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26 students charged in Alton High School fights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE – Charges have been filed against 24 juvenile students from Alton High School, with two more students facing charges as adults.  A series of fights broke out on August 30, causing the campus to go into a soft lockdown. The school switched to remote learning for a few days, set new protocols for football game attendance, and installed new security system.The Madison County Sheriff's Office conducted an investigation that led to the charges. They cover a wide range of offenses, from disorderly conduct, acting as a mob, and assaulting a police officer.The students facing charges are between 14 and 18 years old, including 15 girls and 11 boys. Among them, Precious Holloway, 18, and A’Marie Robinson, 18, are being charged as adults. During the investigation, no weapons were found on any of the students. Football coach shot in front of players at practice, St. Louis community shocked “After a close review of each case referred to our office, we have seen fit to file cha...

Missouri student uses DNA to identify bones as a missing man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A university student played a role in unraveling the mystery of unidentified remains, resulting in a DNA match and the resolution of a Missouri missing person's case. The DNA results were officially disclosed on Friday, October 6, through DNASolves.com, identifying the previously unknown bones as those of Louis Charles Borchers from Gordonville.Back in 1980, the bones were under the coroner's care before being relocated to Southeast Missouri State University, where Jennifer Bengtson, a professor of history and anthropology, became involved. According to Professor Bengtson, a SEMO student, Hanna Fulton, took the limited information available, which included last names spanning several generations and a distant familial connection to the bones, and began her research. Check your tickets! Numbers drawn for $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot Fulton scoured archived articles of the Southeast Missourian one by one, utilizing Google Archives. She stumbled upon two crucial a...

Colorado e-bike rebate programs to multiply after state makes $2.5 million available

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

Coloradans can expect more opportunities to get rebates on e-bike purchases as the state government on Thursday made $2.5 million available for local governments to start their own rebate programs following overwhelming demand for the discounts.Local and tribal governments can apply for a portion of the money to create their own rebate programs for low-income residents. Grants awarded by state officials will range from $25,000 to $750,000 and can be used to provide discounts at the time of sale or as a rebate after purchase.The state money awarded through the new local government grants program can only be used to provide rebates for people who fall at or below the median income for their county, as defined by the state.“The statewide e-bike rebate program, as well as other local e-bike rebate programs, have experienced tremendous interest to date,” said Sarah Thorne, a senior program manager for Colorado Energy Office’s transportation team who runs the program. “T...

No, Hunter Tyson is not Larry Bird. But Michael Malone isn’t Tyson’s first coach to invoke the Hall of Famer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

By the end of Hunter Tyson’s freshman season, it was clear that he could be given a hard time and not take it personally. Clemson coach Brad Brownell admired how coachable the teenager was in a peripheral role at the time.So during a practice early in Tyson’s career, after he had chucked some ill-advised shots, Brownell teased him in front of the team.“Hey man, you’re not Larry Bird,” Brownell remembers saying. “Pass the ball.”Tyson was sufficiently ribbed by his teammates after practice. But it wasn’t until years later that he earned back the comparison in earnest. The marquee performance of Tyson’s five-year college career — the one that helped catapult him toward first-team All-ACC honors and the second round of the NBA draft — was a 31-point, 15-rebound display against North Carolina State. Brownell was in awe during a second-half timeout, enough to announce to the huddle: “Fellas, maybe he is Larry Bird tonight.”So Bro...

Bigfoot in Colorado? The “ever-elusive creature” may have been caught on camera from Durango train

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

Is Bigfoot in Colorado?A Wyoming couple thinks so after spotting what they believe to be the “ever-elusive creature” while they were riding the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in southwest Colorado over the weekend.Shannon and Stetson Parker were looking for elk during their Sunday train ride through the San Juan Mountains on the way to Durango from Silverton when Stetson saw what he thought could be Bigfoot.“We were looking for elk in the mountains and my husband sees something moving and then can’t really explain it. So he’s like, ‘Bigfoot!’” Shannon told The New York Post. “It was at least six, seven feet or taller. It matched the sage in the mountains so much that he’s like camouflaged when crouching down.”Shannon said in a Facebook post that she scrambled to take photos of the beast, while a man sitting next to Stetson took a video of the creature that has now gone viral on social media.“Y’all, out of the hundreds of people on the tra...

