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City of Pittsfield announces Holmes Road bridge update

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The City of Pittsfield has issued an update on the Holmes Road bridge repair project. The city stated they have been assured by the project's contractor that the bridge will reopen on August 25 as planned. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Crews began work on the bridge back in June. The bridge deck waterproofing membrane was installed on August 14, and the city said paving would start shortly thereafter. The city released a statement acknowledging the inconveniences for travel caused by the project, and thanked residents for their patience during the maintenance. Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!

Bicyclist dies after crash near Eldorado Springs

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

A bicyclist died after colliding with another bicyclist Saturday on Eldorado Springs Drive and Senda Rocosa Drive near Eldorado Springs.The bicyclist has been identified as 57-year-old James Finn by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.A 50-year-old cyclist who was also involved in the crash endured serious injuries and was transferred to a local hospital, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office provided medical assistance on-scene.

Man took wallet from 86-year-old woman after she was knocked unconscious on bus, LAPD says

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested the person they say knocked out an 86-year-old woman, but they're looking for another person who was apparently not involved in the attack but stole the woman's wallet while she laid unconscious on the ground.The Aug. 8 attack at about 2:40 p.m. in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles sent the woman to a local hospital in critical condition, and police arrested a suspect in the battery that day, the LAPD said in a news release.Surveillance video from Metro bus No. 1957 on Line 204 showed multiple people standing around the incapacitated woman, including one man in a New York Yankees jacket, a dark beanie, dark pants and gray shoes. The man appears to be in his 40s or 50s and had a mustache or goatee.Despite the attempts by multiple people to intervene, the man reaches down to the woman's body multiple times, ultimately grabbing her wallet and walking away, the video shows."The Victim had no independent recollection of t...

Hazmat team responds to oil sheen off Huntington Beach coast

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

A hazmat team is responding to an oil sheen off the coast of Huntington Beach Friday morning that resulted from a boat that sank in the area, officials said. A boat apparently sank sometime Thursday, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley said in a tweet. She specified the incident was not an oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard is overseeing the incident, and beachgoers are being asked to stay out of the ocean between Beach Boulevard and Seapoint, the Huntington Beach Fire Department said in a tweet. Sky5 captured a capsized boat where the oil sheen originated from. (KTLA) Aerial video from Sky5 showed some areas of darker water off the Huntington Beach Pier. Sky5 also captured the capsized boat in the vicinity.

Coastal residents fill sandbags as Hurricane Hilary approaches Southern California

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

Coastal communities in Southern California are bracing for potential flooding from Hurricane Hilary, which is expected to make landfall as a tropical storm this weekend.Hilary, which is churning off the Pacific coast of Mexico, is expected to reach California on Sunday as a tropical storm with heavy rain and large ocean swells. “Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of 10 inches, are expected across portions of southern California and southern Nevada, which would lead to significant and rare impacts,” the National Weather Service said. “Elsewhere across portions of the Western United States, rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected.”Tropical Storm advisories on Aug. 18, 2023, as Hurricane Hilary approaches Southern California. Long Beach, an area ravaged by the last tropical storm to hit the Golden State in 1939, is urging residents in low-lying areas to protect their property with sandbags.Sand and sandbags are available at the following fire stations:Statio...

Marine dies during Camp Pendleton training exercise

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

A Marine who was assigned as a student to the School of Infantry-West died during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton Thursday, officials said.The unidentified Marine was participating in a night live-fire training at the base, according to spokesman Major Joshua J. Pena.It is unclear how exactly the Marine died, however. “An investigation into the circumstances of the death is ongoing and the command is fully cooperating with the investigation efforts,” Pena said in a statement. “(School of Infantry - West) is providing support to the family and peers of the deceased during this difficult time."No further information about the victim or the incident have been released.

California Lottery player wins $3.9 million from Mega Millions ticket

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

Timothy Morgan was one number shy of winning the $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot in January. While the lottery player didn’t win the jackpot prize, he still walked away a millionaire.Morgan, who purchased five Mega Millions tickets at Park’s Liquor in Hacienda Heights, had one ticket match five out of the six winning numbers, only missing out on the Mega number, lottery officials announced Friday. He won $3.9 million from the ticket. Powerball ticket worth over $230,000 sold in Southern California Soo Kim, the owner of Park’s Liquor, also received a $20,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket and lottery officials raised an estimated $109 million for California’s public schools.The $1.348 billion from January was eventually won by a lottery player in Maine, resulting in the first Mega Millions jackpot win in the state, officials announced. 2 Mega Millions tickets each worth over $200,000 sold in Southern California The Mega Millions jackpot once again exceeded the billion-d...

Officers shoot armed man in Watts alley, LAPD says

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

At least one Los Angeles Police Department officer opened fire in Watts Friday morning, striking a man police say was armed with a gun.At about 6:40 a.m. in an alley in the 2100 block of East 103rd Street, an armed man was reportedly waving his handgun around in the alley, according to Lt. Letisia Ruiz of the LAPD.When officers arrived, the unidentified man "produced a firearm," prompting police to open fire, Ruiz said.The man was struck and taken to a local hospital, where he is in critical but stable condition."He is expected to survive," Ruiz said.No officers were injured in the incident, and a handgun was recovered at the scene, Ruiz said.KTLA's Luis Zuniga contributed to this report.

DNA links killing of Maryland hiker to California home invasion

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

BEL AIR, Md. — DNA evidence has linked the recent killing of a Maryland woman whose body was found near a hiking trail to a Los Angeles home invasion and assault of a girl earlier this year, authorities said.Both cases remain unsolved. Detectives matched DNA collected from the crime scenes, but they haven’t identified the suspect yet. Following a news conference Thursday evening in Harford County northeast of Baltimore, authorities released surveillance footage and photos of the suspect from video captured while he was leaving the house that authorities said he broke into in March.Rachel Morin, 37, left her home to go hiking the evening of Aug. 5 and never returned. Her boyfriend reported her missing later that night and her car was found near an entrance to a trail she frequented, officials have said.Her body was discovered the following day after her disappearance was widely reported.“We believe this was a person that Rachel probably didn’t know,” Col. William Davis with the Harfo...

Yellowknife empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:04:45 GMT

By TAMMY WEBBER and JIM MORRIS (Associated Press)VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters worked to keep open the only route out of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000 and residents rushed to beat a noon Friday deadline to evacuate.Airtankers flew missions overnight to keep the highway out of Yellowknife open, and authorities were guiding a long caravan of motorists through fire zones, officials said. Meanwhile, a network of fire guards, sprinklers and water cannons was being established to try to protect the city from the fire, which had moved to within 15 kilometers (9 miles).Northwest winds combined with minimal rain were complicating efforts to slow the fire, which could reach the city limits by the weekend, emergency officials said. There was a chance of limited rain on Friday, but officials said it likely wouldn’t be enough to stop the fire. “We’re heading into a critical couple of ...