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Schenectady man pleads guilty to child porn charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday, Rodolpho Bogado, 39, pled guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography. Bogado faces at least five years and up to 20 years in prison and will also be required to register as a sex offender. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Bogado admitted to downloading and receiving video files depicting child pornography through a file-sharing service. He also admitted to having over 300 videos and image files of child porn.Sentencing is scheduled for October 11, 2023. In addition to a prison sentence, Bogado faces at least five years and up to a life term of post-imprisonment supervised release.

Schenectady man sentenced to 18 years for rape

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Schenectady man was sentenced to 18 years determinate after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree rape. Keith Solana, 28, admitted to having sexual intercourse with a child under 13 years old. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Solana was also sentenced to 20 years of post-release supervision and will have to register as a sex offender. A full stay-away order of protection was issued for the victim. According to the indictment, the child was 12 years old at the time. The defendant was known to the victim. The victim disclosed the sexual assault during an interview at the Schenectady Child Advocacy Center.

Push to prevent the Hudson River

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- An energy company by the name of Holtec plans on disposing radioactive chemicals into the Hudson River in coming months. In the last days of session, advocates are asking the Governor to sign legislation to prevent this from happening. Advocates took to the halls of the capitol chanting, "What do we want? Clean water! When do we want it? Now!" They say, the Hudson River is not a sewer and the practice of dumping radioactive chemicals into these waters, must come to an end. The disposal is part of Holtec’s plans to decommission the Indian Point Power Plant, located just north of New York City.  Law enforcement seeking help investigating 2018 death "We want to be sure that our neighborhoods, that our water, that our Hudson River remains clean and as pristine as possible and that’s why we really want to make sure that nothing bad gets dumped into the Hudson if there are other alternatives," said James Creighton, Deputy Supervisor and Town Councilman i...

The history of Saratoga County's Bacon Hill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

BACON HILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga County History Center recently released its second video of its series titled “Forgotten Crossroads of Saratoga County.” The video focused on Bacon Hill, a farming community in the town of Northumberland. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Bacon Hill is a community that was settled over 200 years ago. Generations later, many families that settled in the area are still living and farming there today.The video was made possible with funding secured from the Clear Echo Farm, King Brothers Dairy, King Wealth Management Group, Thomas Poultry Farm, Stonebridge Iron and Steel, Inc., and Welcome Stock Farm. All of this information can be found in the “Bacon Hill: A Forgotten Crossroads" video on YouTube.Founding familiesIn 1794, Lathrop Pope and Ebenezer Bacon arrived in what was first called Fiddler's Corners or Fiddletown. Bacon opened a tavern and a store on 63 acres and Lathrop opened...

St. Clare's pensioners' hearing to have case in state court set for June 14

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In about a week, a judge could rule on a group of St. Clare's pensioners’ motion to have their case heard in state court. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Diocese of Albany, accused of violating its obligations when the pensioners lost some or all of their benefits, has said it will not stop the pensioners from having their case decided by the New York State Supreme Court in Schenectady County.“I’m thrilled that, finally, after five years, they’re agreeing to something moving forward, instead of delay, delay, delay," said Mary Hartshorne, Chair of the St. Clare's Pension Recovery Alliance.This, in essence, walks back the hold on the pensioners’ lawsuit from when the Diocese filed for bankruptcy in March. A committee of five St. Clare’s pensioners, not including Hartshorne, filed the motion in the bankruptcy proceeding to lift the automatic stay so it could be heard in state court wher...

Astrud Gilberto, singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Astrud Gilberto has died at age 83. The Brazilian singer, songwriter, and entertainer's off-hand English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not provide additional details. Born in Salvador, Bahia and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto became an overnight, unexpected superstar in 1964, thanks to knowing just enough English to be recruited by the makers of “Getz/Gilberto,” the classic bossa nova album featuring saxophonist Stan Getz and her then-husband, singer-songwriter-guitarist João Gilberto. LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning “The Girl from Ipanema,” the wistful ballad written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, was already a hit in South America. But “Getz/Gilberto” producer ...

Oregon, investor in Fox Corp., investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's attorney general announced Monday she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the 2020 presidential election. Such claims just cost the broadcaster almost $800 million in a lawsuit. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Also joining the investigation is Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read, who oversees the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, which owns more than 250,000 shares of Fox stock. Both Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Read are Democrats.“Treasurer Read and I believe that Fox’s board of directors breached its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims that Dominion and Smartmatic rigged the 2020 presidential election,” Rosenblum said. “We hope to hold the board accountable and protect the long-term value of Oregon’s investment in Fox Corp.” LGBTQ+ Americans...

Cows, pallets of Bud Ice beer removed from Missouri bridge crash scene

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

ROCHEPORT, Mo. -- Beer and cattle contributed to the frustration as crews spent hours clearing a crash on the Missouri River bridge west of Columbia.The highway reopened around 3:45 p.m.The crash involved a loaded cattle trailer, a pickup, and at least four other vehicles. It forced emergency crews to close the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 before 11 a.m. Eastbound traffic was down to one lane because of emergency responders helping clear the the crash.Missouri River Bridge Crash Update:These are pictures of the crash scene provided by @BooneCountyFire. At least five vehicles are involved, including a loaded cattle trailer. More information will be provided as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/ey4KgSHUUY— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) June 6, 2023Wrecker crews worked through the afternoon to untangle and remove the vehicles involved in the crash.They also had to unload the cattle from the hauler before it could be moved out of the way. The process took so long that other...

Bear sighting confirmed in Randolph County, Illinois

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

EVANSVILLE, Ill. – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a reported black bear sighting that occurred over the weekend near Evansville.A resident called sheriff’s deputies at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to report seeing a bear. Authorities eventually verified the claim.The sheriff’s office is encouraging people not to approach the bear if they come into contact with the animal. People are also being asked to secure their trash bins, since bears are known to occasionally rummage for food. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW According to online resource Bear Wise, bear sightings in June are usually one of three scenarios: bear yearlings leaving the den to go out on their own, bear mothers with their new cubs, or adult bears searching for a m...

A Colorado man’s dog ran off after his wife died. It survived 5 weeks in the Rocky Mountains before being rescued by a hiker.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:11:32 GMT

New to Breckenridge, Zach Hackett was exploring on the trails on Peak 4 behind his new apartment last month when he heard a single, “Yip.”Related ArticlesColorado News | Stolen llama found dead in Larimer County Colorado News | All three Boulder County Fairgrounds osprey chicks are hatched and healthy Colorado News | Yearling moose spotted in Boulder relocated to Larimer County Colorado News | Pair of critically endangered Amur leopard cubs born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Colorado News | Mountain lion euthanized after swatting girl in face inside chicken coop near Buena Vista If not for that small cry, Hackett probably never would have spotted Riley, a 9-year-old sheltie that somehow survived five weeks through Colorado’s wintry conditions. But there, off trail where Hackett had just happened to wander, the small black-and-white dog sat among the downed trees, emaciated and hardly able to move.“He had no e...