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NYC sues bus companies bringing migrants from Texas-Mexico border

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- The City of New York has filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen Texas charter bus and transportation companies that have taken migrants to the Big Apple on behalf of the State of Texas, officials announced on Thursday.New York Mayor Eric Adams and Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix announced a lawsuit against 17 bus companies seeking to recoup costs incurred by providing emergency shelter and services to those migrants. Suburbs put brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York New York officials said they are trying to recoup approximately $708 million in expenses incurred in the last 20 months. They argue that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has admitted to facilitating the transport of more than 33,600 migrants to New York City without having the companies transporting those migrants pay for the cost of care, which they say violates New York's Social Services Law.The money for which New York City is suing would also ca...

Win tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

Win four tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters play at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. The contest opens Jan. 8 and closes Jan. 14./**/

Meeting set for $13.9M Minnesota pipeline that would source natural gas from dairy farms

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

BENSON, Minn. — Swift County and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will co-host a public information meeting later this month on a proposed $13.9 million pipeline project.The Swift County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 2, approved hosting the joint meeting, set for 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at McKinney’s in Benson, Minn.Dooley’s Natural Gas , headquartered in Willmar, is proposing a 28-mile-long pipeline to capture renewable natural gas from the four Riverview dairy operations located in Swift, Chippewa and Kandiyohi counties. Riverview, based in Morris, operates several large dairies in the region.The renewable natural gas will be transported to the Alliance Transmission Pipeline at a connection site in Swift County.Renewable natural gas, often referred to as RNG, is produced by capturing and recycling organic waste materials from farms, landfills, food waste, wastewater facilities and other sources.The Dooley’s Natural Gas project consists of laying 28 miles of two- and four...

SUNY Cobleskill to develop workforce initiatives

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

COBLESKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- SUNY Cobleskill will be using $2.7 million to expand existing workforce development initiatives. This funding is coming from the Mohawk Valley's $10 million Regional Economic Development Council Challenge Competition award that was part of Governor Kathy Hochul's annual REDC awards program. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! SUNY Cobleskill's main focus with their portion of the award will be to expand both agribusiness micro-credentialing through its Institute of Rural Vitality and the Project SEARCH program through a partnership with The Arc Lexington. The Mohawk Valley REDC wants to focus on eliminating barriers to employment as well as meeting the growing demand for agribusiness and STEM-intensive industries within the region.The Institute of Rural Vitality aims to boost its farm, food business and entrepreneur micro-credential program to reach a wider audience. The program compresses course sched...

When are Missouri & Illinois getting snow? Tracking the storms

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- When should we expect the two rounds of winter weather in the forecast? Meteorologists Angela Hutti and Chris Higgins have an update on the timing of Friday's snowfall and next week's major weather event.Friday & SaturdayHiggins says that a light mix of rain and snow is likely to spread across much of the region on Friday evening. Temperatures will be just above freezing, so like last week, much of what falls will not stick to road surfaces but may stick to grass and elevated surfaces like decks and car tops.At this time, the most likely areas to see some very light, slushy, snow accumulation Friday night. They are roughly along and south of I-44 in Missouri and through much of southern Illinois. This area may see a dusting or up to a half inch of snow. One or two spots may be close to one inch, but that's going to be the exception.Snowfall potential for MissouriThe timing for the Friday night "mini-storm" is centered between 5 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday mornin...

Slow-speed chase takes place from Illinois to I-270 in Hazelwood

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. - A slow-speed police chase from Macoupin County, Illinois, ended on I-270 in north county.This happened around 9:00 p.m. Thursday. The driver was taken into custody at Interstate 270 and I-70 in Hazelwood. St. Louis Health Dept. recommends masks as flu, COVID, and RSV cases surge Police say he choked a woman in the small town of Lake Ka-ho in Macoupin County, near Mount Olive. He crashed into a vehicle trying to block him from getting away.The police followed him slowly, from I-55 to I-270. He was taken back to Macoupin County, awaiting charges.

Adams County deputies investigate homicide found during welfare check

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

Adams County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a homicide after being called to a north metro residence for a welfare check.Deputies went to a residence in the 6900 block of Ruth Way in the Twin Lakes community of Adams County after being called about 4:30 a.m. for the check, according to a Friday morning sheriff’s office post on X.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Suspect turns himself in following New Year’s Day homicide in Commerce City Crime and Public Safety | Driver was drunk, speeding, weaving in and out of traffic in Broomfield crash that killed high school student, mom Crime and Public Safety | Aurora’s new effort to stop gun violence targets the small number of individuals who drive that violence Crime and Public Safety | Boulder police fatally shoot woman carrying replica gun near recreation center Crime and Public Safety | Woman killed in homicide in Broomfield&#...

Colorado Weather: Light snow coming to mountains after overnight snow hits plains

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

Denver could escape both rounds of snow hitting western, southern and eastern areas of the state Friday.Light snow is on the way to the mountains Friday afternoon after the Palmer Divide and eastern plains already received some overnight snow.Areas south and east of Denver received between one and three inches of snow, causing some dangerous road conditions on highways. The overnight snow was mainly focused on a line from Monument to Limon and Burlington and ended early Friday morning.The snow coming Friday afternoon will mainly be focused west of Denver in the mountains, where one to four inches could fall.If any snow makes it to Denver or anywhere else in the urban corridor, accumulations will likely only be about half an inch, forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder said. Temperatures in Denver will be slightly below normal Friday as the high reaches 41 degrees.Snow will move out of the state by Saturday, except for some mountain flurries, but the next round of sno...

Compton bakery reopens days after being ransacked by mob

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

Just days after being ransacked, Ruben's Bakery & Mexican Food in Compton is set to reopen Friday morning.The bakery at 2701 N. Santa Fe Ave. was raided by dozens of participants in a nearby street takeover early Tuesday morning.The owners, the Ramirez family, said in a press release that the vandals did tens of thousands of dollars in damage to the store, in addition to merchandise and equipment that was damaged or taken."We must state the facts - those individuals who looted our store and those who have participated in the 'smash and grab' robberies throughout Los Angeles County do so knowing that there is a lack of political will to enforce the laws that exist to protect ALL families and ALL businesses," Ruben Ramirez Jr. said in the release. "We need those responsible for enforcing our laws to do their job and make sure criminals know that our laws need to be respected and if you break the law, you will be held accountable and you will pay the consequences. No business, rega...

Will Delta-8 THC Make Me Feel Hungry?

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:24:01 GMT

View the original article about Delta-8 Side Effects at Real Tested CBD.For many MMJ patients, “getting high” isn’t as important as “the munchies.” Many studies and anecdotal testimonies confirm the psychoactive cannabinoid delta-9 THC can significantly stimulate a person’s appetite. However, since medical cannabis isn’t legal throughout the USA, some customers are curious if related hemp cannabinoids could have a similar effect.Delta-8 THC is the most popular THC alternative, so it makes sense people are curious whether delta-8 has the same effect on hunger. Before you try “diet weed” to whet your appetite, please be sure you know what the latest research has to say.Will Delta-8 Make You Gain Weight? — Research Into Delta-8’s Effect on HungerThere aren’t many studies on delta-8 THC’s effect on appetite, but the latest research looks promising. Most notably, scientists out of Hebrew University suggest delta-8 may be more effective at appetite stimulation than delta-9 THC.While this ...