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You Paid For It: Veteran's home ruined by water main break, city denies responsibility

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The You Paid For It team comes to the aid of a U.S. Marine Corps. veteran in North St. Louis whose house was flooded by a water main break.Cornelius Higgins' basement is ruined after a recent water main break, yet the city issued a statement saying, "After an investigation into Mr. Higgins claim, investigators determined the City is not responsible for the damages and provided Mr. Higgins with that information."Higgins says it’s just not fair. His basement was finished, but that was before two feet of sewage flooded it in June. The water main break somehow damaged MSD’s line. Higgins can’t believe it. UAW strike: Ford lays off 600 in Michigan, picketing continues in Wentzville ”The situation now is, after the water damage, no one wants to take responsibility for it," he said. "The water department denied me. The sewer department gave me a number to call, but nobody ever answered. I've been calling every day for going on three months now and still haven’t heard anything...

NASA's gateway program leaders inspire Eureka students to reach for the stars

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

EUREKA, Mo. - Members of NASA's Gateway Space Station Program have returned home to St. Louis. As they're planning missions, they're also hoping to inspire some high school students. Program leaders paid a visit to Eureka High School on Friday and highlighted the importance of STEM education in their careers. "The kids here are telling [us about] experiments they're doing in biomedical and physics. That's awesome," said Sean Fuller, international partner of the NASA Getaway Program. "That's exactly what we're looking for. That's going to help us advance, not only in our commercial world, but also people further out. Getting them further out. Who knows, maybe one of them will be the first boot prints on Mars one day." UAW strike: Ford lays off 600 in Michigan, picketing continues in Wentzville If Fuller seems excited to talk about an out-of-this world experience, it's because it's a special day in the Gateway City.On Friday, at his hometown high school, he's brought his team leade...

Justin Dodge, police sergeant injured during Nuggets parade, sets tone for Parker football rivalry as Legend rolls Ponderosa

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

PARKER — As the national anthem played, Justin Dodge and his son Brody stood on the Legend sideline with their arms wrapped around each other. While the Titans fullback held up his dad, tears welled in the eyes of both tough guys.Dodge, a Denver Police Department SWAT sergeant, was seriously hurt during the Nuggets’ championship parade on June 15 when a fire truck rolled up on his left leg as he tried to protect fans who had moved onto the street. His leg was amputated below the knee a few weeks later, and he’s coming off his seventh surgery to address lingering issues from the injury.But Dodge isn’t dwelling on that — he’s looking forward. On Friday at EchoPark Stadium, he led Legend out onto the field in a wheelchair for the Titans’ crosstown rivalry showdown against Ponderosa, moments before standing and soaking in the anthem with his son.“I told (Brody) to make sure to help me stand up, and to basically hold me so I didn’t fall,” D...

Rockies take no-hitter into ninth, rally for wild win over Giants

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

The Rockies nearly pitched a group-effort no-hitter at Coors Field Friday night.Then nearly lost the game.Then they proceeded to post a wild, 3-2 victory over the Giants on Elehuris Montero’s two-run single in the ninth off closer Camilo Doval. Charlie Blackmon led off the inning with a double, then Nolan Jones drew a one-out walk.Montero, who’s been sizzling at the plate, drove the ball into left field, scoring Blackmon. Jones raced into score when the throw by left fielder Mike Yastrzemski bounced away from catcher Patrick Bailey as Blackmon slid home.Colorado veteran right-hander Chase Anderson pitched seven innings of hitless baseball before he was lifted. Anderson’s interesting adventure included giving up one run, striking out seven and walking five. He threw 101 pitches but only 53 for strikes.Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chase Anderson works against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Denver. (...

DUI suspected crash left 1 dead, 1 injured in Riverside

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

One woman is dead and a man is injured after a driver lost control of the car and crashed head-on into a tree. On Wednesday, Riverside police responded to a single-vehicle crash into a tree on Victoria Avenue, west of John Street. When officers arrived, they found the passenger, 22-year-old Joanna Huizar, dead at the scene. The 23-year-old driver of the vehicle, whose name was not mentioned, was driving the wrong way in the westbound lane of Victoria Avenue approaching John Street, according to a Riverside Police Department news release. He lost control of the car while rounding a curve and crashed into a palm tree in the center median. The driver sustained major injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated. The cause of the crash is unclear. However, investigators believe driving under the influence contributed to the crash.Anyone with additional information related to this collision or the passenger’s whereabouts prior to the crash is urged to contact Detec...

