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11/22/2023: Improving weather for Thanksgiving

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologist Jill Szwed.Happy Wednesday! This pre-Thanksgiving storm brought many of us our first real deal snow of the season. The accumulations are turning slushy now as rain and freezing rain take over. Roads will be wet, slushy, even a little slick to start the day.The messy weather is getting out of here. Regular morning commuters will have some tricky conditions to deal with in spots. Everything will push out by noon. Skies will remain cloudy through the afternoon.Dry under partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight. Watch out for re-freezing especially in sheltered and higher terrain spots. Temperatures will dip into the low and mid 30s.The sun comes up a few minutes before 7 AM on Thanksgiving Day. Turkey trotters setting out will want to layer up. Temperatures will hang out in the mid to upper 30s through the morning. The wind will pick up too. You'll want to get your blood pumping before you set out on the course.The only mention of "dry"...

Santa returns to Colonie Center

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Sleigh bells are ringing at Colonie Center! Pictures with Santa are available now until December 24th. Sneak peek of Santa’s new set at Colonie Center Last year, Colonie Center unveiled his new workshop set. If you want to meet Santa, photo hours are Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m. From December 15th through the 23rd, he’ll be in the workshop daily from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. And on Christmas Eve, he’ll have shortened hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Colonie Center will be hosting three nights for the four-legged members of your family to take photos with Santa. The opportunity is available on November 29th, December 6th, and December 13th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! New this year, Colonie Center will host a sensory friendly Santa experience on Sunday, December 10th from 9:00 a.m. u...

5 things to know this Wednesday, November 22

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Wednesday! With one more day until Turkey Day, Meteorologist Jill Szwed says the wintery mess we got last night will clear up today with drier weather coming through the weekend. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle on Central Avenue Tuesday evening. The crash took place just after 6 p.m. in the area of Central Avenue and Mountain View Avenue. Meanwhile, a person was found dead following a structure fire on Kickerville Lane in Long Lake. Police and firefighters were notified of the fire at around 4:27 a.m. on Monday. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. Colonie PD working to identify pedestrian in fatal crashA pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle on Central Avenue Tuesday evening. The crash took place just after 6 p.m. in the area of Central Avenue and Mountain View Avenue.2. Travelers ...

West Florissant Ave. shut down after fatal crash, suspect at large

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - A suspect is at large after a deadly crash Wednesday morning in Ferguson. West Florissant Avenue and Hudson, the border of Ferguson and Dellwood, is the scene where the vehicle of the victim remains. According to Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle, a suspect who was eluding police hit the victim. At this time, the suspect is still at large. Another St. Louis resident loses property via Recorder of Deeds Office Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, captured footage of the scene where the suspect was fleeing. Highway patrol and Ferguson police are continuing to respond.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

'Holidays with the Clydesdales' starting today through Dec. 30

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

BOONEVILLE, Mo. - Warm Springs Ranch's 'Holidays with the Clydesdales' begins Wednesday night.You can visit the 300-acre breeding farm in Boonville from now until December 30. It's $20 for anyone 13 and up and $10 for kids ages 3 to 12. Children 2 and under get in free. The words only people in Missouri say For $1,000, a group of ten can enjoy the VIP wonder stalls. That includes a buffet and one-on-one time with Budweiser Clydesdales. Time slots are from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To order tickets, go to WarmSpringsRanch.com.

Thousands prepare for Thanksgiving flights

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It's one of the busiest travel days of the year, both across the country and in the St. Louis area.Southwest is the largest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. There are a lot of early risers on the day before Thanksgiving getting on flights to their holiday destinations.Projections from TSA estimate nearly 20,500 passengers will pass through security Wednesday at Lambert. Those numbers are very similar to Tuesday. TSA projects the busiest day of the Thanksgiving travel period at Lambert will be this Sunday. Another St. Louis resident loses property via Recorder of Deeds Office More than 23,600 passengers are expected to pass through security on Sunday. We spoke earlier live on FOX 2 News at 4:30 a.m. with Lambert spokesperson Roger Lotz.He says travelers should arrive at Lambert two hours before their flight. Lotz explained to give yourself plenty of time and bring your patience as well. Lotz added that at this point he isn't hearing of any major weath...

Man charged in fatal south St. Louis shooting

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Charges are filed in a fatal south St. Louis shooting.48-year-old Shane Richmond is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Investigators said that he shot and killed a man at an apartment building on South Broadway and Dover Street on Tuesday morning. Another St. Louis resident loses property via Recorder of Deeds Office Court documents added that Richmond is the property manager for the apartment building and the victim was inside a vacant unit.

Driver hospitalized after 2-car crash in north St. Louis

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A person was hurt in an early morning crash in the Mark Twain neighborhood of north St. Louis.Two cars crashed on North Kingshighway and Bircher Boulevard near Interstate 70 just before 2:00 a.m. EMS took one person to the hospital. The words only people in Missouri say The intersection was closed for about half an hour. The identity and extent of the victim's injuries have not yet been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Woman shot during attempted robbery in south St. Louis, suspect in custody

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Someone shot a woman in the arm during an attempted robbery early Wednesday morning.Around 2:45 p.m., it happened on Chouteau Avenue in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. Police said that they've arrested a suspect who is 17 years old. Another St. Louis resident loses property via Recorder of Deeds Office The extent of the victim's injuries has not yet been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Opinion: Luke Combs’ version of “Fast Car” is just one more way to celebrate the genius of Tracy Chapman

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:50:15 GMT

Luke Combs has won “Single of the Year” at the Country Music Awards for “Fast Car”; and Tracy Chapman has won “Song of the Year,” the first time for an African American in the organization’s 57-year history. Some folks argue that Luke Combs, reaching the top of the country charts and winning this award is exploitative because she wouldn’t have made it onto the country charts in 1988.I’ve loved Tracy Chapman’s music for a long time. I was present that “fateful night” on May 3, 1985, at The Strand Theater in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, when, as producer Polly Laurelchild recounts, she opened for Casselberry-Dupree, opening act for headliner, Linda Tillery. Chapman, an undergrad who had done some singing around Harvard Square, blew the audience away. The bashful 21-year-old stepped from the wings with her acoustic guitar, stood in the corner of the stage, in front of the curtain, sang two songs, and earned a spontaneous standing O.In 1988, not long after Chapman graduated from Tu...