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Alderwoman says ARPA funds should be used to help Pine Lawn woman, other seniors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Pine Lawn city official agrees the city should help a senior citizen get her air conditioner fixed to help keep her cool in the searing heat.Resident Dana Woods had asked the city to use $2,000 in ARPA funds to solve her problem, and provide some of those funds for other senior citizens in need.Mayor Terry Epps said the funds were restricted and couldn’t be used that way, but now, a Pine Lawn aldermen who saw our first report disagrees with that.Alderwoman Dionne Jones says a program should have been set up with the ARPA funds to help seniors.“A resident she sent me the story that you did, and I was sad,” she said. “We just had a meeting about how we might use our ARPA funds, and I made a motion that we use a portion of our funds to start a home repair programs, which would have helped the resident that was in your story.” Messi jerseys not allowed in St. Louis CITY SC supporter section this weekend Jones said Pine Lawn would not be the first to use ARPA ...

Gardener loses hand after discarded firework explodes in Torrance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

Home surveillance cameras captured the moment an illegal firework exploded in a Torrance neighborhood, causing severe injury to a gardener that was working in the yard.  Hector Mayoral and his brother were working on July 8 when he noticed what he thought looked like a golf ball near his work truck, which was parked on the street. When Mayoral picked the object up, thinking it was trash, it immediately exploded.  The blast took off most of his left hand, burned much of his face and affected his sight.  “It was gruesome,” Ken Lucas, whose home surveillance cameras captured the explosion. “There were fingers in the street and a lot of flesh parts in the street.”  Lucas, who lives across the street, heard the explosion from his backyard and ran out to help the gardener.  “I ran into the garage; I grabbed a strap, and I ran across the street and wrapped it around the gardener’s arm,” he explained.  It now appears that what looked like a small ball surrounde...

Marin County makes parks free to support equity

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

By Richard Halstead | Marin Independent JournalAdmission to all Marin County parks is now free as part of the county’s efforts to promote equity.The change took effect beginning this month. The county will no longer charge for parking at McNears Beach Park in San Rafael, Paradise Beach Park in Tiburon, Stafford Lake Park in Novato, the Miller Boat Launch on Tomales Bay and the Black Point Boat Launch on the Petaluma River. Those parks were the only Marin County parks still charging a $5 parking fee.“This has been a long time coming,” said Supervisor Katie Rice. “It’s so important.”Supervisor Mary Sackett said, “I just really appreciate it, and think it has rippling effects of a conversation that needs to happen in this county.”The county parks department estimates that the elimination of admission and parking fees at the parks could cost more than $397,000 in revenue. In 2022, the fees provided 8% of the $4.9 million spent on parks.Most of the lost revenue will be backfilled with ta...

Food delivery driver carjacking caught on camera in SoMa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

(KRON) -- A food delivery driver was robbed of his vehicle in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood on Friday, and an interviewer on the sidewalk nearby caught it all on camera before posting it to social media. Man shot in attempted robbery of Amazon delivery vehicle in San Francisco The post states that a food delivery driver pulled up to Square Pie Guys to pick up a delivery order when he was robbed of his vehicle.Witness Ricci Wynne says CHP officers deployed to the city by Gov. Newsom were patrolling the area when the carjacking took place. He says he wants the city to pass an ordinance that would enact forced recovery and detox for drug possession and use.Wynne, a San Francisco native, said he feels property crimes and crimes of opportunity are directly related to the city's drug crisis. Video from the incident posted to social media shows a driver in a light blue Toyota Prius traveling in reverse with the driver's door open along Mission Street. A person can be heard screaming...

Tiroteo en restaurante de Silver Spring deja heridos a 3 mujeres y 2 hombres

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

Cuatro personas recibieron impactos de bala y una quinta persona resultó herida el jueves después de un argumento dentro de un restaurante en Silver Spring, Maryland. Por lo menos una persona abrió fuego, de acuerdo a las autoridades. La pelea se desató dentro de Sole D’Italia Restaurant poco después de la medianoche en la cuadra 14300 de Layhill Road en el centro comercial Layhill Shopping Center, de acuerdo a la policía del condado Montgomery. Mientras la discusión se intensificó, el grupo se movió hacia el estacionamiento detrás del local y por lo menos una persona comenzó a disparar. Un total de cuatro personas fueron heridas de bala. Una víctima sufrió heridas serias pero se espera que sobreviva. Las otras víctimas sufrieron heridas menos severas, de acuerdo a la policía. Una quinta persona sufrió una lesión menor pero no recibió un disparo. Un empleado de 7-Eleven dijo que una de las víctimas con heridas de bala estaba llorando fuera de la tienda.“Estaba como ll...

Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a modest gym in the heart of Kyiv, boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside.Lysenko already has Olympic experience, nearly winning a medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, but her training routine this time has been disrupted by the war in Ukraine — that started nearly 17 months ago when Russia invaded her country.In a well-lit, spacious gym with high windows, she often hears bombs exploding outside as the capital remains a target for the Russian army.“It’s stifling. It probably doesn’t allow me to feel at peace, to train and prepare in a measured way,” Lysenko said, wearing an orange sports jacket with “Tokyo 2020″ on the back, reminiscent of a calmer training routine.“Constant shelling, or other stresses associated with the situation in the country, always seem to be present.”Despite these challenges, the 31-year-old Lysenko refuses to give up on her t...

5 personas son heridas de bala en Bladensburg tras funeral

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

Cinco personas fueron heridas de bala cerca del memorial a Peace Cross en Bladensburg, Maryland, el viernes tras un funeral, según las autoridades. Por lo menos una persona disparó contra un auto y las víctimas fueron halladas adentro de ese vehículo, informó la policía de Bladensburg. Los oficiales respondieron a eso de las 12:30 p.m.Los primeros auxilios encontraron a los heridos en la cuadra 4300 de Bladensburg Road y los llevaron a hospitales. Acababan de salir del cementerio Fort Lincoln, a menos de una milla de distancia. “Esto no es común en esta comunidad. Tenemos una obligación de proteger a nuestros residentes cueste lo que cueste, y esto fue un acto de violencia sin sentido, innecesario”, dijo el jefe de la policía Tyrone Collington. Las autoridades no proporcionaron información sobre un sospechoso o el posible motivo del tiroteo. También se desconoce las condiciones de las víctimas. Cualquier persona con información relevante debe comunicarse con la p...

Astros go deep 5 time to rally for 9-8 win over Angels despite Ohtani’s MLB-best 34th homer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Bregman connected for a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game, Chas McCormick went deep twice and the Houston Astros rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 Sunday night despite Shohei Ohtani’s major league-leading 34th homer of the season.Kyle Tucker also had four hits, including a solo shot in the ninth inning. The Astros trailed 7-5 going into the ninth before scoring four off Jaime Barria (2-5).Tucker also made a diving catch on Matt Thaiss’ line drive to right field for the final out as the Angels stranded runners on first and second. Ohtani’s blast to center off Phil Maton earlier in the inning got them within one run.Jake Meyers also went deep as Houston had five homers, all in the final three innings.Rafael Montero (2-3) got the win and Maton picked up his first save.Los Angeles’ Trey Cabbage had three hits and two RBIs in his first major league start. Mike Mou...

Buscan al sospechoso de matar a un trabajador de la construcción durante un presunto intento de robo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

Un trabajador de la construcción murió baleado en un presunto intento de robo en el campus de Howard University en el noroeste de DC la mañana del jueves, según las autoridades. Aún buscan al sospechoso y un vehículo de interés. El fallecido es Rafael Adolfo Gómez,  de 34 años y residente de Beltsville, Maryland, informó la policía.La víctima era un trabajador de la construcción que fue herido de bala apenas llegaba para su jornada a las 6 a.m., dijo el presidente de la universidad, Wayne A. I. Frederick en una carta para la comunidad. Dijo que la víctima era un “esposo, padre y amigo”. “Me uno a la comunidad del campus para ofrecer mis más sinceras condolencias a la familia y a todos los que lloran esta tragedia”, dijo Frederick.La víctima trabajaba para un contratista en un proyecto de planta de energía de vapor en el campus. Le dispararon en la cuadra 600 de Bryant Street NW alrededor de las 6 a.m., de acuerdo a la policía.“Me llamó y me dijo: ‘Mi amor, acabo...

China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter, lower than expected as momentum slows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 GMT

Visitors look at excavated figures on display at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP/Mark Schiefelbein) Visitors look at excavated figures on display at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP/Mark Schiefelbein) BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter of the year after near-stagnant growth a year earlier, missing analyst expectations even as momentum is expected to weaken in the coming quarters.The 6.3% growth in China’s g...