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NYSLRS: Mobile app aiding in retirement scam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to an online statement from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS), a mobile app called "NYS Retirement" that is currently available on Google Play is a fraudulent app that may be attempting to steal personal data. NYSLRS says the app isn't affiliated with them or Retirement Online. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! NYSLRS says that Retirement Online is only accessible through the NYSLRS website. The organization is warning residents to always be cautious when asked to share personal information.

Adirondack Winery pours a 15-year celebration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Adirondack Winery has had a busy couple of years, including the opening of a new tasting room and event space in Queensbury. Next week, the winery celebrates another milestone - 15 years of pouring glasses and making memories. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “We are overwhelmed with the amount of support our customers, friends, family and the community have shown us over the 15 years we have been in business,” said Adirondack Winery President and Co-Owner Sasha Pardy. “It blows me away to see where we started and where we are today.”To celebrate the milestone, the winery is kicking off 10 days of celebration, starting on Thursday, April 13. From then until Sunday, April 23, the winery tasting rooms at both the Queensbury and Lake George tasting rooms will be able to enjoy dueling pianos, comedy, chocolate, and a paint and sip. The full schedule includes:Thursday, April 132000's trivia night - 6-8...

Arkansas man accused of flying to Albany to illicit minor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Arkansas man was charged with interstate travel for illicit sexual contact this week after allegedly flying to Albany attempting to meet an 11-year-old to engage in sexual contact, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Kyle Biswell, 37, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the DOJ, a federal complaint filed earlier this week states Biswell communicated with someone in Albany online whom he believed would allow him to engage in sexual contact with an 11-year-old. The DOJ says on Saturday, April 8, Biswell flew from Arkansas to Albany, packing Viagara pills in his suitcase to engage in sexual contact with the minor. Biswell was arrested at the airport. The DOJ says he later admitted to flying to Albany intending to engage in sexual contact with a minor. Biswell was detained pending a detention hearing later this week. ACSO: Suspect flee...

Things to do in the Capital Region this weekend: April 14-16

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The weekend is almost here! From plays to the Saratoga Tattoo Expo to the opening nights of some area drive-in movie theaters, there are quite a few things happening on April 14, 15, and 16. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.Friday, April 14Saratoga Tattoo Expo, Saratoga Springs City Center, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets available at the door.A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Capital Repertory Theatre website.Tootsie, Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.One Man Avengers, Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, 7:30 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.Suzanne Vega, Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the UPH website.The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Cohoes Mus...

Juul to pay $462M to Illinois, other states amid settlement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday.The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. is the latest in a string of recent legal agreements Juul has reached to settle lawsuits related to the way it marketed addictive nicotine products. Critics said Juul was trying to lure children too young to smoke.Like some other settlements reached by Juul, this latest includes restrictions on the marketing and distribution of the company’s vaping products. For example, it is barred from any direct or indirect marketing that targets youth, which includes anyone under age 35. Juul will also limit the amount of purchases customers can make in retail stores and online. Trending: St. Louis County ...

Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

By ZEKE MILLER, AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will now be able to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. The action will allow participants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, to access government-funded health insurance programs. “They’re American in every way except for on paper,” Biden said in a video released on his Twitter page. “We need to give Dreamers the opportunities and support they deserve.”The move is likely to generate significant pushback from conservative leaders of states that have been have been reluctant to expand Medicaid and critical of the Biden administration’s response to migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. While the federal government provides funding and guidelines for Medic...

Boulder police investigating possible tainted strain of fentanyl following series of overdoses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

Boulder police are investigating a possible tainted or new strain of drugs following a series of apparent fentanyl overdoses.According to a tweet from Boulder police, officers responded to five reports of fentanyl overdoses over the past two days, and police believe there may be more incidents that were not reported.In at least two of those incidents, police found people unresponsive but were able to deploy naloxone, commonly known by its brand name Narcan, to revive the patients.“We are currently investigating this unusually high number of overdoses and asking for the public’s help with any information,” Boulder police wrote in the tweet.In the past 36 hours Boulder Police have responded to five suspected fentanyl-related overdoses in the city and want to warn the public that there could be a new type and/or a tainted strain of fentanyl on the street.We are currently investigating this unusually high number of… pic.twitter.com/0z4FYYCeub— Boulder Police Dept. (@bo...

Nuggets Podcast: Howard Beck on why Denver has so many skeptics as West’s best NBA title contender

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Mike Singer is joined by longtime NBA journalist Howard Beck days before the start of the playoffs. Among the topics discussed:Are the Nuggets legit NBA title contenders? What are their vulnerabilities? What are outsiders underestimating about the team with the top record in the Western Conference? And why does it feel like they are being overlooked?What is the national perception of Jamal Murray two years removed from tearing his ACL in the Bay Area? Is he a worthy No. 2 on a team that has expectations of chasing the NBA title?Mike and Howard talk about a deep dive Howard did on Nikola Jokic prior to him hitting superstardom back in 2017, when the two sat down for lunch together in downtown Denver. What has changed about Jokic over time?How much does the noise factor into the MVP race? Has Jokic done himself a disservice by not lobbying more for the award?Subscribe to the podcastSoundCloud | iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify |...

Letters: Pickleball — Too much racket for a public space?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

Pickleball: Too much racket in the neighborhood?Re: “City crackdowns irk enthusiasts,” April 6 news storyMost of us know what NIMBY stands for: not in my backyard. For example, a NIMBY might support affordable housing as a concept, but would strongly oppose a new apartment complex next door. But recently, there was another pathetic example of NIMBYism: The folks who live near Congress Park got pickleball banned.Look – I like pickleball, but I’m hardly a superfan. This isn’t really about pickleball. It is about a tiny minority of people in a wealthy neighborhood imposing their will on the rest of the city by complaining that people are using a public space.Congress Park is a public park. We’re lucky to live in a city that has public spaces. The point of a public park is to foster community and give residents a place to gather and have fun. In my opinion, many cities are dying because people like those around Congress Park’s pickleball courts don’t seem to like that people...

Hundreds of San Jose homes may sprout at closed assisted living center site

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:10:15 GMT

SAN JOSE — Hundreds of homes could sprout at the site of a one-time assisted living center in San Jose that’s near a train stop, city planning documents show.The residential complex could consist of 206 residences in a seven-story building at 1050 St. Elizabeth Drive in San Jose, according to the municipal records.“This will provide high-density housing in an area that is centrally located in San Jose,” said Erik Schoennauer, a land-use expert who is providing consulting services to the company that has proposed the project, Cupertino-based real estate firm KCR Development.The project is slated to be built on the site of a former assisted living center, according to Schoennauer.Courtyard and gathering areas of a residential development totaling 206 units in a seven-story apartment building at 1050 St. Elizabeth Drive in San Jose, concept. (DNA Design and Architecture)The property at present is owned by a Cupertino-based company that operates as  Evershin...