Twins expect Jose Miranda at third on Opening Day

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Twins expect Jose Miranda at third on Opening Day In his first game back at third base this spring, Jose Miranda didn’t have any groundball opportunities. In his second game, just one, so the infielder hasn’t had much of a chance to really test out his sore right shoulder in game action.Minnesota Twins first baseman Jose Miranda scoops a grounder off the bat of Los Angeles Angels’ Matt Thaiss for an out in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept 25, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)But it’s gotten progressively better this spring to the point where manager Rocco Baldelli thinks the 24-year-old will be at his natural position come Opening Day on Thursday. Miranda spent most of the spring serving as the team’s designated hitter before only recently starting to play the field again.“Obviously I’m not going to say it feels incredible, 100 percent right now, but it’s going to keep improving,” Miranda said. “As of right now, it feels pretty good.”It’ll take daily maintenance and work in the trainer’s r...

St. Paul, Minneapolis to lift parking restrictions Wednesday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

St. Paul, Minneapolis to lift parking restrictions Wednesday The cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis will lift winter parking restrictions at 8 a.m. Wednesday.As a historic winter snowfall began narrowing streets and making passage for emergency vehicles difficult-to-impossible, Minneapolis implemented one-sided parking on Jan. 25, and and St. Paul did the same on March 10.St. Paul Public Works officials said milder weather has allowed the snow pack to melt, returning streets to closer-to-normal conditions.“We realize that putting in place additional parking restrictions was a challenge for many residents who need on-street parking,” said Sean Kershaw, St. Paul Director of Public Works, in a written statement. “Our plow and emergency vehicle drivers appreciated residents’ compliance so they could continue to safely access and clear our streets this winter.”This is Minnesota, and a surprise late-season snowfall could yet trigger a new snow emergency. St. Paul officials encourage residents to sign up for text and email alerts and use the snow em...

Dollar General opens Latham location

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Dollar General opens Latham location LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Dollar General has officially opened a new location at 638 Columbia Street Extension in Latham. The store is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Dollar General stores include food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more. The new Latham location also includes new home décor and an expanded party preparation selection.“At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Latham store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location,” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. PDT Market opens in Saratoga Springs To honor the opening of the new location, Dollar...

Albany Med and police detail lockdown incident response

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Albany Med and police detail lockdown incident response ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Albany Medical Center administration and Albany Police are pleased with the execution of emergency protocols following Tuesday's incident involving a barricaded suspect with a gun."As of yesterday, there wasn’t really any advanced warning that this was going to happen. I think that retrospectively, we’ll all look back and try to figure out whether or not there was any subtle sign," said Dr. Peter Paige, Albany Med's General Director.“I think that probably one of the biggest keys to success, and how this event was handled yesterday, was the prompt activation of code silver,” Paige added.Code silver is used when there is a potentially armed assailant in the hospital.Albany Police Public Information Officer Steve Smith said the department’s highly trained Emergency Services Team was able to make entry through the barricaded door, and they got to work ensuring the safety of everyone involved—patients, hospital staff, and the people in the room with the suspect.“...

West Side Sports Bar to be on 'America's Best Restaurants'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

West Side Sports Bar to be on 'America's Best Restaurants' SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- West Side Sports Bar, located at 112 Congress Street in Saratoga Springs, is set to be featured on "America's Best Restaurants." The show will be visiting the restaurant on April 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "America's Best Restaurants" is a national media and marketing company focusing on local, independently-owned restaurants. During the visit to West Side Sports Bar, popular dishes will be highlighted, along with an on-camera interview with owner Dave Harmon.In 2022, Harmon opened The Stadium Café at 389 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, but the eatery later closed. In 2005, he opened West Side Sports Bar. Capital Region Restaurant Rundown: March 20-24 “The people love the place; it’s got big windows,” said Harmon. He also added that the restaurant is popular during racing season at the Saratoga Race Course. Harmon said West Side is best known for its buffalo-...

