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Parents spend frantic hours outside school after hoax threats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – Hoax threats at schools across Illinois on Wednesday brought panic to parents and students. FOX 2 was amid the frantic scene in Granite City.Though we now know no one was hurt after a false alarm, you might never know it, based on what it looked like on Nameoki Road between 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday.From the air, video captured by Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX showed the tremendous police response surrounding both Granite City High School and Coolidge Junior High. Hundreds of parents lined the road across the street, waiting for answers.“It’s been hectic. You don’t know what’s going on over there,” said Vivian O’Brian, a student’s grandmother. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW From the ground, you could see families ...

Jordan Walker matches MLB record for rookie-debut hitting streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

DENVER - The hits keep coming for St. Louis Cardinals young star Jordan Walker. Now, so does a share of an impressive MLB record. Walker matched an impressive record for the longest hitting streak out of a MLB debut for anyone younger than 20 years old. This ties a record held by Eddie Murphy, not the actor, but a player who first earned his spot in Major League Baseball in 1912 with the Philadelphia Athletics. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery Walker needed all the way until his final at-bat Wednesday to reach the streak, but he made it count. He singled in the ninth inning off of Rockies relief pitcher Connor Seabold to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Walker is hitting .319 with two home runs, 8 RBI and 15 hits through 12 games in his rookie campaign. The Cardinals are now 5-7 and return home to Busch Stadium on Thursday.

Man shot, killed parents inside Hazelwood home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

HAZELWOOD, Mo. - A quiet Hazelwood neighborhood mourned the loss of a couple who, according to the police, were shot and killed by their own son.The shooting took place in the 7000 block of Woody Court just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to the police, James Moore, 63, and his wife, Norma Moore, 70, were shot and killed inside their home by their son, Joseph Moore, 31.When officers arrived on the scene after receiving a call about a disturbance and possible shots fired, they found Joseph in the street with a gun in his hand.The suspect shot at the police before turning the gun on himself. According to the investigators, an officer returned fire, but it did not hit the suspect.The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries. He is currently in stable condition. Top Story: PETA protests outside St. Louis Budweiser brewery A neighbor said they had witnessed the suspect in the street firing shots.“I get up look out the window, and he’s out here w...

Two teens sentenced in 2021 shooting outside Hinkley High School in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

Two teenagers were sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to their roles in a 2021 shooting outside Hinkley High School in Aurora.Dalen Brewer, 18, and Larry Jefferson, 17, were sentenced in Arapahoe County on second-degree murder charges to seven years in the Youthful Offenders System.On Nov. 19, 2021, just before noon, surveillance cameras showed a white truck pulling into the school parking lot and stopping near another vehicle. Several people got out of both cars and began arguing, and shots were fired in the parking lot. Several students ran from the scene. The fight was later determined to be a confrontation between rival gang members.Brewer, the driver of the white truck, and Jefferson, who was in the passenger seat, could be seen in the surveillance footage shooting handguns out the windows.Three students, two Hinkley students and one APS Avenues student, were injured in the shooting.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Fourth teen suspect charged in shoot...

Grass fires reported in Colorado Springs near I-25 briefly close some southbound lanes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

Grass fires in Colorado Springs near Interstate 25 briefly caused the southbound lanes of the interstate to be reduced to one lane while firefighters contained the fire.The fire was first reported at 3:46 p.m. near Circle Drive and the interstate.The Colorado Springs Police Department said the interstate was down to one lane between Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass and Circle Drive. Police asked drivers to use caution and find alternate routes if possible.Southbound I-25 down to 1 lane between MLK Bypass & Circle while CSFD works on a grass fire. Please use caution and use alternate routes if possible.— CSPD Communications (@CSPDComCenter) April 12, 2023The Colorado Springs Fire Department said in a tweet that multiple companies responded and reported several small fires.#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a #workinggrass fire near Circle and I25. CSFD has multiple companies responding and are reporting multiple small fires.— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) April 12, 2023Related A...

