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National Coffee Day deals in the Capital Region

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- If you're a coffee lover, you're in luck because National Coffee Day is Friday, September 29. Many coffee shops in the area are offering coffee deals to celebrate the day. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Here's where you can get free or discounted coffee, or other deals in the Capital Region on Friday.Alltown FreshAlltown Fresh is offering guests a free coffee of any size on Friday. The company has a location at 1410-1424 Erie Boulevard in Schenectady.Aroma Joe'sCoffee chain Aroma Joe's is offering a free 16-ounce hot or iced coffee. AJ's Rewards members can get a free 24-ounce hot or iced coffee from September 29 through October 5 via the mobile app. The chain has one location in the Capital Region at 666 Hoosick Road in Troy. Albany’s El Loco Mexican Cafe celebrating 40 years with specials all October Dunkin'Dunkin' Rewards members can get a free hot or iced medium coffee with the purchas...

Body found in north St. Louis County neighborhood street

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. -- A man was killed near the intersection of Winkler Drive and Kappel Drive Thursday morning. Police were called to the location at around 7:30 a.m. after an alert from a ShotSpotter device. They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene. Source: Majority of St. Louis cops in police district call in sick There is a large police presence at the scene. St. Louis County Police have the area blocked off as they investigate the shooting. The body remains on the street at around 9:30 a.m. as police investigate the shooting.The victim has not yet been identified. This is a developing story. More details will be posted here as they come into the FOX 2 newsroom.

RTD set to suspend A Line between Denver Airport, Peoria stations Oct. 5 for maintenance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

The A Line commuter rail is scheduled to be partially closed next Thursday, Oct. 5 while the rail line undergoes maintenance.Train service between Denver Airport Station and Peoria Station will be suspended during the maintenance, RTD officials said in a news release.Customers using the A Line will be able to use shuttle buses during the closure, and the A Line is set to resume normal operations the next day, Oct. 6.Buses will board at the airport at Gate 7, located at the DEN Transit Center adjacent to the Westin hotel.At 61st – Peña Station, shuttles will board in front of the station; 40th Avenue & Airport Boulevard – Gateway Park Station buses will board at Gate A; and Peoria Station buses will board at Gate E.A Line service will continue as normal between Union Station and Peoria Station.Customers should expect delays due to the closure.Related ArticlesTransportation | RTD’s A Line to be suspended between DIA and 61st and Peña stations for two h...

Woman hit by car in Aurora dies Wednesday night

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

A woman crossing Chambers Road in Aurora Wednesday night died after a driver hit her with a car.The crash happened near Chambers Road and Pheasant Run Parkway, Aurora police reported at 11:17 p.m. on X.#APDAlert Officers are responding to a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on S. Chambers and E. Pheasant Run Pkwy. A silver sedan was driving northbound towards Pheasant Run when an unidentified woman crossed the roadway eastbound. The two collided. The woman was transported… pic.twitter.com/B1we2QnmhH— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) September 28, 2023The driver was headed north on Chambers and the woman crossed the road headed east.The woman was taken to a hospital and died a short time later.The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man arrested in connection to fatal Littleton hit-and-run crash Crime and Public Safety | One person hit, killed on I-25 near Castle Rock Crime and Public Sa...

Chemical leak at CSU Dominguez Hills hospitalizes workers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

Some type of chemical leak at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson sent two school workers to the hospital Thursday morning. Emergency crews were sent to the campus located at 1000 E. Victoria St. around 1:30 a.m., a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson confirmed. A hazmat crew was called to CSU Dominguez Hills on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)School security personnel as well as a cleaning official opened the door to the chemistry lab on the third floor and felt ill after inhaling a substance, the spokesperson said. Marijuana grow found by LAFD crews battling Northridge house fire The workers were taken to a local hospital in unknown conditions. The fire department remained at the scene to determine what the substance was.

