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N.W.T. RCMP warn against vigilante justice after assaults in Fort McPherson

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. — Police in the Northwest Territories are warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after a group assaulted two men suspected of drug trafficking and stealing a vehicle in Fort McPherson.RCMP say they found a truck early Wednesday that had been reported stolen, but it refused to stop and sped away.Later that day, police say a group of residents swarmed two men just outside the community and assaulted them, resulting in injuries. Insp. Yannick Hamel says people involved in vigilante justice can put themselves and others at risk, impede investigations and face arrest.RCMP say during they investigation they recovered 43 bags of what is suspected to be crack cocaine and $2,230 from the truck.Nuno De Sousa and Zachary Sullivan from British Columbia face several charges.They are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds obtained by crime, theft of a truck, dangerous operations, flight from a police officer, misch...

US Navy detected what was likely Titan implosion on Sunday, official says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – A U.S. Navy acoustic system detected an ‘anomaly’ Sunday that was likely the Titan’s fatal implosion, according to a senior military official.The Navy went back and analyzed its acoustic data after the Titan submersible was reported missing Sunday. Coast Guard officials on Thursday announced that the craft suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard. How long had the Titan journeyed before its ‘catastrophic implosion’? That anomaly was “consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the TITAN submersible was operating when communications were lost,” according to a senior Navy official.The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive acoustic detection system.The Navy passed on the information to the Coast Guard, which continued its search because the Navy did not consider the data to be definitive.FILE - This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. ...

NHL won't wear Pride, other specialty warmup jerseys next season

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

NEW YORK — The days of having NHL-themed jerseys during warmups are over.In an interview with SportsNet Canada after a meeting with the league's Board of Governors, commissioner Gary Bettman said that teams will no longer be able to wear a different sweater before games in order to honor a specific cause.This comes after wearing Pride jerseys became a topic of debate in the NHL during the 2022-2023 season, with some players refusing to wear them. Now teams will only be able to use their normal warmups before games going forward. "I've suggested that it would be appropriate for clubs not to change their jerseys in warmups because its become a distraction and taking away from the fact that all of our clubs, in some form or another, hosts nights in honor of various groups or causes, and we'd rather they continue to get the appropriate attention that they deserve, and not be a distraction," said Bettman to SportsNet reporter Elliotte Friedman.Last season, a few players decided not to we...

Take a walk through automotive history at Roscoe's 'Historic Auto Attractions'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

ROSCOE, Ill. (WTVO) — A museum in the stateline takes residents on a journey through time.It is a massive collection of historic cars and artifacts. Roscoe's Historic Auto Attractions in Roscoe is no small-time car museum, but rather an impressive display of American history."We have around 86,000 square feet, we have over 25 different exhibit focuses throughout the museum, so there is a lot of different things that are going to peak everyone's interest through American history, world history and automotive history," said Alex Merry, museum director of Historic Auto Attractions. Destination Illinois: Floatzilla The centerpiece being a stunning collection of presidential limousines, authentic cars used by nearly every president of the last 100 plus years, including the car that was directly behind President Kennedy's Lincoln when he was assassinated in 1963."It's almost unreal," Merry said. "You're standing next to something that was there that day, when America really shifted and ...

Texas is now a majority minority state

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

(The Hill) – Hispanics are the largest demographic group in Texas, outnumbering non-Hispanic whites for the first time since the mid-19th century, according to U.S. Census data.In 2022, the state's Hispanic population reached 12 million, surpassing the non-Hispanic white population and turning Texas into a majority minority state.Some 40.2 percent of Texans are Hispanic, and 39.8 are non-Hispanic white.The demographic milestone means that Hispanics are the largest demographic group in the two largest states in the union, California and Texas.Per the Census population estimates, Texas also breached another milestone last year, joining California as the only two states with more than 30 million inhabitants."Numbers alone do not tell the whole story," said Robert Tellez, the state director for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the country's oldest Hispanic civil rights organization, which started in Texas. "While it is inevitable that Hispanics would become the...

