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Continuing traditions at the Saratoga County Fair

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Sunday may be the last day for the Saratoga County Fair, but it is just the beginning for these kids who decided to get involved in the annual cow competition.Olivia Sloane says she also loves volunteering to help her family’s farm and the other farmers.“You know and help people, and you can make new friends and all of that,” she said.But of course, the competition was all about one favorite farm animal... Cows! Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Dozens of cows were competing for several ribbons. At the same time, others were just up for the challenge of leading and showcasing casing cows.But no matter how many ribbons each cow won, it’s clear that these competitions are also about family traditions. Crystal Sloane says these events are essential for her family to learn responsibility and how to be responsible farmers. She has been doing this for 20 years.“I did this when I was a kid. So for me, it is...

Live updates | McIlroy’s winless streak at majors continues after lackluster finish at British Open

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy will go yet another year without winning a major.McIlroy couldn’t keep his early run going in the final round of the British Open, finishing at 3-under 68 for the day and 6 under for the tournament.He went into the clubhouse in a tie for fifth, five shots back from leader Brian Harman.McIlroy hasn’t won in the last 34 majors he played since winning the 2014 PGA Championship.It had been a promising start for McIlroy at Royal Liverpool, with three birdies in a row on the third, fourth and fifth holes to get him within five shots of the lead in a tie for second. He had started the day in a tie for 11th, nine shots off the lead.McIlroy made two other birdies on the back nine, including at the par-3 17th, but also had two bogeys and never really contended.___— Harman builds a 5-shot lead at British Open— Jon Rahm sets Hoylake record with 63 to give himself a chance — Younger brother of U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpa...

Hiker dies after falling over cliff in Pitkin County

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

PITKIN COUNTY — A hiker died after falling down a gully and over a cliff near Heckert Pass in Pitkin County Saturday morning, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.The hiker’s body was recovered by a Colorado National Guard helicopter crew after a Mountain Rescue Aspen (MRA) drone located the hiker’s location between the pass and Peirre Lakes Basin, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.A friend of the hiker sent messages to the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center via the hiker’s Garmin inReach SOS device. The call came in around 11 a.m.Read the full story at Denver7.com.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

SWAT team deployed to assist police with barricaded assault suspect in Long Beach 

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

Police in Long Beach investigating an altercation between a man and a woman that escalated and led them to call in members of the SWAT team. The incident happened in the 2300 block of Long Beach Boulevard around 5:51 a.m. Sunday morning.  “The preliminary investigation suggests that a male adult suspect and female adult victim were engaged in a verbal altercation which escalated when the suspect physically assaulted the victim,” the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement. “When officers arrived on scene, the suspect barricaded himself in a vehicle and refused to comply with officers’ commands.” Due to the nature of the situation, members of the SWAT team responded to the incident to assist police, and nearby residents were evacuated or sheltered in place.  1 hospitalized after fight leads to shooting in Long Beach Video posted to the Citizen app showed a large police presence in the area, and LBPD tweeted that Long Beach Boulevard between Hill and Burnett Stre...

The 2023 Toyota Crown Limited Hybrid Premium Sedan

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

What is a Crown? The Crown is a 4 door sedan built in Aichi, Japan by Toyota. Toyota has replaced its large Avalon sedan with the Crown, an all new car that wants to bridge the gap between traditional sedans and crossovers. The nameplate may sound familiar, as Toyota sold a Crown sedan in America from 1958 through 1972.The 2023 Toyota Crown is launching in three trim levels: XLE, Limited, and Platinum. The Crown XLE and Limited have a 2.5L liter 4 cylinder gas engine, driving the front wheels, with a hybrid electric motor in the rear axle. As a cut above the familiar, the Toyota Crown takes the premium sedan category in an entirely new direction.With all new crossover styling, the Crown is based on the global GA-K platform, which underpins both Toyota sedans and SUVs. With an overall length of 194 inches, a height of 60.9 inches, and a width of 72.4 inches, the Toyota Crown is longer than the RAV4 and taller than the Camry.Underneath the Crown’s cutting edge design is an all n...

