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You Paid For It - Weekend downpour flooded roads and highways

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Over the weekend, flooding slammed interstate highways and other major roads in the St. Louis area."When it comes in a lot fewer days and a lot smaller storms, you have these massive storms that hit, and there is just nothing that’s going to take that away," said Brian Hoelscher, executive director and CEO of the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD). "That immediate area is going to flood. Everything is going to go underwater."Hoelscher explained the possible solutions to the flooding problem. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing "So there‘s two options, and they're different from each one. You either move the facilities out of or raise them above those problems or else, if possible, you can engineer or try to put larger capacity structures in," he said. "It’s going to cost a lot of money, whatever the solution happens to be. We’d put design storms in and say, that’s how much we’re willing to pay for a certain level of protection; cl...

Fauci talks pandemic, controversies prior to Washington University commencement speech

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Before Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered the commencement address for Washington University’s School of Medicine, he delivered answers to wide-ranging questions from reporters.Fauci discussed the current state of the COVID crisis.“Bottom line, short answer is, it’s not over in the sense of totally behind us, but the emergency nature of it certainly is behind us,” he said.And he shared his advice for med school grads.“That they should not sit back and accept the normalization of untruths,” he said. “It’s their responsibility to push back on the normalizations of untruths.”The recently retired director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to the president spoke candidly about the pandemic and what made him public enemy number one in the minds of many Americans. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing “When I was in the White House and Trump was saying the virus was going to go away like magic...

Brenton Doyle hits two homers, lifts Rockies to 9-8 win over Reds

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

Brenton Doyle has been more than ready for his big-league close-up. The rookie center fielder proved it again Monday night in the Rockies’ 9-8 win over Cincinnati at Coors Field.Doyle hit two home runs and a double and made a sensational sliding catch, turning the game into his personal highlight reel.For the record, it was second baseman Harold Castro who gave Colorado an 8-6 lead in the seventh with a two-run double into the right-field corner off right-hander Lucas Sims. Castro drove in Ryan McMahon, who led off with an infield hit, and Randal Grichuk, who drew a two-out walk off Sims.But it’s the speedy, athletic and ultra-confident Doyle who’s become the story of the season for the Rockies, who improved to 9-4 in May.The Reds scored a run off of closer Pierce Johnson in a tense ninth inning but he hung on to record his seventh save in seven chances.Doyle opened his performance with a two-out double to left in Colorado’s four-run second inning. His second...

Oakland: CHP investigating shooting on I-580

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

OAKLAND — A person escaped injury Monday afternoon after an incident on Interstate 580 that California Highway Police officers were investigating as a possible shooting, authorities said.According to a statement posted to social media Monday afternoon, the CHP said officers responded around 3:38 p.m. to westbound I-580 lanes east of 14th Avenue for a report of a possible shooting minutes earlier.Officers found a person who was not hurt, as well as evidence of a shooting at a scene. Traffic in westbound lanes was briefly backed up for several minutes, but eventually cleared. A CHP officer declined to release any additional details Monday night, citing an active investigation.Shooting incidents on freeways have continued to compromise driver safety regionally, with the CHP investigating six killings last year on freeways across the city. So far this year, the agency has looked into a fatal February shooting of a woman found at an East Oakland off-ramp, the March shooting of a ma...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.1 million for a condominium

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

334 Hawthorne Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,657-square-foot condominium built in 2006 has changed hands. The property located in the 300 block of Hawthorne Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on April 26, 2023. The $3,124,000 purchase price works out to $1,885 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. It sits on a 3,169-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.These nearby units have also recently changed hands:In July 2022, a 1,445-square-foot unit on Emerson Street in Palo Alto sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,211. The unit has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Emerson Street, Palo Alto, in February 2023, a 1,656-square-foot unit was sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,087. The unit has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,056-square-foot unit on the 500 block of Everett Avenue in Palo Alto sold in June 2022, for $1,150,000, a price per square foot of $1,089. The unit has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

CCS baseball playoffs: First-round matchups in all six divisions

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.BaseballDivision ISaturday’s first roundNo. 6 Hollister (21-6) at No. 3 St. Francis (15-11), noonNo. 7  Live Oak (17-9) at No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (21-7), 11 a.m.No. 5 St. Ignatius (16-11) at No. 4 Los Gatos (20-7), 11 a.m.No. 8 Menlo-Atherton (19-7) at No. 1 Valley Christian (26-3), 1 p.m.Division IISaturday’s first roundNo. 6 Serra (15-11) vs. No. 3 Burlingame (16-7) at Washington Park in Burlingame, 1 p.m.No. 7  Santa Cruz (19-7) at No. 2  Bellarmine (17-12-1), 1 p.m.No. 5 Sacred Heart Cathedral (14-15) at No. 4 Leigh (17-10), 1 p.m.No. 8 Pioneer (16-9-1) at Aptos (19-6), 11 a.m.Division IIISaturday’s first roundNo...