Spicewood home in flames after lightning strike: How you can protect your own home

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

SPICEWOOD, Texas (KXAN)-- "We saw a really strong bolt of lightning… our feet were rumbling, it was so bad," said Dan Lowe, who lives in the Spicewood neighborhood called The Summit at Lake Travis.A few minutes later, Lowe said, "Somebody knocked on our door and said, 'Hey, your neighbor's house is on fire.'" He said the smoke turned into fire within minutes. "It just started getting worse and worse and worse and pretty soon the attic was already falling apart before the fire department got here," he said. Pedernales Fire Department told KXAN Wednesday that lightning sparked a fire at the home, and the wind fueled it, resulting in a total loss. Fire officials said there were no injuries. Pedernales FD: 3-story residence collapses after fire started by lightning in Spicewood Wayne Harris lives nearby and said he saw the deciding lightning strike. "I could tell the storm was really powerful; in fact, I'd been texting my dad that the storm had a lot of energy [and] the lightning was...

Texas ranked among the states with the worst drivers in the country!

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

DALLAS (KDAF) — You're ever heading to Texas, make sure you pack plenty of extra brake pads! According to a website that ranks world populations, Texas is ranked #16 for having the worst drivers in the county.World Population said, "SmartAsset's 2020 analysis evaluated three metrics to determine the states with the worst drivers. The first metric was the percentage of insured drivers within the state. The next metric was the number of DUI arrests per every thousand drivers. The third metric was the number of fatalities per 100,000 miles driven".They also mention that based on this information, SmartAsset found that five out of the top ten states with the worst drivers were located in the South: Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas.The Top 10 Worst Drivers by State:Mississippi - 100North Dakota - 91.3California - 90.58Florida - 86.96Nevada - 84.06Oklahoma - 83.33Tennessee - 83.33Arizona - 81.88Kentucky - 78.99Missouri - 77.54

Albany PD investigating Third Street homicide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the city of Albany. It took place around 12:30 p.m. Thursday on the 500-block of Third Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police were called to a home for reports of a shooting. At the scene, police found an 18-year-old Albany man with gunshot wounds, who was pronounced dead.

Schools, food pantries prepare for summer meal programs and increased need

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Capital Region districts are just days away from school out for summer. For some families, summer doesn’t equal beach vibes and fun times — it brings anxiety wondering how to feed kids without their school breakfast and lunch. "The need is still consistent, and it’s not going anywhere," says Autumn Wallace, a high school teacher and co-coordinator for the Mohonasen Central School District summer feeding program.NEWS10 visited the Mohon food distribution center where more than 30 boxes were packed, ready to hand to families who've signed up this year. Wallace says this is more families than they'd served before the pandemic and adds the pandemic-era funding made some things easier. "They were really working on trial by fire and figuring things out as they went—like we all were," she explains of Mohon's regular food pickups during remote learning. "Then again once we were in regular school, especially that first year or so, every kid got free breakfast...

Final game checks pulled from Empire players, coaches' accounts

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT

ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) -- The drama surrounding the Albany Empire continues, even after the team's termination from the National Arena League. Former Empire interim head coach Moe Leggett tells NEWS10 ABC Sports Director Griffin Haas that multiple Empire players and coaches had their final game check pulled out of their bank accounts. Leggett says the players and coaches that had their payroll accounts set up were originally paid for the team's final game against Orlando. Leggett and multiple players noticed that money was gone by Thursday morning. Leggett says he has reached out to Empire owner Antonio Brown's accountant, Alex Gunaris, but has been unable to reach him. NEWS10 has also reached out to Gunaris, and we have not yet heard back. This comes after the Empire were kicked out of the National Arena League for not paying their league assessments. Stay tuned to NEWS10 ABC both on-air and online as we learn more about this developing story.