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PHOTO GALLERY: Northern Lights return above Western NY

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

Editor’s Note: If you have a picture of the Northern Lights from the Rochester area, send them our way at [email protected], N.Y. (WROC) — Over the weekend, the people of Western New York had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis dance in the skies.Due to a geomagnetic storm on Sunday, some people were able to catch glimpses of the Northern Lights and take pictures of the skies. Explainer: Why we are seeing the northern lights more often than before Below is a slideshow of the many pictures taken of Nature's light show. Some of these were taken by News 8's weather team and some were submitted by viewers:The Northern Lights dancing above the north horizon from Webster. (News 8 WROC/Eric Snitil)Viewer submitted photo taken at Lake Ontario (Photo/Taylor Steeves)(News 8 WROC/Eric Snitil)The Aurora Borealis as seen in front of a lighthouse at Sodus Point (Photo/Jeffrey Timmerman)The "pulsing" aurora borealis above Western New York (News 8 WROC/Er...

Adirondack Thunder changes semifinals schedule

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Adirondack Thunder hockey team is fighting its way through the North Division Semifinals, with games to go in the coming days. Weather conditions have caused Game Four between the Thunder and the Newfoundland Growlers to be rescheduled. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Game Four has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 27, at 5:30 p.m. The game is part of a schedule otherwise unchanged. As of Monday, the Glens Falls hockey team's schedule is as follows:Game FourThursday, April 27, 5:30 p.m.Game FiveSunday, April 30, 2:30 p.m.Game SixMonday, May 1, 5:30 p.m.Game SevenWednesday, May 3, 5:30 p.m. Earthquake felt around Central and Northern New York Sunday afternoon All games remaining in the semifinals will be played at the Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Ticket information can be found through the Adirondack Thunder online, or by phone call to (518) 480-3355.

Tucker Carlson and Fox News part ways

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

Tucker Carlson has parted ways with Fox News, the network said on Monday. "We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor," the network said in a statement. Carlson's last show was Friday, the network said.Fox said it would air a new program called "Fox News Tonight" at 8 p.m. starting Monday evening as an interim show helmed by rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named.Carlson was Fox's top-rated prime time host, netting an average of more than 3 million viewers per night, the most of any pundit on cable television.More coverage on Fox News from The Hill:Fox News faces next round of legal threats from SmartmaticDan Bongino parts was with Fox NewsThe biggest takeaways from the Fox News / Dominion settlementCarlson's departure from the network came less than a week after it agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over coverage of former President Trump's false claims of vo...

Morrisville shootout suspect arrested

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

MORRISVILLE, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A 24-year-old Morrisville man was arrested Sunday who was described as "armed and dangerous" after a domestic disturbance. Henry Lovell is set to be arraigned at 12:30 p.m. Monday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Lovell allegedly exchanged shots with a Morrisville police officer around 9 p.m. Thursday at an apartment near Upper Main Street and Pleasant Street before running away from the scene. That officer was hurt in the exchange.

Schenectady Police investigate shots fired on Crane Street

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Schenectady Police responded to the 1300 block of Crane Street for reports of shots fired on Saturday. Police say no one was injured and the incident is currently under investigation. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, they responded to the 1300 block of Crane Street for a shots fired report. Police say they quickly found someone who reported being shot at while waiting in the area in a car. Police secured the scene after seeing a bullet hole in the person's car. At this time, the case has been turned over to the Schenectady Detective Division for further investigation. New Jersey man arraigned for drug possession in Clifton Park Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Schenectady Police Department tips line at (518) 788-6566.

Albany County ramping up efforts for school bus safety

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- County Executive Dan McCoy said the number of drivers not stopping for school buses is still a major problem. “It’s staggering to me and it’s a lot worse," McCoy said. "We’ve been fortunate that no one has been hurt.”Now, they’re launching a new education campaign to promote the school bus safety program with new information materials and new signs around the county. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Education is the most important thing," McCoy said. "Educating people on why they shouldn’t pass a school bus, they should know this, what is a violation and what’s not a violation.” Several districts in the area have joined the program and installed stop arm cameras since the start of the school year with South Colonie being the first to install cameras last November. The new system already issuing over 900 tickets every month to drivers who broke the law in the South Colonie Central School District. T...

Owner, employees of Albany midwife practice charged with distributing fake vaccine cards

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (The Hill) — The owner and two employees of an Albany midwife practice have been charged with distributing fake vaccine cards, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced. They also allegedly destroyed vials of the COVID vaccine that patients were meant to receive. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Two nurse midwives at Sage-Femme Midwifery PLLC, one of whom is the owner, and a nurse at the practice face charges that they conspired to defraud the U.S. by enrolling the clinic as an authorized COVID vaccine administration site and providing vaccination cards to unvaccinated people, according to the DOJ. "Even though Sage-Femme was a small midwife practice, the defendants’ fraud turned it into one of the busiest vaccination sites in New York State, outpacing large, state-run vaccination sites," the DOJ said.Two other individuals were separately charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, money laundering...

R&B groups Dru Hill, Jodeci, and SVW coming to St. Louis this summer

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The 2023 Summer Block Party has been announced, and it features some of the biggest names in R&B. Groups Dru Hill, Jodeci, and SVW will perform at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Tuesday, August 15. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 28, at 10:00 a.m.The three groups have sold millions of records dating back to the 1990s. Summer Block Party Tour Schedule:7/28 Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion7/29 Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena7/30 Greensboro, NC - White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex8/4 Brooklyn, NY - Coney Island Amphitheater8/5 Bridgeport, CT - Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater8/6 Philadelphia, PA - The Mann Center8/10 Detroit, MI - Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre8/11 Chicago, IL - Arie Crown Theater8/13 Indianapolis, IN - TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park8/15 St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre8/18 Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park8/19 Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre8/20 Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphi...

Lawmakers hope to enact gun legislation in wake of Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

Three months after the Lunar New Year fatal mass shooting in Monterey Park, local and state officials will announce on Monday legislation that they hope will prevent similar shootings in the future. Supporters of the three new bills include Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra), whose district includes Monterey Park, the Prosecutors Alliance of California, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, Monterey Park Mayor Jose Sanchez and gun violence survivor LaNaisha Edwards. The United States is on pace to set a record for mass shootings. So far this year, 88 people have died in 17 shootings, according to the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.In addition to the shootings in Monterey Park, prominent attacks include shootings at the Covenant School in Tennessee last month and a birthday party in Alabama about a week ago.

Meet Native Futures Artist Sarah Rosalena 

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:09:03 GMT

Sarah Rosalena (Wixárika) is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher who merges Native craft traditions with futures technology in a bid to transcend colonial narratives. Her use of mediums and materials is informed by research into history and science, and reflective of personal, cultural, and societal experiences. Her new site-specific sculptural installation at LA State Historic Park, For Submersion—a project of Clockshop in partnership with The Chapter House—recalls that the park’s location was the floodplain of Paayme Paxaayt, the Los Angeles River. Decorating a river rock with mixed media Wixárika yarn-painting, before 3-D scanning and digitally fabricating the outdoor sculpture, Rosalena created an anachronistic object both of this world and from the future, squarely at the center of the current discourse on both Indigenous rights and natural resources—as well as the connecting the realms of textile and tech-based art practices. Interestingly, the LASHP installation was de...