CCS softball playoffs: First-round matchups in all six divisions

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

Open Division Saturday’s first roundNo. 6 Capuchino (22-5) at No. 3 Hollister (24-3), 1 p.m.No. 7 Sequoia (18-5) at No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (20-3), 11 a.m.No. 5 Willow Glen (19-6) at No. 4 Milpitas (21-4), 2 p.m.No. 8 San Lorenzo Valley (21-2) at No. 1 St. Francis (24-2), 11 a.m.Division ISaturday’s first roundNo. 6 Hillsdale (15-6) at No. 3 Westmont (18-8), 1 p.m.No. 7 Wilcox (14-10) at No. 2  Sobrato (18-3), 1 p.m.No. 5 Carlmont (15-8) at No. 4 Stevenson (18-3), 1 p.m.No. 8 Branham (16-9) at No. 1 Notre Dame Salinas (17-7), 1 p.m.Division IISaturday’s first roundNo. 6 Los Altos (14-9) at No. 3 Los Gatos (14-10), 11 a.m.No. 7 Gilroy (11-12) at No. 2 Salinas (14-11), 12 p.m.No. 5 Leigh (18-8) at No. 4 Fremont-Sunnyvale (14-5), 11 a.m.No. 8 Valley Christian (14-9) at No. 1 Monterey (17-7), 1 p.m.NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions...

CHP investigating shots fired on I-580

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

(KRON) -- California Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting that happened on I-580 Monday afternoon. Nobody was injured in the incident. CHP Oakland was called about the shooting on the westbound lanes of the interstate east of 14th Avenue at 3:38 p.m. Surveillance video released of Banko Brown homicide After responding to the scene, officers found one victim who was not injured. CHP believes the shooting happened minutes earlier, at approximately 3:30 p.m. No suspect has been identified, and CHP is asking anyone with evidence to come forward. An investigation into the incident is underway. Anyone with information is asked to call (510) 457-2875 and ask for Officer Castaneda. Freeway shootings have been a topic of conversation in Oakland after toddler Jasper Wu was shot and killed by a stray bullet on I-880 in 2021. Three men were arrested in connection with Jasper's death. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height...

Why St. Louis’s Reform DA Kim Gardner Quit

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a reform-minded prosecutor who was first elected in 2016 and again by an overwhelming majority in 2020, announced Thursday that she would resign following threats from the Missouri state legislature to pass a bill stripping her office of power.Missouri Republicans ramped up efforts this week to advance the bill, which would allow the governor to appoint a special prosecutor in any jurisdiction to handle cases said to include a “threat to public safety.”Dozens of similar preemption bills filed in recent years target reform-minded prosecutors across the country. At least 17 states have tried to pass similar measures since 2017, soon after reform prosecutors started winning elections.“This is not unique to Kim Gardner,” said Jill Habig, founder and president of the Public Rights Project, a civil rights nonprofit that has tracked the growing number of preemption bills. “What we’re seeing across the country is state-level overreach and resistance t...

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge sparks controversy with glance at bench

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:14:43 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge said he was trying to identify which of his Yankees teammates was yelling at plate umpire Clint Vondrak when he peeked into his own dugout before hitting a 462-foot home run in Toronto on Monday night.The Yankees slugger looked sideways for a moment before driving a 114.9 mph scorcher off right-hander Jay Jackson.“There was kind of a lot of chirping from our dugout, which I really didn’t like in the situation,” Judge said. New York led 6-0 at the time.Three pitches earlier, Vondrak ejected New York manager Aaron Boone for arguing a low strike call to Judge. Boone came out of the dugout to vent at Vondrak and crew chief James Hoye.Toronto’s broadcasters noticed Judge peeking into his own dugout before his homer and speculated he was looking for some kind of signal.“It’s kind of odd that a hitter would be looking in that direction,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.Judge said some of his teammates were still voicing their displeasure as his at-bat...