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Hundreds of flimsy stop signs failing across St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis has a stop sign issue.FOX 2 has confirmed the city used cardboard-like stop signs as replacements for damaged or stolen signs made of sturdier metal or fiberglass for a short period last year. Hundreds of the flimsy, cardboard-like signs remain in use and are failing.From yield signs and one-way signs to school zone and no parking signs, residents say stop signs are perhaps the most important of all.“I ride my little scooter every day, and I depend on stop signs, yield, bicycle (signs),” Laura Henson, Soulard resident, said. “If you can’t see them, and they’re not going to last, what’s the point? That’s very cheesy, very cheesy. I mean, my gosh!”Residents wonder what the point of stop signs that appear to be made of cardboard is.Alderwoman Cara Spencer (Ward 8) says it’s unacceptable.“It is not an appropriate material for a stop sign,” she said.The flimsier signs now seem to be falling apart across the city. Things got so bad that for a while, half ...

St. Louis County libraries making Narcan available

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – In the effort to reduce overdose deaths, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says access to Narcan is a “game-changer.”The opioid reversal drug is currently available at some county library branches but will soon be available for free at all St. Louis County libraries.“We’re working very hard to reduce the overdose deaths in St. Louis County,” Page said Thursday.Dr. Kanika A. Cunningham, director of the St. Louis County Department of Public Health, believes the stigma surrounding overdoses stands in the way of saving lives.“This stigma prevents many individuals from seeking care and having access to life-saving medications and information,” she said.Cunningham and Page said having Narcan available for library visitors will help reduce that stigma and save lives. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News ...

Late 41-yard field goal lifts No. 2 Colorado School of Mines past No. 3 Grand Valley State in season opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

GOLDEN — Leave it to one of the nation’s most electric offenses, the NCAA Division II preseason No. 2 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers, to create opening night college football drama for Colorado teams.After blowing a three-score fourth-quarter lead against No. 3 Grand Valley State, redshirt senior kicker Hunter Pearson drilled a 41-yard game-winning field goal into the wind with six seconds remaining to give Mines a dramatic 31-28 win at Marv Kay Stadium on Thursday.It was only Pearson’s third career field goal but smashed a previous college-best of 28 yards when he was at Virginia.MINES MAGIC: Redshirt senior Hunter Pearson drills a 41-yard field goal with 6 seconds left and Mines leads No. 3 Grand Valley State 31-28. #D2Football pic.twitter.com/UkB5CQz4mi— Brendan Ploen (@BrendanPloen) September 1, 2023It was a head coach Pete Sterbick’s first game in charge, and it won’t be one he’ll soon forget.Erie native Noah Roper, who transferred...

Colorado high school football scoreboard: Week 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

Thursday night scoresBanning Lewis Academy 52, Jefferson 0Arvada West 41, Boulder 7Columbine 42, Freedom 0Rampart 28, Doherty 18Mountain Vista 63, Fort Collins 0Northglenn 21, Gateway 8Golden 42, Silver Creek 13Cherry Creek 42, Legacy 14Monarch 30, Frederick 23Peetz 36, Prairie 14Englewood 49, Sheridan 14Rock Canyon 42, Smoky Hill 7Thompson Valley 36, Summit 15Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.

One dead in Union City shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

UNION CITY, Calif. (BCN) -- One person died in a shooting in Union City late Wednesday night, according to police. Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 33500 block of Seventh Street and arrived to find the victim, who was taken to a hospital but died there, Union City police said. Vallejo police officer who killed Sean Monterrosa gets his job back The identity of the person who died has not been released. Police are considering the case a murder but have not released any information about a possible suspect. The department said in a press release Thursday afternoon that the shooting "is believed to be an isolated incident and there does not appear to be an on-going threat to the community." Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Rivas at (510) 675-5399 or [email protected]. Information can also be left anonymously at (510) 675-5207 or [email protected]. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Here's how San Jose's mayor wants to crack down on sideshows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The mayor of San Jose says the city wants a new social media policy for posting illegal sideshow videos, and he's calling on social media companies in Silicon Valley to get onboard. In the South Bay city, Mayor Matt Mahan is ratcheting up the effort to deter illegal sideshows by calling on social media companies to join the fight against them."This includes the largest companies that call Silicon Valley home," Mahan said. ‘Sick and tired’: Oakland restaurant acquires parking lot, hires security to prevent car break-ins Mayor Mahan held a press conference to announce that he sent a letter to media giants like Meta, TikTok and Snapchat proposing a sit-down meeting at city hall with the mayor's team and the San Jose Police Department to discuss strategies to disincentivize illegal stunt driving."We're asking social media platforms to work in tandem with our police department to suspend the accounts of people who post this dangerous content for 30 days, and ...

Charges filed against SF city employees for bribery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Ever since the arrest of San Francisco Public Works director Mohammed Nuru back in 2020, federal prosecutors have been busy weeding out corruption at San Francisco City Hall. Now, San Francisco’s district attorney is doing the same, charging a city employee and a former member of then-mayor Gavin Newsom’s staff with a variety of corruption charges including bribery. Mpox cases increase among SF residents: officials "We have a job to enforce all laws in the city and county of San Francisco regardless of who breaks them," said SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. At a news conference Thursday, Jenkins announced felony bribery charges against Lanita Henriquez, the director of San Francisco’s Community Challenge Grant Program, and Rudolph Dwayne Jones, the founder and president of RDJ Enterprises."In this situation, someone was being awarded San Francisco city contracts because he was paying off a city employee. That is illegal and it can't be tolerated in the...

Griffis throws for 3 touchdowns to lead Wake Forest past Elon 37-17 in season opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Mitch Griffis threw for three touchdowns to open his tenure as Wake Forest’s fulltime starting quarterback and help the Demon Deacons beat Elon 37-17 on Thursday night.The fourth-year passer is taking over after the transfer of star Sam Hartman to No. 13 Notre Dame. Griffis had started last year’s opener against VMI in relief of Hartman, then was back in the starting lineup again — this time as the guy positioned for the longer term — a day shy of that anniversary to throw for 329 yards in his second career start.It wasn’t all perfect, namely with throwing an interception returned for a touchdown and taking two sacks when holding the ball too long. “Obviously the games are going to get a lot harder,” Griffis said, adding: “But I think each week I will improve. That’s the goal.”Griffis was accurate during a fast start, throwing for 230 yards on 11-of-14 passing as Wake Forest took a 24-0 halftime lead. That included a 33-yard score o...

Reigning SoCon champion Samford jumps out early, rolls past Division II Shorter 69-14

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Michael Hiers threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first half as Samford rolled to a 69-14 victory over Division II-member Shorter on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Hiers hit Chandler Smith with a pair of scoring throws and threw one each to Jay Stanton and E. Jai Mason as the reigning Southern Conference champion and the FCS’s ninth-ranked Bulldogs scored touchdowns on 7 of 8 possessions in the first half for a 49-7 lead at the break. Hiers added a 33-yard touchdown pass to Brendan Jenkins midway through the third quarter and finished 28-of-35 passing for 375 yards. Stanton added a 12-yard touchdown run, and Mychael Hamilton and Damonta Witherspoon each had two rushing touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Harold Cook completed 20 of 28 passes for 170 yards and threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to John Dietl III for Shorter. Cook added a 7-yard TD run to end the third quarter.The Bulldogs are coming off an 11-2 season and first SoCon...

Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:35 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long grand slam in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, becoming the first player in major league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season.Acuña sent a 429-foot shot to deep into the left field pavilion off Lance Lynn for his third career slam and first since 2021. Acuña has 36 career homers in August, his most in any month.Acuña has 61 stolen bases.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource