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High School Football Roundup: Johnson secures best regular season since 2017, possible home playoff game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

Johnson 26, Minneapolis South 12: Johnson sophomore Justice Moody reeled in a pair of receiving touchdowns to clinch the Governors’ best regular season since 2017.That was the last time Johnson finished with five regular-season wins until this fall (5-3). Even the 2018 state tournament team went 4-4 in the regular season.Johnson trailed 12-8 at the break. Leading 19-12 in the final frame, Isaiah Henderson put the game on ice with a 1-yard touchdown plunge.Johnson’s victory sets the Governors up to potentially nab a home game in the Class 4A, Section 3 quarterfinals.Eagan 45, Eastview 20: Nick Tesdall accounted for three of Eagan’s five rushing touchdowns on the day. The Wildcats (3-5) led 7-0 after the first, then exploded for 24 second-quarter points.Ju Ju Stampley had two receiving scores for the Lightning (4-4).Hill-Murray 56, Como Park 6: Jackson Reeves and Simon Seidl connected for four scoring strikes, all in the first half. The four touchdown passes alone amounted to 104 yard...

Officials visit Pittsfield to announce new housing initiative

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was in Pittsfield on Wednesday to talk about a new housing initiative. A new tax package signed into law will create 40,000 new homes. It will also help cover the cost of renovating thousands of other homes.The governor said the initiative will also help more than 880,000 renters and senior home owners save on their rent and mortgage. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "As you know, housing costs are maybe our greatest challenge in the state," she said. "It's an issue no matter where I go. Certainly here in northern Berkshire County, but honestly, across the entire state."Some ways renters and homeowners will save money include rental deduction and low income housing tax credit.

NYS workers with disabilities honored at annual employment awards ceremony

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State workers with disabilities were honored Wednesday at the Capital Region Disabilities Employment Awards. The award ceremony was part of the New York State Industries for the Disabled's annual meeting. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The ceremony was held at Rivers Casino in Schenectady. The theme was Transforming for Tomorrow.October is National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. NEWS10's Cassie Hudson served as emcee for the event.

Franklin County man convicted in child rape case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - The Missouri Attorney General's Office secured a conviction against a Franklin County man for child sexual abuse and rape.A Franklin County grand jury indicted Brett Pendleton in January 2018. According to the indictment, Pendleton took an 8-year-old child whom he knew to a motel room, forced her to smoke marijuana and ingest methamphetamine, and then sexually abused the child for several hours.A family member later discovered the child, and they took her to a hospital to report the incident.The Washington Police Department investigated the matter and found enough evidence corroborating the victim's account to make an arrest. Suspect in Benton Park West double murder says he heard voices – Police County authorities requested that the attorney general's office handle the prosecution.Jurors deliberated for an hour before returning a guilty verdict.Pendleton was convicted of first-degree statutory rape, five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree...

Construction Inclusion Week celebration at Harris Stowe State University

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS – This week, several of the biggest construction and supply companies in St. Louis came together at Harris Stowe State University to celebrate and promote inclusion in the workforce among minority- and women-owned businesses.“Very few minorities run job sites, and we are changing that in St. Louis,” Sandra Marks, the senior vice president at Clayco, said.Several of the city’s biggest construction companies are coming together for Construction Inclusion Week.“You really have in this room, you have the major builders who have built most of the projects in the St. Louis area,” Marks said.Companies that normally compete against each other are working together for one common goal: adding more diversity in the construction space.“We feel like if we collaborate and work together, we can definitely get there faster,” Ralph Powell Jr., McCarthy’s supplier diversity and community outreach program director, said.Marks has been in the business for 35 years. Close ...

Vigil for domestic abuse, domestic violence in downtown St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Union Station glowed purple Wednesday evening to raise awareness of domestic violence. The YWCA held a candlelight vigil to honor the victims and survivors of domestic abuse."We're paying homage to the survivors of domestic violence," Lt. Thomas Muldrow, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, said."Bringing awareness to this topic is something that's crucial," Dr. Cheryl Watkins, CEO of YWCA Metropolitan St. Louis, said.She said the domestic abuse numbers are staggering."If you're going out to dinner with your friends—four friends at dinner—one of those friends sitting at dinner is a survivor or victim of domestic violence. It happens in every zip code, every type of demographic," she said. Suspect in Benton Park West double murder says he heard voices – Police Watkins said the numbers have gotten worse in recent years."During the pandemic, we saw a significant increase in folks who were seeking our services and that number has not decreased," she said.Watkins said ...

Riverside County Sheriff's deputy shot in Palm Desert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

A Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy was wounded Wednesday in a shooting in Palm Desert.Little is known about the incident, but Sheriff's Department officials confirmed that deputy was shot and was being transported to the hospital and the suspect was in custody.That deputy's condition is unclear at this time, according to authorities.The Sheriff's Department did not provide many details, but urged the public to avoid the area of Ramon Road and Robert Road.More information was expected to be released by the Sheriff's Department's on its social media pages.

Pepperdine students killed by driver on PCH in Malibu identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

Officials at Pepperdine University have identified all four students struck and killed by 22-year-old driver on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday night.  The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 21600 block of PCH, near La Costa Beach and east of the Malibu Pier, authorities said. The first victim to be identified by family members was 20-year-old Los Angeles native Niamh Rolston. Rolston was a business major at Pepperdine and was set to graduate with the class of 2024. Her 21st birthday would have been next month, her family said. The three other victims were identified as Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams. The victims were killed after being struck and killed by a 22-year-old driver on PCH in Malibu on Oct. 17, 2023. “To the students who loved, lived with, and were in community with the departed members of our Pepperdine family, my heart is broken with yours,” University President Jim Gash said in a message to the Pepperdine community. “I...

Four-bedroom home sells in Palo Alto for $2.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

3455 Park Boulevard – Google Street ViewA house located in the 3400 block of Park Boulevard in Palo Alto has new owners. The 1,992-square-foot property, built in 2010, was sold on Sept. 25, 2023. The $2,450,000 purchase price works out to $1,230 per square foot. This single-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the house features a one-car garage, offering a designated parking space and extra storage capacity.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In November 2022, a 1,068-square-foot home on Matadero Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $4,050,000, a price per square foot of $3,792. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Park Boulevard, Palo Alto, in July 2022, a 2,871-square-foot home was sold for $2,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,010. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 2,055-square-foot home on the 200 block of Wilton Avenue i...

San Francisco on track to reach 800 drug deaths in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:58 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco is expected to have a record year for fatal drug overdoses with the city currently on track to reach 800 deaths. That's more than in 2020 when 726 people were killed because of drugs.KRON4 spoke to experts about what is causing more overdoses this year than ever before. The majority of the deaths reported this year by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are fentanyl-related, but that was also the case the last three years. Man killed in Pescadero beach cliff crash identified Walk San Francisco’s streets on any given night and you could see person after person struggling with addiction. This week, the San Francisco Department of Public Health released these numbers.“From January through September the first nine months of 2023 there have been a total of 620 overdose deaths,” said Director of San Francisco Behavioral Health Services Dr. Hillary Kunins.That amounts to two fatal overdoses a day, and the majority are caused by fentanyl.Already ...