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Therapy Players: Chicago's All-Psychotherapist Comedy Improv Troupe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

They say a laughter is the best medicine - well a group of therapists are taking that saying to a whole new and literal level. The Therapy Players are an improv group made up of psychotherapists. They just celebrated their 10th anniversary of performing. Joining Spotlight Chicago to educate us on the benefits of improv on our mental health is founding member and clinical psychologist Dr. David Carbonell. 847-481-5251TherapyPlayers.comFacebook: Therapy PlayersInstagram & Twitter: @TherapyPlayersSpotlight Chicago airs weekdays on WGN from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m

VIDEO: Bear breaks into Connecticut home, raids freezer for lasagna

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

BARKHAMSTED, Conn. (WTNH) – Talk about a dine and dash!A bear was caught on security cameras breaking into Helena Houlis' house in Barkhamsted last week, roaming around before zeroing in on her refrigerator.What was it in the mood for? Leftover lasagna from her restaurant, Ana's Kitchen in Simsbury. Surveillance video shows the bear, with brightly-colored tags in both ears and an apparent tracking color around its neck, amble into the kitchen and walk straight to the refrigerator.Standing on its hind legs, the bruin burglar uses its front paws to pull out the freezer section below the refrigerator's doors, accessing the food so effortlessly it looked like a practiced move. Female frogs fake death to evade unwanted male attention, study shows Taking the bag of lasagna in its jaws, the bear steps neatly onto the extended freezer drawer, using it as a stool to hop out of the tight, open window to the deck.Bear sightings aren't rare in Barkhamsted, with 137 reported to the Connecticu...

Terror alert raised to highest level in Brussels after 2 people shot dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in the capital late Monday after the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels that Prime Minister Alexander De Croo linked to terrorism. The gunman remained at large.The killings happened some 3 miles (5 kilometers) from a stadium where over 35,000 fans were watching a Belgium-Sweden soccer match, Belgium's anti-terror center said. The match was abandoned halfway through.“The population needs to be actively vigilant and avoid any unnecessary travel,” anti-terror center spokeswoman Laura Demullier said, adding that the top priority for authorities was to get the thousands of fans safely out of the King Baudouin Stadium.The center also said that the terror alert for the rest of the country was raised to its second-highest level. Raising the terror level in the capital to the top 4 rating means that a “threat is extremely serious.” It previously stood at 2, which means the threat was average.Supporters lit...

White House says they have 'deep commitment' to Israel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) -- The White House says President Biden spoke to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend and expressed his unwavering support for Israel.Biden postponed a planned trip to Colorado, staying in Washington to meet with security officials to discuss the situation in the Middle East. Biden is also considering a trip to Israel as a show of support."You always have the support of the United States," said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. "(There's a) deep commitment to Israel's right and obligation to defend itself and defend its people."Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal says there are concerns that the war could grow beyond the current conflict between Israel and Hamas."The United States is doing everything possible behind the scenes through diplomacy, as well as overtly by sending two carrier strike forces to that region to deter any effort to take advantage of the turmoil," he said.Nearly all U.S. lawmakers agree on providing ongoing suppor...

Truck traffic restricted on part of Hamilton Pool Road

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Travis County officials announced Monday a new order that prohibits through truck traffic along a specific portion of Hamilton Pool Road, just west of Hamilton Pool Preserve. Officials cited safety reasons as cause for the change. The restricted area runs from 2,740 west to 1,677 east of the Pedernales River crossing, depicted below.Hamilton Pool Road through truck traffic restriction zone (Courtesy: Travis County)Travis County officials led both engineering and traffic investigations in the restricted area before enacting the new order. Signs have been installed on Hamilton Pool Road to alert motorists of the change, per a Monday release.The Texas Department of Transportation has also added signs on TxDOT-maintained roads that lead to Hamilton Pool Road, the release added.“The safety of our constituents on Travis County roads will always be a priority for me and my colleagues on the Commissioners Court,” Travis County Commissioner Ann Howard said in th...

