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Police respond to schools in Lockport, Buffalo

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- New York State police say there were a series of swatting incidents across the state this week, including here in western New York. Police say "all of the reports are unfounded." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "The State Police is aware of swatting incidents that have occurred across the state, in which a caller states that there is an active shooter in a school," New York State police said. Swatting is an informal term defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as "the action of making a false report of a serious emergency so that a SWAT team will go to a person's home, by someone who wants to frighten, upset or cause problems for that person."Police are investigating these suspicious calls. Locally, police were seen responding in Lockport and Buffalo Thursday morning. Lockport High School is currently under lockdown after a single call directed to the school took place. Lockport police say there were no...

Berkshire County man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- A Berkshire County man has pleaded guilty to two counts of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Dissemination. The charges stemmed from an investigation into a CyberTip. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The defendant, Dale Wilson or Hancock, asked for probation (house arrest) with conditions. On March 27, Wilson was given 10 years of probation with a suspended sentence if Wilson were to re-offend in the next ten years. Wilson's probation conditions include:Continue sex offender treatmentContinue mental health treatment and sign releases for probationEngage with community support services and follow recommendationsContinue to reside with his mom unless a change of residence is approved

Shooting near Saint Louis University's medical campus

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Police are investigating a shooting in the 3500 block of Lafayette Avenue. A man was shot outside. His condition has not yet been shared by police.This portion of Lafayette Avenue runs parallel to I-44 across from Compton Hill Reservoir Park. The shooting appears to have happened outside the Salus Center. Police have a portion of Lafayette Avenue blocked off with crime scene tape near the intersection with Grand Avenue.Saint Louis University students and parents were alerted to the shooting, presumably because it is near campus.This is a developing story. More details will be posted here as they come into the FOX 2 newsroom.

Top St. Charles County prosecutor unexpectedly resigns

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Prosecuting Attorney Tim Lohmar is stepping down from his position in St. Charles County. He issued a lengthy statement to announce his retirement from public office. He is going into private practice.Lohmar says that the decision to leave office has been coming for several months. He is in the middle of his term and does not feel that he can give the job the energy it needs.Lohmar was arrested last summer for a DUI near the Lake of the Ozarks. The details of the arrest may have impacted his future work as a prosecutor. He attempted to flash a badge at the officer and refused sobriety tests. It does not appear that he was formally charged in this case.Statement released by the St. Charles County Prosecutor's Office:For the past 12 years, I have had the privilege of serving the citizens of St. Charles County, first as an elected judge, and for the last 10 years as the elected Prosecuting Attorney. I am proud of what we have accomplished during this tenure in protec...

You’ll never guess who has the cheapest beer in the Major Leagues

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

There’s no confusing the price difference between a happy hour beer in Lower Downtown and a frothy pour at Coors Field — or any big sports venue, for that matter.But Colorado Rockies fans lamenting the fact that the team has the worst odds (or the second worse or third worst, depending on who you ask) of winning their World Series, they can at least rejoice in a new survey claiming that Denver’s ballpark also serves the cheapest beer.DENVER, CO – APRIL 25: From left to right, service reps for a major entertainment business in Denver, Rachelle Alen, Trish Mortel and Meg Bailey enjoy each others company, soda and beers from the Rooftop at Coors Field before the Colorado Rockies played the San Diego Padres April 22, 2018. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)The average cost of a beer at Coors Field is $3, according to NJ.bet, an online casino and betting website. By comparison, a beer at Citi Field in New York costs an average of $12, while a beer at Minute Mai...

Protesters seek gun control after Nashville school shooting

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and TRAVIS LOLLER (Associated Press)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hundreds of people protested at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday in favor of tighter gun controls, haranguing the Republican-led Legislature to take action following this week’s mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville in which three children and three adults were killed.Chants of “Save our children!” echoed noisily in the hallways between the state Senate and House chambers, with protesters setting up shop inside and outside the Capitol. Some silently filled the Senate chamber’s gallery, including children who held signs reading “I’m nine” — a reference to the age of the three kids who died in Monday’s attack at The Covenant School. Most protesters were removed from the gallery after some began yelling down at the lawmakers, “Children are dead!”The rally followed a Wednesday night candlelight vigil in Nashville where Republ...

