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Reducing the number of vacant properties in St. Louis, one at a time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS – More than 20,000 properties are sitting vacant in the City of St. Louis. That data is courtesy of a partnership between the city and the STL Vacancy Collaborative."That includes, approximately, about 14,000 vacant lots and about 8,000 to 9,000 vacant buildings. Most of that is concentrated to the north side of the city—over 60%," Torrey Park, director of the STL Vacancy Collaborative, said.The question many people are wondering is now that the city knows where the vacant properties are located and who owns them, what happens next? Sidewalk repairs trap 92-year-old woman in her home "Property is being fixed up, being stabilized, renovated; some of it is being torn down. Some of it is being repurposed as community gardens,” managing attorney Peter Hoffman said. “So, there are already successes. We have to also remember this is a 70-year problem in the making. This did not happen overnight.”"Obviously, it costs money to both stabilize wherever possible and demolish vacant...

St. Louis County Council vote advances proposed Boeing development

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. – A vote by the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday allows the county to move forward in a process aimed at securing a nearly $2 billion development by Boeing in exchange for tax breaks.St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has supported the development. He said Tuesday’s vote is an important step in the process.“It allows us to move forward and collect information from all the taxing districts,” he said.Critics, including government watchdog Tom Sullivan, question whether Boeing, Missouri’s largest manufacturer, needs tax incentives.“It seems the company does not, or at least, the company has not made the case,” said Sullivan.Page insists that bringing a new aerospace production line would reaffirm St. Louis County as an advanced manufacturing leader and add jobs beyond Boeing.“It’s a big part of our economy, and we need to continue to maintain our leadership in the country,” Page said.The vote was 5-1 in favor of moving forward with the process. Council chairwoman Shalo...

Nolan Arenado, Jordan Walker hit first-inning homers to power Cardinals past Athletics 6-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Jordan Walker homered in the first inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday night.Arenado finished with four hits, and Tommy Edman also homered for the last-place Cardinals, who have won five of six.Lawrence Butler hit his first major league homer for Oakland, which has lost five straight overall and its last nine on the road. The A's (33-87) fell 54 games under .500 for the first time since ending the 1979 season at 54-108.Dakota Hudson (4-0) recorded his third successive win, allowing two runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings.Paul Goldschmidt and Andrew Knizner also drove in runs for the Cardinals.Arenado hit a two-run shot in the first off Spenser Watkins (0-1), his team-high 25th, to make it 3-0. Three batters later, Walker hit his 11th homer.St. Louis has scored five or more runs in each of its last six games.Butler, in his 18th career at-bat, sent a long drive over the wall in right in the seventh inning.TRA...

Infant skull fracture reported after alleged unreported daycare fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

ST. PETERS, Mo. – A St. Peters childcare center is at the center of a lawsuit following a head injury the mother says she was never told about.The mother says she later learned her infant son had a skull fracture.The Missouri Office of Childhood cited Kids Kingdom on Four Winds Drive in St. Peters with failing to supervise a 5-month-old when he reportedly fell out of a bouncer and onto his head. The state also cited the center for failing to tell the infant’s parents anything even happened.“This was entirely preventable,” attorney Chris Finney said.Finney just filed a lawsuit over the incident that happened last October. Sidewalk repairs trap 92-year-old woman in her home “You never want to hear that your young child has a skull fracture and a subarachnoid hemorrhage,” he said.The report from state investigators confirmed a complaint that “Staff did not call the parent... when he fell out of a bouncer and hit his head.”Finney says the mother happened to notice a bump later while “...

L.A. County firetruck damaged in crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

A crew with the Los Angeles County Fire Department was involved in a traffic collision Tuesday in Santa Clarita.  According to county fire officials, the crew had been dispatched to Whites Canyon Road and Nadal Street at around 1:23 p.m. on reports of an earlier collision.  Video posted to the Citizen App showed that the county fire engine appears to have jumped the curb and crashed into a brick wall in front of a residence. Significant damage can be seen to the front of the firetruck, with dents in the grill as well as the front windows knocked out of the vehicle. The fence sustained heavy damage as well, with bricks strewn across the front of the property. A crew with the Los Angeles County Fire Department was involved in crash on Aug. 15, 2023. (Citizen App)Details are limited and it is unclear what led to the crash and if another vehicle was involved.  Authorities said that around 1:45 p.m., one victim was taken to a nearby hospital in unknown condition. No inform...

