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City of St. Louis suing Hyundai, Kia over surge in car thefts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against car manufacturers Kia America and Hyundai Motor America over a surge in car thefts involving those vehicles.Last August, the city counselor’s office sent letters to Kia and Hyundai, chastising the car manufacturers for failing to install an engine immobilizer in many of their vehicles. Mayor Tishaura Jones and then-Director of Public Safety Dan Isom signed off on the letter, saying the companies had contributed to a public nuisance in the city.The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $75,000, as well as punitive damages and attorneys' fees.Earlier that summer, St. Louis police reported a shocking increase in thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars. Thefts of these brands has been a big issue in the St. Louis region and around the country. In fact, Missouri recorded a 10% increase in total car thefts from 2021 to 2022.Between May 2022 and February 2023, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported an average of...

Teen shot and killed in St. Louis County Sunday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A 14-year-old was shot and killed in Berkeley Sunday night.The Major Case Squad just released details of the shooting Monday morning. Investigators said that police were called to Larry Lane around 7:00 p.m. The caller shared that multiple juveniles were firing gunshots. Top Stories: Family seeks justice for Jacque, man charged due in court this week When police arrived, they found a juvenile laying in a front yard with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police have not yet identified the teen. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 911, or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Educator at Denver’s Bruce Randolph School arrested after being found with loaded gun on campus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

An educator at a Denver school is on paid leave after being arrested for allegedly possessing a loaded handgun on campus — a weapon that was discovered after security staff searched for a student who had said he brought a gun to school.Dante Quint, 25, was arrested on suspicion of the felony charge on March 1 after school security allegedly found a gun in his backpack on Feb. 28 at Bruch Randolph School, court records show.Quint works as a paraprofessional at the school and is on paid leave while the investigation continues, Denver Public Schools spokesman Scott Pribble said in an email.The arrest came as Denver’s school district grapples with gun violence among its students. Quint was arrested the same day a 16-year-old student died of gunshot wounds after being shot outside East High School and three weeks before a 17-year-old student shot two and wounded administrators at the same high school before taking his own life hours later.Denver police responded to Bruce Rand...

5 planets may be visible (with binoculars) in the sky Tuesday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

It might be a good time to break out your binoculars, or find a friend with a telescope, because there is an opportunity to see five planets Tuesday night between the western horizon and the moon, which will be almost directly overhead when the planets become visible.Related ArticlesOutdoors | First solar eclipse in six years tops list of the best celestial events you can see in Colorado in 2023 If you know where to look, you could see Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars. You’ll probably need binoculars or a telescope to make out Mercury and Uranus. The place to look for Jupiter and Mercury will be low in the western sky near the horizon shortly after sunset. Jupiter will be the brighter of the two.Sky gazers may be be able to locate the planet Uranus Tuesday night with binoculars. Look for Venus, which will be the brightest object in the nighttime sky except for the moon. Three other planets may be visible Tuesday night. (Provided by Jeffrey L. Hunt, When...

3 children, 3 adults killed in shooting at Nashville school; female shooter also dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

A female shooter wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday, authorities said. The suspect also died after being shot by police.The violence occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade.The killings come as communities around the nation are reeling from a spate of school violence, including the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last year; a first grader who shot his teacher in Virginia; and a shooting last week in Denver that wounded two administrators.Police said the shooter appeared to be in her teens. The Nashville victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Other students walked to safety Monday, holding hands as they left their school surrounded by police cars, to a nearby church to be reunited with their parents. ...

Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms that company's planned job layoffs will begin this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

The Walt Disney Co.’s planned job cuts are expected to begin this week, the first of three rounds that will cut 7,000 jobs from the company’s workforce, CNBC reported.Disney CEO Bob Iger sent a memo, obtained by the publication, explaining that the company will begin notifying employees “whose positions are impacted by the company’s workforce reductions.”“Leaders will be communicating the news directly to the first group of impacted employees over the next four days. A second, larger round of notifications will happen in April with several thousand more staff reductions, and we expect to commence the final round of notifications before the beginning of the summer to reach our 7,000-job target,” the memo said.“In tough moments, we must always do what is required to ensure Disney can continue delivering exceptional entertainment to audiences and guests around the world – now and long into the future. Please know that our HR partners and leaders are committed to creating a supportive a...

Casey Tuff Arrested after DUI Crash on Bear Valley Road [Victorville, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

32-Year-Old Driver Arrested after 2-Car Accident near Jacaranda RoadVICTORVILLE, CA (March 27, 2023) – Wednesday night, Casey Tuff was arrested after a DUI crash on Bear Valley Road.Officers responded to the scene around 6:48 p.m., near Jacaranda Road.Per reports, the driver of a white Kia Optima struck a red Ford Expedition and continued traveling west on Bear Valley Road.First responders located both vehicles with extensive damage. Medics transported the 62-year-old female driver of the Explorer and her 19-year-old female passenger to a nearby hospital for further treatment.Meanwhile, police arrested driver of the Kia, 32-year-old Casey Tuff, of Hesperia. Officers charged her with driving under the influence causing bodily injury and other related offenses.At this time, authorities have not released additional information about the hit-and-run crash, but an active investigation is still underway.Operating a vehicle is a responsibility that should not be taken lightly. If you find ...

Celebs balk at paying Twitter for a blue check mark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

By Matt O’Brien | Associated PressWilliam Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.They could get the marks back by paying up to $11 a month. But some longtime users, including 92-year-old Star Trek legend Shatner, have balked at buying the premium service championed by Twitter’s billionaire owner and chief executive Elon Musk.After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Friday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists and others who’d been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status.“It will be glorious,” he tweeted Monday, in response to a Twitter user who noted that Friday is also April Fools’ Day.After buying Twitter for $44 billion in October, Musk has been trying to boost the struggling platform’s revenue by pushing more peop...

Downtown Oakland housing highrise could be city’s tallest tower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

OAKLAND — A highrise with hundreds of homes and some office space is being proposed for a downtown Oakland site, a project that would become one of the East Bay city’s tallest towers if it’s built.The mixed-use development would feature 425 rental units and a few floors of office space on the lower floors of the project, proposed for 2044 Franklin Street, which is a short distance from the 19th Street BART station in Oakland.Preliminary plans for the tower, along with some images for the proposed project, were filed by the project’s developer with the Oakland city planning department, which posted the proposal on a municipal public website.The 39-story tower would soar 440 feet. If built right now, it would be higher than the current tallest tower in Oakland, the Ordway building, which is 404 feet tall.Two tower proposals that are in the works in Oakland, though, would be taller than either the Ordway or the 2044 Franklin Street building. These other projects...

Fundraiser started for family of woman killed during Hercules police chase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:36 GMT

HERCULES — Friends have started an online fundraiser for the family of a 31-year-old woman who died last week when a person driving a stolen SUV and chased by police crashed into her vehicle.The crash also injured her two 6-year-old twin sons, including one who has life-threatening injuries, authorities said.The fundraiser identified the woman as Ryniqueka Dowell. Authorities on Monday did not identify her publicly.By 10:30 a.m. on Monday, the fundraiser had raised $6,080 of the $50,000 it was seeking for expenses to help with Dowell’s funeral and the children’s medical costs.“More importantly, please keep Ryniqueka’s family in prayer during this time of adversity,” the fundraiser entry said.Police identified the driver who trying to escape police as 20-year-old Ralph E. White III, of Vallejo. Hercules Police Chief Joseph Vasquez said White was was arrested on suspicion of one count of second-degree murder; three counts of evading a police officer...