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Where to find a Spirit Halloween store in the Capital Region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Although it's only the end of August, many places have begun gearing up for spooky season. Spirit Halloween, a seasonal Halloween store, is opening back up its locations as fall approaches. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! With over 1,450 locations across North America, Spirit Halloween offers costumes, accessories, animatronics and décor. The chain has been celebrating the Halloween season since 1983.Some Spirit Halloween locations have already opened, while some are opening soon. Here's where you can find a Spirit Halloween near you. Bubble tea, selfie spot, and more coming to Crossgates Capital Region locationsGuilderland, Crossgates Mall at 1 Crossgates Mall RoadOpening the week of August 27Colonie, 20 Wolf RoadOpen, hours are Monday to Wednesday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m.Latham, 664 Loudon RoadOpening soonRensselae...

What to know for the first St. Louis 'Evolution Festival' this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Thousands are expected to gather at Forest Park this weekend to enjoy barbecue, bourbon, and live music through the Evolution Festival. The Evolution Festival is a two-day event and one of the first large-scale outdoor music celebrations at Forest Park since LouFest folded in 2018. Dozens musicians and bands are scheduled to perform on Saturday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Aug. 27. Plan AheadFestival gates will open as early as 2 p.m. each day, and performers are scheduled through roughly 11 p.m. both nights. Though anyone can visit Forest Park throughout the weekend, only those with a festival ticket are allowed inside a gated area with food vendors and music stages. Organizers shared the following map of the festival grounds: Evolution Festival - 2023 MapIf you're attending the event, much of it will take place in an area known as Langenberg Field. It's just south of the Dwight Davis Tennis Center, and north of the World's Fair Pavilion. Organizers encourage people to enter at...

Pothole problems? St. Louis tops nation in pothole-related searches this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Recognized by some locals for having the "worst roads in America," St. Louis tops the nation in pothole-related searches this year, a new report finds. St. Louis is the only US city with more than 1,000 Google searches on potholes and pothole-related concepts per capita so far in 2023, according to a new report from GetCircuit.com."While you never know where the next pothole may lurk, it pays to be extra alert when driving through cities with a lot of them. ... Here’s lookin’ at you, St. Louis," said the report. ‘Surprise’ donation to help Francis Howell schools tackle student lunch debt A research team from GetCircuit.com compiled data from Google Trends to determine which 20 US cities pose the largest risks for potholes. St. Louis was the only city with more than 1,000 searches per capita over potholes, but Orlando, Florida (952) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (949) closely followed. Per the report, pothole-related searches nationwide nearly doubled from 2019 to 2022 an...

Dominican officials inspect damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Franklin after heavy flooding kills 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA (Associated Press)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the Caribbean country on Thursday to evaluate the damage Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding that killed at least two people and left one missing.More than 670 homes were affected by the storm, according to preliminary government figures, and 24 communities were cut off by heavy rains.Crews evacuated more than 3,300 people to higher ground ahead of the storm, and another 352 residents sought safety in government shelters.Among them was Domingo Ogando Figuereo, who took shelter in a communal center in the city of San Cristobal with his wife and three children.“We hope everything turns out well,” he said as he asked authorities to prevent water from the Yubaso River near his home from backing up.The request was echoed by Santa Rosario Rodríguez, a homemaker who went t...

India’s lunar rover comes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

By ASHOK SHARMA (Associated Press)NEW DELHI (AP) — A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of its historic touch-down near the moon’s south pole, Indian space officials said Thursday, as the country celebrated its new scientific accomplishment. “India took a walk on the moon,” the state-run Indian Space Research Organization said, adding that the Chandrayan-3 Rover would conduct experiments over 14 days, including an analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.Residents of the world’s most populous country had crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants on Wednesday and erupted into clapping, dancing and the exchanging of sweets when they saw the lander’s smooth touchdown. It landed on an uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water.“India Goes Where No Nation’s Gone Before,’ read Thursday’s headline in The Ti...

