Source: Jawbone found in Schenectady backyard may be 50-100 years old

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Source: Jawbone found in Schenectady backyard may be 50-100 years old SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (News10)-A law enforcement source tells News10 that a jawbone found in a Schenectady backyard is human and could be 50 to 100 years old. News10’s Anya Tucker examined some of the history of the neighborhood where some of Schenectady's earliest residents were apparently buried.The discovery on April 20th had Schenectady and New York State Police sifting through dirt behind a home on Paige Street after a resident told them she found a jawbone while digging a garden. Police say they found more bones which likely belonged to animals, others were small to determine. A law enforcement source tells News10 that the jawbone is determined to be human and is now being tested for DNA, and that police are looking into old cold cases to find out who it belongs to. The same source says the jawbone is believed to be quite old-possibly between 50 to 100 years. So, who does it belong to and why was it in someone’s backyard? News10's Anya Tucker visited the Schenectady Coun...

359 Missouri schools not reporting physical restraint or isolation cases

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

359 Missouri schools not reporting physical restraint or isolation cases ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.- There's new information into an investigation over Missouri students being physically restrained or forcibly removed and isolated.FOX 2 received a report from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that they originally said they didn't have.That report lists more than 350 public school districts and charter schools that didn't report any type of physical restraint or forced isolation. However, a spokesman for St. Louis Public Schools said it's in the process of reporting 11 such cases. Check the radar - Severe weather expected They shared that those reports have been slowed by complications with the portal they have in place to receive information. District leaders explained that they submitted numbers months ago.The Special School District of St. Louis County revealed that they found a reporting gap with nine of its 22 partner districts.

31st annual Police Officer Memorial Prayer Breakfast today

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

31st annual Police Officer Memorial Prayer Breakfast today ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association is having its 31st annual Police Officer Memorial Prayer Breakfast Tuesday. The event will honor officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. It also recognizes the surviving family members of those first responders. Check the radar - Severe weather expected ESPN sportscaster Joe Buck will emcee.

Communing with honeybees has people buzzing in Boulder County

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Communing with honeybees has people buzzing in Boulder County Reclining on a bench in a wooden hut mere inches above thousands of humming honeybees in four active hives might sound like a frightening experience to some. It seems to have the opposite effect on guests who spend time in the “bee huts” at the Capella Ranch in Lafayette.There is nothing to fear because, while the hum of the bees and the aroma of fresh honey can waft into the hut’s interior through slats in the bench, the bees are kept out by screen mesh. Most guests find their visits relaxing, and some report more profound effects.When Kari Tewalt had her first bee hut experience there this week, she was entranced by the sound of the bees, noticing it had a “meditative” effect on her. She also felt what she called a “magnetic field,” a head-to-toe sensation akin to goosebumps.“It’s a sensation almost like an energy flow,” said Tewalt, 48, a Broomfield resident who enjoyed her session so much she made reservations for a return vi...

Projecting the Broncos’ 2023 schedule under new head coach Sean Payton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Projecting the Broncos’ 2023 schedule under new head coach Sean Payton The NFL schedule is set to be released at 6 p.m. Thursday — apparently Aaron Rodgers’ trade to the New York Jets and Lamar Jackson’s mega-extension in Baltimore didn’t throw a wrench in the proceedings — and so far we don’t know too much more about it than that.We know the Broncos won’t be playing internationally. We know it’s unlikely, though not impossible, that Denver ends up playing on the road Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas Day and New Year’s weekend like it did last year. We may learn a bit more about select games or if the Broncos end up playing in the NFL’s first Black Friday game on Wednesday.Outside of that, it’s a blank canvas. So what better to do than throw some paint and see what happens. Maybe a masterpiece.Here’s dueling scheduling predictions from Broncos beat writers Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden. To the winner goes eternal glory.McFadden’s projectionWeek 1: at Kansas City Chiefs (Thursday Night Football)Week 2: Cleveland BrownsWeek 3: New York Jets (Mond...

Sale closed in Milpitas: $1.9 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Sale closed in Milpitas: $1.9 million for a three-bedroom home 960 Horcajo Circle – Google Street ViewA 2,217-square-foot house built in 1979 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 900 block of Horcajo Circle in Milpitas was sold on April 17, 2023. The $1,865,000 purchase price works out to $841 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 6,300-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:A 1,296-square-foot home on the 1100 block of Nicklaus Avenue in Milpitas sold in December 2022, for $1,385,000, a price per square foot of $1,069. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In November 2022, a 1,921-square-foot home on Rivera Street in Milpitas sold for $1,710,000, a price per square foot of $890. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On North Hillview Drive, Milpitas, in September 2022, a 1,964-square-foot home was sold for $1,660,000, a price per square foot of $845. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms...

