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Things to do in the North Country this weekend: Oct. 20-22

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This weekend in the North Country, Halloween spooks come to new places, with a haunted house at the Aviation Mall. The spirit of the season is even coming to the world of sports, with a festive soccer tournament coming to Fort Ann's local sports complex. On Saturday, athletes unite for the New York Special Olympics' annual Fall Games. Here's what's happening in Glens Falls, Lake George, and more across the weekend of Oct. 20-22. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Fort AnnBooTown Halloween HauntEvery weekend in OctoberHaunted cemetery of scares and creepy clowns, with an interactive zombie huntBooTown, 11225 Route 149$20 per personCauldron CupSaturday, Oct. 217v7 soccer tournament for ages 7 to 14Golden Goal Sports Park, 495 Goodman RoadGlens FallsSpecial Olympics New York Fall GamesFriday-Saturday, Oct. 20-21Opening ceremonies Friday, with games Saturday across Glens Falls, Saratoga, QueensburyOpening ...

Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon to perform at 8th Step

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 8th Step at Proctors Theatre announced they will be hosting a performance by folk artists Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon. The show is scheduled for October 27. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Paxton and McCutcheon have each released over 40 studio albums. Both singer-songwriters have also received multiple Grammy Awards nominations across their multi-decade careers. The show will commemorate the launch of Paxton and McCutcheon's collaboration album, titled "Together", which released on October 13. The concert is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. ‘Dancing with the Stars: Live!’ coming to Proctors Proctors Theatre is located at 432 State Street in Schenectady. You can buy tickets online by visiting the venue's website.

Starving, dead dogs found at Missouri breeder

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS — The Humane Society of Missouri rescued 43 hungry dogs and retrieved the bodies of nine deceased dogs from a property in Douglas County, Missouri. These dogs are Shiba Inus of varying ages and health conditions, and they are currently receiving emergency medical care and health assessments.The dogs came from a property where the owner was a commercial breeder. Those still alive were found to be starving and suffering from various injuries and health issues. The Douglas County Sheriff issued an order to remove the dogs from the property and temporarily place them under the care of HSMO, leading to their rescue. A formal custody hearing will be conducted at the Douglas County Court in Ava, Missouri, on November 9 at 9 a.m. Teen and young woman shot while in car downtown, police investigating HSMO's Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT) responded to the situation after the Douglas County Sheriff's Department intervened. Shortly after, at least one of the dogs captured on October...

Get ready to tee off and tie the knot at Magic Mini Golf in St. Louis

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The entire staff is ordained and can legally marry guests at this new location created by a famous local developer. This is a venue for families and friends to gather, play mini golf, host parties, and celebrate weddings. Developer Joe Edwards' latest project, Magic Mini Golf, is set to open on Friday, October 20. It is a one-of-a-kind indoor mini golf, shuffleboard, and Ferris wheel attraction located in St. Louis' Delmar Loop. Magic Mini Golf, has a "Magic Wedding Chapel", making it a unique place in St. Louis for weddings and vow renewals. The entire staff is ordained and can legally officiate weddings. Magic Mini Golf features 18 holes of miniature golf, two full-size shuffleboard courts, a stage and a projection screen that can be used for entertainment, a 5-car Ferris wheel from the Muny Opera, as well as pinball and arcade games. Being indoors, it will remain open throughout all seasons and in any weather.  Sex offender banned from rec centers aft...

Hi-Pointe Drive-In opens in Edwardsville, Thursday

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Hi-Pointe Drive-In, a burger and sandwich joint created by the team behind Sugarfire Smokehouse and Chicken Out, is set to open its first location in Edwardsville on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m.The restaurant is best known for its smash burgers, sandwiches, and shakes. The new location is at 6147 Trace Pkwy Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025. Hi-Pointe Edwardsville will operate seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.Guests can try a rotating menu of over-the-top burger specials and collaborations with local restaurants, including:Send Noods: A double smashburger stacked on a ramen noodle patty with field greens, nestled between crab Rangoon buns and drizzled with sweet and sour sauce.Belly Clarkson: A double smashburger served with fried pork belly, lettuce, tomato, and smothered with bacon fat aioli, all served on a potato bun.Snoop Hoggy Dogg: An all-beef Wagyu dog topped with pulled pork, mac and cheese, bacon bits, and BBQ sauce.Guests can enjoy a variety of ho...

