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Portage woman charged after 2-year-old daughter finds gun, shoots self

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old Northwest Indiana girl who died after accidentally shooting herself with a gun she found in her home has been charged with neglect of a dependent.The charge has been filed against Abigail Rodriguez, 28, of Portage, online court records showed Wednesday.Hours after shooting herself on Feb. 7, Grace Rodriguez died at Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said at the time.Abigail Rodriguez told police she and her daughter were in the girl’s bedroom when Grace wandered into her mother’s room and shot herself with a 9 mm handgun, a Portage police officer wrote in an affidavit, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported.The woman said she thought her daughter was walking toward the living room until she heard a gunshot, the affidavit said, and she rushed into her bedroom and saw Grace on the floor, wounded. Employee injured after vehicle crashes into Northwest Indiana office She said she keep...

WATCH LIVE | IL Secretary of State awards law enforcement $21M to combat carjacking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

CHICAGO — Car thefts and car jackings continue to trend in the wrong direction with its steady rise. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will award law enforcement in Illinois $21 million dollars to help turn that trend around. Car thefts and carjackings continue to be a problem nationwide with its initial peak at the beginning of the pandemic. Earlier this month, using statistics collection by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Chicago Tribune reported auto thefts in Chicago is up 55 percent in 2022 compared to the year before, making Chicago the top city of car thefts last year. Police: 21-year-old Navy sailor missing in Waukegan Chicago police have been making progress in slowing the number of thefts and carjackings by deploying carjacking teams but still continues to be a problem.It is unknown how much Chicago will get out of the 21 million or exactly what it will go to, all questions that should be answered at the press conference Thurs...

Hays County Sheriff's Office looking for suspects who stole construction equipment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Hays County authorities asked for the public's help identifying two suspects who stole construction equipment from a Kyle business. During the early morning hours of Feb. 13, two men entered a business on Rhode Road in Kyle and stole construction equipment, including a 2021 JLGT500 Boom Lift, along with a generator, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office. The suspect vehicle was a white Ford F250 or 350, four-door, long bed work truck. Surveillance captured it towing away a stolen boom lift, pictured below. Suspect truck involved in theft of construction equipment in Kyle on Feb. 23 (Photo courtesy: Hays County Sheriff's Office) Suspect truck towing away boom lift during theft of construction equipment in Kyle on Feb. 23 (Photo courtesy: Hays County Sheriff's Office) If you have information about this incident, identity of persons, whereabouts, etc., contact Detective Richard Lozano at 512-393-2125 or [email protected]. Y...

ValleyCats hosting Opening Day Open House

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Baseball season is just around the corner with the Tri-City ValleyCats opening day slated for May 12 against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for opening day, and the rest of the season, go on sale on Thursday, March 30. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The ValleyCats will host an Opening Day Open House on March 30 as well, where fans will be invited to celebrate the return of baseball at Joseph L. Bruno (The Joe) Stadium. The event is free to attend for all fans, and free refreshments will be available, including hot dogs. Giveaways of ValleyCats memorabilia will be offered as well. The Hudson Valley Community College Vikings will take on the SUNY Adirondack Timberwolves that same day for a doubleheader, first at 2 p.m. and then again at 5 p.m.

Bragg says Trump created ‘false expectation’ on potential arrest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) for the first time on Thursday addressed a claim by former President Trump that he would be arrested in connection to an investigation into a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, calling it the creation of a “false expectation.”Bragg, in response to demands by House Republicans to force his testimony and turn over all documents and communication on the case, wrote in a letter to Congress that such a move was an “unprecendent[ed] inquiry into a pending local prosecution.”“The letter only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene,” Bragg wrote.Trump wrote in a Truth Social post over the weekend that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday in connection to the probe, but as of Thursday morning, no charges have been announced and the grand jury weighing the case is not expected to meet for the rest of the week.In a S...

Amsterdam WingFest date announced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The third annual Amsterdam WingFest will be on Saturday, April 22, from 1 to 6 p.m. Any city restaurants interested in participating in the event can email [email protected] today. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Several area restaurants will offer chicken wing-themed specials throughout the day. Restaurants participating will offer one wing samples for $1, and event-goers will have the chance to vote on best on the best and hottest wings in the city. On top of wings other drinks, specials, and giveaways will be offered at WingFest as well. The event is sponsored by the Rockton House.

Three new hits at Busch Stadium... Mission Taco Joint, Big Chicken, Freddy's

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS - There's a new look to the food experience at Busch Stadium with three well-known chains set to open at the ballpark next week. Mission Taco Joint expands upon its many St. Louis area locations. Big Chicken, a franchise owned by retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, officially enters the St. Louis market at Busch Stadium. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has officially launched its first ballpark location. All three have settled into Busch Stadium and expect to start serving customers on Opening Day. "[The Cardinals] contacted us in the middle of the playoffs last year, and we were super excited to be considered with all the restaurants in St. Louis," said Mission Taco Joint co-owner Jason Telford. "We had to jump on it. It's the St. Louis Cardinals, what are you going to do?" "We've got two premier locations," said Matt Piekarski, vice president of culinary operations for Big Chicken. "We hope we get a great volume out of it and be able to introduce this brand to ...

KFC adding chicken nuggets to menus nationwide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Kentucky Fried Chicken is adding chicken nuggets to menus nationwide next week. This move comes after removing popcorn chicken and several other items last month. The fast food chain says that the new nugget will be made with white meat and features Colonel Sanders' original secret seasoning."As the original fried chicken experts, we're introducing a chicken nugget made the way only KFC can – hand-breaded with our distinctive Original Recipe of 11 herbs and spices," states KFC Chief Marketing Officer Nick Chavez.Customers can expect to see the nuggets in stores and at the drive-thru starting on March 27. KFC has been testing the new menu item at locations throughout 2022.The price starts at $3.49 and comes in orders of five, eight, 12, or 36 pieces. KFC dipping sauces like Honey BBQ, ranch, honey mustard, buffalo ranch, and more are available. Combo meals come with fries, a biscuit, and a medium drink.In February, KFC said that they were changing the menu to make room f...

Creamy one-pot pasta with chicken and mushrooms recipe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

By Mark Bittman, The New York TimesCooking pasta the way you would make risotto may sound new and hip. But it’s at least old enough to have been demonstrated to me in Rome in 1976, and I imagine as old as pasta itself. In this method, the liquid is minimized: there’s no need for a gallon per pound of pasta. The liquid is added gradually to the pasta, which absorbs it completely and thereby retains its starch. This makes the pasta creamy and rich; it also gains the flavor of the stock. You can use pretty much any pasta shape you like, but timing will vary depending on size. This approach may seem like more work than making pasta in the ordinary way. But as the making of the “sauce” is integrated into the pasta-cooking, it really becomes a one-dish meal — as interesting as risotto, and even a bit quicker. Here is a combination of gemelli with mushrooms and chicken to get you started.Yield: 4 servingsTotal time: 45 minutesIngredients2 tablespoons olive oil, more as needed1 shallo...

Armenia: The Caucasian ally of Russian aggression against Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:59 GMT

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that Armenia is a post-Soviet democracy in the Caucasus oriented toward Western values.” This could have been the opening line in an article about Armenia in a better world, but it can hardly be said about Armenia in 2023. What concerns its Soviet past and geographic location is still relevant, but its commitment to democratic Western values and rule of law is highly questionable - writes James Wilson.The Russian aggression in Ukraine has exposed the ugly truth about Armenia and its participation in the conflict on the side of the aggressor.On November 23, Russia fired missiles at the maternity ward of the hospital in Volnyansk, Zaporizhia region (a newborn baby was killed), a residential house and a clinic in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region (two dead), residential buildings in Kyiv and Vyshgorod, Kyiv region (7 dead). More missiles targeted Poltava, Vinnitsa, Lviv regions, Odessa, Dnipro, and Mariupol. On the same day Prime Minister Pashinyan welcom...