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Sinaloa Cartel associate gets more than 11 years for trafficking 40 kilos of cocaine in Chicago area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO — An associate with the Sinaloa Cartel has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.Roberto Velaquez Martinez, 39, of Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico, conspired with others to import and distribute the cocaine into the United States on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico.U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow imposed the 136-month prison sentence Tuesday.Velazquez Martinez traveled to Chicago in the fall of 2018, according to federal authorities.He arranged a multi-kilogram cocaine shipment with Columbian drug traffickers who were actually U.S. law enforcement agents undercover.Velazquez Martinez fled the U.S. after a failed cocaine deal in Stickney on Dec. 4, 2018. He was arrested in 2019 in Peru and extradited to the U.S. in 2020.Velazquez Martinez pleaded guilty earlier this year to a drug conspiracy charge.

'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' will be available to watch for free this year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

(KTLA) – Everyone will be able to watch “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” this holiday season, thanks to Apple TV+.The streaming service announced that the holiday classic will be available to stream for free this year to celebrate the special’s 5oth anniversary. The movie will be available to non-subscribers on Nov. 18 and Nov. 19.The company also plans to let non-subscribers stream "A Charlie Brown Christmas" for free in December. Hi Barbie! Mariah Carey has her own doll The Thanksgiving-based special features Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. It originally aired on Nov. 20, 1973, on CBS.Like other Peanuts holiday specials, the movie has been exclusively available on Apple TV+ after the company acquired the rights to the films in 2020.Charles M. Schulz created and illustrated “Peanuts,” a famous syndicated comic strip that ran from 1950 to 2000. Some strips were previously republished.Schulz died in 2000 at the age of 77.

Kaitlin Armstrong receives 90-year sentence following several hours of deliberation from jury

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following their guilty verdict Thursday, jurors decided Friday that Kaitlin Armstrong would face a 90-year sentence for the murder of pro cyclist “Mo” Wilson.Following the juror's decision, a judge sentenced Armstrong to the recommended 90 years in prison, as well as a 10,000 fine.The decision was made following several hours of deliberations from the jury.Armstrong killed Wilson in 2022 while Wilson was in town for a gravel race.  TRIAL RECAP: Both sides present closing arguments in Kaitlin Armstrong murder case Photo of gravel racer Anna Moriah Wilson (Courtesy Linda Guerrette)After Judge Brenda Kennedy read the verdict, both sides called witnesses for the punishment portion of the testimony.For the State, Wilson’s parents, brother and best friend spoke on the victim’s behalf. They all - through tears - spoke to her kindness, grit, determination and athletic prowess. Her family recounted the night they learned she was killed. “She didn’t deserve to die like ...

‘For his grandma!’ Gophers receiver Daniel Jackson stacking special moments this season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The Gophers offense was looking for a certain coverage from Michigan State’s defense before Minnesota dialed up one specific pass play at Huntington Bank Stadium on Oct. 28.Coordinator Greg Harbaugh called the play at the end of the first half, even if the circumstances weren’t ideal, and stuck with it on a key third down when trailing 6-3. The Spartans played man coverage underneath, with one deep safety.Receiver Daniel Jackson gave a stutter-step move coming off the line of scrimmage and the quick burst out of it created separation from the cornerback; Athan Kaliakmanis found Jackson open in the middle of the field and front of the safety for 22-yard touchdown and a 10-6 halftime lead.“At this point, it was just, ‘Screw it,’ ” Jackson relayed about sticking with the play postgame. As Jackson said that, to his left, Kaliakmanis briefly chortled and smiled.Kaliakmanis and Jackson have established great chemistry this season; they will need many positive results on some grand e...

Review: ‘Thanksgiving’ is Eli Roth’s grotesque holiday slasher film with a surprisingly good premise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune (TNS)A generation ago, film director Eli Roth made “Hostel: Part II,” one of the most heinous things, never mind movies, on the planet — a film of lingering torture sequences, bad faith, worse misogyny and galling laziness.Now Roth has made “Thanksgiving,” based on a mock trailer (2 minutes, 19 seconds) he shot that same year in 2007, for the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double feature “Grindhouse.” And get this: “Thanksgiving” works. It’s predictably gory but, at its best, unpredictably nimble. In a career pockmarked by lows, Roth’s latest stands out as a zesty example of holiday stress in extremis.Director Eli Roth on the set of “Thanksgiving.” (Pief Weyman/Sony Pictures/TNS)Screenwriter Jeff Rendell takes the original fake trailer as a reference point, not as a guidebook for feature-length expansion. The setup is terrific. At a locally owned Walmart-type big-box store, one Thanksgiving night in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Black Fr...

