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Juvenile, two others hospitalized after Troy shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

TROY, N.Y (NEWS10) -- Three people, including a juvenile, are currently in local area hospitals after a shooting at the Corliss Park Apartments took place around 8:30 Wednesday evening. Troy police confirmed a woman, man, and teenage boy are victims. The woman is facing serious injuries and undergoing surgery, while the other two have injuries that are non-life threatening. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! There is an individual in custody who is believed to have been involved in the shooting, and there is no danger to the public. There will be a police presence in the area of Corliss Park while police investigate. It appears this is not a random act and is tied to an earlier disturbance. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Troy detectives at 518-270-4421.

5-year-old struck by vehicle on Interstate 44

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating an accident involving a child in south central Missouri on Wednesday.Around 5:50 p.m., a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 44 near Waynesville struck a 5-year-old, according to a spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The child was airlifted to the University of Missouri Columbia Hospital for serious injuries.A spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said a 5-year-old was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 44 near Waynesville around 5:50 p.m. The child was airlifted to the University of Missouri Columbia Hospital for their serious injuries. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery It's unclear how it happened. The spokesperson said the child possibly fell from a moving vehicle or walked from their parent's home, which is near the interstate.Police said they are getting conflicting information from the child's parents and others and are trying to determine what led to the ac...

Report: Missouri students physically restrained, secluded thousands of times

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Statistics reveal hundreds of Missouri school districts may not be reporting how often staff is restraining or isolating students, something they’re required to do under the law.Tracey Bloch is the Director of Legislative Advocacy for Missouri Disability Empowerment. She has pushed lawmakers to do more when it comes to how and when schools physically restrain or isolate kids with disabilities. It’s personal for her, though."I have a child who also has special needs and has been in situations where he had to be restrained by a trained professional in the building, who has a relationship with him,” Bloch said.The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reports 1,835 students were physically restrained 6,385 different times, so far in the 2022-2023 school year. The state reports 775 students have been secluded, which means involuntary confinement, 5.092 times. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery "We know a lot of the ti...

Hit-and-run suspect who left boy without leg in Boyle Heights crash arrested

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

The hit-and-run suspect wanted for a crash that left a 13-year-old boy without a leg in Boyle Heights was arrested on Tuesday.The suspect was identified as Erwin Majano, 29, from Banning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Majano is believed to be the motorcyclist who allegedly struck 13-year-old Joshua Mora as the boy was crossing the street on March 30, police said.Partial footage of the crash was captured on nearby surveillance cameras at the intersection near Whittier Boulevard and Orme Avenue, which locals say is known for being dangerous.The suspect was seen sliding across the pavement after striking Mora. The suspect then hopped back onto his bike and sped off, leaving Mora lying on the road.KTLA spoke with Mora from his hospital bed at the LAC + USC Medical Center earlier this month as he recovers."I know everything's going to be okay,” said Mora. “The good thing is that I'm alive.”Joshua Mora recovering in the hospital in a photo provided by family.Joshua Mora, ...

UCLA’s Tyger Campbell declares for NBA draft

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA guard Tyger Campbell has declared for the NBA draft, joining teammates Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Jaylen Clark who already made the move.Campbell announced his decision Wednesday night on Instagram.“I take a lot of pride in the success we have had, and that’s the result of a lot of hard work and commitment,” he wrote. “I’m graduating from UCLA and looking forward to the next step in my basketball career. With aspirations to play professionally, I am declaring for the NBA Draft.”Campbell was a mainstay in Westwood for the past four seasons after missing his freshman year with a knee injury.The senior from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, averaged 13.4 points, 5.0 assists and 2.6 rebounds while playing all 37 games this past season. Campbell led the Pac-12 in assist-turnover ratio (3.2) and also finished third in the nation in that category. He also led the league in free-throw percentage at 85.6.He finished second on the school’s all-time assists list with 655 and 10...