Gunman identified in Orange County biker bar mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

The suspected gunman who killed three people and wounded six others at a popular Orange County biker bar was identified Thursday morning as John Snowling, a retired police officer from the City of Ventura. Snowling was killed in a shootout with law enforcement.The gunfire erupted around 7:05 p.m. at Cook's Corner, located at 19152 Santiago Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon.Multiple people called 911 to report shots fired, and deputies from the Sheriff's Department responded to the scene within minutes, according to Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock.When deputies arrived, emergency dispatchers reported the sounds of gunshots could be heard on their radios.Former Ventura police Sgt. John Snowling is seen at the Pacific View Mall. (Getty Images)At an 11 p.m. press conference Wednesday, Hallock said several deputies entered the property and were confronted by the suspect. Witnesses describe chaos during mass shooting at Orange County biker bar Multiple deputies opened fire, and the ...

Magnitude 3.4 aftershock shakes Ojai area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

It's been four days since a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Ventura County and other parts of Southern California during Tropical Storm Hilary, but it seems Mother Nature isn't done just yet.At just before 8 a.m. Thursday, a magnitude 3.4 quake struck a little more than four miles southeast of Ojai, near the location of Sunday's large temblor, according to the United States Geological Survey.This quake hit at a depth of more than six miles, while Sunday's was less than a mile in depth.Aftershocks have continued to plague the region, including a magnitude 3.9 temblor on Tuesday, though even Sunday's quake only produced minor damage.

Fast Times at SLOMA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

A contemporary art museum with a long history and big ambitions, since the 1950s the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) has grown, evolved, and thought about the future — but it never lost sight of its founding mission to support and anchor the arts community of California’s Central Coast. From its downtown perch on the west end of Mission Plaza’s cultural district, in its galleries and on its exterior walls public-facing grounds, SLOMA’s programs, classes, concerts, films, lectures, and exhibitions combine a variety of voices, genres and issues. As Leann Standish, SLOMA’s executive director, tells L.A. Weekly, “The museum is at a really exciting moment of engagement with our community. We are both able to curate exhibitions with artists of national and international acclaim while bringing them into our community, and present thoughtful collaborations with local, regional artists.”Maria Molteni: Seven Sisters (Celestial Subduction) in Downtown San Luis Obispo (Courtesy of SL...

Laurie Houts killing: Judge dismisses bid for third murder trial on double-jeopardy grounds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

SAN JOSE — A judge has disqualified a third attempt to prosecute John Kevin Woodward for the strangling of Laurie Houts in Mountain View three decades ago, after ruling that two prior mistrials and a case dismissal from the 1990s mean another murder trial would violate Woodward’s constitutional protections against double jeopardy.SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – JULY 28: John Kevin Woodward, left, stands next to his attorney Dan Barton as he appears in court at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Woodward, who had since relocated to the Netherlands, was charged in July 2022 after authorities — claiming newly discovered DNA evidence on the murder weapon — arrested him as he arrived in New York City for a vacation. He has been confined to home detention at a Modesto residence for most of the past year.In a written opinion released Wednesday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Shel...

Harry could upstage Charles and William in U.K. on anniversary of queen’s death: reports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:38:54 GMT

While there’s “no chance” that King Charles III will meet with Prince Harry in London for “peace talks” next month, he may see his estranged, California-based son become the focus of media attention in the U.K. on the first anniversary of his mother’s death.Harry will be the star speaker at a high-profile public engagement in London on Sept. 7, the eve of the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.  Harry will deliver a speech at the WellChild Awards that Thursday night, then fly off to Dusseldorf, Germany for the opening of the Invictus Games on Saturday, Sept. 9.Harry’s engagement at the WellChild Awards means he will likely be in the UK for the Sept. 8 anniversary of his grandmother’s death, the Telegraph said. Meanwhile, it was previously reported that Charles and Queen Camilla won’t make a public appearance on the somber anniversary, instead spending the day “in quiet ref...