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Leaky pipes, broken pump at St. Louis water plant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Top water officials in St. Louis said the city is in desperate need of infrastructure upgrades and repairs.The City of St. Louis granted FOX 2 team exclusive access to the St. Louis Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday."What you're hearing is water leaking from around the valves and piping in the plant here," said Kurt Skouby, director of public utilities for the City of St. Louis. "There's always going to be some leakage, but not this much."Leaky pipe at St. Louis Water Treatment PlantSkouby has spent his entire career at the city's water department, working his way up to director more than a decade ago."Our average output is around 110–120 million gallons a day, so it's getting close to a 1/3 of the population of the City of St. Louis," he said.Skouby said the city's water department needs additional funding to keep up with inflation, repairs, and other infrastructure needs.The city is down two pumps now; one of the machines is responsible for pushing 36 million gallons ...

Rockies fall apart in seventh inning of 6-3 loss to Boston Red Sox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

The Colorado Rockies’ chance to sweep the Boston Red Sox fell apart instantly on Wednesday night.The Rockies held a slim 2-1 lead when the Red Sox scored five runs in the seventh inning of a 6-3 loss after a two-hour rain delay at Fenway Park.The fireworks began when Rockies starter Austin Gomber allowed back-to-back singles, leading to a pitching change. With reliever Brent Suter on the mound, Boston tallied three runs off shortstop Pablo Reyes’ sacrifice fly and left fielder Rob Refsnyder’s two-run triple.Suter was out, and Peter Lambert was in, but Boston’s scoring surge continued. Red Sox third baseman Justin Turner singled in a run before right fielder Alex Verdugo’s RBI double gave Boston a four-run lead.For the most part, the Rockies’ third game of the series was a pitching duel. Boston starter Garrett Whitlock shut down Colorado for five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and seven strikeouts. Whitlock kept the Rockies hitless for three straight innings after giving up a...

Authorities search for missing Los Angeles County teen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

Authorities are searching for a critically missing teenager who disappeared in Lancaster on Monday.The missing girl, Sabrina “Bri” Nicole Pimenta, 17, was last seen on the 500 block of W. Oldfield Street around 9 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Pimenta is described as a Hispanic female standing 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds. She has brown eyes, brown hair and a tattoo saying "Angel" on her left forearm.She was last seen wearing a black and gray sweatshirt, black pants, and black and white tennis shoes.Pimenta is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression, authorities said. Her family hasn't heard from her since Monday and is concerned for her well-being.Sabrina “Bri” Nicole Pimenta, 17, in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.A “critically missing person” is defined as:-A person in critical need of medical attention-The victim of a crime or foul play-A person who has no pattern of running away or disapp...

Suspect charged with homicide after man found dead from fentanyl poisoning in Riverside County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

A 37-year-old man from Palm Desert was arrested on charges of second-degree homicide after allegedly providing fentanyl to a man who died as a result of the powerful narcotic, authorities announced on Wednesday.  In Sept. 2022, deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 46900 block of State Highway 74 in Palm Desert after receiving reports of a deceased 30-year-old man. At the scene, authorities found the man, who they believed died as a result of fentanyl poisoning, according to a news release from RCSD.  Investigators with the sheriff’s department’s Overdose Death Investigations and Narcotics team took over the investigation.  After several months, investigators were able to identify Gregory Gauto as the suspect who provided the victim with the fentanyl.  The 37-year-old was arrested in Palm Desert, charged with homicide and booked at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio.  Gregory Gauto, 37, of Palm Desert, faces charges of se...

Oakland A’s: Returning to Coliseum, drummers react to Nevada news; where’s Fisher?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

OAKLAND – More than 20,000 of the 27,759 fans that attended a grassroots-organized ‘reverse boycott’ on Tuesday did not return for the ensuing game of the Oakland A’s home series against the Tampa Bay Rays.But that once-familiar drum beat emanating from the Oakland Coliseum’s right field bleachers – one that’s wholly unique to Major League Baseball — was back.A handful of drummers, part of the Oakland 68s fan group that has provided the backbeat to A’s home games for years, were eager to cheer on an Oakland team that was attempting to extend its season-long winning streak to eight games.Then came the buzzkill. About an hour before Wednesday’s game began, the Nevada state assembly voted to pass a bill that would funnel up to $380 million in public money toward the construction of a new ballpark next to the Strip in Las Vegas.The bill now goes to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for his signature.Some of the 7,055 in attendance Wednesday started to boo after the A’s released...

