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East St. Louis family mourns loss as apartment fire survivors return home  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Dozens of residents at the Touchette Elderly apartments in Cahokia Heights were forced from their homes due to a fire on Wednesday.  Friday, the mayor announced all but six of those residents were able to move back home. City leaders thanked the American Red Cross for its assistance.  Mayor Curtis McCall also credited various city departments for their response.  The news came as McCall also offered prayers for the family of 82-year-old Judy St. John.  The East St. Louis native and longtime resident of the apartments died in Wednesday’s fire.    “We’re thinking about her and her family, and we are praying for them,” McCall said.  St. John’s family called her the center of their universe.   “Everything we did, we all did together as a family and now that’s taken way,” said Sonja Rush, St. John’s daughter.  She credited a security guard at Touchette Regional Hos...

Kirkwood schools add safety protocols after trunk-or-treat shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

KIRKWOOD, Mo. - The Kirkwood School District held one of its first Halloween events since gunfire put a frantic end to a Trunk-or-Treat event two weeks ago at North Kirkwood Middle School. Former St. Louis County police officer Matthew McCulloch, 39, is still in jail, facing numerous charges related to the October 15th incident. McCulloch is the son of former longtime St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch.The former officer is charged with firing multiple shots into the air. No one was injured. Attorney loses license after double life is exposed The scare didn’t stop people in the district from showing up Friday night at North Glendale Elementary School. Droves of families came out for the latest Trunk-or-Treat event. Parents told FOX 2 they felt comfortable and appreciated what the district had done to keep them safe.“They kind of informed us of protocols that they would start following, and that there would be more police presence around,” said parent of two Jenna Schmeer. “...

Missouri invests $3M in Annie Malone economic mobility program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Annie Malone Children & Family Services secured a monumental $3 million commitment from Governor Mike Parson and several other legislators to launch a new economic mobility program. The purpose of the program is to transform the lives of young men and their families in the St. Louis region.CEO Keisha Lee’s passion to break the chains of poverty, despair, and violence for the youth in the community ignited the start of the economic mobility program. Her continuous effort to gain support and funding from our local government and community organizations made this revolutionary program a reality."I think it was important for me to go down and really advocate for this funding, so we can reach our youth and help our families on a different level," said CEO Keisha Lee.The economic mobility program focuses on economic empowerment, reinforcing mental well-being, and fostering family stability for young men aged 12 to 21 years old.“We are helping them with rental assistance, ...

Broomfield clinches second straight league title with comeback victory over Heritage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

BROOMFIELD — As the ball continued to slip away from reigning 4A football king Broomfield Friday, so too did its chance of securing the few things that were on the line ahead of next week’s start to the postseason.Eventually, the Eagles woke up — very much to the relief of their bundled-up home fans at Elizabeth Kennedy Stadium — and their 28-19 comeback victory over Heritage clinched their second straight league title and home-field advantage likely through at least the quarterfinals.Of course, this performance was spilling over in turnovers and penalties and won’t be confused for what will be needed to repeat. And they themselves probably won’t be mistaken for the big, bad heavyweight that entered last year’s playoffs undefeated.It did show plenty of mettle, though.Broomfield (8-2, 4-0 4A Metro 2) shook off turnovers on its first two drives and rallied from two-touchdowns back to take a lead into the fourth quarter. Mikhail Benner, on the same night as Game 1 of the World Se...

Reseda man gets 12 year-sentence for selling ghost guns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday for illegally selling firearms, including dozens of alleged ghost guns, and methamphetamine. Ghost guns are firearms that are homemade, or privately assembled, and untraceable. According to a United States Department of Justice news release, 27-year-old Julio Ernesto Lopez-Menendez of Reseda, sold at least 89 firearms and 20 rounds of ammunition, including more than 60 ghost guns that did not have serial numbers, from January 2022 to April 2022.  He does not have a federal firearms license or any firearms registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, according to court documents. Lopez-Menendez also sold 17 pounds of methamphetamine on four occasions, including one sale in which he sold more than nine pounds of the drug to a buyer. In February, Lopez-Menendez, who has been in custody since April 2022, pleaded guilty to distributing meth and dealing firearms without a lice...