Parking pain hits some Los Angeles neighborhoods harder than others

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

A new study has found that parking tickets are significantly down in Los Angeles, though some neighborhoods remain popular for parking enforcement.The nonprofit media outlet Crosstown LA analyzed Los Angeles Department of Transportation data and found that from January to August 2023, about 1.17 million parking tickets were issued, "a 17% drop from the approximately 1.4 million citations written in the same period last year."The city is on track to issue about 1.75 million tickets in 2023, down from about 2 million last year. Though fewer tickets are being issued, some neighborhoods remain targets of parking enforcement.Downtown Los Angeles and Westlake took the top two spots. Another neighborhood, Venice, only finished seventh overall, but two blocks in particular were the most ticketed in all of Los Angeles."According to LADOT data, 1,589 citations were issued on the 1600 block of Irving Tabor Court, and 1,375 were written at 1301 Electric Ave.," Crosstown LA reports. As for the t...

Christie calls Trump 'Donald Duck,' DeSantis knocks former president and other debate takeaways

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California on Wednesday for the second of the party’s primary debates. The contest's dominant front-runner — former President Donald Trump — skipped the event again.With less than four months until the Iowa caucuses officially jumpstart the GOP nomination process, the pressure is building on Trump's rivals to show they can emerge as a genuine alternative. Here are some takeaways from the debate:DeSantis hits TrumpFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis had an aggressive start, using his first answer to criticize Trump for skipping the debate and for adding to the national debt while serving as president.“Donald Trump is missing in action," DeSantis said. “He should be here on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record.”The Florida governor has been slow to attack Trump for most of the campaign. But as he’s struggled to make inroads against the former president, he’s started slowly sharpening his critiques of ...

Larry Magid: EV range anxiety is real, but is it based on reality?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

Like many electric vehicle owners, I have range anxiety. It rarely keeps me up at night, but it does occupy my thoughts before and during road trips like the one I just took from Silicon Valley to Yosemite Valley.Related ArticlesBusiness | Magid: Apple’s new iOS 17 increases safeguards for children and teens Business | Magid: Apple unveils new iPhones, ditches Lightning connector Business | Magid: Cleaning up your internet browser Business | Magid: Managing privacy on Facebook I drove a 5-year-old Tesla Model 3, which had a 264-mile range when I bought it, but now has only 232 miles, according to its display. That nearly 14% reduction in range is likely due to battery degradation, which is a factor in nearly all cars and devices that rely on rechargeable batteries, though some could be measurement error. The car’s range estimates are sometimes called “guestimates” because they are based on algorithms that are not ...

Powerball ticket worth nearly $800,000 sold in East San Jose

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

SAN JOSE — A lottery ticket matching all five numbers from Wednesday night’s draw — just lacking the Powerball number — was sold at an East San Jose gas station, earning a lucky winner nearly $800,000 but getting them tantalizingly close to a jackpot worth 1,000 times that.The Powerball ticket was sold at the Quik Stop on 5 Stewart Avenue, just off of Alum Rock Avenue. The drawing took place Wednesday night, revealing the numbers 1, 7, 46 47 and 63, with a Powerball of 7.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Powerball jackpot swells to $925 million after no winner snagged the prize Wednesday night California News | Monday night’s $785 million Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable California News | Letters: Oil companies | Self-driving cars | Dyslexia skills | Lottery owes | Spending here | Pride flag bans California News | Scratchers ticket worth $2 million sold at East Bay gas stati...

Wildfires can make your California red wine taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:16:28 GMT

By ANDREW SELSKY | Associated PressALPINE, Ore. — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the wine industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize.Sample a good wine and you might get notes of oak or red fruit. But sip on wine made from grapes that were penetrated by smoke, and it could taste like someone dumped the contents of an ashtray into your glass.Wine experts from three West Coast universities are working together to meet the threat, including developing spray coatings to protect grapes, pinpointing the elusive compounds that create that nasty ashy taste, and deploying smoke sensors to vineyards to better understand smoke behavior.The U.S. government is funding their research with millions of dollars. Wineries are also taking steps to protect their product and brand.The risk to America’s premier wine-making regions — where wildfires caused bi...