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Why some St. Louis kids ride in a taxi instead of a school bus

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Parents called the You Paid For It Team about school bus woes. They say even though the district switched bus companies and is paying more with the new one they are seeing the same old problems. Buses are not showing up, leaving kids stranded at the bus stops.Elliott Davis talked to the new St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett. She said it’s a nationwide problem brought on by a bus driver shortage, and so far they haven’t figured out how to solve it.The school district paid about $4 million more for the new company it hired after so much criticism of the old company. The problem is expensive; the district is allocating $2 million a year for taxicabs to get kids to school.

Rallies held in St. Louis over the Israel-Hamas War

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Two rallies were held today in the St. Louis area over the Israel-Hamas War.The pro-Palestinian rally happened on Delmar in University City. Hundreds of people turned out for that rally, demanding an end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza. They want a cease-fire and an end to the fighting.Not far away in Clayton, pro-Israel protesters rallied at the St. Louis County Government Center. It was a rally held by Christian and Jewish organizations. Protesters say one of their goals is the return of the hostages taken by Hamas in the terror attacks on October 7.

$10K in stolen retail merchandise recovered after 3 arrests made

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

Deputies in Riverside County recovered more than $10,000 in stolen merchandise after arresting a 19-year-old woman, along with two juveniles, who reportedly returned to a store for the second time in one day to steal additional merchandise, authorities announced earlier this weekend.  The incident unfolded on Nov. 2 with Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responding to reports of the grand theft just after 8 p.m. at an unidentified retail store.  At the scene, employees told deputies with the robbery and burglary suppression team that earlier in the day the store had lost some $2,000 worth of merchandise and that the suspects, one of whom was later identified as Georgiana Velcu, were seen returning to the store and concealing more items.  Velcu, a resident of Brea, along with the two juveniles were detained.  Georgiana Velcu, 19, from Brea, was arrested along with two juveniles on Nov. 4, 2023, in connection with a theft a retail store in Riverside County....

Photos: Blast at Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza kills dozens as Israel continues to identify victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza lost communications Sunday in its third total outage of the Israel-Hamas war, while Israel’s military said it encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two.Israeli warplanes struck two refugee camps, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens in central Gaza, the zone where Israel’s military had urged Palestinian civilians to seek refuge, health officials said. Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush Hamas, despite U.S. appeals for even brief pauses to get aid to desperate civilians.Journalist Muhammed Alaloul told CNN on Sunday the explosion killed four of his children and three of his siblings. Alaloul, a freelance photojournalist with the Turkish news agency Anadolu, said his home was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Al-Maghazi refugee camp.Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said more than 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in nearly a month of war in Gaza, more than 4,000 of them ...

Warriors 3 Things: The Cavs exposed Golden State’s biggest weakness

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

So far, this Warriors season has felt charmed.The Dubs are playing beautiful, connected basketball and executing at an enviable level in crunch-time play.The team’s five wins at this early juncture of the season served as a warning to the rest of the NBA: Golden State is back.But the Dubs received a dose of reality in Cleveland.These Warriors are small. Tiny. Diminutive. Itty-bitty.And for all the positives this team possesses — and there are too many to list here — there’s not much the Dubs can do to fix that problem.Luckily, I don’t foresee it being a massive problem for Golden State this season.Now, the Warriors lost to the Cavs 115-104 Sunday, and the reason why was evident to anyone watching: The Dubs were out-rebounded by 10 and outscored in the paint by 34 points in the loss.But Golden State is leaning into its reality. Don’t go snooping for lifted shoes with this team.Against one of the NBA’s best defenses and a team that has absurd length — Cle...

Warriors’ five-game win streak snapped by Cleveland Cavaliers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

CLEVELAND — The Warriors lost on the road for the first time this season Sunday as the Cleveland Cavaliers used their size to earn a 115-104 victory, snapping Golden State’s overall five-game winning streak.Golden State was down at the half, by 12, for the first time on the road this season as they struggled to hit shots.Steph Curry and Klay Thompson kept them afloat, scoring 24 combined points at the half. The team went on an eight-minute scoring drought between the first and second quarters, leading to a season-low 15-point second-quarter. They’ve been down at the half for both of their losses, the other on Opening Night against the Phoenix Suns.The offense succumbed to the Cavaliers’ size — led by two-headed monster Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen — and lost the game in the paint on both ends, where Cleveland outscored them 58-24.Curry, Thompson, and Draymond Green primarily carried the scoring from beyond the arc to counter Mobley and Allen mucking up...

“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” de Taylor Swift es su decimotercer álbum número uno

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

(CNN) — Taylor Swift continúa batiendo récords en un año vertiginoso para la artista.El domingo, Billboard informó que “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” de Swift, el exitoso álbum de 2014 que regrabó y lanzó el mes pasado, alcanzó el número 1 en la lista de álbumes Billboard 200 en la primera semana de su lanzamiento.El hito marca el decimotercer álbum número uno de la cantante de “Blank Space” (sí, finalmente el número 13, Taylor)”.El debut de “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” marcó las mayores ventas de álbumes en la primera semana para cualquier álbum desde que Adele lanzó su álbum “25” en 2015 y es hasta ahora el álbum más vendido del año, según Billboard.Travis Kelce revela detalles de su fin de semana con Taylor Swift en Nueva YorkEl álbum de Swift de 2022, “Midnights”, y el lanzamiento en julio de “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” completan los tres álbumes más vendidos en 2023.Swift también dejó su huella en los servicios de transmisión de música, convirtiéndose en la artista más reprodu...

Arvada Police searching for suspect in deadly shooting

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Arvada Police Department asked people in the area of 63rd Avenue and Estes Street to stay indoors due to a large police presence and suspect search on Sunday afternoon.Arvada Police were working with the Westminster Police Department to find a suspect in a shooting that happened Sunday around 9:50 a.m. in the 9800 block of Westcliff Parkway, according to WPD. Shelter-in-place in Highland neighborhood of Denver due to barricade The original call reported that two men were fighting, and then one had shot the other, WPD said. The man who was shot was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.The suspect fled in a vehicle, which was found near 64th Avenue and Estes Street in Arvada.Arvada Police provided an update just after 1 p.m. and said the suspect may be in an apartment on 62nd Avenue between Estes and Dover Streets.As of 7 p.m., police were still advising nearby residents to stay indoors and shelter in place. APD was working with Jeffco SWAT in the ...

Denver's weather extremes from October into the start of November

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The end of October and the start of November brought several extremes to the weather in the Denver area, including snow, the coldest temperatures of the season and record heat. Overall, October was on the warm side with 18 days of above-normal high temperatures, 10 days below normal and 3 days of average high temperatures from October 3-5. Record high temperature broken in Denver Sunday Record warmth was recorded on Oct. 20 when Denver set a new daily record high of 86 degrees. Denver also started the month of October with a low of 58 degrees. This set a new record for the warmest low temperature recorded on October 1.The end of October brought the first measurable snowfall of the season for Denver. DIA reported 5.3 inches of snow on October 28, and 2.2 inches of snow on October 29. Colorado snow totals for Oct. 28-29 This total of 7.5 inches of snowfall in October was more than 3 inches above what Denver sees in a typical October, and much closer to November'...

Garbage truck driver OK after rollover crash on Turnpike exit ramp in SW Miami-Dade

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:54:05 GMT

A garbage truck made a big mess near the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade when it rolled over onto its side.The crash happened on a southbound exit ramp, near Southwest 112th Avenue, Sunday afternoon.The truck spilled its load onto the side of the road.Fortunately, the driver was OK.