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Deadly fire at Cahokia Heights senior apartment complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - One person is dead, and many others had to be rescued after a five-alarm fire at a senior apartment building in Cahokia Heights. The person killed in this fire has been identified as 82-year-old Judy St. John. On Thursday morning, many residents were still displaced from the complex as investigators searched for the cause of the fire.The Red Cross is now operating a shelter for the displaced occupants at the Cahokia Heights Fitness and Community Center on Camp Jackson Road. Authorities told FOX 2 that there are currently 20 people staying at the shelter; the other residents who were forced from their apartments due to the fire went with family or friends.Firefighters got the call at the 'Touchette Elderly Apartments' on Bond Avenue in Cahokia Heights around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Camp Jackson Fire Chief Chris Davis says that when his crews got to the scene just a couple of minutes after the fire call, they were met with heavy smoke coming from the second floor...

Video released after suspect's death in shootout with St. Louis County police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police have released video and audio from an encounter last month that ended with officers fatally shooting an armed suspect during an exchange of gunfire in south St. Louis County. A "critical incident brief" video released Thursday further explains the St. Louis County Police Department's account of what happened. It also shows photos of evidence and footage from police body cameras and a witness cell phone. The St. Louis County Police Department has shared the video via YouTube. Multiple people reported dead, injured in Maine shootings WARNING: The video shared by police on YouTube includes explicit language, and viewers may find some scenes to be disturbing. The shooting happened in the 9100 block of Rambler Drive shortly during the early evening hours of Sept. 20 after police responded to a reported domestic disturbance.The suspect, Karl Schuhe, died at a local hospital three days later. The St. Louis County Police Department reports that two officers ...

Second Democratic candidate launches run for Missouri governor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Mike Hamra, an entrepreneur based out of Springfield, has announced a run for the Missouri governor's office next year.Hamra is the second Democrat to announce a run for Missouri governor, challenging Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade. He is the President and CEO of Hamra Enterprises. ‘Basketball Wives’ star Brittish Cierrah Williams sentenced to prison In his campaign video, Hamra says: "I’m running for governor because our political leaders in Jefferson City seem out of ideas, with partisan food fights, ideological warfare, and a rush to score points, instead of serving the people who elected them. It’s time we change things."Hamra says his visions are strengthening Missouri's workforce, helping small businesses grow, and finding ways to make the costs of childcare, healthcare, and raising a family more affordable. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily N...

Here’s when every Colorado ski resort plans to open for the 2023-24 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

Opening day for Colorado ski season is drawing near. Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Loveland are making snow, hoping to open soon, and this weekend’s cold front and snowfall could help them get there.Last year, A-Basin was the first to open, on Oct. 23, followed by Keystone on Oct. 28, Winter Park on Oct. 31 and Loveland on Nov. 3. According to records kept by The Denver Post, Arapahoe Basin has been the first Front Range area to open in 10 of the last 12 years, usually with Loveland or Keystone close behind. Wolf Creek, in southern Colorado, was first to open in 2021.Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Loveland will open as soon as they have enough snow to operate, as will Wolf Creek. The following is a list of tentative opening dates set by other Colorado resorts. All are subject to change due to conditions.Nov. 11: Breckenridge, VailNov. 13: Copper MountainNov. 17: EldoraNov. 18: PurgatoryNov. 22: Steamboat, Beaver Creek, Crested ButteNov. 23: Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, TellurideNov....

Los Angeles No. 1 in organized retail theft, again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

For the fifth year in a row, Los Angeles has the dubious distinction of being the number one city in the nation when it comes to organized retail theft.The annual report from the National Retail Federation, which surveyed 177 brands, found that the average “shrink rate" climbed from 1.4% in 2021 to 1.6% in the U.S. last year. "Shrink rate" is the industry term for lost inventory.While that might not seem like a significant percentage change, the trade group says it represents an additional $18.2 billion in losses. The San Francisco Bay Area was second for the third straight year. Sacramento was 7th.“Retail crime, violence and theft continue to impact the retail industry at unprecedented levels,” NRF said in its report. “The effects of these criminal acts are not isolated to large national brands or large metropolitan cities. Daily media reports show that no business is immune, and these issues touch retailers of all segments, sizes and locations across the United States.”Video shows...

