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Nourish NY receives audit; need for more oversight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- The Nourish New York program was created during the pandemic as a way to help with the disrupted food chain which is now a permanent program, but a state audit from the Comptroller's Office shows there isn’t enough oversight for Nourish New York. Experts say one in 10 New Yorkers suffer with food insecurity. The program was created to alleviate that issue as well as helping local farmers by connecting them with food banks. "So it provides money for food banks to purchase directly from New York State farmers so they get the freshest produce, they get local milk products that are then distributed to people in need and regional food banks, and in pantries all across the state," explained Steve Ammerman, Director of Communications for the New York Farm Bureau. Ammerman said more than 4000 farms have taken part in the program. State comptroller Tom DiNapoli told Capitol Correspondent, Amal Tlaige, this is a win-win program, but there’s room for improvement. "Not on...

Prisoner escapes Mercy South Hospital, search ongoing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A manhunt continues for a convicted child sex offender who escaped from Mercy South Hospital early Thursday morning. Authorities told FOX 2 that local, state, and federal law officers are all involved with the search for 45-year-old Tommy Wayne Boyd. That search is ongoing both in the air and on the ground. However, at this point, investigators acknowledge that there have been no sightings of Boyd since he escaped from the hospital, located just off Tesson Ferry near Interstate 270.We’re told Boyd walked out of the main entrance at Mercy South Hospital shortly before 4 a.m. A hospital surveillance camera captured an image of Boyd as he was walking out. That image has been turned over to law enforcement.Surveillance photo of Boyd from Thursday morning. (Photo provided by: Mercy South Hospital)A hospital spokesperson, Joe Poelker, said that Boyd was in the custody of two state corrections officers when he escaped. Poelker also shared that there was no physical ...

Death penalty sought against man accused of killing Hermann officer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. - A man linked to the shooting death of a Hermann officer earlier this year could potentially face a death penalty sentence. Prosecutors filed a "notice of intent to seek the death penalty" earlier this month in the Gasconade County Court against 35-year-old Kenneth Simpson. Simpson is accused of shooting two officers in the line of duty, including one fatally, last March in Hermann, Missouri. The officers were at a Casey’s gas station when they tried to take Simpson into custody on outstanding warrants. Prisoner escapes Mercy South Hospital, police investigating Mason Griffith died in the shooting, while New Haven officer Adam Sullentrup continues to recover from injuries. Simpson is currently jailed on charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, and more. Recent court documents claim the murder "was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman in that it involved torture, or depravity of mind." Close ...

Search continues for inmate who walked out of Mercy South

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The search continues for a convicted child sex offender who escaped from Mercy South Hospital early Thursday morning.Local, state, and federal authorities are working to find Tommy Wayne Boyd. Boyd, 45, is serving a 30-year sentence at the Potosi Correctional Center for statutory sodomy. He’d been taken to Mercy South for an undisclosed treatment.Boyd walked out of the main entrance at the hospital here shortly before 4 a.m.Authorities said Boyd was in the custody of two state corrections officers when he escaped. There was no physical confrontation and no one was hurt. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW There has been an intense search for Boyd throughout the day. A K9 unit was deployed to look for any signs of Boyd."...

Interstate 70 westbound reopens in Glenwood Canyon after crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

Westbound Interstate 70 is back open through Glenwood Canyon after a four-vehicle crash closed the roadway for more than an hour, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol.The crash was reported at 1:35 p.m. between the Bair Ranch and Hanging Lake exits, seven miles east of No Name. Crews cleared the wreck and reopened the interstate just after 3 p.m.One person was injured in the crash, said Master Trooper Gary Cutler, and the cause is unknown.#I70 westbound: Road closed due to a crash between Exit 129 – Bair Ranch and Exit 125 – Hanging Lake. https://t.co/3rue28fu8i— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) September 21, 2023This is a developing story and may be updated.Related ArticlesTransportation | High-speed chase through Eastern Colorado leads to fugitive arrest Transportation | I-70 resurfacing at Colorado’s Vail Pass to begin Wednesday Transportation | ...

Four-year-long fib costs real estate attorney her law license

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

A business professor and real estate attorney at some of the city’s top firms has been barred from practicing law for 30 months because she carried on a years-long lie.Cindy Lowery-Graber, who has been a lawyer in Colorado since 2002, was working in the Denver office of international firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in summer 2015 when she was introduced to a client who was having issues with the title of their home.She determined that a quiet title action — litigation used for simple property disputes — was the best route. But she never filed the action, according to an admission she signed last month.“In April 2016, (Lowery-Graber) informed the client that the complaint was filed, that she expected no responsive answers to be filed and that she would move for default,” that admission explains. “This was not true. No complaint had been filed.”“This message began a pattern of communications…where she represented that a complaint had been filed, that her law firm was waiting on...

Shops at Northfield owner eyes closure of private interior street

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

The new owner of The Shops at Northfield plans to close a portion of the street that runs through the open-air mall.A consulting firm working on behalf of Los Angeles-based Stockdale Capital Partners, which purchased the mall in early 2022, proposed the change in a document sent this month to Denver’s planning department.“The updated site experience will allow pedestrians to freely walk from one building to another safely while having the option to enjoy a variety of amenities throughout the site,” said Jim Shipton of Point Consulting. “With the existing road proposed as being blocked off to general vehicular traffic, it will help create a stronger community and help businesses that are within.”The road in question is Main Street between 47th and 48th streets, which is flanked by various mall buildings occupied by retailers such as H&M, Sephora and Bath & Body Works.Stockdale owns the street itself. The firm’s document envisions it providing a “new outdoor experience,” with ...

Man convicted after beating sleeping son with sledgehammer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

A Bakersfield man was convicted of attempted murder months after attacking his sleeping son with a sledgehammer in Ventura County, officials announced Thursday.Anthony Nardini, 42, was found guilty of three counts, including attempted murder, aggravated mayhem and assault with a deadly weapon. The jury also found true special allegations of use of a deadly weapon and causing great bodily injury in commission of a felony, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.The incident occurred on March 19, when Nardini and his 24-year-old son, who had recently reconnected after being estranged, were staying with family in an unincorporated area near Simi Valley.The two had been in a physical argument that had to be broken up by family members, officials said.Nardini at one point left the home in his truck, but later returned while the victim was asleep on the couch. He insisted the others go to bed, and once alone with the victim, Nardini grabbed a sledgehammer he had found o...

Disney teases big plans for Anaheim resort

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

New lands, rides, or attractions, based on “Black Panther,” “Frozen” and “Coco,” could come to life at the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney Co. executives teased during an investor summit in Florida this week.Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro talked about the possibility of bringing Frozen’s Arendelle, Black Panther’s Wakanda and Coco’s Santa Cecilia to life in some capacity at the “Happiest Place on Earth” and potentially its sister park in Orlando.“We have a wealth of untapped stories to bring to life across our business,” D’Amaro said. The abandoned plans to bring another Disney theme park to California “Frozen, one of the most successful and popular animated franchises of all time, could have a presence at the Disneyland Resort. Wakanda has yet to be brought to life. The world of Coco is just waiting to be explored. There’s a lot of storytelling opportunity.”Disney fans have theorized that lands, rides and attractions based on “Tangled,” “Zootopia” and “Tron” and expanded areas...

When robots screw up, who's at fault?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:34 GMT

Google is being sued by the family of a North Carolina man who died after Google Maps reportedly directed him to drive off a collapsed bridge.The family alleges Google was negligent because it failed to update its app to reflect the bridge's disrepair.Google for its part said it sympathizes with the family and is reviewing the lawsuit.This case is super-interesting, one of a number of lawsuits that are seeking to define where liability falls when automated systems cause mishaps or accidents.In the Google case, is the Silicon Valley tech giant ultimately responsible? Is it the software developer? Whoever wrote the algorithm? No one?Or is this a case of buyer beware? Are consumers liable if the systems they're using cause trouble?If your Tesla hits something while in Autopilot mode, is the carmaker liable? Whoever wrote the code? You for engaging the self-driving system?Cases such as these will probably work their way through the courts for years as society comes to terms with the gro...