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Biden administration set to sue Texas as US Speaker visits border

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Department of Justice is expected to file a lawsuit against Texas and its controversial new border security law on Wednesday, accusing the state of infringing on federal authority and empowering local police to unconstitutionally arrest suspected illegal immigrants.Last week, federal authorities threatened to sue to block Senate Bill 4 if Gov. Greg Abbott did not assure them the state will not enforce the law by Jan. 3.“SB 4 effectively creates a separate state immigration scheme by imposing criminal penalties for violations of federal provisions on unlawful entry and reentry into the United States…and by authorizing state judges to order the removal of noncitizens from the United States,” the DOJ wrote in a letter sent to Abbott and obtained by Nexstar. “SB 4, therefore, intrudes into a field that is occupied by the federal government and is preempted.” US Department of Justice threatens to sue Texas over new border security law Abbott signed the bill into...

1 dead following convenience store robbery in Fredericksburg

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2023.FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) — One person died in Fredericksburg late Tuesday following an aggravated robbery at a convenience store in the 1000 block of South State Highway 16, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department.FPD said officers responded to a call at 11:47 p.m. regarding a person who was shot. At the scene, police found a man, later identified as 48-year-old Arthur Cortez, outside the store with a gunshot wound.Officers performed first aid, but Cortez was later pronounced dead, according to FPD.A clerk at the store told police a man entered the store, went to the back to put on a white skull mask, and returned to the front before firing a gun.The clerk said the suspect demanded money, so the clerk retrieved it from the cash drawer. The suspect then left the store, and the clerk was unharmed during the robbery, according to police.FPD said surveillance video showed the suspect ...

Ice assessment team formed to decide when Upper Red Lake will reopen for ice fishing

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

UPPER RED LAKE, Minn — A large portion of a popular ice fishing destination in the upper Midwest will remain “off limits” to anglers.No motorized vehicles are allowed on the Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County until further notice.It’s a big lake, located about five hours north of St. Paul. In size, the lake is 25 miles east to west and 10 miles north to south.“That day crossing that crack, I didn’t think anything of it,” said Dale Mord.He went out on the lake with his buddies, set to fish on Dec. 18. Then the wind picked up and created a large ice floe, stranding nearly three-dozen fisherman for hours.“You’re fine and then you are screwed within, like, 10 seconds,” Mord said.It was one of seven rescues during the month of December on Upper Red Lake. On Friday night, Dec. 29, 122 anglers were stranded.Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs said that was the “tipping point,” and closed the lake to all vehicle traffic the ne...

St. Paul woman and six kids in hospital after overnight house fire

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

Firefighters pulled six children and a woman from a St. Paul home Wednesday morning and they were taken to the hospital in critical condition.The fire department was called at 1:30 a.m. about a residential house fire in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood and found a single-family home with smoky conditions, said Deputy Fire Chief Roy Mokosso.The first crew arrived three minutes and 17 seconds after being dispatched, and more crews were there within five minutes of the dispatch, the fire department said.St. Paul firefighters put out a fire in the 1200 block of Arkwright Street and took seven people to the hospital on Jan. 3, 2024. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Fire Department)Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and began searching the main floor of the house on Arkwright Street near Maryland Avenue. They found seven people and took them outside, where they immediately started CPR.The people were all unconscious at the time, and preliminary reports are the injuries were predominately fr...

Local humane society offers pet care camp on MLK Day

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

MENANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is offering a one-day pet care camp for children on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be two sessions from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The camp is offered for children ages 5 to 10. Campers will learn about the shelter, how to take care of pets and be able to meet with some of the current animals. Sign-ups are available online. The cost is $50 per attendee. Space is limited.

Deputies identify Milton drowning victim

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

MILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim in Tuesday's drowning. Deputies say, Adam Kramm, age 40, drowned in Milton and was found in Kayaderosseras Creek. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office got a report of a body in the Kayaderosseras Creek in the Axe Factory Preserve. The Preserve is located off Maple Avenue and Axe Street, just outside the village of Ballston Spa. This case is still under investigation.

TGI Fridays closes in Stuyvesant Plaza

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- TGI Fridays in Stuyvesant Plaza has permanently closed. The restaurant officially closed its doors on Tuesday, January 2. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The public relations firm for Stuyvesant Plaza confirmed the closure to NEWS10. A reason for the closure was not provided.The Stuyvesant Plaza location has already been taken off the TGI Fridays website and the Plaza website. It's also been marked as permanently closed on Google. Nani’s Indian Kitchen in Ballston Spa closes after 3 years The chain has over 600 restaurants around the world. TGI Fridays has other Capital Region locations in Wilton and Clifton Park.

CDTA service officially comes to Warren County

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Greater Glens Falls Transit is officially part of the Capital District Transportation Authority transportation network. Noticeable changes were made throughout 2023, including GGFT buses adopting the CDTA colors and CDTA bus stop signs installed along routes. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Mayor Bill Collins says having CDTA in the area brings all of the benefits of CDTA to the community and comes at a fraction of the cost. “CDTA collects its local share through each county at one-quarter of one percent their mortgage reporting tax.”No changes were made to the fares or routes. Routes in the Greater Glens Falls area are:Route 402: Bay College – between Ridge St. Terminal and SUNY AdirondackRoute 404: Hudson Falls/Fort Edward – between Ridge St. Terminal and Amtrak StationRoute 405: Moreau/S. Glens Falls – between Ridge St. Terminal, South Glens Falls, andMoreauRoute 407: West Glens Falls – be...

CGHS/SPCA hosting dog influenza vaccine clinics

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA will host a canine influenza vaccine clinic to help protect dogs against canine influenza. Dogs require two vaccinations two to four weeks apart. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The first clinic will be offered on Saturday, January 20, from 8 to 10 a.m. The second clinic will be on Saturday, February 10, from 8 to 10 a.m. The clinics will take place at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA, located at 111 Humane Society Road in Hudson.According to the CGHS/SPCA, the canine influenza virus was first identified as a canine respiratory disease in 2004 and is a genetic variant of the H3N8 equine influenza virus that can infect canines. Virtually all dogs can be susceptible to the variant regardless of breed or age.

Car collides with MetroLink train in East St. Louis

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:08:00 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A vehicle appears to have crashed near the MetroLink crossing on Martin Luther King Drive in East St. Louis on Wednesday morning. Light rail service is disrupted between the 5th & Missouri and Emerson Park stations. The car hit the train. The driver says that his brakes went out before the crash.Shuttles are taking train passengers between the stations. Metro says that riders may be delayed by an hour in the area. Gov. Parson issues Missouri executive order over foreign-owned farmland It is not yet clear why the car collided with the train or if there are any injuries. A FOX 2 photographer is on the scene. Police are expected to brief the media Wednesday morning. Details will be posted here.