Brittish Williams, from 'Basketball Wives' to legal challenges

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A former Basketball Wives reality TV star and St. Louis radio personality, Brittish "Cierrah" Williams, is set to be sentenced.Williams, 33, originally from St. Louis, gained recognition for her appearances on the reality television show "Basketball Wives LA." She made her debut in season three, which aired on February 17, 2014. She also appeared in the most recent season, which aired earlier this year. Teen and young woman shot while in car downtown, police investigating She was previously engaged to Lorenzo Gordon, but their relationship ended due to his cheating. The couple even sought help on "Marriage Boot Camp" in an attempt to mend their issues, but they have since separated. They share a five-year-old daughter named Dash.Williams is currently facing sentencing for fraud charges after pleading guilty in May to 15 felony charges stemming from various fraud schemes. They include five counts of misuse of a Social Security number, four counts of bank fraud, three co...

State, Pueblo offer up to $40M to entice global wind-energy company

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

The Colorado Economic Development Commission has approved up to roughly $23 million in incentives to persuade a multinational producer of wind turbine blades to open a plant in Pueblo that is expected to create 2,308 jobs.The project, repeatedly called “incredible” in the EDC meeting Thursday, is referred to as “Project Danish” to protect the company’s confidentiality as it considers where to locate. Colorado is competing with sites in Texas and North Dakota.Pueblo County economic development and local government leaders are offering incentives, abatements and grants as enticement. Jeff Shaw, president and CEO of the Pueblo Economic Development Corp., said the package will be “well in excess of $20 million.”The company has operations in or close to major wind energy markets, with more than 10 production facilities and technology hubs on four continents, said Michelle Hadwiger with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, o...

Metro Denver apartment market maintains its balance in third quarter

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

Metro Denver’s apartment market held steady in the third quarter with both rents and the vacancy rate essentially flat, according to a quarterly update from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.The region’s apartment vacancy rate dropped to 5.4% in the third quarter from 5.5% in the second quarter, despite the addition of 2,812 new apartments.The average rent was $1,888 a month, up $18 or 1% from where it was a year earlier. The median rent was $1,810, up $19 a month from the third quarter of 2022.“The market has been stable through Q3, with steady rates for both vacancy and rental rates,” said Mark Williams, executive vice president for the AAMD in comments accompanying the report. “As the vast majority of costs are increasing all around us, to have rental rates so flat is good news for renters.”Smaller rent increases should eventually help bring down the overall consumer inflation rate, which was running at a 5.4% annual rate in September in metro Denver, accordin...

Colorado’s Keystone Resort cuts back on night skiing hours in 2023-24

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

Keystone Resort is one of the few Colorado destinations where the shredding doesn’t stop when the sun goes down.Since 1985, Keystone has offered night skiing; however, the resort has gradually scaled back the days and hours, a company spokesman said, due to a drop-off in demand — and will do so again during the 2023-24 season.Related ArticlesOutdoors | Copper will keep free day parking at Alpine Lot for 2023-24 ski season, will charge for overnight Outdoors | South Broadway outdoor consignment shop gearing up for first ski season Outdoors | 10 ways to get cheap ski and snowboard gear in Colorado Outdoors | One of Colorado’s coolest opening-day ski traditions has nothing to do with skiing Outdoors | Silverton ski area’s new owners plan to keep the backcountry focus that makes it unique Night skiing will run from 4 to 7 p.m. on most Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as on holidays, co...

Police arrest suspect in deadly Wilmington hit-and-run

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:33:13 GMT

Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the hit-and-run incident that occurred in Wilmington on July 3.Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department initially responded to the scene, located at 710 N. Fries Avenue, near a Food 4 Less grocery store, at around 9:10 p.m. on reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian, police told KTLA.LAFD personnel at the scene of a fatal accident, a possible hit-and-run, in Wilmington on July 3, 2023. (RMG News)Bystanders at the scene of a fatal accident, a possible hit-and-run, in Wilmington July 3, 2023. (RMG News)Police on the scene of a fatal accident, a possible hit-and-run, in Wilmington July 3, 2023. (RMG News)Police on the scene of a fatal accident, a possible hit-and-run, in Wilmington July 3, 2023. (RMG News)Police and bystanders at the scene of a fatal accident, a possible hit-and-run, in Wilmington July 3, 2023. (RMG News)Photo of Juan Aeryan, 36, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver while lighting off fireworks in the st...