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St. Louis Public Schools kicking off first week of school today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Many school districts on the Missouri side of the river start school Monday, including students at St. Louis Public Schools. The St. Louis Public School System serves tens of thousands of students. Kids will start the school year with some exciting new opportunities and resources.Every student will walk into school to find a bag of school supplies waiting for them. A couple of weeks ago, nearly 20,000 backpacks of school supplies were being prepared. Teachers and staff have been going through professional development workshops every day for the entire month of August, and they can't wait to bring the new things they've picked up along the way into the classroom.Voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition S in 2022, which will provide $165 million for much-needed repairs and improvements to every building in the district. Massive tire fire at salvage yard in Madison, Illinois This is the first year without Dr. Kelvin Adams, who served as superintendent for 14 years. He&n...

Rockwood School District first day of school today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Many Missouri school districts begin Monday morning, including the largest public district in St. Louis County, Rockwood.Blevins Elementary School is one of nearly 20 elementary schools in the Rockwood district. All is quiet now, but that will certainly change a little later Monday morning when the kids return to the classroom.In addition to getting back into school mode, students and staff will be contending with the extreme heat this week as well. The district here serves more than 22,000 students with nearly 3,500 teachers and staff members.The theme for this school year in Rockwood is focus on the future. As part of that theme, Rockwood officials shared that they will focus on learning, ensuring safety, fostering unity, and advancing facilities. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? There are 118 new teachers this year in Rockwood, as well as 31 new administrators. Four armed safety officers have been hired in Rockwood this year as well.FOX 2 was told that the...

'Aquaport' in Maryland Heights closed until Sept. 1, reopens for final weekend of summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - 'Aquaport' in Maryland Heights will be closed for the next two weeks due to the Pattonville school schedule. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? It'll be closed until Friday, September 1. Then it'll reopen for its last weekend of the season, from September 2 through September 4.

SLU School of Medicine shares tips to protect kids from heat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis University School of Medicine says it's important to factor in the heat when you send your children back to school. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? Make sure they have plenty of water to drink throughout the day, dress them in light-colored clothing made of breathable material, such as cotton, and limit their time outdoors during the hottest times of the day, which is between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Illinois congressman hosting 'Take Your Congressman to Work Day' at Mount Vernon truck stop today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. - U.S. Congressman Mike Bost of Illinois is having a 'Take Your Congressman to Work Day' at a truck stop in Mount Vernon on Monday. He's highlighting the need for more safe, accessible parking for tractor-trailer trucks.In a statement, Bost said, "I understand how difficult it can be when America's truckers are forced to push that extra mile in search of a safe place to park. If we expand access to parking options for truckers, we are making our roads safer for all commuters." Massive tire fire at salvage yard in Madison, Illinois Three passengers died when a bus hit three tractor trailers parked along the highway outside the Silver Lake rest area on July 12. The NTSB noted that the rest area only has 21 parking spaces for commercial trucks.

Letters: Fighting delays on the way to Denver airport via Peña Boulevard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

Fighting delays on the way to DIARe: “Peña Boulevard: Expand or not?” Aug. 13 news storyWhen Peña Boulevard was designed, it was meant to be a service road for Denver International Airport. It was not intended to become a major artery for the housing that has been built since the mid-1990s. The question is: What should be done, and who should pay for it?An easy solution would be to restrict access to Peña. If one could only enter Peña Boulevard from Interstate 70 and E-470, the only vehicles on the road would be going to and from the airport as was originally planned. Traffic on Peña would be instantly reduced by 27%. But this would not please commuters or the off-airport hotels.If access is not restricted, additional lanes must be added. But why should the airport pay for this? The prime beneficiaries would be developers who will build even more houses which will eventually re-create the same issue of congestion in the future. More lanes have never been a long-term solu...

Several California school districts and colleges closed Monday due to Tropical Storm Hilary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

Several school districts and college campuses will be closed Monday due to the continuing impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. Below is a list of known closures but there are likely several others. Please check with your local school district before heading out in the rain.Anaheim Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley High School DistrictCal State FullertonCal State Long BeachColton Joint Unified School DistrictCypress CollegeEastside Union School DistrictFontana Unified School DistrictLancaster School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School DistrictPalmdale School DistrictPasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena City College campusesRialto Unified School DistrictSaugus Union School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School DistrictWestside Union School DistrictRadar images show Tropical Storm Hilary early Monday morning. (KTLA)Hilary is expected to bring widespread rainfall Monday morning but begin to taper off later in the afternoon.

Tropical Storm Hilary’s effects seem minimal for many Southern California residents, but others face evacuations and road closures

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

Southern California residents dealt mostly with an array of inconveniences on Sunday — high water in spots, road closures and even the suspension of some DoorDash deliveries — as they braced for Tropical Storm Hilary to enter its most intense chapter that night.“It’s just like a normal storm. It’s a little bit rainy and windy,” Lynette Paoli, a resident of the San Bernardino Mountains community of Forest Falls, said late Sunday afternoon as she looked out her windows. “I hope it’s nothing like they are saying it’s going to be. I’m praying it bypasses us.”The inland mountains and deserts, however, were expected to receive the storm’s most punishing rain and strong winds on Sunday night and into Monday morning, and flash-flood warnings and evacuation orders were in effect.Other Southern California counties were also expected to receive heavier rainfall than during the daylight hours, the National Weather Service said.The rain is likely to move out around noon on Monday.Just how much d...

California business owner killed after argument over a Pride flag hanging outside her clothing store, deputies say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

The owner of a clothing store in southern California was killed after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside the business, deputies said.Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton, 66, was found suffering from a gunshot wound Friday evening at her store Mag.Pi in Cedar Glen, just east of Lake Arrowhead, a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.“Through further investigation, detectives learned the suspect made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting Carleton,” the release said.The suspect, who hasn’t been identified by investigators, ran away after the shooting and was later found about a mile away, still armed, deputies said.“When deputies attempted to contact the suspect, a lethal force encounter occurred and the suspect was pronounced deceased,” the sheriff’s department said. “No deputies were injured during the incident.”The shooting comes as the LGBTQ+ comm...

Man shot by deputies after two women reportedly stabbed at California apartment complex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:16 GMT

Deputies shot a man suspected of stabbing one woman to death and injuring another at a Lake Forest apartment complex on Sunday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.Deputies responding to reports of a stabbing arrived shortly after 12:15 p.m. at a complex in the 21000 block of Osterman Road to find a woman who appeared to have been stabbed several times outside of an apartment, Sgt. Frank Gonzalez said.The deputies were directed to a specific apartment unit, where they made contact with a man in his 20s suspected of carrying out the stabbing, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department statement.A little less than 15 minutes after deputies arrived, according to the sheriff statement,  “an officer involved shooting occurred,” and the man was shot and injured.Authorities have released few details about the police shooting, including whether the man was armed or threatening any deputies or civilians. No deputies were reported injured.The deputies found a second wo...