Advocates call for THC Potency Tax Repeal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Advocates call for THC Potency Tax Repeal ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--With the budget deadline looming, members of the Cannabis Association of New York are making a final push to have their priorities added in the state budget.At the New York State Capitol on Tuesday, advocates were calling on the legislature to repeal the THC potency tax, something Senator Jeremy Cooney supports."Now, under the current law in New York State, a product that has a higher potency or a higher percentage of THC— could be an edible, could be a smokable product, that would actually be charged at a higher dollar amount than other types of products. What we are trying to do is recognize that we don’t tax based on the type of product it is," explained Cooney.Advocates say the repeal would make the adult-use market more competitive."If we don’t pass this tax reform now, it will probably be too late because it could wait for years potentially and by that point, the prices will be so high that people will continue shopping at the illegal stores and bypassin...

Washington University study shows Paxlovid can reduce or prevent long COVID symptoms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Washington University study shows Paxlovid can reduce or prevent long COVID symptoms ST. LOUIS – A new study found Paxlovid not only protects you from the immediate effects of COVID0-19, but it also prevents long-term effects on just about every organ in the body.For six months, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine studied 35,000 people who took the antiviral medication Paxlovid right after they got sick, and more than 200,000 others who didn't take it.Doctors found Paxlovid increased your long-term protection from COVID complications by 26%. It reduced the risk of heart problems, stroke, fatigue, brain fog, and more.Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly and his team studied about 80 adverse health outcomes associated with long COVID.

Why recognizing, treating depression should be a staple of pediatric care

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Why recognizing, treating depression should be a staple of pediatric care ST. LOUIS – A new way of combating teen depression is working. It focuses on pediatricians and making sure teens have follow-up care. A team of researchers at Washington University here in St. Louis is behind it.The CDC reports teenagers' feelings of sadness and hopelessness are higher than ever among teenagers, especially girls. A mental health crisis compounded by a pandemic and a shortage of psychiatrists and therapists are adding to the problem.Pediatrician Katie Plax knew something had to be done differently. She and her team with the Washington University pediatric and adolescent ambulatory research consortium spent five years collecting date on a solution. They partnered with pediatricians in the community and trained them how to spot anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.Pediatricians are often the first ones to spot a problem. They key to their research was the success doctors experienced when they did follow up care.Doctors asked questions such as, did your p...

Englewood man, 81, suspected of killing wife, daughter with an ax

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Englewood man, 81, suspected of killing wife, daughter with an ax An 81-year-old man in Englewood has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife and daughter with an ax after he called police and reported they had been murdered, police said.Media Release Homicide Investigation pic.twitter.com/lxlu3S4U0x— Englewood Police Department (@PoliceEnglewood) March 28, 2023About 6 p.m. Saturday, Reginald Maclaren called police and said that his wife and daughter had been “murdered,” that he knew the suspect and the suspect had used a hammer, according to an Englewood Police Department news release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Englewood resident suspected of killing spouse, adult child, police say Crime and Public Safety | Teen killed in shooting outside Aurora mall Crime and Public Safety | Juvenile shot in Longmont crashes vehicle, dies at hospital Crime and Public Safety | Opinion: Save guns until 21. Save lives. Crime and Public Safety | Murder ...

Broncos CEO Greg Penner: Under coach Sean Payton, Denver “teed up to be a very different team next year”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:08 GMT

Broncos CEO Greg Penner: Under coach Sean Payton, Denver “teed up to be a very different team next year” PHOENIX — Sean Payton’s team won’t start playing for more than five months, but the new Broncos head coach has already made a clear impact on the franchise in his boss’ eyes.“He immediately set a different tone coming into the building,” CEO Greg Penner told a small group of reporters at the league’s spring ownership meetings here Tuesday. “As a head coach probably the most important thing that you do is the staff that you hire and right away he came in and he’s built a staff that’s diverse. And I mean diverse across multiple dimensions — it’s age, you’ve got everyone from (75-year-old assistant head coach) Mike Weshtoff to (28-year-old quarterbacks coach) Davis Webb, diverse backgrounds from different coaching trees and perspectives — and that’s probably the most impressive thing.”The first football season under the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group did not go the way anybody expected when they closed on the acquisition of the club in August. It culminated in the firing of first...