Timberwolves analyst Jim Petersen has prostate cancer removed, still plans on calling team’s regular-season opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

The Timberwolves play one of their two preseason games that will be broadcasted by the local Bally Sports North crew on Tuesday, when they play host to Israeli squad Maccabi at Target Center.Analyst Jim Petersen will not be on the call.Petersen will miss both preseason broadcasts as he recovers from his Oct. 11 surgery to remove his discovered prostate cancer.“I did have cancer. It’s gone now,” Petersen told Chad Hartman on a WCCO radio appearance Monday. “They took it out. Hopefully, it stays away.”Petersen has had heart issues in the past, noting he has been “poked and prodded” over the past three years. But not included any time recently was a prostate-specific antigen test.That may not have been something Petersen got anytime soon had it not been for his close friend, Vincent Harris. Harris has battled prostate cancer for the past year. He and Petersen talk often as Petersen continues to support Harris throughout his battle. It was Harris who encouraged Petersen to have his pros...

Wild lose another one: Matt Boldy week to week with upper-body injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

MONTREAL — The Wild weren’t going to get through the season without injuries but it would have been nice not to start the parade to the training room so early.After losing captain Jared Spurgeon to an upper-body injury in the penultimate preseason game, the Wild are suddenly without one of their best forwards after Matt Boldy was injured in Saturday’s 7-4 loss at Toronto.As a result, the Wild will skate with 11 forwards in Tuesday’s 6 p.m. puck drop against the Canadiens at Bell Centre.“It’s tough, obviously, but it happens to every team,” coach Dean Evason said after an afternoon practice Monday. “We need to step up in both his and Spurgy’s absence, obviously. It’ll be a really good test for us.”Boldy is officially week to week with an upper-body injury suffered when he was knocked to the ice by Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly midway through the third period on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. The second-line winger had just scored his first goal of the season in the second perio...

Saratoga Hospital to hold armed aggressor/active shooter training

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Staff at the Saratoga Hospital are undergoing armed aggressor/active shooter training. Presentations and exercises will help staff develop reaction skills in emergencies and times of crisis. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Drills will include a scenario involving a person with a gun at the facilities. Training will be held at locations in Malta, Wilton, and Saratoga. Hospital officials say that the training has been in the works for several months.Saratoga Hospital recently dealt with an incident involving an armed aggressor. Two hospital staff were stabbed while performing their duties but have been treated and released from medical care.

Former Columbia County Chamber of Commerce president sentenced for grand larceny

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Columbia County District Attorney's Office announced the sentencing of the former president and CEO of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. Jeffrey Hunt, 54, of South Carolina, was sentenced to 1 and 2/3 to 5 years for third-degree grand larceny, to be served under New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Investigators with the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Hunt on September 16, 2021 for stealing $46,868.95 from the Chamber of Commerce’s financial accounts between 2016 and 2020, to which Hunt pled guilty back in July. In addition to his sentence, the court ordered Hunt to pay back all of the stolen funds. “Mr. Hunt violated the public’s trust by stealing community funds to cover his personal expenses and now has been held accountable for his crimes,” said Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Ryan Carty. “I t...

Golden Monkey to open as Glens Falls breaks ground on South Street

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:25:26 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - South Street is about to have a big Friday. On one side of the once-bustling street, a Downtown Revitalization Initiative project years in the works will finally break ground. Just across the street, a new cocktail lounge with a yellow-furred animal on its sign will be ready to welcome onlookers in for a drink once the shovels have hit dirt. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Golden Monkey Lounge is set to hold a soft opening at 5 p.m. this Friday at 58 South St. - most recently home to Glens Falls Bagels, and previously to an Irish pub that closed its doors about a decade ago. Co-owners Larissa Ovitt and Gregg Singer think of the venue as "elevated," but not upscale to the point of being inaccessible. Fancy cocktails, sure, but something for everyone."It's new South Street, not old South Street," said Ovitt, a Lake George native. "That was part of the purpose for Gregg and I in creating this bar i...