Meet the Coloradans in the NWSL in 2023

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

With the National Women’s Soccer League season officially kicking off this past weekend, rosters have all but been finalized. Once again, there are plenty of Coloradans in the league with a total of 19 women, including four rookies.Here they are, broken down by team.Angel City FCBrittany IsenhourGoalkeeper | 25-years-old | 5-foot-8 | LittletonThe University of Denver product is down in the pecking order, but she knows how to win between the pipes: Isenhour had 40 wins and made 230 saves for DU, the fourth-most in program history.Chicago Red StarsMallory SwansonF | 24 | 5-4 | Highlands RanchLook no further than Swanson (neé Pugh) if you’re looking for a Golden Boot favorite for most league goals. Already on fire with the U.S. Women’s National Team with six goals, Swanson is on the board at club level with her first goal last Saturday.Sami FellerCDM | 23 | 5-10 | Grand JunctionThe second player to make an NWSL roster from the Western Slope, the former Palisade High s...

Avs sign another NCAA hockey free agent, Cornell’s Sam Malinski, to deepen prospect pool

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

The Avs are trying to rebuild their farm system.Cornell hockey defenseman Sam Malinski signed a two-year contract with the Avalanche on Thursday morning, the second NCAA free agent to sign with the organization in as many days.Like Western Michigan’s Jason Polin, who signed Wednesday, Malinski was his college team’s captain during the 2022-23 season. He led Cornell to a 2-0-first-round upset of the DU Pioneers in the NCAA Regional this month.The Avalanche’s prospect pool was ranked last in the NHL by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler in January, a natural toll taken by Colorado’s all-in approach to win the 2022 Stanley Cup championship.A year later, president of hockey operations Joe Sakic and general manager Chris MacFarland are trying to walk the fine line between maintaining the win-now mindset while a championship window remains open and investing in the organization’s future. Former top prospects Bo Byram and Alex Newhook are no longer prospects. ...

California storm: See how much rain fell in your neighborhood

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

Another strong Pacific storm hit Southern California this week, bringing more rain to areas that, in some cases, had already seen over two feet of rainfall since the start of the official water year on Oct. 1.This map provided by the Ventura County Public Works Agency includes data from automated stations across the Los Angeles metropolitan area and is constantly updated.A map of 24-hour rainfall totals. March 30, 2023 (Ventura County Public Works)Here are two-day and season-to-date rainfall totals from locations in L.A., Ventura, Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties as of 9:30 a.m. on March 30:Location2-Day Rainfall TotalSeason-to-Date RainfallAltadena.76”40.57”Bel Air1.86”35.61”Burbank.46”27.39”Cajon Pass1,12”40.42”Calabasas1.34”29.09”Downtown Los Angeles1.18”29.03”El Monte.99”27.67”Fullerton.92”19.37”Long Beach1.20”20.31”Malibu2.01”27.56”Moorpark1.19”26.96”Newhall.67”33.58”Northridge1.12”27.48”Oxnard.94”24.04”Pomona.72”26.54”Rancho Palos Verdes1.06”21.96”Santa Ana.37”14....

KTLA launches on YouTube TV

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:19:13 GMT

YouTube TV subscribers can now watch L.A.’s Very Own KTLA 5 streaming 24/7.KTLA went live on YouTube TV this week after the station’s parent company, Nexstar Media Group, reached a multi-year deal with the streaming service to carry its 59 television stations and Nexstar’s cable news network, NewsNation.KTLA produces 17 hours of local programming each weekday, including 15.5 hours of live news. The station also broadcasts special events including the Rose Parade, the Los Angeles Marathon, telethons and locally hosted red carpet shows from the Academy Awards and Emmys.CW network primetime programming, sports and entertainment will is also available on KTLA’s YouTube TV channel to viewers in the Los Angeles television market.Nexstar is the largest broadcast ownership group in the nation with stations in 116 U.S. markets.