Arrest made after disabled man attacked with shopping cart in Santa Ana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

A man has been arrested in connection with a caught-on-video assault on a disabled victim in Santa Ana late last month, police announced Thursday.Keith Casey Jones, 33, was arrested and booked on an unrelated incident in Placentia before also being booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and robbery for the Sept. 19 attack. Disabled man attacked with shopping cart in Santa Ana The 68-year-old victim was making his way to a gym in a shopping plaza in the 1400 block of West Edinger Avenue when he was approached by the suspect, who was panhandling, Santa Ana police had said.After the victim declined and walked away, video shows the suspect following him, pushing a cart into the victim from behind and stealing some of his belongings before running away.The victim fell and appeared to have hit his legs against the closed door of a store. He was taken to a hospital where he was treated for two broken ribs.The arrest came thanks to a tip from someone who saw the ...

Menendez accused of acting as foreign agent to Egyptian government in superseding indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) faces a new charge of acting as a foreign agent of Egypt, less than a month after the New Jersey Democrat was hit with federal charges of accepting luxurious bribes in exchange for his political influence.Menendez is accused of conspiring with his wife, Nadine Arslanian, and New Jersey businessman Wael “Will” Hana to act as an agent of the Egyptian government between January 2018 and June 2022, according to a superseding indictment filed Thursday.“Among other actions, Menendez provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt,” the indictment reads.As a member of Congress, Menendez is prohibited by law from agreeing to be or acting as a foreign agent — even as registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), a law requiring any person acting in the U.S. as an “agent of a foreign principal” to register with the U.S. attorney general.The law is meant to prevent covert influen...

Chris Stapleton reschedules tour dates, says he is 'unable to perform'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Country artist Chris Stapleton is apologizing to fans and rescheduling several shows after he says a sickness has left him "unable to perform" for some time. Upcoming weekend shows in Texas and Louisiana will be postponed until mid-November, the singer-songwriter announced on Instagram. "To all my friends in Corpus Christi, Houston, and Lafayette, I am very sorry to let you all know that I am unable to perform this weekend's shows," Stapleton wrote. "I have bronchitis and laryngitis, and on doctor's orders am on vocal rest through the weekend in order to heal." Better than Whitney? You be the judge of Chris Stapleton’s Super Bowl national anthem Stapleton is currently on his All-American Road Show tour. His next regularly scheduled concert is set for next Thursday in San Antonio. The three canceled shows are being rescheduled for Nov. 16–18. Tickets can still be used for the rescheduled date, but those who can no longer attend are advised to contact their ...

Tracy Man Killed in Big-Rig Crash on Interstate 580 [Richmond, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Truck Accident Left 41-Year-Old Man DeadRICHMOND, CA (October 12, 2023) – Monday night, a male truck driver was killed in a big-rig crash on Interstate 580.The fatal incident happened shortly before 10:00 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the freeway of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.According to California Highway Patrol, a Peter Built tractor-trailer combination crashed into a toll booth for unknown reasons. The impact of the collision caused both the booth and the truck to go up in flames.Emergency personnel responding at the scene had to remove the engine of the big rig to extricate one occupant. Tragically, the 41-year-old male driver from Tracy sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.Authorities are working to determine whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the crash.In the end, Richmond officials closed down all the lanes of Interstate 580 as crews cleared the area. The CHP advises motorists to expect delays and take alternate routes to ...

Oktoberfest at Brews Hall And Conversations with Chef Keith Corbin – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:42 GMT

The Brews Hall is hosting an Oktoberfest feast featuring live music from Ladyhosen. L.A.’s ’ only all-female Oktoberfest band, on Friday, Oct.  20 and Saturday, Oct. 21   The beer hall is celebrating Oktoberfest all month long with festive bites including giant German soft pretzels, port brats, smoked turkey legs and chicken schnitzel alongside brews including Buzzrock Oktoberfest, Hofbrau Dunelweizen and more. The menu will be available until Sunday, Oct.  22 at both Brews Hall locations in Torrance and Hermosa Beach.The WeHo Sausage Co. at Citizen Public Market in Culver City will celebrate Oktoberfest with Hofbrau, one of Munich’s largest breweries, as well as games, prizes, beer and traditional Bavarian bites on Monday, Oct. 16. Free to join, must be 21 to participate. San Antonio Winery is hosting a Tour of France Wine & Food Pairing on Sunday, Oct.  15 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. For $85 per person famous wine regions of Bordeaux, Champagne and Burgundy will be featured wi...