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Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny to perform at Troy Music Hall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has announced they will be hosting legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. The performance is set for September 26. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Metheny, known for his unique playing style that combines modern improvisational innovations with elements of traditional jazz, has released 11 studio albums across his career. He has also earned 20 Grammy Awards on 38 nominations. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. on July 11 for Music Hall members, and at 10 a.m. on July 13 for the general public. You can purchase Pat Metheny tickets online by visiting the Troy Music Hall's website, or in person at the venue's box office, located at 30 Second Street in Troy.

Cars exchange gunfire on Florissant street, bystander wounded while in home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

FLORISSANT, Mo. - An innocent bystander was hit by a stray bullet while inside their home Monday morning.According to Officer Steve Michael, a spokesman for the Florissant Police Department, the shooting occurred at 7 a.m. on New Florissant Road.Police claim two vehicles were speeding southbound and exchanging gunfire. One of the rounds went through a nearby home and struck a bystander in their foot. St. Louis woman finally gets towed vehicle back from Streets Dept. The victim was taken to a local hospital and treated, Michael said. Their injury was not life-threatening.Michael said police cannot provide further information because the investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Florissant Police Department at 314-831-7000 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS.

Illinois residents begin receiving Google settlement payments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Check your bank account: Illinois residents have reported receiving payments from a $100 million class action suit.On September 28, 2022, a judge approved the settlement resulting from a lawsuit accusing the search giant of violating Illinois' biometric privacy laws.The class-action suit claimed Google collected and stored biometric data of its Google Photos users, violating Illinois law.Affected residents were advised to fill out a claim form. This week, residents have reported receiving payments in the amount of $95.38.Class-action members who appeared in a photo in the Google Photos app between May 1, 2015, and April 25, 2022, were eligible for a cut of the settlement.Users had to submit a claim by September 24th, 2022. The payments were delayed while the claims were verified.The class action payments are due to be distributed by July 9th, 2023.

'ChiefsAholic' arrested in California; accused of bank robberies, money laundering

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic," who has been on the run for months, is back in custody and faces new charges.Xaviar Michael Babudar, 28, was arrested on Friday, in Lincoln, California, north of Sacramento.Babudar is charged with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 24, 2023. The federal criminal complaint was unsealed and made public Monday following Babudar’s arrest in Lincoln, California on Friday. Chargers make nod to superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ in schedule release video Federal court documents allege Babudar robbed the Tulsa Teachers Federal Credit Union on Dec. 16, 2022. Babudar was released on bond in February 2023, and in late March 2023 removed his ankle monitor.According to an affidavit filed in support of the federal criminal complaint, Babudar traveled throughout the Midwest to r...

Kansas City kidnapping victim rescued after chase through Bates County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

BATES COUNTY, Mo. - Two people are in custody and a victim is home with her family thanks to the work of investigators overnight.A woman contacted the Bates County Sheriff Office Sunday night to report that a man and a teenager abducted her daughter from Kansas City. She told deputies she received a text from her daughter that identified her captors.Investigators determined the victim and her captors could be traveling on Interstate 49 near Archie, Missouri. Suspected drunk driver strikes, kills MO deputy Minutes after deputies took the report, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper and a Bates County Deputy spotted the suspect's vehicle near Passaic.According to the Bates County Sheriff's Office, the trooper tried to pull over the car in Butler, Missouri, but the driver refused to stop. The deputy and trooper chased the vehicle from Butler along a county road and back to I-49 where the driver headed north, back toward Passaic.The Sheriff and several other deputies were called f...

More funding coming to Illinois for microbiology research

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - More funding is coming to Illinois to continue the fight against infections.According to a press release, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, R-Rockford, joined the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to announce on Monday that Illinois State University will receive $74,000 in funding for microbiology research.The goal of the research is to better treat infections and find alternatives to antibiotics."I commend Illinois State University researchers for securing this critical funding that will help our region lead the way in biological research," Sorensen said. "Partnerships between universities and the federal government help Central and Northwestern Illinois realize its potential by investing in the talented minds at our local schools."  Woodford County sees first case of Monkeypox  ISU’s School of Biological Sciences will use the funding to see how certain pathogens react to some antimicrobial medicines. The finding should help find treatment str...

How to claim your share of Google’s $23 million privacy settlement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

Google users can now apply for their share of a $23 million privacy lawsuit settlement.Anyone who thinks they clicked on any Google search result link between October 2006 and September 2013 is eligible to receive a payment, however small.Google agreed to the settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the company of “storing and intentionally, systematically and repeatedly divulging” users’ search queries and histories to third-party websites and companies.To claim their share, users should submit a claim online by July 31. Applicants are required to provide their name, address, email and payment information.According to the site, the estimated individual payout is $7.70, but that could change based on the number of people who submit claims.A final hearing to approve the settlement is set for Oct. 12, according to the claim administrator website. It is not clear when payments will be distributed.Google, which denies any wrongdoing, is also required to revise its “FAQs” an...

12 homes destroyed by landslide in Rolling Hills Estates likely to fall into canyon, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

A dozen homes torn apart by earth movement on Southern California's Palos Verdes Peninsula during the weekend were likely to fall into an adjacent canyon, an official said.The homes in the Los Angeles County city of Rolling Hills Estates were hastily evacuated by firefighters on Saturday when cracks began appearing in structures and the ground.Walls and roofs began to fail as the land continued to slide, the county Fire Department showed in video released on social media.Significant land movement overnight completely destroyed the homes, Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said in a social media post Sunday.Sky5 aerial view of collapsed homes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County. July 10, 2023. (KTLA)Sky5 aerial view of collapsed homes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County. July 10, 2023. (KTLA)A house in Rolling Hills Estates is severely damaged after a landslide on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Ang...

Helicopter footage shows landslide devastation on Palos Verdes Peninsula

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

Homeowners and local authorities are watching helplessly as homes continue to collapse into a canyon on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Monday. A total of 12 homes were evacuated along Peartree Lane in the Rolling Hills Estates after cracks were discovered at one property on Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.Sky5 aerial view of collapsed homes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County on July 10, 2023. (KTLA)Sky5 video showed many of the evacuated homes had already slid downhill as of Monday with their terracotta roofs now at street level. No injuries have been reported and gas and electricity have been cut to the entire neighborhood.Sky5 aerial view of collapsed homes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County on July 10, 2023. (KTLA)The Palos Verdes Peninsula is located south of Los Angeles and west of Long Beach along the Pacific coast.The homes were built in the 1970s, and one official suggested that heavy rains during the past winter ...

Burglars scale wall, balcony to ransack Newport Beach home, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:52:45 GMT

The Newport Beach Police Department is offering tips to the public on how to prevent residential burglaries after a Crystal Cove home was ransacked.The burglary was reported on Thursday, though it is believed to have occurred at about 8:45 p.m. on June 27 on Sandy Cove, police said in a news release. Police believe three burglars climbed a glass wall into the backyard, stood on a patio chair to get up to a balcony and shattered a glass door to gain entry to the house."The suspects ransacked the master bedroom, master bathroom and master closet," police said. "The suspects also located a safe inside the home and pried it open before fleeing the scene."They got away with jewelry, watches, handbags and cash, police said.The three men were wearing hooded sweatshirts, long pants, masks and gloves.Police suggest that the public "harden the target" of their home by following a few tips.Always lock your doors and windows, including those on the second storyWhen leaving the house, use timers...