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Community organizers host tree planting and litter pickup event today

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Association of Community organizations is having a tree planting and litter pick up Monday.It'll be along Delmar Boulevard from North Boyle Avenue to Vandeventer Avenue. Volunteers will gather at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Trending: Saint Louis Zoo named 8th best US zoo in national poll Organizers say the goal is to create a "green canopy" and beautify neighborhoods.

Parkway Board of Educators hold candidate forum today

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Elections for the Parkway Board of Educators are next Tuesday, April 4.To help you learn more about the candidates for the board, the League of Women Voters of St. Louis is holding a forum Monday. It'll be at the Parkway Welcome Center behind Parkway South Middle School from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Trending: Saint Louis Zoo named 8th best US zoo in national poll There are seven candidates running for the three open board positions. They'll present their views and answer questions from the public.

Heroes Care opening 'Mission Depot' Tuesday

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A veterans aid program celebrates its 20th anniversary this week by opening a new facility Tuesday.Heroes Care donates food, supplies and financial grants to struggling military families. Their new 'Mission Depot'  allows them to continue service from one location. Top Stories: Commercial vehicles catch fire at St. Charles Coca-Coca plant They'll also allow active military, guard, reserve, and veterans to shop for free once a month. There's free legal advice, financial and budget classes, veterans benefits information, and even free haircuts.They plan to add mental health services as well. The Mission Depot organizers will join FOX 2's John Pertzborn later on FOX 2 News in the morning at 7:00 a.m.

Colorado saw unusually high levels of intestinal disease in 2022, including antibiotic-resistant cluster

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

This illustration made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the shigella bacteria. Cases caused by a drug-resistant version of the bacteria have increased over the last three years.Last year, Colorado recorded an unusually high number of infections with a bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea, including at least one cluster from a strain that’s resistant to most antibiotics.In a typical year, about 250 people in Colorado are diagnosed with shigellosis, an intestinal illness caused by a few species of shigella bacteria. In 2022, 373 people were, including 32 infected with bacteria that were resistant to the five antibiotics commonly used against shigella, said Rachel Jervis, manager of the foodborne, enteric and waterborne diseases program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.There’s likely some underreporting, though people are more likely to seek care for shigellosis than for other infections, given its relatively long ...

Mississippi deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

BRANDON, Miss. — Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries, an Associated Press investigation found.Two of the men allege that Rankin County sheriff’s deputies shoved guns into their mouths during separate encounters. In one case, the deputy pulled the trigger, leaving the man with wounds that required parts of his tongue to be sewn back together. In one of the two fatal confrontations, the man’s mother said a deputy kneeled on her son’s neck while he told them he couldn’t breathe.Police and court records obtained by the AP show that several deputies who were accepted to the sheriff’s office’s Special Response Team — a tactical unit whose members receive advanced training — were involved in each of the four encounters. In three of them, the hea...

Ron DeSantis’ team welcomes contrast with Trump “chaos” candidacy

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

By STEVE PEOPLES (AP National Political Reporter)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city.He is smiling because in a matter of minutes, the book he’s holding will be signed by its author, Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor who McKee believes should be the nation’s next president. But as a former Donald Trump loyalist, the 44-year-old Tallahassee attorney almost whispers when he first says it out loud.“Personally, I’d rather see DeSantis win the Republican primary than Trump,” McKee says softly, having to repeat himself to be heard. His voice soon grows louder.“Trump has upset so many people,” McKee says. “DeSantis is more palatable. He has a good story to tell.”Indeed, conversations throughout Tallahassee’s book stores, conference rooms, state house offices and sports bars reveal that DeSantis’ allies are gaining confidence as Trump’s legal woes mount....

Colorado snow totals for March 26-27, 2023

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for March 26-27, 2023, as of 5:15 a.m. Monday:Arapahoe Park, CO — 2 inches at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Aspen Springs, CO — 1 inch at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Black Forest, CO — 3 inches at 12:42 a.m. MDTBrighton, CO — 5 inches at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Broomfield, CO — 1.5 inches at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Buckhorn Mountain, CO — 3 inches at 8 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Buckley Afb, CO — 1.8 inches at 8:32 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Bushnell, CO — 0.3 inch at 6 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Cherry Hills Villa, CO — 0.3 inch at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Commerce City, CO — 1.7 inches at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Conifer, CO — 1.1 inches at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Crisman, CO — 1.8 inches at 8 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Deer Trail, CO — 1 inch at 7 a.m. MDT – 3/26/2023Elkdale, CO — 1.8 inches at ...

Renowned Ukrainian academician Anatoliy Peshko proposes world leaders create a world government with HQ in Ukraine

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

Ukrainian academician, First Vice-President of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine Anatoliy Peshko has sent invitations to world leaders with a proposal to create the Council of Global Security, Cooperation and Development of the World with its headquarters in Ukraine. According to the chairman of the All-Ukrainian Union of Public Organizations "Narodna Rada" of Ukraine, the task of the new international organization is to lay down the principles of deep specialization and cooperation between the most advanced countries of the world, which will allow the whole mankind to use its natural, intellectual and technological resources more effectively.Anatoly Peshko points out that on the basis of his economic and social calculations it is clear that for the developed countries of the world there is only one effective and expedient way of development. It consists in creating a balanced international system, where deep specialization and cooperation will concern not only the accumul...

The benefits and risks of using Automated Sports Betting Bots

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

Sports betting is a popular form of gambling that requires a lot of time, effort, and knowledge. To succeed, bettors must constantly analyse statistics, keep up with team news, and monitor the market to find value in the odds offered by bookmakers. However, with the rise of technology, some bettors have turned to automated sports betting bots to help them with their betting activities. In this essay, we will explore the benefits and risks of using automated sports betting bots.Various online resources help punters stay fully informed in relation to the best new bookmakers 2023 ratings suggest and the latest betting trends and they can also help players avoid some potential pitfalls as the world of sports betting bots continues to develop.What is an automated sports betting bot?Firstly, let's define what an automated sports betting bot is. Essentially, it is a computer program that uses algorithms to analyse data and make betting decisions based on predetermined criteria. These bots ...

Former Bay Area mayor gets 7 years in prison for lewd conduct with a minor boy

Published Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:22:52 GMT

A former mayor of Sebastopol on got seven years in prison for sexual misconduct with a minor, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office said.Robert Jacob, 46, met his victim online in early 2020 when the boy was 14 years old. Over the course of the next year, Jacob chatted with the victim and eventually the conversations turned sexual.Jacob sent the boy lewd videos and the victim would go to Jacob’s house in Sebastopol under the guise of doing chores for him, prosecutors said.Jacob engaged in sexual acts with the boy when he was 14 and 15 years old. Jacob also had the victim engage in sex acts with another man at his home.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Ex-Homeland Security employee convicted of molesting young girls in Southern California Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested for inappropriate behavior in children’s section of Bay Area library Crime and Public Safety | Judges rule Rape Shield Law doesn’t protect accuser’s por...