Shout it out: DeRozan’s daughter goes viral in play-in game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Diar DeRozan wanted to skip a day of school. Her father grudgingly went along with the plan.Turns out, the decision was worth shouting about.The 9-year-old daughter of Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan stole the show at the play-in tournament on Wednesday night with shrieks from the stands that went viral and quite possibly played a role in helping the Bulls defeat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in an Eastern Conference elimination game.Her ear-splitting shouts would come when the Raptors — her dad’s former team — were shooting free throws, and they were loud enough to even become a conversation point during the ESPN broadcast of the game. The Raptors finished 18 of 36 from the line in their season-ending loss.“My daughter called me the other day when she was getting out of school and she just said, ‘Dad, can I come to the Toronto game?’” DeRozan said. “I remember her going to all the Toronto games when she was a kid and I almost said no because she’s in school back home. But ...

Blue Jays rally in 9th, beat Tigers in 10 on Springer’s hit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past Detroit 4-3 on Wednesday night, handing the Tigers their sixth consecutive defeat.Toronto erased a two-run deficit in the ninth after reliever Trey Wingenter loaded the bases. He yielded a single to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., walked Matt Chapman and hit Daulton Varsho with a pitch.Guerrero and Chapman scored on sacrifice flies from Whit Merrifield and pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk off Chasen Shreve (0-1).Springer’s single up the middle off José Cisnero scored automatic runner Danny Jansen, who advanced from second to third on Kevin Kiermaier’s sacrifice bunt.Jordan Romano (2-0) pitched a hitless inning for the Blue Jays (8-4), who have won seven of eight. Kevin Gausman struck out 11 in eight innings.Detroit took a 3-1 lead on Kerry Carpenter’s two-run homer in the seventh. Nick Maton also homered for the Tigers (2-9).Detroit lefty Eduardo Rodriguez allowed on...

A’s snap 6-game skid with 8-4 victory over Orioles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Carlos Pérez homered and had three hits to help the Oakland Athletics snap their six-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.The A’s squandered a 4-2 lead, but they recovered with three runs in the eighth to go back ahead for good. Orioles reliever Keegan Akin (0-1) allowed two straight singles to start the inning, and then Aledmys Díaz reached on a bunt single against Cionel Pérez.Jesús Aguilar hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to put Oakland up 5-4, and the runner advanced from second to third when left fielder Austin Hays’ throw went to second. Then Kevin Smith brought in another run on a successful squeeze play.Carlos Pérez added an RBI single to make it 7-4.It was a big inning full of smallball for the franchise that made Moneyball famous.“That’s not a reflection of the Oakland Athletics in general,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “We played offe...

Life plus 40-year sentence for man in Montgomery Co. home invasion killing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

A Montgomery County, Maryland, judge sentenced a man Wednesday to life plus 40 years in prison for killing a man he thought was someone else.Vaughn Darvel Bellamy, 32, who is currently serving time in connection with an unrelated killing in Prince George’s County, was sentenced to the lengthy prison term for the 2013 home invasion killing of Alexander Buie.Bellamy and Bryan Byrd, of D.C., were convicted last September for forcing their way into a recovery house on Grenoble Drive in Rockville and killing Buie. Byrd was given a similar sentence last October. A third man pleaded guilty in the case and has not yet been sentenced.Investigators said the three men went to the group home looking for someone else who had recently moved out.Following their convictions last year, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy called it a case of mistaken identity.“Alexander Buie was a truly innocent victim,” McCarthy said.Investigators said the three men had gone to t...

Keller strong, Royals avoid sweep with 10-1 rout of Rangers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:50 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — MJ Melendez drove in three runs to back another strong outing from Brad Keller, and the Kansas City Royals avoided a three-game sweep with a 10-1 rout of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.The Rangers had their second three-game winning streak of the season stopped on the day they announced star shortstop Corey Seager would miss at least four weeks with a hamstring strain.Vinnie Pasquantino homered, and Bobby Witt Jr. had an RBI triple among three hits with a career-high three stolen bases against his hometown team as the Royals ended a three-game losing streak.The Royals, who came in hitting .190 as a team and averaging 2.8 runs per game, had season highs in runs and hits (14).Keller (2-1) didn’t allow a run after giving up Nathaniel Lowe’s first-inning homer, leaving after his two-out walk in the seventh ended a streak of 10 consecutive batters retired. The right-hander, who gave up three hits and struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings, has half of...