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Local filmmaker Charlie Ainsworth wants to make the Twin Cities the ‘hotbed of Deaf Cinema’

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

Filmmaker Charlie Ainsworth is wearing an incredibly Charlie Ainsworth T-shirt: a bit niche, a bit nerdy, a bit sarcastic; all about Deaf cinema.“I vlogged before it was cool,” the shirt reads, next to a stylized photo illustration of a man whose crisply slicked hair and angular face stand in contrast to Ainsworth’s own wild shoulder-length curls and dark beard.The man on the shirt is George Veditz, one of the first people to capture American Sign Language on film. His 1913 recording, “Preservation of the Sign Language,” is essentially a 14-minute monologue by Veditz himself, in ASL, on the development and ongoing importance of signed communication. It’s become a bedrock of Deaf history.But 110 years later, Deaf filmmaking is still an underdeveloped genre.Ainsworth, himself a prominent deaf filmmaker, hopes to change that.The St. Paul native is the founder of Angry Deaf People Productions, an indie film company. His short films, including “Hamburger Airplane” and “How To Caption You...

Troy Police investigating 5th Avenue shooting

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department announced they are investigating a shooting that occurred on December 10. The incident took place on Fifth Avenue. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! On Sunday at 1:30 a.m., police responded to 445 Fifth Avenue following reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers observed multiple people fleeing the area. The initial investigation yielded evidence of a shooting on the nearby sidewalk, but no victims or suspects were found near the scene. Police later located a victim that had been transported to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. Highland man sentenced to 56 years on rape charges The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Troy Police Department at (518)270-4421.

How living snow fences help keep snow off New York roads

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- During the winter, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) works to remove fallen snow from the roads. After the snow is initially plowed off the roads, snowdrifts, which are mounds of snow that the wind pushes onto roads and highways, can cause major problems. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "Fine drifts can refreeze on pavements to form treacherous, unexpected patches of ice," said NYSDOT. "Moderate drifts can slow one side of a car, sending it into a spin. In the extreme, deep drifts may accumulate and make a road impassable, unless frequent plowing is done."How does NYSDOT try to prevent these snowdrifts? Sometimes plowed snow built up on the side of the road is enough to stop the wind from carrying snow into the road. Other times, forests can shield fallen snow from being picked up by the wind. In some cases, if there is a large area along the side of a road without any vegetation or large ...

Things of My Very Own seeks new clothing donations

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Saturday, December 16, Schalmont High School student volunteers will collect donations for the special one-day clothing drive for Things of My Very Own. The clothing drive will be held at the Dunkin' at 1128 Duanesburg Road from 10 a.m. to noon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Things of My Very Own is an organization that provides crisis intervention services to children who have been abused or neglected. The organization accepted a $3,000 donation from Dunkin' at the end of November."We are proud that Dunkin’ has recognized the ongoing needs of children in crisis in our area,” said Things of My Very Own Founder Rayn Boncie. “More than that, our local franchisees have committed themselves to changing the world around them, one child at a time. We thank Dunkin’ and the Teixeira family for their generosity.” Union College offering expedited transfer application to St. Rose Students Things of My Very Own is...

Great-aunt sentenced to 36 years in prison for beating 8-year-old Denver boy to death

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

The woman who pleaded guilty to beating her 8-year-old great-nephew to death in October has been sentenced to 36 years in prison in Denver District Court.Susan Baffour, a 63-year-old woman from Denver, pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse, a Class 2 Felony, on Oct. 16 — a plea deal that dropped the charge of first-degree murder from her case, according to the district court case file.On Nov. 27, Denver District Judge Alex Myers sentenced Baffour to 36 years in prison, 5 years of mandatory parole and $1,928.50 in monetary fines. Myers could have sentenced Baffour to a maximum 48 years in prison.“Dametrious Wilson’s death was a terrible tragedy for his family and friends and for the entire City of Denver,” District Attorney Beth McCann said in an emailed statement. “This sentence all but ensures that Susan Baffour will never be able to hurt anyone again. I want to thank the prosecutors and investigators in my office, as well as the detectives with the De...

