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Pete Buttigieg announcing MetroLink funding today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Major new funding to improve infrastructure is headed to the MetroLink systems on the Illinois side. The money is coming from President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in the metro east later Monday. He will join U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski at a MetroLink management facility in East St. Louis. Corpse flower now blooming at Missouri Botanical Garden They'll make the announcement later Monday.

Falling bricks force road closure in midtown St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Falling bricks have forced the closure of a busy section of a road in midtown St. Louis. Cardinals trade frenzy begins: Montgomery to Rangers, Hicks to Blue Jays Police reported that bricks fell off the Washington-Grand building part of Grand Boulevard is closed between Washington Avenue and Samuel Shepard Drive.

Driver crashes into 2 cars overnight in south St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A driver crashed into two parked cars overnight.That was around 12:30 a.m. on south Grand Boulevard at Osceola Street in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis. Corpse flower now blooming at Missouri Botanical Garden The driver was evaluated from a back injury.

3-vehicle crash in south St. Louis overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Three vehicles collided overnight in south St. Louis.This was around 1:30 a.m. on South Broadway at Wisconsin Avenue in the 'Marine Villa' neighborhood. One of the cars hit a building, but did not break the wall. Corpse flower now blooming at Missouri Botanical Garden None of the six people in the cars were injured.

Confident Broncos safety Caden Sterns is in prove-it mode: “It’s time to take the next step”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

Caden Sterns dialed in on Russell Wilson’s eyes and anticipated what came next.Actually, he knew what came next.Sterns tracked the ball out of the quarterback’s hands and then off of teammate Justin Simmons’ fingertips and then went full out to make sure he converted the opportunity.The interception on Denver’s first official day of training camp is a microcosm of where the third-year Broncos safety senses he is in his career.Where he knows he is in his career.What he feels in his core is coming next and what he’s intent on doing with the opportunity.“There’s no doubt in my mind,” Sterns told The Post. “I’ve played enough in this league to know that I have what it takes to be a really good safety. I’m going to hold myself to that standard. I have the blueprint with the two safeties that we have. That’s my priority. And doing what I can to help this team win is just as important.“I hold myself to a very high standard and I know what I can do.”Sterns’ head coach, Sean Payton, has a re...

Opinion: Denver’s board of education broke the law and violated our trust

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

Denver’s Board of Education met privately to discuss, develop and vote on a crucial school safety policy in clear violation of Colorado law. Video just released by the district following a judge’s orders also showed the board and school officials using the meeting to openly express contempt for the public they serve, stew about their public image, and, in the case of one board member, make shockingly insensitive and racially charged comments.Colorado’s media has served the public well in making sure that this meeting was made public. It took a lawsuit, a judge’s orders, and then a surprisingly brave vote from the board members to bring this recorded meeting to light.And the Denver Public School board members, Superintendent Alex Marrero and legal counsel Aaron Thompson, certainly were not shown in their best lights. The meeting makes everyone involved look conniving and political. During a crisis – especially a school shooting that left two employees seriously injured and resu...

George Lucas sues to secure San Anselmo parcel ownership

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

“Star Wars” director George Lucas has a net worth in the billions of dollars, but a recent court filing demonstrates that the movie mogul still keeps a close watch over even his smallest real estate holdings.Lucas has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court to ensure that ownership of a strip of land that he has been using as a driveway to one of his many San Anselmo properties isn’t claimed by the heirs of several of his deceased neighbors.“The Strip is principally occupied by a paved driveway leading from Essex Avenue to the Parcel,” the complaint filed in May states. The filing says the parcel is on Coogan Avenue.“Until recently, plaintiff believed the Strip was part of the Parcel,” the suit says. “Plaintiff has learned that the Strip is actually not within the Parcel’s mete and bounds.”Lucas believes that four deceased neighbors might have been granted an easement over a portion of the strip and that two other deceased neighbors “may have had an interest in the Strip,” ...

Busting the many myths and misconceptions about birds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

There are many things that people don’t know about birds. More than this, circumstances often conspire to result in not simply ignorance of bird-related topics, but in the spread of myths and misconceptions.Start with birds and seasons, the topic of misconception No. 1: Birds are most abundant in spring. While there are many species that migrate north to California in the spring, there are substantially more that migrate south (or, less frequently, out from the cold interior or down from higher elevations) to our moderate coastal climate. Marin’s winters are nice! And so as we move into fall, we will see increasing numbers of shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors and numerous songbird species.Misconception No. 2 is also related to the seasons: Bird feeders will prevent birds from migrating on time. For most birds, the primary trigger of migration is day length. Abundance of food is not a deterrent to migration — birds want to be well-nourished when they take off on their long journeys, not...

Driver found deceased in Santa Cruz County rollover crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

BOULDER CREEK — During rescue efforts for a deceased driver discovered Friday morning off Bear Creek Road, firefighters were beset by a nest of stinging ground insects.The Boulder Creek Fire Department, along with the California Highway Patrol and American Medical Response, was called around 11:15 a.m. to private property between Starr Creek and Hawk Ridge roads. A caller reported finding an overturned vehicle that had gone off the road and ended up wedged between two trees.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | 3 dead after plane crashes into hangar at Southern California airport Crashes and Disasters | One dead after fatal collision in East Palo Alto on Friday Crashes and Disasters | 85-year-old pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Santa Clara Crashes and Disasters | Highway 13 in Oakland temporarily closed after fatal crash involving pedestrian Crashes and Disasters | Head-on collision kills suspected DUI dr...

California uses gift cards to help fight meth addiction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:36 GMT

Among the most difficult addictions to witness at San Francisco general hospital’s drug clinic is methamphetamine, which leaves users tearing at their skin and unable to eat, sleep or sign up for help.The worst part: The clinic workers largely are powerless because unlike with opioid addiction, for which doctors prescribe medications such as methadone, there is no medicine for stimulant use disorder.“We live day in and day out watching people suffer in a way that’s hard to imagine,” said Dr. Brad Shapiro, medical director of the Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. “They’re just dying in front of us.”Faced with that immense suffering, California will try a new approach to stimulant addiction: Paying people with gift cards to reward them for staying sober.This model, known as “contingency management,” rewards people with financial incentives each time their drug tests are negative for stimulants. It’s been shown to have success in clinical...