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Bark N' Brew at Grafton Lakes State Park

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

CROPSEYVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Pups and pints abound. Grafton Lakes State Park will be hosting their "Bark N' Brew" benefit event supporting regional rescue organizations. The event is on September 16, from noon to 3 p.m., and is free to attend with a $6 vehicle entrance fee. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Dog owners and their four-legged friends are invited to this annual event aiming to not only raise money but show how pet-friendly New York State Parks can be for dogs of all kinds. A guided dog walk, an agility course, assorted animal vendors, live music, raffles, and more all promise a good time for you and your best friend. Food and drinks will be available for an additional charge. To boost funds, local craft beers will be sold as well. Back to school picture tips from Broadalbin-Perth Any dog-related businesses interested in being a vendor or tabling the event can email [email protected]. Grafton Lakes State Park ...

St. Charles' Zumbehl Road reopening today

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - One of the busiest streets in St. Charles is set to reopen later Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Part of Zumbehl Road has been under construction for the past three months. The good news is that city leaders will take the barricades down later Wednesday morning.The $5.6 million project is upgrading the bridge and storm drains that have been falling apart for nearly 40 years. Crews have installed larger concrete culverts to replace old metal pipes, and they're also replacing the Zumbehl Bridge and sidewalk.While Wednesday marks a significant milestone in the 'Zumbehl Road Culvert Replacement Project,' we should mention intermittent lane closures will occur for a couple of weeks for construction on sidewalks and the surrounding landscaping. Call for Help closure has East St. Louis mothers crying for aid In March 2018, MoDOT gave the bridge a score of 49.6%.Dan Mann, the head engineer of the city of St. Charles, called the bridge "structural...

Fatal and officer-involved crash shuts down two I-70 WB locations

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Interstate 70 westbound was shut down in two areas overnight after two different crashes. One was deadly. The other involved a St. Louis City police unit.The second crash, involving the St. Louis City Police Unit, took place just off I-70 and Salisbury in north St. Louis. The scene has since cleared, but for a time earlier, a stretch of I-70 westbound here was closed while police investigated the incident.The situation unfolded around 3:45 a.m. Authorities told FOX 2 that a St. Louis City officer was operating a marked vehicle on I-70 westbound when another driver rear-ended the vehicle. The impact caused the officer to lose control and hit the concrete center median.We're told the officer was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. At this point, the police shared that they have no information on the other driver who hit the officer's unit. Chuck E. Cheese giving away free birthday parties Several hours earlier, there was another crash on I-70 westbound, about...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's 'Back-to-School Bus Tour' coming to St. Louis today

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona brings his 'Back-to-School Bus Tour' to St. Louis Wednesday. He kicked off his week-long tour Tuesday in Topeka and Kansas City.Cardona will visit Compton-Drew Middle School in St. Louis on Wednesday morning. Along with him will be Congresswoman Cori Bush, the new superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools, Keisha Scarlett, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.Cardona says parents should be engaged in their children's education. Call for Help closure has East St. Louis mothers crying for aid "Communicate regularly and make sure that you're communicating the importance of having students come in regularly, let the parents know what you're doing to keep the students safe and then maintain those same protocols that you had at the height of the pandemic," Cardona expressed.On Wednesday afternoon, the officials will meet with students at Harris-Stowe State University to discuss the Biden Administra...

Hearing on challenge to Missouri abortion ban today

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis judge will hear arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit against Missouri's abortion ban.More than a dozen faith leaders sued, claiming the abortion ban violates the separation of church and state. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has asked the judge to throw out the case. Chuck E. Cheese giving away free birthday parties Judge Jason Sengheiser has allowed cameras in the courtroom for Wednesday's hearing. It starts at 11:00 a.m.       

Chesterfield City Council approves downtown plan

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Chesterfield City Council has approved a plan to create a "downtown" area where a defunct mall used to be.FOX 2's partners at the St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it was a unanimous decision. Call for Help closure has East St. Louis mothers crying for aid The mall at Clarkson Road and I-64 would be replaced by an apartment complex with 2,500 units, several businesses, and pedestrian walkways. The mall isn't expected to be demolished until late 2024.

Broncos Mailbag: The story behind Jaleel McLaughlin’s No. 38 and weighing impact of Denver’s 2019-20 draft classes

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.What is the meaning of life? No football this past weekend! I’m going through withdrawal. What do I do, PG?— A Referee, GreeleyRef, luckily most of the desert is behind us, and ahead is a cool, glimmering football oasis. Didn’t you watch some college ball at least? Get your fix with some Big Ten slugfests or Colorado knocking off TCU? This week is obviously a huge one in the NFL — we’re off and running Thursday night with Detroit at Kansas City — and here on the Front Range we’ve got quite a weekend double with CU-Nebraska on Saturday in Boulder and Broncos-Raiders on Sunday at Empower Field. Get the living room or tailgate setup primed early. It’s going to be a fun one. And you know The Denver Post will be out in force at both games, so plenty of coverage coming your way right here.Being a retired U.S. Marine from Denver, living in San D...

Denver housing market takes hit of higher mortgage rates in August without cracking

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

Mortgage rates hit a 22-year high last month, surging to 7.5% on a 30-year loan before falling back to around 7% on news of slower-than-expected job gains this month.And while those higher mortgage rates weighed heavily on metro Denver’s housing market in August, they didn’t break it, according to a monthly update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.“The majority of sellers found themselves negotiating to get their homes under contract,” Nicole Rueth, a DMAR Market Trends Committee member and local mortgage professional, said in a video post accompanying the report.The number of home and condo sales fell 2% last month to 3,792 and for the year the sales count is down 16.1%. Sellers obtained 99.46% of the list price last month versus 99.89% in July. The median number of days listings took to find a buyer rose significantly, from 9 to 11, a 22% jump.Concerns over a tougher market ahead may have motivated some sellers to speed things up. New listings, ...

Couple reunited with cat 26 days after Alaska home collapsed into river

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial outburst flood and their cat went missing.Elizabeth Wilkins was holding onto hope that if any animal would survive the house falling into the Mendenhall River on Aug. 5, it would be Leo, the couple’s resilient big-eyed, black-and-white cat who shows no fear of bears.“I knew that he’s pretty smart, and so I felt pretty confident that he would escape and be OK somewhere,” she said.That faith paid off 26 days after the flood when Tonya Mead posted a photo of Leo to the Juneau Community Collective Facebook page. Wilkins immediately knew it was Leo, the “COVID kitten” they rescued in 2020. She rushed to meet Mead. Delta flight returns to Atlanta after alleged diarrhea incident “I just started walking down the street calling for him, and he just ran out and was like, ‘Oh hey, here I am, you know, like, where have you been?’” she said.The ri...

Three-bedroom home sells in Fremont for $1.5 million

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:44:35 GMT

39485 Seascape Road – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 39400 block of Seascape Road in Fremont was sold on July 14, 2023. The $1,510,000 purchase price works out to $996 per square foot. The house, built in 1962, has an interior space of 1,516 square feet. The layout of this single-story house includes three bedrooms and two baths. In addition, the house includes a garage.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Royal Palm Drive, Fremont, in July 2023, a 1,325-square-foot home was sold for $1,451,000, a price per square foot of $1,095. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,900-square-foot home on Cleveland Place in Fremont sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $842. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,325-square-foot home on the 39600 block of Whitecap Way in Fremont sold in February 2023, for $1,280,000, a price per square foot of $966. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.