San Jose storage facility goes up in flames, with explosions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

A Public Storage facility in south San Jose went up in flames Wednesday evening, with fire officials upgrading it from a two-alarm to a three-alarm blaze after firefighters had battled it for nearly two hours.“There are audible explosions coming from the building,” San Jose Fire Department public-information manager Jake Pisani said just after 7 p.m.San Jose Fire Department firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a Public Storage facility at 88 Blossom Hill Road in south San Jose on the evening of June 14, 2023 in San Jose, California (Nhat Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The fire at 88 Blossom Hill Road, near Monterey Highway, was reported at 6:05 p.m., Pisani said, adding that the size of the explosions or what caused them was unclear.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 6 East Bay fires traced to lithium batteries unattended while charging Crime and Public Safety | Photos: Canada wildfire smoke shrouds iconic American landmarks ...

'Scene from a movie': Crews contain fire at Albany lumber yard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire broke out at a lumber yard in Albany Tuesday night, officials announced on social media. Around 8:30 p.m., crews responded to the 500 block of Cleveland Avenue for a fire.The flames looked like a "scene from a movie," Richmond Firefighters Local 188 said on Facebook. Officials called it a "raging fire." Video from the scene can be viewed in the player above.No injuries were reported from the fire. The majority of the blaze was contained to one section of the yard. PHOTOS: Crews respond to fire at Vallejo middle school Fire departments from Albany and Berkeley helped in the response to the multi-alarm fire. The 500 block of Cleveland Avenue is near the border of Albany and Richmond.

Reds homer 3 times in fifth, roll to 7-4 win and sweep of Royals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Whether they’re being serious or entirely tongue-in-cheek, the Cincinnati Reds have begun calling themselves “America’s Team.”A few more series like they had in Kansas City and that moniker might expand beyond the clubhouse.The Reds pounded out four homers Wednesday night, including three during a five-run fifth inning, and held on for a 7-4 victory over the Royals that not only completed the three-game sweep but extended their winning streak to five straight.“It’s a long season. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, we just got to play our brand of baseball,” said Matt McLain, whose three-run shot highlighted the Reds’ big inning. “You play it hard no matter what happens. That’s what we’re going to do.”Spencer Steer homered in the second before Stuart Fairchild and Jonathan India joined McLain in going deep in the fifth, breaking open a 1-all game and sending the Reds to their eighth win in their last 10 games.B...

Nimmo gives Mets 4-3, 10-inning win over Yanks on night of mental, physical errors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a game-ending double in the 10th inning and the New York Mets recovered from a string of mental and physical errors to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Wednesday night for a two-game Subway Series split.Isiah Kiner-Falefa stole home off an inattentive Brooks Raley as the Yankees scored two runs without a hit to take a 3-1 seventh-inning lead.The Mets tied the score in bottom half when Ron Marinaccio hit Nimmo with a pitch and Starling Marte hit an RBI single — a rally that ended when Nimmo took a wide turn at second and was thrown out.Then in the 10th, with Eduardo Escobar the automatic runner at second, Albert Abreu (2-2) struck out Mark Vientos. Nick Ramirez relieved and Nimmo hit a drive over Jake Bauers and off the wall in right-center. Escobar tagged up and sprinted home with a headfirst slide, giving the $355 million Mets just their second victory in 11 games and third walk-off win this season.On a night when the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and the M...

Reportan sismo de magnitud 6,2 en el norte de Filipinas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

(CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este jueves el norte de Filipinas, frente a la isla de Luzón, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos.El seísmo se produjo sobre las 10:19 a.m. hora local a unos 5 kilómetros al sur del pueblo costero de Hukay, en la provincia de Batangas, a unos 100 kilómetros al suroeste de la capital, Manila.No ha habido informes inmediatos de daños; sin embargo, partes de Manila han sentido el sismo, informó la filial de CNN en Filipinas. Videos publicados en las redes sociales mostraban a personas evacuando edificios de la capital, incluida la Cámara de Representantes.El seísmo se produjo a una profundidad de unos 124,2 km, según el USGS.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source