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Suspect in fatal animal cruelty case pleads not guilty

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Thursday, Philip Domingo, 39, of Rotterdam, pleaded not guilty to three charges in a fatal animal cruelty case. Domingo faces charges of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and two counts of Overdriving, Torturing, and Injuring Animals; Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the indictment, Domingo allegedly killed a dog with no justifiable purpose on or around November 6, 2022. The incident took place at an address on Lowell Street. Domingo is accused of depriving that dog and another of necessary food and water.Domingo was released to the supervision of probation. He is not allowed to own, live with, or be in the care of any animals. Domingo is scheduled to reappear in court on May 25.

Jacklyn Zeman, longtime 'General Hospital' cast member, dies at 70

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

(AP) — Jacklyn Zeman, who became one of the most recognizable actors on daytime television during 45 years of playing Bobbie Spencer on ABC’s “General Hospital,” has died at 70. She died after a short battle with cancer, her family confirmed Wednesday. News of her death was first announced by the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “I am heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Jackie Zeman,” he wrote on Twitter. “Just like her character, the legendary Bobbie Spencer, she was a bright light and a true professional that brought so much positive energy with her work.”ABC Entertainment and “General Hospital” also released a statement stating, “Jacklyn Zeman has been a beloved member of the General Hospital and ABC family since she originated the iconic role of Bobbie Spencer over 45 years ago. She leaves behind a lasting legacy for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of the bad girl t...

St. Louis police force around 20% understaffed

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police departments from a growing number of American cities and metros are dealing with staffing shortages. The issue is no different for officers who serve the City of St. Louis.According to new numbers compiled by FOX 2's Mitch McCoy, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is currently around 20% understaffed. At full strength, the department would employ 1,224 commissioned officers. SLMPD is currently down 254 officers, staffing less than 1,000 officers as of Thursday. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns In 2021, SLMPD reported its force was short nearly 150 officers. Compared to the latest figures, the shortages have increased by roughly 84% from just two years ago.For the last several months, the department has been led police chief Robert Tracy, the first chief hired from outside the ranks of SLMPD. Taking over a short-handed department, Tracy began a staffing analysis before he officially started on the job Tracy,...

$15.2 M Illinois Lotto jackpot is the largest this year

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Lotto jackpot is now at $15.2 million. Two Illinois Lotto players won $1 million in April, and the jackpot has been growing. This is the largest state jackpot this year and the fourth largest in nearly three years. Crime ring based in St. Charles targeted small towns Drawings for the Illinois Lotto happen Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. It is a game that is only found in Illinois. The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot are around one in 15.8 million.The game costs $2 to play and jackpots start at $2 million. When you play the Lotto in Illinois, your numbers are entered into three different drawings. The first one is the jackpot drawing, where you can win anything from $2 to the big jackpot prize. The other two drawings are for a million dollar prize.

DA drops all charges against Black ranchers who alleged racist conspiracy in El Paso County

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

El Paso County prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a pair of Black ranchers whose allegations of racist behavior by their neighbors and the local sheriff’s department went viral earlier this year.Courtney and Nicole Mallery were charged in February with felony stalking, tampering with a utility meter and petty theft related to an ongoing dispute with a neighbor in the small town of Yoder. Their case drew national attention from advocacy and civil rights organizations, as well as Colorado lawmakers.“We are pleased with this outcome and recognize the district attorney’s office for reaching this conclusion,” the couple’s attorneys, Tyrone Glover, Matthew Roche and Jeremy Loew, said in a statement Thursday. “While justice has been served today, the fight for individual, law enforcement and prosecutorial accountability are far from over.”Glover, in an interview Wednesday, said the couple has not ruled out a potential lawsuit.“We...