Colorado wants to curtail use of gas-powered lawn equipment in bid to clean the air. But how far will state go?

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

Colorado wants to curtail the use of gas-powered lawnmowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers and other hand-held lawn and garden equipment, but just how expansive those restrictions will be rests with an eight-member commission charged with regulating air pollution in the state.On Wednesday, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission will consider two proposals — including a potential ban on the sale of new gas-powered lawn equipment along the Front Range — as part of its efforts to clean the air. One proposal was created by a state agency, the Air Pollution Control Division, and the other was written by a nonprofit whose board is appointed by the governor: the Regional Air Quality Council.Gas-powered lawn and garden equipment contributes to the poor air quality along the Front Range because those tools release tons of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides — two key ingredients in the ground-level ozone pollution that is particularly bad on hot summer days, when ...

Woman riding in car struck by DPD officer will receive $145,000 city settlement

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

The Denver City Council is set to approve a $145,000 settlement Monday with a woman who suffered a concussion and other injuries in a vehicle crash with a Denver police officer’s SUV.In the January 2020 evening incident, the car the woman was riding in was forced off the road in the 300 block of North Federal Boulevard, crashing into the Columbine Steak House and Lounge. Denver police officer Thomas Moen had attempted to make a right turn from the middle lane of northbound Federal in his department SUV and struck the sedan, which was in the right lane, according to a complaint filed by Tanya Martinez Perez’s attorney earlier this year.The sedan was forced off the road where it collided with a parked car, crossed over the sidewalk and hit the building, coming to a stop. The complaint cites the building’s address as 300 N. Federal Blvd., which is where Columbine is located.Related ArticlesPolitics | Woman killed in overnight shooting in Denver Politic...

AP All-America football team 2023: CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter named to first team; CSU’s Dallin Holker, Air Force’s Trey Taylor honored

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday.Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors last week after accounting for 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards of offense this season.He was joined in the backfield by Missouri’s Cody Schrader, a sixth-year running back and former Division II player who leads the nation at 124.9 rushing yards per game.The other sixth-year player of the AP first team was North Carolina State linebacker Payton Wilson, who won the Chuck Bednarik Award as national defensive player of the year.Kansas State guard Cooper Beebe, edge rushers Laiatu Latu from UCLA and Jalen Green from James Madison, and Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat were the other fifth-year players to make the first team.College players who were in school during the 2020 pandemic season were granted ...

Woman killed in overnight shooting in Denver

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

One person died Monday morning and another is in the hospital after an overnight shooting in Denver, police said.The Denver Police Department announced just after 10 a.m. that a woman had died of her injuries at a hospital and that they were investigating the shooting near the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 2nd Avenue as a homicide.Police officers found the woman when they responded to the shooting, according to a 12:29 a.m. Monday post on X.The woman was taken to the hospital by paramedics while officers remained at the scene for the investigation and to develop suspect information, the department’s post stated.Detectives also learned another victim went to the hospital on their own. That person’s injuries are not clear, and details about their identity, including their age and gender, were not available.Anyone with information should contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or file an anonymous report online.This is a developing story and w...

Colorado Rapids trade Andrew Gutman to Chicago Fire for left back Miguel Navarro, sources say

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:21:53 GMT

With a trade window and free agency opening this week, the Colorado Rapids wasted no time getting back to business on Monday.The Rapids executed a trade that sent defender Andrew Gutman to his hometown team, the Chicago Fire, in exchange for Venezuelan international Miguel Navarro and $450,000 in General Allocation Money, league sources confirmed.Gutman, 27, arrived in Commerce City this past summer from Atlanta United and established himself as a rock-solid defender in a position of need. After the season, Colorado exercised his option but did not sign him to a new contract before the trade. The deal was first reported by Men in Red, a Chicago Fire blog, that Gutman will sign a new deal with the Fire through the 2026 season.The Rapids continued the trend of staying young, with Navarro set to turn 25 in February. Navarro will not occupy an international roster spot because of a green card he received in March 2021. Colorado will take on his contract — a deal that runs through ...