Authorities search for man accused of exposing himself to young girl in San Dimas

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a young girl who was walking home from school in San Dimas.The incident allegedly took place on Thursday near Valley Center Avenue, just south of Cypress Street at around 4 p.m., according to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.The victim, an 11-year-old girl, was walking when the suspect, who was driving nearby, stopped to get the girl’s attention. As he spoke to her through his passenger side window, he began touching himself intimately, authorities said.The girl quickly ran away from the man while the suspect drove away from the area.Authorities described the suspect as a Black male adult who was driving a dark blue, two-door sedan.San Dimas detectives are investigating the incident while deputies are monitoring and providing safety checks in the area. 3 teens arrested for Corona park shooting Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station at 909-450-2700. Anonymous ...

Single family residence sells for $1.6 million in Piedmont

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

1525 Grand Avenue – Google Street ViewThe historic property located in the 1500 block of Grand Avenue in Piedmont was sold on July 26, 2023 for $1,625,000, or $845 per square foot. The house, built in 1912, has an interior space of 1,922 square feet. This two-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the home comes with a garage.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 1,807-square-foot home on the 100 block of Greenbank Avenue in Piedmont sold in July 2022, for $1,900,000, a price per square foot of $1,051. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In July 2022, a 1,540-square-foot home on Oakland Avenue in Piedmont sold for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,169. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Grand Avenue, Piedmont, in March 2023, a 1,550-square-foot home was sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $1,129. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Nearly no-hit, SF Giants walked off by Rockies in dramatic, devastating loss

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

DENVER — Gabe Kapler broke one of his golden rules to dish out a dose of optimism before Friday’s game against the Rockies. The Giants’ analytically inclined manager doesn’t like small sample sizes. But his club’s past home stand provided an opportunity to highlight one.“We were a very productive offense,” he said. “It’s no secret: We were very productive because LaMonte Wade Jr. came up huge for us, Yaz got some big hits for us, Joc had some big at-bats, Wilmer Flores – the core group of veteran players that are here because they’ve always had great at-bats and done damage have helped us win five of six. That same group is going to be depended on going forward.”Just a few hours later, Kapler was reminded why snapshots in time are just that.Held without a hit for eight innings, the Giants lost in dramatic and devastating fashion. They were walked off by the Rockies, 3-2, after two runs scored on Elehuris Montero’s single to left ...

Oakland misses deadline for crucial police funding

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

(KRON) -- Conspicuously absent from the list is the City of Oakland. The Board of State and Community Corrections confirmed to KRON4 that Oakland did not receive a penny of the grant money because the city missed the July 7 deadline for filing a completed application. That has business and community leaders in oakland angry and wondering if anyone is in charge of the city."You didn't have to be a rocket science to fill out the grant," said Oakland pastor and community leader Bishop Bob Jackson. "You just had to do it in a timely manner. And because public safety does not seem to be a priority for the leaders in this city, it was not done." Thao will take over search for new Oakland police chief if commission fails to deliver Jackson is angry. He says crime is as bad as it has ever been and he can’t understand why those who run the city of Oakland left millions of dollars of crime-fighting money on the table by not getting a grant application in on time"That was free money for us t...

Krejcikova and Kenin will meet in the final of the San Diego Open

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:15:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic beat unseeded American Danielle Collins 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Friday to reach the finals of the WTA Cymbiotika San Diego Open.Krejcikova will face wild-card entrant Sofia Kenin, who beat qualifier Emma Navarro, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the second semifinal.“The match was very difficult, but I never give up,” said Krejcikova, also a wild-card entrant who is ranked No. 13 in the world. “Danielle played really well in the first set, but after that, I was improving with every single point, so I went for it.”After Collins controlled the first set, Krejcikova, 27, turned things around to knot the second set at five games apiece. Keeping her composure, Krejcikova then broke Collins’ serve and held her own to tie the match.Taking advantage of Collins’ sudden struggle of unforced errors, Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open winner, then eased to the win over the inconsistent Collins, who reached the finals of the 2022 Australian Open before...