Video: Burglars use truck to smash through Burbank storefront, steal $70K worth of merch

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

Police are searching for at least 10 people who were caught on video plowing a truck into a high-end store in Burbank and stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise.The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Thursday at Magnolia Park, located at 3500 Magnolia Blvd.The suspects used a pickup truck to ram into the front of the store, video shared with KTLA showed.Before that, they almost took down a tree and moved a giant concrete bench while attempting to drive into the store in reverse. It took several tries to crash into the store, with some suspects removing trash bins and directing the driver.Eventually, the driver plowed through a scissor gate fence used for added security and 10 hooded suspects are seen barging into the store and taking anything they could get their hands on.Surveillance video shared by Magnolia Park of a smash and grab is seen on May 11, 2023. Surveillance video shared by Magnolia Park of a smash and grab is seen on May 11, 2023. The damage storefront is s...

Lyft driver arrested after allegedly kidnapping, sexually assaulting girl in Santa Ana

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

A Lyft driver is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who flagged him down when she needed her cellphone charged in Santa Ana last month.Police did not say exactly when the incident occurred, but indicated that the victim was in the area of 1200 North Bewley Street when she needed her phone charged.She saw the suspect, Fredi Rojas, 30 of Orange, driving by slowly and she flagged him down to ask for a charger.Rojas then stopped his vehicle and offered to help, but as the victim approached him, he allegedly forced her into his vehicle and drove her to a nearby parking lot, Santa Ana police detailed in a news release.That’s where Rojas allegedly sexually assaulted the girl in his vehicle.Afterward, Rojas drove the victim to a different location in the city and dropped her off, police said.Rojas is a Lyft driver and was using a rental car, a white Nissan Rogue, at the time of the alleged assault.Detectives, however, do not believe the victim was a customer.Ro...

Justices back Calif. law requiring more space for pigs; producers predict pricier pork chops, bacon

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday backed a California animal cruelty law that requires more space for breeding pigs, a ruling the pork industry says will lead to higher costs nationwide for pork chops and bacon.“While the Constitution addresses many weighty issues, the type of pork chops California merchants may sell is not on that list,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in an opinion for the court. Industry groups have said the law would mean expensive, industry-wide changes even though a majority of the farms where pigs are raised are not in the nation's most populous state but rather in the Midwest and North Carolina.But a majority of the high court agreed that lower courts had correctly dismissed pork producers’ challenge to the law. Both liberal and conservative justices were a part of the majority, though they were not united in their reasoning.Gorsuch said the pork producers challenging the law were asking the justices to “fashion two new and more aggressive constitut...

Shut up! Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis open to reuniting for 'Freaky Friday 2'

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

Shut up!Twenty years later, another "Freaky Friday" could be coming to the big screen. Both Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are in talks to reprise their roles are the mother and daughter duo, Anna and Tess Coleman, who swapped bodies due to a spell. The actresses revealed the news in an interview with The New York Times. “As I went around the world with ‘Halloween Ends,’ people wanted to know if there was going to be another ‘Freaky Friday,'” Curtis told the newspaper. “Something really touched a chord. When I came back, I called my friends at Disney and said, ‘It feels like there’s a movie to be made.'”“Jamie and I are both open to that, so we’re leaving it in the hands that be. We would only make something that people would absolutely adore," Lohan explained. The pair's 2003 hit made over $160 million dollars at the box office and continues to be a hit to this day. Their version of the story is actually the third big-screen adaptation of the 1972 novel. The 1976 movie starred ...

Two Declared Dead in Stolen Car Crash on Palm Avenue [Lodi, CA]

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:57:28 GMT

2 Killed after Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Crash Near California StreetLODI, CA (May 11, 2023) – Early Monday morning, two people were killed in a stolen car crash on Palm Avenue.Shortly before 1:00 a.m., officers received a call on Palm Avenue and California Street about two suspicious individuals carrying flashlights.Afterward, authorities spotted two white vehicles leaving the area and attempted to pull over one of the vehicles.Reports said a pursuit followed after the vehicles sped off in different directions. Subsequently, the chase was called off by the officers.After a short while, police received reports of a crash at Peterson Park where they located one of the vehicles in pursuit. The vehicle had crashed into a tree.Responding paramedics extricated two occupants inside the vehicle. However, despite the life-saving efforts of the medics, both people died at the scene.The identity of the two deceased occupants has not been released to the public.At this time, officia...