Jury convicts sex offender of predatory sexual assault

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 48-year-old Schenectady man has been convicted of predatory sexual assault. Arthur Pryor, a registered sex offender, faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The indictment alleges that on June 1, 2021, Pryor forced himself onto an 18-year-old female at a residence. The victim immediately contacted family members after the incident. The family members then contacted the Schenectady Police Department.The victim went in for a Sexual Assault Examination at Ellis Hospital, and Pryor's DNA was found on her body. During the trial, the Defense argued that the sexual act was consensual. The judge dismissed the claim due to the DNA results, medical records, and testimony given by the victim and their family members.Pryor had previously been convicted of sexual assault in Kings County in 2020. He was out on parole at the time of this incident. Sentencing is scheduled f...

Polar Plunge diving into Lake George

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This weekend, the brave and the cold take to Lake George. The 17th annual Lake George Polar Plunge will charge the beach on Saturday, Nov. 18. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Starting at 11 a.m., Shepard Park Beach will become the proving grounds for all brave enough to enter the water, in support of Special Olympics New York. Over 900 plungers are involved in this year's race to the water, and hope to break the event's $180,000 fundraising record. The plunge raises awareness as well as financial support for the organization, which brings its Fall Games to the Glens Falls area every year. Lake George named among best spots for ‘calm-cation’ Registration runs at the beach from 8 a.m. to the start of the plunge. A Cool School Plunge will see over 400 students and faculty from Lake George and other districts jump in at 11, followed by an open plunge at noon. Last year, 600 plungers raised $178,000.

Capital Region Restaurant Rundown: November 13-17

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The restaurant industry is ever-changing with restaurants opening, closing, relocating, or just doing their thing. Here’s a recap of the latest Capital Region restaurant news, November 13 through 17. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Saugerties cafe featured on Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’A new episode of “Kitchen Nightmares” aired on November 13 and it featured a cafe in Ulster County. Filming at Love Bites Cafe in Saugerties took place in June.Burger King with modern design opens in BenningtonBurger King has opened a new restaurant in Bennington, Vermont. The restaurant is located at 216 Northside Drive.Where to find a seat at the Thanksgiving table around Glens Falls, North CountryThanksgiving is just a couple weeks away, and some restaurants and community centers around the greater Glens Falls area are tipping their tricorne hats to the occasion. From a community dinner open to everyone to a s...

Potential cannabis dispensary hopes to fill vacant downtown Albany storefront

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Black-owned in a budding industry, a Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary (CUARD) had its future business site approved by local regulators. Officials and the business owner hope that the proposed dispensary’s presence can remove a vacant storefront from downtown Albany. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Businessman Amin Cowan said that he was granted a CUARD license in March. Pronounced like "card," CUARD is just one of the many steps a business must take to sell cannabis in New York.Cowan now wants to look at other kinds of adult-use licenses for his future dispensary, Mr. Good Vybz. “It's been an uphill battle going on since March. It's going to be three years that I've been trying to get into the cannabis industry, but there's so many ups and downs," he said. New Menands lab tests cannabis products in NYS He said that it's surreal to see the plant that got people put into prison become a legal a...

Blue Bell ice cream to expand the company in St. Louis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

ST. PETERS, Mo. – Blue Bell Ice Cream is set to expand in the St. Louis metro area with the opening of a new distribution facility in 2024. Situated at 11400 Spencer Road in St. Peters, Missouri, the 16,000 sq. ft. building will serve as a cold storage facility exclusively, housing all frozen products. The site will not be involved in the production of any ice cream items.Blue Bell says that only company employees handle its products during the production and delivery processes because it delivers the product from the factory directly to the grocery store, drugstore, or wherever the ice cream will be sold. While the current plan doesn't include standalone store locations in St. Louis, fans of the ice cream brand can find Blue Bell in supermarkets and drug stores across the area.Beyond the St. Louis metro region, customers in Columbia, Jefferson City, central Missouri, and parts of southern Illinois will also have access to Blue Bell products in their local stores. The company is to ...