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Pittsfield library holding computer recycling event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- To celebrate Earth Day, the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, will be hosting a computer recycling collection from Tuesday, April 18 to Monday, April 24. The event is made possible through a partnership with the Dell-Reconnect residential recycling program and Goodwill. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Accepted items include monitors, scanners, computer mice, printers, keyboards, laptop batteries, ink and toner cartridges, computers, hard drives, speakers, cords, and cables. No televisions will be accepted.According to Maryam Kamangar, Goodwill’s Vice President of Executive Affairs & TerritoryExpansion, since July 2018, the Dell-Reconnect program in partnership with four Berkshire County Goodwill stores has recycled 113,280 pounds of computer equipment. Crandall Library recycling electronics for Earth Day “The Berkshire Athenaeum is excited to partner with Goodwill on this ...

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Lee

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A self-proclaimed tech consultant was arrested Thursday in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in San Francisco, police said.Nima Momeni, 38, was booked on suspicion of murder, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said during a news conference. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Momeni will be charged with murder in Lee's death and is expected to be arraigned Friday.Scott declined to give details on how they linked the death to Momeni or how the men knew each other. The chief also refused to disclose a possible motive for the killing.San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin announced the suspect's arrest in Emeryville, a San Francisco suburb.Police found Lee with stab wounds in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco at 2:30 a.m. April 4. He died at a hospital.Lee is known for creating the widely used mobile payment service Cash App while working as chief technology officer of the payment company Square, now known a...

New Freddy's in Belleville is also ready for mobile orders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- A new Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is now open in Belleville. The corporate-owned location features the company's newest restaurant design. It includes a standard drive-thru window and a new mobile-pick up window for carry-out orders. Trending: St. Louis County battles over marijuana sales tax "With nearly 70 percent of sales being consumed off-premise, our team has been focused on developing restaurant prototypes that cater to this preferred method of dining by increasing convenience and ease of use for our guests," says Chris Dull, CEO of Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. "The new prototype design opening in Belleville increases the convenience our guests seek by optimizing off-premise channels and not sacrificing the speed and quality that has maintained loyalty to our brand with over 20 years of history."Freddy's isn't the only fast-food chain emphasizing online orders. A new Chipotle opened in St. Charles this week, with the same typ...

Romanian nationals plead guilty in St. Louis to 'short-change fraud' scheme

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Three foreign nationals from Romania appeared in federal court in St. Louis and admitted to running a nationwide "short-change fraud" scheme.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Loredana Angel, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal reentry of an alien. Daniel Rostas, 30, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the same charges. Legenda Rostas, 28, pleaded guilty on March 1 to the same charges.According to court documents, the Rostas are married, and Angel is Legenda's sister. Top Story: Missouri students physically restrained, secluded thousands of times The trio was arrested in Arnold, Missouri, on Oct. 14, 2022, after local law enforcement was notified by a Home Depot loss prevention officer. Arnold authorities made contact with the trip, who provided false names and fake IDs to police. Police searched their vehicle and found multiple license plates, as well as cash, gift cards, a...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

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Man who threatened Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold found guilty of retaliation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

A Denver jury this week convicted Kirk Wertz of retaliation against an elected official for making a threatening phone call to the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.Wertz, 52, had called the Secretary of State’s Office on the morning of June 30 and said, “Hey, I’ve got a message for the secretary and want you to pass it along: The angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ,” according to a probable cause statement.A Colorado state trooper contacted Wertz that day and Wertz yelled during the phone exchange about the First Amendment, saying, “She’s going to burn in hell,” according to the statement. He also said he’s an “Oath Taker and an Oath Keeper.”He didn’t admit to making the initial call before hanging up, and the secretary of state had to change safety procedures for fear of what could happen.On July 6, troopers contacted Wertz in person in Littleton and he admitted to placing the call b...

Letecia Stauch murder trial: Brother doubts insanity claim, prosecutors focus on stepmother’s lies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children via APGannon StauchSix days after 11-year-old Gannon Stauch disappeared from his family’s Colorado Springs home in January 2020, his stepmother Letecia Stauch loaded her belongings into a rented cargo van to move across the country.As authorities scoured the boy’s neighborhood and prepared for extensive searches with drones, sonar, dog teams and volunteers, his stepmother struggled to move a heavy suitcase into a van behind a Budget Truck Rental location, her half-brother, Dakota Lowery, testified this week at Letecia Stauch’s murder trial.She wouldn’t let him help her with the suitcase, he said on the stand. When he asked what was inside, she told him it was softball gear.“I didn’t feel right about it,” he said softly, becoming emotional. “I just felt like it was too heavy for her.”Weeks later, construction workers discovered Gannon’s body in that same suitcase, under a hi...

Disneyland to host its first-ever After Dark Pride event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

Disneyland will host its first-ever After Dark Pride event in June, Disneyland officials announced on Thursday.The new after-dark event will occur on June 13 and 15 from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. A three-hour pre-party will begin at 6 p.m on each night.The event will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allies and will include entertainment, photo opportunities, specialty food items, event merchandise and more. Disneyland announces closure date for Splash Mountain ahead of ‘Princess and the Frog’ re-imagining Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle, Donald, Daisy and Goofy will participate in a Pride Nite Calvacade down Main Street U.S.A. while showing off their special outfits designed for the event.Guests can also:Dance the night away with Stitch at the Ohana Dance Party located on the Tomorrowland TerraceListen to music and dance under the stars during the Pride Nite Dance Club, which will be located along the Rivers of AmericaTry their hand at country line dancing at the Golden Horse...

1 Injured in Dump Truck Accident on North Tigertail Road [Brentwood, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

Dump Truck Driver Injured after an Accident on North Tigertail RoadBRENTWOOD, CA (April 13, 2023) – Friday morning, police responded to a dump truck accident on the 700 block of North Tigertail Road.The incident happened on April 7th, at around 9:00 a.m., just north of Sunset Boulevard.According to reports, a dump truck crashed into multiple parked vehicles before it struck a power pole. The impact of the collision left the dump truck driver trapped inside of the vehicle with serious injuries.Emergency crews arrived shortly after and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment.Following the collision, officials closed down the areas of the road surrounding the collision. Crews were then dispatched to the scene to repair the damaged pole. At this time, an active investigation into the dump truck accident on North Tigertail Road is underway.Accidents often happen when we least expect them. It is important to be aware of the conditions of the road when operating larg...

Mary Quant dies at 93; ‘trailblazing’ designer revolutionized fashion in the 1960s

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:48:45 GMT

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless | Associated PressLONDON — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93.Quant’s family said she died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday.Quant helped popularize the miniskirt — some credit her with inventing it — and the innovative tights and accessories that were an integral part of the look. She also created dresses and other simple mix-and-match garments that had an element of whimsy.Some compared her impact on the fashion world with The Beatles’ impact on pop music.“I think it was a happy confluence of events, which is really what fashion is so often all about,” said Hamish Bowles, international editor at large for American Vogue magazine. “She was the right person with the right sensibility in the right place at the right time. She appeared on the scen...