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Kimberly Palmer: A fall financial cleanse could get your spending back on track

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

If summer is a season of spontaneity and indulgence, then fall offers a counterpoint: It’s a chance to get back on schedule, and back on budget.“Summer, with travel and no school, tends to be a really spendy time. The fall is a nice reset,” says Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, a certified financial planner and author of “The 30-Day Money Cleanse.”Gerstley says giving yourself a “money cleanse” offers a chance to carefully go over your spending and financial habits so you can make any necessary changes to end the year strong. With inflation and economic uncertainty in the background, that’s no easy task, but putting in the extra effort now can pay off.Here’s a step-by-step guide to a fall financial cleanse that could help get your budget on track for the rest of the year:START WITH A LOOK BACKNate Hoskin, a CFP and financial assistant at Brightside, a provider of financial wellness to employees, says the first step to a fall financial cleanse is to look backward, starting with your New Ye...

9/11 victims to be honored at memorial ceremony in Lower Manhattan

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Monday marks 22 years since thousands of people were killed in the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York City. Nearly 3,000 people died when 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four commercial airline planes, sending two of the planes into the Twin Towers and one into the Pentagon. The fourth crashed into a field in western Pennsylvania, never reaching the terrorists' intended target. Tribute in Light 2023: How the Manhattan skyline will mark 22 years In the two decades since the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, first responders who heroically spent time looking for people at ground zero, as well as those who spent months cleaning up the rubble, have dealt with serious and deadly health ailments, including cancer. Family members of 9/11 victims will gather Monday morning in Lower Manhattan to read aloud their names and honor a vow to never forget.

Monday Forecast: Temps in upper 60s with rain and few t-storms

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

CHICAGO — Mainly cloudy Monday with showers and a few thunderstorms. Winds: N 5-10. High: 68. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Mostly cloudy tonight and showers expected to continue. Winds: N 5-10 G20. Low: 56.Tuesday Forecast: Mostly cloudy, showers (especially near the lake), N 5-10 G20. High: 69.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts after nearly 2 months of quiet

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

HONOLULU (KHON) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting Sunday after a two-month pause, displaying glowing lava that is a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island.The Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the eruption was observed in the afternoon at the summit of Kilauea.The observatory said gases released by the eruption will cause volcanic smog downwind of Kilauea. People living near the park should try to avoid volcanic particles spewed into the air by the eruption, the observatory said.Visitors to the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park were advised of potential for a dusting of powdery to gritty ash due to the composition of volcanic glass and rock fragments.The volcano’s alert level was raised to warning status and the aviation color code went to red as scientists evaluate the eruption and associated hazards.In June, Kilauea erupted for several weeks, displaying fountains of red lava without threatening a...

Triple digit days end as rain chances ramp up

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Monday looks mostly dry during the day aside for a slim chance for an early evening storm. Our best rain chances Monday come mid-evening and overnight with storms dropping into the Hill Country. Storms likely fade before reaching the Austin Metro.Monday's highest rain chances will be in the Hill CountryTuesday's rain chances drop to just 10%, but we're still eying much wetter weather later in the week. NEW BLOG: Peak Atlantic hurricane season is here, what’s next? Our best chances for rain have been delayed a bit, but now appear to be late Thursday through Saturday. Rainfall totals for the next 7-days still appear to bring most of us 0.5"-1.5" of rain with localized amounts 2"+. The wettest weather and highest rainfall totals should fall in parts of the Hill Country.Rainfall Forecast through Saturday (GFS)Our long stretch of consistent 100º highs appears to be over! While today's high temperature will be close, we expect temperatures will confidently drop into the...

Hundreds participate in Capital Memorial Stair Climb

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 2023 Capital Memorial Stair Climb took place Sunday at 8:46 a.m. at the Empire State Plaza. The Capital Memorial Stair Climb is in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, first responders, and those who perished on that fateful day. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Hundreds took part in the stair climb event. Each climber wore a pair of tags including the photo and name of a first responder. At the end of the memorial climb, each participant hung one of the tags on the memorial and rang a bell to honor that hero. Participants climbed over 80 flights of stairs as part of the tribute.

Troy police respond to 1st Street stabbing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department responded to a stabbing near 1st Street shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday. Police say an adult male told Russell Sage Public Safety he had been injured after arguing with another person. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Police say the victim suffered a surface wound and declined further medical treatment. Information regarding the incident is limited at this time. Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Can I bill my housesitter for couch stains?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Jeremy and it's about housesitting. Here's his email: Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. Here's my issue. I had to leave on business for a couple of weeks and paid a local college-aged guy in the neighborhood a few hundred bucks to stay at my house and watch over the place. He was allowed to stay over, eat whatever he wanted, and was given free reign and trust. When I came back, however, I noticed that the couch I’d just paid over three-grand for had some major stain damage. Now, I’m wondering if it’s appropriate to bill him for cleaning it. It’s a light-colored fabric, and now it’s loaded with what looks like Cheeto dust, condiments, and fingerprint dirt. Any thoughts on this from anyone? Thanks.JeremyThis is a tough one. I've had people housesit my home before. Sometimes you come home, and your house is cleaner than when you left, and sometimes you come home and it's...

St. Charles County considering property tax freeze for senior citizens

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Charles County Council is set to vote on a property-tax freeze for seniors Monday night. If the bill passes, the county would become the first in the region to approve this kind of tax break. The measure that the St. Charles County Council is voting on would localize the one that the Missouri legislature passed earlier this year. Governor Mike Parson signed it into law.The new Missouri law allows individual counties to freeze property tax rates on the primary homes of people ages 62 and up. It would also create a tax credit to offset the cost of their property taxes and end state taxes on social security benefits starting in 2024.The proposed legislation also ends state taxes on social security benefits starting in 2024. The tax freeze would apply to all taxing jurisdictions located within St. Charles County. Think things like school districts and fire districts, not just the portion of a property tax bill that goes to the county itself. Tri My Be...

Police investigating fatal north St. Louis County crash

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:50:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One person is dead after a fatal crash in north St. Louis County. County police were called to the scene at Halls Ferry and Lucas-Hunt Roads around 11:00 p.m. SaturdayUpon arrival, officers found a pickup truck had hit a sedan when it was turning onto Lucas and Hunt Road. The driver of the pickup, along with the driver and one of the passengers in the sedan, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Once a St. Louis County subdivision, now a disc golf course One of the sedan passengers was declared dead at the scene. The police are still investigating.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.