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Colorado governor signs gun control bills after massacre

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded Second Amendment rights. Before the ink was even dry on Gov. Jared Polis’ signature, gun rights groups sued to reverse two of the measures: raising the buying age for any gun from 18 to 21, and establishing a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun. The courts are already weighing lawsuits over such restrictions in other states. The new laws, which Democrats pushed through despite late-night filibusters from Republicans, are aimed at quelling rising suicides and youth violence, preventing mass shootings and opening avenues for gun violence victims to sue the long-protected firearm industry. They were enacted just months after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs. “Coloradoans deserve to be safe i...

Accidental overdose deaths tied to meth skyrocket in Travis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The number of people who died of an accidental overdose in Travis County that had meth in their system went up more than 50 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to the Medical Examiner's report. Meth and fentanyl accounted for a majority of the drugs detected in accidental overdose deaths last year. Drug overdoses leading cause of Travis County accidental deaths in 2022 According to the report, 123 more people died of an accidental overdose in 2022 than the year prior with meth in their system at the time of death. Though an emphasis has been put on fentanyl by public officials, meth rivaled the increase in fentanyl-related deaths year-over-year. Accidental overdose deaths in 2022, according to the Medical Examiner's report (Courtesy Travis County) There may be some overlap in the numbers, though. Accidental drug overdose death numbers "represent the number of cases in which each drug was detected. Because most deaths involve multiple drugs, the numbers do not ne...

Mechanicville summer concert lineup announced

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Mechanicville Public Library is hosting the Tuesdays in Talmadge summer concert series. The concerts will take place on Tuesdays in Talmadge Park at 200 Park Place throughout the summer. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! LineupJune 6: Sundown ExpressJune 20: TailspinJuly 18: The Zookeepers featuring Dave ClementsAugust 1: Large Farva featuring Frank MurrayAugust 15: The Brokenhearted Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks TributeThe concerts take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. They also include food and dancing.

Foreclosed properties to be auctioned off in Schenectady County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Over 25 foreclosed properties around Schenectady County are being auctioned off online between now and May 24. Properties include single-family homes, retail and commercial buildings, and vacant land. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “Our goal is to get these auctioned properties back on the tax rolls as soon as possible so we can increase the overall tax base and lower the burden for property owners,” said Anthony Jasenski, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature.All bidders/buyers must register for the auction by submitting Bidder Application documents and a $1,000 credit card hold, which will be returned post-auction.

NYS School Boards Association builds beds for kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Dozens of volunteers with the New York State School Boards Association giving back to a good cause, building bunk beds for children in need.Volunteers said there was no question about helping the organization and giving local kids what they need to be healthy and safe.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “It came to us when we were looking for a charity to support," Jay Worona,  Deputy Director and General Counsel for NYSSBA, said. "If you can’t come to school, even having something as simple as a bed, that would be a sad state of affairs. Our employees decided wouldn’t it be great for us to partner with this particular not for profit to do exactly that, build beds for kids.” The beds will go to the Mechanicville Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national non-profit that provides hand-made, fully-furnished beds to kids who have no place to sleep.“It’s wonderful especially when y...

Gun rights advocates promise legal action after Gov. Jared Polis signs 4 gun bills into law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Friday morning a bevy of new gun regulations that advocates hope will tamp down gun violence in the state and had opponents pledging to sue over as soon as his pen hit the paper.The new laws restrict gun purchases to people age 21 and older; create a three-day waiting period before a purchaser can take possession of the firearm; expand who can file so-called red flag laws to include medical care providers, mental health-care providers, educators, and district attorneys; and remove liability protections for gun manufacturers in lawsuits.All four bills passed with only Democratic support in the legislature, where the party holds a supermajority in the House and a near supermajority in the Senate. A fifth bill to ban so-called ghost guns — firearms that lack serial numbers, such as those sold in build-it-yourself-kits — is working its way through the legislature. Democratic leaders backed all five.Surrounded by advocates and survivors of gun...

Federal judge won’t block Colorado’s new abortion reversal ban since state isn’t planning to enforce it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

A federal judge on Friday denied a Catholic health clinic’s efforts to block Colorado from enforcing its ban on a controversial abortion-reversal treatment since the state already has said it plans to suspend any enforcement of the new law.In an order in U.S. District Court, Judge Daniel D. Domenico rejected Englewood-based Bella Health and Wellness’s motion for a preliminary injunction. As a result, the temporary restraining order the judge granted earlier this month has been dissolved.“A preliminary injunction is not necessary, and therefore not appropriate, at this time because the defendants have represented to the court that they are treating SB23-190 as if it were not yet in effect and has not changed preexisting law,” the judge wrote in the 7-page ruling.The clinic sued the state immediately after Gov. Jared Polis signed the law this month banning so-called medication abortion reversal — a treatment that medical experts have said is not supported...

Could Grand Junction become a government-designated tech innovation hub?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

By NATHAN DEAL, The Grand Junction Daily SentinelCould Grand Junction’s future include serving as a rural hub for the development and manufacturing of technology such as semiconductors?Related ArticlesTechnology | Former 19th-century school, 20th-century college now a Hilton hotel in downtown Denver Technology | Coffee at the Point must pay $45K to Five Points landlord Flyfisher Group Technology | Local peer-to-peer car rental company looks to join Turo at DIA Technology | Portable campfire startup walks away from “Shark Tank” deal Technology | Two Boulder homes list above $6 million That was the topic of discussion in one of the Western Colorado Economic Summit breakout sessions Thursday. Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Senior Business Development Manager Mike Landes, Energize Colorado Co-Founder and CEO Wendy Lea, and Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis serve...

Investigation underway after infant found dead in South El Monte area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

Homicide detectives are responding to a death investigation after an infant’s body was discovered in the South El Monte area Friday morning.The incident was reported around 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of Lerma Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.The area is near a hotel and not far from the sprawling Whittier Narrows Recreation Area.Authorities are not releasing much information, but indicated an infant was found dead at the scene. The age and gender of the infant have not been released. It is also unknown how the infant died and how long he or she had been at the location. Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to call LASD’s homicide bureau at 323- 890-5500.

California saw a 10% increase in pedestrian traffic deaths over 3 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:39 GMT

As the most populated state in the nation, it should come as no surprise that California also has the highest number of pedestrian traffic fatalities.504 pedestrians were killed in crashes involving vehicles in California in 2022, according to preliminary data from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association: a nearly 10% increase over 2019. The Golden State's pedestrian fatality rate was 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, substantially higher than the national rate of 1.04. This also means California plays an oversized role in the national data, which shows pedestrian deaths are up 70 percent since 2010 – a surge experts attribute to more large vehicles on the road. Florida was second with 443 pedestrian deaths in 2022. Texas was third with 368.California, Florida, and Texas comprise 28% of the U.S. population but accounted for 38% of all pedestrian traffic deaths in 2021 and based on 2022 preliminary data.In 2010, Americans bought and leased cars and trucks in roughly equa...