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Legacy Dispensers opens in Capital Region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. -Legacy Dispensers kicked off their opening day with sales stating at 4:20p.m., for four hours and twenty minutes. President and CEO, Matthew Robinson, worked under a delivery model before marijuana was legal in New York state. "I grew up doing delivery. So I've sold cannabis since the late 90s early 2000s," explained Robinson. Stage One Dispensary coming to Rensselaer Now, Robinson looks forward to being a large part of the legal cannabis industry, seeing delivery as a productive way to sell to the community. "With delivery you don't need as much. I don't have to build out a building. I don't need contractors coming putting flooring down," described Robinson.Owner of Star Lit 420, Justice Merkel, shares that prior to Legacy Dispensers opening, he has not been able to make a profit off his wares. "Us as growers, we're struggling. To be honest with everybody, we've been holding the bag for a year and a half now with no outlets to make money," said Merkel. Get...

Suspect arrested in Denver homicide in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

A suspect has been arrested in connection to an April 18 homicide in Denver’s La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood.The body of 34-year-old Jonathan Douglas was found about 6:50 a.m. Tuesday lying on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of Mariposa Street, according to the Denver Police Department.Douglas was bloodied and a blue tarp had been placed over the body, according to an arrest affidavit. A metal bar was found near the body. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner determined that Douglas died of blunt force trauma, noting he had facial fractures and numerous lacerations.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Suspect arrested in southwest Denver fatal shooting Crime and Public Safety | Barry Morphew’s attorney accuses DA of misrepresenting, withholding evidence in dismissed murder case Crime and Public Safety | Winslow’s “City of Dreams” and more mystery books for April Crime and Public Safety | ...

Broncos focus on weight lifting, conditioning in Phase One of offseason workouts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

Amid the Broncos’ 50-minute pre-NFL Draft news conference which coach Sean Payton jokingly called record-setting in terms of time, he shed some light on Phase One of the team’s offseason workouts.From the time the players returned to the facility this month, Payton has put a shield around the team, limiting media access, including to recent free-agent additions. On Thursday, Payton broke his silence to some degree, sharing his excitement for seeing the players and putting faces to names.“It’s our first chance to meet and interact,” Payton said. “It was kind of like quiet crickets in here for a while, and then last Tuesday was the beginning of it. We’re a little over a week, and it’s great to be meeting a lot of these players.”Payton’s vision for his offseason program is similar to his mentor, Bill Parcells, whom he worked for during his time as an assistant for the Dallas Cowboys from 2003-05. He has the players solely focused on lifting and running this month, add...

Ventura County fatal crash, Walmart stabbing suspect charged with murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

Austin Eis, the homeless man accused of committing a series of violent acts that culminated in a crash that killed a ninth-grade student at Westlake High School, did not physically appear in court as scheduled on Thursday. Instead, he appeared electronically from jail and, through his attorney, postponed arraignment until May 19, prosecutors said.Eis, 24, is charged with murder, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, use of pepper spray, false imprisonment, and several other serious charges.On Tuesday, authorities say Eis pepper-sprayed and stabbed a Walmart employee in Simi Valley, threatened others with a knife, and attempted to drag another employee out of the store. He is also accused of forcing his way into a relative’s home in Camarillo.Austin Eis is seen in this undated photo provided by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.Family and friends console each other at the scene of a fatal crash in Thousand Oaks, California. April 18, 2023. (KTLA)A 15-year-old ...

Locals worried over Verdugo Mountains luxury housing development

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

A proposal to construct a luxury gated housing development in the Verdugo Mountains has residents concerned over the potential devastation of wildlife and native plants while leaving tenants in a fire zone.Residents in the Verdugo Mountains love enjoying the undisturbed wilderness that surrounds their community. But locals say a newly proposed luxury development will threaten everything.The proposed project, called The Canyon Hills Development, was approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2005.It was given a 20-year timeframe during which it was allowed to build about 220 new homes.But over the last 18 years, nothing has happened until the developer, Whitebird, Inc., requested permits to begin preparing the site in January 2023.That’s when the group “No Canyon Hills” reorganized to protest the proposed plans.Residents concerned that a proposed luxury housing development in the Verdugo mountains will wipe out natural landscapes and displace wildlife. (KTLA)Residents concerned that...