Steph Curry’s 41-points fuel Warriors first win over Sacramento Kings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

SACRAMENTO — Steph Curry scored 41 points, including the dagger 3-pointer in the waning seconds of a Warriors’ 122-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night at Golden 1 Center. The Warriors move to a 1-1 record.Curry’s 41 points were his most in a road opener since he scored 38 in 2013. He went 7-of-10 from 3 and an efficient 14-for-19 from the field. Chris Paul had 12 assists and now has 21 assists in two games with the Warriors and only two turnovers. Kevon Looney had 12 rebounds.The Kings took a 11-point lead in the first half on a 14-0 run when Curry went to the bench, but Golden State didn’t let the deficit spiral them. Fueled by Curry’s return, the Warriors climbed to a three-point lead by the half.Curry’s 51st career four-point play midway through the third quarter started to give Golden State some separation on the scoreboard. Paul, with Curry off the court and the second unit in, expanded that lead to 15 points after the third fra...

Suspect in deadly Oakley house party shooting set to be released from custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

OAKLEY — A suspect in a deadly shooting at a house party in Oakley was scheduled to be released from custody Friday, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Request by former Alameda County prosecutor to dismiss misdemeanor charge denied Crime and Public Safety | Two women shot in East Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in Fremont shooting on Wednesday evening Crime and Public Safety | Tip jar argument ends in shooting outside downtown Oakland restaurant Crime and Public Safety | Woman who honked car horn shot in Oakland road rage incident On Wednesday, 18-year-old Antioch resident Jason Walizada was arrested and booked into Contra Costa County jail in connection with the Oct. 21 shooting, which left left one teenager dead and three others injured. He was being held on $1,150,000 bail as well as a homicide warrant.“This case continues to be an ongoing and very active i...

Earthquake near SFO jolts Bay Area residents Friday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

An earthquake centered in the upper Peninsula, near San Francisco International Airport, rattled Bay Area residents Friday night.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | What do more quakes at one of California’s riskiest volcanoes mean? Scientists think they know California News | Californians rattled awake by early-morning ShakeAlert messages California News | ‘A great prep for the ShakeOut’: Magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattles East Bay California News | Another powerful earthquake shakes quake-devastated region in western Afghanistan California News | Photos: Great California ShakeOut tour stops at San Francisco State The quake initially registered as a magnitude 3.9, but it was soon downgraded to 3.7, according to Robert de Groot, team lead for the U.S. Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert.“This sort of earthquake is your garden variety, run-of-the-mill earthquake,” said de Groot,...

Why does California law enforcement announce DUI checkpoints?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

California law enforcement officials frequently send public service announcements about scheduled DUI checkpoints throughout the state, which has prompted some community members to ask 'why?' "This is done as a result of case law, specifically Ingersoll v. Palmer, " Lincoln Police Department Officer Brett Schneider told FOX40.com. "This case law established guidelines for evaluating the constitutionality of checkpoints. Prior public notice was one of eight requirements also known as the Ingersoll 8." Traffic stop of a mother and young son was a ‘case of mistaken identity,’ Sacramento Police say In 1984, California conducted its first official checkpoint in Burlingame, according to casetext.com. During the checkpoint, every fifth vehicle was stopped and drivers were screened for various indicators of intoxication. Some drivers felt that the checkpoint violated the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.Shortly after, ta...

E. coli cases linked to Miguel's Cocina jump to 20 as victim speaks out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency confirmed Friday there are now 20 new cases of E. coli linked to Miguel’s Cocina in 4S Ranch -- that's three more cases since Thursday.Miguel’s Cocina was the restaurant of choice for Denis Bisson and his family on Oct. 12.“I had my cousins in town from the East Coast visiting, so we thought, you’re in San Diego, Mexican food is the way to go,” Bisson told FOX 5 in an interview. “I had fajitas, chicken, shrimp, and mushroom fajitas couple appetizers.”Nothing unusual, he says until a few days later when he began to experience uncontrollable cramping, low grade fever and severe diarrhea. Bisson was admitted to the hospital. Teen fighting for life after E. coli diagnosis traced to 4S Ranch restaurant “Not to be graphic, but seeing parts of my intestine coming out, it’s traumatizing,” Bisson said. “You see blood, what is this colitis? What is this cancer? Who knows.”Bisson is one of the now 20 cases of diagnose...