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St. Paul man sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing former Central High basketball star

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

The man who fatally shot Dion Ford Jr., a former high school and college basketball star, during a robbery outside a St. Paul convenience store last year was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday.When Xavion Bell tried to rob Ford in the city’s North End, a deadly gunfight broke out between the two 21-year-olds from St. Paul. Ford, who had a permit to carry a gun, pulled out his handgun and shot Bell, wounding him. Bell fell to the ground, but fired back, hitting Ford several times, including once in the head.Xavion Tyrece Bell.(Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Corrections)Last month, Bell pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder after reaching an agreement with prosecutors that included the 30-year sentence. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to seek concurrent sentences for two robberies from 2020.In February, Bell’s brother, D’Angelo Dampier was sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with Ford’s killing. Dampier, 20, admitted to firing severa...

Blood drive Tuesday at Aviation Mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Aviation Mall is set to host a community blood drive event on Tuesday, May 23, operated by the American Red Cross. Donors can visit the mall to give blood, and get an exclusive beach towel by way of saying thanks. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The drive will run from 1-6 p.m. on Tuesday, inside the mall across from Regal Cinema. Appointments can be made by phone call to 1-800-REDCROSS, or online with the sponsor code AVIATIONMALLNY.May is Trauma Awareness Month, a fact that the American Red Cross wants anyone interested in giving blood to know about. The Red Cross is looking to keep hospitals stocked for transfusions of all kinds, including emergencies.

Warby Parker in Stuyvesant Plaza sets opening date

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Warby Parker, an eyeglasses, sunglasses, and vision store, has set the opening date for its new location in Stuyvesant Plaza. The store will have its grand opening on Saturday, June 3. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Its was announced in February that Warby Parker would be opening a store in the Plaza. The store will offer eye exams, eyewear, contact lenses and more. This store will also have exclusive custom store artwork by Albany-based artist Caroline Corrigan.“Our goal is to always meet our customers where they are, and we’re excited to continue expanding our retail presence in New York with our first store in the Albany area," said Warby Parker Senior Vice President of Retail Sandy Gilsenan. "Stuyvesant Plaza is at the heart of the Albany community and we’re so happy to join this center and help make it more convenient for our Albany customers to access affordable, holistic vision care.” Be...

Super Bowl goes back to Bay Area; 49ers to host in 2026 at Levi's Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, following a vote of approval by NFL owners on Monday at their spring meetings. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi's Stadium, which opened in Santa Clara in 2014, also hosted Super Bowl 50 when Denver beat Carolina. The 49ers won Super Bowl 19 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto when they beat Miami after the 1984 season. The 2026 game will be Super Bowl 60.Niners team president Al Guido said he hopes the NFL's decision to return to the Bay Area 10 years after the Super Bowl was last here is a sign that the region will be part of the regular rotation along with other Western cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas.“We needed a facility that had the size and scale that this one had,” Guido said. “There’s been a lot of changes that have happened around ...

'Person of interest' in police custody for St. Peters triple shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

Update: Police say that a person of interest is in custody. More information is expected to be released later today.ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The Major Case Squad has been activated following a triple shooting inside a St. Peters home. One man is dead, and two others are wounded, including a 13-year-old girl.The shooting occurred at the Country Creek Solutions Subdivision on Country Acres Drive around 1:40 a.m. Monday. Investigators said when officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound and two others also suffering from gunshot wounds.Police later identified the deceased as 57-year-old Darin Gosejohn. One victim is 13 years old, and the other is a 45-year-old woman. Police said they were transported to a nearby hospital with no life-threatening injuries. St. Louis County man charged after crashing truck near the White House Some St. Peters residents are reacting to waking up to crime scene tape and multiple police vehicles in their no...

Search for suspect stops Illinois MetroLink trains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- MetroLink trains were not running between many Illinois stations at around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. A police chase ended near one of them while officers looked for a suspect. A person of interest is now in police custody.MetroLink trains are now running between all stations again. Riders may see some delays as the trains get back on schedule.This is a developing story. More details will be posted here as they come into the FOX 2 Newsroom.

Security concerns at a Central West End parking garage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Customers of a city-owned garage in the Central West End complain about the lack of security there. One woman described encountering a naked man as she went to her car.Another said two men followed her to her vehicle and then knocked on the window, trying to get her to open the door.The St. Louis Treasurer's Office is responsible for managing and owning the garage. Some of the women work at a local university and said it’s the most convenient place to park, even though they said it’s not the safest. They said there’s no one in the parking garage office, so if something happens, they are on their own.Patrons really got angry when the city raised the monthly parking fees from $65 a month to $85 with a promise of more security that never came. St. Louis County man charged after crashing truck near the White House Some of the women who are complaining said they’ve called the city for answers."Within the last month, I contacted them three times for answers about this price ...

LeBron questions retirement after Lakers are eliminated from playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

By GREG BEACHAM (AP Sports Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James questioned retirement after his Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets despite the highest-scoring postseason half of James’ matchless NBA career.James set a personal record with 31 points in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night, but he missed two potential tying shots in the final minute as the Nuggets ended the Lakers’ season with a 113-111 victory.The 38-year-old James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and immense frustration after Los Angeles’ remarkable late-season surge ended with four consecutive defeats. Although the top scorer in NBA history spoke about himself as part of the Lakers next season, James also said he hasn’t made up his mind on retirement.“We’ll see what happens going forward,” James said in the final answer of his postgame news conference. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’...

Woman kidnapped at gunpoint off bus in East Los Angeles: Sheriff's Department

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is hoping the public can help investigators identify and track down a woman who appeared to have been kidnapped at gunpoint while trying to board a bus in East Los Angeles on Monday.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provided this image of a man accused of a kidnapping on May 22, 2023.The woman was boarding a Montebello Transit bus in the 3800 block of East Third Street at about 8:38 p.m. when she was "confronted from behind" by a man, the LASD said in a news release.Surveillance footage shows a passenger and the bus driver tried to step in to help, but the man broke a window on the bus and pointed a handgun at the driver, then "appeared to coerce the female into" a nearby white Honda Civic, authorities said.The man then drove off east on Third Street to the 60 Freeway.Deputies are searching for the woman, man and the Civic, which they believe is a four-door car possibly from the 2022 model year.The woman is believed to in her mid...

Summer sunscreens for 2023, ranked for safety and effectiveness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

(CNN) — Eeny, meeny, miny, moe — choosing a sunscreen for summer used to be child’s play. Today, market shelves are packed with dozens of options, each promising to be better than the others at protecting skin from the sun’s harmful rays.However, most sunscreen options contain one or more of a dozen chemicals the US Food and Drug Administration said should be researched by manufacturers before the ingredients can be considered GRASE or “generally regarded as safe and effective,” according to a new analysis.“We found only 25% of sunscreens on the market offer good broad-spectrum protection without troublesome chemical ingredients,” said Emily Spilman, Healthy Living Science program manager for the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit consumer advocacy group that has investigated sunscreen products for 17 years.This year’s report, entitled “EWG 17th Annual Guide to Safer Sunscreens,” was released Tuesday.The 2023 report has some good news too, for both people and the planet. Use ...