State approves needle exchange program in Santa Ana despite city's objections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

Needle delivery services for drug users will be available in Santa Ana after the state approved a syringe exchange program on Tuesday.The announcement comes despite the city's continued objections over the program, with officials citing threats to public health and general safety concerns. The program was approved by the California Department of Public Health from an application by the Harm Reduction Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing and preventing drug use in Orange County.The nonprofit will be authorized to provide delivery of syringes and pickup of used syringes to private homes, tents, RVs and other non-traditional forms of housing.State officials said the organization will not be allowed to deliver syringes to unhoused individuals near playgrounds or schools. Syringe exchange programs exist to help prevent transmission of blood-borne infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The program in Santa Ana faced plenty of pushba...

4-year-old girl killed, parents injured in crash near Oracle Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 4-year-old girl was killed and her parents were injured in a crash in San Francisco on Tuesday, the San Francisco Police Department said. SFPD responded to 4th Street and King Street at about 5:15 p.m. regarding a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrians. All of the victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The girl was pronounced dead at the hospital. Teen girls nabbed after San Francisco business ransacked Each of the victims was a pedestrian. The girl who was killed was in a stroller. Her father has life-threatening injuries. SFPD said the family was in from out of town. The involved car was pinned against a pole after the crash. The driver remained at the scene, police said. Drugs and alcohol are not expected to be a factor. The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is telling people to expect traffic delays, consider alternate routes and allow time for additional travel time.The crash is one block away from the home-plate ...

Petaluma bus driver arrested on suspicion of annoying a minor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

(KRON) -- A Petaluma bus driver was taken into custody after a fast food restaurant was evacuated on Tuesday, the Petaluma Police Department said. Lloyd Robinson, 41, of Rohnert Park was arrested on a count of annoying/molesting a child under 18 years old. "Petaluma Police Detectives were conducting an investigation regarding allegations of lewd behavior, specifically annoying a minor," PPD said. The subject was Robinson, a bus driver with Petaluma Transit. Missing Oakley man found dead Police developed probable cause to arrest Robinson and responded to North McDowell Boulevard to do so. Upon arrival, officers could not find Robinson in the building where he was last seen. Police then got word that Robinson was hiding in a fast food restaurant on North McDowell Boulevard. More units responded, and police believed he had barricaded himself inside the restaurant. The restaurant was evacuated, but police could not find Robinson inside. Police then learned that he was hiding in the b...

Alligators in Beltsville? Apartment residents warned to be careful while walking pets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

People who live in Maryland don’t often have to worry about alligators in the area, but residents of a Beltsville apartment complex recently received an alarming email warning them of a reptile “on the loose” on the property.“It was brought to our attention a reptile which looks like an alligator is on the property loose,” the apartment’s management wrote in the email.Management at the Lighthouse at Twinlakes Apartment Homes complex said they contacted animal control and Maryland wildlife officials.“Please be careful while entering and exiting your home,” the email said. “Please be mindful of your kids playing outside and while walking your pets.”The area surrounding the complex appears to be an idyllic habitat for an alligator with its large, dark green, swampy-looking pond full of dozens of swimming and quacking ducks.“It’s a feeding frenzy,” apartment resident Synai Williams said, joking as she talked a...

Seager homers twice and drives in 5 runs, AL West-leading Rangers beat slumping Angels 7-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:06 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager hit two homers and drove in five runs and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the slumping Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Tuesday night. Seager had a two-run homer that just cleared the left-center wall and later pulled a no-doubt shot into the right-field seats for his 12th career multihomer game. The All-Star shortstop capped his three-hit night with a two-run single in the eighth inning. Jordan Montgomery (8-10) struck out nine without a walk over six innings in his third start for the Rangers since they got him in a trade deadline deal from last-place St. Louis. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA for Texas. Angels starter Lucas Giolito (7-9), one of their deadline acquisitions, allowed four runs while throwing a season-high 110 pitches over six innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked two.Los Angeles (59-62) kept two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who can become a free agent this offseason, and made moves hoping for a playoff push. The...