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Hole on Gravois Ave. from downed streetlight has yet to be fixed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS – There are growing safety concerns about a deep hole with exposed electric wires next to a sidewalk right outside a south St. Louis business.A car crash took out a streetlight at the location in the 2900 block of Gravois Avenue in November 2021. FOX 2 has learned the City of St. Louis has allowed the danger to continue.For most of the time since then, the hole has been covered with a partially broken orange traffic barrel.“The streetlight hole opens up into what appears to be a cavern or void of some kind underneath the street right here,” said Terry Prott, whose wood-stripping business is adjacent to the hole. “Somebody needs to fill that hole before somebody gets really hurt in a serious accident. You can only imagine how bad it could be if it goes in the wrong direction.”Prott and his customers park on the curb near the hole. The barrel is unsecured. A wind gust knocked it from its base as Prott spoke with FOX 2’s Andy Banker on Monday.A couple of times a week, Prott s...

St. Charles County bill against welcoming immigrants fails to pass

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - A packed house in St. Charles Monday night for a vote on a controversial immigration resolution. It calls on St. Louis City not to welcome immigrants currently living in Chicago.The resolution failed in a 3-3 vote by the St. Charles County Council. The bill's sponsors claimed it was simply a statement against illegal immigration. But opponents to the measure said it was much more than that.

Arnold woman gets new medical transport to appointments after prior failures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

ARNOLD, Mo. – Results for an Arnold woman and double amputee who couldn’t get transportation to her scheduled medical appointments.Viva Shermesser was supposed to have government-paid medical transport for her visits, but for nine straight days, that transportation never showed up, and Shermesser missed each appointment.“Literally, I have to go see my doctors for all my issues and I can’t get there,” she said. “I had to wait six weeks to get my staples out. My nurse wanted to take them out. Because they just stood me up nine times in a row. Stood me up to go to the doctor. It was ridiculous.”After running into one road block after another, Shermesser turned to FOX 2’s You Paid For It team for help. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW “Your ...

Cardinals get AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray with $75M deal to anchor revamped starting rotation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

The St. Louis Cardinals made their biggest splash yet in an attempt to revamp their lackluster rotation, agreeing with AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray on a $75 million, three-year contract Monday to anchor their staff heading into next season.Gray's deal includes a $30 million team option for 2027 with a $5 million buyout, which could make the agreement worth $100 million over four seasons.John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, already had signed free agent right-handers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn to one-year deals. But Mozeliak also said the Cardinals were not at “the finish line,” and a week later, they have one of the best pitchers on the free-agent market at the front of their rotation.“We were hoping to sign a couple of pitchers we knew we could count on for innings,” Mozeliak said, “and if we could accomplish that, we were hoping we could do something a little bigger, a little longer, and obviously that's where Sonny fits in.”The 34-year-old Gray went...

Cyber Monday inside the Hazelwood Amazon facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

HAZELWOOD, Mo. – The most wonderful time of the year is one of the busiest times of the year inside Amazon’s Hazelwood Sortation Center. Despite handling double its usual volume with double its usual workforce, site leader Pat Wilkins says it’s business as usual.“We train our associates in safety, quality, and then everything else follows as we move our packages towards the customer,” he said. “And that’s why you don’t see the chaos most people think is at Amazon. We’re practiced and we’re professionals.”Wilkins showed us the life of a package from the time it enters until it exits the facility.“Packages come in, we safely move them across the building,” he said. “That scan bar here denotes where it’ll be dropped off based on timing, from the time it gets scanned here out to the linear sorter drop-off areas that are off to your right behind you.”Wilkins says each container will go to U.S. Postal Service locations within 200 miles of the Hazelwood warehouse. While nearly 70% of packa...

Ryan Johansen, special teams power surging Avalanche past Lightning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

Not only is the Colorado Avalanche in the middle of its best stretch of hockey this season, a couple of key components that could have been nitpicked are now humming as well.Members of the second line were top contributors for the second straight game Monday night, and the power play now has a consecutive goals streak that matches the best from anyone in the NHL this season. Ryan Johansen scored twice and Alexandar Georgiev made 40 saves in a 4-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena.The Avs have now won seven of eight games, and led the one loss with one minute to go in Nashville. Colorado is now 15-6-0 and has a four-point lead on Dallas and Winnipeg in the Central Division.Johansen got the Avs on the board first with his second goal on the rush in as many games. Tampa Bay star defenseman Victor Hedman fell down in the neutral zone, gifting Colorado a 2-on-1. Johansen carried the puck in and beat goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, playing in his second game of the season, ...

Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Denver City Council meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators speaking out against the Global Conference for Israel coming to Denver this week took over the City Council chamber on Monday night, causing the council to postpone the second half of its scheduled business until the next week.Members of the protest group — some waving Palestinian flags or wearing traditional scarves — implored council members to stay in the chamber and hear their concerns, but none did as the demonstration stretched on for nearly two hours.It’s the third time in the last two years that activists have caused the council to go into recess by refusing the cede the podium after the 30-minute scheduled public comment period was over. It’s the first time the council has adjourned a meeting because of such an action.“It was just unclear how much longer the group was going to go so I just didn’t want to keep (others) waiting on some uncertainty which is the reason behind the adjournment,” said Council ...

Man sentenced in $7M scam targeting local Orthodox Jewish community

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

A 58-year-old Sherman Oaks man was sentenced to nearly seven and a half years in federal prison Monday for scamming fellow members of a San Fernando Orthodox Jewish Israeli community out more than $7 million through investment company he ran with his brother out of their parents’ home, authorities announced.  Sassi Mizrahi was found guilty on five counts of wire fraud and, along with the 87 months of prison time, was ordered to pay some $4.47 million in restitution.  His brother, 51-year-old Encino resident Motty Mizrahi, pleaded guilty in January of this year to six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.  From June 2012 to March 2019, the Mizrahi brothers fraudulently raised millions of dollars from at least 40 investors in their community, promising them “guaranteed” returns of 2% and 3% a month and annual rates between 30% and 102%, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice, Central District of California. &n...

This large California city is poised to ban single-use plastics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

Irvine could become the latest California city to ban single-use plastics, including water bottles, bags, straws and even mylar balloons.The Irvine City Council is set to hold public comment and vote on the proposed ordinance Tuesday night.The ban, which would take effect next year, is similar to those already enacted by dozens of California cities and counties and follows a state law requiring non-compostable, single-use items be reduced substantially over the coming years.Irvine’s ordinance would “expressly ban the use of expanded polystyrene and plastic containers” used in food service and retail. This would cover non-reusable bags, take-out containers and utensils. It would also prohibit the sale of mylar and latex balloons. Paper or plastic? Major change will affect all online Walmart orders Waivers could be issued only if businesses can prove “no product equivalent in function to the banned product exists,” the proposed ordinance states.The movement to ban single-use plastic...

15-year-old Pittsburg boy killed in San Joaquin County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:34:10 GMT

(FOX40.COM) — The Lodi Police Department said it is investigating a shooting that resulted in a minor being killed on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Alan Ruiz, 15, of Pittsburg, according to the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office. Police said that around 11:15 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting at the 600 block of Hale Road. When officers arrived on the scene, they located Ruiz with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Teenager struck, killed by train in Riverbank The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased, police said. Police said the shooting appeared to be a targeted incident.The investigation remains active as police work to identify a suspect.Anyone who has additional information regarding the investigation is urged to contact Detective Johnston at 209-269-4721 or through email at [email protected].