Wanted felon arrested for burglary, evading arrest, other charges alongside teen busted for drug possession 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

A wanted felon who was on probation and fled from deputies was arrested with a teenager in Fillmore on Wednesday, and they now both face charges. According to a release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, a call regarding two suspicious individuals in a parked vehicle at the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and Sierra Vista Avenue came in around 11 a.m. on Wednesday.  A male suspect, later identified as 28-year-old Juan Torres of Oxnard, gave deputies a false name before immediately fleeing on foot. The second suspect, Victoria Nunez, 19, of Camarillo, was arrested at the scene and booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility for possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, officials said. Deputies began a search for Torres and were unable to locate him until several hours later, when a resident reported seeing Torres on their property in the 400 block of B Street. Deputies returned to search for him and found him, but he fled again on foot an...

GOP senator demands DEA boss defend no-bid contracts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustain | Associated PressA senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee is demanding that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram address allegations of improper hiring and contracting of her past associates.The request Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa follows an Associated Press investigation finding that a federal watchdog is investigating whether strict federal rules on no-bid contracting and hiring may have been violated to channel DEA work to Milgram’s associates.“These are serious allegations, and DEA must respond to them and clear the air,” Grassley wrote in a letter sent to Milgram’s office, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.The scrutiny by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector Genera comes as the DEA is struggling with repeated revelations of agent misconduct and a fentanyl crisis claiming more than 100,000 overdose deaths a year that Milgram has called the “deadliest dr...

Gov. Newsom tours Tenderloin amid surge in overdose deaths

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Governor Gavin Newsom toured San Francisco's drug-plagued Tenderloin neighborhood on Wednesday for an unannounced visit.The media was not notified about Newsom's surprise visit, but JJ Smith spotted the well-dressed politician strolling down Ellis and Leavenworth streets flanked by staff members.Smith hits the streets of the Tenderloin daily to encourage unsheltered people, especially teenagers and young adults, to seek a better life through substance abuse treatment. "I was always raised to look out for others. If you can give someone a hand, give them a hand," Smith told KRON4.Smith started recording with his cellphone Wednesday and shouted out to the governor, "Hey Gavin, tell me what you're going to do about the fentanyl epidemic?""Well, that's why we are here," Newsom replied. "I need you to tell me what we need to do."Newsom is no stranger to San Francisco's challenges; he was the city's mayor from 2004–2011.Smith said the governor needs to stop and tal...

Angels rookie O’Hoppe forced from game by shoulder pain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe was forced from Thursday’s 9-3 loss to the New York Yankees by a recurrence of intense left shoulder pain after a swing in the ninth inning.“I felt it pop, come out the back, and will be evaluated the next couple days,” O’Hoppe said. “Let’s hope it’s nothing too serious.”O’Hoppe was acquired from Philadelphia last August in the trade for outfielder Brandon Marsh and made his big league debut Sept. 28. The 23-year-old, considered a top AL Rookie of the Year candidate. is hitting .283 with four homers and 13 RBIs.He initially hurt the shoulder during Monday’s 5-4 win at Boston, but stayed in that game.“I think in Boston it freaked me out more,” O’Hoppe said. “This time, it hurt a little bit more just because I knew it was the same thing. It didn’t feel as bad, this one, but I was just more aware.”He lined a 2-2 sweeper from Yankees pitcher Greg Weissert into the left-f...

Anti-abortion group blasts Trump over federal ban comments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:47 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A major anti-abortion group blasted former President Donald Trump on the issue Thursday, saying his contention that abortion restrictions should be left up to individual states, not the federal government, is a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.”The Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group was responding to a statement by Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung for a Washington Post story about division among the 2024 GOP presidential field on abortion-related issues. The group has said it would not support any White House candidate who did not at a minimum support a 15-week federal abortion ban.“The Supreme Court made clear in its decision that it was returning the issue to the people to decide through their elected representatives in the states and in Congress,” the group’s president, Marjorie Dannenfelser, said in a news release. “Holding to the position that it is exclusively up to the states i...