April Zoglauer Fatally Struck in Hit-and-Run Crash on Blossom Hill Road [San Jose, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Collision near Winfield BoulevardSAN JOSE, CA (October 26, 2023) – Tuesday evening, April Zoglauer lost her life in a hit-and-run collision on Blossom Hill Road. Authorities arrived at the scene around 8:40 p.m., near Winfield Boulevard.Per reports, the driver of a black 2008 Nissan sedan heading eastward collided with a white 2013 Hyundai sedan traveling southbound. Shortly after, two men from inside the Hyundai fled the scene without providing assistance to the injured Nissan driver.Further investigation revealed that the Hyundai was stolen, although this information came to light only after the collision occurred.Medical personnel rushed 21-year-old April Zoglauer, the Nissan driver, to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Despite the grave circumstances, Zoglauer’s child was delivered but remains in critical condition.San Jose officials are urging anyone with additional information to promptly contact local ...

Gallery: PleasureMed Opens In WeHo – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

Welcome to the pleasure dome. Located in the heart of West Hollywood, PleasureMed will open three concepts under one 6,500 square roof today – an elevated design-forward dispensary patterned after a Cuban pharmacy; a California-inspired destination restaurant, Irie, with a comfy consumption lounge; and an al-fresco cocktail bar, Hind. The hedonist complex dubbed the pleasure campus is designed to please all five senses, where the food is as good as the smoke. PleasureMed neighbors the Pleasure Chest, the legendary erotic boutique that has survived in the same West Hollywood spot since 1980.The campus with interiors designed by Studio UNLTD is the brainchild of Brian Robinson, whose family has owned the Pleasure Chest franchise since it opened in 1971 in New York and then made its way out west. The first location was on LaCienega Boulevard and moved to its present home on Santa Monica Boulevard in 1980. Robinson has been eyeing the old single-story machine shop next door to the bouti...

Kim Petras Takes On YouTube

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

Kim Petras Takes On YouTube: Kim Petras has been shaking up the world for the past couple of years, not least with her performance alongside Sam Smith at the Grammys. She brings her Feed the Beast world tour to L.A. on Wednesday, her biggest production yet, and it promises to be spectacular and subversive. We spoke to Petras back in 2020 and she told us that, “I started in Germany in my bedroom, on my keyboards with GarageBand. I started making my own tracks and writing every single day. I was really determined. It wasn’t very good in the beginning, It took me hundreds of songs to get good. But it was my passion and it became almost a diary of stuff that happened to me.” Look at her fly now.“I love writing,” she continued. “I don’t feel like there’s any time to waste. Also, I just got lucky. Inspiration just dropped and I wrote the Clarity project which came out last year. It just came out and I felt blessed. But I’m 24/7 music. I barely have a personal life and I ...

Santa Clara housing project site is grabbed by NYC real estate buyer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

SANTA CLARA — An empty lot in Santa Clara where more than 1,000 homes were proposed — but never built — has been bought by an East Coast real estate investment firm.Cerberus Capital Management, acting through an affiliate, has paid $50 million for the property, according to documents filed on Oct. 25 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The just-bought land totals 13.3 acres, which points to a price of slightly under $3.8 million an acre.Greystar, a big developer of apartment and residential sites, sold the undeveloped land to Cerberus.It appears that Greystar harvested a tidy profit on the property deal, a review of county real estate records shows.In 2017, Greystar paid $35 million for the site. That suggests a 42.9% increase in the property’s value over the roughly six years that the residential developer owned the site.Related ArticlesHousing | ‘Death spiral’: It’s getting obscenely expensive to build housing in...

Driver killed in solo crash on Soquel San Jose Road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:07 GMT

A driver was killed Tuesday night in a solo crash near Soquel, the California Highway Patrol said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Oakland pedestrian killed after being pinned between vehicles in hit-and-run crash Crashes and Disasters | Driver charged in killing of 4 Pepperdine students was being chased, his attorney says Crashes and Disasters | Amtrak train strikes, kills man in Berkeley Crashes and Disasters | Driver in crash that killed 4 Pepperdine University students is held on $8 million bail Crashes and Disasters | Pregnant San Jose woman killed but baby survives after hit-and-run crash The crash was reported at 7:49 p.m. on Soquel San Jose Road south of Los Robles Road, near the Seventh-Day Adventist Conference Center.A 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was northbound on the two-lane road veered off the roadway, hit a raised curb, then overturned and hit a chain-link fence.The dr...