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MLB debut players will have special patches on jerseys

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Players making their big league debuts will be especially marked this season.Major League Baseball announced before Thursday’s openers that players making their first appearances will wear debut patches on their jerseys. The patch will appear on different places of a sleeve, depending on the team and any anniversary of sponsor patches.After a player appears in his first game, the patch will be authenticated and placed on a Topps baseball card as part of an agreement reached by MLB and the business wing of the players’ association with Fanatics Collectibles, a division of Fanatics that acquired the trading card company Topps last year.One card with the patch will be available for each player. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsThe Associated Press

2 Ohio women reported missing after New Mexico vacation

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Two Ohio women have been reported missing by a police department in New Mexico.According to a social media post by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, authorities are looking for 46-year-old Robyn Bodine and 52-year-old Tracie Shoe, both from Brookville. They were reported missing after going on vacation in New Mexico at Riverbend Hot Springs. 9 soldiers dead after 2 Black Hawk helicopters crash on training mission in Kentucky Both are described as white females standing at 5 feet, 6 inches tall. Bodine has brown hair with highlights and brown eyes and weighs 145 pounds. Shoe is said to have strawberry-blonde hair and green eyes and weighs 170 pounds.Brookville Police Department said in a release that neither of their families have been able to contact the women since before noon on Tuesday, March 28. The department began an investigation and has been working with the FBI, the Truth or Consequences Police Department, and the Montgomery County Sheriff's ...

Aldermen to vote for more independence from Mayor's office Thursday

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

CHICAGO —The group of aldermen are pushing for more independence from the mayor's office happening just a week before a new mayor is elected to run the city.The aldermen are looking to increase the number of committees and subcommittees from19 to 28 which would include adding a youth services subgroup and another focused on entertainment and conventions. The group also wants council members to pick their own committee chairs instead of thew power belonging to the mayor.City Council has allowed mayors to hand-pick committee chairs for the past few decades, helping ensure the mayor could push through their legislation more quickly.Another change is stopping ordinances from being introduced last minute without making information available to the public. A rare Michael Jordan card is up for auction Even though the vote is taking place Thursday, any rules approved later would still have to be re-approved by the newly elected City Council once the new term starts.WGN reporters spoke to ...

IHOP brings back popular item in menu revamp

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

(KTLA) -- IHOP on Wednesday announced it will roll out a revamped menu that includes more than a dozen new food and drink items, plus the return of a fan favorite on April 3. The breakfast company’s latest menu overhaul is its biggest to date, according to a news release.As part of the revamp, Cinn-A-Stack pancakes are being re-introduced to IHOP menus. Guests have frequently inquired about when the menu item will return since its departure, according to a news release. In 2020, IHOP simplified its menu by discontinuing multiple food items. It brought back or introduced new dishes, like burritos and bowls, in 2021, but the menu has yet to reach its pre-pandemic size.The new menu will be available at participating restaurants nationwide and includes new food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner.IHOP on Wednesday introduced a revamped menu that includes more than a dozen new food and drink items, plus the return of a fan-favorite food offering. (IHOP) The new menu will include eggs ...

Gamma-burst temporarily blinds Earth's satellites; brightest in human history

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

Hawai'i (KXAN) - The brightest gamma-ray burst in human history was recently detected, scientists with the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced on Tuesday. Nicknamed the BOAT, Brightest of All Time, NASA said in a release that it temporarily blinded Earth's satellites.The burst was initially detected on October 8th, 2022 by Voyager 1.According to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the gamma-ray swept through our solar system 19 hours after it was initially detected. NASA said the burst was so bright, satellites were unable to "directly record the real intensity of the emission."Scientists used data collected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to study the burst. Eric Burns with Louisiana State University said in the paper that gamma-ray bursts this bright pass Earth "roughly every 10,000 years."Gamma-ray Bursts are high energy explosions. They are an electromagnetic event and are considered the most energetic and brightest such events in the known u...

Snow on the way: Twin Cities could see several inches — and thunderstorms

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

More snow is expected to the hit the Twin Cities in the coming days.The National Weather Service says a winter storm is expected bring snow to the metro Friday night into Saturday morning. There is a high chance for 4 inches or more and a moderate chance for totals to hit 6 or more inches.The weather system will first bring rain starting Thursday. That’s expected to turn into a wintery mix Friday evening before the snow starts. There should also be strong winds Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning.The weather service notes that thunderstorms are possible Thursday and Friday.Thursday is expected to see a high near 40 and Friday’s high is expected to be near 42. Saturday dips down to near 36 for a high but Sunday could see the first 50-degree day of the year.Related ArticlesLocal News | Vic Rosenthal, longtime leader of Jewish Community Action in St. Paul, dies at 68 Local News | Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South ...

Local schools receive unfounded active shooter reports

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A number of schools in the Capital Region are reacting to unfounded swatting reports. Most reports are about an active shooter. Police are keeping the public updated and informed while they investigate. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Albany police department explains they've received reports of an active shooter at Albany High School. Police advise the reports are completely unfounded and all students and staff are safe. East Greenbush schools are currently in lockdown as a precaution because of threats made against multiple schools in the area. Police are investigating Columbia high school and suspect this to be swatting as well. Schodack Central School District has also gotten threats. Maple Hill high school is currently in lockdown while Castleton Elementary is in lockout. Troy high school and middle school have also received an anonymous caller reporting an active shooting incident. Troy police...

East Greenbush Central School District under lockdown as a precaution

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to the East Greenbush Central School District's website, all schools in the district are currently under lockdown as a precaution as advised by law enforcement. Law enforcement says threats have been made against multiple school districts within the area. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The school district is in contact with law enforcement and has been advised to stay in lockdown until further notice. School staff is currently following standard lockdown procedures, and law enforcement presence has increased as a precaution. Parents should not go to schools until further notice. All campuses are closed at this time.Stick with News10 as more information on local lockdowns becomes available.

Old Brick Furniture opening new location in Amsterdam

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Old Brick Furniture & Mattress Co. is opening its ninth retail showroom in Amsterdam. The store will be in the plaza with Market 32 and Walmart, and will be located in a 24,000-square-foot space that was formerly an OfficeMax. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "We have seen a consistent trend in our guest footprint coming from the Amsterdam, NY region," said Michael Fiacco, Owner and President of Old Brick. "While we're thankful for consumer willingness to commute to other Capital Region showrooms, with our value proposition and no-pressure shopping environment, we believe planting roots directly within the Amsterdam community, given the revitalization efforts there, will be an improvement to customer experience."The new showroom will feature Old Brick's best sellers, a 50-bed mattress gallery, a central administrative cash-warp area, improved wayfinding signage, customer coffee bar, a shop onl...

Former Longfellows property reopening as Brookmere Hotel, Clover Restaurant

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:28:15 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Plans have been announced for the former Longfellows Hotel & Restaurant property at 500 Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs. In November 2022, former owners Steve and Yvonne Sullivan, and Dave Powers announced they would be closing on January 21. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The property was sold to Hay Creek Hotels and Restaurants who made the announcement on March 21 that they acquired the property and are turning it into the Brookmere Hotel and Clover Restaurant & Bar. The new hotel and restaurant are slated to open in the mid-summer of 2024."Sitting on a 10-acre site abutting Saratoga National Golf Course and with private access to Lake Lonely, the project is the total transformation of the now closed Longfellows into Brookmere, an upper upscale hotel with 88 rooms and suites, Clover Restaurant & Bar with seasonal outdoor porch, 3,500 square feet of meeting and event space,...