Contact tracing begins after two Eaglecrest High School teachers die, one suspected of having bacterial meningitis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

After two teachers died at Eaglecrest High School, one of whom died of symptoms associated with bacterial meningitis, Arapahoe County health officials are beginning contact tracing efforts to mitigate any public risk of infection.In a letter sent to parents on Monday, the Cherry Creek School District identified the teacher who was suspected of having bacterial meningitis as ILC teacher Maddie Schmidt. The second employee was identified by the district as ILC para-educator Judith Geoffroy , but Jennifer Ludwig, director of Arapahoe County Public Health, said the health department is not investigating the second death as of a 2 p.m. Wednesday news conference.“These tragic deaths appear to be of natural causes and are unrelated,” Gwen Hansen-Vigil, principal at Eaglecrest, said in the letter.Public health officials are contacting anyone who may have had contact with Schmidt and giving them prophylactics to try and prevent any secondary cases.“The health risk of the ge...

PG&E monthly bills could jump for many customers due to new state law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

Customers for California’s three major power companies — including PG&E ratepayers — can expect to see some big changes in how their monthly electricity bills as compliance with a new state law begins to unfold.PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, the three major California utilities whose services include electricity, have filed a joint proposal with the state Public Utilities Commission that sketches out how the changes in monthly bills might occur.“This proposal aims to help lower bills for those who need it most and improves billing transparency and predictability for all customers,” said Marlene Santos, PG&E’s chief customer officer.The changes affect only those customers who receive electricity services from PG&E and its sibling power companies.PG&E and the other utilities are hoping that customers won’t necessarily see a big jump in their monthly bills — and might even see a mode...

Outrage grows in Ukraine over apparent beheading video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

By Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova | Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a gruesome video that purportedly shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier, in the latest accusation of atrocities said to have been committed by Russia since it invaded in February 2022.The video spread quickly online and drew outrage from officials in Kyiv, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as international organizations. The Kremlin called the footage “horrible” but said it needed to be verified.The Associated Press was not able to independently verify the authenticity of the video or the circumstances of where and when it was shot. The AP is not distributing the video or using frame grabs due to its extremely graphic nature.Meanwhile, a Russian defense official claimed that fighters from Russia’s paramilitary Wagner group have seized three districts of Bakhmut, the embattled city that for months has been the focus of Moscow̵...

Warriors see ‘positive signs’ from Andrew Wiggins with Game 1 vs. Kings looming

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors have seen “positive signs” from Andrew Wiggins over the last week as his ramp-up to playing condition continues.Wiggins scrimmaged with the team Tuesday and Wednesday and appears to be in good shape, said coach Steve Kerr said, who declined to say whether Wiggins would be available as a starter or bench player for Saturday’s playoff opener in Sacramento.Wiggins felt sore coming out of Tuesday’s practice, but he told Kerr he was “feeling good” on Wednesday.“A lot of good, positive signs come out of this past week and we’ll just play it by ear,” Kerr said.Wiggins stepped away from the team Feb. 14 to tend to a family matter and trained on his own for about seven weeks. He missed the last 25 games of the regular season, but has spent the last week scrimmaging and working to get his legs under him.The Warriors are under a severe time crunch to try to get Wiggins up to game speed in time for the play...

Progressive Bay Area congressman calls on Feinstein to resign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:54:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Bay Area Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is publicly calling on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to resign. "It's time for Sen. Feinstein to resign," the progressive congressman wrote on Twitter. "We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty."Feinstein, who is the oldest member of the Senate, has been absent from the Senate since late February while she undergoes treatment for shingles. She has missed 58 votes in the Senate since coming down with the illness, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. ‘Death of Downtown’ study: San Francisco ranks last Feinstein's representatives maintain that she continues to work from home in San Francisco. However, her absence, coupled with that of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, has slowed progress of the Democratic agenda in the upper house, where Dems hold a narrow majority over Republicans.Khanna, a member of the House Progressive Caucus, acknowledged Feinstein's legacy in the Senate, while maintaining it was time for her...