "Kiss Me, I'm Irish-ish" cookie from Flour Child in Glens Falls, N.Y. (Photo: Taylor Suprenant/Facebook)You'll know Flour Child from a distance, with a bright logo decal shining in the window of the business, located in the same block as...

Plan for expressway from St. Louis region to southern Illinois builds momentum

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One southern Illinois mayor is leading a push to build a highway that could connect the St. Louis region to many rural parts of the state. Will Stephens, the mayor of Murphysboro, Illinois, first introduced such a proposal through the Four County Highway Coalition in 2018. Half a decade later, the proposal is taking on new life. Map of the proposed Southwest Illinois Connector. (Provided by: Four County Highway Coalition)Current plans call for a four-lane rural expressway through Monroe, Randolph, Perry, and Jackson counties in Illinois. According to a map from the coalition, highway development would begin around Waterloo, divert from a current path that runs through the heart of Sparta, and end around Murphysboro. The route would be known as the Southwest Illinois Connector. "The impact of the Southwest Connector project for Southern Illinois, the Metro East and the City of St. Louis would be enormous," said Stephens. "The Southwest Connector would cut travel time for ...

Feds seize $24K in cryptocurrency scam targeting Metro East woman

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - Federal investigators seized $24,000 in a suspected cryptocurrency scam that targeted at least one Metro East resident. No criminal charges have been filed as of Friday, and no suspect information is available. Top story: Mishandled evidence leads to murder case dismissal According to court records, a woman contacted the O’Fallon Police Department in June 2022 to report she was a victim of fraud in a cryptocurrency scam. One month prior, the victim had communicated with a Twitter account unbeknownst to her, which was impersonating a cryptocurrency influencer.The fraudster instructed her to deposit more than $32,000 worth of Bitcoin into a “3Twarriorstrading.com” account. By the time the victim realized the website was a scam, she could not retrieve the cryptocurrency.While the victim lost around $32,000, feds could only recover around $24,000 worth of currency. The money will be returned to the victim through a remission compensation process. Close ...

Scott Drew, Baylor roll UC-Santa Barbara 74-56 in NCAA Tournament opener thanks to dominant second half

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

Scott Drew isn’t in the same realm as Coach K, Jim Boeheim or Roy Williams, coaching legends all. But it appears he’s on his way. His No. 3 Bears rolled to a 74-56 win over No. 14 UC-Santa Barbara on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Ball Arena. But Drew, whose younger brother Bryce is the Grand Canyon coach and whose father Homer was the longtime coach at Valparaiso, isn’t one for reflecting during the tournament. He believes his Bears, who won the program’s first national title two years ago, are primed for another deep run.“There’s really no reflecting, especially in the middle of this tournament, because once you start to reflect, you’re done,” Scott Drew said. “One thing that did hit home to me was when it was pointed out that it’s the 25th anniversary of my brother’s (famous March Madness) shot. I thought about it, that none of our guys were born at that point. I felt old at that point, but t...