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DMV expands availability of REAL ID online pre-screening tool

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Department of Motor Vehicles has made it easier for New York residents to complete the REAL ID and Enhanced ID applications without the need for repeat trips to a DMV office. The expanded online pre-screening tool allows applicants to submit the application, proof of identification, and residency documents to the DMV before visiting an office. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! A DMV representative will review the paperwork and provide feedback to the applicant. The pre-screening tool will also be available for those applying for non-driver IDs or exchange out-of-state licenses. “One and done, that’s what we’re aiming for,” said DMV Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder. “This process is extremely successful. Almost all the applicants who have used it – more than 97 percent – have been able to make only one visit to a DMV to finalize the application and get their photo taken. Here at DMV, we are reexamining...

Pittsfield launches 'Toys for Tots' collection

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The City of Pittsfield, in partnership with the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office, has launched a Toys for Tots toy collection outside the Mayor’s Office located in City Hall at 70 Allen Street. The collection will run until Monday, December 4, with all toys going to children who live in Berkshire County. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Toys will be given to children from newborn through age 14. Anyone with additional questions may contact Malia Windrow-Carlotto at (413) 499-9321 or email [email protected] guidelines are as follows:New/unwrapped toysNo toys with choking hazards for infants/toddlersNo toys replicating weaponsNo gift cards

Fulton County man arrested on welfare fraud charges

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 56-year-old male from Fulton County was arrested on Tuesday on charges including welfare fraud in the fourth degree. Police say Willard Bishop Jr. fraudulently obtained over $2,246 in benefits from the Fulton County Department of Social Services. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The arrest was made following a joint investigation by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office and the Fulton County Department of Social Services Investigative Unit. Other charges include grand larceny in the fourth degree and two counts of offering a false instrument to file in the first degree.Bishop was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant and arraigned at the City of Johnstown Court. He is due to reappear in court at a later date.

In courtroom faceoff, Michael Cohen says he was told to boost Trump's asset values 'arbitrarily'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen faced off with him at the former president's civil fraud trial Tuesday, testifying that he worked to boost asset values to "whatever number Trump told us to.”Five years after turning on a boss that he once pledged to “take a bullet” for, Cohen is a key witness in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit alleging that Trump and his company duped banks, insurers and others by giving them financial statements that inflated his wealth. “I was tasked by Mr. Trump to increase the total assets, based upon a number that he arbitrarily elected,” Cohen testified, saying that he and former Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg labored “to reverse-engineer the various different asset classes, increase those assets, in order to achieve a number that Mr. Trump had tasked us.”Asked what that number was, Cohen replied: “Whatever number Trump told us to.”Trump, who denies James' allegations, dismissed Cohen's account ...

Winterfest returns soon, plans announced for 2023 celebrations in St. Louis

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Winterfest, a growing St. Louis holiday tradition, will return soon for its eighth annual celebration. The "Festival of Lights" and ice skating are the big draws for this year's Winterfest events and activities. Winterfest runs from Nov. 18 to Dec. 31 at Kiener Plaza in Downtown St. Louis.Organizers expect the celebrations will bring tens of thousands to St. Louis over the course of several weeks. Rigazzi’s sold to local ownership group Winterfest has announced the following hours of operation: Fridays from 4-8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. Christmas Eve: noon to 6 p.m.  Dec. 26-31, 2023: Open daily from noon to 8 p.m. Winterfest officially kicks off with the Festival of Lights on Nov. 18, ushering in the holiday spirit by lighting a giant tree. Click here for more information.Also on the first day, runners can partake in the third annual Winterfest 5K and 1-mile Kids Fun Run through the Arch grounds. Click here for more information. Visitors can enjo...

PHOTOS: Broadway Halloween Parade 2023 in Denver

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

The sixth annual Broadway Halloween Parade hosted by the Broadway Merchants Association and Lucky District 7 Council office took over South Broadway in Denver on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Local businesses, organizations and community members filled the street with themed floats and costumed marchers.Related ArticlesEntertainment | The best place in Denver to get a costume for Halloween — or any other day of the year | Opinion Entertainment | Things to do this weekend: Spooky Halloween parade, bloody marys, flannel fest Entertainment | Itchy-O’s dark allure: 50-member group haunts Denver’s music events Entertainment | Things to do this weekend: Harvest festival, pumpkin beers, an art fair Entertainment | Ultimate guide to getting your house — and trick-or-treaters — ready for Halloween

CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders on sign-stealing in college football: “Everyone’s trying to get an edge”

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

BOULDER — Deion Sanders had two words for those coaches and fans wringing their hands about alleged sign-stealing in college football:“Stop it,”  the first-year CU Buffs coach and former NFL and MLB star said at his weekly news conference late Tuesday morning at CU’s Champions Center.And by “stop it,” Coach Prime referred to stopping a play that you already know is coming. In fact, Sanders seemed non-plussed about the allegations of sign theft levied against coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football program“I don’t know how accurate that stuff is,” Sanders said. “I mean, everybody’s trying to get an edge. Everyone’s trying to get an edge wherever they can.“You can have someone’s whole gameplan. They could mail it to you. You’ve still got to stop it.”Michigan is under NCAA investigation for an alleged off-campus sign-stealing operation. Wolverines analyst Connor Stalions bought tickets ...

WATCH: SNL pokes fun at Rep. Lauren Boebert’s groping incident at Denver theater

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

“Saturday Night Live” was off the air due to the SAG-AFTRA strike in September when Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of the “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver for causing a disturbance. But the show’s writers and comedians couldn’t let the Colorado politician live the incident down before cracking a few jokes.During this weekend’s “SNL” cold open, actor Mikey Day played a defeated Rep. Jim Jordan, soliciting condolences after failing in his bid to be elected House speaker. He receives a call from Rep. Boebert (Chloe Fineman) who suggests he just keep running.“Look Jim, things are going exactly as planned. Just keep running for speaker, and even if you don’t win, great. The government shuts down and we blow this whole thing up,” she says, before being interrupted by a hand that enters the frame and gropes her.“Stop, stop, stop,” Fineman says.“Sorry, are you out somewhere?” Day asks.“Yeah, I gotta go. I’m at the theater seeing ‘Aladdin,’” Fineman replies.Related ArticlesT...

Colorado weather: Prepare for wintry weekend as temps plummet to the low 20s by Sunday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

Denver metro residents should start preparing for a wintry weekend, with below-freezing temperatures and possible snow in the forecast.The first snow of the season could fall in Denver and temperatures will get into the low 20s this weekend as a cold front blows through the state.Temperatures will drop through the rest of the week, from highs in the 70s Tuesday and Wednesday to the 50s Friday and Saturday, then Sunday’s high is expected to be 35 degrees.Lows beginning Thursday night will drop to right around freezing; by Sunday, low temperatures could get as cold as 22 degrees.As the temperatures drop, Denver and most of the Interstate 25 corridor could get snow Saturday and Sunday.On Saturday, slight rain chances begin in the early afternoon, then late evening precipitation could be a mix of snow and rain. After 10 p.m., there is a chance of snow, and snow chances will continue through the day Sunday.Monday also has a slight chance of snow, but temperatures will warm up sligh...

California among dozens of states suing Meta, alleging its harmful to kids

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:23 GMT

Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.“Meta has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens. Its motive is profit, and in seeking to maximize its financial gains, Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its social media platforms,” the complaint says. “It has concealed the ways in which these platforms exploit and manipulate its most vulnerable consumers: teenagers and children.”In addition to the 33 states, nine other attorneys general are filing in their respective states, bringing the ...