Glen Park gas leak prompts resident evacuations

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

(KRON) -- A gas leak prompted resident evacuations in Glen Park on Sunday, according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. VIDEO: Sideshow activity blocks AC Transit bus in Oakland A preliminary water department crew was in the area doing street work when they clipped a gas line. No injuries have been reported so far. Community members are asked to avoid the Sussex Street area between Diamond and Castro streets as fire crews are on the scene. Drivers in the area are asked to take alternate routes where possible, as travel times will be delayed in the area. The San Francisco Fire Department announced that those in the 0-100 block of Sussex were evacuated as emergency responders went door-to-door. The temporary evacuation site is located at Castro and Sussex streets or Diamond and Sussex streets. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, SFFD and the San Francisco Police Department are at the scene. If anyone in the area is unsure about evacuation status, they are asked ...

Spain awaits results from election that could take the country to the right

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The majority of polls have closed in Spain’s national election as the country’s left-wing government faces a risk of being ousted by conservatives and the far-right.Polls in Spain’s mainland and the Balearic Islands closed at 6:00 p.m. GMT. Polls on the Canary Islands will remain open for one more hour due to the archipelago falling in a different time zone. Once they close, the first results from Sunday’s election are expected to come out.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is trying to win a third consecutive national election since taking power in 2018. But his Socialists and the other party in his leftist coalition took a beating in regional and local elections in May.The mainstream conservative Popular Party led most polling during the campaign and is hoping that its first national victory since 2016 could let candidate Alberto Núñez Feijóo unseat Sánchez. But it may need the help of the far-right Vox party to do so.Such a coalition would return a far-right...

Abogado: se hizo pasar por alumno de secundaria e intentó traficar a menores

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

Un hombre de 26 años de Nebraska que se hizo pasar por un adolescente de 17 años y asistió a la escuela secundaria durante más de 50 días fue arrestado por delitos sexuales esta semana, dijo la policía de Lincoln.Zachary Scheich se hizo pasar por Zak Hess, un joven de 17 años, para asistir a dos escuelas secundarias en Lincoln durante el año escolar 2022-23, dijo la policía en una conferencia de prensa el jueves.Está acusado de dos cargos de agresión sexual utilizando un dispositivo electrónico y un cargo de tráfico sexual de un menor. La policía lo arrestó el jueves por la tarde en una biblioteca, dijo el subjefe de policía Brian Jackson.“Asistía a la escuela como estudiante, asistía a clase. Esa fue la investigación inicial”, dijo Jackson en una rueda de prensa. “Y a medida que avanzaba la investigación, nos enteramos de contactos adicionales que tuvo con estudiantes menores de edad”.Las acusaciones incluyen mensajes de texto entre Scheich y niñas menores d...

Dodgers back off again on throwing program for injured ace Kershaw, but say no setback

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dodgers are backing off on the throwing program for injured ace Clayton Kershaw, postponing a bullpen session while saying the left-hander hasn’t had any setbacks with his shoulder.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Sunday there wasn’t a timetable for when Kershaw would throw in the bullpen or face live hitters. Over three days, the update from Roberts changed from Kershaw throwing to hitters, to instead throwing a bullpen, to doing neither.Kershaw threw on flat ground from the outfield before Sunday’s game at Texas. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star hasn’t pitched in a game since June 27 because of left shoulder soreness. Roberts has said Kershaw (10-4 with an MLB-best 2.55 ERA) won’t make a rehab start before returning to the active roster.Roberts reiterated that Kershaw will throw a bullpen session before facing live hitters.“I just don’t know when that (bullpen) is going to happen,” Roberts said. “I’m go...

Live updates | Brian Harman to put claret jug to some use after winning British Open

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:33:01 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman is ready to put the claret jug to some use after becoming the champion golfer of the year at Hoylake.“First,” Harman said at the ceremony on the 18th green, “I’m going to have a couple of pints out of this here trophy.”Harman said consistency was the key at Royal Liverpool, where he only made six bogeys all week.“I doubled down on my process,” he said, “and I know it’s boring and it is not flashy. But, until hitting that last bunker shot, I have not thought about winning the tournament.”Jon Rahm, who was in a tie for second at the British Open, said there was “nothing any of us could have done.”“He won by six,” Rahm said. “It’s not like he won by two or three.”___WHAT TO KNOW— Harman builds a 5-shot lead at British Open— Jon Rahm sets Hoylake record with 63 to give himself a chance — Younger brother of U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick in the top 10 — Rory McIlroy lets chances slip away with poor putting___HARMAN WINS THE OPEN...