Disneyland feral cat beloved by annual passholders dies after years of mouse hunting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Disneyland feral cat beloved by annual passholders dies after years of mouse hunting A Disneyland feral cat who hunted for mice and rats at night and hung out with annual passholders at a members-only club by day has died after years as a fan-favorite feline with thousands of social media followers.Nutmeg the feral cat who patrolled Disney California Adventure for rodents and visited die-hard Disneylanders at the Magic Key Terrace has passed away, according to WDW News Today.“Nutmeg was one of Disneyland Resort’s feral cats, tasked with keeping the rat population down around the parks and ensuring the only rodents guests see are Mickey and Minnie Mouse,” according to WDW News Today. “Nutmeg roamed the park quite often, but had an affinity for the Magic Key Terrace lounge at Disney California Adventure.”Nutmeg the Magic Key Terrace Cat Passes Away at Disney California Adventurehttps://t.co/whWGQ9PVXR— Disneyland News Today (@dlnt) May 7, 2023The legend of Nutmeg grew as Magic Key Terrace drink masters named a secret menu cocktail in the cat’s honor and Walt Dis...

Opinion: Why Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Opinion: Why Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents Since 2004, the number of Americans who identify as political independents has skyrocketed. In the first decade of the 21st century, nearly two-thirds of American voters affiliated with one of the two major parties. Now, this figure is less than half, and there are slightly more political “independents” than either Democrats or Republicans.“It was never unusual for younger adults to have higher percentages of independents than older adults,” Jeff Jones, an analyst with Gallup Polls, told Axios in April. “What is unusual is that as Gen X and millennials get older, they are staying independent rather than picking a party, as older generations tended to do.”The rise in political independents is part of a larger trend. Jones argues that it’s due to a broad “disillusionment with the political system, U.S. institutions and the two parties, which are seen as ineffectual, too political and too extreme.”Axios proposed that antsy, unsatisfied independent voters were the reason that control of...

Dowd: Conservative male justices are obsessed with who has wronged them

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Dowd: Conservative male justices are obsessed with who has wronged them The Supreme Court is still great.It’s the greatest gathering of grievances we’ve ever seen on the high court. The woe-is-me bloc of conservative male justices is obsessed with who has wronged them.It might be an opportune time to hire a Supreme shrink so these resentful men can get some much-needed therapy and stop working out their issues from the bench.Neil Gorsuch is settling a score for his mother.In her memoir, Anne Gorsuch Burford wrote that when she was forced out as Ronald Reagan’s Environmental Protection Agency administrator in 1983, her 15-year-old son, Neil, “was really upset.” He told her, “You should never have resigned. You didn’t do anything wrong. You only did what the president ordered. You raised me not to be a quitter. Why are you a quitter?”Burford was attacked during her tempestuous tenure as an enemy of the environment who slashed rules and spending to gut the EPA.Last year, her son moved to complete her toxic mission. He enthusiastically joined the 6-3 vote t...

Kurtenbach: Steph Curry was brilliant in Game 4. His Warriors teammates failed him again

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:51 GMT

Kurtenbach: Steph Curry was brilliant in Game 4. His Warriors teammates failed him again LOS ANGELES — I will not write off the Warriors, who are now down 3-1 in their Western Conference Semifinals series with the Los Angeles Lakers.Not yet, at least.Because until the Warriors are actually eliminated, with the final shovel full of dirt hitting the top of the Warriors’ coffin coming in the form of a fourth loss in the series, I refuse to believe this dynasty — undefeated in the Western Conference playoffs since 2015 — is dead.But I won’t lie to you, either. Things are looking pretty grim for the Dubs.And while we’re telling unsavory truths, here’s another: The Warriors find themselves in this possibly (likely?) season-ending predicament because Steph Curry’s teammates failed him in Game 4.He was failed by Klay Thompson, who only scored nine points and took several bad shots in crunch time. He was failed by Jordan Poole, who was downright unplayable on Monday. He was failed by Draymond Green (five turnovers) and Andrew Wiggins (as many turnov...